Project Payment Terms

These Project Payment Terms explain how milestone-based project payment workflows operate in DEELO during Launch 1.

Crypto workflows are the default live Launch 1 payment rail. Provider-processed fiat payments, including card or bank-based payments through providers such as Stripe, may be available only for approved beta clients after provider readiness, connected-account onboarding, webhook testing, legal approval, and admin approval are complete.

Launch 1 applies controlled beta limits. Projects may be subject to value limits, Project Phase limits, Milestone Deliverable limits, manual admin review, KYC/KYB triggers, payment-rail restrictions, and additional approval before activation.

DEELO supports Projects, Project Phases, and Milestone Deliverables. A Client may create, fund, review, approve, or release payment workflows, and a Vendor may submit Milestone Deliverables according to the selected project-payment mode.

A Pre-funded Project is the recommended Launch 1 mode. In this mode, the relevant Project Phase or payment value may be funded before work proceeds or before release conditions are tested.

A Fund as You Go Project is an optional beta workflow. In this mode, the Client does not fund upfront, and the Vendor accepts a weaker payment security model. Payment may be expected after approval or platform process outcome, but DEELO does not guarantee collection of unfunded amounts.

For crypto workflows, DEELO operates as non-custodial project-payment coordination software. Users control their own wallets, approve their own transactions, and remain responsible for wallet, token, network, amount, gas, and counterparty details.

For provider-processed fiat workflows, DEELO may record payment status, provider references, webhook events, connected-account readiness, manual reconciliation markers, and admin notes. The third-party payment provider remains responsible for payment processing functions within its own service rules. DEELO does not hold fiat funds, guarantee payment, guarantee payout timing, or act as a bank, licensed escrow provider, stored-value facility, or regulated payment institution.

Smart contracts may define supported conditions for funding, release, refund, or other permitted actions. Release, refund, or payment outcomes may depend on smart contract rules, wallet approvals, gas availability, blockchain execution, platform status, payment-provider capability, provider restrictions, and any review or escalation process that applies.

A Project Reviewer, Escalated Reviewer, admin action, provider-readiness record, manual reconciliation marker, or external review outcome does not by itself automatically move funds. Any release, refund, no-payment, or payment outcome must still follow the applicable smart contract logic, user action, provider capability, or legally and technically approved system process for the relevant payment rail.

DEELO may pause, block, or require manual review of any fiat beta payment workflow if provider status, webhook status, connected-account readiness, chargeback risk, refund risk, compliance status, legal approval, or admin reconciliation is incomplete.

General fiat availability will require provider approval, technical testing, webhook readiness, KYC/KYB readiness, legal validation, updated operational approval, and renewed user acceptance before public live use.