Who owns the website in a hosted solution?

[kevin32]

There are many websites that offer turn-key solutions where they install, configure, host and manage your website on their servers using their own software. You pay a monthly fee to keep the website up and have access to all the features. I have 2 questions about this:

1. How much of my website do I own in this agreement? What part of the website is considered my intellectual property?

2. What if I want to sell my website in the future? Does the web host have a say in what portion of the website is sold, or what percentage they receive from the sale of my website?

I'm from the U.S. Thanks.

 

[Zigner]

There are many websites that offer turn-key solutions where they install, configure, host and manage your website on their servers using their own software. You pay a monthly fee to keep the website up and have access to all the features. I have 2 questions about this:

1. How much of my website do I own in this agreement? What part of the website is considered my intellectual property?

2. What if I want to sell my website in the future? Does the web host have a say in what portion of the website is sold, or what percentage they receive from the sale of my website?

I'm from the U.S. Thanks.

You need to refer to the hosting agreement.