Is It Out of Scope? — Web development
Is building an email newsletter signup integration out of scope for a web development project?
Usually yes, unless the original quote specifically listed an email-platform integration as a deliverable.
A contact form is common in a base build; a newsletter signup wired to a specific email marketing platform's API, with list assignment and double opt-in handling, is a distinct integration most quotes don't include by default.
Is it out of scope?
Yes, unless it was quoted. Integrating with a specific email platform's API — auth, list mapping, opt-in handling — is a defined technical deliverable, not implied by "add a contact form."
Clause typically implicated
Clause typically implicated
Deliverables clause→ — The quote specified the site's forms and functionality; a third-party email-platform integration is a new, unquoted deliverable unless it was explicitly listed.
Example contract wording
Example contract wording (illustrative, not legal advice)
The build included a contact form, but connecting a newsletter signup to your email platform's API is a separate integration — I'd scope and quote that on its own.
How MarginFlow flags it
MarginFlow flags email-platform integration requests outside_scope on development contracts unless the SOW explicitly listed that integration as a deliverable.