You can create an obligation for yourself or make a binding statement of intent. Indeed memoranda in the UK, created when registering a company, require it. Yo

You can create an obligation for yourself or make a binding statement of intent. Indeed memoranda in the UK, created when registering a company, require it. You state the intended services. Companies weasel around it by making broad milquetoast claims. A statement binding the organisation to release their data and cede all copyright should the site be terminated, for example, would demonstrate good faith and go a long way to reassuring people that it wasn't wasted effort.