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Freelance Services Agreement

Between the Client and the Contractor

The Contractor will provide the design services described in Schedule A (the "Services").

The Client may change the scope of the Services at any time by written notice, and the Contractor will perform the Services as changed.

The client can add work by sending a notice, and nothing here raises the fixed fee when they do.

The Client will pay the Contractor the fixed fee stated in Schedule A.

The Contractor will invoice the Client on completion of each milestone.

The Client will pay each undisputed invoice within ninety (90) days of receipt.

You can wait up to 90 days for each payment, and only invoices the client doesn't dispute have to be paid on that schedule.

The Contractor will make any revisions to the Deliverables that the Client requests, at no additional charge.

There's no limit on revisions, and you aren't paid for any of them.

On payment in full, the Contractor assigns to the Client all rights in the Deliverables.

The Contractor also assigns to the Client all rights in any other work, ideas, or materials the Contractor creates during the term of this Agreement, whether or not they relate to the Services.

The client gets the rights to everything you make while this agreement runs, including work for other clients and your own projects.

Either party may terminate this Agreement for material breach on thirty (30) days' written notice.

The Client may also terminate this Agreement at any time, for any reason, and will owe the Contractor only for Deliverables accepted before the termination date.

The client can end the agreement whenever they like and pay nothing for work you've started but they haven't accepted.

During the term of this Agreement and for a reasonable period afterwards, the Contractor will not provide similar services to any competitor of the Client.

This could stop you taking similar work from other clients after the agreement ends. It doesn't say how long a reasonable period is, or who counts as a competitor.

It says “could” because this sentence can be read more than one way.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

Notices under this Agreement must be sent by post to the addresses above.

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Flags are ranked by what the clause could cost you. The sample's governing-law line is unusual, but it treats both sides the same, so it isn't flagged.

A flag only says “could” when its sentence can be read more than one way, like the undefined “reasonable period” behind flag 2.

What it doesn't do

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