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- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Contract review: a freelance designer's services agreement
One-page summary
You agree to design a logo, packaging for 6 products and a brand guide for a fixed fee of $9,500, paid in two parts. Overall the contract is workable, but four clauses shift most of the risk to you. The biggest issues are payment timing, unlimited revisions and the full transfer of rights before you are paid.
Risky clauses
| Clause | What it says | Why it matters | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 Payment | Final 50% due "within 60 days of final acceptance" | Acceptance has no deadline, so payment can be delayed indefinitely | High |
| 5.1 Revisions | "Contractor shall make revisions until the Client is satisfied" | No limit on rounds; scope can grow without extra pay | High |
| 7.1 IP transfer | All rights pass to Client "upon creation" | You lose rights to unused concepts even if not paid | High |
| 9.3 Termination | Client may terminate at any time with 7 days' notice | No payment for work already done is mentioned | Medium |
| 11 Non-compete | No work for "any home goods company" for 12 months | Very broad; could block a large part of your market | Medium |
Missing protections
- No late payment interest or right to pause work if invoices are overdue
- No right to show the work in your portfolio
- No cap on your liability (currently unlimited under clause 10)
Suggested wording
Clause 4.2: "The final payment is due within 15 days of delivery of final files. If the Client does not raise written objections within 10 days of delivery, the work is considered accepted."
Clause 5.1: "The fee includes up to three rounds of revisions per deliverable. Further revisions are billed at $65 per hour."
Clause 7.1: "Rights to the final approved designs pass to the Client upon full payment. Unused concepts remain the property of the Contractor."
New clause: "The Contractor may display the final work in a personal portfolio after the product launch."
Questions to the other side
- Who signs off final acceptance, and within what time?
- Can the non-compete be limited to direct competitors named in a list?
This review is not legal advice. Have a qualified lawyer in your country check it before you sign.
Client: Lena Park, freelance brand designer, signing as the contractor. Document: "Design Services Agreement" from Brightwell Home Goods (a fictional retailer), 14 pages. What matters to her: getting paid on time, keeping portfolio rights, limiting unpaid revisions.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
When the other side sends back 'a few small edits', a changed word in the liability or payment clause can matter more than a new page of text. Send both versions of the contract as PDF, Word files or photos, and we compare them clause by clause: what was added, removed, reworded or moved. For each change you see in plain words what it does to your position and whether it is minor, worth a question or worth pushing back on.
What is included
- What you getA Word and PDF report with a table of every change (old text, new text, what it means and how serious it is) and a short list of changes to accept, question or reject. This is a general reading of the text, not legal advice: have a lawyer check the changes that matter before you agree.
- Every change foundAdded, removed, reworded or moved
- Old and new side by sideExact wording in a table
- What it meansEffect on your position in plain words
- SeverityMinor, ask about it or push back
- Agreed but missingPoints from talks not in the new text
How it works
- 1UploadYou send both versions
- 2ComparisonWe match clauses and list changes
- 3ReportYou get the Word and PDF report
What we need from you
Both versions as PDF with selectable text, Word files or clear photos, which one is older, which side you are on and what you agreed in talks that should be in the text.
We will ask you:
- Which version is older and who made the changes?
- Which side of the contract are you on?
- What was agreed in talks that should appear in the text?
- Which clauses worry you most?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicTwo versions up to 10 pages$19 | StandardTwo versions up to 20 pages$39 | PremiumTwo versions up to 25 pages with reply$69 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pages per version | up to 10 | up to 20 | up to 25 |
| Versions | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Suggested reply wording | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reply email | No | No | Yes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a general reading of the changes. Their legal effect can depend on local law, so have a lawyer check the important ones.
Do I get a redline file with track changes?
No. The result is a report with a table of changes, not a Word file with track changes. Word's own Compare tool can make a redline if you need one.
The clauses were renumbered. Will you still match them?
Yes. We match clauses by content, not by number, and note moved clauses separately.