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成果範例
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.
客戶與所有細節皆為虛構。
關於此服務
當對方寄回「幾處小修改」時,責任或付款條款中改動的一個字,可能比新增一頁文字更重要。請以 PDF、Word 檔案或照片寄來契約的兩個版本,我們會逐條比較:新增、刪除、改寫或移動了什麼。每項變動,您都會看到它對您立場的影響(以淺白的話說明),以及屬於輕微、值得詢問,還是值得反對。
包含內容
- 您會收到Word 與 PDF 報告,含每項變動的表格(舊文字、新文字、意義與嚴重程度),以及應接受、應詢問或應拒絕的變動簡短清單。這是對文字內容的一般性解讀,不是法律建議:同意之前,請讓律師檢查重要的變動。
- 找出每一項變動新增、刪除、改寫或移動
- 新舊並排以表格呈現確切用語
- 意義以淺白的話說明對您立場的影響
- 嚴重程度輕微、需詢問或應反對
- 已同意但遺漏洽談中提到但未出現在新文字中的要點
服務流程
- 1上傳您寄來兩個版本
- 2比對我們對應條款並列出變動
- 3報告您會收到 Word 與 PDF 報告
需要您提供的資料
兩個版本,格式為含可選取文字的 PDF、Word 檔案或清晰照片、哪一份較舊、您是哪一方,以及洽談中同意、應出現在文字中的事項。
我們會詢問您:
- 哪個版本較舊?修改是誰做的?
- 您是契約的哪一方?
- 洽談中同意、應出現在文字中的是什麼?
- 您最擔心哪些條款?
比較方案
付款保障
下單時付款,但只有在驗收成果後,款項才會撥付。
- 固定價格付款後,方案價格不會變動。
- 款項先行保留付款時,金額只會先保留,在您驗收後才會撥付給服務。
- 交付前檢查每份成果在交到您手上之前都會經過品質檢查,您也可以在驗收前於訂單頁面查看成果。
- 免費修改在需求說明範圍內,可依方案允許的次數提出修改。
- 3 天後自動驗收若您在交付後 3 天內未驗收也未提出修改,成果將自動驗收。若您在交付後於訂單聊天室留言,訂單會暫停自動驗收;我們回覆後,可能會重新起算 3 天,並會在聊天室中告知。
- 重新製作或全額退款若成果不符合您的需求說明且修改後仍未改善,或製作時間超過交付期限的兩倍,請在訂單聊天室留言:我們將重新製作,或全額退還款項。
常見問題
這是法律建議嗎?
不是。這是對變動的一般性解讀。其法律效果可能取決於當地法律,重要的變動請讓律師檢查。
我會拿到含追蹤修訂的修訂檔嗎?
不會。成果是附變動表格的報告,而非含追蹤修訂的 Word 檔案。如果需要修訂檔,可以使用 Word 內建的比較功能。
條款重新編號了,你們還能對應嗎?
可以。我們依內容而非編號對應條款,並另外註明被移動的條款。
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