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This Freelance Services Agreement is made on [Contract Date] between [Company Name] ("Freelancer") and [Client Name] ("Client").
1. Services
Freelancer will provide the services described in the proposal or quote Client has accepted (the "Proposal"). The Proposal sets the scope, deliverables, timeline, and fees. If the Proposal and this agreement conflict, the Proposal governs the scope, and this agreement governs everything else.
2. Revisions and Changes
Two rounds of revisions are included. A round is one set of consolidated feedback. Further rounds are billed at $95 per hour, with Client's approval first. Work outside the Proposal is quoted before it starts and done only with Client's written approval.
3. Fees and Deposit
- A deposit of 50% of the project fee is due on signing. Work starts once it's paid.
- The balance is due on delivery of the final work.
- Hourly work is invoiced every two weeks.
4. Late Payment
Invoices are due within 15 days. Overdue amounts carry a late fee of 1.5% per month, or the highest rate the law allows if that is lower. Freelancer may pause work while any invoice is more than 15 days overdue, and deadlines move by the length of the pause.
5. Client Materials
Client will provide content, access, and feedback on time, and confirms it has the right to use any materials it supplies. Delays in materials or feedback move deadlines by the same amount.
6. Ownership
On full payment, Client owns the final deliverables. Until then, they remain Freelancer's. Freelancer keeps ownership of drafts and concepts not used, and of its own tools, templates, and know-how, and grants Client a permanent license to use any of them included in the final deliverables. Fonts, stock media, and other third-party materials are licensed under their own terms.
7. Portfolio
Freelancer may show the finished work in its portfolio once it's public, unless Client asks otherwise in writing.
8. Confidentiality
Each party will keep the other's confidential information private, and use it only for this project, during the project and for two years after it ends.
9. Independent Contractor
Freelancer is an independent contractor, not an employee. Freelancer sets its own hours and methods, provides its own equipment, is responsible for its own taxes and insurance, and may work for other clients.
10. Cancellation
Client may cancel the project with written notice. Client will pay for work done to that date, and no less than 25% of the project fee. The deposit counts toward this amount. Freelancer may end the project if Client doesn't pay an invoice within 30 days of its due date, or otherwise materially breaches this agreement.
11. Limitation of Liability
Freelancer's total liability under this agreement is limited to the fees Client has paid. Neither party is liable for indirect or consequential losses, including lost profits.
12. General
This agreement is governed by the laws of [state or country]. It and the Proposal are the entire agreement between the parties, and may only be changed in writing. If any part is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.
By signing below, both parties agree to these terms.
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