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Parties & Project Overview›Scope of Work & Deliverables›Timeline & Milestones…

Parties & Project Overview14 questions

1. What type of business entity is the company entering into this document?

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2. Which state's law will govern this contract?

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3. Is the freelancer signing as an individual, sole proprietor, LLC, corporation, partnership, or other legal person?

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4. What is the full legal name of the freelancer (or freelance business)?

5. What is the freelancer's business or mailing address?

6. What is the freelancer's primary email address for this project?

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7. Is the client an individual, LLC, corporation, partnership, nonprofit, government entity, foreign entity, or other legal person?

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8. What is the full legal name of the client (person or business)?

9. What is the client's business or mailing address?

10. What is the client's primary email address for this project?

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11. Is this project managed through a marketplace, agency platform, client vendor portal, or direct contract?

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12. What is the name or title of this project?

13. What type of creative services are being provided? (Select all that apply)

14. Briefly describe the project and its goals.

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Scope of Work & Deliverables6 questions

15. List each deliverable included in this contract.

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16. What event constitutes "final delivery" of the completed work?

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17. May the freelancer use AI tools to create, edit, or assist with deliverables?

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18. What file formats and file types will be delivered to the client? (Select all that apply)

19. Is there a separate fee for source/working file delivery?

20. List anything explicitly excluded from this project (optional but recommended).optional

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Timeline & Milestones7 questions

21. What is the project start date?

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22. What is the final delivery deadline?

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23. Will this project use defined milestones with separate deadlines?

24. How many business days can the client delay feedback before the project timeline is extended?

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25. If the project is paused for more than 30 days due to client inaction, will you charge a restart fee?

26. Should delay or nonperformance be excused for events outside either party's reasonable control?

27. Who is responsible for launch, publication, upload, or implementation of the final work?

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Revisions & Change Orders3 questions

28. How many rounds of revisions are included in the project price?

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29. How do you define a "revision" vs. a "new direction" that triggers a change order?

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30. What is your hourly rate for additional revisions beyond the included rounds? ($)

Payment Terms9 questions

31. What is the total project fee? ($)

32. How will payment be structured?

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33. Must the freelancer submit invoices before payment becomes due?

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34. Who is the client's billing contact and what address or email should invoices be sent to?optional

35. What payment method and currency will be used?

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36. Who bears sales/use tax, VAT, withholding, payment processing fees, or platform fees?

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37. Will you charge a late fee on overdue invoices?

38. Can you suspend work if the client fails to make a required payment?

39. Will you withhold final file delivery until all outstanding invoices are paid?

Kill Fee & Cancellation4 questions

40. Will this contract include a kill fee if the client cancels mid-project?

41. How much advance notice is required to cancel this contract for convenience?

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42. May either party terminate the contract for uncured material breach?

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43. Upon termination, what files, drafts, work-in-progress, and client materials must be returned or delivered?optional

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Intellectual Property & Copyright7 questions

44. Who will own the intellectual property (copyright) in the final deliverables?

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45. Who owns rejected concepts, unused drafts, preliminary sketches, and unpresented ideas?

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46. What pre-existing tools, templates, code libraries, presets, or proprietary methods does the freelancer retain ownership of?optional

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47. May the client modify, adapt, crop, edit, translate, resize, or create derivatives from the delivered work?

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48. May the client sublicense, transfer, or assign the deliverables to affiliates, vendors, agencies, or end customers?

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49. Does IP ownership or license take effect only upon receipt of full payment?

50. How should moral rights and attribution/integrity rights be handled?

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Portfolio Rights3 questions

51. May the freelancer display the completed work in their portfolio?

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52. Will the client be required to credit the freelancer when publishing the work?

53. May either party use the other's name, logo, or project description in their own marketing?

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Third-Party Assets & Licenses3 questions

54. Will the deliverables incorporate third-party licensed assets (stock photos, fonts, music, video footage, icon libraries, etc.)?

55. Will any deliverables include open-source software, scripts, plugins, libraries, or code snippets?

56. Who indemnifies for third-party IP infringement claims arising from assets provided by each party?

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Client Responsibilities & Approval Gates9 questions

57. Is a written creative brief required before work begins?

58. What materials, information, brand assets, credentials, copy, or approvals must the client provide for the project to proceed?optional

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59. Will the freelancer receive access to client accounts, websites, systems, social media platforms, ad accounts, or cloud folders?

60. How many business days does the client have to provide required materials after contract signing?

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61. What license does the client grant the freelancer to use client-provided materials for the project?optional

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62. Must all approvals (brief, concept, final delivery) be provided in writing (email is sufficient)?

63. What objective criteria determine whether deliverables have been accepted?optional

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64. How must the client communicate rejection of a deliverable?

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65. If the client does not respond within a set number of business days, is the submission deemed approved?

Warranties & Liability4 questions

66. What express warranties does the freelancer provide regarding services and deliverables?

67. Should implied warranties and guaranteed-results representations be disclaimed?

68. Must the freelancer carry professional liability, general liability, cyber, or other insurance?

69. What claims, if any, are excluded from the liability cap?

Independent Contractor Status2 questions

70. Should the contract include an explicit independent contractor (not employee) clause?

71. May the freelancer use subcontractors or assistants to perform portions of the work?

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Confidentiality2 questions

72. What confidentiality obligations should this contract include?

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73. Will the freelancer access any personal information, customer data, mailing lists, financial data, health information, or other sensitive data?

Non-Solicitation1 question

74. Should the contract include non-solicitation protections?

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Dispute Resolution8 questions

75. How should disputes be resolved?

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76. Where must disputes be filed or heard (city and state)?

77. What methods are permitted for sending formal contract notices?

78. Should the prevailing party in a dispute be entitled to recover attorneys' fees?

79. May either party assign the contract or transfer rights under it?

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80. Which obligations survive termination or expiration of this contract?

81. How will this contract be executed (signed)?

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82. Will this document be signed electronically?optional

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