Review freelance contracts before you sign.
Clausely catches IP grabs, bad payment terms, non-competes, scope creep, and one-sided termination clauses in plain English, so you know what to push back on before you sign.
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Best for client service agreements, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, retainers, and independent contractor agreements.
Best for MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, retainers, and the agreements freelancers actually get sent.
Upload the file, skim the red flags, and decide what needs pushback before you reply.
See what a clause means for your money, your IP, and your ability to take future work.
Catch the obvious problems first, then decide whether the deal is serious enough to send to a lawyer.
The clauses that quietly cost freelancers money.
These are the terms that usually matter most: ownership, payment, restrictions, liability, termination, and scope.
Catch clauses that quietly hand over ownership of side projects, frameworks, or reusable assets you created before the client hired you.
Spot missing deposits, long net terms, weak late-fee language, and vague milestone definitions before cash flow becomes your problem.
Surface restrictions that could block you from taking new work in your own niche, city, or client category after the project ends.
See when the contract makes you responsible for legal costs or claims that should not sit entirely on the freelancer side.
Find clauses that let the client walk away instantly without paying for work completed, in-progress deliverables, or reserved time.
Highlight open-ended wording like 'other related tasks' or unlimited revisions that expands work without expanding compensation.
What the report looks like before you upload yours.
No vague summary. You get a risk score, the exact clauses that matter, and a recommendation you can act on.
The client claims ownership of all work created during the engagement period, including side projects unrelated to the statement of work.
The contract blocks the freelancer from working with any contact the client has spoken to for 36 months after termination.
The agreement allows net-60 invoicing with no deposit, no late fee, and no kill fee if the client pauses the project.
- What the clause means in practice
- What it could cost you if you accept it
- What to ask the client to change
Clausely is a strong first pass, not legal advice. If the deal is unusually important or messy, use the report to decide what to send to a lawyer.
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Drop in a PDF, Word file, or phone photo. MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, retainers, and contractor agreements all work.
Get the risky clauses
Clausely pulls out what matters, explains the downside, and skips the filler that does not change the decision.
Decide what to do next
Use the report to sign with confidence, negotiate a few clauses, or bring the output to a lawyer if the stakes are high.
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