Freelance services agreement template

What's in this freelance services agreement

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1. 1. Parties. This agreement is between [Client name] of [Client address] (the Client) and [Freelancer name] of [Freelancer address] (the Freelancer). It starts on [Start date].
2. 2. Services. The Freelancer will provide the following services and deliverables: [Services and deliverables]. Anything not described here is outside the scope of this agreement and will be quoted separately.
3. 3. Timing. The Freelancer will deliver the work by [Delivery date], provided the Client supplies the information, content, access and feedback the Freelancer reasonably needs on time. Delays caused by the Client move the delivery date by the same amount.
4. 4. Revisions. The fee includes [Rounds of revisions included] rounds of revisions. Further revisions, or changes to the agreed scope, will be charged at the Freelancer's usual rate, agreed in writing before the work is done.
5. 5. Fee and payment. The Client will pay the Freelancer [Total fee] for the services, on this schedule: [Payment schedule]. If an invoice is unpaid when due, the Freelancer may pause work until it is paid and may charge interest or a late fee to the extent the governing law allows.
6. 6. Expenses. The fee includes the Freelancer's own costs. Any other expense, such as stock images, fonts, travel or third-party software bought for the Client, will be agreed in writing in advance and invoiced at cost.
7. 7. Ownership of the work. When the Client has paid all sums due, the Freelancer transfers to the Client all rights in the final deliverables. The Freelancer keeps ownership of their pre-existing materials, tools and know-how, and grants the Client a licence to use any of them included in the deliverables. The Freelancer may show the finished work in a portfolio unless the Client asks in writing that it is kept private.
8. 8. Confidentiality. Each party will keep confidential any non-public information the other shares in connection with this agreement and use it only to carry out the agreement. This duty continues after the agreement ends.
9. 9. Independent freelancer. The Freelancer is self-employed and not an employee of the Client. The Freelancer decides how the work is done, provides their own equipment and is responsible for their own taxes and insurance.
10. 10. Cancellation and termination. Either party may end this agreement by written notice. If the Client ends it, the Client will pay for all work done up to the notice and any expenses already committed, and any deposit paid covers time the Freelancer reserved. Either party may end it immediately if the other seriously breaches it and does not put the breach right within 7 days of written notice.
11. 11. Liability. Neither party is liable for indirect or consequential loss, or for loss of profit or data. The Freelancer's total liability under this agreement is limited to the fee paid. Nothing in this agreement limits liability that cannot be limited by law.
12. 12. Governing law. This agreement is governed by the laws of [Governing law], and the courts of that place have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from it.
13. 13. Entire agreement. This is the entire agreement between the parties about the services and replaces any earlier proposal or discussion. Any change must be agreed in writing. It may be signed electronically.
14. Signed by: the Client, the Freelancer, each with a signature, printed name and date.