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An agreement for a freelancer, consultant or agency to do work for a client: the scope, the fee and how it is billed, the timeline, and who owns what is produced. The assignment clause is the load-bearing one — a contractor is not an employee, so they remain the first owner of what they create, and copyright reaches the client only through a written assignment naming the rights, the term and the territory (s. 19, Copyright Act 1957). Routing the borderline cases: an event vendor — photographer, caterer, decorator, planner — hired for a wedding or function is this agreement (Event Services preset); but where the deliverables are sponsored posts or content published on the provider's own channels for a brand, that is a brand collaboration — use the Creator Collaboration Agreement. Where the person works under the hirer's direction and control on a salary — fixed hours, exclusive service, employer-style supervision — that is employment, not a services engagement: use the Employment Agreement (a paid intern under supervision belongs there too, on its Internship preset).

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What else is in it — 11 clauses, 13 optional
  1. 01

    Introduction & Preamble

    Identifies the Service Provider and Client, effective date, and purpose of the engagement. Where the Service Provider is an individual whose party record carries an occupation, the recital states it in the government's own words with its NCO code — the domestic-services engagement is the case that needs the job name on the paper to match the worker's own record.

  2. 02

    Definitions

    Defines key terms: Services, Deliverables, Work Product, Milestones, Confidential Information, Background IP, Foreground IP.

  3. 03

    Scope of Services

    Detailed scope, deliverables, milestones, acceptance criteria, change request process, and exclusions.

  4. 04

    Payment Terms

    Compensation structure (fixed/hourly/milestone/retainer), invoicing, GST, TDS, late payment, and reimbursable expenses.

  5. 05

    Term and Termination

    Duration, auto-renewal, termination for convenience/breach/insolvency/non-payment, and survival.

  6. 06

    Intellectual Property

    IP ownership and assignment, Background IP licensing, moral rights waiver, source code delivery, and portfolio license-back.

  7. 07

    Confidentiality

    Mutual or one-way confidentiality obligations, standard of care, exclusions, and survival.

  8. 08

    Representations and Warranties

    Service Provider warranties (professional standard, no infringement, compliance) and Client warranties (authority, cooperation, accurate brief).

  9. 09

    Independent Contractor

    Clarifies that the Service Provider is an independent contractor, not an employee. Covers autonomy, no employee benefits, tax self-assessment, no authority to bind, misclassification indemnity, and own equipment.

  10. 10

    Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

    Applicable law, jurisdiction, and dispute resolution mechanism (courts or arbitration under Indian law).

  11. 11

    General Provisions

    Boilerplate: entire agreement, severability, waiver, amendment, notices, assignment, survival, compliance with laws, interpretation.

After it is drafted

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