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of freelancers have been paid late or not at all
to flag the clauses that put your payment at risk
the terms that decide whether you get paid
A good freelance contract isn’t about distrust — it’s what lets you do the work and get paid without a fight. These are the five clauses that decide that outcome.
Vague scope is the #1 cause of unpaid "extra" work. We flag open-ended language and the unlimited-revisions trap.
We flag: “and other tasks as needed” · “unlimited revisions”
When and whether you get paid lives here. We catch net-60/90 terms, missing deposits, and payment tied to a vague “approval.”
We flag: no deposit · net 60/90 · no late fee
Contracts often assign all IP to the client — sometimes before you’re paid. We flag transfers not tied to payment.
We flag: IP transfer before full payment · no portfolio carve-out
One-sided cancel clauses leave you unpaid for work already done. We flag “termination for convenience” with no kill fee.
We flag: cancel any time · pay only for “accepted” work
An uncapped indemnity is a bet-the-business risk hiding in boilerplate. We flag broad “any and all claims” language.
We flag: uncapped liability · one-sided indemnity
Every flag comes with what to ask for instead — so you can push back with specifics, not a hunch.
Review your contract freeA payment’s late, the client wants more than you agreed to, or a clause you skimmed is suddenly a problem. Upload the signed contract and Initialed explains — in plain English — exactly what you agreed to, which clauses can still bite, and whether this is worth taking to a lawyer.
We’re not a law firm and we don’t give legal advice. We’re the fast first step that tells you where you stand — so if you do call a lawyer, you arrive knowing exactly what to ask.
See what you agreed toInitialed helps you recognize these fast and organize the facts — then you decide whether to bring in counsel.
Drop in the PDF or Word file — one you’re about to sign, or one you already did. Tell us which side you’re on.
Initialed reads the whole document and checks it against a protection checklist — the same rigorous pass every time.
See the clauses working against you, ranked by impact — with what to ask for, or what to raise with a lawyer.
Yes. Upload the signed contract and Initialed explains, in plain English, exactly what you agreed to and which clauses can still affect you — so you know where you stand and whether it’s worth taking to a lawyer.
For a large, unusual, or already-disputed contract, a qualified attorney is worth it. Initialed is the fast first step: it flags the risky terms in a couple of minutes so you know whether a lawyer is warranted — and walk into that conversation prepared, instead of paying them to find the issues.
Define the exact deliverables, cap included revisions, and add a change-control clause stating that any new request must be approved in writing and may change the timeline and price. That turns “just one more tweak” into a new, billable line item.
Upload your contract and see exactly where you stand — ranked by how much each clause can cost — in about two minutes. Your first review is free.
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