Agreement Sections
1) Term
- Start date
- How the engagement renews or ends
2) Payment Terms
- Upfront deposit (ex: 50% upfront)
- Invoicing cadence (milestones or monthly)
- Late payment consequences (pause work)
3) Cancellation Policy
- Notice period (ex: 30 days written notice)
- What happens to work-in-progress and prepaid amounts
4) Service Levels (Practical)
- Expected response times
- Revision windows and approvals
- Dependencies on client access and inputs
5) Confidentiality + IP
- Confidential information definition
- Ownership of final deliverables after payment
- Third-party licenses and tools remain under their terms