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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT
This Independent Contractor Agreement (this "Agreement") is made effective as of _________, by and between YOUR COMPANY, of house number street St. NE, CITY, STATE zip, and _________________, of _________________, _________________, _________________ _________________. In this Agreement, the party who is contracting to receive the services shall be referred to as "YOUR COMPANY", and the party who will be providing the services shall be referred to as "Contractor".
1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. Beginning on _____________, Contractor will provide the following services (collectively, the "Services"): Software development for YOUR COMPANY and its clients. Vague because they do a lot.
2. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. Puzl will pay compensation to Contractor for the Services. Payments will be made as follows:
Once every two weeks, Contractor will be paid by YOUR COMPANY x% of the amount paid to YOUR COMPANY by YOUR COMPANY clients for work corresponding to the work done by Contractor. This is just what PUZL uses. We just keep a % of money taken in from each project.
3. TERM/TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon 14 days written notice to the other party.
4. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. It is understood by the parties that Contractor is an independent contractor with respect to YOUR COMPANY, and not an employee of YOUR COMPANY. YOUR COMPANY will not provide fringe benefits, including health insurance benefits, paid vacation, or any other employee benefit, for the benefit of Contractor. YOUR COMPANY shall not deduct from the Payment and shall not credit to taxing authorities on Contractor's behalf. Contractor will not be covered by YOUR COMPANY's unemployment insurance, workers compensation insurance, employment benefits or general liability insurance.
5. WORK PRODUCT OWNERSHIP. Any copyrightable works, ideas, discoveries, inventions, patents, products, or other information (collectively, the "Work Product") developed in whole or in part by Contractor in connection with the Services shall be the exclusive property of YOUR COMPANY. Upon request, Contractor shall sign all documents necessary to confirm or perfect the exclusive ownership of YOUR COMPANY to the Work Product and to assign any and all rights in the Work Product to YOUR COMPANY.
6. OWNERSHIP OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACTS. Any social media contacts, including "followers" or "friends," that are acquired through accounts (including, but not limited to email addresses, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, or other social media networks) used or created on behalf of YOUR COMPANY Inc. are the property of YOUR COMPANY Inc..
7. CONFIDENTIALITY. Contractor will not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly, use for the personal benefit of Contractor, or divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner any information that is confidential or proprietary to YOUR COMPANY or YOUR COMPANY's clients. Confidential Information shall mean all non-public information which constitutes, relates or refers to the operation of the business of YOUR COMPANY or YOUR COMPANY's clients, including without limitation, all financial, investment, operational, personnel, sales, marketing, managerial and statistical information of YOUR COMPANY or YOUR COMPANY's clients, and any and all trade secrets, customer lists, or pricing information of YOUR COMPANY or YOUR COMPANY's clients. Contractor will protect such information and treat it as strictly confidential. This provision shall continue to be effective after the termination of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, Contractor will return to YOUR COMPANY all Confidential Information and all records, notes, documentation and other items that were used, created, or controlled by Contractor during the term of this Agreement.
8. INJURIES. Contractor acknowledges Contractor's obligation to obtain appropriate insurance coverage for the benefit of Contractor (and Contractor's employees, if any). Contractor waives any rights to recovery from YOUR COMPANY for any injuries that Contractor (and/or Contractor's employees) may sustain while performing services under this Agreement and that are a result of the negligence of Contractor or Contractor's employees.
9. INDEMNIFICATION. Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless YOUR COMPANY from all claims, losses, expenses, fees including attorney fees, costs, and judgments that may be asserted against YOUR COMPANY that result from the acts or omissions of Contractor, Contractor's employees, if any, and Contractor's agents.
10. NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT. During the term of this Agreement and for a period of 6 months after the termination of this Agreement, Contractor will not directly or indirectly engage in any business that competes with YOUR COMPANY. This covenant shall apply to anyone that was a client of YOUR COMPANY while Agreement is active. Contractor agrees that this non-compete provision will not adversely affect the livelihood of Contractor.
11. NO CONFLICTS. Contractor hereby represents and warrants to Company that its execution and performance of this Agreement does not and will not breach any other agreement and does not require the consent of any other person or entity.
12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties, and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written.
13. WAIVER OF BREACH. The waiver by a Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
14. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited.
15. APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of YOUR STATE. The parties consent the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts in the state of YOUR STATE for any disputes relating in any way to the subject matter of the Agreement. The parties also consent to venue in the federal and state courts located in YOUR COUNTY County in the state of YOUR STATE for any disputes relating in any way to the subject matter of the Agreement.
16. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts but all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
17. CONSTRUCTION. The Parties and their respective counsel have had the opportunity to review and revise this Agreement and acknowledge that the normal rule of construction that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement.
18. FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. Facsimile signatures shall be considered original signatures for the purpose of enforcing this Agreement.
19. SIGNATORIES. This Agreement shall be signed by YOUR NAME, TITLE on behalf of YOUR COMPANY Inc. and by _________________ on behalf of _________________. This Agreement is effective as of the date first above written.
PARTY CONTRACTING SERVICES:
YOUR COMPANY
By: ____________________________________________________
YOUR NAME
TITLE
CONTRACTOR:
_________________
By: ____________________________________________________
_________________