General Service Agreement

If you are a hiring a service provider or contractor to perform services for you, you should use a General Service Agreement to outline the important terms of your business arrangement.

What Is a General Service Agreement?

A General Service Agreement is a verbal or written contract between two parties, such as a customer and a service provider. Per the agreement, the service provider agrees to fulfill the defined obligations before the due date and without compromising service quality.

Other Names for Services Agreement

Depending on your state, a Services Agreement may also be known as:

• Contractor Agreement

• Freelance Agreement

• Independent Contractor Agreement

• Contractor Form

Who Needs a General Service Agreement

A service provider issues General Service Agreements to its customers as a formal record of the services and compensation agreed upon by both parties. The customer is any person or entity signing on to a service or services. With this document, the service provider and the customer establish a business relationship with clear definitions of both sides' expectations.

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What Information Will I Need to Create My General Service Agreement

To create your document, please provide:

• Select the State: The state's law governing the General Service Agreement.

• Service Type: Select a single job, a fixed term, or indefinite.

• Service Details: Describe the services the contractor agrees to provide.

• Contractor Details: The name and address of the contractor or service provider. Select if it's an individual or a business entity.

• Client Details: Select if the client is an individual or a business entity followed by the name and address.

• Billing Details: A flat fee, an hourly rate, or another method. You can also specify taxes, if any.

• Deposit: Specify if a deposit is required.

• Payment: Select if the contractor is paid in stages or at once.

• Late Payments: Specify any fees and interest rates charged for late payments.

• Ending the Contract Early: If yes, both parties can terminate the agreement with a writing notice.

• Expenses: Chargeable expenses to the customer.

• Intellectual Property: Defines who owns the intellectual property created after the agreement, if any.

• Confidentiality: Define if the contractor has agreed to keep the customer's information confidential.

• Signing Details: Specify when the agreement will be signed and if witnesses are required.

General Service Agreement Terms

• Contractor: A company or individual hired to provide services

• Client: An individual or company hiring a contractor to provide services

• Deposit: An amount of money prepaid to the contractor before work begins.

• Confidentiality clauses: Additional terms forbidding the contractor from disclosing the confidenital information of the client for a certain period

General Services Agreement Signing Requirements

The document must be signed by the service provider (contractor) and the customer (client). For business entities, an authorized representative signs the form. Optionally, you can also have witnesses to sign the document and notarize it by a notary public.

What to Do with Your General Service Agreement

Both the client and the service provider keep a copy of the General Service Agreement. As mentioned above, this document doesn't need to be notarized, although doing so ensures no one can dispute the signatures later on.

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• Independent Contractor Non-Disclosure Agreement

• Independent Contractor Confidentiality Agreement

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