INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT
This Independent Contractor Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by the
undersigned parties _____ (the “Company”) AND ______
(the “Contractor”) on ______ (the “Effective Date”)
In consideration of the promises, rights and obligations set forth below, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
- Term
The term of this Agreement shall begin on __________and continue until ________. The term of this Agreement may be extended by mutual agreement
between the parties. - Services
The Contractor will provide the following services:
The Contractor will provide website maintenance, social media marketing and the
development of marketing materials (all-encompassing) as outlined in the proposal.
For additional charges, the Contractor may provide the following services: website
development, website redesign and photography services. - Compensation
Subject to providing the services as outlined above, the Contractor will be paid the sum
of $ 95 per hour with a minimum commitment of 2 hours per month.
A discount of $ 10 off per hour will be applied for each referral that signs up. (A
maximum of three referrals for the duration of the referral contract commitment.) - Relationship
The Contractor will provide the Contractor services to the Company as an independent
contractor and not as an employee:
Accordingly:
The Contractor agrees that the Company shall have no liability or responsibility
for the withholding, collection or payment of taxes, employment insurance,
medical and health insurance premiums on any amounts paid by the Company to
the Contractor or amounts paid by the Contractor to its employees or contractors.
The Contractor also agrees to indemnify the Company from any and all claims in
respect to the Company’s failure to withhold and/or remit any taxes, health
insurance, employment insurance premiums or pension plan contributions.
The Contractor agrees that as an independent contractor, the Contractor will not
be qualified to participate in or to receive any employee benefits that the
Company may extend to its employees.
The Contractor is free to provide services to other clients, so long as such other
clients are not in competition with the Company and so long as there is no
interference with the Contractor’s contractual obligations to the Company.
The Contractor is responsible for any accidents that could happen whilst working
at the property and the Contractor waiver their rights and claims against the
Company if any accidents occur.
The Contractor has no authority to and will not exercise or hold itself out as
having any authority to enter into or conclude any contract or to undertake any
commitment or obligation for, in the name of or on behalf of the Company.
- Confidentiality and Intellectual Property
The Contractor hereby represents and warrants to the Company that it is not party to
any written or oral agreement with any third party that would restrict its ability to enter
into this Agreement or the Confidentiality and Proprietary Information Agreement or to
perform the Contractor’s obligations, hereunder and the Contractor will not, by providing
services to the Company, breach any non-disclosure, proprietary rights, non-
competition, non-solicitation or other covenant in favor of any third party. - Termination
The Independent Contractor relationship contemplated by this Agreement is to conclude
on ___________. Either party may terminate this Agreement by serving
the other party a 14 day-notice. - Disputes
In the event of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the affected party
shall notify the other party, and the parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the
matter within 10 days after the date of such notice. Any disputes not resolved by good
faith shall be referred to the jurisdiction of California courts. - Severability
No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute a
waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a
continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party
making the waiver.
- Entire Agreement
This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties and the provisions
of this Agreement shall supersede all prior oral and written commitments, contracts and
understanding with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement
may be amended only by mutual written agreement of the party. - Governing Law and Principles of Construction
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with California law. If
any provision in this Agreement is declared illegal or unenforceable, the provision will
become void, leaving the remainder of this Agreement in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives, effective as of the day and year first
written above.
COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE CONTRACTOR
Name: _________ Name: _______
Signature: ________ Signature:
Date: ___________ Date:
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