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Should I sign this?

A weighted risk assessment for the document in front of you — scored on the eight terms that actually decide what you're agreeing to, then turned into what to ask for before you sign.

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Three questions to answer before you sign

Before you sign anything binding, three questions matter more than the rest: what am I committing to, what happens if things go wrong, and what can I not undo. Most regret comes from the third category — the terms that survive or trigger on the way out, like automatic renewal, liability, termination rights, and how disputes get resolved. Those are easy to skim past because they sit away from the price and the deliverables.

A signature does not always mean you are stuck — some terms are unenforceable depending on where you are — but it is far cheaper to catch a bad clause before signing than to argue about it after. The checker above points you at the clauses that most often cause problems so you can decide with your eyes open.

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