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In this Agreement an independent contractor agrees to provide services for a business or an individual. The independent contractor is not an employee of the business or individual that is contracting for services.
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In this Agreement an independent contractor agrees to provide services for a business or an individual. The independent contractor is not an employee of the business or individual that is contracting for services.
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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT
This Independent Contractor Agreement (this "Agreement") is made effective as of 05/29/2012,
by and between ACE Corp, of 545 Industrial Blvd, Pleasant Hill, New York 87654, and XYZ
Inc., of 8343 Market Road, Bellington, Washington 75644. In this Agreement, the party who is
contracting to receive the services shall be referred to as "_______________", and the party who
will be providing the services shall be referred to as "_______________".
1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. Beginning on 05/29/2012, _______________ will provide
the following services (collectively, the "Services"): software services
2. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. _______________ will pay compensation to
_______________ for the Services in the amount of $500.00. This compensation shall be
payable in a lump sum upon completion of the Services.
3. TERM/TERMINATION. This Agreement shall terminate automatically on 05/30/2012.
4. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. It is understood by the parties that _______________ is an
independent contractor with respect to _______________, and not an employee of
_______________. _______________ will not provide fringe benefits, including health
insurance benefits, paid vacation, or any other employee benefit, for the benefit of
_______________.
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 _______________ in connection with the Services shall be the exclusive property of
_______________. Upon request, _______________ shall sign all documents necessary to
confirm or perfect the exclusive ownership of _______________ to the Work Product.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY. _______________ will not at any time or in any manner, either
directly or indirectly, use for the personal benefit of _______________, or divulge, disclose, or
communicate in any manner any information that is proprietary to _______________.
_______________ 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, _______________ will return to _______________ all records, notes,
documentation and other items that were used, created, or controlled by _______________
during the term of this Agreement.
7. INJURIES. _______________ acknowledges _______________'s obligation to obtain
appropriate insurance coverage for the benefit of _______________ (and _______________'s
employees, if any). _______________ waives any rights to recovery from _______________ for
any injuries that _______________ (and/or _______________'s employees) may sustain while
performing services under this Agreement and that are a result of the negligence of
_______________ or _______________'s employees.
8. INDEMNIFICATION. _______________ agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
_______________ from all claims, losses, expenses, fees including attorney fees, costs, and
judgments that may be asserted against _______________ that result from the acts or omissions
of _______________, _______________'s employees, if any, and _______________'s agents.
9. NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT. For a period of two years after the termination of this
Agreement, _______________ will not directly or indirectly engage in any business that
competes with _______________. This covenant shall apply to the geographical area that
includes all of the State of MI. _______________ agrees that this non-compete provision will
not adversely affect the livelihood of _______________.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Mississippi.
PARTY CONTRACTING SERVICES:
ACE Corp
B ____________________________________________________
y
:
John Smith
Principal
SERVICE PROVIDER:
XYZ Inc.
By ____________________________________________________
:
Sally Jones
Secretary-Treasurer
