A written agreement helps you and your client agree on scope and payment before work starts. DocFila's Freelance Contract builder lets you set the scope, a payment structure (including milestones), a late-payment fee, a kill fee for cancelled work, and IP-assignment wording, then export a PDF for signature. The clauses are written into the contract; DocFila does not charge fees or send invoices for you.
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Clearly itemized deliverables with acceptance criteria — no vague "we'll figure it out."
Up-front deposit, milestone payments, final payment on acceptance.
A late-fee percentage you set, and a suspension-of-work clause.
Pre-agreed cancellation fee scaling with how much work has been delivered.
Number of included revisions and hourly rate for additional scope.
IP transfers on full payment — not before. Pre-existing IP and tools stay with the freelancer.
Mutual confidentiality and a fair-use non-solicit window.
Explicit non-employee status, contractor handles own taxes/insurance.
Open DocFila and start the Freelance Contract from the contract tools, on web, iOS, or Android.
Work through the builder's sections (parties, dates, amounts, terms) and edit the wording before you export.
Send a signature request by email. The signer opens a secure link, consents to sign electronically and verifies with an emailed one-time code. Set the signing order if needed.
The signed PDF is saved to your DocFila documents, which are encrypted at rest, with a certificate of completion and an audit trail. Optionally check its fingerprint with DocFila Verify.
DocFila e-signatures are electronic signatures under the US ESIGN Act and UETA, and simple electronic signatures (SES) under the EU eIDAS Regulation — not advanced (AES) or qualified (QES) electronic signatures. Signing records your consent, an emailed one-time verification code, a hash-chained audit trail, and a tamper-evident seal on the signed PDF. Some documents usually should not be signed electronically — wills, certain court filings, and documents that require notarization or a qualified signature. This is general information, not legal advice: local law and your document type decide what your agreement needs.
Yes. In the builder you can edit the fields and the wording before you export the PDF; for an agreement you bring yourself, DocFila's PDF editor can change text and add fields.
DocFila does not provide legal advice, and its contract builders have not been reviewed for your jurisdiction or situation. For high-value, cross-border, or regulated transactions, have a lawyer review the final draft.
E-signing is included in the DocFila Free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 a month (Premium) and add AI credits and storage.
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