Hey Product Hunt!

I'm Ahmad, from Palestine. A few years ago, I signed a freelance contract with a non-compete clause buried deep in the fine print. I didn't catch it. It cost me a major client and months of frustration.

That wasn't the first time. Rental agreements with hidden auto-renewal traps. Insurance policies written in what might as well be ancient Latin. Employment contracts with sketchy IP clauses.

Fintech disrupted banking. Healthtech is transforming healthcare. But legal?

We still:

- Sign documents we don't understand

- Pay $300-500/hr for basic contract reviews

For my fellow freelancers

Before signing a new client contract, what do you always check for?

I've started keeping a mental checklist:

Payment terms (net 30? net 60? net never?)

After analyzing hundreds of contracts, here are the sneaky clauses I see most often:

1. Unlimited liability You're on the hook for everything

2. Auto-renewal with long notice periods Miss the window, locked in another year

3. IP assignment on "work product" They own everything you create, even unrelated stuff

Curious how people here handle contract review:

A) Read the whole thing carefully (respect!)

B) Skim and hope for the best

C) Have a lawyer review it

Hey everyone!

I'm launching Legalese soon an AI that analyzes contracts and highlights risky clauses.

Currently it scores risks across:

I'll go first. I once signed a freelance contract without noticing a 90-day termination clause buried deep in the document. Even if the client was terrible, I was locked in for 3 months. That experience is actually why I built Legalese. What's your contract horror story? Would love to hear what I should make sure Legalese catches for you.