ClauseGuard — Contract Red Flag Detector

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⚖️ CLAUSEGUARD — STOP SIGNING CONTRACTS THAT COULD COST YOU

ClauseGuard is a free, offline Chrome extension that scans employment contracts, freelance agreements, and B2B deals for dangerous clauses before you sign. Get an instant report with every red flag, plain-English explanations, and suggested fixes — all without your contract text ever leaving your browser.

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER
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ClauseGuard is an informational tool only. Scan results do not constitute legal advice. Always consult a qualified attorney before signing any contract, especially for high-value or complex agreements. The tool is designed to help you ask better questions and know what to negotiate — not to replace professional legal counsel.

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🔍 WHAT IT DETECTS
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ClauseGuard scans against 60+ detection rules across 12 categories:

💡 Intellectual Property — Work-for-hire grabs, pre-existing IP claims, moral rights waivers, sub-licensing traps, portfolio bans

🚫 Non-Compete — Overly broad scope, 2–5 year duration, worldwide restrictions, no-moonlighting clauses, career-ending freelance bans

💰 Payment Terms — Net-60/90/120 delays, payment conditional on client satisfaction, unilateral fee cuts, missing kill fees, no late-payment interest

⚡ Liability — Unlimited contractor exposure, one-sided indemnification, "any and all claims" language, waived consequential damages

🚪 Termination — Immediate exit without notice, auto-renewal traps, one-sided exit rights, claw-back of paid compensation

🔄 Scope & Deliverables — Unlimited revisions until satisfied, vague "duties as assigned", unilateral scope changes at no extra cost

🔒 Confidentiality — Indefinite obligations, over-broad scope covering all information, portfolio and CV bans, missing public-domain carve-outs

⚖️ Dispute Resolution — Mandatory binding arbitration, jury trial waivers, unfavourable distant jurisdiction, missing breach cure period

📂 Data & Privacy — Client ownership of all data you generate, personal device monitoring and surveillance clauses

📋 Contract Control — Unilateral contract modifications, assignment without consent, entire-agreement traps voiding prior promises

🏢 Employment-Specific — Unpaid mandatory overtime, at-will with no severance, forced relocation, discretionary bonuses masking as guaranteed pay

🤝 B2B-Specific — Exclusivity with no compensation, one-sided SLA penalties, source code surrendered on termination

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📊 HOW YOUR REPORT WORKS
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Every flagged clause is rated across three severity levels:

🔴 CRITICAL — Clauses that could cause significant financial loss, IP forfeiture, career damage, or legal liability. Do not sign without negotiating these.

🟡 WARNING — Unfair clauses worth pushing back on. Negotiable with the right language.

🟢 MINOR — Slightly one-sided terms. Low urgency, worth noting.

For each flag you get:
→ The exact clause snippet from the contract
→ Plain-English explanation of what it actually means
→ Specific impact it could have on you
→ A suggested rewrite you can use in negotiation

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📄 WORKS ON ALL CONTRACT FORMATS
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✓ Web pages — any contract page in your browser
✓ PDFs — opened directly in Chrome (text-based PDFs)
✓ Word documents — .docx files opened in Chrome
✓ Google Docs — full document extraction
✓ Signing platforms — DocuSign, PandaDoc, HelloSign, ContractBook
✓ Selected text — highlight any section for targeted scanning

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🔒 PRIVACY FIRST — ALWAYS
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✓ 100% offline — all scanning runs locally in your browser
✓ Zero network requests during analysis — no data is ever transmitted
✓ No account, no sign-up, no email required
✓ No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry
✓ Open source — verify every line on GitHub
✓ Contract text deleted immediately after the scan

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⚡ HOW TO USE
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1. Open any contract page, PDF, or document in Chrome
2. Click the ClauseGuard shield icon in your toolbar
3. Click "Scan Full Page" (or highlight text and use "Scan Selected Text")
4. Your full report opens instantly in a new tab

That's it. No configuration. No API keys. No waiting.

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☕ SUPPORT THE PROJECT
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ClauseGuard is completely free and always will be. If it saved you from a bad contract, consider supporting the developer: https://jaafarbinsadiq.gumroad.com/coffee