Virtual assistants are worth their weight in gold, supporting business owners of all kinds and undertaking tasks that save their clients hours. Being stationed anywhere in the country, they can support their clients from afar, keeping things running smoothly and even providing a contact point service so that enquiries don’t get missed. Our template contract for virtual assistants is robust and detailed, making sure that virtual assistants are protected and that terms are laid out clearly, so there’s no room for confusion.
Our template contract includes terms on required notice periods and termination of services, payment terms, details on how GDPR is correctly managed including the compliant use and storage of hard and digital information, plus copyright clauses for material supplied and how copyright is managed for anything produced for the client – there’s a lot to think about and to make sure you have in writing.
Our contract template for virtual assistants based in England and Wales sets out the agreement clearly and lets clients know exactly where they stand in all possible scenarios, giving clarity to both parties in a fair and reasonable way. This can avoid disputes that are a time drain, not to mention unpleasant!
How is this contract template tailored to virtual assistants?
- It covers payment and rescheduling or cancellation by either party.
- It includes late payment interest and other charges if not paid
- It gives you the right to suspend or cancel services if you are not paid
- Clauses that deal with variations and price changes are included
- It deals with your GDPR obligations, but you should also ensure that your website has a compliant GDPR privacy policy and ‘contact us’ page. If you need more steer on this aspect, we can help with our GDPR Starter Pack
- It includes detail on notice periods to end the contract for services
- It includes GDPR terms
- It includes copyright clauses and other PR protection to ensure you are using materials you are allowed to use
- It defines what happens to the copyright or IPR of anything you produce for the customer
- It details the storing of digital information safety and compliantly
- It includes consent to use photos of the work done for your marketing purposes
- It limits your liability correctly
- It has a force majeure clause in it to cover what happens in the event of something happening which is neither party’s fault – like another pandemic or epidemic, or forced government lockdown
- It makes the jurisdiction for any dispute England and Wales
We have a range of contract template options available for virtual assistants. Please read the below carefully, select the package to suit your requirements and use the relevant ‘buy’ button at the bottom of this page:
For all purchases, an invoice will be generated and sent directly to you from PayPal.
Once your purchase is complete, if you do in fact decide you need any further advice that was not included in your package, it will be charged at our prevailing hourly rate – so make sure you choose the best option for you at the check-out.
Here’s the legal bit…
This template is purchased subject to our Terms and Conditions which can be viewed here.
How to purchase…
If you need any other additional assistance, or have a broader legal or contractual question about your business, you can contact us at Stanford Gould, here we can provide a quote for any extra help you may need, subject to an additional fee. Please visit this site here.