Personal Services Agreement

A Personal Services Agreement sets out the relationship between you, the service provider, and the business receiving the services.

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Last updated October 23, 2025

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Personal Services Agreement

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What is a personal services agreement?

A personal services agreement is a contract outlining the terms between a service provider and a business receiving those services, covering key aspects such as scope, payment, and responsibilities.
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When should you use a personal services agreement?

Use this agreement when you are providing or receiving straightforward services and both parties have basic commercial needs, rather than complex or specialised requirements.
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What should be in a personal services agreement?

It should include details about the services, timing, payment, confidentiality, intellectual property ownership, liability, dispute resolution, and termination rights for both parties.
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Personal Services Agreement
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The Legal Risk Score of a Personal Services Agreement Template is Low

Our legal team have marked this document as low risk considering:

  • The agreement places significant responsibility on the Provider to manage confidential information, including potentially harsh penalties if such information is disclosed without consent, which could expose the Provider to considerable liability.
  • The document stipulates that all intellectual property created by the Provider in the course of delivering the services is owned by the Recipient, which could limit the Provider's control over their own creative outputs and future usage rights.
  • The agreement allows the Recipient to unilaterally modify the terms related to the services, which could lead to unpredictability and potential financial instability for the Provider if changes are significant.

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By Joshua Cutrone|Oct 1, 2019

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