Commission Agreement for Independent Contractor

Do you retain sales agents to generate leads for your business? Have your agents sign this Nondisclosure and Noncircumvention Agreement for U.S. companies.

• For purposes of the business relationship, the sales agent is considered an independent contractor and not an employee of the company.
• The nondisclosure provisions extend to all confidential information and trade secrets disclosed for the purposes of the agreement, including names, addresses and other details of business contacts.
• Each party agrees not to contact, have dealings with, or conduct business transactions with any of the business contacts of the disclosing party without the disclosing party's consent.
• The confidentiality provisions are mutual and reciprocal and extend for a specified period of time after the termination of the relationship between the parties.
• Neither party will be liable to the other for any indirect, consequential or special damages.
• The USA Nondisclosure and Noncircumvention Agreement for Sales Agent template is a downloadable legal form which you can easily customize to fit your business.
• This form contains language that references American laws and regulations.

Retain an agent to track down leads for you with this template Finder's Fee Agreement for Sales Leads.

• The Agreement is between a client looking for sales leads and an agent who will introduce the client to potential customers who have expressed an interest in products or services that the client provides.
• The agent will be paid a finder's fee calculated as a percentage of total sales resulting from a sales lead for a specified period of time following the introduction by the agent.
• If a sales lead is for a customer that the client already deals with, the client must provide the agent with evidence of that relationship within a certain number of days after receiving the sales lead.
• Each party agrees not to disclose any of the other party's confidential and proprietary business information.
• The Finder's Fee Agreement for Sales Leads is a re-usable digital template. Easy to customize for your business.

Protect your confidential business information with this Nondisclosure Agreement for third parties.

• This agreement form should be signed by all third party contractors and service providers who require access to any part of your business data. This would include professionals such as accountants, outside consultants and brokers.
• The recipient of the information agrees to use best efforts to ensure that no information is disclosed by any employee, director, officer or agent of the recipient.
• The recipient's obligations do not extend to information which was already in the public domain or otherwise disclosed through no fault of the recipient.
• All of the confidential information remains the sole property of the owner.
• Available in MS Word format, fully editable and reusable.

Protect your confidential information against unauthorized use by a current or past employee with this Noncompetition, Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement.

• All new employees should sign the agreement prior to commencing employment.
• You should also have your current employees execute a copy of the Agreement as well.
• The employee agrees to keep all proprietary information and data belonging to the employer confidential during and after the term of employment.
• The employee covenants not to work for any business competing with the employer's business for a specified period of time after the termination of employment.
• This is a generic legal form which does not contain references to any specific laws or regulations.

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Cut your employer remittances by staffing your business with independent contractors instead of employees under this Independent Contractor Agreement for US employers.

• The independent contractor is responsible for remitting his or her own taxes and other required deductions.
• The contractor will not be entitled to vacation pay, health insurance, social security, workers' compensation, or any employee benefits.
• The contractor will invoice the company for services on a regular basis (monthly, twice monthly, etc).
• The contractor will be reimbursed for reasonable approved expenses incurred in the performance of his or her employment duties.
• The agreement contains non-competition and non-solicitation provisions to protect the employer's business and customer base.
• Any inventions or discoveries by the contractor during his/her engagement by the company will be the exclusive property of the employer.
• The template includes a Confidentiality Agreement to be signed by the contractor.
• This USA Independent Contractor Agreement template can be used in many U.S. jurisdictions. Local laws may restrict or prohibit hiring staff on a contractor basis in certain circumstances.
• Available in MS Word format.