The clause phrasebook
The literal boilerplate, as it appears in real contracts. If a sentence in your document reads like one of these, the trap behind it has a name and a page.
1789 phrases across 79 traps
Boilerplate that appears everywhere
The wording that shows up in every kind of contract, whoever drafted it.
Terms-of-service boilerplate
How platforms word the right to change the deal, licence your content and end your account.
Subscription boilerplate
The sentences that keep charging you after you stopped using the thing.
Lease boilerplate
How a tenancy agreement words the deposit, the entry right and the escalator.
Loan and credit boilerplate
How a credit agreement words acceleration, packing and the rate it can move.
Insurance boilerplate
The wording behind a denied claim: exclusions, conditions precedent and inner limits.
Vendor and freelance boilerplate
How a services agreement words indemnity, IP assignment and the right to stop paying.
Employment boilerplate
The wording behind non-competes, clawbacks and discretionary pay.
Privacy-policy boilerplate
How a policy words sharing, tracking, retention and training on your content.