The Consulting Agreement is the contract between you and Facet; it outlines terms and conditions relative to your consulting work for Facet.

This contract applies to any projects you might take on through Facet, so you will only sign this contract once. We may, on occasion, update our agreement, requiring you to resign the contract; otherwise, it will update automatically on an annual basis. When you get your first project, you will be sent a HelloSign agreement to review and sign.

This document has a lot of legalese, but we’ve tried to spell out exactly what the expectations are in the Consulting Agreement below. Remember, this agreement protects both you and Facet in case of any issues.

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This document explains the Consulting Agreement at a high level. However, it is a legally-binding document, so be sure you understand the details. And if you have any questions, please [reach out](mailto:[email protected]%22%20HYPERLINK%20%22mailto:[email protected]).

Wherever you see the word “Client,” that means Facet; and wherever you see “Consultant,” that means you.

1. Engagement of Services

In a nutshell, this paragraph says the following:

• Facet will assign you work that must be completed by a certain date.
• You are responsible for figuring out how to do the job and are responsible for getting the job done.
• You will provide your own workspace and equipment; Facet will not pay for these things.
• If you come to an office that is not your own, you are subject to the rules and procedures of that office.
• You understand that your email, files, messages—basically any communications—are not private. Facet has access and may look at files and messages at any time without your knowledge or consent.

2. Compensation

This section talks about what we pay you:

• We’ll set a rate with each Project Assignment; you’ll be paid for the work you do on that project only.
• If there are expenses involved in completing the project, you must get approval from the company you are doing contract work in order to get reimbursed. And you’ll only get reimbursed if you provide the proper documentation.
• Home-to-work commuting is not billable. If you need to travel outside of that, again, get advance approval from the company before you request reimbursement; we will reimburse you for that time and mileage when you provide the documentation.
• If a project ends for any reason, you’ll be paid for the hours you worked; expect payment 30 days after we send the final invoice.

3. Ownership of Work Product