Collaborating, in plain English

01Status of this summary

This page is a plain-language note. It is not a contract, and it is not a referral program. A collaboration exists only once both sides sign an agreement. If anything here differs from that signed agreement, the signed agreement applies.

02The parties

The agreement is between [legal or trading name of the operator] (“the practice”) and you, as an independent contractor. You are not an employee, agent, or co-owner. You may not sign contracts, make promises, or accept payments on the practice’s behalf.

03Money, if you work together

• This site does not publish a referral rate. There is no 10% introduction fee and no 25% relationship fee on offer.
• If you and the practice decide to collaborate, any money is whatever both sides write down for that work, before it starts.

Nothing on this page is a standing commission schedule. A rate exists only inside a document both sides sign.

04Clients are not the ticket in

You do not have to introduce clients to collaborate. If a project involves a client, who that client is and what each person does is written down before the work starts. This page does not assign clients to anyone.

05How money is handled

There is no commission formula on this site. If money is part of a collaboration, the signed agreement says what it is calculated on, what is excluded, and what happens if a payment is refunded.

06When and how you are paid

Timing and method of any payment are in the signed agreement, not on this page. You invoice the practice only if that agreement, or your local tax rules, require it.

07How you represent the work

• Do not describe this site as a referral program or promise anyone a commission.
• Do not promise prices, timelines, or features. The practice scopes and quotes all work.
• Only contact people who have agreed to hear from you, and follow the anti-spam and privacy rules that apply where you work.
• Never open or lend marketplace accounts, or present yourself as the developer.

08Confidentiality

Both sides keep each other’s non-public information confidential and use it only for the work they agreed. This continues after the collaboration ends.

09Costs and taxes

There is no fee to join, and you are never asked to buy anything. You cover your own costs unless the practice agrees in writing in advance to reimburse a specific expense. You are responsible for your own taxes.

10Ending the partnership

Either side can end a collaboration by email. Anything already written in the signed agreement still applies. You keep your own contacts. The practice keeps the code it wrote.

11Equity

No share of a company is offered from this website. That conversation, if it ever happens, belongs in a separate document written by a lawyer.

12Governing law

The agreement is governed by [governing law, e.g. the laws of the State of New York, USA]. Both sides agree to try to resolve any disagreement by talking in good faith first. Questions before signing: julian@julianszuper.us, or see the FAQ.