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Commercial law provides the framework for business operations across jurisdictions like England & Wales, India, and the United States. This category includes templates such as Independent contractor agreements and HIPAA Business Associate Agreements. Employment contracts and property leases fall under separate categories.

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Anti-Slavery Policy - free template for businesses
This Anti-Slavery Policy outlines a company's firm commitment to combating modern slavery in all its forms, including forced labor and human trafficking. It details the company's zero-tolerance approach, ethical standards, and commitment to transparency in its operations and supply chains. The policy applies to all individuals working for or on behalf of the company, including employees, contractors, and business partners.
Updated 17 Oct 2025
1. GitHub Terms of Service
This document outlines the terms of service for using GitHub's website and services. It covers user accounts, content ownership, acceptable use policies, payment terms, and the rights and responsibilities of both GitHub and its users. It also details intellectual property, privacy, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
Updated 17 Oct 2025
Non-Poaching Agreement Simplified: Free Template for Business Collaborations
This Non-Poaching Agreement template outlines terms and conditions to prevent one party from soliciting or hiring employees of another party. It includes clauses on the duration of the non-poaching period, confidentiality, remedies for breach, and governing law. This agreement helps protect a company's workforce from being recruited by a business associate or competitor.
Updated 17 Oct 2025
Website Terms & Conditions - Free Legal Template
This document outlines the Terms and Conditions for using a website and its associated services. It details the agreement between the website operator and its users, covering aspects such as intellectual property, acceptable use, privacy, disclaimers, and the governing law. Users must agree to these terms to access and utilize the website.
Updated 17 Oct 2025
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Business Associate Agreement - Standard by Common Paper
This Business Associate Agreement (BAA) outlines the obligations of a service provider (Provider/Business Associate) and a company (Company/Covered Entity) regarding the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI). It ensures compliance with HIPAA regulations, detailing safeguards, breach notification procedures, and restrictions on subcontracting, offshoring, de-identification, and aggregation of PHI.
Updated 17 Oct 2025
2. GitHub Community Guidelines
This document outlines the GitHub Community Guidelines, detailing expectations for user interaction on the platform to foster a safe, welcoming, and productive environment for software collaboration. It provides guidance on respectful communication, how to address offensive content, and the processes GitHub follows when policies are violated, including options for appeal and reinstatement. The guidelines aim to help users understand how to interact in line with GitHub's Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policies.
Updated 17 Oct 2025
Pay Rise Agreement - Free Legal Template
This Pay Rise Agreement is designed to formally document an increase in an employee's salary. It acts as an amendment to an existing employment contract, outlining the new salary and its effective date, while ensuring the original contract's terms and conditions remain largely in effect.
Updated 17 Oct 2025
Subleasing Made Easy: Essential Elements of a Strong Sublease Agreement
This Sublease Agreement outlines the terms and conditions for a subtenant to lease a property from a sublessor. It covers essential details such as rent payments, late fees, utility responsibilities, security deposits, insurance requirements, and the sublease term. The agreement also includes provisions for termination, dispute resolution, and governing law.
Updated 17 Oct 2025

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Mostly US and UK law. Some templates use general commercial terms that work across jurisdictions, and many note which law they're written for.

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