Practical guide
How to make a service agreement?
Short answer
- 1Go to 4mycontracts.net and select the «Services Agreement» category.
- 2Fill in provider details, client details, and service scope.
- 3Add specific clauses: term, payment schedule, confidentiality, SLA.
- 4Sign electronically via eIDAS or download PDF for wet signature.
- 5Archive the contract in the platform, accessible anytime from your account.
What the law says
- Civil Code art. 1851–1880 — services agreement form, obligations, and legal effects.
- Civil Code art. 1270 — binding force: the contract is law between the parties.
- eIDAS Regulation (EU) 910/2014 — advanced and qualified electronic signature has equal legal weight.
- GDPR art. 28 — if the provider processes personal data, a DPA clause is mandatory.
- Fiscal Code art. 7 pt. 3 — independent services vs. employment reclassification risk criteria.
Practical examples
- Monthly IT maintenance contract for a SaaS startup, with 99.9% uptime SLA and daily penalty clauses.
- Graphic design contract with external freelancer, payment on delivery, GDPR and IP assignment clauses.
- Quarterly financial consultancy contract between two LLCs, with 12-month non-compete clause.
- Turnkey software development contract with delivery milestones, 6-month warranty, and source code escrow.
Common mistakes
- Missing confidentiality clause (integrated NDA) when the provider accesses the client's sensitive data.
- Vague contract scope («general IT services») without specifying deliverables and acceptance criteria.
- No clause on intellectual property ownership of the provider's work results.
- Payment term absent or not linked to invoice issuance, causing disputes in enforcement proceedings.
How 4mycontracts helps
- Pre-filled template compliant with Romanian Civil Code, automatically updated when legislation changes.
- Optional clauses activated with one click: NDA, SLA, GDPR DPA, IP assignment — no lawyer needed for each contract.
- eIDAS electronic signature built into the platform — no more emailing PDFs for wet signatures.
- Centralized archive with automatic expiry alert for timely contract renewal.
- Full version history preserved: see every change made since the initial negotiated draft.
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