# commonpaper.com

> AI-optimized mirror of commonpaper.com containing 50 pages totalling 17,768 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://commonpaper.com/. Last updated: 2026-06-09T05:58:48.409Z.

Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG).

## Homepage

- [Common Paper](/content/site-root.html): Common Paper powers contract collaboration, negotiation, signing, and billing for revenue teams. Build trusted templates using our standard agreements, then leverage AI agents to negotiate, sign, and manage your contracts in a single workflow. Sign up for free (123 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [Overview](/content/blog/saas-contracts/index.html): Founders can get lost in the alphabet soup of NDAs, SLAs, DPAs, etc. Learn how your go-to-market model, stage, and industry determine the right contracts to use (2,052 words)
- [blog/design-partner/index.html](/content/blog/design-partner/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/what-is-an-loi/index.html](/content/blog/what-is-an-loi/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/how-to-change-a-standard-contract/index.html](/content/blog/how-to-change-a-standard-contract/index.html) (1 words)
- [Overview](/content/blog/baa-agreement/index.html): The Business Associate Agreement is one of the least-well-understood contracts that we deal with, and one of the most common questions we get is about the Underlying Agreement. I’m writing this post to help explain what you need to know about BAAs and how the underlying agreement is handled in Common Paper. The Basics: BAAs (766 words)
- [blog/contract-playbook/index.html](/content/blog/contract-playbook/index.html) (1 words)
- [resources/contract-benchmark-2022/index.html](/content/resources/contract-benchmark-2022/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/version-changelog/index.html](/content/blog/version-changelog/index.html) (1 words)
- [release-notes/index.html](/content/release-notes/index.html) (1 words)
- [Overview](/content/blog/how-to-set-up-your-first-contract-review-playbook-with-gerri.html): Setting up your first contract review playbook in Gerri can be done by yourself in as little as 20 minutes, or with support from our team. (999 words)
- [Overview](/content/blog/streamlining-contract-negotiations-tactics-for-success.html): If you have a child under 10, you almost certainly know all about balance bikes. If you’re unfamiliar, a balance bike is stripped of pedals, brakes, gears, streamers, baskets, etc. We used to teach kids to ride by taking a regular bike and adding training wheels—which is how I learned. It turns out that the (816 words)
- [blog/category/language-library/design-partner/index.html](/content/blog/category/language-library/design-partner/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/category/language-library/nda/assignment/index.html](/content/blog/category/language-library/nda/assignment/index.html) (1 words)
- [Overview](/content/blog/responsibility-for-customer-actions-in-contracts/index.html): Software products can be used in a wide variety of contexts. While the vast majority of customers are honest, some might use your product in a shady way. It’s natural for a vendor to ask "What happens if customers use our product for illegal activities?" Let's break down how your contract can protect you and (1,106 words)
- [blog/category/language-library/nda/index.html](/content/blog/category/language-library/nda/index.html) (1 words)
- [standards/mutual-nda/index.html](/content/standards/mutual-nda/index.html) (1 words)
- [What is a Liability Cap?](/content/blog/understanding-the-limitation-of-liability-clause/index.html): Liability limits, or caps, are one of the most frequently negotiated terms in contracts. Whether you're dealing with a widely used standard like the Cloud Service Agreement (CSA) or a bespoke contract that was written for a single deal, understanding how the limitation of liability works is crucial for vendors, customers, and other contract stakeholders. (1,060 words)
- [Overview](/content/blog/avoiding-common-negotiation-pitfalls/index.html): In our previous Making Legal Your Superpower posts, we explored how to choose the right contract and the power of starting negotiations from a balanced position. Today, we're tackling a challenge that every business faces: the pitfalls that can delay or derail even the most promising negotiations. As someone who has seen thousands of negotiations (910 words)
- [Overview](/content/blog/contract-review-is-a-team-sport/index.html): We don’t need AI to make a better single-player contract review experience. It’s time to rethink the painful contract review process from the ground up ... (942 words)
- [Cloud Service Agreement](/content/standards/cloud-service-agreement/add-customer-data-access-and-sharing-rights-under-eu-data-act.html): Overview The EU Data Act came into effect in September 2025 and is designed to make data generated by connected products and related services more accessible and fairly shared between businesses and the users who generate the data. It applies to manufacturers and suppliers of connected products and related services, including providers of cloud services, (604 words)
- [Review less, close more.](/content/product/ai-agent/index.html): For teams who need to close contracts faster while controlling risk. Automate your redlines (435 words)
- [blog/category/language-library/csa/index.html](/content/blog/category/language-library/csa/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/category/language-library/nda/account-mapping/index.html](/content/blog/category/language-library/nda/account-mapping/index.html) (1 words)
- [Version 1.1](/content/standards/software-license-agreement/versions/index.html): Version 1.1 Released: Feb 7, 2025 Hosted Standard Terms Full text Markdown Downloads Cover Page only Word (docx) Google doc Cover Page and Standard Terms Word (docx) Google doc Summary of changes Section 2.1.a: Corrected ordered list numbering Version 1.0 Released: Aug 26, 2024 Hosted Standard Terms Full text Markdown Downloads Cover Page only Word (82 words)
- [Overview](/content/resources/contract-benchmark-2024-q1/index.html): Contract data, stats, and expert opinions Picture this: you’ve booked a meeting with a prospect, pitched your product, heard an emphatic “yes”, and sent your contract out for signature. All is well until your would-be customer comes back with a bunch of requested changes to your contract. You want to move forward, but you’re unsure. (3,191 words)
- [Claim your discounts:](/content/offers/uncork/index.html): 50% off for the first 3 months Free contract templates Custom agreement generation (92 words)
- [Setting up your first contract review playbook in Gerri can be done by yourself in as little as 20 minutes, or with support from our team.](/content/blog/category/uncategorized/index.html) (1,306 words)
- [Sample language](/content/standards/software-license-agreement/permit-assignment-to-any-affiliate/index.html): Sample language Written to work with Common Paper standard agreements. Permit assignment to any Affiliate Software License Agreement version: 1 Replace the second sentence of Section 10.6 with: “However, either party may assign this Agreement upon notice to an Affiliate, or if the assigning party undergoes a merger, change of control, reorganization, or sale of (172 words)
- [Professional Services Agreement](/content/standards/professional-services-agreement/include-late-payment-penalty/index.html): Sample language Written to work with Common Paper standard agreements. Include late payment penalty Professional Services Agreement version: 1.0, 1.1 Add at the end of Section 4.2: “If Customer does not pay undisputed fees within the Payment Period, Customer will pay interest on the overdue amounts at the rate of 1.5% per month or the (179 words)
- [Sample language](/content/standards/software-license-agreement/right-to-terminate-for-convenience-after-set-time-period.html): Sample language Written to work with Common Paper standard agreements. Right to terminate for convenience after set time period Software License Agreement version: 1 Add as Section 4.3(c): “after the first { 12 months } of the Agreement for any reason or no reason by giving the other party { 45 } days prior notice.” (157 words)
- [Partnership Agreement](/content/standards/partnership-agreement/mutual-logo-rights/index.html): Sample language Written to work with Common Paper standard agreements. Mutual logo rights Partnership Agreement version: 1.0, 1.1 Add as Section 3.5: “Logo Rights. Each party may identify the other party as a “partner” and for other reference purposes on its website and other sales and marketing materials.” (149 words)
- [Overview](/content/blog/implementation-professional-services-software/index.html): In addition to ongoing subscription fees or usage based pricing, some B2B software vendors charge for implementation and other professional services. This is more common when selling to large enterprises, as they need more help with change management and often allocate budget for services along with any new software purchase. Companies that charge for professional (344 words)
- [New Features in Gerri](/content/release-notes/review-and-rules-search-for-gerri/index.html): We've added the ability to search your reviews and playbook rules in Gerri. Users can now quickly find reviews and specific rules by searching for filenames, rule names, descriptions, actions, or any keyword within their playbook. This makes it easier to navigate your agreement reviews and manage larger playbooks, helping you find the exact agreement or rule you need without scrolling through your entire playbook. The search functionality is available on the home page and when viewing your playbook settings. (104 words)
- [Sample language](/content/standards/software-license-agreement/include-late-payment-penalty/index.html): Sample language Written to work with Common Paper standard agreements. Include late payment penalty Add at the end of Section 3.5: “If Customer does not pay undisputed fees within the timeframe set forth in the Payment Process, Customer will pay interest on the overdue amounts at the rate of 1.5% per month or the maximum (148 words)
- [New Features in Release Notes](/content/release-notes/rich-text-editing-in-agreements/index.html): We've added a rich text editor to all textarea fields across Common Paper agreements, making it easier to edit and format agreement text without writing markdown by hand. When drafting or editing any agreement, you can now toggle between a visual editor and the traditional plain text markdown editor depending on your preference. The visual editor lets you apply formatting like bold and italic text, add links, and see your changes take shape in real time - so what you see while editing is exactly what will appear in the final agreement. The rich text editor is available to all users across all agreement types today. (132 words)
- [Version 1.1](/content/standards/professional-services-agreement/versions/index.html): Version 1.1 Released: Dec 12, 2023 Hosted Standard Terms Full text Markdown Downloads Cover Page only Word (docx) Cover Page and Standard Terms Word (docx) Summary of changes Section 11.3: change "Disclosing Party" to "Discloser" Version 1.0 Released: Jan 3, 2023 Hosted Standard Terms Full text Markdown Downloads Cover Page only Word (docx) Cover Page (76 words)
- [Partnership Agreement](/content/standards/partnership-agreement/unilateral-logo-rights/index.html): Sample language Written to work with Common Paper standard agreements. Unilateral logo right Partnership Agreement version: 1.0, 1.1 Add as Section 3.5: "Logo Rights. { Company / Partner } may identify { Partner / Company } as a "partner" and for other reference purposes on its website and other sales and marketing materials." (158 words)
- [Partnership Agreement](/content/standards/partnership-agreement/add-termination-for-convenience/index.html): Sample language Written to work with Common Paper standard agreements. Add termination for convenience Partnership Agreement version: 1.0, 1.1 Add as Section 6.2(d): "In addition, either party may terminate this Agreement on { 30 } days notice for any or no reason." (136 words)
- [Claim your discounts:](/content/offers/stripe/index.html): 50% off any paid plan for the first 3 months Free contract templates Custom agreement generation Auto-generate invoices & subscriptions after customers sign How to Redeem this Offer: Use this offer code when upgrading to one of our paid plans. STRIPART503 (120 words)
- [The Basics of Design Partner Agreements and Data Processing](/content/blog/design-partners-dpas/index.html): Design partner programs are a valuable tool for founders, but there's often confusion around the paperwork – especially when GDPR enters the picture. Let's start with which contracts you might use and how they interact. The Basics of Design Partner Agreements and Data Processing When you're running an early-stage startup, design partner programs can be (466 words)
- [Offers - Common Paper](/content/offers/index.html) (13 words)
- [Gerri API Announcement](/content/release-notes/gerri-api/index.html): We're excited to announce that the Gerri API is now available, giving users programmatic access to their Gerri data and workflows. Users can generate API keys in the app and start working with endpoints for reviews, redlines and flags and create playbooks and playbook rules. Through the API, users can take action on flags and redline evalutions, suggest counterproposals on redlines, and change up playbook rules. An MCP server is also available for teams that want to integrate Gerri directly into tools like Claude Code. The Gerri API is available to all users. (123 words)
- [New Feature Release](/content/release-notes/support-for-signing-uploaded-documents/index.html): We're excited to release a new feature that allows Common Paper users to sign uploaded documents! Now users can start a Common Paper agreement, download it as Word doc or PDF and negotiate outside the system (if need be), then upload it back into Common Paper and send it through a signing workflow. (128 words)
- [Common Paper API Update](/content/release-notes/common-paper-api-v2-0-and-updated-claude-skill/index.html): We're excited to announce a major update to the Common Paper API! You can now programmatically manage all of your agreement templates through our REST API, including operations for NDAs, Cloud Service Agreements, Design Partner Agreements and more. Additionally, we've released an updated Claude skill that provides access to all of these resources, complete with an onboarding mode to help you get started and create multiple templates at once. The Claude skill is available to everyone, while API access requires an API key. (118 words)
- [Full contract analysis for redlined agreement in Gerri - Common Paper](/content/release-notes/full-contract-analysis-for-redlined-agreement-in-gerri.html): We've added the ability to run a full contract analysis on any document in Gerri, giving users a comprehensive review with flag violations alongside the standard redline analysis. When uploading a document, users can now choose between a full contract review or a redline review depending on what they need. Users can also trigger a full contract analysis directly from an existing redline review to get a fresh look at a modified document. (97 words)
- [Version 1.1](/content/standards/data-processing-agreement/versions/index.html): Version 1.1 Released: May 9, 2025 Hosted Standard Terms Full text Markdown Downloads Cover Page only Word (docx) Cover Page and Standard Terms Word (docx) Summary of changes Corrects Section 10, Term of Agreement Version 1.0 Released: Jul 14, 2022 Hosted Standard Terms Full text Markdown Downloads Cover Page only Word (docx) Cover Page and (75 words)
- [Overview](/content/blog/10000-companies/index.html): We're honored to share that more than 10,000 companies have signed contracts on the Common Paper platform. There are a lot of people to thank for this. First and foremost: The committee of attorneys who create our standard agreements, our amazing team that builds the platform, and our customers who trust us to help them (211 words)
- [Version 1.1](/content/standards/partnership-agreement/versions/index.html): Version 1.1 Released: Dec 12, 2023 Hosted Standard Terms Full text Markdown Downloads Cover Page only Word (docx) Cover Page and Standard Terms Word (docx) Summary of changes Section 6.5: change "Limitation not Liability" to "Limitation of Liability" Section 11.3: change "Disclosing Party" to "Discloser" Version 1.0 Released: Apr 21, 2023 Hosted Standard Terms Full (86 words)
- [Common Paper Trust Center - Common Paper](/content/release-notes/common-paper-trust-center/index.html): We're excited to announce the launch of our new Trust Center at trust.commonpaper.com. This centralized resource provides transparency into our security practices, compliance certifications, and data protection measures. The Trust Center includes our most recent SOC 2 report and other key compliance documentation, making it easier for customers and prospects to evaluate our security posture. This reinforces our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance for all Common Paper users. (79 words)

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