Common Paper Product Terms of Service

Last Updated: June 24th, 2024

If you signed a separate Cover Page to access the Common Paper Cloud Service with the same account, and that agreement has not ended, the terms below do not apply to you. Instead, your separate Cover Page applies to your use of the Product.

This Agreement is between Common Paper, Inc. and the company or person accessing or using the Cloud Service. This Agreement consists of: (1) the Order Form below and (2) the Framework Terms defined below.

If you are accessing or using the Cloud Service on behalf of your company, you represent that you are authorized to accept this Agreement on behalf of your company. By signing up, accessing, or using the Product, Customer indicates its acceptance of this Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Cover Page

Order Form

Framework Terms: This Order Form incorporates and is governed by the Framework Terms, which consists of the Key Terms below and the Common Paper Cloud Service Standard Terms Version 2.0, which are incorporated by reference. Any modifications to the Standard Terms made in the Cover Page below will control over conflicts with the Standard Terms. Capitalized words have the meanings given in the Cover Page or the Standard Terms.

Cloud Service: The structured contract platform made available by Common Paper, Inc., which includes its web-hosted application, its application program interfaces, its software development kits, and the forms and documents made available through these services.

Order Date: The Effective Date

Subscription Period: One month

Cloud Service Fees: Certain parts of the Product have different pricing plans, which are available at Provider’s pricing page. Customer will pay Provider the applicable Fees based on the Product tier and Customer’s usage. Provider may update Product pricing by giving at least 30 days notice to Customer (including by email or notification within the Product), and the change will apply in the next Subscription Period.

Payment Process: Customer authorizes Provider to bill and charge Customer’s payment method on file monthly for immediate payment or deduction without further approval.

Non-Renewal Notice Period: At least 30 days before the end of the current Subscription Period.

Use Limitations: Generating contracts for use in the ordinary course of business. In addition, the amount of agreements sent per User per Subscription Period is limited based on Customer’s Product tier as outlined on Provider’s pricing page.

Key Terms

Customer: The company or person who accesses or uses the Product. If the person accepting this Agreement is doing so on behalf of a company, all use of the word “Customer” in the Agreement will mean that company.

Provider: Common Paper, Inc.

Effective Date: The date Customer first accepts this Agreement.

Governing Law: The laws of the State of California.

Chosen Courts: The state or federal courts located in San Francisco, California.

Covered Claims:

Provider Covered Claims: Any action, proceeding, or claim that the Cloud Service, when used by Customer according to the terms of the Agreement, violates, misappropriates, or otherwise infringes upon a third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary rights.

Customer Covered Claims: Any action, proceeding, or claim (1) that the Customer Content, when used according to the terms of the Agreement, violates, misappropriates, or otherwise infringes upon a third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary rights; and (2) arising from or relating to Customer’s breach or alleged breach of Section 2.1 (Restrictions on Customer).

General Cap Amount: $5,000.00

Increased Cap Amount: $10,000.00

Increased Claims: An Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations.

Notice Address:

For Provider: notices@commonpaper.com

For Customer: The main email address for Customer’s account

Changes to the Standard Terms

Customer Content: Modifying Section 5.5(b) of the Standard Terms, Provider may continue to store and display Customer Content that is included in agreements that have been accepted and signed by another person or company.

Privacy Policy: The Privacy Policy available at https://commonpaper.com/privacy-policy/ describes how Provider handles personal information collected through the Product.

Agreement Updates: The Standard Terms will never change. However, modifying Section 12.2 of the Standard Terms, Provider may update the Cover Page by posting a new version on Provider’s website. Provider will attempt to inform Customer of the updates through the Product or by email.

Not Legal Services: Provider is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services. The use of the Product does not create an attorney-client relationship between Customer and Provider.

The law changes continually, including changes that may not yet be reflected in the available forms or other information provided with the Product. Customer is responsible for confirming the accuracy, suitability and validity of the forms it uses and any modifications made, and whether and how to use these forms in a particular jurisdiction and/or transaction.

Provider does not provide legal advice about the suitability or enforceability of its forms for particular circumstances, customers, or users. Customer should seek legal advice on these issues and to determine whether and how to use and modify these forms for any particular jurisdiction and/or transaction. The forms provided by Provider are not customized for any particular client, transaction, or geographic area, and are not a substitute for a lawyer.


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Updated Jul 2022