Every contract should be fair to both sides.
Sneaky Terms reads every clause in a contract and tells you, in plain English, whether each one is fair or written to benefit the other party.
Contracts are written by one side to protect that side. Most people sign without knowing what they are agreeing to, because the language is dense, the clauses are long, and the parts that matter most are usually buried.
Sneaky Terms exists to close that gap. So an ordinary person can understand what they are signing, ask better questions, and push back with confidence.
Meet Freddie Fox
Freddie is the Sneaky Terms mascot and your sharp-eyed guide through the fine print. He has spent years reading the clauses everyone else skips, and somewhere around the thousandth page of small type he noticed something: contracts almost always tip in favour of the side that wrote them.
Freddie decided someone ought to even the odds for everyone else. He is the character who finds the one clause buried on page 30 that you were never meant to notice, and explains it to you in plain English over a cup of something warm.
The top hat, the monocle, and the mustache are not strictly necessary for reading fine print. He wears them anyway, because work this careful deserves a little flair. Freddie is not a lawyer. He is an expert at spotting one-sided terms and translating them into language a normal person can act on.
Knowing what you are signing is what makes the difference.
You cannot push back on something you did not notice or did not understand. Most one-sided clauses survive because the person on the other end of the pen never spotted them, never knew the term was unusual, or never realised they could ask for a change.
Sneaky Terms gives you that understanding. You walk into the conversation knowing where you stand, what each clause really does, and which ones are worth raising. Whether you ask for a change is up to you. We just make sure you can see what is there before you decide.
Built for the contracts you actually sign.
Employment offers, leases, freelance and contractor agreements, NDAs, non-competes, severance, and more. Each one has its own kind of small print. We have pages on what to watch for in each.
Business Contract
Vendor, service, and partnership agreements
Employment Contract
Offer letters and employment agreements
Non-Compete Agreement
Non-compete and restrictive covenants
Severance Agreement
Severance packages and separation terms
NDA
Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
Lease Agreement
Apartment and commercial leases
Real Estate Contract
Purchase agreements and property contracts
Freelance Contract
Freelance and independent contractor agreements
Everyone deserves to know what they are signing.
That is what Sneaky Terms is for. Upload your contract and see what is really in it.
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