FREELANCER / INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made at Chandigarh on 2 April 2026.
BETWEEN
Northline Analytics Private Limited, of Plot No. 8, Phase 8-B, Industrial Area, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) 160055, acting through Anita Verma, Director (the "Client");
AND
Priya Menon, of House No. 340, Sector 9, Panchkula 134109, PAN AKJPI4432R, GSTIN 03AKJPI4432R1Z9 (the "Freelancer").
- 1. INDEPENDENT STATUS
1.1 The Freelancer works as an independent contractor and not as an employee, partner or agent of the Client. The Freelancer decides how, where and when the work is done, subject to the deadline, and uses their own tools.
1.2 The Freelancer is not entitled to salary, provident fund, ESI, gratuity, leave or any other employee benefit, and is responsible for their own income tax and, where applicable, GST.
- 2. THE WORK
2.1 The Freelancer shall do the following work: Design a logo, a brand colour guide and ten social-media post templates for the Client.
2.2 The Freelancer shall hand over: Final logo as PNG, SVG and PDF; the guide as a PDF; templates as editable files.
2.3 The work starts on 1 April 2026 and the final work is to be delivered by 2 April 2026. If the Client delays giving material, approvals or feedback the Freelancer needs, the delivery date moves by the same number of days.
2.4 The fee includes 2 rounds of changes asked for in writing and within the scope in clause 2.1. Further rounds, or changes that go beyond that scope, are extra work to be priced and agreed in writing before they start.
2.5 The Freelancer confirms that the work will be the Freelancer's own original work, and that it will not knowingly copy anyone else's material or break anyone's rights. Any third-party material (fonts, stock images, software) the Freelancer uses will be licensed for the Client's use, and the Freelancer will say so.
- 3. FEE AND PAYMENT
3.1 The Client shall pay the Freelancer a total fee of ₹40,000 (Rupees Forty Thousand only) for the work. Payment plan: Half in advance on signing and half on final delivery.
3.2 The Freelancer shall send an invoice for each payment, and the Client shall pay it within 15 days of receiving it.
3.3 The fee is stated before GST. If the Freelancer is registered for GST, GST at the rate in force is added and invoiced separately; if not, none is charged. Where the law requires the Client to deduct tax at source from the fee, the Client shall deduct it, pay the balance, and give the Freelancer the certificate for it. The rate and the threshold are those the law prescribes at the time of payment.
3.4 If the Client does not pay an invoice when due, the Freelancer may pause the work until it is paid, and the delivery date moves by the days lost. Any advance already paid is not refundable once the Freelancer has started work, except where the Freelancer ends the arrangement without cause.