Above BoardFind the red flags before you sign
Paste or upload an agency, TikTok LIVE network or webcam studio contract. Above Board flags the clauses creators most often regret. It reads English and Spanish, and nothing you paste or upload leaves your device.
An automated read, not legal advice. The numbers in the margin refer to criteria in the Above Board Standard. If a contract worries you, show it to a lawyer before you sign.
Twenty-seven checks, in plain language
Each check maps to a criterion in the Above Board Standard. Red flags are clauses a certified agency could not have. "Ask first" means the clause can be fair, but you should understand it before you sign. Notes point out things worth confirming.
Known limits
The checker reads patterns in the text, not meaning. It can miss a problem written in unusual words, or flag a clause that is fine in context. It doesn't read scanned images or handwriting. A clean result means none of the common red flags were found, not that a contract is safe.
Red flags
- Requires you to hand over your password or login
- Agency payouts go to the agency, or it owns your account
- Permanent rights to your content, or AI versions of you
- Power to act in your name
- Locked in for more than 6 months
- Penalty for leaving, or commission after you leave
- Fines or pay deductions for missed hours or targets
Ask first
- No commission rate found; commission above 50%, or unclear whether it is gross or net
- More than 60 days' notice to leave; automatic renewal
- Exclusivity on every platform; a non-compete after you leave
- Using your content after you leave; costs deducted from your earnings
- A clause stopping you from speaking about the agency
- A share of your TikTok LIVE gifts; a studio receiving the platform payouts
Notes
- Commission on tips; minimum posts or hours
- Others messaging fans as you
- No monthly statements or payment dates
- Confidentiality with no exception for your lawyer