What the contract summary covers
Contracts hide the important parts in plain sight: a renewal clause on page 14, a liability cap in a definitions section, a notice period inside an annex. With the Contract / agreement document type, the AI goes through the whole agreement and reports, in this order:
- Parties and purpose — who signs, in what capacity, and what the agreement is for.
- Duration and renewal — start date, term, automatic renewal and how to stop it.
- Money — prices, payment schedule, late-payment interest, price-revision clauses.
- Main obligations of each party — deliverables, service levels, exclusivity, minimum volumes.
- Termination — for convenience or for cause, notice periods, what happens after termination.
- Liability and risk — caps, exclusions, indemnities, penalties, insurance requirements.
- Confidentiality, intellectual property, non-compete, data protection.
- Governing law and dispute resolution.
- Clauses to double-check — anything unusual, one-sided or easy to miss.
How to summarize a contract
- Upload the signed or draft contractPDF from your e-signature tool, a Word export or a scanned paper contract (OCR runs automatically).
- Keep “Contract / agreement” selectedChoose Detailed for a full review note, or Short for a quick go/no-go.
- Review the structureEach section of the summary points to clause numbers and pages.
- Ask precise questions“Can I terminate early?”, “Is there a non-compete?”, “What happens if delivery is late?”.
- Check the original wordingOpen the cited clause before acting on any point, and involve a lawyer for important decisions.
Typical questions to ask your contract
- What is the notice period to cancel, and by which method (letter, email)?
- Does the contract renew automatically? When is the last day to opt out?
- Is there a cap on our liability? Are there penalties for late delivery?
- Who owns the work produced under this agreement?
- Can the other party change prices or terms unilaterally?
- Which law applies and where would a dispute be heard?
Who uses it
- Freelancers and small businesses reviewing client agreements, NDAs and service contracts.
- Buyers and procurement teams comparing supplier terms.
- Tenants and landlords reading leases.
- Employees checking an employment contract before signing.
- Legal teams producing a first-pass summary for a file, then verifying the important clauses.
Limits and good practice
This tool explains what a document says; it does not tell you what you should do. It does not know your jurisdiction's mandatory rules, unless they are written in the contract. Annexes that are only images of a table may be read less accurately. For any decision with legal or financial consequences, verify the cited clauses and ask a qualified professional.
Frequently asked questions
Is this legal advice?
No. The summary is a structured reading of what the contract says. It helps you find the important clauses quickly and prepare questions, but it cannot replace a lawyer's advice on your situation.
Can it read scanned or photographed contracts?
Yes. Pages without a text layer are processed with OCR. Clean, straight scans give the best results; a tilted phone photo may produce errors in figures and dates, so double-check them.
Does it work for leases, NDAs and employment contracts?
Yes. The same structure applies: parties, duration, money, obligations, termination, liability and governing law. For insurance contracts, the dedicated insurance policy summarizer focuses on coverage and exclusions.
Can I summarize a contract in another language?
Yes. Upload a contract in French, German, Spanish or another language and choose English (or any of 20 languages) as output. Keep the original wording for anything you rely on.
Is my contract kept on your servers?
The PDF is deleted immediately after its text is extracted. The text is kept for 60 minutes to let you ask questions, then deleted, and it is never used to train AI.