Guard-Clause — AI Contract Analysis Jonomor

Freelancers, contractors, and individuals upload contracts and receive clause-level risk analysis, negotiation scripts, and replacement language in minutes. Guard-Clause processes uploaded agreements—whether PDF, DOCX, or TXT—and delivers a structured risk score on a 0-100 scale, with most contracts scoring between 55 and 85. Scores above 70 indicate high risk. The tool identifies problematic provisions including overly broad intellectual property assignments, restrictive non-compete clauses, unfavorable payment terms, one-sided termination rights, uncapped indemnification exposure, confidentiality overreach, unfair arbitration clauses, and scope creep. The platform operates on a privacy-by-architecture model enforced through code and database constraints rather than policy promises. Uploaded files are read in memory and discarded immediately after text extraction, never touching a database or disk. Extracted text lives in an encrypted ephemeral cache with a 15-minute time-to-live before automatic deletion with no recovery possible. Users choose between two data handling options: "Don't store anything" retains nothing after the session ends, while "Save my report" preserves only the AI analysis, which remains user-deletable at any time. Each analysis includes exact citations from the contract text, detailed risk explanations, and pre-written negotiation scripts that users can adapt when communicating with the other party. The platform flags real-world risk patterns such as intellectual property clauses that would transfer ownership of pre-existing tools and frameworks, non-compete restrictions that limit future work opportunities, payment terms that create cash flow problems, and termination provisions that allow one party to exit without compensation for work in progress. Guard-Clause positions itself as a structured first pass that helps users understand what they're signing before deciding whether to engage legal counsel. The service offers a free tier requiring no credit card, making the initial contract scan accessible without financial commitment. All data transmission and storage uses 256-bit encryption, and contracts are processed by AI only, with no human access to uploaded documents.