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Explore our collection of resources for commercial work that every tech company needs.

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free commercial templates

Browse our free commercial templates and get your contracts sorted.

distributor agreement

This is a simple supplier friendly B2B distributor agreement for low value/low risk electronic products.

independent contractor agreement

This is a simple company friendly consultancy agreement for engaging independent contractors or consultants.

IP assignment

This document is intended for use by the founders of a startup company to formally transfer intellectual property relevant to the business, products or services of the company, to that company.

letter of intent

This is a simple document to outline the main in principle terms of a proposed commercial relationship. The document is not legally binding.

mutual confidentiality agreement (NDA)

This is a simple mutual (or two way) confidentiality agreement setting out the terms on which each party will keep confidential the other party’s information.

privacy policy

This is a simple privacy policy for use on a business’ website.

SaaS agreement

This is a simple supplier friendly B2B SaaS services agreement for low value/low risk SaaS service supplies.

SaaS terms of use

These are simple supplier friendly B2B SaaS terms of use for low value/low risk SaaS service supplies.

services agreement

This is a simple supplier friendly B2B services agreement for one-off low value/low risk service supplies.

software licence agreement

This is a simple licensor friendly B2B licence agreement that may be used for basic software licensing.

software reseller agreement

This is a simple supplier friendly B2B reseller agreement for low value/low risk software.

website terms of use

These are simple website terms of use that may be used for a website that describes a business and the team behind the business.

free commercial guides

We've put together in-depth guides to help founders get up to speed.

restraints of trade in New Zealand in the corporate context

Restraints of trade are commonly used in New Zealand contracts - from mergers and acquisition(M&A) deals, in shareholders’ agreements and employment / contractor arrangements.

dealing with data in contracts 

navigating insurance in the tech sector

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intellectual property in development contracts

This guide focuses on intellectual property (IP) arrangements for those suppliers who are developing IP and solutions for customers. 

agile and software development contracts

In this guide, we look to explain how agile works and discuss the things you need to think about in your ICT contract if you want to use agile (and get customers to agree to that too).

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read our commercial case studies

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lawlab

Learn about lawlab, an Australian specialist conveyancing firm, that has worked with Kindrik Partners on commercial matters.
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invenco

Read about payment technology company Invenco’s expansion to the US and how they found working with Kindrik Partners.
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foster moore

Foster Moore is a IT company that specialises in electronic registers. Read how we supported them through their growth.
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