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Flag the risky clauses in a contract
Paste a contract and say which side you are on. River flags each risky clause in place, rates it, and suggests what to ask for instead.
River reads a contract for the side you are on and flags the clauses that carry real risk, right where they appear. Each flag has a severity, a plain explanation of what could happen to you because of the clause, and a fallback position you could reasonably ask for. A short list at the top puts the high-severity flags first, so you know what to raise before you sign.
Red flags depend on which side you are on. Uncapped liability is a problem for the party likely to cause a loss and a comfort to the other. Automatic renewal is a trap for a customer and useful to a vendor. River reads from your position, and if you do not say, it assumes you are the party receiving the other side's draft and tells you so.
This suits business owners, freelancers, paralegals and in-house teams doing a first pass on an inbound contract. It flags and explains; it does not decide whether a clause is enforceable where you are, and it says when a lawyer should look.
The clauses that cause most of the damage
Most contract losses trace back to a handful of provisions: uncapped or one-way liability, broad indemnities, automatic renewal with a short notice window, termination rights that only one side has, payment terms that let the other side withhold or offset, and IP clauses that take more than the deliverables. Reading those first catches most of the risk in most commercial contracts.
The next layer is what is missing. A services contract with no acceptance process, a supply contract with no remedy for late delivery, or any agreement with no cure period before termination can hurt as much as a bad clause. Absences are easy to miss because there is nothing on the page to react to.
A useful flag offers a way forward. Instead of "remove this", ask for a cap equal to twelve months of fees, a mutual indemnity limited to third-party claims, or sixty days' notice before renewal. Specific, reasonable asks get accepted far more often than objections.
How it works
Paste the contract
Paste or attach it, and say which side you are on if it is not obvious.
River reads it
Every clause is read for your side, including what the contract leaves out.
See the flags
Flags sit on the clauses with severity, the risk and a fallback to ask for.
Follow up in chat
Ask for a redline of the high flags or an email raising them.
What you get
- Flags anchored to each risky clause, rated high, medium or low for your side
- A plain explanation of what could happen to you because of each flagged clause
- A specific fallback position for each flag, ready to propose to the other side
- Missing protections flagged too, such as no cure period or no liability cap
- A short list at the top with the high-severity flags first
Common questions
Does this replace a lawyer?
No. It is a fast first pass that shows where the risk sits and what to ask for. Whether a clause is enforceable, and how much risk is acceptable, depends on your jurisdiction and situation. For high-value or unusual contracts, use the flags to focus a lawyer's time.
What if it flags something I am fine with?
Ignore or delete the flag. Some risks are acceptable for a particular deal, and the flag's explanation is there so you can decide quickly. Tell River in chat what you are comfortable with and it can re-rate the remaining flags.
Does it work for any industry?
It works on most commercial contracts: services, supply, software, leases, licensing and partnerships. Heavily regulated areas such as healthcare, insurance or government contracting have rules of their own, and River will say when a clause seems to depend on them.
How do I know which side it read for?
The summary at the top states the side assumed. If you did not say, River assumes you are the party receiving the other side's draft. Ask it to switch and it will re-read the contract from the other position.
Will it rewrite the contract?
Not unless you ask. Flags leave the text untouched so you can decide what to raise. Afterwards, ask River to redline the high-severity flags and it will propose replacement wording for those clauses.
Flag the risky clauses in a contract
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