SoleFire Contractor Agreement

SOLEFIRE CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

This Independent Contractor Agreement (‘Agreement’) sets out the terms and conditions (‘Terms’) that govern the relationship between SoleFire (‘SF’, ‘Contractor’, ABN: 23 114 047 609), and the client, Australian Birth Stories (‘ABS’, ‘Client’, ABN: 89 644 699 507), during any agreed period of engagement with SF’s business support services (‘The Services’).

In consideration of the above and the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Client and Contractor (collectively the ‘Parties’) agree to the Terms outlined below.

THE SERVICES:

Beginning on 25^th July 2022, the Contractor will provide the Client with the following online business administration and operations support services: email monitoring and liaison, diary management, technical backend support (such as website, podcast and EDM/newsletter administration), and associated administration tasks (as agreed by both Parties, during contracted hours).

The Services are delivered within specific 4 hour windows during business hours, on specific days of the week (as agreed prior to each Contract) to arrive at the total contracted hours per week.

For the purposes of this initial Agreement the agreed windows will be:

- 4 hours between 1pm-5:30pm on Mondays
- 1 hour between 1pm-5:30pm on Tuesdays
- 4 hours between 9am-1:30pm on Thursdays
- 1 hour between 1pm-5:30pm on Fridays
Totalling: 10 hours per week.

DURATION OF AGREEMENT

The duration of this Agreement will begin on the date that both Parties have signed this Agreement and will remain in effect until 25^th August 2022, at which stage the Parties will review and may make adjustments and form a new Agreement as required.

TERMINATION

Both Parties retain the right to terminate this Agreement on the basis of a confirmed breach of any agreed Terms. Upon such termination, the Contractor will invoice the Client for any Payment owing, and Payment will be due immediately upon receipt.

PAYMENT

The Client will pay compensation to the Contractor for The Services at the rate of AUD $450 per week (the 'Payment').

Invoices will be issued on a monthly basis.
Any invoice payment will be due within 7 days of issue.

Any late, overdue, or unpaid invoice amounts may affect the Contractor’s ability to continue delivering the Services to the Client, and may attract additional account keeping fees (of $15 per 7 days delay).

INDEPENDENT CAPACITY

In providing The Services under this Agreement it is expressly agreed that the Contractor is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The Contractor and the Client acknowledge that this Agreement does not create a partnership or joint venture between them, and is exclusively a contract for The Services.

CONFIDENTIALITY

‘Confidential Information’ refers to any data or information relating to personal details, business procedures and systems, intellectual property, etc. which could reasonably be considered to be private or proprietary and not generally known (such as passwords and logins, contacts, etc).

The Contractor agrees not to disclose or share any Confidential Information, except as authorised by the Client or as required by law.

The Client agrees not to disclose or share any Confidential Information, except as authorised by the Contractor or as required by law.

The obligations of confidentiality will apply during the Term and will survive indefinitely upon termination of this Agreement.

LIABILITY

The Contractor will not be liable for loss, damage or delay of the Client’s project/s due to circumstances beyond the Contractor’s control. Such circumstances may include (but are not limited to) acts of God, power outages, and the inability to contact Client. In the event of such loss, damage or delay, the Contractor will make every effort to notify Client immediately.

This indemnification will survive the termination of this Agreement.