Contractor Agreement Intake
Scope, rate, IP ownership and confidentiality before work starts.
A ready-to-use human resources form for HR, people ops and hiring managers: 14 questions, 2 pages, 3 conditional rules.
- Questions
- 14
- Pages
- 2
- Layouts
- classic · card
- Conditional rules
- 3
- Typical time
- 4 min
Searches this template answers
Live preview and test console
This is the real form. Answer it to test the 3 conditional rules — nothing is sent or stored.
Page 1 of 2 — The engagement
2 questions are hidden by conditional logic right now — change an answer above to reveal them.
What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.
Happy with it? Take a copy into your workspace — every question, rule and setting comes with it.
Who this template is for
Contractor Agreement Intake is built for HR, people ops and hiring managers who need to run hiring and internal people processes on one auditable record.
- HR, people ops and hiring managers working in human resources.
- Teams who need to run hiring and internal people processes on one auditable record without writing code or paying for a custom build.
- Anyone replacing CVs, requests and approvals scattered across inboxes with one structured record per enquiry.
- Respondents are candidates and employees — the form asks them 14 questions across 2 screens.
- Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.
Why this form is useful
It removes the cost of CVs, requests and approvals scattered across inboxes and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.
- 11 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
- It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
- It pins the request to a specific date.
- It captures a numeric value you can filter and sort on.
- Conditional logic hides 3 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
- Splitting the form across 2 pages keeps each screen short and shows respondents how much is left.
- Every response is stored, searchable and exportable, so nothing depends on one person's inbox.
How to use this template
From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.
- 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Contractor Agreement Intake lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
- 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
- 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
- 4Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
- 5Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.
Logic and conditions blueprint
Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 3 conditional rules ship with it.
- Features advanced show logic: if “Rate structure” is Hourly, the form dynamically exposes “Estimated hours”. Otherwise that question never appears.
- Features advanced show logic: if “Rate structure” is Flat fee, the form dynamically exposes “Deliverable that completes the fee”. Otherwise that question never appears.
- Features advanced show logic: if “Non-compete required?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Non-compete scope and duration”. Otherwise that question never appears.
- All 3 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.
About this template
Most disputes with contractors trace back to three things nobody wrote down: what exactly was in scope, who owns the work when it is finished, and when payment is due. This intake settles all three before the engagement begins. Scope is captured as free text with a prompt to say what is not included, because exclusions prevent more arguments than inclusions do. Rate structure branches into hourly or flat fee, then asks for the amount and the estimated hours or duration, which keeps an hourly engagement from quietly becoming an open budget. Intellectual property is an explicit choice — you own it, the contractor owns it, or ownership is shared — and the answer changes the clause your agreement needs. Confidentiality and non-compete questions surface the terms that need negotiating rather than leaving them to a template nobody read. The result is a filled brief a lawyer or a standard agreement can be built from in minutes, and a contractor who knows the deal before the first invoice.
What this form asks
Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.
Page 1 — The engagement
- Contractor namerequired
- Scope of workrequired
- Rate structurerequired
- Rate amount (USD)required
- Estimated hours
- Deliverable that completes the fee
- Estimated durationrequired
- Start daterequired
Page 2 — Terms
- Payment termsrequired
- Intellectual propertyrequired
- Confidentiality required?required
- Non-compete required?required
- Non-compete scope and duration
- Contractor's email addressrequired
14 questions in total.
How the form changes as it's filled in
This template ships with 3 conditional rules, grouped into 3 behaviours driven by 2 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.
Driven by “Rate structure”
- Reveals questions
If “Rate structure” is Hourly, the form reveals “Estimated hours”.
- Reveals questions
If “Rate structure” is Flat fee, the form reveals “Deliverable that completes the fee”.
Driven by “Non-compete required?”
- Reveals questions
If “Non-compete required?” is Yes, the form reveals “Non-compete scope and duration”.
Set it up step by step
- 1
Fill it before you negotiate
Complete your side first, send it to the contractor, and negotiate against a written position.
- 2
Set the confirmation message
Use: "Contractor agreement template generated." and link the hiring article.
- 3
Keep classification clean
Contractors control how the work gets done. If you are setting hours and supervising method, hire an employee instead.
Mistakes to avoid
- Assuming you own the work by default — without an assignment clause, often you do not.
- Hourly engagements with no cap and no estimate.
- Copying a non-compete across state lines where it is unenforceable.
What it pairs with
Most teams don't run this form on its own. These are the forms and systems it sits next to.
- w9-contractor-collection-form
- new-employee-onboarding-form
What to do with the responses
Turn the submission into a signed agreement, collect the W-9 in the same week, and set the payment terms in your accounting tool.
Works in both layouts
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Privacy & compliance
This form holds employee or applicant data. Route it to a named HR mailbox rather than a shared inbox, and keep the audit trail on so you can show who viewed each response.
Frequently asked questions
Employee or contractor?
It turns on control, not on job title or preference. If you direct the how, the schedule and the tools, the role is likely employment.
Do I need a written agreement for a small job?
Yes. A one-page agreement with scope, rate and IP costs nothing and settles the only three things that go wrong.
Who owns work made before the contract?
The contractor, unless the agreement assigns it. Say so explicitly if pre-existing material is involved.
Are non-competes worth including?
Increasingly limited by state law. A confidentiality clause and a non-solicit are usually the more durable protection.
Is the Contractor Agreement Intake template free to use?
Yes. You can preview and test Contractor Agreement Intake on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.
What does the Contractor Agreement Intake template ask for?
It asks 14 questions across 2 pages, 11 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.
Can I edit the Contractor Agreement Intake form after copying it?
Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic and card layouts, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.
How does the conditional logic in this human resources form work?
3 conditional rules ship with the template: Features advanced show logic: if “Rate structure” is Hourly, the form dynamically exposes “Estimated hours”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Rate structure” is Flat fee, the form dynamically exposes “Deliverable that completes the fee”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Non-compete required?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Non-compete scope and duration”. Otherwise that question never appears. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.
Where do responses to the Contractor Agreement Intake form go?
Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.
Can I embed the Contractor Agreement Intake form on my own website?
Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.
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