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When you use GloPay to invoice your clients, you are operating within a robust, modern legal framework. Rather than a one-time static contract, a unique Service Agreement is generated specifically for each project and invoice you create, which your client must electronically review and approve every single time.

To keep your business transactions clear, GloPay separates its legal layout into two distinct agreements. The Freelancer Partnership Agreement acts as your internal framework, governing your baseline account rules, platform fees, and payout options with GloPay. In contrast, this Service Agreement acts as your external framework, serving as the client-facing vehicle that legally binds each project and satisfies corporate B2B invoicing requirements.

Many established companies have strict corporate accounting policies that prevent them from paying individual persons directly; they heavily prefer—or strictly mandate—dealing only with registered business entities. The per-project GloPay Service Agreement solves this friction entirely, acting as a compliant, legally binding vehicle that allows independent freelancers to issue B2B-compatible invoices.

Here is a quick summary of how these agreements work and what they mean for your freelance business.

The Service Agreement as a Dynamic B2B Vehicle

The GloPay Service Agreement creates a specific legal framework that transforms how corporate clients see your invoice:

• Project-Specific Partnership: Every time you set up a new project or invoice, a distinct agreement is established. Legally, the service provider on this agreement is a partnership between eucoop OÜ (GloPay) as the managing partner, and you, the independent contractor.

• Estonian Law (§ 580): This structure is fully regulated under § 580 of the Estonian Law of Obligations Act. It allows you to legally leverage GloPay’s corporate infrastructure to bill your clients like a business, without needing to set up your own legal entity.

• Corporate Identity for Corporate Clients: GloPay acts on behalf of the project partnership to finalize agreements with your clients. Because the transaction runs through this framework, your invoices legitimately utilize GloPay’s corporate European VAT number. For your client’s accounting department, this moves the payment from a risky individual expense to a clean, standard business-to-business vendor transaction.

Step-by-Step: How the Agreement Becomes Active

Because an agreement is tied to individual deliverables, the contract terms must be activated chronologically through the platform for every new job:

1. Project Creation: You input your unique project details (scope, timeline, and fees) into your dashboard to generate a new Project entry and its corresponding agreement.

2. Client Review and Approval: Your client receives a link, reviews the exact details of that specific project, and accepts them electronically on GloPay. An invoice cannot be finalized or paid until the client actively approves the project’s specific agreement.

3. GloPay Compliance Check: GloPay reviews the project to ensure it meets internal compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines. Once approved, the unique contract is fully finalized and active.

Project Deliverables and Execution

While GloPay facilitates the legal billing, VAT routing, and payout mechanisms under each contract, the actual execution of the project is entirely up to you:

• Sole Responsibility for Work: As the independent contractor, you are solely responsible for the execution, quality, and final deliverables of the projects you establish.

• Professional Standards: By launching a project, you confirm that you have the professional skills, resources, and licenses required to complete the work to your client’s satisfaction. GloPay provides the legal billing platform but does not audit, warrant, or assume liability for the actual freelance output.

Handling Custom Arrangements (NDAs & Insurance)

Certain bespoke corporate requirements must be managed directly between you and your client outside of the platform framework:

• Custom NDAs: If your client requires a Non-Disclosure Agreement, you can sign it directly with them. This is handled entirely outside the GloPay platform, and GloPay is not a party to your private NDA.

• Project Insurance: If your client requires you to carry personal liability insurance, those arrangements must be managed independently. GloPay is not responsible for organizing, verifying, or maintaining your business insurance policies.

Where to find your contracts: The General Terms of the contract framework are standardized to keep GloPay fast and affordable for everyone. You can view all of your past active agreements, track pending client approvals, or check GloPay compliance status at any time directly on your GloPay Dashboard.