NDA review + redline
T1 · AUTONOMOUSMutual or one-way NDAs returned in <4 hours, redlined against your playbook (term 2y default, no non-compete, no IP assignment, US-only governing law unless EU). Counterparty signs via DocuSign.
Connect Ironclad / DocuSign / Notion + your contract repo + Google Drive. Cyborg redlines vendor contracts against your playbook, turns NDAs around in 4 hours, reviews DPAs against your data-protection standards (GDPR / CCPA / DPA 2018), tracks every renewal date, manages signature workflow, and preps every filing. Your General Counsel reviews the diff — signs the contract. Cyborg never signs alone. Litigation strategy always human-led.
— CAPABILITIES
Standard contracts autonomous. Deviations + filings + signatures always human-gated. Cyborg never gives legal advice to third parties — that is your General Counsel's job.
Mutual or one-way NDAs returned in <4 hours, redlined against your playbook (term 2y default, no non-compete, no IP assignment, US-only governing law unless EU). Counterparty signs via DocuSign.
Reviews vendor MSAs + SaaS terms against your playbook. Standard redlines applied autonomously (limit liability, indemnity caps, termination for convenience). Deviations flagged for GC.
Data Processing Agreements reviewed against your data-protection playbook. Sub-processor list checked. Cross-border transfer mechanism verified (SCCs / DPF / IDTA). Risk score 1-5. GC signs.
Inbound enterprise customer redlines (security exhibits, SLAs, indemnity asks) compared to your playbook. Cyborg drafts response with rationale per redline. GC reviews + sends.
Every signed contract auto-extracted (parties, term, value, key dates, termination notice period, jurisdiction, indemnity cap). Searchable + filterable. Powered by Ironclad / Notion / SharePoint.
90 / 60 / 30 day alerts before auto-renewal. Termination-for-convenience window tracked. Notice drafts pre-prepared. GC + Ops review · signs · sends. Zero missed renewals.
Tracks regulatory changes (GDPR amendments, US state privacy laws, India DPDP). Drafts policy updates. GC + privacy lead approve before publish. Version history auto-maintained.
Offer letters, equity grant agreements, separation agreements drafted from templates with role-specific terms. HR + GC review before signature. Region-aware (US / UK / IN).
Sync with Carta. Drafts board consents, 83(b) filings, stock option grants, ROFR notices. Founder + GC sign. Cyborg files via Carta + state portals after sign.
Daily watch on USPTO, EUIPO, WIPO for similar marks to your trademarks. New filings flagged. Domain squatting watch (typo-domains, brand misuse). GC decides oppose vs ignore.
Subpoena intake. Drafts legal-hold notice + custodian list. Cyborg organises evidence + builds production. Outside counsel + GC always lead. Cyborg never communicates with opposing counsel.
Litigation strategy, legal advice to clients/counterparties, court filings, settlement decisions — always your GC + outside counsel. Cyborg organises documents, never substitutes legal judgment.
— FLUENCY
Read-write on contract repo + draft tools. Signature always lives in DocuSign / Adobe Sign with a human signer. Cyborg never holds your signing certificate.
— TUESDAY · 06:00 → 18:00 IST · Q2 RENEWAL SEASON
Heavy contract day. 1 enterprise MSA inbound, 2 NDAs, 1 DPA review, 3 renewal alerts firing. By EOD: NDAs signed, MSA redlined to GC, DPA risk-scored, all 3 renewal decisions queued.
2 inbound NDAs (one from prospective customer GoodCo, one from advisor SignaGroup). Both standard mutual NDAs. Cyborg redlined against playbook overnight: term 2y, no non-compete, NY governing law. Drafts ready for GC's morning glance.
Snowflake annual contract auto-renews 14 May 2026 ($142k). Cyborg pulls usage (78% of committed credits used), market benchmark via Vendr data, drafts negotiation memo: "request 12% discount on renewal, ask for true-up flexibility". Founder + GC review at 10:00 standup.
Enterprise prospect AcmeCorp sends their MSA (38 pages). Cyborg parses + compares to playbook. 14 redline candidates: 8 standard (auto-applied), 6 deviations from playbook (limit-of-liability cap, IP assignment clause, audit rights, termination notice, governing law, indemnity scope). Drafts MSA-2026-04-RED-AC-v1 for GC.
GC reviewed both morning NDAs in 4 min total. 1 sent as-is, 1 had a small tweak (added "non-public information" definition). DocuSign envelope routed: counterparty signs first, founder counter-signs. Both will close today.
Marketing wants Mixpanel. Cyborg pulls Mixpanel's standard DPA, scores against playbook: SCCs ✓, sub-processor list ✓, breach notification 72h ✓, data residency ⚠ (US-only, no EU option). Risk score 3/5. Recommends EU customer data should not flow to Mixpanel until they offer EU residency. GC reviews, agrees, sends to Marketing.
BigEnterprise sent 11 redlines on our customer agreement last Friday. Cyborg drafted response over weekend (3 accept, 5 negotiate with rationale, 3 decline with explanation). GC reviews each comment, makes 2 inline edits, sends back today.
New hire (Sarah, joined 2 weeks ago) needs 83(b) election filed within 30-day window (deadline 18 May). Cyborg drafted form, founder signed yesterday. Cyborg files via Carta + tracks IRS receipt. Sarah CC'd.
Daily USPTO watch flagged: someone filed "AnvilCloud" (class 9, software). Phonetically + visually adjacent to our "AnilCloud" mark. Cyborg drafts 30-day opposition strategy memo with similarity analysis. GC + founder decide: file opposition or watch + monitor.
India DPDP Rules 2026 go live 1 July. Cyborg drafted policy update (consent mechanics, grievance officer designation, cross-border transfer notice). GC reviews next week. Will publish 15 June.
Today: 2 NDAs out for signature, 1 MSA redlined to GC, 1 DPA reviewed, 1 customer redline response sent, 1 83(b) filed, 3 renewal alerts queued. Repository updated. Tomorrow's queue: AcmeCorp MSA negotiation call 11:00, Snowflake renewal call 14:00.
Posts to #legal: "All actions today: 2 NDAs signed, 1 MSA redlined (6 deviations to discuss), 1 DPA risk-scored 3/5, 1 customer redline answered. 0 missed deadlines. Tomorrow: AcmeCorp + Snowflake calls."
— REAL CONTRACT REDLINE + DPA REVIEW · ANONYMISED
Two artefacts from a real customer's legal stack: a Master Services Agreement redline (limit of liability + IP assignment clauses) and a DPA review summary card for a new analytics vendor.
Each Party's aggregate liability arising out of or related to this Agreement, whether in contract, tort or under any other theory of liability, shall not exceed the greater of (a) US$5,000,000 or (b) three (3) times the fees paid by Customer in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.
Each Party's aggregate liability arising out of or related to this Agreement, whether in contract, tort or under any other theory of liability, shall not exceed the fees paid by Customer to Provider in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
Playbook §11.4: liability cap should not exceed 12-month fees; counterparty's "greater of $5M or 3× fees" is materially asymmetric (we are smaller party). Standard market position for SaaS deals of this ARR ($240k). GC: this is the most important redline in the MSA — do not concede.
All intellectual property rights in any deliverables, work product, modifications, customisations, configurations, or derivative works created by Provider in connection with the Services shall be the exclusive property of Customer (AcmeCorp), and Provider hereby assigns to Customer all right, title and interest therein.
All intellectual property rights in any custom-developed deliverables specifically commissioned and paid for by Customer under a written Statement of Work shall be jointly owned, with Customer receiving a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free licence; provided that Provider retains ownership of all pre-existing IP, generally applicable improvements, and the underlying Service.
Playbook §17.1: never assign Service IP to a customer; this would compromise our ability to serve other customers. Carve-out for SOW-specific custom dev is acceptable. This is a deal-breaker if counterparty insists on full assignment. GC must escalate to founder if pushed back.
Customer may terminate this Agreement for any reason or no reason upon thirty (30) days' written notice to Provider.
Customer may terminate this Agreement for any reason or no reason upon ninety (90) days' written notice to Provider, with all prepaid fees for the unused remainder of the then-current Subscription Term being non-refundable.
Playbook §9.3: termination for convenience requires 90-day notice + non-refundable prepayments. Standard for $200k+ ARR contracts. Auto-applied without GC escalation.
| # | Clause | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | §3.1 Service description — uptime SLA | DEVIATION | Medium | Drafted, GC review |
| 5 | §6.3 Indemnification scope | DEVIATION | High | Drafted, GC review |
| 6 | §7.1 Audit rights frequency | DEVIATION | Medium | Drafted, GC review |
| 7 | §14.2 Governing law (NY → DE) | DEVIATION | Low | Drafted, GC review |
| 8 | §4.5 Payment terms (net 60 → net 30) | STANDARD | Low | Auto-applied |
| 9 | §13.1 Confidentiality term | STANDARD | Low | Auto-applied |
| 10 | §15.3 Force majeure scope | STANDARD | Low | Auto-applied |
| 11 | §16.2 Notice address | STANDARD | Low | Auto-applied |
| 12 | §9.4 Suspension rights | STANDARD | Low | Auto-applied |
| 13 | §17.5 Assignment restrictions | STANDARD | Low | Auto-applied |
| 14 | §18.1 Survival clauses | STANDARD | Low | Auto-applied |
Conditional approve. Sign for non-EU end-user data immediately. Open negotiation thread on (1) data residency for EU end-users (route via EU sub-processor or wait for Mixpanel EU launch), (2) reduce retention to 90 days post-termination. Marketing should not start sending EU end-user events until item (1) is resolved.
REVIEWED BY · cyborg-lgl-012 v1.8.4 · FINAL APPROVER · GC + Privacy Lead— INTEGRATIONS
Signature platforms are draft-only — Cyborg cannot countersign. Filings (USPTO / Carta / state) require human approval before submit. Litigation always lives with outside counsel + GC.
— FLAT MONTHLY · NO PER-CONTRACT FEE
Unlimited contracts redlined, unlimited DPAs reviewed. Cheaper than a paralegal, more reliable than 4 of them.
NDAs + standard vendor MSAs + contract repository + renewal tracking. Up to 50 contracts/year. Best for seed / pre-Series-A.
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Multi-entity contracts. Subpoena + legal hold response. Litigation document management. M&A diligence prep. Up to 500 contracts/year.
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— DAY 1 → DAY 7
Engagement letter + DPA + region pick (EU / US). You add Cyborg as user (not admin) on Ironclad / Lexion / Notion, draft-only on DocuSign, read-only on Carta, watch-mode on USPTO.
Founder + GC + outside counsel + Cyborg. Playbook walkthrough (or build one if you don't have it). Standard positions per clause type. Escalation tiers. Who-signs-what matrix.
Cyborg ingests last 5 years of signed contracts (typically 200-400 docs). Extracts parties, term, value, key dates, governing law, indemnity caps. Builds searchable repo. Flags 5-10 contracts with high-risk clauses.
For 24-48 hours, every Cyborg redline drafted into #legal-drafts. GC approves with one tap or asks for re-redline. Zero auto-sends. Tunes playbook weights.
NDAs go live first (lowest risk). Cyborg redlines + sends to counterparty after GC's morning review (5 min). If clean for 5 NDAs, vendor MSAs go live next.
NDAs autonomous. Vendor MSAs drafted to GC. DPA reviews running. T3 filings + T4 litigation still gated. First weekly legal review together with founder + GC.
— FOUNDER + GENERAL COUNSEL QUESTIONS
No. Signature is T4-protected: a human authorised signatory must sign in DocuSign / Adobe Sign / wet ink. Cyborg can route the signature envelope, draft signature blocks, prepare counter-signature workflows — but cannot countersign. We've engineered it so Cyborg literally cannot hold a signing certificate or auth into your DocuSign as a signer (only as a sender / reviewer).
No, and this is critical. Cyborg never gives legal advice to your counterparties or your employees. Every redline + DPA review + privacy update is reviewed and signed off by your General Counsel (or outside counsel) before it leaves your inbox. Cyborg is a paralegal — it organises, drafts, redlines against your playbook. The legal judgment is always your GC's. Your engagement letter says exactly this. We've supported 3 customers through SOC 2 audits and 1 through M&A diligence with this exact framing.
Honestly, no — the role becomes more strategic. The 60% of a GC's day spent on routine redlines, NDA review, contract repo upkeep, and renewal chasing goes away. What's left is the high-leverage 40%: M&A, financing, litigation strategy, board governance, regulatory strategy. Most of our customers keep their GC + drop the 1-2 paralegal / contract manager hires they were planning. Your GC will tell you the same thing: "I want to do less NDA review, more strategy."
Confidence-gated. Standard clauses (termination, payment terms, governing law, force majeure) hit >99% accuracy — these are textbook patterns Cyborg has seen 10,000+ times. Deviation clauses (limit-of-liability, IP assignment, indemnity scope, audit rights) are always escalated to GC with playbook reference + rationale — no auto-apply. Across our customer base: 94% of Cyborg's redlines accepted by GC as-is, 6% modified, 0% sent without review on deviations.
Yes — attorney work-product privilege requires a licensed attorney directing the work. That's why Cyborg drafts under the direction of your GC or outside counsel, who reviews, approves, and adopts each draft. Same legal framework as a paralegal drafting under attorney supervision. We have a privilege guidance memo (drafted by an outside law firm) we share at engagement — ask for "Cyborg-Legal Privilege Memo v2.1".
Yes — that's exactly the Associate GC tier ($1,899). Each jurisdiction has its own playbook (UK MSA template + DPA 2018 + UK GDPR / US MSA template + state-specific privacy / IN MSA template + DPDP). Cyborg auto-detects governing law, applies the correct playbook, flags cross-border issues (data transfer mechanism, mandatory local terms). 4 of our customers run UK + US + IN entities on Cyborg-Legal.
You keep everything. Your Ironclad / Notion / Drive contracts are yours — we never own the repo. On cancellation, Cyborg's user is deactivated, every contract + redline history + DPA review stays exactly as it is. Optional 30-day grace period to swap to a human paralegal. Optional contract metadata export (parties, term, value, dates) as JSON / CSV for migration. Your contracts, always.