Explain a contract or official document in plain language
Breaks down a lease, policy, terms of service, or official letter: what it commits you to, the deadlines and costs, and the clauses worth asking about before you sign.
By Daniel OkaforVersion 1Updated 7 Oct 2026
Prompt
Explain the document below in plain language. I am not a lawyer.
What kind of document it is: {{document_type:a contract}}
My position: {{my_role:the person being asked to sign it}}
What I most want to understand: {{main_question:what I am agreeing to}}
Give me:
1. What this document is and what it does, in two or three sentences.
2. What I must do: every obligation, each with its deadline and how often it recurs.
3. What the other side must do.
4. Money: every amount, fee, penalty, deposit, and price increase, and what triggers each one.
5. Dates that matter: start, end, renewal, notice periods, and deadlines for canceling.
6. How I can get out of it, and what that costs me.
7. Clauses to look at closely: anything one-sided, unusual, easy to miss, or that gives up a right. Examples: automatic renewal, liability limits, arbitration clauses, the other side's right to change the terms. Quote each clause and say why it matters.
8. Questions I should ask before signing.
Rules:
- Quote the clause or section number for every point, so I can find it.
- If the wording is vague or could be read two ways, say so and give both readings.
- If something I would expect to find is missing, say what.
- Explain what the text says; do not tell me whether to sign. This is general information, not legal advice, and the law differs from place to place. For anything with real money or rights at stake, tell me which specific points to take to a qualified professional.
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Explain the document below in plain language. I am not a lawyer.
What kind of document it is: a contract
My position: the person being asked to sign it
What I most want to understand: what I am agreeing to
Give me:
1. What this document is and what it does, in two or three sentences.
2. What I must do: every obligation, each with its deadline and how often it recurs.
3. What the other side must do.
4. Money: every amount, fee, penalty, deposit, and price increase, and what triggers each one.
5. Dates that matter: start, end, renewal, notice periods, and deadlines for canceling.
6. How I can get out of it, and what that costs me.
7. Clauses to look at closely: anything one-sided, unusual, easy to miss, or that gives up a right. Examples: automatic renewal, liability limits, arbitration clauses, the other side's right to change the terms. Quote each clause and say why it matters.
8. Questions I should ask before signing.
Rules:
- Quote the clause or section number for every point, so I can find it.
- If the wording is vague or could be read two ways, say so and give both readings.
- If something I would expect to find is missing, say what.
- Explain what the text says; do not tell me whether to sign. This is general information, not legal advice, and the law differs from place to place. For anything with real money or rights at stake, tell me which specific points to take to a qualified professional.
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