Educational tool — not legal advice. ClauseGuard helps you understand your documents. For consequential decisions, consult a licensed attorney. 18+ only.
Why we built this

Most of us sign things we don't fully read. Leases, credit card terms, work contracts, software agreements. They're long, dense, written in language designed to be skimmed past — and any one of them might contain the clause that costs you money, your work, or your peace of mind years later.

The most common contract problems are not bad clauses that catch your eye. They're missing protections you'd never know to look for. The deposit limit your state requires but isn't in the lease. The IP carve-out for personal projects that wasn't included. The cancellation right that should have been mutual but isn't.

A lawyer would catch those things. A lawyer costs $300-500 for an hour of their time. Most people sign anyway, hope for the best, and find out years later what they agreed to.

ClauseGuard is built to do what a careful lawyer does on a first read: identify the document, run a complete checklist of what should be present and what's risky, apply your state's law to every finding, and explain it in plain English.

It's not a replacement for an attorney — and we say that everywhere because it matters. But it's a tool that means no one ever has to sign something they don't understand again.

ClauseGuard
Built in South Carolina · Independent · Not a law firm

ClauseGuard is an AI-powered educational tool. Results are educational, not legal advice. We recommend consulting a licensed attorney for any consequential decision.

What we catch

The clauses people sign without realizing it

Real language from real documents — exactly what ClauseGuard flags before you agree.

High severity Credit card T&C
The deferred interest trap
"...interest will be charged on the promotional balance from the date of purchase at the standard Purchase APR."
What it means: "0% for 18 months" becomes full retroactive interest on everything if you don't pay the entire balance by the deadline. One missed dollar = 27.99% from day one.
High severity Freelance / employment
Everything you build belongs to them
"...all work product created by Contractor, whether during working hours or using Contractor's own equipment, shall be the exclusive property of Client."
What it means: Side projects and personal apps built on your own time, on your own laptop — owned by your client. This is the exact clause that started ClauseGuard.
High severity Any bank agreement
You can't sue. You can't join a class action.
"...any dispute will be resolved by binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act. You waive the right to trial by jury and to class action lawsuits."
What it means: In bank agreements the FAA governs this — nearly impossible to challenge. Even if thousands of people are harmed the same way, you can't join forces.
Medium severity Freelance / employment
3-year nationwide non-compete
"...Contractor shall not engage in any competing business anywhere in the United States for 3 years following termination."
What it means: California: void by statute. Florida: fully enforced. South Carolina: enforced if "reasonable." The outcome depends entirely on your state — which is why your zip code matters.
How it works

Three steps. Under a minute.

No friction. No legal expertise required. Scan first, decide later.

1
Upload or paste

PDF, photo from your phone, or paste the text. Works on contracts, leases, credit card terms, loan agreements, NDAs — anything you're about to agree to.

2
Enter your zip code

Optional but impactful. Your state determines whether a non-compete is void or enforced, whether your usury laws apply, whether your landlord's clause is even legal.

3
Get your full analysis

Risk score, counterparty profile, jurisdiction-specific flags, plain-English explanations, and negotiation language for every issue — in about 10 seconds.

Your data

Built to handle sensitive documents

Three things we do, and three things we promise we don't. No fine print.

Encrypted in transit

All data between you and ClauseGuard travels over TLS 1.3 — the same encryption your bank uses. Nothing about your document is exposed in plain text on the network.

No document storage

Your document is sent to our AI provider for analysis and discarded after the result is returned. We don't save, index, or retain any document content on our servers.

Local jurisdiction lookup

Your zip code is converted to your state in your browser — never sent anywhere as a zip code. We see only the state abbreviation needed for legal analysis.

No advertising

We don't sell, share, or analyze your data for advertising. There are no tracking pixels, no marketing cookies, no third-party analytics on this site.

No model training

Your documents are not used to train any AI model. We use Anthropic's API under their standard terms which prohibit using customer data for model training.

No surprise charges

Free tier is genuinely free — no credit card required, no auto-conversion to paid. If you choose to upgrade, you'll see the price clearly and confirm before any charge.

Important to know: ClauseGuard sends document content to Anthropic, Inc. for AI analysis. By using ClauseGuard, you consent to this. We recommend redacting Social Security numbers, account numbers, and other sensitive identifiers before scanning.

Read the full details in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Try it free

Two inputs. That's it.

Your document and your zip code. ClauseGuard does the rest.

Drag your document here
PDF, JPG, PNG, WEBP, or HEIC · Max 5MB · Phone photos work great
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PDF
Any contract, credit card terms, lease, loan, NDA, or subscription agreement — ClauseGuard figures out what it is.
0 words
No need to select a document type
ClauseGuard reads the document and identifies it automatically — credit card agreement, freelance contract, lease, loan, NDA, subscription terms, or anything else.
Unlocks state-specific law analysis. Instant lookup — no external service needed.
State law will be applied
Your document isn't stored. It's analyzed and discarded — we never save document content. Redact SSNs and account numbers before scanning. Privacy details
Analysis couldn't complete
Something went wrong during analysis.
Document identified
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AI-generated analysis. Not reviewed by a human attorney. Verify all findings with a licensed professional before acting.

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Results are educational only. ClauseGuard assumes no liability. Consult a licensed attorney or financial advisor before making legal or financial decisions.
What you get

A real document review, in plain English

Not a list of generic warnings. Specific findings about your specific document — written so you understand them.

The full checklist. For every document type, ClauseGuard runs through every clause that matters — what's there, what's risky, and critically, what should be there but isn't. Most contract problems are about missing protections, not bad ones.

Counterparty intelligence. Knowing your contract is with Capital One, N.A. (a Virginia national bank regulated by the OCC) means knowing federal preemption may override your state's consumer protections. We surface this automatically when we can identify the entity.

Your state's law applied. A non-compete that's void in California is fully enforceable in Florida. ClauseGuard reads your zip code and applies the relevant state law to every flag — locally, instantly, without sending your location anywhere.

Want to see the actual output? Try it with one of the sample documents in the tool above — it takes about 10 seconds and is completely free.

Pricing

Start free. Stay free if you want.

No subscription required. Pay only when you want more than 3 scans per month.

Launch pricing. ClauseGuard is currently in early access. Pay-as-you-go and Pro pricing will increase as the product matures — sign up now to lock in the current rate for your account.
Free
$0
3 analyses / month · forever
  • Auto-identifies document type
  • Counterparty identification
  • Zip code jurisdiction
  • Paste text
Most popular
Pay-as-you-go
$4.99
/scan
No subscription · buy when you need it
  • PDF + photo upload
  • Full counterparty + regulatory analysis
  • Replacement clause language
  • PDF report + 30-day history
Pro
$29
/mo
Unlimited analyses
  • Everything in Pay-as-you-go
  • API access
  • 3 team seats + bulk upload
30-day money-back guarantee · Cancel anytime
FAQ

Honest answers

We'd rather you fully understand what this is — and what it isn't — before you use it.

No — and we're transparent about that everywhere. ClauseGuard is an educational tool, not a law firm. We don't employ attorneys to review your documents. The analysis is generated by AI, runs a structured checklist, and explains findings in plain English. For routine documents (a credit card agreement, a standard apartment lease, a freelance contract) it's extremely useful on its own. For anything with major financial or legal consequences — real estate purchases, business formation, litigation, divorce — use ClauseGuard to prepare yourself, then take it to a licensed attorney.
Honest answer: very useful, not infallible. ClauseGuard runs a structured checklist of what should be present in each document type, not just a list of obvious red flags. That catches a lot more than ad-hoc scanning. But AI can miss things, misinterpret unusual language, or be wrong about edge cases. We tell you which document type we identified, what we checked, what's missing, and where we're uncertain — so you can verify. Treat it as a careful first read, not a final word.
It's not stored. When you click Analyze, your document content is sent to Anthropic (our AI provider) to generate the analysis. After the result returns, the content is discarded. We never save document text or files on our servers. Anthropic operates under their privacy policy, and their API terms prohibit training on customer data. We recommend redacting Social Security numbers, account numbers, and other sensitive identifiers before scanning.
Because it changes your legal rights entirely. Capital One N.A. is a nationally chartered bank regulated by the OCC and headquartered in Virginia. Under Marquette National Bank v. First of Omaha (1978), national banks can charge their home-state interest rates to customers in any state — meaning Virginia rates apply to South Carolina customers regardless of South Carolina's usury laws. A small local bank operates under different rules. ClauseGuard identifies the counterparty when possible and applies the right regulatory framework. When the document doesn't clearly state who's behind it, we tell you so you can fill in the gap.
ClauseGuard runs a structured review, not improvisation. Each document type has a checklist of 8-18 things that matter — what should be there, what's risky if present, what protections you'd want. The AI is asked specifically about each item, not just "find risky clauses." It also identifies counterparty regulatory frameworks, applies your state's law, and surfaces missing protections (which is where most contract problems hide). You could approximate some of this by carefully prompting a general AI tool, but you'd spend significant time and lose the structured output that makes findings comparable across documents.
ClauseGuard recognizes 33 document types across housing (residential leases, sublease, mortgage, HOA), employment (offer letters, full agreements, severance, equity grants), freelance (services contracts, NDAs, non-competes), personal finance (credit cards, loans, BNPL), business (partnership, LLC, franchise, vendor contracts), consumer (subscriptions, terms of service, privacy policies, EULAs), insurance, and legal (settlements, power of attorney, prenups). When the document doesn't fit any of these clearly, we ask before running the analysis. You can upload a PDF, take a photo, or paste the text.