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Contract Risk Management

Contract risk.
Identified before you sign.

Uncapped liability. Missing IP assignment. Regulatory non-compliance. The risks in contracts are invisible until they aren't. Kontractually identifies them systematically against your risk thresholds - before you're bound. For existing portfolios, contract review lets you assess risk systematically against your playbook.

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Risk categories

4 contract risk categories Kontractually flags automatically.

1
Liability exposure
Uncapped liability. Indemnities broader than insurance coverage. Missing exclusions for consequential loss. Liability thresholds below your insurance minimum - these are the clauses that turn a business dispute into an existential threat.
2
Missing protections
IP not assigned. Confidentiality without duration. No limitation on use of your data. Governing law favouring the counterparty. The risks you don't see are often more dangerous than the risks you negotiate on.
3
Payment and cash flow risk
Extended payment terms. Auto-renewal traps. Minimum commitment without exit. Termination for convenience without compensation. Payment risk and cash flow risk are contract risk.
4
Regulatory non-compliance
Fair Work Act (AU), Employment Rights Act (UK), or FLSA (US) violations. Consumer protection non-compliance (ACL, Consumer Rights Act, UDAP). Privacy Act, UK GDPR, or CCPA breaches. Regulatory risk in contracts is often invisible until an incident or audit makes it visible.
FAQ

Contract risk questions.

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Contract risk management is the systematic process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that arise from contracts before you sign them. Risks include: financial exposure (liability caps, indemnities), legal compliance (statutory requirements), operational risk (termination rights, force majeure), and commercial risk (payment terms, auto-renewals). Effective contract risk management requires a consistent review process applied to every contract - which is what Kontractually's playbook system provides.

You define risk thresholds in your playbook: maximum acceptable liability cap (as a multiple of contract value), required protections (IP assignment, confidentiality, data handling), prohibited language (unlimited indemnity, unilateral variation), and compliance requirements relevant to your jurisdiction (Fair Work Act, Privacy Act, and ACL in Australia - or equivalent employment, privacy, and consumer protection rules elsewhere). Kontractually reviews every contract against these thresholds and flags where the contract exceeds your risk tolerance. You set the standard once; the AI applies it consistently.

Yes - use Kontractually to review your existing contracts against your current playbook. The system reviews each contract and produces a risk register. This is useful for: due diligence on acquisitions, compliance audits after regulatory changes, and periodic review of supplier and customer contracts. Each review returns a flag report showing the risk in that contract, and you can work through your portfolio one contract at a time.

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