Illustrative case — not a customer result
Illustrative case: a designer has used both included rounds, but the final export is missing a required size. That omission is different from a new stakeholder requesting a different visual direction. A clear agreement should address nonconformity as well as optional extra creative review.
Apply the decision
- Find the revision allowance and definition
- Check the acceptance and correction provisions
- Define approval for changed direction or extra rounds
Boundary and limitations
Do not imply that exhausting rounds automatically ends every correction obligation.
Message for this situation
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Included revisions refine the approved direction. Corrections against agreed requirements follow [agreement section]; changed direction and extra rounds require a separate approved estimate.
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Round definition: [complete for this project] allowance: [complete for this project] correction process: [complete for this project] changed-direction rule: [complete for this project] authorized approver: [complete for this project]
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Frequently asked questions
- Which resource should I use next?
- Use the linked primary resource for the actual artifact or decision framework. This article addresses the narrower task: review revision wording before kickoff.
- What should I avoid assuming?
- Do not imply that exhausting rounds automatically ends every correction obligation.
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Revision Limits Clause for Freelance Contracts
A revision-limits clause defines the number of included rounds, what constitutes one round, and how additional revisions are approved and billed.
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