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Code written for you by an outside developer does not automatically belong to your company. Under Slovak copyright law, a work made to order stays with its author, and the company gets only what the contract grants. For a software firm or agency this is about the value of the product, not a formality, and it often surfaces only when an investor comes in.

We draft software development contracts and SLAs with measurable terms, licence terms for your own product, NDAs and freelancer contracts that genuinely transfer rights to the company. We also cover data processing agreements under the GDPR, the roll-out of AI tools and obligations under the EU AI Act. On a retainer, we start by reviewing the chain of rights to your code.

What we help with

  • Software development contracts and service contracts with SLAs.
  • Freelancer contracts with a licence or transfer of rights to code.
  • SaaS terms, EULAs and open-source licence compliance.
  • NDAs, trade secrets and non-compete clauses.
  • Data processing agreements, DPIAs and AI Act obligations.
  • Term sheets, investor entry and employee share schemes.

Worth knowing

Employee works

Code written by an employee falls under the employee work rules in Section 90 of the Slovak Copyright Act (No. 185/2015). We still recommend dealing with rights expressly in the contract.

Non-compete clauses

With employees they are possible only within the limits of the Slovak Labour Code: at most one year and with reasonable compensation. With contractors there is more freedom, but the clause must still be proportionate.

What an SLA should contain

Measurable availability, response and fix times by priority, how performance is measured, service credits, exclusions, liability caps and rules for handing over data on termination.

Common questions

  • Ongoing client and freelancer contracts, NDAs, product terms updates, GDPR and AI compliance, and advice on business decisions. The fee starts at €500 a month excluding VAT and can be ended at the close of any month.

  • Yes, from the NDA and term sheet through due diligence readiness to the investment documents. A clean chain of rights to the code is one of the main things investors check in IT companies.

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This page is for general information, reflects Slovak law at the time of writing and is not a substitute for advice on your particular matter.