# What the default template already covers, and what usually goes missing

> A guided read of the default template's clauses, so you know what to review before adopting it.

## What you will get

Knowing what is inside the default template before adopting it, and what your
school will probably need to add.

> **This is not legal advice.** The default template is a technical starting
> point. Whoever validates your school's contract wording is your school's
> lawyer.

## The clauses the default template carries

| Clause | What it covers |
|---|---|
| **1 — The parties** | Identification of the school and the student, with ID, address and contact |
| **2 — The subject** | Which course, which cohort, start date |
| **3 — Amount and payment terms** | Total, instalments, due day, enrolment fee and the late-payment rule |
| **4 — The institution's obligations** | What the school commits to deliver |

The text is in Portuguese and written for a Brazilian school. If your school
operates elsewhere, it serves as structure, not as content.

![Preview of the default template showing clauses 1, 2 and 3 filled in](/Apps/edupay/ajuda/contrato-preview.png)
*The quickest way to read the whole default template is to open it in **Preview** and click **Imprimir** — print — which gives you a PDF to review calmly, or to hand to your lawyer.*

## Three things to review before using it

**1. The late-payment rule is spelled out in words.** Clause 3.4 of the default
template carries a 2% penalty and 1% monthly interest, written into the text —
they come from no field in the system.

That is good: the contract does not change by itself. But it means **you have to
check whether those numbers are your school's** and rewrite them if they are not.

**2. The payment clause needs one fix.** The default template repeats the word
"dia" before the due-day variable. The formatting-mistakes article, next door,
shows exactly what to delete.

**3. The course type comes out as an internal code.** In clause 2,
`%course_type%` prints `free_course` instead of *Free Course*. Drop the variable
or write the type by hand.

## What usually goes missing

The list below is what most often appears in school contracts and is **not** in
the default template. Take it to whoever handles the legal side:

- **Cancellation and termination** — notice period, what happens to instalments
  already due and still to come, whether there is a penalty and how much.
- **Withdrawal before classes start** — usually a different rule from
  mid-course termination.
- **Price adjustment** — if the amount changes on a contract that crosses the
  year.
- **Use of image** — photos and video in activities and marketing.
- **Data protection** — which data the school keeps, for how long and why.
- **Jurisdiction** — where any dispute is heard.
- **Student and guardian obligations** — attendance, conduct, materials.

## Contracts for minors

If your school teaches minors, the contract is signed by the guardian. The system
stores **one student record**, with one ID and one email.

In practice, schools handle this two ways: they register the guardian as the
student for contract purposes, or they add a line to the text for the guardian to
identify themselves. Neither is perfect — agree the route with your legal adviser
before enrolling the first one.

## How you know it worked

> [certo]
> Someone who did not write the contract has read the whole text, end to end, and
> did not stumble on a single sentence. That is the only check that catches the
> paragraph left over from the default template that makes no sense for your
> school.

## If something goes wrong

> [erro]
> **The default template looks nothing like your school's contract.** Use only the
> structure and paste your own text over it. The variables work in any text.
>
> **You are not sure whether you can use the default template as is.** Do not use
> it without review. It is a technical starting point, and the contract is a
> document your school signs.
>
> **The school has courses with very different rules.** Then those are different
> templates, one per course type. Nothing stops you having several.


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https://edupay.estudiosite.com/en/ajuda/getting-started/contract-clauses
2026-08-05