SaaS reselling – the hard, legal part

1 points by jasonsgt 1y ago ↗ HN

I'm becoming desperate. I was recently laid off but found this as an opportunity to start something on my own. I've got a big client who's interested in purchasing software through me as a reseller. I worked on the partnership agreements with a couple of SaaS tools but I'm very worried on the legal stuff.

I don't want to be held liable in case of data breach or have any financial liabilities as a reseller. Unfortunately I'm tight on money and I don't have the resources to pay for a lawyer to write me a thorough MSA.

I wanted to ask HN whether you have any resources that can help me on my journey. Either share an existing MSA or a template I can use for this purpose. I'm currently in a difficult spot and would really appreciate some help ..

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sirspacey 1y ago ↗

Resellers are not accountable for these items. The contract is between the SaaS and buyer, you have a contract with the SaaS company.

You can search for MSA agreements on RocketLawyer and find language you can use in your own agreement.

A plain language agreement can work.

People only sue people who can pay. You obviously can’t.

gus_massa 1y ago ↗

Perhaps I'm being paranoiac, but are you sure you are not getting scammed? Why do they need a reseller? Did you know the big client before getting fired? Did you know the software before getting fired?