TrustMark™:
Independent
Contract Certification

TrustMark™ is an independent contract certification showing that your agreement is fair, transparent, and aligned with market standards.

See If Your Contract Qualifies for TrustMark™ →
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TrustMark™ certification is powered by Certify™, TermScout’s contract intelligence system for analysis, benchmarking, and contract signals.

What Is TrustMark™ Certification?

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TrustMark™ certification is an independent certification of your standard agreements against real-world contract standards.

Using Certify™, TermScout analyzes and benchmarks your contracts against thousands of real-world agreements to determine whether your terms are fair, balanced, and market-aligned.

If your contract meets those standards, it earns TrustMark™ certification, an external signal of fairness and deal-readiness you can share with customers, prospects, and partners.

Key Features

What TrustMark™ Certification Signals

TrustMark™ certification is independent proof that your contract meets recognized fairness standards.

TrustMark™ gives buyers immediate assurance that your agreement has been independently analyzed, benchmarked, and certified as fair and balanced.

It signals that your contract is:

  • Balanced or Customer-Favorable relative to market norms
  • Contains Zero Deal Breaker Clauses
  • Meets or exceeds market-standard fairness criteria
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How TrustMark™ Certification Helps Legal and Sales

TrustMark™ helps legal, sales, and procurement teams recognize that your agreement is fair, benchmarked, and ready to move through review with less friction.  

  • Demonstrate your agreement meets recognized fairness standards

  • Help legal, sales, and procurement teams evaluate agreements faster 

  • Reduce negotiation friction

  • Build trust earlier in the deal cycle 

     

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Submit your standard agreement for analysis, benchmarking, and certification review.
 

How TrustMark™ Certification Works

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TrustMark™ uses Certify™ to analyze and benchmark agreements, then applies legal review to determine whether they qualify for certification.

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Submit Your Agreement for Certification Review

Submit your standard agreement so we can analyze it, benchmark it against market agreements, and determine whether it qualifies for TrustMark™ certification.

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Analysis and Benchmarking by Certify™

Certify™ analyzes agreement terms clause by clause, benchmarks them against market data, and surfaces the signals used to assess fairness and favorability.

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Legal Review and Certification Decision


Our legal experts review the analysis and benchmarking results to confirm accuracy, consistency, and whether the agreement qualifies for TrustMark™ certification.

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Receive TrustMark™ Certification

Agreements that are rated Balanced or Customer-Favorable and contain zero deal breaker clauses qualify for TrustMark™ certification. That certification signals fairness, trust, and deal-readiness.

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Submit Your Agreement for TrustMark™ Certification

Best for legal and sales teams that want to reduce redlines, build trust earlier, and move agreements through review faster.

Prove Your Agreement Is Market-Aligned

Each TrustMark™ certification includes a certification report showing how your agreement benchmarks against real-world market agreements.

 

That independent proof helps you stand out from competitors, build trust instantly, and win more deals.

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