docs(terms): require contractors to follow terms repo

[zolotokrylin]

Extend Standard Terms to obligate contractors to follow the contractor-terms repository directly instead of relying on email notifications.

• https://github.com/holdex/hr-internal/issues/833

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• STANDARD_TERMS.md

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Walkthrough

STANDARD_TERMS.md updated with three targeted clarifications: (1) explicit non-negative payout formula for Retainer bug-hour deductions, (2) clearer 14-day dispute window and loss-of-recourse language in Finality of Payment, and (3) shift from email-notice to release-tag-triggered term updates with compressed 3-day acceptance windows and immediate termination rights.

Changes

Payment & Notice Procedures

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Retainer Payout Formula STANDARD_TERMS.md	Quality Adjustment clause adds explicit non-negative formula: Retainer payout = (total approved hours − bug-attributed hours), capped at zero.
Finality of Payment Dispute Window STANDARD_TERMS.md	Clause 10 restructured: 14-day written-dispute window after payment, followed by automatic loss of further recourse post-window.
Release-Tag-Based Term Updates STANDARD_TERMS.md	Update trigger moved from 14-day advance email to UTC-timestamped repository release tags with 3-day effective window; contractor monitoring obligation added; acceptance window and non-acceptance termination right both compressed to 3 days with immediate effect upon notice.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~18 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• holdex/contractor-terms#5: Overlaps on Quality Adjustment and Retainer payout formula mechanics.
• holdex/contractor-terms#2: Overlaps on release-tag notice mechanism and retainer payment language in Updates to Standard Terms.
• holdex/contractor-terms#4: Directly modifies the Finality of Payment 14-day dispute window.

Suggested reviewers

• markholdex

✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch docs/833-contractors-follow-terms-repo

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zolotokrylin	✅ Submitted	28min	Update time	May 11, 2026, 5:36 AM

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