I have a service contract(Freelancer contract) from a German company that says the following
“The Contractor is not entitled to continue and further conduct business with client customers after the termination of his activity at the client company”
It does not include duration/location/compensation as you could see [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p2uCILsx1QY42N1G0OL9J3rLKGji_x7o/edit). I googled and found this [article](https://www.kuhlen-berlin.de/en/glossary/karenzentschaedigung) that says
>All employees, but also socially and economically dependent freelancers, for example, are included in the group of “commercial employee”, i.e. those who are entitled to compensation for a [non-competition clause, which is ](https://kuhlen-berlin.de/glossar/wettbewerbsverbot)why compensation is assigned to labour law.
* I am not sure if I understand “socially and economically dependent freelancers”. I am just a freelancer doing service for this company.
* Also, The § 110 non-competition clause [here](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewo/__110.html) explicitly mentions “Employers and employees” and is not as broad as in 74 §HGB
**Question:** So, I just want to be sure that this clause will be void as it does not have a time limitation and compensation right and I could go ahead and sign it right?
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by cs10201