Client Contracts?
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I just went through this. I sent my standard tiny contract (need to have a new drafted, with these shaky times, not good to have any loose ends) and they sent back a 10 pager. Things like "we own all items produced" etc., were not acceptable.
So I told them we'd need to stick to mine or we'd have to go over theirs line by line (which wasn't worth it for a tiny project). They said fine and now we are using my contract.
I've also done what was suggested above - modify their contract. Often a company will just have lawyers writing (copying/pasting really) contracts and your direct contact (the person who hired you) will have no idea, they'll just send what their lawyers produced.
Don't be afraid to negotiate their contract or ask to use yours. Most likely, it is just someone's job on their end to protect as much as they can (ie biased towards them), but no one cares too much, particularly for small projects like a website.
I'd guess they'll just say 'sure, let's use yours, but add this' or something to that effect.
FYI - most of my clients are large real estate companies or developers, going back and forth is part of a process.