Terms of Service and Independent Contractor Agreement

Effective Date: November 1, 2024

Last Updated: June 9, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a legally binding agreement between you ("Worker," "Contractor," or "you") and PoolHall LLC, d/b/a getpaidtodochores.com ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"). By creating an account, accessing, or using our platform ("Platform"), including our website at getpaidtodochores.com and our mobile applications available through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Platform.

1. Engagement of Services

The Platform connects Workers with paid tasks and chores ("Tasks") offered by the Company or by client brands, research organizations, and other businesses ("Clients"). Tasks may include household chores, task demonstrations, product testing, market research, surveys, data collection, and other deliverables described in the Task instructions. To be paid, Workers complete Tasks and submit proof of completion ("Submissions"), which may include photos, video, audio, screen recordings, logged hours, written notes, annotations, or survey responses. Each Task's specific requirements, deliverables, and compensation ("Task Terms") are presented on the Platform and form part of these Terms.

• The Company acts as an intermediary between Workers and Clients. Clients pay the Company, and the Company compensates Workers per the Task Terms.
• The Company does not assume liability for Submissions created by Workers or for their compliance with applicable laws.
• In no event shall the Company be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from your use of the Platform or participation in Tasks.
• Workers are responsible for meeting all deliverables, deadlines, and quality requirements in the Task Terms. Approval of Submissions, earnings, and payout eligibility is determined by Company review.

2. Compensation and Payment

2.1 Payment Terms

• Earnings are credited for approved Submissions that meet the Task Terms, and payouts are made when you meet the eligibility requirements stated on the Platform.
• Fraudulent, fake, or invalid activity — including staged or falsified proof, recycled or plagiarized media, automated or bot-driven activity, duplicate accounts, or other deceptive practices — will result in nonpayment, forfeiture of pending earnings, and may lead to account termination.

2.2 Payment Methods

Payments are made through methods specified on the Platform, which may include PayPal, Wise, and Bill.com. You are responsible for providing accurate payment information in your account settings to avoid delays.

2.3 Tax Responsibility

As an independent contractor, you are solely responsible for reporting and paying all applicable taxes on income earned through the Platform. The Company does not withhold taxes or make contributions for social security, unemployment insurance, or disability insurance on your behalf. Where required, the Company will issue a Form 1099 for annual earnings.

2.4 Tax Documentation

Some payment methods may require you to complete tax documentation before payment can be processed, including IRS Form W-9 for U.S. persons or IRS Form W-8BEN for non-U.S. persons. By submitting tax documentation, completing a tax form through a third-party signing tool, or confirming on the Platform that you completed a tax form, you represent that the information is accurate, complete, current, and submitted by you or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf. You authorize the Company and its service providers to collect, review, store, process, and use your tax documentation for payment administration, tax reporting, withholding, compliance, fraud prevention, legal obligations, and recordkeeping as described in our Privacy Policy.

You are responsible for choosing the correct tax form and keeping your tax and payment information up to date. The Company does not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. The Company may delay, suspend, withhold, reject, or refuse payment until required tax documentation is received, reviewed, and approved. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for any taxes, penalties, backup withholding, payment delays, or other consequences arising from inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or fraudulent tax or payment information you provide.

2.5 Referral Program

The Company may offer a referral program with terms, payout amounts, and eligibility requirements stated on the Platform. The Company may modify, suspend, or terminate the referral program at any time. Fraudulent referrals, self-referrals, or misuse of the program may result in forfeited rewards and account termination. Only referrals that properly use the assigned code at initial sign-up are eligible.

Unless separate program terms state otherwise, eligible referral rewards accrue at five percent (5%) of the referred worker's paid eligible earnings, capped at $250 per referred worker. Referral rewards become available only after the referred worker's eligible payout has been marked paid, do not create multi-level referral rewards, and may be requested through the referral payout flow once available referral rewards meet the applicable $100 minimum.

2.6 Disputed Submissions

If a Client disputes the validity, quality, or compliance of a Submission, the Company may withhold the related payment until the dispute is resolved. The Company is not liable for delayed or withheld payments resulting from Client disputes.

3. Independent Contractor Relationship

You are an independent contractor and not an employee, agent, or representative of the Company or any Client. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, or employer-employee relationship. You are not authorized to make representations, commitments, or agreements on behalf of the Company or any Client. Unless the Task Terms state otherwise, you are responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in performing Tasks, including supplies, equipment, devices, and internet access.

4. Task Submissions, Intellectual Property, and AI/ML Use

4.1 License to Submissions

By submitting a Submission or any data collection materials — including videos, images, audio recordings, screen recordings, environmental and household context, workspace or room scenes, object and scene annotations, task demonstrations, metadata, timestamps, sensor data, and survey responses (collectively, "Task Materials") — you grant the Company and the applicable Client a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to receive, host, store, reproduce, modify, adapt, annotate, analyze, create derivative works from, distribute, use, and otherwise exploit the Task Materials for any lawful purpose, including:

• artificial intelligence and machine learning training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and benchmarking of models;
• robotics development, computer vision, simulation, and safety testing;
• dataset assembly, curation, labeling, licensing, and distribution;
• research, product development, analytics, and quality evaluation; and
• other commercial purposes consistent with the Task Terms.

4.2 No Withdrawal From Datasets or Models

You understand and agree that once Task Materials are submitted, accepted, used in analysis, or incorporated into datasets, trained or fine-tuned models, systems, reports, or derived outputs, they cannot be fully withdrawn, deleted, or separated. Account deletion and data deletion rights do not extend to Task Materials already incorporated into datasets or trained models, or to de-identified or aggregated data, except where required by applicable law. De-identified and aggregated data may be retained and used indefinitely.

4.3 Your Representations

You represent and warrant that you own or have all rights, consents, and permissions necessary to create and submit your Task Materials, including rights or permission for any location where recording occurs and consent from any person who appears in or is audible in the materials. If you include pre-existing materials, you must disclose this in advance and you grant the Company and Clients the same license described in Section 4.1 to those materials.

4.4 Prohibition of Reuse

You may not repurpose, reuse, publish, or distribute Task Materials or Task-related deliverables for other purposes without prior written approval from the Company.

4.5 External Client Platforms

Some Tasks may require you to use a Client's website, application, device, software, or data collection tool. Your use of any external Client platform is governed by that Client's own terms, privacy policy, instructions, and consent flow. The Company is not responsible for the operation, security, privacy practices, data retention, or downstream use of any external Client platform.

5. Recording Rules and Consent

Because Tasks frequently involve capturing photos, video, and audio in homes and other environments, you must follow these rules for every Submission:

• No non-consenting individuals. Do not capture identifiable individuals who have not consented to being recorded. Before recording, you must obtain consent from household members, guests, neighbors, coworkers, or any other third parties who will appear in, or be audible in, your Task Materials.
• No minors. Do not include minors in any Submission, whether visible or audible, even with parental consent, unless a Task expressly permits it in writing.
• Recording and wiretap laws. You are solely responsible for complying with all local, state, and national recording, eavesdropping, and wiretap laws. Some jurisdictions require the consent of all parties to record audio of a conversation (all-party consent), while others require only one party's consent. You must know and follow the rules of the jurisdiction where you record.
• Private spaces. Do not record in any place where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy, including bathrooms, changing areas, locker rooms, or bedrooms occupied by others, or in any location where recording is prohibited by law, posted notice, or the property owner.
• Public spaces. Recordings made in public spaces must comply with local law and any posted restrictions, and must still avoid capturing identifiable non-consenting individuals.
• Locations and property. You represent that you have the right or permission to record in any location appearing in your Task Materials.
• Sensitive content. Unless a Task expressly permits it, do not submit materials that include private documents, screens displaying sensitive information, financial or medical information, license plates, precise address information, nudity, illegal activity, or unsafe activity.

Submissions that violate these rules may be rejected without payment and may result in account termination.

6. Confidentiality

You agree not to disclose, publish, or use any confidential information shared with you through the Platform — including Task details, Client identities, compensation rates, and proprietary tools — without explicit written consent from the Company.

7. Performance Standards and Prohibited Activities

You must complete Tasks honestly, safely, and in a professional manner, and comply with all applicable Task Terms and laws. The following are strictly prohibited:

• Submitting fraudulent, staged, recycled, plagiarized, AI-generated (unless expressly permitted), or otherwise deceptive proof.
• Misrepresenting your identity, location, or eligibility.
• Creating or operating multiple accounts.
• Violating the recording and consent rules in Section 5.
• Failing to comply with Task Terms, including geographic restrictions.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company and the Clients, and their officers, directors, employees, and agents, from any claims, damages, liabilities, fines, and legal fees arising from:

• your breach of these Terms or any Task Terms;
• your violation of applicable laws, including recording, privacy, and consent laws; and
• any third-party claims related to your Task Materials, performance, or activities, including claims by persons appearing in your recordings.

9. Termination

9.1 Termination by Company or Client

The Company or a Client may terminate your participation in Tasks or your account immediately if you breach these Terms or fail to meet Task Terms. If a Task is terminated due to your failure to meet requirements, the Company is not obligated to pay for incomplete or noncompliant Submissions.

9.2 Termination by Worker

You may delete your account access in the Amelia app at any time. You may also contact us at amelia@404studios.co for account or data-rights requests.

9.3 Task Pausing and Budget Discretion

The Company and Clients reserve the right to pause, modify, or terminate any Task or offer at any time, for any reason, at their sole discretion, including budget changes or strategic shifts, even if budget remains. The Company is not obligated to continue issuing payments beyond the date of pause unless otherwise specified in writing.

9.4 Account Deletion and Data Retention

Upon termination or account deletion, you must cease use of the Platform and return or delete any materials provided by the Company or Clients, including confidential information. Deleting your account access prevents future sign-in, but certain data associated with your account may be retained as required or reasonably needed for submitted work and proof review, historical earnings and payout records, payment method administration, tax reporting, fraud and duplicate-account prevention, Client reporting, support, audits, legal obligations, enforcement of these Terms, and resolution of pending disputes. If you wish to request deletion of additional personal information where permitted by law, email amelia@404studios.co. Deletion rights are subject to Section 4.2 and do not extend to Task Materials already incorporated into datasets or trained models.

10. Non-Circumvention

You agree not to engage directly with any Client introduced to you through the Platform, whether or not the engagement runs through the Platform, for a period of 12 months after the Company ceases its relationship with you. If you violate this clause, you will be liable for all direct and indirect losses incurred by the Company, including amounts earned from the direct engagement, lost profits, and reputational harm. Violations will result in immediate account termination and potential legal action.

11. Dispute Resolution

11.1 Binding Arbitration

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Platform shall be resolved through binding individual arbitration conducted in Fulton County, Georgia, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). You and the Company waive any right to a jury trial.

11.2 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, USA, without regard to conflict of law principles and regardless of your location or domicile.

11.3 Class Action Waiver

You agree that any disputes will be handled on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action.

12. Email Communications

By providing your email address, you consent to receive promotional communications from getpaidtodochores.com. You may unsubscribe at any time via the provided opt-out link; essential account and transactional emails cannot be opted out. We may use third-party services for email marketing. All emails will adhere to applicable laws, including the CAN-SPAM Act. You agree not to flag legitimate operational emails as spam. The Company is not responsible for email delivery issues caused by incorrect contact information, spam filters, or external factors.

We may present third-party newsletter recommendations during sign-up or onboarding. Some recommendations may be sponsored or compensated placements, meaning the Company may receive compensation if you subscribe. If you choose to subscribe, you authorize us to share the information required to complete that subscription with the relevant newsletter provider or publisher. Your relationship with that newsletter is governed by the provider's own terms and policies.

13. Mobile Application Terms

13.1 License Grant

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, the Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download, install, and use our mobile application on a device you own or control, solely for your personal use in connection with the Platform.

13.2 App Store Terms

Your use of the mobile application is also subject to the terms of the applicable app store, including the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions and the Google Play Terms of Service. If those terms conflict with these Terms, the app store terms govern solely with respect to your use of the mobile application. You are responsible for ensuring your device meets the minimum requirements to run the application.

13.3 Camera and Microphone Access

Capturing proof of task completion requires access to your device's camera and microphone. By granting these permissions, you acknowledge that recordings created with the application are Task Materials subject to Sections 4 and 5 of these Terms. You may revoke these permissions at any time through your device settings, but doing so will limit your ability to complete Tasks.

13.4 Automatic Updates and Push Notifications

The application may automatically download and install updates. If you enable push notifications, you agree to receive alerts about task opportunities, submission reviews, payment confirmations, and other account activity. You may disable push notifications at any time through your device settings.

13.5 Mobile-Specific Prohibited Activities

• Reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling the application.
• Attempting unauthorized access to the application or related systems.
• Using the application in a manner that could damage, disable, or impair it or interfere with any other party's use.
• Removing, altering, or obscuring proprietary notices.

14. Geographic Eligibility

• The Platform is currently available to Workers based in the United States only. You must reside in the United States to create an account, complete Tasks, and receive payment.
• We may expand eligibility to additional regions (such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand) in the future. If we do, Tasks will state their eligible regions.
• Providing false information about your location, or accessing the Platform from a non-approved region (including through VPNs or proxies), is prohibited. If discovered, you will forfeit all pending and future earnings without payment, your account will be terminated immediately, and you will be permanently banned from the Platform.
• The Company reserves the right to verify Worker location at any time, including through IP detection, submission metadata, or direct requests for proof of residence. Failure to provide verification when requested may result in account suspension.

15. Additional Provisions

• Amendments. The Company may modify these Terms at any time. Changes are effective upon posting, and continued use constitutes acceptance.
• Severability. If any provision is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.
• Notices. All notices under these Terms must be sent to amelia@404studios.co or through other official channels specified on the Platform.
• Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the complete agreement between you and the Company and supersede all prior agreements.
• Platform Modification. The Company may modify, suspend, or terminate access to the Platform or any feature at any time, for any reason, without prior notice or liability.
• Assignment. The Company may assign or transfer these Terms at any time, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, reorganization, or to any affiliate or successor entity. You may not assign these Terms without the prior written consent of the Company; any unauthorized assignment is null and void. These Terms bind and benefit the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
• Survival. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including confidentiality, indemnification, payment terms, intellectual property and license rights, dispute resolution, and limitations of liability.

16. Contact Information

PoolHall LLC, d/b/a getpaidtodochores.com
6595 Roswell Road, Suite GPMB6720
Atlanta, GA 30328
Email: amelia@404studios.co