Tutor Marketplace Agreement

This Tutor Marketplace Agreement ("Agreement") governs your registration, approval, listing, bidding, and delivery of tutoring services on TUTORERA. By applying to become a tutor or submitting offers to students, you agree to these terms, our master Global Terms of Service, and related safeguarding standards.

You provide tutoring services as an independent educational professional and independent contractor. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment, agency, franchise, partnership, or joint venture relationship between you and TUTORERA. You independently decide whether to accept or decline student requests, set your rates, determine your schedule, select your teaching methods, and furnish your own teaching materials. [COUNSEL REVIEW NOTICE]: Worker classification rules vary by jurisdiction. You agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with any business registration, freelance licensing, or self-employment requirements applicable in your jurisdiction.

You represent and warrant that: • All academic diplomas, transcripts, teaching certificates, and professional credentials submitted for verification are genuine, unaltered, and lawfully obtained. • You have the requisite pedagogical skill, subject knowledge, and language proficiency to instruct in the subjects and levels you offer. • Your bio, experience years, and video intro accurately represent your background without puffery or deception.

You have full autonomy to set your direct hourly rates and submit custom offers or counter-offers in response to student requests. You select your native operating currency. When you submit an offer or counter-offer to a student, you commit to honor that price and schedule for the duration of the engagement upon acceptance.

For facilitating discovery, verification, secure payment records, and student mediation, TUTORERA deducts a service fee from gross booking earnings (currently configured at 20% plus applicable statutory sales tax/GST on the fee). The net payable amount is clearly displayed on your tutor dashboard before and after each transaction.

Tutor earnings are deposited into your registered bank account or verified digital wallet according to platform settlement cycles (typically 3 to 5 business days following confirmed session completion). In the event of a valid quality claim under our First-Session Guarantee, a student dispute, or suspected fraudulent activity, TUTORERA reserves the right to hold the disputed funds pending investigation.

You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for: • Declaring your tutoring earnings to your local tax authorities. • Paying all applicable income taxes, self-employment taxes, or social security levies. • Obtaining any local municipal permits or private tutoring licences required in your jurisdiction. TUTORERA does not provide personal tax advice and will issue statutory tax reports only where legally required by local authorities.

You agree that for any student or parent introduced to you through TUTORERA, all bookings, lessons, extensions, and payments must be conducted through the platform for at least 12 months following initial contact. You must not: • Solicit direct cash, bank transfers, or external wallet payments. • Share personal phone numbers, WhatsApp, or private emails prior to booking confirmation. • Encourage students to leave the platform to evade fees. Circumvention deprives both parties of platform payment records, first-session guarantees, dispute mediation, and official support protections, and may result in account termination, forfeiture of pending payouts where lawful, and liability for lost platform fees.

Tutors instructing minor students (under 18) must adhere to our Child Safety Policy at all times: • All communication must include or be accessible to the student's parent or legal guardian. • Lessons must occur in common observable areas—never behind closed doors or in private bedrooms. • Tutors may never request or share non-academic personal photos, social media accounts, or personal messaging handles with minor students.

TUTORERA is committed to an inclusive and safe educational environment. Tutors may not discriminate against or refuse service to any student on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, disability, or nationality. Harassment, verbal abuse, or inappropriate personal remarks will result in immediate removal.

You must strictly uphold academic honesty. You are forbidden from taking exams for students, writing graded coursework for submission, or engaging in ghostwriting. Tutoring must focus on conceptual clarity, guidance, and revision.

Tutors may not artificially inflate their ratings by creating fake student accounts, purchasing reviews, offering incentives for 5-star ratings, or retaliating against students who leave constructive negative reviews.