draft v0.9 — effective on first paid task
Contributor Terms
This is a working draft of the relationship between you and tact. It takes effect when you accept your first paid task. A counsel-reviewed contributor agreement and tax forms will be finalized before any payment is made.
The short version: you are paid when a clip is accepted, you never pay us anything, and joining the waitlist guarantees nothing on its own.
You are paid on acceptance
Every task shows its payout and its rules before you record. A trained human reviews each submission. Accepted clips are paid at the listed rate. If a clip is rejected, you always see the exact reason — most rejections are fixable framing or privacy issues.
No fees, ever
Contributors never pay anything to join tact or to take part. We will never ask you for payment, deposits, or equipment purchases.
You must be 18 or older
Contributing is limited to adults aged 18 and over.
What you record is your choice
You only ever record tasks you choose and are comfortable with, following the recording rules — no children, guests, private documents, screens, addresses, or sensitive information in frame.
Rights to accepted clips
You keep ownership of your footage. When a clip is accepted and paid, you grant tact a license to process it and include it — in privacy-reviewed, anonymized form — in datasets licensed to robotics teams. We do not use rejected clips.
No guaranteed access or earnings
Joining the waitlist, completing your profile, or referring friends can improve your matching priority, but it never guarantees task access, acceptance, or earnings.
Payment method and timing
The payout method and the timing after acceptance are confirmed before your first paid task, so you always know how and when you will be paid before you record anything.
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