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"Contractor agrees to repay all training costs, including onboarding and orientation expenses, if employment terminates within 24 months for any reason. Estimated costs: $15,000-$25,000."
Translation: Quit your job and you owe us up to $25,000. This is a "TRAP" clause - Training Repayment Agreement Provision - designed to keep you stuck.
"By using our service, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, and create derivative works from any content you upload, including for AI training purposes."
Translation: Everything you upload becomes theirs forever. They can use your data to train AI models and sell the results. You have zero control.
"This agreement automatically renews for successive 12-month terms. To cancel, member must send certified mail to our corporate headquarters 60 days prior to renewal date."
Translation: Miss the 60-day window and you're locked in for another year. And no, email doesn't count - you need certified mail.
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