This agreement sets out the terms and conditions ('Terms and Conditions') applicable to members of the service operated by FreelanceSecurity.com. Applicants (referred to as 'members') must agree to the following Terms and Conditions. In the event a member breaches or otherwise fails to comply with any provision of these Terms and Conditions then in addition to any other remedy available to Freelance Security, Freelance Security may terminate the participation of such member in the service and/or may withhold any payments relating to participation in the service due to such member from Freelance Security.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

FreelanceSecurity.com shall have absolute discretion as to whether or not it accepts a particular applicant or business for participation in the service. In addition, FreelanceSecurity.com shall have absolute discretion to allow or disallow any project posted by a Buyer, or any bid posted by a Consultant, or any other message or posting posted by any member.

REMOVAL FROM NETWORK

FreelanceSecurity.com reserves the right to terminate the participation of any member or business without reason but expressly including any member site that Freelance Security judges to be in violation of the Terms and Conditions.

Members in violation of Freelance Security's Terms and Conditions or suspected by Freelance Security of involvement in any fraudulent activity will be immediately deactivated. Freelance Security may deactivate members with no prior notification. Members who are deactivated for any such breach or suspected fraud will not be eligible to receive any further credit or payment from Freelance Security, and funds in the Member's account may be used to refund other members at Freelance Security's discretion.

THE ROLE OF FREELANCE SECURITY

Freelance Security functions as a venue to connect Buyers and Consultants in a virtual marketplace. As a neutral facilitator, Freelance Security is not directly involved in the actual transactions between users of the Site. As a result, Freelance Security has no control over the truth, accuracy, quality, legality, or safety of postings made by users. Because verifying the identity of a user on the Internet is difficult, Freelance Security cannot and does not confirm the identity of users. Freelance Security also does not confirm nor verify the qualifications, background, or abilities of users. Therefore, we recommend that you be careful and exercise common sense and good judgment when dealing with any member on the Site. You are encouraged to review our Frequently Asked Questions before taking part in a project. If you are unsatisfied with another member, the most Freelance Security can do is refund the project commission you have been charged by us. We cannot refund the money you have sent to someone and we will not be held responsible for the actions of any Buyers nor Consultants who use the site. Please ensure you understand the role of Freelance Security before using the site.

LEGALITY

Users are strictly forbidden from posting projects on FreelanceSecurity.com which request or solicit any illegal activity, and Consultants are forbidden from bidding on such. All solicitations for or offers of illegal services will be removed by FreelanceSecurity.com and relevant user accounts will be deactivated. Users must be mindful of the laws in the jurisdiction in which a project is based and must ensure that projects and bids relate to lawful activities.

POSTING OF E-MAIL AND WEB SITE ADDRESSES

Members agree not to post their e-mail address or web site address (URL) on the site, except in the "e-mail" field of the signup form, or when asked by Freelance Security at any other time. There should be no need to give anyone your e-mail or web site address. It is automatically provided if you choose a Consultant (or you are the Consultant chosen for) a project, and before that time you can use the message board to communicate. This also applies to all other forms of direct communication information, including phone numbers, ICQ, AIM, MSN Messenger, etc... See "Avoiding Commissions" below for the reason.

PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION

You are prohibited from making direct contact with another member, unless it's for a project you (a Consultant) have been picked for, or you (a Buyer) have picked a Consultant for. This includes giving out your e-mail address, Internet messenger name, phone number, address, web site address or any other method of contact outside of this site. In addition, any member believed to have contacted another member via improper contact information posted on the site will be similarly considered to have breached these Terms and Conditions. Freelance Security provides you with message boards and private messaging which should be sufficient for pre-project planning.

AVOIDING COMMISSIONS

You are strictly prohibited from attempting to negotiate the fee for a project with another member directly (outside of Freelance Security) after that project has been created/opened and before that project has been closed (basically, during an ongoing project). This also applies if you post a project that is later closed without a Consultant being chosen, and then contact them about the project anyway.

In addition, both parties are responsible for notifying Freelance Security if the payment amount increases (above the bid amount) after the project is closed. Receiving a larger amount than the original project bid, without notifying us, will be considered an attempt to avoid the commissions. When a Consultant requests a withdrawal, we always review all payments received for each project to verify that they match the bid. If at the time of a withdrawal request the Consultant has failed to notify Freelance Security of a payment received above the amount of his bid, Freelance Security reserves the right to deduct double the fee for the amount that should have been reported. We believe our commissions are very fair and justified for the service we provide, therefore we will absolutely not tolerate any of this activity on Freelance Security.

BIDDING

Consultants can only place bids that equal the total amount of money they are requesting for the entire project. You cannot post an hourly or daily bid or any other abnormal type of bid other than the cost of the whole project. This applies to Buyers too, in that you cannot create projects that directly or indirectly require Consultants to place hourly, daily or other abnormal bids.

ADVERTISING

You are prohibited from advertising your website on Freelance Security. Any URL posted in a bid, project description, or the message board, must relate to a project on Freelance Security. An example of a permissible URL: your portfolio or resum・page.

REFERRAL COMMISSIONS

The referral commission paid out will be the one listed on the Referrals page (http://www.FreelanceSecurity.com/referrals.php). If the commission rate is changed, it will only affect referrals made after the new commission was announced. You may not refer yourself, nor sign up for multiple accounts to collect referral fees. You may also not partner with any other Freelance Security user to share/transfer the commission made from your own account, or else both parties will be terminated by Freelance Security without payment. Freelance Security reserves the right to delay or cancel sending affiliate earnings if we believe the referred user will not pay the fees they were charged, since affiliate commissions are based on those fees.

PAYMENTS

Upon user request, Freelance Security will wire funds to the user's bank account when their withdrawal is equal to or greater than $50 and upon payment of a processing fee. Bank wire payments can take up to one week to process. Payments made through the PayPal service do not incur a fee and can be made for any amount. PayPal payments are generally made within 24 hours. All amounts are stated in and all payments will be made in US funds. Freelance Security reserves the right to suspend a withdrawal if the source of the funds is suspected to be fraudulent. Any funds received from an account having made a fraudulent deposit (e.g. stolen credit card) will be reversed immediately. If in a fraudulent payment situation a withdrawal has already been processed, you will be expected to return the funds to your Freelance Security account or face account termination.

Any member that Freelance Security removes from the service due to violation of the Terms and Conditions will receive no credit or payment.

Sign up bonuses may only be used for the payment of fees to Freelance Security and have no cash value. Requests to withdraw sign up bonuses will be refused.