We offer four types of accounts (“Account Types”): Employer Account Freelancer Account Intern Account Agency Account Once you register for an Account, you can add Account Types under the same username and password.

Talends offers a work marketplace that enables Users to find one another, enter into service relationships and Agreements ("Contracts"), receive and provide Freelance Services, and make and receive payments through escrow. Subject to the Terms of Service, Talends provides the Services to Users, including hosting and maintaining the Site, facilitating the formation of Contracts, and assisting Users iUsers acknowledge and agree that Talends does not supervise, direct, control, or monitor Users in the performance of any contractual obligations they may have under a Contract and agree that: Talends is not responsible for ensuring the accuracy or legality of any User Content, for which Users are solely rn resolving disputes which may arise in connection with those contracts. Talends neither performs nor employs individuals to perform Freelancer Services. esponsibleTalends does not make any representations about or guarantee any particular User’s offered services Talends is not responsible for the offering, performance, or procurement of Freelancer Services User further acknowledge and agree that Users, and not Talends, are solely responsible for: Evaluating and determining the suitability of any Project, Client, or Freelancer Assessing whether to enter into a Contract with another User and for verifying any information about another User Negotiating, agreeing to, and executing any terms or conditions of the contracts. All Contracts between Users are directly between the Users and Talends is not a party to those contracts.

Users agree that in case of any dispute among two Users, Talends will hear both sides and fairly decide between them and release payments from escrow account within 21 working days of passing final verdict. Talends will not take sides with any of the Users and its verdict will be considered final and can't be challenged in any court of law. 

Users agree to sign Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Intellectual Property Agreement and Data Protection Agreement with Talends. Users will have no right to transfer Intellectual Property unless approved by the owner of the Intellectual Property.

Talends Escrow provides escrow services to Users to deliver, hold, and receive payment for a Contract, and to pay commission to Talends. Talends Escrow is XXX. Users agree to decide a fixed price or an hourly price for a Contract on Talends. Talends is not responsible for any mode of payment decided outside Talends platform. Users (Employers) acknowledge and agree that they will deposit 100% Contract amount in Talends Escrow and authorizes Talends to release the payment within 7 -14 working days to the User (Freelancers, Interns or Agencies) only after notifying Talends about the completion and acceptance of the Contract. Users (Employers) agree if they cancel the Contract before completion, Talends have the right to evaluate the Contract and decide the amount to be refunded to the User (Employers) and to be released to the User (Freelancers, Interns or Agencies) depending on the amount of work done at the time of cancellation request. Users agree that once the payment is released from Talends Escrow the Copyrights and Ownership rights belong to the Employer and not to the Freelancer, Intern or Agency. Freelancer, Intern or Agency can use it for case studies only.

If an Employer is in “default”, meaning the Employer fails to pay the User's (Freelancer, Intern or Agency) Contract Price or any other amounts when due under the Terms of Service, Talends may, without notice, charge all or a portion of any amount that is owed to any Payment Method on file on the Employer's Account. Talends may also temporarily or permanently close Employer's Account and revoke Employer's access to the Services. Talenda does not guarantee that Employer is able to pay or will pay User's (Freelancer, Intern or Agency) Contract Price, and Talends is not liable for User's (Freelancer, Intern or Agency) Contract Price if Employer is in default. The User (Freelancer, Intern or Agency) may use the dispute process to recover funds.

Talends Onboarding Fee and Commission Users agree to pay Talends certain commission in exchange for Talends providing the Services and agree that Talends may collect VAT in addition to the Talends Fees. For Freelancers and Interns – Onboarding of Freelancers and Interns is Free while 10% + VAT commission will be charged on each Contract on Talends. For Employers Onboarding of Employers is Free while 10% commission + VAT will be charged on each Contract on Talends. For Agencies Onboarding of Agencies will be charged on a monthly or yearly basis. The Onboarding fee for Agencies will be $XXX/month or $XXX/year. No refund will be given in case of cancellation of monthly subscription. In case of yearly subscription, the refund will be calculated and given from the start of the following month when the refund request is made. 10% commission + VAT will be charged on each Contract on Talends. The refund will be calculated, processed and released within 21 working days.