Terms of Service

You must be at least 13. If you are under 18 you confirm that a parent or guardian has reviewed these terms and our Privacy Policy and permits you to apply. Earn recording projects are for adults (18+) unless the project expressly allows minors with documented guardian consent. Companies confirm they are authorised to act for their business.

Twin Lanterns introduces students to companies, and runs Earn projects that pay contributors to produce data. We hand-screen applicants and briefs, but:

• We do not guarantee any interview, placement, job, internship, project, income or amount of work.
• Submitting an application or sign-up does not create a relationship of employment with us or with any company.
• We are not a party to any arrangement between a student and a company beyond making the introduction, and we do not guarantee the quality, safety or lawfulness of either side.

Everything you submit must be true, accurate and yours to share. Do not impersonate anyone or submit someone else's information without their permission. We may reject or remove submissions and accounts that are inaccurate, duplicated or abusive.

You keep ownership of what you submit (résumés, answers, briefs). You grant Twin Lanterns a non-exclusive, worldwide licence to use, store, reproduce and share it as needed to operate the Site, review and match applicants, and as described in our Privacy Policy. Recordings made for Earn are governed by the licence in section 6.

• Companies are solely responsible for complying with all employment, wage-and-hour, intern-classification, child labour and work-permit laws, and for the safety of any student they engage. Companies must not ask students for payment, and must not engage minors in work that is unlawful for their age.
• Students are responsible for deciding whether an opportunity is right for them, and for any school, parental or legal permissions needed to take it.
• Arrangements made between students and companies are between them.

• Independent contractor. Earn participants are independent contractors, not employees. You are responsible for your own taxes and equipment.
• Pay. Pay rates, quality requirements and payment timing are stated for each project. We pay for work that is accepted under that project's quality standards; we may reject submissions that do not meet them. Eligibility screening does not guarantee that a project will open to you.
• Recording and licence. By submitting a recording you confirm you are entitled to make and submit it and you grant Twin Lanterns and its customers a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, process, analyse and distribute it, including to train and evaluate AI models. The specific scope and payment for each project will be confirmed before you start, and you may decline to take part.
• Privacy of others. Only record yourself and places where you have the right to record. Keep other people, especially children, out of frame unless each has consented (and a guardian has consented for any minor). Do not capture personal documents, screens, addresses or other sensitive information.
• Safety. Do not do anything unsafe or unlawful to complete a task. You participate at your own risk and are responsible for safe conduct in your own home or other location.

• Referral rewards are paid only when the referred person meets the criteria published on the Earn referral page (for example, qualifying or being hired) and the reward is then confirmed by us. Rewards are not guaranteed and may be changed or ended at any time for future referrals.
• Refer only people who would reasonably welcome the introduction. No spam, misleading claims, incentives for false sign-ups, or self-referrals. If you are paid for promoting us you must disclose that relationship as the law requires.
• We may withhold or reclaim rewards obtained through fraud or breach of these terms.

Do not misuse the Site: no unlawful, fraudulent, harassing or infringing content; no attempts to access admin areas or other people's data; no scraping, automated bulk submissions, or interfering with the Site's operation; and no submitting malware.

The Site, its design, text, logos and software belong to Twin Lanterns or its licensors. We grant you a limited, revocable licence to use the Site for its intended purpose. All other rights are reserved.

THE SITE AND OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY STUDENT, COMPANY, PROJECT OR OPPORTUNITY WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TWIN LANTERNS AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, DATA OR OPPORTUNITIES, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY DEALINGS WITH OTHER USERS. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT WE HAVE PAID YOU IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AND (B) US$100. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of this may not apply to you. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

To the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify and hold harmless Twin Lanterns from claims, losses and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your content, your breach of these terms, or your violation of law or of anyone's rights. This section does not apply to users under 18.

We may suspend or end your access, reject submissions, or close any program at any time. You may stop using the Site and ask us to delete your information at any time.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at hello@twinlanterns.co and try to resolve the dispute informally for 30 days. Any claim that is not resolved must be brought in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you consent to their jurisdiction.

We may update these terms; the version posted here with the latest effective date applies, and continued use means you accept it. If a provision is unenforceable the rest remain in effect. These terms and the Privacy Policy are our entire agreement with you about the Site. You may not assign them; we may.

Twin Lanterns, Los Angeles, California. hello@twinlanterns.co