Terms of Service

What TryMe Is

TryMe is a trial-first hiring platform that connects tech companies with candidates through paid trial engagements. Companies post trial roles, candidates apply and complete real work for 2-4 weeks, and both sides evaluate the fit before committing to full-time employment.

We're a platform, not an employer. Candidates who complete trials are independent contractors during the trial period. We help connect companies and candidates, facilitate payments, and provide the infrastructure for trials to happen.

Using TryMe

To use TryMe, you need to create an account with accurate information. If you're a company, that includes valid business information and the authority to hire on behalf of your organization.

You agree not to:

• Provide false information about yourself, your company, or your experience
• Use the platform for anything illegal
• Harass, threaten, or be abusive toward other users
• Post fake reviews or manipulate ratings
• Share confidential information from trials without authorization
• Scrape our data or interfere with the platform
• Create multiple accounts to circumvent rules

We can suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules.

Trial Engagements

When a company offers a trial and a candidate accepts, both parties are making a commitment. The company prepays the trial compensation through TryMe. Funds are held in escrow and released to the candidate when the trial completes.

For Candidates

If you're a candidate on TryMe, you agree to:

• Provide accurate information about your skills and experience
• Complete trial work to the best of your ability
• Communicate professionally and respond to messages in a reasonable timeframe
• Respect confidentiality of company information you encounter during trials
• Not apply to roles you have no intention of completing

You keep 100% of your trial compensation. TryMe charges companies, not candidates.

During trials, you're working as an independent contractor. You're responsible for your own taxes, and work you produce during the trial belongs to the company (see IP section below).

For Companies

If you're posting roles on TryMe, you agree to:

• Provide accurate descriptions of trial roles and expectations
• Prepay trial compensation before candidates begin work
• Provide candidates with the information and access they need to complete trial work
• Evaluate candidates fairly based on their trial performance
• Not use trials as a source of cheap labor with no intention to hire

You're responsible for onboarding trial candidates appropriately and providing a fair evaluation of their work.

Payments

All payments are processed through Stripe. Companies prepay trial compensation, which is held in escrow until the trial completes. Upon completion:

• Candidates receive their full trial compensation via direct deposit
• If a hire is made, the company is charged the 15% platform fee separately

Payment processing fees (Stripe's standard rates) apply to all transactions.

Intellectual Property

Work produced during a trial belongs to the company. Before starting a trial, candidates sign a standard contractor agreement that includes IP assignment. This is the same arrangement as any consulting engagement.

The TryMe name, logo, and platform design are ours. Content you post (like company profiles or candidate bios) remains yours, but you give us permission to display it on the platform.

Reviews

After trials complete, both parties can leave reviews. Reviews must be honest and based on actual trial experience.

We don't remove negative reviews just because someone disagrees, but we will remove reviews that are abusive, contain personal information, or are clearly fraudulent.

What We're Responsible For (And Not)

We provide the platform. We verify basic company information. We facilitate payments and hold funds in escrow. We provide tools for communication and evaluation. That's our job.

We're not responsible for:

• The quality of work candidates produce during trials
• The accuracy of company information beyond basic verification
• Hiring decisions companies make after trials
• Employment disputes that arise after conversion to full-time
• Any work done outside of the TryMe platform

TryMe's liability to you is limited to the amount you've paid us in the past 12 months.

Changes to These Terms

We might update these terms occasionally. When we do, we'll post the new version here and update the date at the top. For significant changes, we'll email you.

Continuing to use TryMe after changes means you accept the new terms.

Legal Stuff

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Any disputes will be handled through binding arbitration.

If part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest still applies.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Reach out:

Email: legal@tryme.com