{ "batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_mturk_shutdown", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Amazon Mechanical Turk: Platform shutdown / service no longer available", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Amazon Mechanical Turk permanently closed on September 30, 2026, so the platform is no longer available to workers.", "body": "Amazon Mechanical Turk permanently closed on September 30, 2026, so the platform is no longer available to workers.\n\nWhat Amazon Mechanical Turk actually says:\n\n“Amazon Mechanical Turk permanently closed on September 30, 2026. Please visit our FAQ page for more information.”\n\nNote: Service discontinuation/platform shutdown; 'Unclassified' because no topic fits a service closing down. Would call it 'platform_shutdown'.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.mturk.com/mturk/help", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Amazon Mechanical Turk", "evidence_quote": "Amazon Mechanical Turk permanently closed on September 30, 2026. Please visit our FAQ page for more information.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Amazon Mechanical Turk", "topic": "Platform shutdown / service no longer available", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "MTurk operated globally; closure affects all regions", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "amazonmechanicalturk", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_mturk_payout_hold_10days", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Amazon Mechanical Turk: Initial reward hold for new workers", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] New MTurk workers face an initial holding period: rewards are held until the worker has been active on the platform for at least 10 days starting from their first submitted HIT.", "body": "New MTurk workers face an initial holding period: rewards are held until the worker has been active on the platform for at least 10 days starting from their first submitted HIT.\n\nWhat Amazon Mechanical Turk actually says:\n\n“As a security requirement, if you are a new Worker, there is an initial holding period before rewards are transferred to your earnings balance. Your rewards are held until you have been active on Amazon Mechanical Turk for at least 10 days, starting from the day you submit your first HIT.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.mturk.com/mturk/help", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Amazon Mechanical Turk", "evidence_quote": "As a security requirement, if you are a new Worker, there is an initial holding period before rewards are transferred to your earnings balance. Your rewards are held until you have been active on Amazon Mechanical Turk for at least 10 days, starting from the day you submit your first HIT.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Amazon Mechanical Turk", "topic": "Initial reward hold for new workers", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "amazonmechanicalturk", "topic": [ "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_mturk_id_failure_final", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Amazon Mechanical Turk: Identity verification failure is final", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] If MTurk identity verification fails, the decision is final and the worker will not be able to participate in the MTurk marketplace.", "body": "If MTurk identity verification fails, the decision is final and the worker will not be able to participate in the MTurk marketplace.\n\nWhat Amazon Mechanical Turk actually says:\n\n“If identity verification fails, the decision is final. Workers who are unable to verify their identity will not be able to participate in the MTurk Marketplace.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.mturk.com/mturk/help", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Amazon Mechanical Turk", "evidence_quote": "If identity verification fails, the decision is final. Workers who are unable to verify their identity will not be able to participate in the MTurk Marketplace.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Amazon Mechanical Turk", "topic": "Identity verification failure is final", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "amazonmechanicalturk", "topic": [ "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "quote_is_nonanswer", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_mturk_daily_cap_anti_bot", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Amazon Mechanical Turk: Daily HIT cap to combat automation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] MTurk limits the number of HITs a worker can do per day specifically to combat automation such as robots and scripts.", "body": "MTurk limits the number of HITs a worker can do per day specifically to combat automation such as robots and scripts.\n\nWhat Amazon Mechanical Turk actually says:\n\n“Amazon Mechanical Turk limits the number of HITs Workers can do on a daily basis as a means of combating conduct that would violate the Participation Agreement, including, for example, use of robots, scripts or other automated methods to complete HITs and ensuring that Workers are exercising their independent, human judgement to complete HITs.”\n\nNote: Anti-bot daily throttle; the exact daily number is not stated on this page.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.mturk.com/mturk/help", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Amazon Mechanical Turk", "evidence_quote": "Amazon Mechanical Turk limits the number of HITs Workers can do on a daily basis as a means of combating conduct that would violate the Participation Agreement, including, for example, use of robots, scripts or other automated methods to complete HITs and ensuring that Workers are exercising their independent, human judgement to complete HITs.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Amazon Mechanical Turk", "topic": "Daily HIT cap to combat automation", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "amazonmechanicalturk", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_clickworker_multi_account_no_payout", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Clickworker: Multiple user account prohibition and payout forfeiture", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under the clickworker GTC, clickworkers are prohibited from creating and maintaining multiple user accounts, and on violation the platform may permanently deactivate the accounts and will not pay out amounts already credited.", "body": "Under the clickworker GTC, clickworkers are prohibited from creating and maintaining multiple user accounts, and on violation the platform may permanently deactivate the accounts and will not pay out amounts already credited.\n\nWhat clickworker Germany GmbH actually says:\n\n“Clickworkers are also prohibited from creating and maintaining multiple user accounts. In the event of a violation, the platform reserves the right to permanently deactivate the user accounts and to prevent the creation of further, new accounts. Any amounts already credited to the respective user account will not be paid out.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://workplace.clickworker.com/en/agreements/10123", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "clickworker Germany GmbH", "evidence_quote": "Clickworkers are also prohibited from creating and maintaining multiple user accounts. In the event of a violation, the platform reserves the right to permanently deactivate the user accounts and to prevent the creation of further, new accounts. Any amounts already credited to the respective user account will not be paid out.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Clickworker", "topic": "Multiple user account prohibition and payout forfeiture", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "GTC apply to clickworkers worldwide", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "eu" ], "platform": "clickworker", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_clickworker_serious_breach_no_payout", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Clickworker: Account blocking and no payout on serious breach", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The clickworker GTC let the platform block a clickworker's account and terminate the relationship for breaching the GTC, and state that no payout is made in the event of a serious breach of duty.", "body": "The clickworker GTC let the platform block a clickworker's account and terminate the relationship for breaching the GTC, and state that no payout is made in the event of a serious breach of duty.\n\nWhat clickworker Germany GmbH actually says:\n\n“The platform reserves the right to block the user account of a Clickworker and to terminate the contractual relationship with the Clickworker if the Clickworker violates the GTC or other obligations arising from the contractual relationship. In this case, the amounts in the user account that the Clickworker has received from the platform for accepted services will be paid out to the Clickworker, unless otherwise regulated in these GTC. A payout will not be made in particular in the event of a serious breach of duty.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://workplace.clickworker.com/en/agreements/10123", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "clickworker Germany GmbH", "evidence_quote": "The platform reserves the right to block the user account of a Clickworker and to terminate the contractual relationship with the Clickworker if the Clickworker violates the GTC or other obligations arising from the contractual relationship. In this case, the amounts in the user account that the Clickworker has received from the platform for accepted services will be paid out to the Clickworker, unless otherwise regulated in these GTC. A payout will not be made in particular in the event of a serious breach of duty.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Clickworker", "topic": "Account blocking and no payout on serious breach", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "eu" ], "platform": "clickworker", "topic": [ "money.payout", "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_clickworker_payout_min_e10", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Clickworker: Minimum payout balance", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A clickworker payout is only possible from a minimum account balance of EUR 10.00.", "body": "A clickworker payout is only possible from a minimum account balance of EUR 10.00.\n\nWhat clickworker Germany GmbH actually says:\n\n“A payout is only possible from a minimum account balance of € 10.00.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://workplace.clickworker.com/en/agreements/10123", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "clickworker Germany GmbH", "evidence_quote": "A payout is only possible from a minimum account balance of € 10.00.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Clickworker", "topic": "Minimum payout balance", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "eu" ], "platform": "clickworker", "topic": [ "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_clickworker_no_automation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Clickworker: Prohibition on automated methods/bots", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The clickworker GTC expressly prohibit clickworkers from using automated methods such as bots and scripts to provide the service.", "body": "The clickworker GTC expressly prohibit clickworkers from using automated methods such as bots and scripts to provide the service.\n\nWhat clickworker Germany GmbH actually says:\n\n“The Clickworker is expressly prohibited from using automated methods to provide the service. This includes, for example, bots, scripts, and other similar methods, as well as tools that may fall under the scope of \"spam\".”\n\nNote: Anti-automation/bot prohibition; 'Unclassified' because it is a method rule, not a rule about posted content. Would call it 'prohibited_methods'.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://workplace.clickworker.com/en/agreements/10123", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "clickworker Germany GmbH", "evidence_quote": "The Clickworker is expressly prohibited from using automated methods to provide the service. This includes, for example, bots, scripts, and other similar methods, as well as tools that may fall under the scope of \"spam\".", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Clickworker", "topic": "Prohibition on automated methods/bots", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "eu" ], "platform": "clickworker", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_clickworker_german_law_governs", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Clickworker: Governing law and venue", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The contractual relationship between a Clickworker and the platform is governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, with German as the contractual language.", "body": "The contractual relationship between a Clickworker and the platform is governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, with German as the contractual language.\n\nWhat clickworker Germany GmbH actually says:\n\n“The contractual relationship between the Clickworker and the platform is governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The contractual language is German.”\n\nNote: Venue: Essen is the exclusive place of jurisdiction where permitted by law (§10.3, same page).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://workplace.clickworker.com/en/agreements/10123", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "clickworker Germany GmbH", "evidence_quote": "The contractual relationship between the Clickworker and the platform is governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The contractual language is German.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Clickworker", "topic": "Governing law and venue", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "eu" ], "platform": "clickworker", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_respondent_disqualification_enforcement", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Respondent: Disqualification/suspension and enforcement actions", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] If Respondent determines a participant violated its terms, it may, without prior notice or any refund obligation, terminate or suspend the account, forfeit and claw back incentives, offset recoverable amounts against future incentives, and report the violation to law enforcement or the IRS.", "body": "If Respondent determines a participant violated its terms, it may, without prior notice or any refund obligation, terminate or suspend the account, forfeit and claw back incentives, offset recoverable amounts against future incentives, and report the violation to law enforcement or the IRS.\n\nWhat Respondent, Inc. actually says:\n\n“If Respondent reasonably determines that you have violated any of the foregoing restrictions or any other provision of these Terms, Respondent may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice or any obligation to refund or compensate you in any way, take any one or more of the following actions: (i) terminate or suspend your account, in whole or in part; (ii) forfeit any Incentives earned, pending, or otherwise payable to you, including without limitation any Incentive that has been requested by you but not yet distributed; (iii) reverse, claw back, or otherwise recoup any Incentives previously paid or distributed to you, including by reversing the issuance of any virtual card or other Incentive instrument to the extent permitted by the applicable issuer; (iv) offset any amount recoverable under clause (iii) against any future Incentives payable to you, in accordance with Section 4.3; and (v) report the violation, and provide associated information about you and your activity, to applicable law enforcement, the affected Researcher, the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authorities, or any third-party payment provider as Respondent deems appropriate.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.respondent.io/participant-terms-conditions", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Respondent, Inc.", "evidence_quote": "If Respondent reasonably determines that you have violated any of the foregoing restrictions or any other provision of these Terms, Respondent may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice or any obligation to refund or compensate you in any way, take any one or more of the following actions: (i) terminate or suspend your account, in whole or in part; (ii) forfeit any Incentives earned, pending, or otherwise payable to you, including without limitation any Incentive that has been requested by you but not yet distributed; (iii) reverse, claw back, or otherwise recoup any Incentives previously paid or distributed to you, including by reversing the issuance of any virtual card or other Incentive instrument to the extent permitted by the applicable issuer; (iv) offset any amount recoverable under clause (iii) against any future Incentives payable to you, in accordance with Section 4.3; and (v) report the violation, and provide associated information about you and your activity, to applicable law enforcement, the affected Researcher, the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authorities, or any third-party payment provider as Respondent deems appropriate.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Respondent", "topic": "Disqualification/suspension and enforcement actions", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "Respondent, Inc. (US); terms reference NY arbitration and CA Civil Code", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "respondent", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_respondent_forfeit_duplicate_ai_fraud", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Respondent: Incentive forfeiture for fraud, duplicates, and AI-generated work", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Participants may forfeit some or all incentives if Respondent determines the application, screening responses, or participation was inaccurate, misleading, fraudulent, duplicative (e.g., a second account or a different identity), automated, or AI-generated in violation of the project requirements.", "body": "Participants may forfeit some or all incentives if Respondent determines the application, screening responses, or participation was inaccurate, misleading, fraudulent, duplicative (e.g., a second account or a different identity), automated, or AI-generated in violation of the project requirements.\n\nWhat Respondent, Inc. actually says:\n\n“You acknowledge and agree that you may forfeit some or all of any Incentives offered in connection with a Research Session if (i) you violate these Terms (as determined by Respondent in its sole discretion), including without limitation Section 3 (Your Obligations), (ii) you do not satisfactorily complete the Research Session (as determined by the Researcher in its sole discretion), (iii) you delete your account prior to Respondent distributing the Incentive, or (iv) Respondent reasonably determines that your application, screening responses, or participation in the Research Session was inaccurate, misleading, fraudulent, duplicative (including without limitation participation through a second account or under a different identity), automated or generated by artificial intelligence in violation of the Project requirements, or otherwise inconsistent with these Terms or the requirements of the applicable Project.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.respondent.io/participant-terms-conditions", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Respondent, Inc.", "evidence_quote": "You acknowledge and agree that you may forfeit some or all of any Incentives offered in connection with a Research Session if (i) you violate these Terms (as determined by Respondent in its sole discretion), including without limitation Section 3 (Your Obligations), (ii) you do not satisfactorily complete the Research Session (as determined by the Researcher in its sole discretion), (iii) you delete your account prior to Respondent distributing the Incentive, or (iv) Respondent reasonably determines that your application, screening responses, or participation in the Research Session was inaccurate, misleading, fraudulent, duplicative (including without limitation participation through a second account or under a different identity), automated or generated by artificial intelligence in violation of the Project requirements, or otherwise inconsistent with these Terms or the requirements of the applicable Project.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Respondent", "topic": "Incentive forfeiture for fraud, duplicates, and AI-generated work", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "respondent", "topic": [ "money.payout", "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_respondent_processing_fee", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Respondent: Incentive processing fee", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Respondent may take a processing fee of up to 5% of the incentive or US$1.00, whichever is higher, from incentives it distributes to participants.", "body": "Respondent may take a processing fee of up to 5% of the incentive or US$1.00, whichever is higher, from incentives it distributes to participants.\n\nWhat Respondent, Inc. actually says:\n\n“Respondent may at its discretion take a percentage of Incentive distributed as a processing fee, at an amount not to exceed 5% of the Incentive or US$1.00, whichever is higher.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.respondent.io/participant-terms-conditions", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Respondent, Inc.", "evidence_quote": "Respondent may at its discretion take a percentage of Incentive distributed as a processing fee, at an amount not to exceed 5% of the Incentive or US$1.00, whichever is higher.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Respondent", "topic": "Incentive processing fee", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "respondent", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_respondent_liability_cap", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Respondent: Cap on platform liability to participants", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Respondent's aggregate liability to a participant is capped at the greater of US$50.00 or the incentives paid or payable to the participant in the three months immediately preceding the event giving rise to liability.", "body": "Respondent's aggregate liability to a participant is capped at the greater of US$50.00 or the incentives paid or payable to the participant in the three months immediately preceding the event giving rise to liability.\n\nWhat Respondent, Inc. actually says:\n\n“TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL RESPONDENT'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THESE TERMS EXCEED THE GREATER OF (I) $50.00 USD OR (II) THE INCENTIVES PAID OR PAYABLE TO YOU IN THE THREE (3) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.respondent.io/participant-terms-conditions", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Respondent, Inc.", "evidence_quote": "TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL RESPONDENT'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THESE TERMS EXCEED THE GREATER OF (I) $50.00 USD OR (II) THE INCENTIVES PAID OR PAYABLE TO YOU IN THE THREE (3) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Respondent", "topic": "Cap on platform liability to participants", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "respondent", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_usertesting_ncmec_reporting", "category": "Safety", "title": "UserTesting: Reporting of apparent child exploitation", "summary": "UserTesting states it reports apparent child exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in compliance with applicable law.", "body": "UserTesting states it reports apparent child exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in compliance with applicable law.\n\nWhat UserTesting actually says:\n\n“We prohibit and will remove Content that sexually exploits or endangers children. When we become aware of apparent child exploitation, we report it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), in compliance with applicable law.”\n\nNote: Content Policy also reserves the right to immediately remove content and suspend any Test in violation of the policy.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.usertesting.com/content-policy", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "UserTesting", "evidence_quote": "We prohibit and will remove Content that sexually exploits or endangers children. When we become aware of apparent child exploitation, we report it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), in compliance with applicable law.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "UserTesting", "topic": "Reporting of apparent child exploitation", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "usertesting", "topic": [ "safety.harm", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1064_surveys_microtasks_risks_appen_biometric_data", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Appen: Collection of personal and biometric data", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Appen's Privacy Statement states it may collect personal data including biometric data such as facial images, iris patterns, and fingerprint data when you use its services or apply for work.", "body": "Appen's Privacy Statement states it may collect personal data including biometric data such as facial images, iris patterns, and fingerprint data when you use its services or apply for work.\n\nWhat Appen Limited actually says:\n\n“Biometric data means personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, which allow or confirm the unique identification of that natural person, such as facial images, iris patterns or dactyloscopic/fingerprint data.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.appen.com/privacy/", "last_verified": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Appen Limited", "evidence_quote": "Biometric data means personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, which allow or confirm the unique identification of that natural person, such as facial images, iris patterns or dactyloscopic/fingerprint data.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "1064-surveys-microtasks-risks", "subject": "Appen", "topic": "Collection of personal and biometric data", "applies_to_country": "*", "applies_to_scope": "Appen operates globally (AU/US/EU)", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "appen", "topic": [ "safety.privacy", "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }