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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Test IO: Money.fees",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any amounts not paid when due will bear interest at a rate of 18% per annum, compounded monthly, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower.",
      "body": "Any amounts not paid when due will bear interest at a rate of 18% per annum, compounded monthly, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower.\n\nWhat Test IO actually says:\n\n“Any amounts not paid when due will bear interest at a rate of 18% per annum, compounded monthly, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower.”\n\nNote: Lane unclassified: software testing and QA.",
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      "id": "learn_r1392_game_testing_and_qa_risks_test_io_production_testing_liability",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Test IO: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Test IO has no liability for damages resulting from production testing, and the company alone has sole liability for damages arising from direct or indirect testing of its production environment.",
      "body": "Test IO has no liability for damages resulting from production testing, and the company alone has sole liability for damages arising from direct or indirect testing of its production environment.\n\nWhat Test IO actually says:\n\n“Test IO will have no liability to Company for any damages, costs, expenses or charges of any kind resulting from any test on a Production environment or on a system that interoperates with Company’s Production environment or systems, and Company acknowledges and agrees that it alone will have sole and exclusive liability for any damages, costs, expenses or claims arising from any direct or indirect testing of its Production environment.”\n\nNote: Lane unclassified: software testing and QA.",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Test IO",
      "evidence_quote": "Test IO will have no liability to Company for any damages, costs, expenses or charges of any kind resulting from any test on a Production environment or on a system that interoperates with Company’s Production environment or systems, and Company acknowledges and agrees that it alone will have sole and exclusive liability for any damages, costs, expenses or claims arising from any direct or indirect testing of its Production environment.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "title": "Test IO: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "If a customer does not dispute a reported software bug within ten days, the bug is deemed accepted.",
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      "evidence_quote": "If a customer does not reject or otherwise dispute a software bug, error or deficiency identified within ten (10) days of its being reported, the software bug, error or deficiency will be deemed accepted.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Test IO: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Test IO warrants that the platform and services will be generally available 99.9% of the time, excluding scheduled maintenance communicated two weeks in advance.",
      "body": "Test IO warrants that the platform and services will be generally available 99.9% of the time, excluding scheduled maintenance communicated two weeks in advance.\n\nWhat Test IO actually says:\n\n“Test IO warrants that except for scheduled maintenance, which will be communicated two weeks in advance, the Platform and Services will be generally available 99.9% of the time subject to Company’s internet availability, and that Services will be performed in a professional manner.”\n\nNote: Lane unclassified: software testing and QA.",
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      "title": "Applause: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "Applause must maintain workers compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, and professional liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence.",
      "body": "Applause must maintain workers compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, and professional liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence.\n\nWhat Applause App Quality, Inc. actually says:\n\n“APPLAUSE SHALL SECURE BEFORE COMMENCING, AND MAINTAIN DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF, ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT: (1) WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE WORK IS PERFORMED; (2) COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY (“CGL”) INSURANCE, WITH LIMITS OF AT LEAST $1,000,000.00 COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT FOR BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE FOR EACH OCCURRENCE; AND (3) PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY OR ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF AT LEAST $1,000,000.00 FOR EACH OCCURRENCE.”\n\nNote: Lane unclassified: software testing and QA.",
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      "source_tier": "A",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Applause: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A company found in violation of the terms of use shall forfeit any right to receive payment for or a refund of any amounts due from services rendered or paid for testing services.",
      "body": "A company found in violation of the terms of use shall forfeit any right to receive payment for or a refund of any amounts due from services rendered or paid for testing services.\n\nWhat Applause App Quality, Inc. actually says:\n\n“A Company found in violation of these Terms of Use, as by Applause in its sole discretion, shall forfeit any right to receive payment for or a refund of any amounts due from services rendered or paid for testing services.”\n\nNote: Lane unclassified: software testing and QA.",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Applause: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] These terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and any action or proceeding must be brought in a federal or state court in Wilmington, Delaware.",
      "body": "These terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and any action or proceeding must be brought in a federal or state court in Wilmington, Delaware.\n\nWhat Applause App Quality, Inc. actually says:\n\n“These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any of its conflict of laws’ provisions. Any action or proceeding relating to these Terms must be brought in a federal or state court in Wilmington, Delaware...”\n\nNote: Lane unclassified: software testing and QA.",
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      "summary": "Applause performs its obligations under the professional services agreement as an independent contractor and not as an agent or employee of the customer.",
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