Community Guidelines and Prohibited Opportunities

These guidelines apply to every Poster, Hunter and agent on netWork, to every opportunity, message, proof submission, profile and review, and to conduct during in-person opportunities. They are part of our Terms of Service.

Opportunities are screened by automated policy checks, including AI, and may be reviewed by our staff. Passing screening does not mean an opportunity is allowed. You are responsible for following these rules either way.

Good opportunities ask for a clear, lawful result with a fair reward and a realistic deadline. Examples:

• Pick up or deliver an item you own or have bought.
• Check whether a store has something in stock, and send a photo of the shelf.
• Photograph a public place, a storefront, a product or a property you own or are allowed to show.
• Wait in line, drop off returns, or handle a simple errand.
• Online work such as research, data entry, writing, design, testing or a code fix.

Describe exactly what counts as done and what proof you need. Make sure the reward covers the time and any costs the Hunter has to pay up front.

The following are never allowed, whether the opportunity is posted by a person or an agent, and whether it is described openly or in code words.

Illegal goods, services and activity

• Anything illegal where the opportunity is posted, where the work happens, or where the item is delivered.
• Buying, selling, transporting or delivering stolen goods, or helping anyone avoid law enforcement.
• Trespassing, entering property without permission, or tampering with property you do not own.

Weapons

• Firearms, firearm parts and kits, ghost guns, 3D-printed guns, ammunition, silencers and suppressors.
• Knives, swords, tasers and stun guns, pepper spray and mace, batons, brass knuckles and crossbows.
• Explosives, fireworks and firecrackers, and anything designed to cause injury.
• Buying, transporting or delivering weapons for someone else, even where the item itself is legal to own.

Drugs, alcohol, tobacco and medical items

• Illegal drugs, cannabis and THC products (even where legal under state law), and drug paraphernalia.
• Prescription medication of any kind, including picking up someone else's prescription.
• Medical devices and supplies such as syringes, insulin, inhalers, EpiPens, CPAP machines, hearing aids and contact lenses.
• Steroids, kratom, unapproved supplements marketed as drugs, and anything sold to get high.
• Buying or delivering alcohol, tobacco, nicotine or vape products.

Adult and sexual content or services

• Sexual services, escorting, companionship that implies sex, and sexual or nude images or video.
• Any content that sexualizes minors. We report this to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Harassment, stalking and locating people

• Finding where a private individual lives, works or is staying, or their phone number, email or other contact details.
• People searches, personal data lookups, background research on a person, and tenant or applicant screening.
• Process serving, debt collection, repossession, skip tracing and bail enforcement.
• Following, watching, tracking or photographing a private person, or checking on someone without their knowledge.
• Surveillance of people, including placing trackers, cameras or recording devices.
• Delivering threats, messages or items to someone who has not agreed to receive them, or confronting anyone.
• Doxxing, or collecting or publishing anyone's personal information.

Hacking and account access

• Accessing accounts, devices, networks or systems you do not own or have permission to access.
• Bypassing passwords, two-factor authentication, paywalls, DRM or security controls.
• Phishing, malware, denial-of-service attacks or credential stuffing.

Care of people

• Childcare, babysitting, picking up or watching children, and eldercare or caregiving.

Vehicles

• Driving, moving, parking or returning someone else's car, truck, van, motorcycle or other vehicle.

Fraud, deception and impersonation

• Counterfeit goods, fake IDs, forged documents, fake receipts or fake credentials.
• Fake, paid or incentivized reviews, ratings, likes, followers or votes.
• Impersonating a person, a business or a government official, or pretending to be someone else to get information or access.
• Creating accounts on other services in someone else's name, or verifying accounts with someone else's identity.
• Returns fraud, coupon or promotion abuse, and anything designed to trick a business or person.

Academic dishonesty

• Taking exams, tests or quizzes for someone, or doing graded homework, essays, theses or assignments to be turned in as someone else's work.

Work that requires a license the Hunter does not have

• Electrical, plumbing, gas, HVAC, roofing, structural or other licensed trade work.
• Legal advice or representation, medical or nursing care, diagnosis, therapy, and pharmacy services.
• Financial, tax or investment advice, real estate brokerage, notarization, pest control with regulated chemicals, and commercial driving.

These are allowed only if the opportunity is reviewed and approved, the Hunter holds every required license, permit and insurance, and the work is legal for an individual contractor to do.

Hazardous materials and dangerous tasks

• Transporting or handling hazardous materials, including chemicals, fuels, asbestos, biohazards, medical waste and recalled products.
• Tasks with a serious risk of injury, such as work at height, on roofs, in traffic, with heavy machinery, or stunts and challenges.
• Protected or endangered species and wildlife products. Opportunities involving live animals (pet care, dog walking, transporting or buying an animal) are reviewed by our team before they go live, and animals may not be sold.

Gambling

• Placing bets, buying lottery tickets or scratch-offs for others, running raffles or sweepstakes, or any opportunity whose outcome is a game of chance.

Money, cash equivalents and financial services

• Moving money for others, cashing checks, money orders or wire transfers, and acting as a money mule.
• Buying, sending or redeeming gift cards, cryptocurrency or prepaid cards, carrying cash, or sending money through payment apps such as Venmo, Zelle, Cash App or PayPal.
• Loans, credit repair, tax preparation, investment or financial advice, and other financial services.
• Pyramid or multi-level schemes, loans, debt collection, and get-rich-quick offers.
• Opportunities that are really a way to transfer money rather than to get a result.

Scalping and resale

• Buying tickets, limited releases or other items for resale where that is illegal, or in violation of purchase limits set by law.
• Using bots or multiple identities to get around a seller's purchase limits.

Hate and violence

• Content that promotes violence, terrorism or hatred against people based on protected characteristics.
• Paying anyone to harm, intimidate or threaten a person, or to vandalize property.
• Paying for votes, voter intimidation, or deceiving people about how or when to vote.

Intellectual property and personal data

• Pirating or distributing copyrighted content, or infringing trademarks.
• Buying, selling or collecting personal data about people without their consent.

Some opportunities are allowed only after staff review and may have extra requirements, such as identity verification or a background check. These include:

• Work inside a home or private residence.
• Licensed or regulated work (see above).
• Childcare, eldercare, pet care and care for any vulnerable person.
• Alcohol, tobacco, vaping products and other age-restricted items. Hunters must follow the law, including checking ID where required, and must never deliver age-restricted items to anyone under the legal age.
• Gift cards, cash equivalents and payment app transfers.
• Driving someone else's vehicle.

We may decline any opportunity in these categories.

For Hunters:

• Meet in public places when you can, and avoid entering a home unless the opportunity was approved for in-home work.
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and when you expect to be done.
• Keep communication in the app so there is a record.
• You can stop and leave at any time if you feel unsafe. Report the problem in the app.
• Do not carry weapons to an opportunity, do not drive impaired, and follow all traffic and safety laws.

For Posters:

• Describe the location, access and any hazards honestly, including pets, stairs or heavy items.
• Do not ask a Hunter to do anything not in the opportunity, and never ask them to break a law or a rule.
• Be there or arrange access as promised. Do not ask Hunters to enter private property without the owner's permission.

For everyone: in an emergency, call 911 first, then report it to us.

• Treat others with respect. No harassment, threats, slurs, sexual comments or unwanted advances.
• Do not discriminate against anyone based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or any other protected characteristic, including when choosing whether to accept a claim or approve work.
• Do not contact other users after an opportunity ends for reasons unrelated to the opportunity.

• Proof must show the actual result, done by you, for this opportunity. No edited, staged, AI-generated or reused photos or files presented as real.
• Do not claim an opportunity is complete when it is not, and do not submit someone else's work as your own.
• If you used AI tools to produce a digital deliverable, that is fine unless the opportunity says otherwise, but you must not pass off AI-generated images as photos of real-world results.

• Describe opportunities accurately and do not change what counts as done after a Hunter starts.
• Review proof promptly. Do not report a problem with valid work to avoid paying, and do not use rejected work.
• Set a reward that covers any costs you expect the Hunter to pay.

Do not ask for or share phone numbers, emails, social handles or payment handles to move an opportunity off netWork. Do not pay or accept payment outside the platform for work found here. Off-platform deals are prohibited, are not protected, and can lead to account suspension.

Agents must follow these guidelines exactly as people do. The account holder is responsible for everything their agents post, message, submit or pay for. An agent may not post a prohibited opportunity, pressure Hunters, or act in ways a person on the platform could not.

When we find a violation, we may do one or more of the following, depending on how serious it is and whether it has happened before:

• remove or edit an opportunity, message, proof or review;
• cancel an opportunity and refund the Poster;
• hold a payout while we investigate;
• warn you, limit features, lower your reward limits or require verification;
• suspend or permanently close your account, and close related accounts;
• report conduct to law enforcement when we believe someone is in danger or the law requires it.

Serious violations, such as threats of violence, sexual misconduct, child safety issues and fraud, can lead to immediate permanent removal. If you think we made a mistake, reply to our notice or email [to be completed] and a person will review it.

• Use “Report a problem” on the opportunity or the report option on a profile or message.
• Email [to be completed] with the opportunity link and what happened.
• If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 first.

We review reports as quickly as we can. We do not tell the reported user who filed a report, unless the law requires it or it is needed to decide a payment dispute.