Learning Lot —Tutor Addendum

A1. Your Status as an Independent Provider

You are an independent provider who offers tutoring services directly to Families and operates independently from Learning Lot. You are not an employee, agent, partner, or representative of Learning Lot, and nothing in the Master Terms or this Addendum creates any employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between you and Learning Lot.

You acknowledge and agree that:

(a) You control your own work. You determine your own teaching methods, materials, and Session structure, and which Families you choose to work with. For ordinary Sessions you set your own schedule. You may decline any Introduction for any reason. Declining an Introduction will not result in deactivation, removal from the network, reduced visibility on the Platform, or any other adverse consequence.

(b) You set your own rates. For ordinary Sessions, you negotiate compensation directly with Families and collect it directly; Learning Lot does not process, collect, hold, or disburse those payments.

(c) You are responsible for your own taxes. Learning Lot does not withhold taxes, issue W-2s, or provide tax documentation for payments you receive from Families. You are solely responsible for reporting your income and paying all applicable federal, state, and local taxes, including self-employment tax.

(d) You receive no employment benefits. You are not entitled to workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, health benefits, paid leave, retirement contributions, or any other benefit provided to employees.

(e) You carry your own insurance. Learning Lot does not provide liability insurance, professional liability coverage, or any other insurance for your activities. We strongly recommend you obtain your own general liability and professional liability coverage.

(f) You work with whomever you like. Nothing here prevents you from tutoring independently, working for other platforms or agencies, or operating any other business.

(g) You may not represent yourself as Learning Lot. You may state that you are "part of the Learning Lot tutor network" or were "introduced through Learning Lot." You may not describe yourself as a Learning Lot employee, staff member, or representative, or hold yourself out as authorized to act on our behalf.

A2. Eligibility, Vetting, and Disclosure

To participate in the network, you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Be legally authorized to work and provide services in the United States
• Have the legal right to work with minors in your jurisdiction, and not be barred from doing so
• Provide accurate, truthful, and complete information about your identity, qualifications, education, and experience
• Maintain the accuracy of that information and promptly update us if anything changes

A2.1 Our review is limited

Learning Lot conducts a limited, informal review of prospective Tutors. The nature and extent of that review varies and is at our sole discretion. It does not constitute an endorsement, guarantee, warranty, or certification of any Tutor. See Section 1.3 of the Master Terms.

A2.2 Background checks

Before your profile becomes visible or bookable on the Platform, Learning Lot may require you to complete a criminal background check through a screening provider we designate.

You are responsible for the cost of the background check, payable directly to the screening provider, unless Learning Lot agrees otherwise. Learning Lot may require you to complete an updated background check approximately annually while you remain in the network.

You agree to complete any required background check within the timeframe specified, provide accurate identifying information, and authorize the screening provider to provide Learning Lot with the information Learning Lot is legally permitted to receive.

You acknowledge that your background check status, including the fact and date of completion, may be displayed on your Tutor profile and visible to Families.

Failure to complete a required background check, or a background check result that does not satisfy Learning Lot's then-current eligibility criteria, may result in denial of or removal from the network, subject to applicable law. Where Learning Lot takes action based on information in a consumer report, Learning Lot will provide any notices and follow any procedures required by applicable law.

A2.3 Ongoing disclosure obligation

You agree to notify Learning Lot promptly if, while you participate in the network:

• you are arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense that could reasonably bear on your suitability to work with minors;
• you become subject to a restraining order, protective order, investigation, or other legal restriction involving a minor;
• you are placed on any child abuse registry or sex offender registry;
• any professional license or teaching credential you hold is suspended, revoked, or subject to disciplinary action; or
• you become aware of a substantiated or formal allegation of misconduct against you arising from tutoring, teaching, coaching, childcare, or other work with minors

Failure to make a required disclosure may result in removal from the network. These obligations apply continuously, including between required background checks.

A completed background check does not discharge your duty to disclose.

A3. Conduct Standards

You are working with children. These standards are non-negotiable.

A3.1 Professional conduct

You agree to treat every child, parent, and family member with respect, patience, and professionalism; arrive on time and prepared; communicate promptly if you must cancel or reschedule; honor commitments you make to Families; represent your qualifications accurately; and maintain appropriate boundaries with students and Families at all times.

A3.2 Safety with minors — required practices

You agree to:

• If a Session takes place in a private home, you should ensure that a parent or guardian remains on the premises unless you and the parent or guardian expressly agree to a different arrangement. Any different arrangement should be agreed to in writing before the Session. Learning Lot does not supervise Sessions or approve or assume responsibility for any alternative arrangement between you and a Family. You should conduct Sessions in observable spaces whenever reasonably practicable.
• Never transport a child in your vehicle without prior written parental consent.
• Never take a child off-site from the agreed Session location without prior parental consent.
• Never photograph, film, or record a child without prior written parental consent, and never share such media publicly.
• Communicate with minors only through or with the knowledge of the parent or guardian. Do not establish private communication channels with a child — no private messaging, social media contact, or personal phone contact outside parent-visible channels.
• Never provide, offer, or consume alcohol, cannabis, or any controlled substance before or during a Session, or in the presence of a student.
• Medication. You may not administer routine or scheduled medication to a child.
• Emergency medication — such as an epinephrine auto-injector, asthma inhaler, or similar — may be administered only where all of the following apply: the child's parent or guardian has given priorwritten authorization and instructions; the medication is supplied by the parent in its original labelled container; and you are willing to do so. Contact emergency services first or at the same time.
• You are never required to administer any medication and may always decline.
• Follow any reasonable additional safety instructions provided by the Family.

A3.3 Absolutely prohibited conduct

The following conduct is strictly prohibited and may result in immediate removal from the network. Learning Lot may also report conduct to law enforcement, child protective services, or other authorities where required or appropriate:

• Any form of physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse of a child
• Any sexual, romantic, or otherwise inappropriate conduct or communication with a minor
• Sharing sexually explicit, violent, or otherwise age-inappropriate content with a student
• Any form of discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic
• Physical discipline or corporal punishment of any kind
• Soliciting money, gifts, loans, or personal favors from a Family beyond agreed tutoring compensation
• Using a Session to promote religious, political, or ideological views without the Family's knowledge and consent
• Recruiting a student or Family into any business, multi-level marketing scheme, investment, or unrelated commercial venture
• Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs during a Session
• Misrepresenting your identity, credentials, background, or experience
• Any conduct that endangers a child's physical or emotional wellbeing

A3.4 Reporting suspected abuse or neglect

You are responsible for complying with any mandatory reporting obligation that applies to you under applicable law. If applicable law requires you to report suspected child abuse or neglect to a governmental authority, notifying Learning Lot does not satisfy that legal obligation.

Separately, if you reasonably believe that a child is being abused, neglected, or is in immediate danger in connection with a Session, you should take appropriate steps to protect the child, including contacting emergency services or the appropriate authorities where circumstances warrant.

A3.5 Reporting safety concerns

If you become aware of a serious safety concern involving a Family, student, another Tutor, or any Session arranged through Learning Lot, please notify Learning Lot promptly at hello@learninglot.co.

If a child is injured or in immediate danger during a Session, contact emergency services first, then the child's parent or guardian, and then Learning Lot. Do not delay emergency care in order to contact Learning Lot or seek permission.

A4. Sessions, Scheduling, and Cancellations

(a) Arrangements are between you and the Family. All Session logistics — timing, location, duration, frequency, group size, materials, and compensation — are agreed directly between you and the Family. A Family and Tutor may agree to an introductory Session to assess mutual fit, and neither party is obligated to continue the tutoring relationship following an introductory Session.

(b) Reliability. You are responsible for honouring the commitments you make to Families. Repeated failure to do so — including no-shows, late cancellations, chronic lateness, or failing to respond to a Family you have agreed to work with — is grounds for removal from the network.

(c) Cancellation courtesy. If you must cancel or reschedule a Session, you should provide the Family with as much advance notice as reasonably practicable and comply with any cancellation terms you and the Family have agreed to.

(d) Group Sessions. If you are matched with a small group of students from multiple Families, you are responsible for exercising appropriate care and supervision with respect to all students during the Session and for communicating with each Family involved.

(e) Availability and deactivation. You are responsible for keeping your availability status current. We ask Tutors to confirm periodically — generally around every 90 days — that they are still accepting students. If you do not respond to an availability request within 14 days, we may deactivate your profile so that Families are not shown Tutors who are unavailable.

Deactivation for non-response is not removal from the network — you may reactivate at any time by confirming your availability. Declining Introductions does not affect your status.

A5. Payments

For ordinary Sessions, you invoice and collect directly from Families on terms you agree with them. Learning Lot does not process, collect, hold, or disburse those payments, is not responsible for non-payment or any payment dispute between you and a Family, and does not guarantee or insure any amount owed to you. You are responsible for setting clear payment terms with each Family before beginning work.

Learning Lot may introduce payment processing in the future. If it does, Learning Lot will provide applicable payment-processing, platform-fee, and related terms before those features become effective.

A6. Family and Student Information

In addition to Section 5 of the Master Terms:

(a) Use it only for tutoring. Information about a Family or student may be used solely to provide tutoring services to that Family.

(b) Do not disclose it. You may not share, sell, publish, post, or disclose any Family's or student's personal information — including names, photos, addresses, contact details, academic performance, learning differences, medical information, or family circumstances — to any third party without the Family's prior written consent.

(c) Do not use it for marketing. You may not add Families to mailing lists or marketing databases, or use their contact information for promotional purposes unrelated to your direct tutoring relationship with them.

(d) Children's information. Information about children is sensitive and must be handled carefully and in accordance with applicable law. Do not collect personal information directly from a child through the Platform, create an online account for a child, or direct a child to use Learning Lot's Platform or account features. Communications and information-sharing relating to a child should occur through or with the knowledge of the child's parent or guardian.

(e) Secure what you hold. Keep any Family information you retain secure. Do not store it on shared or unsecured devices. Delete it when no longer needed.

(f) Survival. Your confidentiality obligations continue indefinitely, including after you leave the network.

(g) No use of our confidential information to solicit. Family contact details and other Family information you obtain through Learning Lot are Learning Lot's confidential information. You may not use that information to solicit business outside the Platform or to promote any competing service. This restricts your use of information obtained from us. It does not restrict you from working with any Family who contacts you independently, or from working with Families you find through any other source.

A7. Your Content and Profile

In addition to Section 4 of the Master Terms:

(a) You own your instructional materials. Lesson plans, materials, projects, and curriculum you develop remain yours.

(b) Profile license. By submitting a profile, bio, photo, or description, you grant Learning Lot the license described in Section 4(b) of the Master Terms for the purpose of operating and promoting the Services, including displaying your profile to Families and using it in marketing materials.

(c) Our brand. You may state that you are part of the Learning Lot network. You may not use our branding in your own marketing, create materials implying endorsement, or register any similar name or domain without prior written permission.

A8. Removal from the Network

(a) Ending Participation. You may leave the network at any time by notifying us. Learning Lot may suspend or discontinue your participation in the network or access to Platform features at any time, subject to applicable law. Deactivation for non-response under Section A4(e) is not removal from the network and does not end your participation.

(b) Immediate removal. Learning Lot may immediately suspend or remove you from the network if you violate Section A3, fail to make a required disclosure under Section A2.3, fail to complete a required background check under Section A2.2, do not satisfy Learning Lot's then-current eligibility criteria, misrepresent your identity or qualifications, or engage in conduct that Learning Lot reasonably believes may endanger a child or other person.

(c) Effect. Removal ends your access to Introductions and Platform features. It does not automatically terminate any existing arrangement between you and a Family.

(d) No employment compensation. Because participation in the network does not create an employment relationship with Learning Lot, suspension, deactivation, or removal does not entitle you to wages, severance, benefits, or other employee compensation from Learning Lot.

(e) Survival. Sections A1, A5 (final paragraph), A6, A7, and A8 survive removal, together with the surviving provisions of the Master Terms.

A9. No Guarantee of Work

Learning Lot makes no promise, representation, or guarantee regarding the number of Introductions you will receive, the number of Families who will engage you, or any level of income. Participation in the network may produce no work at all.

Contact

Learning Lot, Inc.

60 29th Street #303

San Francisco, CA 94110

hello@learninglot.co

By affirmatively accepting this Addendum through Learning Lot's onboarding process, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the Master Terms and this Tutor Addendum.