Terms and Conditions for Writers

It is important that you should carefully read and understand the following Terms and Conditions. In this document you will find the working rules and guidelines for writers. Clearly understanding the rules and how they will be applied to you and the work you submit will help you develop more rewarding working environment.

ENGAGEMENT

By clicking on a confirmation button below, You are acknowledging that You have read and understood these Terms and Conditions.
By clicking on a confirmation button below, You are also acknowledging that these Terms and Conditions form a binding agreement between You and Brownie Freelance Limited.

INTERPRETATION

In this document:
"Company" or "our" or "us" mean and refer to Brownie Freelance Limited, a company registered under the laws of the United Kingdom, address: DEPT 706 19-21 Crawford Street, London, W1H 1PJ, England;
"Customer" mean and refer to any individual or corporate web user purchasing the Product from the Company through the Website;
"Paper" - an original written product that is drafted by You in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, including but not limited to: essay, academic paper, research, report, review and/or other creative products;
"Website" means www.ThePensters.com;
"Writer" or "you" or "yours" mean and refer to you and/or any other person who submits the Paper to the Company on your behalf.

TRANSFER OF COPYRIGHT

By posting or submitting the Paper to the Website, you transfer the copyright ownership for the Paper to the Company (including, without limitation, the exclusive rights to use, reproduce, edit, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute and/or sell the Paper in whole or in part in any and all forms and media, now or hereafter known).
By posting or submitting the Paper to the Website, you also warranty that the Paper is your original work, has not previously been published, and is not under consideration by another third party.

Good standing

By applying and participating in the Paper writing services provided through this Website, you are representing to us that you are a qualified writer in good standing. Providing false or incomplete information will result in being barred from the system and/or withholding of all payments due to the Writer under this Terms and Conditions.

Writer`s duties

You undertake to write essays, academic papers, complete researches, make reports, and do reviews on literature and speeches in a variety of different disciplines in accordance with the Customers requirements and these Terms and Conditions.
You shall regularly check your orders` page, email and news sections of the Website admin page.
It is also required that you post at least one entry in your personal blog. Otherwise your account will be blocked by the Website.
You should enrich your blog with new posts and keep your mini-CV along with the list of disciplines up-to-date.
The Company is not an employer of the Writer.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PAPERS. PAPER FORMAT

Each Paper must be in full compliance with the following requirements:

• Content should be of a high quality,
• The Customer`s requirements should be closely followed,
• The Paper should be correctly formatted,
• Content should be 100% original,
• All quotations must be properly referenced and attributed,
• Delivery of the Paper must be on time.
• A minimum of 275 words per page,
• Use of Arial or Times new Roman font 12 pt,
• Paper to be saved in Microsoft Word formats depending on the assignment,
• Paper must strictly follow a citation style (MLA, APA, Harvard, Chicago) determined by the Customer,
• Proper margins (1`` from each side),
• Double spaced lines,
• References and citations to ideas and/or information used,
• Footnotes and detailed or annotated bibliographies on customer`s demand,
• Good grammar and punctuation.

CALCULATING PAYMENTS TO WRITERS

Price for an order will be calculated according to your bid + 40% of extra charge for the service (for example, Writer`s bid is $100 while Customer pays $140).

It is important for each Writer to consider that our service adds 40% of extra charge to Writer`s bid, therefore, the price displayed to the Customer is 40% higher.

If the Writer does not have any positive grades yet, it is essential to improve the rating and only then start increasing/decreasing your bids for enlarging the number of Customers.

Payment for an order is received by the Writer only after Customer`s approval.

If Customer orders a Paper according to our "Progressive delivery" feature, you will have to deliver such order in separate parts. Approval of each separate part of the order will result in Writer`s payment CORRESPONDING to the price of the approved part only! According to our Terms and Conditions along with the Money Back Guarantee Customer will not be eligible to refund the payment for the part approved.

REVISIONS

Whenever the Customer is not satisfied with the quality of the Paper (to be proven) he/she can ask for a revision. The Writer shall complete the revision within a defined period of time.

If the Paper fails to comply with the initial requirements of the Customer, the revision is done without extra payment to the Writer. Revisions may be additionally paid if the Customer changes his/her initial requirements.

It is mandatory for the Writer to complete the revision. If due to some reason Writer retracts from revising a Paper, he/she will be reassigned from an order and Customer will need to place a new order for another Writer to complete/finish that Paper. In such case Writer, who retracts from revision, receives no payment for the work completed.

OUTLINES AND ABSTRACTS

If the Customer requires for an outline or synopsis either in writing or in a Power Point presentation, these should be completed by the Writer according to the Customer`s requirement without extra payment to the Writer.

This usually includes title pages, outlines, bibliographies and abstracts.

PAYMENT DETAILS

Writer has an option of withdrawing his/her current balance twice per month, in particular, on the 1st and 15th day of each month. Writer`s billing overview will be prepared and provided for thorough evaluation.
After the Writer confirms this payment an invoice of a standard form will be generated and saved in Company`s files. This invoice will be considered as legal document that the Company can use for Company`s accounting statements. Under no circumstances the Company shall be liable for the Writer`s failure to fill and/or submit an invoice to withdraw due amounts.

Any Paper (part of the Paper) that has reached the "Completed Orders List" in the Website during the assessment periods will become eligible for payment.

The Writer will be able to view her/his payment details in "My Earnings" tab of the Billing section.
The Writer may receive the payment for the completed Paper (part of the Paper) within 1-5 days period after the Company receives properly filled and submitted invoice. The payment period depends on the payment method selected by the Writer in his/her invoice.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

You agree to bear all and any costs related to the transfer of payments from the Company to you (including fees or commissions charged by banks and transfer agents).

To receive any payments from the Company you may choose the following options:

• Paypal and MoneyBookers: you should provide the Company with your Paypal or Moneybookers account email address, or
• Prepaid Debit MasterCard®, Powered by Payoneer: you should register at Payoneer.com through your home page inside our system. After you will receive the card, you will be getting your funds directly to your card, or
• Wire transfer: this option is available for payouts starting at $500. If you have amount that is less than $500, please use other options.

In order to complete the payment we will need the following details:

• Name on the Bank Account:
• Bank Name:
• Bank Address:
• Bank Country:
• Bank Account Or IBAN Number:
• SWIFT Code:
• Currency Preferred:
• Beneficiary Postal Address:
• Address:
• Country:

Attention: If some problems because of wrong Wire transfer details appear, we will have to change writer`s payment method to Payoneer without any exceptions. So, please, be very attentive with your SWIFT code, Account Name and Account Number.

We can not be held responsible if the bank details that you have supplied to us are insufficient or incorrect. In such case you will bear any bank fees and commissions charged for the recall of transfer and/or changes in the details of payment.

PAYMENTS WITHHELD

You agree that ten percent of each payment due to you will be normally withheld. So you will initially receive 90% of each fee due to you.

The withheld amount will be paid out upon the expiry of 90-days period.

The reason for the withholding policy is to provide a pool of funds to assist with the expansion of the business through promotions. This activity benefits both the Company and the Writers, as it generates more Customers and hence more work for our writers.

We have additionally found that the withholding promotes a better responsibility among our writers to help with any rewrites, which results in fewer cancellations and therefore greater continuity in the workflow (and payments) for our writers.

PENALTIES AND FINES

At thePensters.com Writer can be fined for:

• for wrong paper format,
• for lateness of the paper due to your own fault,
• for wrong paper uploaded,
• for public display of your contact/personal information,
• for distribution of your contact/personal information to Customers;
• for correspondence of your Writer's profile name to the Website name;
• for refusal to complete revision when initial instructions are not changed.

The amount of each fine is assessed individually and is treated as a unique case.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• your profile name, which you use to register at our Website, should not comprise words associated with the service name (pensters, thepensters, thepensters.com, etc.),
• your personal information should not be displayed on the Website. For example, no contact information (email, phone number, etc.) should be included in your personal mini-CV,
• according to the above mentioned condition communication with the Customer avoiding thePensters.com messaging system is also prohibited.

Order Modification

General scheme of order modification:

1. Customer and Writer agree on modifications of number of pages and/or total deadline along with the corresponding price for the order.
2. Customer places another order for rewriting with the request for the same Writer.
3. Writer confirms the request.
4. Customer completes the payment for confirmed order.
5. Writer completes the assignment, Customer receives the order.

CANCELLATION

Before approval of PDF preview version of the Paper (part of the Paper) Customer is able to cancel the completion of the order (part of the order) at any point.
The payment for the approved Paper (part of the Paper) will not be refunded to the Customer; neither will it be withdrawn from the Writer.

DISABLED POLICY

We maintain a policy of non-discrimination and actively welcome any qualified persons to apply for a writing or editorial position. Our only objective is to seek excellence in the work we perform for our customers.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree that you are solely responsible for the content of the Paper submitted to the Company and/or its Customers, and that you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its owners and employees with respect to any claims based upon the Papers submissions to the Company and/or its Customers.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO A MEMBER, VISITOR, USER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, FOR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE, SUPPORT SERVICES, OR FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE, SUBCONTRACTOR, AGENT, SUCCESSOR, OR ASSIGN OF THE COMPANY OR THEIR AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY`S FEES AND LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS) IN ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING ITS CONTENT.

JURISDICTION

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.

MODIFICATION OF TERMS

These Terms and Conditions may be modified by us at any time without prior notice. The Website may contain links to other websites for which the Company does not maintain control. Any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any link thereto, should be directed to the particular service or resource. Continued use of this Website following any change constitutes your acceptance of the change.

SEVERABILITY

If any part of these Terms and Conditions are deemed to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that part shall be deemed to be severable from these Terms and Conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining Terms and Conditions.