Paperub Fees and Charges

For Employers

Projects

Anyone may join up, post a job, get bids, evaluate candidates, and communicate with candidates at no cost. If you decide to go with our recommended bidder, we'll charge an introduction fee equal to a percentage of the total bid amount.

The amount and basis for this fee's calculation vary with each distinct project.

You will be charged a fee equal to 3% of the contract price or 150.00 INR (whichever is larger) when you hand out work for a fixed price. To be clear, the project fee will be applied to any payments made to Paperub that is more than the amount originally offered.

Each payment made to Paperub for an hourly job will include a 3% charge.

For up to seven (7) days after a project has been approved, you may discontinue it from your dashboard and get a full refund.

Improvements to the project may be made if desired.

Contests

To run a contest, companies need to put up money equal to the entire reward at the moment the contest is announced. This cash award is backed by a 100% money-back guarantee.

If you are unhappy with the submitted submissions for any reason within 30 days of the contest's conclusion, your money will be refunded in full. If you need a refund, all you have to do is get in touch with support.

Please be aware that refunds are not provided for "Guaranteed competitions," and that this refund does not cover any contest enhancements you may have purchased. You will not get a refund if you have already chosen a winning entry and handed over the prize money to the winner.

Employers are not required to pay a fee to host or win the tournament.

Prize money for each extra entry won must be paid in full.

Competition enhancements are available for purchase.

Services

Employers are obligated to pay for the whole cost of a service at the moment it is ordered. Paperub Milestone Payout System guarantees the payment. Keep the money locked up until you're completely satisfied with the results.

For Freelancers

Signing up for Paperub, creating a profile, selecting skill sets of projects you're interested in, uploading a portfolio, receiving project notifications, talking about details of the project with the employer, bidding on projects (free members initially receive 6 bids per month), and participating in events are all free.

Bid enhancements are available at an additional cost and may help get a bid noticed

Projects

If you are granted a fixed-price project and decide to accept it, we will charge you an introduction fee equal to a percentage of the total value of the chosen bid. We shall apply the project fee to any amounts received from you that are more than the amount originally bid.

If you're being paid by the hour, the charge will be deducted from your wages as they come in from your employer.

Projects with a set price incur a 10% cost, whereas those with an hourly rate incur a 10% fee.

Contests

Competition entry submissions are always free. There is a price associated with winning a contest. After winning the contest and handing over your entry paperwork to the contest organizer, the reward will be released and you will be required to pay this fee before you can claim your prize.

The charge for entering a Paperub competition is 10% of the prize money or 250.00 INR, whichever is larger

Services

There is a 20% service fee of the total service cost if you are later employed to carry out the Service. This is taken out of the total amount owed to you at the time the service is requested.

Preferred Paperub Program

If you are a member of the Preferred Paperub Program and are offered and accept a project via Recruiter, you will be subject to a 15% project fee. It won't be included at the beginning of the project as it usually is, but rather when the money is handed over.

Refunds as Bonus Credits

You may get a bonus credit instead of a full refund for your service expenses. You are not allowed to cash out or transfer this incentive, and it must be utilized on the spot. If you get a bonus, it will be valid for just 90 days from the date of receipt.

0% Fees Promotion

Any subsequent jobs completed by the referring freelancer for the referred employer will incur no fee (instead of the standard 10%) from Freelancer.com. This incentive is available to freelancers who recommend businesses that do not yet have an account on Freelancer.com but sign up for one.

The following are the caveats to this:

• Referrals to new companies must be made using the dedicated referral links on https://www.paperub.com/no-commission.
• To be clear, the zero percent project commission rate offered to freelancers who successfully apply for promotions only applies to future projects with the company to whom the application was submitted. If an employer wants to start new projects on Paperub.com, they must first sign up for a new account and then launch the projects from there.
• This offer reduces the usual project commission rate of 10% to 0% for all Paperub projects. Other costs, such as those incurred by employers and during transactions, will not change.
• Unlike other promotions, this one does not apply to competitions.
• Paperub may, at any time, and without prior notice, investigate claims that an organization qualifies as a "new employer" for this campaign. Before this campaign began, the employer must have dealt with and paid the Paperub applying to utilize this promotion, for example, on another platform. Before receiving the commission decrease, freelancers may be asked to present proof of this earlier work and payment. To take advantage of this offer, businesses must not have had any other Paperub.com accounts from which they received money during the previous six months.
• Besides what is specifically said below, the remainder of the User Agreement (available at https://www.paperub.com/about/terms) remains in effect.
• See https://www.paperub.com/feesandcharges for a complete list of all fees and charges, which are subject to the rest of the Additional Terms.
• Before funds are sent, Paperub may request that both parties fill out and verify their profiles.
• Paperub has the right to request full disclosure before granting the commission reduction on any given deal.
• If substantial reversals, fraud, or chargebacks are seen, if the Paperub feels that there is a danger of money being susceptible to reversal or chargeback, in situations of disagreements between employer and freelancer, or for any other reason, the promotion may be revoked for a particular user.
• Paperub has the last say on whether or not a user is eligible to participate in this competition and may do so at any time in its sole discretion to ensure the integrity of the offer and prevent any suspected fraudulent activity.
• Paperub may, for the sake of preventing and detecting fraud and for risk management and associated reasons, request further information from any applicant for this campaign.
• Paperub may discontinue or change the terms of this offer at any time.
• If it is determined or becomes illegal for Paperub to give the promotion to any resident of that area, then Paperub will immediately cease offering the promotion to anybody residing in that region.

3% Quote Fee

Paperub charges a 3% project fee on every work completed for a Freelancer and a new external Client once the Freelancer has been issued a quotation. The Paperub project commission for receiving a bid from a new external Client is zero percent.

1. A "New Client" is a customer who has never signed up for Paperub.com previously.
2. If a customer has more than one Paperub.com account, they are not eligible for the discount.

The following are the caveats to this:

• Referrals are required for new businesses, and that happens when an employer accepts a quotation and registers at the same time.
• It should be noted that the 3% Paperub project commission only applies to projects that are directly related to the employer for whom the promotion was filed Paperub.com accounts are required for any new projects to be started by the employer.
• Under this offer, the standard 10% project commission cost for Paperub is reduced to 3%, and the standard 3% client project commission fee is reduced to 0%. Transaction fees, along with any other fees or levies, will not change.
• Unlike other promotions, this one does not apply to competitions.
• Paperub may, at any time, and without prior notice, investigate claims that an organization qualifies as a "new employer" for this campaign. To take advantage of this offer, businesses must not have had any other Paperub.com accounts from which they received money during the previous six months.
• Besides what is specifically said below, the remainder of the User Agreement (available at https://www.paperub.com/about/terms) remains in effect.
• See https://www.paperub.com/feesandcharges for a complete list of all fees, which are subject to the rest of the Additional Terms.
• Before funds are sent, Paperub may request that both parties fill out and verify their profiles.
• Paperub has the right to request full disclosure before granting the commission reduction on any given deal.
• If major reversals, fraud, or chargebacks are seen, if Paperub considers that there is a danger of money being susceptible to reversal or chargeback, in the event of disagreements between employer and freelancer, or for any other reason, this promotion may be revoked for a particular user.
• Paperub has the last say on whether or not a user is eligible to participate in this competition, and may do so at any time in its sole discretion to ensure the integrity of the offer and prevent any suspected fraudulent activity.
• Paperub has the right to request more information from anybody interested in taking advantage of this offer to prevent and detect fraud, as well as for risk management and similar reasons.
• Paperub may discontinue or change the terms of this offer at any time.
• If it is determined or becomes illegal for Paperub to give the promotion to any resident of that area, then Paperub will immediately cease offering the promotion to anybody residing in that region.

Membership Plans

You may tailor the cost of our service to your budget by choosing from many different membership tiers. Whether you're an employer or a freelancer, you may use the site for free, but paying members have access to premium features.

Monthly and yearly memberships will automatically renew on the subscription anniversary unless canceled. If there isn't enough money to cover the renewal, we'll keep trying to keep you as a member for up to 30 more days.

Canceling your membership via your account settings will result in no further charges being applied to your account after your current payment cycle.

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Other Fees

Projects

Additional charges for the following amenities are available upon request. Unless otherwise stated in a premium membership plan’s perk:

Contests

Here are some of the extra costs that may be incurred for the following features. Except as may be specifically provided for under the terms of a paid membership plan:

Bid Fees

Contest Entry Fees

Directory Fees

Exams

Transaction Fees

*Credit/debit card purchases from Australian users cost $0.30 AUD + 0.99%.

Arbitration Fees

Any disputes regarding milestones must be submitted to arbitration for 380.00 INR (or 5%, whichever is larger).

Our dispute resolution process is set up so that the parties may work out their differences over milestone payments without resorting to a third-party arbitrator.

After 4 days (or 7 days if the issue is submitted by the freelancer), any party may choose to bring the dispute to paid arbitration. There will be a grace period of four days after that during which the other side might agree to pay the charge and both can submit any remaining proof. The opposite side will lose the case if payment is late.

If you end out on top after an arbitration, you get your money back.

Withdrawal Fees

Depending on the withdrawal method, fees may be imposed. Some withdrawal methods may incur additional costs from a third party.

After fees, the smallest amount you may withdraw is US$30.

Maintenance Fees

We impose a monthly maintenance cost of up to USD 12.00 for profiles that haven't been used for 6 months to cover the costs of maintaining the user's information, portfolio archiving, directory listing, provision of the hireMe services, data storage, and message storage. If the user deactivates their account and then reactivates it, they will get a refund for the associated payments.

Taxes

Depending on the user's place of residence or registration, they may be subject to additional taxes at the prevailing rate and according to the applicable regulations.

India Equalization Levy Reimbursement

As a result of the treaty, independent contractors are no longer responsible for withholding the Equalization Levy. This assessment is being reimbursed to you rather than charged.

* Paperub and its affiliates do not provide expert legal, accounting, or tax services. This info has been produced only for educational reasons and should not be utilized in place of professional legal, financial, or tax advice. You should seek the advice of your tax, legal, and financial professionals.

User Agreement

Paperub's User Agreement and associated site regulations control the fees and charges detailed on this page. It is recommended that you read the User Agreement in its entirety since it contains other relevant provisions. In particular, if you violate the User Agreement, you will face the repercussions outlined in section 23. Penalties for breaking the User Agreement might include paying for the costs Paperub incurs as a result of the violation.