Terms of service
Last updated: October 2, 2026. Takes effect: October 2, 2026.
In plain words
Qwestly gives members a free career agent, and companies pay a subscription to meet members. Here's what that means legally.
1. What Qwestly does
For members: get a free LinkedIn review, brief your career agent in chat, see pay ranges, make plans for a raise, a promotion or a self review, and ask your agent for introductions. Your agent writes a pitch that leaves out your name, and you choose when to reveal your identity. Your agent also talks to hiring managers for you, and you only hear about a role once your agent and the hiring manager both want to talk.
For companies: meet members through an annual subscription.
For everyone: we facilitate introductions. You handle everything after that.
2. Account requirements
Members
- May verify your LinkedIn profile to show the profile is yours
- Must provide accurate professional information
- What you tell your agent, and your pitch, must reflect your real experience
- One account per person
- Cannot share account credentials with others
Companies
- Must be legitimate business entities
- Must complete company verification process
- Must pay annual subscription fee before accessing candidates
- Must be transparent about conversation goals (hiring, advice-seeking, networking, etc.)
3. How your anonymized pitch works
Your responsibility
- You control what goes in your pitch. Your agent drafts it from what you tell it, and you can edit every line
- Before you publish your pitch, you must review it and make sure it leaves out anything you want to keep private
- We help protect your identity, but you decide what to share
- Don't include identifying information you want to keep private
Our responsibility
- Leave your name out of your pitch
- Only reveal your identity when you explicitly consent
- Companies can't see your name, current employer, or contact info unless you approve
No guarantees
- You are required to review your pitch before you publish it and confirm it leaves out what you want kept private
- We can't guarantee that no one will recognize you (determined parties might figure things out)
- We're not responsible if you accidentally reveal identifying information
- Third parties might recognize your experience pattern
4. Company access and conversations
How platform access works
- Companies pay annual subscription fees for platform access
- Payment due upfront before gaining full access to candidate profiles
- Qwestly's career agent is AI software. It talks with members in chat, writes their pitches with their names left out and talks to hiring managers for them.
- Companies can express interest in candidates
- Candidates choose whether to connect
- We facilitate the introduction, you handle the rest
Conversation transparency
- Companies must be transparent about their conversation goals
- Whether seeking to hire, get advice, network, or explore opportunities
- Candidates have the right to know what companies hope to gain from conversations
- No bait and switch: represent your intentions accurately
What we don't do
- We don't conduct interviews
- We don't verify credentials (that's your job)
- We don't guarantee candidate performance or availability
- We don't handle employment disputes or negotiations
5. User content and behavior
Your content
- You own the information you give us
- You're responsible for accuracy
- No false, misleading, or illegal content
- No confidential information belonging to others
Prohibited uses
- Creating fake accounts or companies
- Sharing account credentials with others
- Trying to work out who is behind a pitch
- Harassing other users
- Using platform for anything other than legitimate recruiting/networking
- Circumventing our privacy protections
Content removal
- We can remove content that violates these terms
- We can suspend accounts for policy violations
- Repeated violations = permanent ban
6. Privacy and data
What we collect
- What you tell your agent, the documents you upload and your LinkedIn profile, to do the work you ask your agent for
- How you use Qwestly, including screen replays, to fix problems and improve it
- Communications between users
What we don't do
- Sell your personal data
- Share identity information without consent
- Keep data longer than necessary
Your rights
- Edit your pitch and your other documents anytime
- Ask to delete your account in settings, and we delete your personal data within 30 days, except records the law requires us to keep
- Ask for a copy of your data at privacy@qwestly.com
Full details in our privacy policy
7. Payments and subscriptions
Annual subscription fees
- Companies pay annual subscription fees for platform access
- Payment due upfront before gaining full access to candidates
- Late payments may result in account suspension
- Disputed payments must be raised within 60 days
No refund policy
- All subscription fees are non-refundable
- Subscriptions are annual commitments
- Account cancellation doesn't entitle you to refunds
- Platform access continues through end of paid subscription period
Payment disputes
- Good faith efforts to resolve directly first
- Formal dispute process available
- Arbitration for unresolved disputes (see Section 10)
8. Disclaimers and limitations
What we promise
- Good faith effort to provide accurate introductions
- Reasonable security measures for your data
- We are SOC 2 certified through Vanta.
- Platform availability (though outages happen)
What we don't promise
- A good fit from every introduction
- Candidate performance after hiring
- 100% platform uptime
- Elimination of all hiring risks
Limitation of liability
- Our maximum liability to you is the subscription fees you paid in the last 12 months
- We're not liable for indirect damages (lost profits, business interruption, etc.)
- We're not liable for user conduct or third-party actions
- Some states don't allow these limitations, so they may not apply to you
9. Intellectual property
Our stuff
- Qwestly platform, algorithms, and branding belong to us
- You can use our platform but can't copy our technology
- Qwestly's software, prompts and branding belong to us
Your stuff
- The information you give us belongs to you
- You grant us license to use it for platform operations
- You can delete your data and revoke this license anytime
Respect others
- Don't copy other users' content
- Don't infringe on company trademarks in your pitch
- Report intellectual property violations to legal@qwestly.com
10. Dispute resolution
Try direct resolution first
- Talk to us: support@qwestly.com
- Most issues get resolved quickly with good faith discussion
- We want happy users, not legal battles
Formal process
- Arbitration: disputes go to binding arbitration (faster and cheaper than courts)
- Individual basis: no class action lawsuits
- Location: arbitration in San Francisco, CA
- Exception: either party can go to court for intellectual property disputes
11. Account termination
You can leave anytime
- Members pay nothing, so they have no subscription to cancel.
- Delete your account in settings
- We'll remove your data per our retention policy
- Companies: cancel your subscription to prevent future charges. There are no refunds for unused subscription time.
We can terminate for
- Violating these terms
- Fraudulent activity
- Harassing other users
- Legal requirements
- Non-payment of subscription fees
What happens after
- You lose access to the platform immediately
- Your data gets deleted per our privacy policy
- No refunds for remaining subscription period
12. Changes and updates
Terms changes
- We'll email you about significant changes
- 30-day notice before changes take effect
- Continued use means you accept new terms
- You can delete your account if you disagree
Platform changes
- We may add, remove, or modify features
- We'll try to give advance notice for major changes
- Some changes may be immediate for security reasons
13. Legal stuff
Governing law
- California law governs these terms
- Federal arbitration law governs dispute resolution
Entire agreement
- These terms + privacy policy = our complete agreement
- Supersedes any previous agreements
- Changes must be in writing
Severability
- If part of these terms is unenforceable, the rest still applies
Contact us
- Legal questions: legal@qwestly.com
- General support: support@qwestly.com
- Privacy issues: privacy@qwestly.com
These terms are effective as of the date above. By using Qwestly, you agree to these terms.