Tutor Agreement

1. Parties and scope

This Tutor Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into between PilotSphere ("PilotSphere", "we", "us") and the individual identified in the application (the "Tutor", "you").

It governs your participation as a tutor on the PilotSphere platform, including profile listing, lesson delivery, payouts, and post-engagement obligations.

2. No off-platform contact

You agree not to share your personal phone number, personal email address, WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal handles, social-media profiles, or any other contact information that would allow a student to reach you outside PilotSphere — at any time before, during, or after a lesson.

All communication with students must take place through PilotSphere's in-platform messaging, lesson room, and email relays.

3. No off-platform lessons or solicitation

For the term of this Agreement and for twelve (12) months after it ends, you agree not to teach, mentor, coach, or otherwise tutor any individual you first met or were introduced to via PilotSphere outside of the PilotSphere platform — whether on your own, through a third party, or through any other tutoring or learning service.

You agree not to solicit, encourage, or suggest to any student that you continue lessons outside PilotSphere, even at a discounted rate or without payment.

4. No off-platform payments

All compensation for lessons booked or facilitated through PilotSphere — including extensions, top-ups, packages, and follow-up sessions — must be paid through PilotSphere's checkout. You may not request, accept, or arrange payment by UPI, bank transfer, cash, gift cards, cryptocurrency, or any other off-platform mechanism.

Any tip, bonus, or gift offered by a student must be declined or routed through PilotSphere.

5. Commission and payouts

PilotSphere charges a commission on each paid lesson. Your specific commission rate is negotiated individually and is visible in your instructor dashboard; it can be changed only by mutual written agreement (in-platform message confirmation counts as written).

Payouts are issued to the bank account you have verified with PilotSphere, on the cadence published in the dashboard. Refunds, chargebacks, or upheld disputes may be deducted from pending or future payouts.

6. Professional conduct

You will deliver lessons professionally, on time, and only on subjects you are qualified to teach. You will not record students without their explicit consent, will not engage in harassment or discrimination, and will not promote third-party products or services during lessons without prior written approval from PilotSphere.

7. Independent contractor

Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment, partnership, or agency relationship. You operate as an independent contractor and are responsible for your own tax filings, insurance, and statutory obligations.

8. Termination

Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time with notice. PilotSphere may terminate immediately for violations of clauses 2, 3, or 4 (off-platform contact, lessons, or payments), other material breaches, or confirmed misconduct. Termination does not relieve you of the post-engagement non-solicitation obligations in clause 3.

On termination, PilotSphere may withhold any pending payouts that relate to disputed lessons or to lessons subsequently shown to have been moved off-platform in violation of this Agreement.

9. Remedies and recovery

If you breach clauses 2, 3, or 4, PilotSphere is entitled to recover, as liquidated damages, the full lesson fees that were diverted off-platform plus the commission that would have applied — and to pursue any further remedies available at law, including injunctive relief.

10. Governing law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of India. Any dispute will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at the registered office of PilotSphere.