Circumvention, and Why it's Against the Rules
Did someone ask to make a payment outside Get Camera Crew? Getting paid outside Get Camera Crew is dangerous and against our Terms of Service. Help us keep Get Camera Crew safe by reporting it.
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Last Update hace 2 años
Circumvention is when a client and freelancer meet through Get Camera Crew but try to continue their relationship elsewhere.
The most obvious example is trying to pay or get paid outside Get Camera Crew, but also includes people trying to contact you outside the platform, through Telegram, Whatsapp, etc.
It's a serious breach of our Terms of Service for two reasons.
- First, it can hurt you. Giving away your contact and billing details makes you vulnerable to scammers and fraudsters.
- Second, it hurts our business too. We can't keep running our marketplace without the fee we get when clients pay freelancers.
Is circumvention ever allowed?
- It's allowed in only one situation:
- If you already had a relationship before working together on Upwork (including Bring Your Own Freelancer or Direct Contracts)
If someone asks you to circumvent by moving payment off of Get Camera Crew, please let us know right away. Avoid giving clients your Whatsapp number, or telegram account, or communicating off the platform.