Terms of Service

• You are at least 18 years of age.
• You are a resident of the United States and are using the platform from within the United States.
• You have the legal capacity to enter into binding agreements.

Layover does not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 or from residents outside the United States. If you do not meet these criteria, you may not use the platform, and Layover reserves the right to terminate any account discovered to be in violation of these eligibility requirements.

• For Candidates — we do not guarantee job placement, interviews, or recruiter outreach.
• For Recruiters — Layover verifies the cryptographic integrity of uploaded documentation but does not warrant the underlying fitness, character, or future performance of any candidate.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Layover’s total cumulative liability arising out of or related to your use of the platform, regardless of the form of action or theory of liability, shall not exceed the greater of (a) one hundred United States dollars ($100), or (b) the fees you paid to Layover during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

In no event shall Layover be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, or loss of business opportunity.

• By using the platform, Candidates acknowledge that Layover does not store raw, unredacted personnel files.
• Candidates represent and warrant that all documentation submitted for the Altitude Score calculation—including offer letters, performance evaluations, and separation notices—are authentic, unaltered, and legally obtained.
• Falsifying documentation will result in immediate termination of the Candidate’s Layover Link, forfeiture of all fees, and potential legal action.

Manager Attestations are the first-person opinions of the attesting Manager, based on that Manager’s direct working relationship with the Candidate. Layover does not author, edit, endorse, or independently verify the substantive accuracy of any Manager Attestation. Layover’s role is limited to verifying the identity of the attesting Manager (via LinkedIn OIDC or corporate-email OTP) and recording the attestation cryptographically.

By submitting a Manager Attestation, the Manager represents and warrants that the attestation is a good-faith opinion based on a direct supervisory relationship with the Candidate during the stated employment period, and is not knowingly false, materially misleading, or made with reckless disregard for the truth.

The attesting Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Layover, its officers, employees, and agents from any claim, demand, damage, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to that Manager’s attestation, including any claim of defamation, tortious interference, or breach of confidentiality brought by the Candidate or any third party.

Layover is an “interactive computer service” as defined by 47 U.S.C. § 230(c) and is not the publisher or speaker of any Manager Attestation submitted by a third party.

If a Candidate disputes the substance of a Manager Attestation with credible documentation, Layover may, in its sole discretion, remove, annotate, or retain the attestation pending review. Layover will communicate its determination to both the Candidate and the attesting Manager within a reasonable time. Layover’s determination shall be final.

The fifteen-dollar ($15) one-time Audit Fee is charged at the initiation of the Layover Clearance Protocol. This fee covers cryptographic verification, identity validation, and the minting of your Layover Link. Because the audit process initiates immediately upon payment and consumes platform resources regardless of completion, all Audit Fees are strictly non-refundable.

• Classified Tier — five dollars ($5) per month.
• Charter Tier — fifteen dollars ($15) per month.

Auto-Renewal Disclosure — Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period for the same duration and amount as the prior period, unless cancelled by you. By subscribing, you authorize Layover (via Stripe) to charge your designated payment method on a recurring basis until you cancel.

Cancellation — You may cancel your subscription at any time through the Billing Portal accessible from your Hangar. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; access continues until that date. No partial-period or pro-rated refunds are provided.

The nineteen-dollar ($19) standard Clearance Fee purchases a one-time execution of the decryption protocol. Upon successful payment, the Candidate’s Verified Performance Record is decrypted and access is granted for ninety (90) calendar days from the date of payment.

All Clearance Fees are final and non-refundable, regardless of whether the Recruiter contacts the Candidate, regardless of whether the Candidate accepts or rejects outreach, and regardless of any subsequent Candidate self-deletion (see § 7).

After the ninety-day access window expires, a Recruiter may purchase a Renewed Clearance at the then-current Clearance Fee to regain access to the Candidate’s current Verified Performance Record.

Each Recruiter Clearance grants access for ninety (90) calendar days from the date of payment. After expiration, the Verified Performance Record is no longer accessible to the Recruiter without a new Clearance purchase.

Access to a decrypted Verified Performance Record is strictly for the Recruiter’s internal recruitment and hiring purposes. Recruiters agree notto scrape, copy, resell, syndicate, publish, or otherwise distribute any Candidate data—including Verified Performance Records, Altitude Scores, Manager Attestations, or Candidate identity information—to any party outside the Recruiter’s hiring organization.

Recruiters utilizing the “Private Flight” protocol to mask their identity to Candidates must provide truthful corporate credentials to Layover for internal authentication. Misrepresentation of identity or affiliation is grounds for immediate account termination and forfeiture of all paid Clearance Fees, without refund.

Layover may suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, for any breach of these Terms, including but not limited to fraud, falsification of documentation, misrepresentation of identity, violation of the B2B Usage Restrictions, or any conduct that Layover reasonably determines threatens the integrity of the platform. Upon termination, all access to the platform is revoked and no refunds are provided.

A Candidate may delete their Layover account at any time through the Hangar. Upon Candidate deletion:

• Any Recruiter Clearances active on the Candidate’s Verified Performance Record at the time of deletion will display a “DELETED BY USER” notice for the remainder of the ninety-day window. The cryptographic record persists in a read-only state for that period to honor the Recruiter’s paid access.
• After the last active Clearance window expires, all Candidate personal information is deleted from active systems, subject to the Retention Schedule (see Privacy Policy § 7).
• No refunds are provided to Recruiters for Clearances purchased prior to the Candidate’s self-deletion.

A Recruiter may delete their account at any time. Active Clearances are forfeited upon Recruiter account deletion; no refunds are provided.

These Terms of Service, and any dispute arising out of or related to the Layover platform, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Any controversy, claim, or dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Privacy Policy, or the use of the Layover platform shall be settled by binding, individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place remotely or in Texas. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

By using the platform, you understand and agree that you are waiving your right to sue or go to court to assert or defend your rights.

You and Layover agree that any arbitration or legal proceeding shall be limited to the dispute between Layover and you individually.

You acknowledge and agree that you are waiving the right to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action, collective action, or representative proceeding.

The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a class or representative proceeding.

If any provision of these Terms (including any portion of the arbitration agreement or class action waiver) is found to be unenforceable, invalid, or illegal by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be severed from these Terms. The severance of the invalid provision shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.