Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the WageProof Reasonable Compensation Tool located at www.wageproof.com (the “Service”), operated by RightStart LLC, doing business as WageProof (“we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using the Service, creating an account, or generating a report, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

If you are using the Service on behalf of a business or other entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms, and “you” refers to both you individually and that entity.

You must be at least 18 years of age to use this Service. By using the Service, you represent that you are at least 18.

By using the Service, you consent to receive communications from us electronically (email, in-app notices). You agree that electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

The Service is a web-based compensation analysis tool that generates reasonable compensation reports for S-corporation owner-employees. It uses publicly available wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to produce compensation estimates using methodology described in IRS guidance.

The Service allows users to decompose their work into component tasks, map those tasks to BLS occupation classifications, and generate PDF reports showing compensation estimates using both a Cost Approach (Many Hats Method) and a Market Approach (Industry Comparison).

The Service is designed for use by S-corp owner-employees and qualified tax professionals (CPAs, enrolled agents, tax attorneys). If you are not a tax professional, you are strongly advised to use this Service in consultation with one.

All wage data used by the Service comes from publicly available U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics sources. While we make reasonable efforts to accurately import and process this data, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any data or calculations.

BLS data has inherent limitations. Some occupation and geographic area combinations have suppressed or unavailable data. When this occurs, the Service uses a documented fallback methodology (substituting broader geographic or occupational data), which is noted in the report. These substitutions may affect the accuracy of the compensation estimate.

BLS OES data is collected annually and published approximately 10 months later. There is an inherent lag between the data collection period and when it is available in the Service.

We do not independently verify BLS data and are not responsible for errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the underlying government data.

To use certain features of the Service, you must create an account through our authentication provider (Clerk). You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials and for all activity under your account.

You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete information when creating your account and generating reports
• Keep your account credentials secure and not share them
• Notify us promptly of any unauthorized use of your account
• Use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms

You are solely responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide. The Service relies on your inputs to generate reports. Inaccurate inputs produce inaccurate results.

You agree not to:

• Use the Service to support a tax position you know to be false or fraudulent
• Access, scrape, or extract data from the Service through automated means
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Service or its underlying software
• Resell, sublicense, or redistribute reports or access to the Service without our written permission
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or its infrastructure

Our property. The Service, including its software, design, layout, report templates, methodology implementation, task catalog, user interface, and documentation, is owned by WageProof and protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from any part of the Service without our written permission.

Public data.The underlying BLS wage data is public domain. Our intellectual property rights apply to the way we organize, present, and analyze that data — not to the raw data itself.

Your reports. Reports you generate are yours to use. You may share them with your CPA, tax advisor, attorney, or the IRS. You may not resell reports, redistribute them commercially, or use them to create a competing service.

Your data. You retain ownership of the information you provide to the Service. We use your data solely to provide the Service, as described in our Privacy Policy.

Restrictions. You may not reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code, algorithms, or calculation logic of the Service. You may not use information obtained from the Service to build, assist, or contribute to a competing product or service.

Beta period. During the beta period, all features are available at no charge. The beta period will end at our discretion. We will notify registered users before it ends.

Paid plans. Following the beta, report generation will require a paid plan:

• Single Report: $199 for one report
• Starter: $499/year for up to 10 reports
• Professional: $999/year for up to 30 reports
• Firm: $1,499/year for up to 60 reports

Unused reports do not roll over to subsequent terms. Prices are subject to change with notice.

Payment processing.Payments are processed by Stripe. By purchasing a plan, you agree to Stripe’s terms of service. We do not store your credit card information.

Auto-renewal. Annual plans renew automatically. Cancel before the renewal date to avoid being charged for the next term. Cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing period.

Single reports. If a report is materially defective due to a verifiable software error (e.g., a calculation producing a figure inconsistent with the underlying BLS data), you may request a refund within 30 days of purchase. Refunds are not available because you disagree with the figure, provided inaccurate inputs, or the report did not produce the outcome you expected.

Annual subscriptions. You may cancel at any time. We do not provide prorated refunds for unused subscription time. You retain access through the end of the current billing period.

This section applies to paid purchases made after the conclusion of the beta period described in Section 7.

To request a refund, contact us at the email in Section 18.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that:

• The Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components
• Reports will be accurate, complete, or suitable for any purpose including IRS compliance
• Compensation figures will be accepted by the IRS, any court, or any other authority
• The underlying BLS data is current, accurate, or complete
• Defects or errors will be corrected

You use the Service at your own risk. The entire risk as to results and performance is assumed by you.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless WageProof and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from:

• Your use of the Service
• Reports generated based on information you provided
• Compensation decisions made based on reports from the Service
• Tax positions taken, returns filed, or representations made to the IRS or any other authority using reports from the Service
• Your violation of these Terms
• Your violation of any applicable law or third-party rights

By you. You may stop using the Service at any time. Cancel paid subscriptions through your account settings or by contacting us.

By us. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, are using the Service fraudulently, or if required by law. We may also discontinue the Service entirely.

Effect. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases. We may retain or delete your data per our Privacy Policy. Reports already downloaded remain yours per Section 6.

Sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, and 17 survive termination.

We reserve the right to modify, update, or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time. This includes features, methodology, data sources, task catalog, pricing (with notice), and report format. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of material changes.

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date and notify you by email or through the Service where practicable.

Continued use after updated Terms are posted constitutes acceptance. If you disagree, stop using the Service.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Disputes shall first be attempted through good faith negotiation. If unsuccessful within 30 days, either party may pursue binding arbitration administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules, conducted in California.

You agree that dispute resolution will be conducted individually, not as a class action, class arbitration, or other representative proceeding. You waive any right to participate in a class action against WageProof.

Either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property rights.

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, and protect your information. The Service uses third-party providers for authentication (Clerk), payments (Stripe), hosting (Vercel), and database (Neon), each with their own privacy policies.

Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and WageProof regarding the Service.

Severability. If any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions continue in full force.

Waiver. Failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver.

Assignment. You may not assign your rights without our consent. We may assign ours without restriction.

Force majeure. We are not liable for delays due to causes beyond our reasonable control.

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