Terms of Use

01About These Terms

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of WayIn.

By using WayIn, users agree to follow these terms.

WayIn is a career exploration platform that helps students discover opportunities offered by outside organizations.

02What WayIn Provides

WayIn may provide information about:

• Job Shadows
• Internships
• Summer / Career Programs
• Part-Time Jobs
• career fields
• participating organizations

WayIn primarily acts as a platform connecting students with information and organizations.

WayIn is generally not the employer, program provider, supervisor, or decision-maker for opportunities listed on the site.

03Student Accounts

WayIn provides email-based student sign-in for My Experiences.

Students can browse individual opportunities without creating an account. Experience interest registration and visit management require sign-in.

Saved opportunities stay in the browser on the device where they were saved.

04Eligibility

WayIn is intended primarily for students, families, educators, professionals, and organizations interested in career exploration.

Individual opportunities may have their own:

• age requirements
• grade requirements
• residency requirements
• transportation requirements
• work authorization requirements
• other eligibility requirements

Users are responsible for reviewing those requirements before participating or applying.

05No Guarantee of an Opportunity

Being listed on WayIn does not guarantee that a student:

• qualifies
• receives an interview
• is accepted
• receives employment
• receives compensation
• receives a specific experience

Selection decisions are made by the organization offering the opportunity unless otherwise clearly stated.

06External Applications and Requests

For individual opportunity listings, students apply directly through the organization’s process. WayIn Experiences has a separate interest and invitation process described below.

Organizations may direct students to:

• their own website
• an external application form
• an email request
• direct contact with the organization

Once a student leaves WayIn or contacts an organization directly, the organization’s own terms, privacy practices, and procedures apply.

WayIn is not responsible for:

• external application systems
• outside website availability
• application decisions
• selection decisions
• outside privacy practices
• communications between a student and an organization

07Accuracy of Listings

WayIn aims to provide useful and accurate information.

However, opportunity information can change.

Students should confirm important information directly with the organization, including:

• dates
• deadlines
• eligibility
• location
• transportation
• compensation
• costs
• application requirements

WayIn may correct, update, close, expire, or remove listings when information changes.

Clearly labeled sample listings are fictional and do not accept applications or represent verified programs or partnerships.

08Student Responsibilities

Students using WayIn should:

• review opportunity details carefully
• provide truthful information when contacting organizations
• follow organization requirements
• communicate respectfully
• involve a parent, guardian, or trusted adult when appropriate
• use good judgment before attending an in-person opportunity
• report suspicious or inaccurate listings

Students may not use WayIn to harass, deceive, impersonate, threaten, or harm another person.

09Organization Responsibilities

Organizations submitting opportunities must provide accurate and appropriate information.

Organizations should:

• accurately represent themselves
• provide truthful opportunity details
• clearly explain eligibility
• provide legitimate application instructions
• maintain appropriate supervision
• comply with applicable laws and policies
• update or close opportunities that are no longer available

Organizations may not use WayIn to publish misleading, unsafe, fraudulent, discriminatory, illegal, or inappropriate opportunities.

10Partner Accounts

Partner Portal access may be provided only to approved organizations.

Partner users may manage only the organization they are authorized to represent.

Partners may not:

• improperly share login credentials
• access another organization’s account
• falsely represent an organization
• publish fraudulent information
• attempt to bypass WayIn review or moderation systems

WayIn may suspend or revoke partner access when reasonably necessary.

11Listing Review

WayIn may review organizations and opportunities before publication.

Review may include checking:

• organization information
• website information
• contact details
• listing details
• student eligibility
• application process

A WayIn review is not a guarantee of:

• safety
• legitimacy
• acceptance
• quality
• compensation
• suitability
• a positive experience

12Prohibited Use

Users may not use WayIn to:

• commit fraud
• impersonate another person or organization
• submit intentionally false information
• collect student information deceptively
• distribute malicious software
• interfere with the website
• attempt unauthorized access
• misuse or scrape data in a harmful way
• publish dangerous or illegal opportunities
• harass or threaten users

13Removal of Content

WayIn may edit, reject, close, remove, or suspend listings or accounts when reasonably necessary.

Possible reasons include:

• inaccurate information
• expired opportunities
• safety concerns
• policy violations
• suspected fraud
• organization requests
• technical problems

14Intellectual Property

WayIn’s original branding, design, text, graphics, and platform content may be protected by intellectual property laws.

Organizations retain ownership of materials they provide, such as logos and organization descriptions, but grant WayIn permission to display those materials as reasonably necessary to operate the platform.

15No Professional Advice

WayIn provides general career exploration information.

Content on WayIn should not be treated as legal, financial, academic, employment, or other professional advice.

16Disclaimer

WayIn works to provide useful information but cannot guarantee that every listing, organization, external website, or opportunity will always be:

• accurate
• available
• safe
• suitable
• legitimate
• unchanged

Users should independently review opportunities before participating.

17Limitation of Responsibility

To the extent permitted by applicable law, WayIn is not responsible for decisions or actions made by independent organizations offering opportunities through the platform.

WayIn is generally not responsible for:

• hiring decisions
• admissions decisions
• workplace supervision
• transportation
• wages
• program fees
• workplace conditions
• outside communications
• conduct occurring outside the WayIn platform

Nothing in these Terms excludes responsibility that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

18Changes to WayIn

WayIn may add, remove, or modify platform features as the project develops.

WayIn may also update these Terms.

The updated version will display a revised “Last updated” date.

19Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to:

WayIn contact@wayinproject.org

20WayIn Experiences

WayIn Experiences is a separate interest and host-invitation process. Registering interest does not guarantee selection, placement, or a response within a particular period. Hosts choose whether and when to invite students based on the experience they can provide.

Students must give accurate grade, availability, and travel information, use their own email account, and keep sign-in links private. Invitations include a specific date, location, activities, and reply deadline. A student may accept or decline. Students must complete required permissions and any additional host requirements before accepting. Acceptance with those confirmations books the visit without a second host approval. Changes to the visit require students to review and confirm again.

Do not miss school without school approval. Parent or guardian permission and host documentation may be required. Hosts are responsible for the visit’s supervision, professional setting, permitted activities, confidentiality, and arrangements. Students should promptly cancel if they cannot attend.

Hosts may use student information only to arrange the consented experience. They must not export, circulate, sell, or use student profiles for unrelated purposes. WayIn may pause the program or revoke access. Public partner status alone does not authorize access to Experience student profiles.