Master Sponsorship Agreement

This Master Sponsorship Agreement ("Agreement") is entered between Pathwise ("Pathwise", "we") and the company identified in the sponsor account ("Sponsor", "you"). It covers all sponsorship postings, candidate introductions, and hires made through the platform.

For every Pathwise-Introduced Candidate the Sponsor hires, the Sponsor agrees to pay Pathwise a success fee equal to 10% of the hire's Year-1 annualized base salary, in U.S. dollars, excluding signing bonuses, equity, relocation, and variable compensation.

Example: a $70,000 base salary produces a $7,000 success fee. If the candidate is hired part-time, the fee is pro-rated against the equivalent annualized full-time base.

The fee is invoiced within 30 days of the hire's start date, Net-30 payment terms, via our billing provider (Stripe). Enterprise sponsors may negotiate Net-45 wire terms.

A "Pathwise-Introduced Candidate" is any individual whose profile, resume, or application the Sponsor first accessed through Pathwise — whether via a direct message, profile view, applicant list, or downloaded resume.

The success fee applies to any hire of that candidate within 24 months of the introduction date, regardless of whether the candidate later applied through another channel, was referred by an employee, or was re-engaged by an external recruiter. Routing candidates through subsidiaries, affiliates, or staffing agencies to avoid the fee is a material breach.

The Sponsor must notify Pathwise within 15 calendar days of extending an offer to a Pathwise-Introduced Candidate, using the in-app "Report a hire" workflow. Failure to report is grounds for a 2× fee multiplier once the hire is independently verified.

Sponsors will also confirm start date changes, rescinded offers, and early departures affecting the clawback window.

Pathwise may request, once per reported hire, redacted evidence of employment — such as a signed offer letter, W-2 line, or third-party verification (Truework, The Work Number). The Sponsor agrees to respond within 10 business days. Pathwise will not publish, resell, or use verification data for any purpose other than confirming the hire and calculating the fee.

If a hire voluntarily resigns or is terminated for cause within 90 days of the start date, the Sponsor is entitled to a pro-rated refund of the success fee based on days worked. After day 91, the fee is fully earned and non-refundable.

Featured listings, category takeovers, email placements, and homepage features are billed monthly in advance. See the pricing page for current rates. Advertising fees are non-refundable once the placement goes live.

The Sponsor will not knowingly circumvent the platform to solicit candidates it first discovered through Pathwise outside the attribution window's reporting duties.

The Sponsor represents that its hiring practices comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws. Pathwise may remove listings or terminate the account of any Sponsor found to be discriminating on a protected basis.

Either party may terminate for convenience with 30 days written notice. The success-fee obligation, attribution window, and audit rights survive termination for any hire whose introduction occurred during the active term.

Pathwise's aggregate liability under this Agreement is limited to fees actually paid by the Sponsor in the 12 months preceding the claim. Pathwise disclaims consequential, incidental, or punitive damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Disputes will be resolved by binding arbitration in Wilmington, DE, under JAMS rules.