Terms of Service

By creating an account on Lattice, you confirm that:

• You are at least 13 years old (18+ recommended — most users are university students or professionals)
• You have a valid email address and can verify it
• Students and professors must have a valid @ufl.edu email address
• You are not prohibited from using Lattice under any applicable law
• You are not currently suspended or banned from the platform

Account types

• Student — browse and apply to all opportunity types; post collaborations; create and join teams
• Professor / Faculty — post research positions (requires active university license); apply and collaborate
• Admin — internal Lattice staff accounts; full platform moderation access

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
• You must not share your account with others or allow others to use it on your behalf.
• You must keep your profile information accurate and up to date.
• You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
• You must notify us immediately at legal@joinlattice.app if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.
• You must verify your email address before posting opportunities or applying.

You may not use Lattice to:

• Post false, misleading, or fraudulent opportunities (fake jobs, scam listings)
• Impersonate another person, organization, professor, or Lattice admin
• Harass, threaten, or intimidate other users
• Collect personal information from other users without their consent
• Scrape, crawl, or automated-access any part of the platform
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, hack, or compromise the platform's security
• Post content that is discriminatory on the basis of race, gender, religion, disability, national origin, or sexual orientation
• Send spam, unsolicited messages, or repetitive irrelevant communications
• Use the platform for any purpose that violates applicable law
• Circumvent rate limits, feature gates, or access controls

When posting an opportunity on Lattice, you agree to:

• Accurately describe the role, time commitment, compensation (if any), and skills required
• Clearly disclose whether the position is paid, unpaid, for course credit, or a fellowship
• Not post the same opportunity more than once simultaneously
• Respond to applicants within a reasonable timeframe (we recommend 2 weeks)
• Update or close postings when positions are filled
• Not require personal financial contributions, purchases, or fees from applicants
• Not advertise multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, or commission-only arrangements without clear disclosure

Opportunity types

• Research — faculty-posted lab and academic research positions
• Team / Club Openings — student organizations and club recruitment
• Collaborate — student-to-student project collaboration requests

Professor posting requirements

Professors can post research positions only when their university holds an active Lattice license.

• Application materials (cover notes, resume, answers to questions) are transmitted securely to the opportunity poster.
• Opportunity posters agree to use application materials only for evaluating candidates for the specific posted role.
• Posters may not redistribute, resell, or aggregate application materials.
• Students retain ownership of their submitted materials.
• Lattice stores application materials for up to 2 years after the application closes, then deletes them.

Opportunity posters may opt in to AI-assisted screening on a per-post basis. When enabled, submitted applications are processed by an AI model to generate a relevance score for the poster. Applicants are shown a clear disclosure notice before submitting to any AI-screened post. AI screening is available across all post types (Research, Team Roles, and Collaborate).

Monthly usage limits

AI screening usage is subject to monthly limits based on subscription plan:

• Professors — 5 screenings/month (Institutional), 15 screenings/month (Premium)
• Students — 2 screenings/month (Free), 6 screenings/month (Premium)
• Teams & Organizations — 3 screenings/month (Free), 9 screenings/month (Pro/Elite)

When the monthly quota is exhausted, applications are accepted normally without AI scoring until the quota resets on the 1st of the following month. Quota exhaustion never blocks a submission.

For applicants

• You will be notified before submitting if the opportunity has AI screening enabled
• Your written responses, resume text, major, skills, and (if enabled) GPA may be sent to Anthropic's Claude API solely to generate a relevance score for the poster
• The AI score is a triage tool only — it does not make hiring or rejection decisions. All decisions remain with the human poster
• The AI score and summary are visible only to the poster, never to you as the applicant
• If AI screening is unavailable or quota is exhausted, your application is still submitted normally
• You may not attempt to game, manipulate, or reverse-engineer the AI scoring system

For opportunity posters

• AI screening is off by default — you must explicitly enable it per post
• You may disable AI screening on any post at any time via post settings
• AI scores are a triage aid — not a substitute for reviewing application materials yourself
• You must not use the AI score as the sole basis for rejecting an applicant
• You must not share AI scores or summaries with third parties outside the platform
• AI scores do not guarantee fitness for a position, academic ability, or any other qualification

• Use messages only for legitimate professional communication related to opportunities or collaboration.
• Do not send unsolicited bulk messages, spam, or irrelevant solicitations.
• Do not use messages to solicit money, personal information, or off-platform contact for non-professional purposes.
• Do not send harassing, threatening, discriminatory, or sexually explicit messages.
• Messages may be reviewed by our moderation team in response to a report.

Lattice uses a combination of automated and manual moderation:

• Posts or users with 3 or more valid reports may be automatically hidden pending review.
• Our moderation team reviews reported content and takes action within 3 business days.
• Actions range from a warning to permanent suspension depending on severity.
• If your content or account is actioned, you will be notified via email.
• You may appeal moderation decisions by emailing legal@joinlattice.app.

• All payments are processed by Stripe. Lattice does not store card data.
• Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date.
• Refunds are handled on a case-by-case basis. Contact legal@joinlattice.app within 7 days of a charge.
• Posting credits are non-refundable once used.
• In development mode, no real charges are made. Dev-mode transactions are not real.

Lattice provides a platform to connect students and opportunity posters. We do not guarantee the accuracy, legitimacy, safety, or quality of any opportunity posted on the platform. We are not a staffing agency, recruiter, or employment service.

We do not guarantee that using Lattice will result in employment, a research position, or any other outcome. The platform is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranty of any kind.

AI screening disclaimer: AI-generated scores and summaries are provided for informational triage purposes only. They may be inaccurate, incomplete, or reflect biases inherent in the underlying model. Lattice does not warrant the accuracy, fairness, or fitness of any AI-generated output for any particular purpose. Opportunity posters are solely responsible for all hiring and selection decisions made on the platform.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Lattice and its founders, employees, and affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the platform, including but not limited to loss of opportunity, loss of data, or harm resulting from interactions with other users.

Our total liability to you for any claim arising from use of Lattice shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim.

• You may delete your account at any time from Settings > Security > Delete Account.
• We reserve the right to suspend or terminate any account that violates these Terms, with or without notice.
• Upon termination, your right to use Lattice ceases immediately.
• Sections 9, 10, and any obligations that arose prior to termination survive the end of the agreement.

For any legal questions, disputes, or notices, contact: legal@joinlattice.app

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