This Mentor Agreement ("Agreement") applies to every coach or mentor ("Mentor," "you") who creates a seller account on Menty LLC ("Menty"). It supplements our Terms of Service, Acceptable Use Policy, and Safety & SafeSport commitments. By creating a Mentor profile, connecting payouts, or publishing an offering, you agree to this Agreement.
1. Independent contractor status
You are an independent contractor operating your own coaching business. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment, agency, partnership, or joint-venture relationship between you and Menty. You control how, when, and where you deliver your services, set your own prices, and use your own equipment and facilities. You are responsible for your own business expenses. Menty provides the platform that helps you market, schedule, and get paid; Menty does not supervise, direct, or control your coaching.
2. Youth safety and legal compliance
You work with minors, and you are responsible for complying with every law that applies to that work in the places you operate. You represent and agree that you will:
- Background checks. Complete and maintain any criminal-background screening required for adults who work with children in your jurisdiction, and not coach on Menty if you are barred by law from working with minors or are a registered sex offender.
- Mandatory reporting. Understand and follow your legal obligations to report suspected child abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities, and comply with the U.S. Center for SafeSport / Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act framework where it applies to you.
- Abuse prevention and conduct. Maintain professional boundaries, never engage in abuse, grooming, harassment, or exploitation, and follow safe-training practices (including one-on-one and communication best practices) appropriate to working with minors.
- Health and injury safety. Follow the concussion-education, return-to-play, and youth-athlete safety requirements that apply in your state, and be prepared to respond to injuries and emergencies.
- Qualifications. Only represent credentials, experience, and results that are truthful and verifiable.
3. Insurance
You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining your own general and/or professional liability insurance appropriate to the coaching you provide. Menty does not provide insurance coverage for your services.
4. On-platform payments
All bookings arranged through Menty must be paid through Menty's Stripe-powered checkout. You agree not to solicit or arrange off-platform payment to avoid fees, waivers, or the safety protections the platform provides. Menty's service fee is deducted from your earnings when a payment is made, and payouts are made to your connected Stripe account.
5. Taxes
As an independent contractor, you are solely responsible for reporting and paying all taxes on your earnings. Payment processors such as Stripe may issue tax forms (for example, a Form 1099-K) where thresholds are met, but you remain responsible for your own tax obligations.
6. Your content and families' information
You may receive personal information about families and athletes (names, scheduling details, and any health or safety notes they provide). You agree to use that information only to deliver your services, to keep it confidential, and to handle it consistent with our Privacy Policy and applicable law. You grant Menty the license described in the Terms to host and display the content you upload.
7. Waivers
A signed waiver is required before a family's first session. You may use Menty's default waiver or your own. You acknowledge that a waiver does not eliminate every legal duty and does not replace insurance, and that some states limit a parent's ability to waive a minor's claims.
8. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Menty LLC from claims, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your coaching services, your interactions with families and athletes, your content, or your violation of this Agreement or any law.
9. Suspension and termination
Menty may suspend or remove your account if you violate this Agreement, create risk to a participant, or misuse the platform. You may close your Mentor account at any time; obligations that by their nature survive termination (including confidentiality, indemnification, and tax responsibilities) will survive.
10. Governing law
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois and is subject to the dispute- resolution terms in our Terms of Service.
Contact
Questions about this Agreement? Email mentyelevate@gmail.com.