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Validator Agreement

The terms that govern paid validation work on EngTree — built around chartership, professional indemnity, and the liability framework for safety-critical content.

Status — drafting in progress

This document is being authored by our legal advisor.

EngTree is pre-launch ahead of our Pre-Seed raise. Formal legal documentation — drafted by a qualified UK solicitor, reviewed for UK GDPR + ICO compliance and engineering-sector-specific liability — is being authored in parallel and will be published here before public launch.

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Scope of this document (when finalised)

  • Eligibility — CEng / IEng / international-equivalent active registration
  • Tier-1 / Tier-2 / Tier-3 validation responsibilities and fees (£50 / £150 / £400 per validation)
  • Quarterly revalidation retainer terms
  • AI Pre-Check workflow — what Claude flags vs what you assess
  • Liability framework for Tier-3 (safety-critical) validations — PI cover requirements + platform indemnity scope
  • Standards-currency obligations — when a referenced standard is superseded, who's responsible for flagging
  • Validator code of conduct — independence, disclosure of conflicts, dissent flagging (Galileo flag)
  • Editorial Curator role (Stage 2) — eligibility, fees, scope of authority over a topic constellation
  • CPD attribution for validation work
  • Payment terms, tax withholding, international payment routing
  • Termination and validator-record portability

Last reviewed by EngTree team: 16 May 2026 · Source-of-truth file will replace this placeholder on publication.