Terms of use

1. Informational use only

Content on the Site is published for general educational purposes. It is not career, financial, tax, or legal advice. Wage data, occupational descriptions, and projections change frequently and vary by individual circumstance. Before acting on anything you read here, verify with a licensed professional and with the primary source linked on the page.

2. Accuracy

We aim for accuracy. We do not warrant it. Numbers reflect the most recent data we could pull from the cited source at the time of last update. The source itself may revise, reissue, or withdraw a figure without our knowledge. We correct errors we become aware of per our editorial policy.

3. Third-party content and links

The Site links to third-party websites, including online learning platforms, resume builders, and career coaching services. We do not control those sites and we are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, pricing, or availability. A link is not an endorsement. RateOrchard does not collect lead data, does not sell career, financial, insurance, or loan products, and does not act as a broker, producer, recruiter, or lead generator. When you follow an outbound link, you leave our Site and your interaction becomes subject to the destination's own terms.

4. Intellectual property

Original text, design, code, logos, and charts produced by RateOrchard are owned by RateOrchard and are provided under copyright. You may quote short excerpts with attribution. Republishing the full content of a page without written permission is not allowed. Public-source data that we display (BLS, O*NET, Census, BEA, FRED, and other US government datasets) remains the property of its original publishers.

5. Copyright and DMCA

If you believe content on the Site infringes your copyright, our DMCA notice and takedown procedure is at /dmca. We respond to valid notices and we maintain a repeat-infringer policy.

6. User-submitted content

If you submit a review, comment, or tip, you grant RateOrchard a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to display, edit, reformat, and distribute that submission in connection with the Site. You represent that you own what you submit and that it does not violate anyone else's rights. We may remove submissions that are defamatory, unlawful, misleading, or that violate these terms.

7. Prohibited uses

You agree not to:

• Scrape the Site at volumes that burden our infrastructure.
• Attempt to extract personal data about other users.
• Probe the Site for vulnerabilities without coordinated disclosure.
• Use the Site to develop a competing database by automated republication.
• Impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity.
• Use the Site in violation of any applicable law.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties; in those jurisdictions, the exclusions above apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.

9. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, RATEORCHARD AND ITS CONTRIBUTORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATED TO THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS (USD 100). Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions, the limitations apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless RateOrchard and its contributors from any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from your use of the Site in breach of these terms, your violation of any law, or your infringement of a third party's rights.

11. Informal dispute resolution

Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at [email protected] with a written description of the dispute, the relief you seek, and a way to reach you. We will use reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute informally within 30 days. Only if we cannot resolve it in that window may either party proceed to arbitration as set out below.

12. Binding individual arbitration

Any dispute, claim, or controversy between you and RateOrchard arising from your use of the Site that is not resolved informally under section 11 will be resolved by binding individual arbitration, not in court, except as provided in section 14.

Arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, available at adr.org/consumer. The arbitration will be conducted in English. The seat and legal place of arbitration will be the county in which you reside (if a US resident) or, at your option, a mutually convenient virtual venue. You and RateOrchard agree that the Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision.

The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court, has exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of this agreement to arbitrate, except that only a court may decide whether a claim falls within the small claims court carve-out in section 14.

13. Class action waiver

YOU AND RATEORCHARD AGREE TO BRING CLAIMS ONLY IN YOUR OR OUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. If this class action waiver is found unenforceable as to any particular claim or remedy, then that claim or remedy (and only that claim or remedy) must be severed from arbitration and brought in court, while all other claims continue in arbitration.

14. Exceptions

Either party may bring an individual action in small claims court for claims within its jurisdiction, in lieu of arbitration. Either party may also seek injunctive or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent infringement of intellectual property rights or unauthorised use of the Site. Nothing in these terms prevents you from reporting a concern to a government regulator or from exercising rights you may not waive under applicable law.

15. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Poland, where RateOrchard is operated, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. If you are a resident of a US state, nothing in these terms overrides mandatory consumer protection rights you may have under the law of your state of residence; in that case, those mandatory rights apply in addition to these terms.

16. Changes

We may update these terms. The revised terms take effect on the date posted at the top of the page. Continued use of the Site after that date signals your acceptance. If we make material changes to sections 11 through 14 (dispute resolution and arbitration), you may reject the updated terms by sending a written rejection to [email protected] within 30 days of the posted date, in which case the prior dispute-resolution terms will continue to apply to disputes arising before that date.

17. Severability and entire agreement

If any provision of these terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. These terms, together with our Privacy policy and Editorial policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and RateOrchard regarding the Site.

18. Contact

Questions about these terms: [email protected].