All task-related conversations and all payments must happen through Taskrabbit's platform — you cannot communicate or pay a Tasker directly outside the app, before, during, or after a task.
Users who attempt to arrange tasks or payments off-platform risk account termination and lose the ability to retain independent records of task communications, as all evidence of agreements is stored exclusively within Taskrabbit's platform systems.
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Compare across platforms →This requirement ensures Taskrabbit can monitor all communications and capture all transaction fees, but also means consumers have no alternative payment route if the platform has issues, and all dispute evidence is controlled by the platform.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates FTC Act Section 5 (potential unfair practice if the exclusive payment channel restriction limits consumer payment choices or creates dependency); EU Payments Services Directive 2 (PSD2, 2015/2366/EU) in EU/UK contexts (freedom of payment choice); GDPR Art. 5(1)(e) (storage limitation — retention of all user communications on-platform raises data minimization questions); and applicable state consumer protection laws. The FTC and CFPB have authority over payment restriction practices in consumer contracts.
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