You are legally responsible for everything that happens under your Taskrabbit account, even if someone else did it without your permission.
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This clause places full financial and legal responsibility for unauthorized account activity on the user rather than the platform, which could result in users being held accountable for fraud or misuse by third parties.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of blanket user liability for unauthorized account activity may be limited by applicable payment regulation in EU, UK, and certain US contexts depending on the payment method involved.
If your Taskrabbit account is compromised and someone makes bookings or payments under your account without your authorization, the terms place full responsibility for those activities on you, not on Taskrabbit.
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REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Allocation of liability for unauthorized account activity to the account holder is common in platform terms but may interact with consumer protection frameworks.
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This clause places full financial and legal responsibility for unauthorized account activity on the user rather than the platform, which could result in users being held accountable for fraud or misuse by third parties.
If your Taskrabbit account is compromised and someone makes bookings or payments under your account without your authorization, the terms place full responsibility for those activities on you, not on Taskrabbit.
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