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Policies and Guidelines
  1. questionGuiding Principles
    There are 11 principles that govern the way that buyers, service pros and OnForce interact with each other and the marketplace as a whole, which can be found in the Policies section of the website. While they are written in plain English, these ...

  2. questionCircumvention
    Circumvention is the practice of acquiring buyers, end users, service pros or service requests through OnForce activities, but completing the work outside of the platform. Service pros who leave individual or company business cards for future ...

  3. questionDispatching
    Sending another technician in place of the service pro named on the work order is a violation of OnForce policy. Buyers route work orders based on the skills and qualifications listed in the Service Profile. They must be assured that service pro ...

  4. questionCancellation Policy
    From time to time, a service pro may be asked by a buyer to cancel a work order. Cancelling without buyer approval is disruptive to all members of the community and often affects a buyer's perception of OnForce as a whole. In rare instances when ...

  5. questionResponsiveness
    All members of the community must be responsive to OnForce and other members of the marketplace. Service pros should have working email addresses and telephone numbers listed in the personal user settings of the Service Profile. Buyers are also ...

  6. questionParts/Equipment Removal
    Service pros should not remove any parts or equipment from an end user's site unless directly specified in the work order to do so (e.g., return of swapped parts). Removing equipment from a site without explicit approval of the buyer may result ...

  7. questionWarnings & Suspensions
    Marketplaces are governed by laws of supply and demand, however, the community must also adhere to additional guidelines regarding conduct. To discourage inappropriate activity or behavior, OnForce may limit platform access for members of the ...

  8. questionAppealing Removal
    The OnForce Appeals Process enables a service pros to appeal permanent removals to a disciplinary committee of their peers. Service pros seeking to have their permanent suspension overturned should submit a 1-page written appeal to ...

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