Provider Agreement

Last updated: 2026

This Provider Agreement (the "Agreement") governs your participation as an independent service provider in the YardReady ("YardReady," "we," "us," or "our") dispatch network. By completing setup and accepting dispatched jobs, you agree to these terms.

1. Independent contractor relationship

You are an independent contractor. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment, agency, partnership, joint-venture, or franchise relationship between you and YardReady. You are not entitled to any employee benefits (health insurance, retirement, paid time off, workers' compensation paid by us, unemployment, etc.).

• You set your own schedule, decline jobs you don't want, and use your own equipment, vehicles, supplies, and any helpers or employees.
• You are solely responsible for the means, methods, and details of how the work is performed.
• You are responsible for filing and paying all federal, state, and local taxes on your YardReady earnings, including self-employment tax.
• YardReady will issue a Form 1099-NEC for any calendar year in which you earn $600 or more through the platform.

2. What YardReady is (and isn't)

YardReady is a technology platform that connects homeowners with independent local providers. We market, dispatch, collect customer payment, and remit your share. We do not perform the actual lawn, leaf, or snow services. We do not supervise, direct, or control the work you perform on a customer's property.

3. Insurance: required

At all times while accepting YardReady jobs, you must maintain at your own expense:

• General liability insurance with a minimum limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate;
• Commercial auto insurance on any vehicle used for YardReady jobs, meeting at minimum Ohio's statutory minimums;
• Workers' compensation coverage as required by Ohio law for any employees or helpers you use; and
• Any additional insurance required by Ohio law, your municipality, or the nature of the service you provide (e.g., pesticide-applicator bonds).

You must provide a current Certificate of Insurance (COI) to YardReady on request, and notify us in writing within 5 business days if any required policy lapses, is cancelled, or has its limits reduced. YardReady is not your insurer and does not provide coverage for you, your employees, your equipment, your vehicles, or the work you perform.

4. Underground utilities: call before you dig (Ohio law)

You must contact the Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS) by dialing 811 at least 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) before performing any digging, deep edging, aeration, post installation, or other ground-disturbing activity on a YardReady job. This is required by Ohio Revised Code § 153.64. Failure to do so is your sole responsibility and you will indemnify YardReady for any resulting damage to gas, electric, water, sewer, fiber, or other underground utilities.

5. Licensing, permits, and compliance

You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all licenses, registrations, permits, certifications, and compliance items required for the services you offer, including without limitation:

• Ohio Department of Agriculture commercial pesticide applicator license (if applying any pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, or insecticide);
• Local municipal business registrations;
• Vehicle registration, inspection, and operator licensing;
• Snow-removal contractor registration where required.

6. Quality standards and customer service

You agree to:

• Show up at the agreed time, communicate proactively if you'll be late, and complete the work as quoted;
• Treat customers and their property with respect;
• Use YardReady's en-route and complete buttons in the provider portal so the customer is notified in real time;
• Not solicit additional services or payments from the customer outside the YardReady platform (see Section 8);
• Respond to YardReady support requests within 24 hours.

YardReady tracks customer ratings, no-shows, and complaints. We may deactivate any provider at our sole discretion based on quality, safety, or fit with the platform.

7. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless YardReady, its parent organization (Adam Loomis Marketing), and their respective officers, members, employees, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to:

• Your performance or non-performance of any YardReady job;
• Property damage, personal injury, or death caused by you, your employees, or your subcontractors;
• Your breach of this Agreement, including the insurance and OUPS requirements above;
• Your violation of any law, regulation, or third party's rights;
• Your misclassification of your own employees or helpers; and
• Any failure to file or pay your taxes.

8. Non-circumvention

During the term of this Agreement and for twelve (12) months after it ends, you agree not to solicit, accept, or perform any lawn, leaf, snow, or related outdoor service directly or indirectly for any YardReady customer you were first introduced to through the platform, except through YardReady. If you do, you agree to pay YardReady a referral fee equal to 30% of the gross amount charged for that off-platform work, plus YardReady's enforcement costs.

9. Payment

Customer payment is collected by YardReady through Square. Your share, the amount you quoted, before YardReady's customer-facing markup, is released to you after job completion (typically within 7 business days). YardReady may withhold payment pending resolution of any dispute, ticket, refund, or chargeback related to the job.

Refunds and chargebacks may be deducted from your future payouts at YardReady's discretion if the cause is materially attributable to your performance.

10. Brand and likeness license

You grant YardReady a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use your business name and logo in customer-facing communications (e.g., "ACME Lawn Care, powered by YardReady"). YardReady grants you no rights to use the YardReady name or marks except as expressly permitted in writing.

11. Confidentiality

Customer contact information, addresses, and job details shared with you through the platform are YardReady's confidential information. You may use them only to perform the dispatched job and must not share, sell, or use them for any other purpose.

12. Term, suspension, and termination

This Agreement is effective when you complete provider setup and continues until terminated. Either party may terminate at any time, for any reason, with written notice (email is sufficient). YardReady may suspend or deactivate your account immediately without notice for any safety concern, repeated quality issue, fraud, breach of this Agreement, or other reason at our sole discretion. Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, and 15 survive termination.

13. Background checks

You consent to YardReady obtaining, at our discretion and expense, a background check and identity verification on you and any of your employees who may perform YardReady jobs. If results are unsatisfactory in YardReady's sole judgment, we may decline or terminate your participation.

14. Limitation of YardReady's liability to provider

To the fullest extent permitted by law, YardReady's maximum aggregate liability to you for any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement is limited to the amount of payouts owed to you for jobs completed in the 30 days preceding the claim. In no event will YardReady be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, lost income, or lost profits.

15. Dispute resolution and governing law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute that is not resolved informally within 30 days will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by JAMS or AAA in Summit County, Ohio, under their respective consumer/commercial rules. Each party waives any right to a jury trial and to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative action. Either party may bring a qualifying small-claims action in lieu of arbitration.

16. Changes to this Agreement

We may update this Agreement from time to time. Material changes will be communicated by email and posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued acceptance of jobs after a change constitutes your acceptance of the updated Agreement.

17. Contact

Questions? Sign in and message us from your YardReady provider dashboard.

This Provider Agreement is provided for general informational purposes and is not legal advice.