Parental consent

This explains what you're agreeing to when you approve your teen's YardShift account through the link we emailed you.

What you're approving

Your teen has signed up to offer lawn mowing and/or snow shoveling jobs to homeowners near your home, within a radius they've chosen. Approving their account confirms:

You're their parent or legal guardian; you're aware they'll be doing paid yard work for homeowners in your area found through the app; and you consent to the account being active until you decide otherwise.

What stays off until you approve

A teen account can't claim jobs, appear in a homeowner's search, or receive job notifications until you approve it. There are no exceptions to this gate.

Payment

Payouts for your teen's completed jobs are linked to and controlled by you, not your teen directly. You set up the payout account (through Stripe, our payment processor) when you approve their account — the banking and identity details for that account are collected and held directly by Stripe, not by YardShift. A homeowner's card is charged when they approve your teen's claim on a job, and funds are released to your payout account once the homeowner confirms the job is done.

Your ongoing role

You can request a copy of your teen's YardShift data, or ask for their account to be deactivated, at any time — see the privacy policyfor how. A self-serve parent dashboard to view your teen's activity directly is planned but not built yet.

Declining instead

If you'd rather not approve the account, use the Decline option in the same email — your teen is notified respectfully, and nothing about their standing on the platform is affected by a decline.