Trust & Safety

01How WayIn Reviews Listings

WayIn may review organizations and listings before publication.

Review may include checking:

• whether the organization appears legitimate
• organization website and public information
• contact details
• opportunity description
• location
• student eligibility
• application process
• dates and deadlines

Partner-created opportunities require WayIn approval before appearing publicly.

02What “Reviewed by WayIn” Means

Opportunities may display “Reviewed by WayIn.” There are no verification levels.

This means WayIn has checked the organization, eligibility, dates, and application or contact details against information reasonably available at the time. Partner account approval is separate from the review of each opportunity.

It does NOT mean WayIn guarantees:

• student safety
• acceptance
• employment
• compensation
• program quality
• conduct of every person involved
• that information will never change

Students should still independently review opportunities before participating.

03WayIn’s Role

WayIn helps students discover opportunities.

WayIn generally does not:

• employ students
• supervise students at outside organizations
• make hiring decisions
• make admission or selection decisions
• control outside workplaces
• operate external application systems
• store student application responses

The organization providing the opportunity is responsible for its own:

• program
• workplace
• employees
• supervision
• application process
• selection decisions

04Student Safety Expectations

Before participating in an opportunity, students should:

• review the organization’s website
• confirm the address and meeting location
• understand who will supervise the activity
• confirm dates and transportation
• understand whether the opportunity is paid or unpaid
• ask questions when something is unclear

Students should involve a parent, guardian, or trusted adult when appropriate.

05Meeting Locations

WayIn does not intend to direct students to inappropriate private settings for professional opportunities.

Listings should identify an appropriate:

• professional
• educational
• public
• virtual
• organization-controlled

setting.

If a location appears suspicious or inappropriate, students should report the listing.

06Personal Information

Students should not send unnecessary sensitive information through WayIn.

Students should be cautious about providing information such as:

• Social Security numbers
• banking information
• passwords
• identification documents
• highly sensitive personal information

If an outside organization requires sensitive information as part of a legitimate hiring or application process, students should:

• verify the organization
• use the organization’s official system
• involve a parent, guardian, or trusted adult when appropriate

07External Applications and Email Requests

Many opportunities on WayIn send students to:

• an organization’s website
• an external form
• an email request
• direct contact with an organization

For individual listings, WayIn does not store the student’s external application or email response. WayIn Experiences stores interest and invitation records in My Experiences.

Students should confirm that they are using the organization’s legitimate website or email contact before providing information.

08Parents and Guardians

Some opportunities may require parental or guardian permission.

Even when permission is not formally required, younger students are encouraged to discuss opportunities with a parent, guardian, or trusted adult before attending.

09Reporting a Listing

Use Report Listing on an opportunity page to flag a concern. Open the listing and look below its next-step details.

Reports may include:

• incorrect information
• suspicious application requests
• unsafe locations
• expired opportunities
• misleading descriptions
• inappropriate communication
• suspected fraud

Reports are saved privately for administrator review. The report form asks for your concern, not an email address. If you want a reply, use the contact form and identify the listing. Avoid including sensitive personal information.

10What Happens After a Report

WayIn may:

• review the listing
• contact the organization
• temporarily hide the listing
• request corrections
• remove the opportunity
• suspend a partner account
• remove an organization from the platform

The exact response depends on the circumstances.

11Expired and Outdated Listings

WayIn may periodically review listings and remove or close opportunities that:

• have passed their deadline
• have ended
• are no longer accepting students
• contain outdated information

Organizations are also expected to keep their own opportunities accurate.

Listings past their deadline or end date are excluded from public opportunity results. Clearly labeled samples are fictional and cannot accept applications.

12Our Safety Principle

WayIn’s goal is not to tell students that every opportunity is risk-free.

The goal is to:

• make information clearer
• make organizations more accountable
• make concerns easier to report
• help students understand who they are interacting with

Students should be able to explore their future with clear information and people they can trust.

13Before a WayIn Experience visit

Check the organization, coordinator, professional location, activities, and schedule in My Experiences. Do not attend solely because you registered interest or received an invitation. Wait until the visit is marked confirmed.

Discuss the visit and transportation with a trusted adult. Obtain parent or guardian permission where needed, and explicit school approval for any absence. An online checkbox records your confirmation; it does not replace a school’s or host’s permission documents.

Hosts must provide appropriate supervision, protect client and student confidentiality, and exclude activities that are not appropriate for a student visitor. Do not send students to private residences. Report concerns through Contact WayIn and cancel if arrangements do not feel appropriate.