Milestone Payment Protection Policy

Agree the scope, amount and acceptance criteria of each milestone before work begins. The intended workflow is provider-confirmed payment or authorization, delivery, client review and a provider-supported settlement instruction. The exact authorization/capture/settlement model requires provider approval; payment does not promise that funds can be held indefinitely.

Use the platform to record submissions, revision requests, approvals and disputes. Work should start only when the displayed payment state is verified and the provider arrangement permits it. Test funding and historical simulated payouts provide no financial protection.

A dispute pauses ordinary workflow actions while evidence is reviewed. Any monetary hold, reversal or payout pause can occur only to the extent the payment provider can lawfully and technically perform it. Platform administrators cannot guarantee recovery after settlement or override card-scheme or statutory rights.

This policy is a procedural framework, not insurance, a bank guarantee or a regulated escrow service. Final eligibility, deadlines, exceptions and provider-backed remedies must be reviewed and disclosed before live activation.