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FAQ

Common questions.

18 straight answers — pricing, visibility, settlements, and where the platform stops. The in-depth workflow guides live in the help centre.

01

Pricing & billing

What does charter pricing mean?

The Schedule of Terms in force when you join is fixed for twelve months from that date. Production pricing may change after the charter closes; your rate does not change during your charter window.

Can I move between tiers later?

Yes. Tier changes are by request and take effect from the next billing period. Downgrades respect any entitlements your existing engagements depend on — if a feature is in use, the platform tells you what would be affected before you confirm.

Do you charge a booking fee on every engagement?

Only on engagements that pass through the platform lifecycle (request → hold → quote → contract → invoice → settlement). The fee rate depends on origin: bring-your-own engagements pay a small administrative rate (1–3%); marketplace-sourced engagements pay a higher rate (3.5–6%) capped per engagement.

Is yearly billing required?

No. Monthly is the default. Yearly billing, where offered, is ten months of the monthly rate. You can switch annual ↔ monthly at any tier change, effective from the next billing period.

When does production billing start?

Reviewed-access workspaces are zero-billed during the founding period. Production billing turns on only after that period closes. Members receive 30 days' notice before any first charge.

02

Discovery & visibility

Four levels are documented on /security and live on every artist profile editor.

What are the four visibility levels?

PUBLIC — search-indexed folio anyone can find. PRIVATE_LISTING (new default for represented artists) — visible inside the platform to verified presenters and partner agencies, not SEO-indexed. STEALTH — visible only to the artist's agency workspace and explicitly-invited presenters. WORKSPACE_PRIVATE — engagements never leave the workspace; profile invisible to every directory surface.

What's the default for a new artist?

PRIVATE_LISTING — matching the market norm (Askonas Holt, IMG Artists, Intermusica) where rosters aren't publicly listed by default. You can change to PUBLIC any time from /dashboard/artist/profile.

Can a presenter file a hold on a PRIVATE_LISTING artist?

Yes — if they're signed in and verified. /api/request-hold accepts holds against PUBLIC and PRIVATE_LISTING artists. STEALTH and WORKSPACE_PRIVATE artists are addressable only through workspace-internal flows with explicit ownership checks.

Will search engines index my profile?

Only if your visibility is PUBLIC. PRIVATE_LISTING, STEALTH, and WORKSPACE_PRIVATE all 404 on the anonymous /artists/[slug] page and stay out of the sitemap.

03

Cancellations & disputes

What if an engagement is cancelled?

The platform applies a default three-tier policy (>90 days / 30–90 days / <30 days from the engagement date) unless your Contract overrides it. See the cancellation policy guide in the help centre for the full sequence and force-majeure handling.

How are disputes handled?

Disputes route through /admin/disputes with the platform owning the audit trail. Each dispute carries a stage (intake → review → resolution → close-out), an assigned admin, and a written resolution. Resolutions can be refunds, write-offs, partial settlements, or mediation outcomes — all logged.

04

Data & integrations

Subprocessors and retention windows live on /security; full integration table on /integrations.

What third-party vendors handle my data?

Core subprocessors include Neon (Postgres), Vercel (hosting + Blob storage), Resend (email), payment-provider integrations where configured, and Sentry (optional error monitoring). Engagement settlement is recorded manually during the founding period. Each provider is scoped on /security under Subprocessors; the full integration table is at /integrations.

How long do you keep engagement records?

Life of the workspace + 7 years after closure (tax/legal). Documents in the vault: as long as the workspace exists, owner can delete on demand. Auth events: 12 months. Health probes: no PII, retained at platform's discretion.

Can I export my data?

Yes. /dashboard/reports surfaces 20+ CSV exports across requests, bookings, quotes, contracts, invoices, settlements, collections, disputes, roster, and activity. Each export is tenant-scoped server-side. CAN_EXPORT_REPORTS entitlement required.

05

Platform & boundaries

Do you replace my agent?

No. Kalinklo is engagement infrastructure that sits underneath agency workflow — proposals, e-sign, deposits, approvals, reporting. We respect existing representation agreements; requests for represented artists route through the agency. Branded portal configuration lets agencies keep the public-facing relationship.

Do you take a percentage of my bookings?

We charge software, not commission. Bring-your-own engagements carry a small administrative rate (1–3%); marketplace-sourced engagements carry a higher rate (3.5–6%) capped per engagement. Full pricing on /pricing.

Who owns my data?

You do. Export at any plan via /dashboard/reports. We do not sell or share contact data, and we never custody payment funds without a contract that says so.

Where does the platform stop?

Cancellations, disputes, and refunds touch human decisions — the platform records the audit trail, you (or your counsel) decide the outcome. Money moves only on explicit, approved action.

Still curious

Question not answered?

The help centre carries the in-depth guides. For anything else, write to support directly — press enquiries have their own address on /press.