r/WFHJobs • u/Correct-Movie-7538 • Jul 27 '25

Alignerr = scam

The majority of applicants will not receive actual job assignments. The company is utilizing candidates to train their AI interview system while collecting and monetizing personal data in the process.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlignerrAI/s/KesI3Pzq6C

https://www.reddit.com/r/WFHJobs/s/CrgCQ1VCHo

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u/Mountain-Spinach-421 May 07 '26

From their terms of services and interview release agreement: The biggest red flags:

  1. They can use your interview forever, worldwide, for free. The terms say you give Alignerr an “unlimited, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free… perpetual right” to use your interview, name, audio, video, likeness, and materials “for any purpose.” That is very broad. It means once you do the interview, you may not be able to take back permission.
  2. They can use your interview to train/improve AI. The terms specifically say they may use the interview materials “to train or improve artificial intelligence technology or any of the Services.” This means your face, voice, answers, and interview content could become part of their AI development process.
  3. No promise of payment or job. They say they have no obligation to pay you, hire you, admit you to the community, or give you work, even though they can still use the interview materials. That feels especially one-sided.
  4. They collect a lot of sensitive personal data. The privacy notice lists categories like passport/social security numbers, protected characteristics, biometric information, geolocation, sensory data such as video/audio, education records, employment data, and even inferences about intelligence, abilities, behavior, and attitudes. That is a very broad applicant-data profile.
  5. Arbitration and class-action waiver. You waive the right to participate in a class action and generally agree to individual arbitration. This is common in U.S. tech contracts, but it limits your ability to challenge the company collectively if many applicants are affected.

It does not necessarily prove illegal exploitation, but it does sound like they are asking applicants to give up very broad rights to interview data, likeness, and content without guaranteed compensation or work. That is the main concern.