Your audience. Your clients. Your data.
What happens to the leads, attendee feedback, and client details you collect with Talkadot, who can see them, and what we use them for.
Why our terms give Talkadot a license to your content
Section 17.2 of our Terms of Service gives Talkadot a broad license to the content on the platform. This section tells you how we use it.
What the license lets us do
- We show the content that you make public. Examples are your profile and your attendee feedback.
- We resize your photos. Smaller photos load fast on phones and on slow connections. The license calls this "reproducing" and "modifying" your content.
- We make reports and share images from your attendee feedback.
- Our hosting and delivery companies process your content. Talkadot cannot operate without them.
What we do not use the license for
- We do not sell your leads. We do not sell data about any person.
- We do not contact your leads for Talkadot. We contact your leads only through the follow-ups that you create.
- We send people who want to book you to other speakers only when you ask us to.
Section 17.2 is subject to our Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy says: "We do not sell your personal information or the personal information of your attendees and leads." Terms of Service, Section 17.2 and Privacy Policy, Section 3 →
Who sees what
This table shows who can see each type of information. You can always see all the information in your account.
| Information | You | Verified planners | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leads | Yes | No | No |
| Attendee feedback | Yes | On your profile, only when the attendee agrees to share it | On your profile, only when the attendee agrees to share it |
| Attendee names and organizations | Yes | Only when the attendee gives permission | Only when the attendee gives permission |
| Your past events | Yes | You decide. By default, verified planners can see your past events. | You decide. By default, other people cannot see your past events. |
A verified planner is a person who books speakers. Talkadot checks each verified planner manually. If you join a group, the group admins can see the events of that group. This includes fees. Speaker teams and organization accounts are groups.
How Talkadot earns money from bookings
Leads from your speaking engagements are yours. We do not sell them, and we contact them only through the follow-ups that you create. We send people who want to book you to other speakers only when you ask us to.
A booking fee applies when
- We introduced you. The client first found you through Talkadot. Examples are our speaker search, your Talkadot profile in search engine results, a recommendation from us, or an introduction that we made.
- You ask us to negotiate for you.
No booking fee when
- The client came from your own work. Examples are your network, your website, and your audience.
- You use Talkadot only to send the Booking Confirmation and collect payment. You pay only the payment processing cost.
When your client uses Talkadot
What happens when you send a client something through Talkadot.
What we learn from the data
What we do
- We combine records from thousands of speaking engagements into anonymous industry benchmarks. An example is our State of the Speaking Industry report.
- We show ranges and medians, including the upper range of fees.
What we never show
- We never show data about one speaker, one client, or one fee.
- We do not show data for a group that is too small to stay anonymous.
For the organizations you speak to
Your clients may ask what happens to their people's information. You can send them this section.
- Attendees decide whether to share contact details. They can give feedback without them.
- Only the speaker that the attendee asked to hear from gets the attendee's contact details. Talkadot does not sell them.
- We show an attendee's name and organization only when the attendee gives permission.
- We email people at the host organization only about what their speaker sent and how to access it.
- Questions from your legal, compliance, or IT team: [email protected]
Questions speakers ask us
Can my clients use Talkadot to find speakers?
Yes, but only when your client searches for speakers from a Talkadot planner account. Your profile can also show in the search results. Your profile shows your verified attendee feedback.
Will Talkadot contact my clients?
Yes, to deliver what you send through Talkadot, such as a feedback request, the results, or a Booking Confirmation, and to remind them about it. Your client has the option to create a Talkadot account to access their responses. Our emails to your client are only about what you sent and how to access it.
Do your terms let you sell my leads?
No. Our Privacy Policy says: "We do not sell your personal information or the personal information of your attendees and leads." Section 17.1 of our Terms of Service says that Talkadot does not claim ownership of your content. Your leads and your attendee feedback are part of your content.
Then why do your terms give Talkadot a license to my content?
The license lets us operate Talkadot. We use it to show what you make public and to resize your photos. We also use it to make reports and share images. Our hosting and delivery companies use it to process your content. We do not sell your leads. We contact your leads only through the follow-ups that you create. More about the license →
Can other speakers or bureaus see my clients?
No. You decide who can see your past events: all people, only verified planners, or no person. If you join a group, the group admins can see the events of that group. This includes fees.
What happens when someone scans my code?
The attendee answers a short survey about your session. The attendee decides whether to share contact details. The standard survey has a "No thank you" option. Only attendees who say yes become leads.
Can I take my data with me?
Yes. You can see and download your leads, up to the lead limit of your plan. We keep the leads that are more than the limit in your account. You can see them when you upgrade your plan. (Terms of Service, Section 17.1)