The following instructions for ordering your laptop and headphones apply to all Contractors hired on any date. This instruction substitutes the agreements that were previously signed by the contractors.

Laptop and Headphone - Applicable to all Contractors (hired at any date)

As part of the Independent Contractor's agreement, the Company will pay asubsidy for ensuring adequate equipment to provide the related hired service.

Subsidy Tiers - Speficiations

For the laptop, you can follow the specifications below, according to 3 tiers (the specifications will be reviewed every year):

Performance:

Who needs to run or build the application code, run performance tests, or a high amount of docker containers

• Minimal Specification: 

  • Model - Macbook Pro 16" (14" optional)

  • Processor - M3 Max

  • RAM – 36GB

  • Storage – 1TB

• Applicable Roles: SW Engineer, SRE, and P.S. 

• To be renewed after 36 months.

Pro:

Who needs to run the compiled application (docker container) or uses heavy software

• Minimal Specification: 

  • Model - Macbook Pro 14"

  • Processor - M3 Pro

  • RAM – 18GB

  • Storage – 512GB

  • Applicable Roles: Engineering Manager, PM, Designer, QA, Support, Security, BS & Data and C-Levels.

  • Upgrade to Performance is available under request and company approval

  • To be renewed after 36 months.

Standard:

Who has basic usage like browsing or running light applications

• Minimal Specification: 

  • Processor - M3 or Intel Core i7

  • RAM – 8GB

  • Storage – 256GB

  • Applicable Roles: Others

  • Upgrade to Pro is available under request and company approval

  • To be renewed after 48 months.

Subsidy Payment

The subsidy amount will be paid on the first day of the beginning of the services in a single payment, which considers the Company's estimates for the purchase of a new notebook and headphones for remote work, as follows:

Performance: 

• For contractors located outside of Brazil: One single payment of $3,500.00 (three thousand and five hundred dollars);

• For contractors located in Brazil: a single payment of R$25,000.00 (twenty-five thousand reais) or the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars, based on the exchange rate on the date of contract signing;

Pro:

• For contractors located outside of Brazil: One single payment of $2,000.00 (two thousand dollars);

  • For contractors located in Brazil: a single payment of R$16,000.00 (sixteen thousand reais) or the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars, based on the exchange rate on the date of contract signing;

Standard:

• For contractors located outside of Brazil: One single payment of $1,300.00 (one thousand and three hundred dollars);

  • For contractors located in Brazil: a single payment of R$10,000.00 (ten thousand reais) or the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars, based on the exchange rate on the date of contract signing;

Headphones Subsidy

Additionally, Rocket.Chat will pay a subsidy to all contractors related to the purchase of headphones.

• For contractors located outside of Brazil: One single payment of $80.00 (eighty dollars);

• For contractors located in Brazil: One single payment of R$250.00 (two hundred and fifty reais) or the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars, based on the exchange rate on the date of contract signing;

Subsidy Renewal

After the renewal period, the Contractor can verify with their direct leader the need to buy new equipment (and receive a new subsidy amount).

Equipment Ownership

The equipment (notebook and headphones) purchased belongs to the Contractor, who is solely responsible for its careful use and maintenance (no repairs refunds are applicable).

Subsidy Policy Terms and Conditions

Contractor also agrees with the following rules of use of the equipment for the purpose of rendering services in accordance with the Company standards:

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In the event of an accidental loss or serious damage to your equipment that might interrupt your work for a long period, please contact the Department Head of the area to which you provide services , in order to analyze the situation and its impacts.

By opting to use computer configurations outside the 3 predefined types, or personal computers, the contractor fully acknowledges that there will be no additional total or partial subsidy for equipment alignment within the 36 or 48 months according to the current policy. It is entirely the contractor’s responsibility to ensure the necessary performance of their activities with the chosen computer.

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In the event your service agreement is terminated before the renewal period (please refer to the section above), either by the Contractor or the Company in any circumstances, the proportional amount lasting needed to complete the renewal period should be refunded by the Contractor to the company , and will be discounted from the last payment of the agreement by the Company.

When the Agreement terminates, you are required to wipe the machine and re-install the base operating system, and remove any and all software and configurations that were supplied by Rocket.Chat. Evidence or a declaration that the device has been wiped must be provided within 2 weeks of the end of the termination/end of the contract. If the device has not been wiped according to policy, we may act to enforce a remote wipe without notice.

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