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The Billing Security feature helps you and the expert to work together with the confidence that your payments are protected.<\/p> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Billing Security for hourly jobs<\/h2> <p>How billing security works for hourly job contracts:<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can review your expert&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/help\/buyers\/work-journal\/\" title=\"\">Work Journal<\/a><\/strong> to view updates on the job&#8217;s progress, confirm billable hours, and review work with activity screenshots.<\/li> <li>In case the expert logs hours unrelated to your job, you can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/help\/buyers\/hourly-refunds\/\" title=\"\">submit a dispute<\/a><\/strong> for the work time recorded in the previous week. You will be reimbursed for the work hours that do not meet the criteria for Hourly Billing Security.<\/li> <li>The Hourly Billing Security offered by Cad Crowd does not cover bonus payments, manual time entries, or fixed-rate jobs. 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