This page states the Terms of Use (“Terms”) under which You (“You”) may use the HireFirst Sites and the HireFirst Services (each as defined below)
These Terms constitute a binding agreement between You and HireFirst Pty Limited and are deemed accepted by You each time that You use or access any HireFirst Site or HireFirst Services.
The HireFirst sites are defined as any Web sites under HireFirst’s control, whether partial or otherwise (including, without limitation HireFirst.com.au, and the Web site on which these terms of use were accessed from) and include HireFirst Services. The HireFirst services are defined as applications and services offered by HireFirst, including an on-line service to post and search employment opportunities and/or any mobile or other interface that allows You to access such application (collectively “HireFirst Services”).
These Terms include the HireFirst Privacy Statement, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please read these Terms carefully. If You do not accept the Terms stated here, do not use the HireFirst Sites and the HireFirst Services. By using the HireFirst Sites and/or HireFirst Services, You agree to be bound by these Terms, including the HireFirst Privacy Statement.
HireFirst may revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version to this Web page. You should visit this page periodically to review the most current Terms because they are binding on You. The term “post” as used herein shall mean information that You submit, publish or display on a HireFirst Site.
Users who violate these Terms may have their access and use of the HireFirst Sites suspended or terminated, at HireFirst’s discretion.
Eligibility
If You are under the age of 18 or the age of majority as that is defined in Your jurisdiction, You must use any HireFirst Site under the supervision of a parent, legal guardian, or other responsible adult.
Use of Content
(a) HireFirst authorises You to view and access a single copy of the content available on or from the HireFirst Sites solely for Your personal use.
(b) The contents of the HireFirst Sites, such as designs, text, graphics, images, video, information, logos, button icons, software, audio files and other HireFirst content (collectively, “HireFirst Content”), are protected under both Australian and foreign copyright, trademark and other laws.
(c) All HireFirst Content is the property of HireFirst or its licensors. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of all content on the HireFirst Sites is the exclusive property of HireFirst and is protected by Australian and foreign copyright, trademark, and other laws.
(d) Unauthorized use of the HireFirst Content may violate these laws and/or applicable communications regulations and statutes, and is strictly prohibited. You must preserve all copyright, trademark, service mark and other proprietary notices contained in the original HireFirst Content on any authorized copy You make of the HireFirst Content.
(e) You agree not to sell or modify the HireFirst Content or copy, reproduce, download display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the HireFirst Content in any way or form, in whole or in part, without HireFirst’s prior written permission, except that the foregoing does not apply to Your own User Content (as defined in Section 6) that You legally post on a HireFirst Site.
(f) You further agree to in no other way misuse HireFirst Content that appears on this Site.
(g) Any code that HireFirst creates to generate or display any HireFirst Content or the pages making up any HireFirst Site is also protected by HireFirst’s copyright and You may not copy or adapt such code.
(h) Provided that You are eligible for use of the HireFirst Sites, You are granted a limited license, subject to these Terms, to access and use the HireFirst Sites and the HireFirst Content and to download or print one copy of HireFirst Content to which You have properly gained access, solely for Your own personal, non-commercial use, provided that You preserve all copyright, trademark, service mark and other proprietary notices contained in the original HireFirst Content.
(i) Except for Your own User Content, You may not use any of the HireFirst Content on any other Web site or in a networked computer environment (including, without limitation, by uploading or republishing HireFirst Content on any Internet, Intranet or Extranet site or incorporating the HireFirst Content in any other database or compilation for any purpose).
(j) The use of any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods is prohibited.
(k) Any use of the HireFirst Site or the HireFirst Content other than as specifically authorised by these Terms, without the prior written permission of Company, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted by these Terms.
(l) Unless explicitly stated in these Terms, nothing in these Terms shall be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. This license is revocable at any time without notice and with or without cause.
HireFirst Site Restrictions
(a)You shall not use any HireFirst Site in order to transmit, post, distribute, store or destroy material, including without limitation, HireFirst Content:
· in violation of any applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to laws or regulations governing the collection, processing, or transfer of personal information;
· in a manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy, publicity or other personal rights of others; or
· that is defamatory, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.
(b) You shall not violate or attempt to violate the security of any HireFirst Site, including without limitation, the following activities:
· accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or account which the User is not authorized to access;
· attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
· attempting to interfere with service to any User, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to any HireFirst Site, overloading, “flooding”, “spamming”, “mailbombing” or “crashing”; or
· forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil and/or criminal liability.
HireFirst will investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations.
In order to ensure a safe and effective experience for all of our customers, HireFirst reserves the right to limit the amount of data (including resume/CV OR RESUME views) that may be accessed by You in any given time period. These limits may be amended in HireFirst’s discretion acting reasonably from time to time.
Registration Information
(a) When You register with any HireFirst Site, You will be asked to create a HireFirst account and provide HireFirst with certain information including, without limitation, a valid email address (Your “Information”).
(b) By using the HireFirst Sites, you consent to HireFirst sharing the information that you have uploaded with selected third parties who may be part of the Service we provide you or proactively contacting you about similar or related services relevant to your career development. You can stop receiving these communications by following the opt-out procedures provided following each communication. Please see HireFirst’s Privacy Statement, for further details regarding Your Information.
(c) Without limiting any of the other disclaimers of warranty set forth in these Terms, HireFirst does not provide or make any representation as to the quality or nature of any of the third party products or services purchased through any HireFirst Site, or any other representation, warranty or guarantee. Any such undertaking, representation, warranty or guarantee would be furnished solely by the provider of such third party products or services, under the terms agreed to by the provider.
Confidentiality
(a) You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your employer account, Profile and passwords, as applicable. You may not share Your password or other account access information with any other party, temporarily or permanently.
(b) You shall be responsible for all uses of Your HireFirst Site registrations and passwords, whether or not authorized by You. You agree to notify HireFirst immediately upon becoming aware of any unauthorized use of Your employer account, Profile, or passwords.
Ownership of Your Profile and Information
You understand and acknowledge that You have no ownership rights in Your Profile and Information.
Treatment of Information upon Termination
HireFirst reserves the right to terminate this agreement and delete Your account and all of Your Information after a significant period of inactivity without any notice being required before your account will be deleted. It will be the sole discretion of HireFirst what is deemed a significant period of inactivity.
If You cancel Your HireFirst account or Your HireFirst account is terminated:
· all Your account information from HireFirst, including resumes/CV OR RESUMEs, Profiles, cover letters, network contacts, saved jobs, questionnaires and email mailing lists, will be marked as deleted in and may be deleted from HireFirst’s databases and will be removed from any public area of the HireFirst Sites;
· information may continue to be available for some period of time because of delays in propagating such deletion through HireFirst’s web servers; and
· third parties may retain saved copies of Your Information and you should deal with them directly to update or delete your details.
Use of the HireFirst Services.
The job posting, resume/CV OR RESUME database (“Resume Database”) and other features of the HireFirst Sites may be used only by individuals seeking employment and/or career information, and by employers seeking employees and by companies offering services related to career development. In addition, HireFirst Networking may be used by individuals for permitted professional and personal networking purposes. Your use of the HireFirst Services is also subject to any other contracts You may have with HireFirst. In the case of any conflict between these Terms and any contract you have with HireFirst, the terms of your contract will prevail. The term “post” as used herein shall mean information that You submit, publish or display on a HireFirst Site.
Provisions for All HireFirst Users including, but not limited to, Job Seekers and Employers and Job Coaches and Job Mentors
All HireFirst users agree to not:
· take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on any HireFirst Site’s infrastructure;
· use any device to navigate or search any HireFirst Site other than the tools available on the Site, generally available third party web browsers, or other tools approved by HireFirst;
· reverse engineer or decompile any parts of the Site;
· aggregate, copy or duplicate in any manner any of the HireFirst Content or information available from any HireFirst Site, including expired job postings, without consent from HireFirst;
· frame or link to any HireFirst Content or information available from any HireFirst Site;
· post any content or material that endorses or provides instructional information about illegal activities or other activities prohibited by these Terms, such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone’s privacy, providing or creating computer viruses or pirating media;
· post any resume/CV OR RESUME or apply for any job on behalf of another party;
· defer any contact from an employer to any agent, agency, or other third party representative;
· share with a third party any login credentials to any HireFirst Site;
· post or submit to any HireFirst Site any incomplete, false or inaccurate biographical information or information which is not Your own;
· post content that contains restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images;
· solicit passwords or personally identifiable information from other Users;
· delete or alter any material posted by any other person or entity;
· harass, incite harassment or advocate harassment of any group, company, or individual;
· send unsolicited mail or email, make unsolicited phone calls or send unsolicited faxes promoting and/or advertising products or services to any User;
· send “junk mail”, “chain letters,” or engage in any unsolicited mass mailing or “spamming”;
· send mail or email, place telephone calls or send faxes to users that have specifically requested not to be contacted by You;
· post or submit any content, resume/CV OR RESUME, or job posting that is implicitly or explicitly offensive, such as content that engages in, endorses or promotes racism, bigotry, discrimination, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual, as determined in HireFirst’s reasonable discretion;
· use the HireFirst Services for any unlawful purpose or to engage in any illegal activity;
· promote or endorse false or misleading information, illegal activities, or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;
· post or submit any content or resume/CV OR RESUME that displays or links to pornographic, indecent or sexually explicit material of any kind.
Material Misrepresentations
If at any time during Your use of the HireFirst Services, HireFirst has reasonable grounds to suspect that You made a material misrepresentation of fact to HireFirst or have otherwise materially misled HireFirst in regards to the nature of Your business activities (the Misrepresentation), the Misrepresentation will be treated as a breach of these Terms in accordance with clause 19 (Term and Termination) and HireFirst may have grounds to terminate Your use of the HireFirst Services in accordance with Termination clause in these terms.
Additional Terms Applicable to Job Postings
A Job posting may not contain:
· any hyperlinks;other than those specifically authorised by HireFirst
· misleading, unreadable, or “hidden” keywords, repeated keywords or keywords that are irrelevant to the job opportunity being presented, as determined in HireFirst’s reasonable discretion;
· the names or trademarks of unaffiliated companies;
· the names of colleges, cities, states, towns or countries that are unrelated to the posting;
· more than one job or job description, more than one location, or more than one job category, unless the product so allows;
· inaccurate, false, or misleading information;
· any unlawful discrimination;
· material or links to material that exploits people in a sexual, violent or other manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18;
You may not use Your HireFirst job posting or HireFirst to:
· post jobs in a manner that does not comply with applicable local, national and international laws, including but not limited to laws relating to labour and employment, equal employment opportunity and employment eligibility requirements, data privacy, data access and use, and intellectual property;
· post jobs that requires Australian citizenship or lawful permanent residence in Australia as a condition of employment, unless otherwise required in order to comply with law, regulations, executive order, or federal, state or local government contract;
· post jobs that include any screening requirement or criterion in connection with a job posting where such requirement or criterion is not an actual and legal requirement of the posted job;
· post jobs or other advertisements for competitors of HireFirst or post jobs or other content that contains links to any site competitive with HireFirst;
· sell, promote or advertise products or services;
· post any franchise, pyramid scheme, “club membership”, distributorship, multi-level marketing opportunity, or sales representative agency arrangement;
· post any business opportunity that requires an up front or periodic payment or requires recruitment of other members, sub-distributors or sub-agents;
· post any business opportunity that pays commissions only unless the posting clearly states that the available job pays commission only and clearly describes the product or service that the job seeker would be selling;
· promote any opportunity that does not represent bona fide employment;
· post jobs on any HireFirst Site for modeling, acting, talent or entertainment agencies or talent scouting positions;
· advertise sexual services or seek employees for jobs of a purely sexual nature;
· request the use of human body parts or the donation of human parts, including, without limitation, reproductive services such as egg donation and surrogacy;
· endorse a particular political party, political agenda, political position or issue;
· endorse a particular religion or religious agenda;
· post jobs located in countries subject to economic sanctions of the Australian government;
· except where allowed by applicable law, post jobs which require the applicant to provide information relating to his/her racial or ethnic origin, political beliefs, religious beliefs, membership of a trade union, physical or mental health, sexual life, the commission of criminal offences or proceedings or age.
HireFirst reserves the right to remove any job posting or content from any HireFirst Site, which in the reasonable exercise of HireFirst’s discretion, does not comply with the above Terms, or if any content is posted that HireFirst reasonably believes may be harmful or detrimental to the reasonable business interests of HireFirst.
Use of the Resume Database
You shall use the Resume Database as provided in these Terms and in any contract You have with HireFirst which includes the booking form and the trading terms and conditions. You shall use the Resume Database in accordance with all applicable privacy and data protection laws, and You agree You shall not further disclose any of the data from Resume Database to any third party, unless You are an authorized recruitment agency, staffing agency, advertising or other agency or using the resume/CV OR RESUME explicitly for employment purposes or to promote educational services or other agreed purposes.
You shall take appropriate physical, technical, and administrative measures to protect the data You have obtained from Resume Database from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
All Resume Database Users agree to not:
· use the Resume Database for any purpose other than as an employer seeking employees, including but not limited to advertising promotions, products, or services to any resume/CV OR RESUME holder User of any HireFirst site or to promote educational services related to career development or other purposes agreed in writing
· use the Resume Database to repeatedly make unsolicited phone calls or faxes or repeatedly send unsolicited mail, email, or newsletters to resume/CV OR RESUME holders or to contact any individual who has specifically informed You they do not want to be contacted
· use the Resume Database to source candidates or to contact job seekers or resume/CV OR RESUME holders regarding any opportunity prohibited by Sections 5(2)(II)(6), (7), and (8);
· share Resume Database seat-based license login credentials with any other party;
· share Resume Database pay-per-view license login credentials with any party who is not employed by the licensed entity.
· HireFirst does not necessarily monitor materials posted, transmitted, or communicated to or within the Site. If You believe that something on the Site violates these Terms please contact our designated agent set forth in Section 7 below.
· If notified of any content or other materials which allegedly do not conform to these Terms, HireFirst may in its discretion investigate the allegation and determine whether to remove or request the removal of the content. HireFirst has no liability or responsibility to Users for performance or nonperformance of such activities.
· HireFirst reserves the right to suspend or cancel a service without notice in the event of non-compliance with its Resume Database user guidelines.
· You must comply with the Privacy Act and Spam Act and specifically any request from a user on the Resume Database not to be contacted any further.
User Content and Submissions
(a) You are solely responsible for Your Account information, employer account information or job postings, Profile, content (including, without limitation works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or later developed), messages, audio, video, photos, text, images, compilations or other information (“User Content”) that You post on any HireFirst Site or transmit to other Users.
(b) By posting User Content to any public area of any HireFirst Site, including without limitation, message boards, Profiles, forums, contests and chat rooms, You automatically grant to HireFirst and its affiliates an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, assignable, transferable, and fully paid non-exclusive right (including moral rights) and worldwide license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, communicate to the public, perform, display, and distribute such User Content (in whole or in part) and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works (in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content) such User Content, and to grant and authorise sublicenses thereof (through multiple tiers).
(c) You also represent and warrant that Your posting of such User Content does not violate any other entity’s intellectual property rights; and You have the right to grant or that the holder of any rights, including moral rights in such content, has completely and effectively waived all such rights and validly and irrevocably granted to You the right to grant, the license stated above.
(d) If You post User Content in any public area of any HireFirst Site, You also permit any User to access, display, view, store and reproduce such User Content for personal use. Subject to the foregoing, the owner of such User Content placed on any HireFirst Site retains any and all rights that may exist in such User Content.
(e) HireFirst acts as a passive conduit for the online distribution and publication of User Content and has no obligation to screen User Content, communications or information in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring User Content posted by Users. However, HireFirst may review and remove any User Content that, in its reasonable opinion: violates these Terms, violates applicable laws, rules or regulations, is abusive, disruptive, offensive or illegal, or violates the rights of, or harms or threatens the safety of, Users of any HireFirst Site.
(f) HireFirst reserves the right to, acting reasonably, expel Users (in accordance with clause 19, where practicable and reasonable) and prevent their further access to the HireFirst Sites and/or use of HireFirst services for violating the Terms or applicable laws, rules or regulations.
(g) HireFirst may take any action with respect to User Content that it deems necessary or appropriate in its discretion, acting reasonably, if it believes that such User Content could create liability for HireFirst, damage HireFirst’s brand or public image, or cause HireFirst to lose Users or (in whole or in part) the services of its ISPs or other suppliers.
(h) HireFirst does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of User Content, derivative works from User Content, or any other communications posted by Users nor does HireFirst endorse any opinions expressed by Users. You acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by other Users will be at Your own risk.
The following is a partial list of User Content that is prohibited on the Application. The list below is for illustration only and is not a complete list of all prohibited User Content.
Content that:
· is implicitly or explicitly offensive, such as User Content that engages in, endorses or promotes racism, bigotry, discrimination, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
· harasses, incites harassment or advocates harassment of any group or individual;
· involves the transmission of “junk mail”, “chain letters,” or unsolicited mass mailing, “spamming” or “phishing”;
· promotes or endorses false or misleading information or illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;
· promotes or endorses an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person’s copyrighted work, such as providing or making available pirated computer programs or links to them, providing or making available information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing or making available pirated music or other media or links to pirated music or other media files;
· contains restricted or password only access pages, or hidden pages or images;
· displays or links to pornographic, indecent or sexually explicit material of any kind;
· provides or links to material that exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual, violent or other manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18; or
· provides instructional information about illegal activities or other activities prohibited by these Terms, including without limitation, making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone’s privacy, providing or creating computer viruses or pirating any media; and
· solicits passwords or personal identifying information from other Users.
(i) Any Profile You submit must describe You, an individual person. Examples of inappropriate and prohibited Profiles include, but are not limited to, Profiles that purport to represent an animal, place, inanimate object, fictional character, or real individual that is not You. You may not include in Your Profile any telephone numbers, street addresses, email addresses or other means of contacting You, other than Your last name and URLs.
(j) In order to protect our HireFirst Community Users from commercial advertising or solicitation, HireFirst reserves the right to restrict the number of e-mails which a User may send to other Users to a number which HireFirst deems appropriate in its discretion, acting reasonably.
(k) Candidate profiles derived from User Content may also be made available through the HireFirst Sites. HireFirst does not make any representations regarding the accuracy or validity of such derived works or their appropriateness for evaluation by employers. Derived profiles may differ significantly from User Content.
(l) We appreciate hearing from our Users and welcome Your comments regarding our services and the HireFirst Sites. Please be advised, however, that our policy does not permit us to accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions, inventions or materials other than those which we have specifically requested. While we do value Your feedback on our services, please be specific in Your comments regarding our services and do not submit creative ideas, inventions, suggestions, or materials. If, despite our request, You send us creative suggestions, ideas, drawings, concepts, inventions, or other information (collectively the “Submission”), the Submission shall be the property of HireFirst. None of the Submission shall be subject to any obligation of confidentiality on our part and we shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submission. HireFirst shall own exclusively all now known or later discovered rights to the Submission and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submission for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to You or any other person.
Identification Of Agent To Receive Notification And Elements Of Notification Of Claimed Copyright or Trademark Infringement.
If You believe that Your copyrighted work or trademark has been uploaded, posted or copied to any HireFirst Site and is accessible on such HireFirst Site in a way that constitutes copyright or trademark infringement, please print and contact us using the CONTACT PAGE on our website notifying us of your claim of copyright or trademark infringement or other nonconformance to these Terms on the HireFirst Sites.
Policy Regarding Termination Of Users Who Infringe The Copyright Or Other Intellectual Property Rights Of Others
(a) HireFirst respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our Users and content partners to do the same. The unauthorized posting, reproduction, copying, distribution, modification, public display or public performance of copyrighted works constitutes infringement of the copyright owners rights.
(b) As a condition to Your use of the HireFirst Sites, You agree not to use any HireFirst Site to infringe the intellectual property rights of others in any way. HireFirst reserves the right to terminate the accounts of any Users, and block access to the HireFirst Sites of any Users who are repeat infringers of the copyrights, or other intellectual property rights, of others.
(c) HireFirst reserves the right, in its discretion, acting reasonably, to take these actions to limit access to the Site and/or terminate the accounts at any time, in our discretion acting reasonably, of Users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement, with or without notice, and to the extent permitted by law, without any liability to the User who is terminated or to the User whose access is blocked.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that You believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against You, please print and follow the applicable instructions on the HireFirst Proprietary Rights Complaint Process and Notification Form.
HireFirst’s Liability
Nature of the HireFirst Sites and Services and HireFirst’s responsibilities
The HireFirst Sites act as, among other things: venues for employers to post job opportunities and search for and evaluate job candidates and candidates to post resumes/CV OR RESUMEs and Profiles and search for and evaluate job opportunities.
HireFirst does not screen or censor the listings, including Profiles offered
(b) HireFirst is not involved in the actual transaction between employers and candidates. As a result, HireFirst is not responsible for User Content, the quality, safety or legality of the jobs or resumes/CV OR RESUMEs posted, the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of employers to offer job opportunities to candidates or the ability of candidates to fill job openings and HireFirst makes no representations about any jobs, resumes/CV OR RESUMEs or User Content on the HireFirst Sites.
Content
(c) While HireFirst reserves the right in its discretion, acting reasonably, to remove User Content, job postings, resumes/CV OR RESUMEs or other material from the HireFirst Sites from time to time, HireFirst does not assume any obligation to do so and, to the extent permitted by law, disclaims any liability for failing to take any such action.
(d) HireFirst Networking provides a venue for individuals to network for professional and personal purposes and HireFirst does not screen or censor the Profiles or User Content on the HireFirst Sites. HireFirst is not involved in the actual communications between Users. As a result, HireFirst has no control over the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Profiles or User Content submitted on the HireFirst Sites and makes no representations about any Profile or User Content on the HireFirst Sites.
(e) Changes are periodically made to HireFirst Sites and may be made at any time.
(f) You acknowledge and agree that You are solely responsible for the form, content and accuracy of any resume/CV OR RESUME or material contained therein placed by You on the HireFirst Sites.
(g) Employers are solely responsible for their postings on HireFirst Sites. HireFirst is not to be considered to be an employer with respect to Your use of any HireFirst Site and HireFirst shall not be responsible for any employment decisions, for whatever reason, made by any entity posting jobs on any HireFirst Site.
(h) HireFirst cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of any HireFirst Site.
(i) HireFirst encourages You to keep a back-up copy of any of Your User Content. In no event shall HireFirst be liable for the deletion, loss, or unauthorized modification of any User Content.
Your risks
(a) There are risks, including but not limited to the risk of physical harm, of dealing with strangers, foreign nationals, underage persons or people acting under false pretenses. You assume all risks associated with dealing with other Users with whom You come in contact through the HireFirst Sites.
(b) By its very nature, other people’s information may be offensive, harmful or inaccurate, and in some cases will be mislabeled or deceptively labeled. We expect that You will use caution and common sense when using the HireFirst Sites.
(c) The HireFirst Sites and the HireFirst Content may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. HireFirst makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any HireFirst Site or the HireFirst Content. The use of all HireFirst Sites and the HireFirst Content is at Your own risk.
User-to-User and third-party dealings
(a) Because User authentication on the Internet is difficult, HireFirst cannot and does not confirm that each User is who they claim to be. Because we do not and cannot be involved in User-to-User dealings or control the behavior of participants on any HireFirst Site.
(b) In the event that You have a dispute with one or more Users, You release HireFirst (and our agents and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential and direct and indirect) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
Warranties
(a) HireFirst does not exclude any rights and remedies in respect of goods or services under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) or equivalent State or Territory legislation which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified. However, HireFirst excludes all rights, remedies, guarantees, conditions and warranties in respect of goods or services from your use of the HireFirst Site whether based in statute, common law or otherwise to the extent permitted by law.
(b) No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by a User from HireFirst or through or from any HireFirst Site shall create any warranty other than warranties implied by law or expressly stated herein.
(c) SUBJECT TO LAW AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE:
(1) HireFirst does not warrant the accuracy of the content on the HireFirst Site. The content is provided to you “as is” and on an “as available” basis and on the condition that you undertake all responsibility for assessing the accuracy of the content and rely on it at your own risk. All content on the Site may be changed at HireFirst’s sole discretion and without notice;
(2) HireFirst does not warrant that any HireFirst site or any HireFirst services will operate error-free or that any HireFirst site and its servers are free of computer viruses or other harmful mechanisms. HireFirst makes no warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the HireFirst content, services, software, text, graphics, and links or about non-infringement.
(3) HireFirst will have no responsibility or liability in relation to any loss or damage that you incur, including damage to your software or hardware, arising from your use of or access to this Site, subject only to paragraph (5) of this provision.
(4) HireFirst does not warrant that functions contained in the Site content, such as hyperlinks, will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that HireFirst or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or bugs.
(5) Liability of HireFirst, for any breach of a term or condition implied by law is limited at HireFirst’s discretion, to the supply of any service again or the payment for the cost of having any service supplied again.
(6) You indemnify HireFirst and its affiliated companies, and each of their directors, officers, employees and agents against any action, claim, loss or expense which it incurs which arises from your use of the Site.
Disclaimer of Consequential Damages
Except to the extent required by law, in no event shall HireFirst, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on any HireFirst site be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use any HireFirst site and the HireFirst content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, negligence or any other legal theory, and whether or not HireFirst is advised of the possibility of such damages.
Limitation of Liability.
Subject to law, HireFirst’s maximum liability arising out of or in connection with any HireFirst site or your use of the HireFirst content, regardless of the cause of action (whether in contract, tort, breach of warranty or otherwise), will not exceed $100.
Links to Other Sites
The HireFirst Sites contain links to third party Web sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to You and not as an endorsement by HireFirst of the contents on such third-party Web sites. HireFirst is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representation regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third party Web sites. If You decide to access linked third-party Web sites, You do so at Your own risk.
No Resale or Unauthorised Commercial Use
You agree not to resell or assign Your rights or obligations under these Terms. You also agree not to make any unauthorised commercial use of any HireFirst Site.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HireFirst, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from: any User Content or other material You provide to any HireFirst Site; Your use of any HireFirst Content; or (iii) Your breach of the terms of these Terms, unless a negligent act or omission of HireFirst or breach of these Terms by HireFirst gave rise to such a claim, action or demand. HireFirst shall provide notice to You promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding.
General
Access Outside of Australia
(a) HireFirst makes no claims or representations that the HireFirst Content may be lawfully viewed or accessed outside of Australia.
(b) Access to the HireFirst Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If You access HireFirst.com.au or other Australian -based HireFirst Sites from outside of the Australia, You do so at Your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of Your jurisdiction.
(c) Any software downloaded from any HireFirst Site is further subject to Australian export control laws, and may not be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or to any individual or entity on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Table of Deny Orders.
(d) By downloading or using such software, You represent and warrant that You are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country, individual, or entity on any such list.
Jurisdiction
(a) These Terms are governed by the internal substantive laws of the state of New South Wales, Australia , without respect to its conflict of laws principles.
(b) Jurisdiction for any claims arising under this agreement shall lie exclusively with the state or federal courts within New South Wales, Australia.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms are found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Waiver
No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. In addition, HireFirst’s failure to enforce any term of these Terms shall not be deemed as a waiver of such term or otherwise affect HireFirst’s ability to enforce such term at any point in the future.
Entire agreement
Except as expressly provided in an additional agreement, additional Terms for certain areas of the HireFirst Sites, a particular “Legal Notice”, or software license or material on particular pages on the HireFirst Sites, these Terms constitute the entire agreement between You and HireFirst with respect to the use of the HireFirst Sites. No changes to these Terms shall be made except by a revised posting on this page.
Additional Terms
Certain areas of the HireFirst Sites are subject to additional Terms. By using such areas, or any part thereof, You agree to be bound by the additional Terms applicable to such areas. By using any areas of this website or the other HireFirst Sites that contain Google Maps, you agree to be bound by the Google Maps Terms of Use. This information is copyright protected and can be used only within the internet application and the functionalities provided by HireFirst. Any other use or publication of the geographic information and maps is not allowed.
Mobile Services
If You use the HireFirst Sites through a mobile device, You agree that information about Your use of the HireFirst Sites through Your mobile device and carrier may be communicated to us, including but not limited to Your mobile carrier, Your mobile device, or Your physical location. In addition, use of the HireFirst Sites through a mobile device may cause data to be displayed on and through Your mobile device. By accessing the HireFirst Sites using a mobile device, You represent that to the extent You import any of Your HireFirst data to Your mobile device that You have authority to share the transferred data with Your mobile carrier or other access provider. In the event You change or deactivate Your mobile account, You must promptly update Your HireFirst account information to ensure that Your messages are not sent to the person that acquires Your old number and failure to do so is Your responsibility. You acknowledge You are responsible for all charges and necessary permissions related to accessing the HireFirst Sites through Your mobile access provider. Therefore, You should check with Your provider to find out if the HireFirst Sites are available and the terms for these services for Your specific mobile devices.
By using any downloadable application to enable Your use of the HireFirst Sites, You are explicitly confirming Your acceptance of the terms of the End User License Agreement associated with the Application provided at download or installation, or as may be updated from time to time.
Term and Termination
These Terms will remain in full force and effect while You are a User of any HireFirst Site at any level. If you breach any of these Terms or if HireFirst is unable to verify or authenticate any information You submit to a HireFirst Site registration:
· HireFirst will have grounds to issue a termination notice to You via email. A termination notice will be issued only where it is reasonably practicable for HireFirst to do so. If it is not reasonably practicable to issue You with a termination notice, Your use of the HireFirst Services may be terminated without notice to You;
· Your account may be suspended from the time the termination notice is issued until Your account is either terminated in accordance with this clause 18 or HireFirst withdraws its notice of termination;
· the termination notice will set out details of the alleged breach; and
· if Your breach is unable to be remedied: or You do not respond to the termination notice within 10 days; or You fail to remedy the breach,
HireFirst will terminate Your use of the HireFirst Services
Upon termination HireFirst reserves the right, at its discretion, to pursue all of its legal remedies, including but not limited to removal of Your User Content from the HireFirst Sites and immediate termination of Your registration with or ability to access the HireFirst Sites and/or any other services provided to You by HireFirst.
Survival
Even after You are no longer a User of the HireFirst Sites, certain provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.