Welcome to the Slync Terms and Conditions (“Terms”).
These Terms apply to your use of the Slync platform which is accessible via our
mobile app.
These Terms explain:
1.
About Slync
2.
Registration and your account
3.
Your obligations
4.
Our responsibilities
5.
Intellectual property rights in Slync and your content
6.
What happens to your personal data
7.
Closing your account
8.
Our liability
9.
Other important terms
1. About Slync
Slync is an online platform
that lets candidates connect with recruiters and potential employers (which
we’ll refer to in these Terms as “employers”). As a candidate, you can use
Slync for free and can access it via our mobile app.
Slync lets you create a
profile with photos, videos and information which are visible to employers who
use Slync. You can also communicate with employers, apply for jobs and share
your CV. At the same time, employers can browse for candidates (like you), can
view your profile and can, with your permission, see your CV and contact you
regarding potential opportunities.
Slync is operated by Slync Limited, a limited liability company registered in England. Our company number is 08804737 and our office is located at 2 Eastbourne Terrace, London, England, W2 6LG. You can contact us by writing to our office or emailing us at hello@slync.com
2. Registration and your account
To use Slync, you’ll need
to register with us and set up an account. You must have graduated or obtained
a qualification from an educational institution within the last five years and be
at least 16 years old.
You’ll need to provide some
personal information to join Slync, this will include your name, email address,
educational information, employment information, a profile picture and your
contact details. You will also need to create a candidate video which employers
will be able to view. Keeping your personal data private and secure is very
important to us, please see section 6 and our Privacy
Policy for details about how and
why we collect and use personal data.
You must use your real name
and any information or documents you post or upload (such as your CV) have to
be honest and accurate.
You must
keep your username and password secret, and not share it with anyone else or
allow any other person to access your account. Make sure you have a strong
password and, if you think your details may have been compromised, reset them right
away. If you suspect someone else may have accessed your account, please
contact us immediately by emailing: hello@slync.com.
Slync is free to use and you
can cancel or deactivate your account at any time (please see section 7 for details of how to do
this). We have the right to terminate accounts at any time (without liability
or compensation).
3. Your obligations
Slync is
free to use but we expect you to abide by these Terms, respect other members
and act responsibly when using the platform. This means you must:
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only use Slync to promote yourself as a candidate for employment;
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be respectful of other user’s rights and their privacy;
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be professional and courteous to others when using Slync;
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not do anything which interferes with, or could damage or compromise,
Slync or any of its users;
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not post or upload anything inappropriate, offensive, unlawful or
unprofessional; and
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ensure any content you post or upload is your own, or you have
permission from its owner.
Using Slync for improper
purposes is absolutely prohibited. This includes harassment, spam, making
romantic advances, phishing, spreading malware or viruses, web scraping, data
harvesting, illegal activities, hate speech, and spreading false or misleading
information.
Slync is provided to you
for personal use, and you may not use Slync for commercial purposes. If you are
an employer, you can subscribe by going to www.slync.com. You will need to
accept the Slync Employer Terms to do so.
If, in our view, you breach
any of these obligations then we may suspend or close your account. If you’re
concerned about another user’s posts or activity, contact us by emailing hello@slync.com
with details and we’ll investigate.
Notice and take down: We try to make sure content
posted on Slync is appropriate and doesn’t infringe anyone’s rights, but we
don’t review content before it’s uploaded and don’t actively monitor everything.
If you spot
any content which you think might infringe someone else’s rights (such as their
copyright or privacy), or which is offensive or otherwise inappropriate then
let us know as soon as possible by emailing: hello@slync.com. We’ll investigate and
take action where appropriate. If something you have uploaded is accused of
being infringing, we’ll try to contact you and give you an opportunity to
respond; however, it will be up to us whether the content is removed.
4. Our responsibilities
Slync only acts as a platform for
candidates and employers, and we have no involvement in (or responsibility in
relation to) the recruitment, application or hiring process. We simply make
available, host and maintain the Slync platform.
We are not an employment agency or employment business
and do not provide work-finding services to you or to employers, nor do we supply
or introduce candidates to employers. This means that we do not:
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enter into contracts on your behalf, or with employers in relation to
your employment;
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provide HR services to employers, or propose candidates for roles;
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verify user identities, carry out background checks or obtain references
or copies of qualifications;
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keep our own records in relation to jobs you’ve applied for;
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provide information about you to employers (you provide this information
by choosing what to include in your profile and video and whether to provide a
CV); or
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provide information about employers or jobs to you (the employer advertises
its own jobs, and is responsible for providing you with details of the job,
such as its location, whether it is full or part time, the pay and notice
period etc. You must do your own research and decide for yourself if a job or
employer is appropriate).
We won’t charge you a fee to use Slync or apply for
any jobs. Employers who use Slync pay a subscription fee.
We don’t endorse or make any promises or guarantees
about any of Slync’s other users or any employer. Any views or statements
featured on Slync are those of the person who posted them, and they do not
represent us or our views. We also don’t promise Slync (or the information on
it) will always be working and accessible and we suggest you download and keep
your own copies of important documents and correspondence.
5. Intellectual property rights in Slync and your content
In summary: Any content you post, upload or share will be owned by you, but we can
use that content to provide, improve and market Slync, to help you connect you
with employers, and to personalise content (including, depending on your
preferences, job ads) for you. We may also edit or adapt content (such as
resizing images to ensure they displays properly) provided we don’t alter its
substance. We might also reuse some profile information (such as profile
pictures) when marketing our platform, but we won’t name you specifically
without your consent.
In legal speak: As between and you us, you retain ownership of any intellectual
property rights (including copyright) in material you post and upload to Slync.
However, you agree to grant us a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual,
transferable and sublicensable, worldwide, royalty free licence to use,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from,
distribute, perform and display any content you provide (in whole or part)
and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology, and
you waive any moral rights you may have in relation to such content (including
the right to attribution).
Our right to use your
intellectual property rights will end if you delete the relevant post or
content or if your account is closed, except that we will continue to have the
right to use and host content which has been shared on or communicated using
Slync.
Our rights: All intellectual property rights relating to Slync (including our mobile
app, platform and logos) belong to us or our licensors. All rights in relation
to Slync Limited’s intellectual property rights, except for the right we grant
you to access and use Slync in accordance with these Terms, are expressly reserved.
Third party rights: All intellectual property rights in logos and content posted by third
parties (including other users and employers) belongs to those third parties or
their licensors, and these Terms do not grant you any rights in relation to
them.
6. What happens to your personal data
Personal data you provide
to Slync will be used in a number of ways, primarily to:
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provide you with an account and with access to Slync;
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enable you to use Slync to post and share content, and to message
employers;
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make sure the content you see, including jobs and other advertisements,
is relevant to you;
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provide feedback to employers and others about the success of their jobs
and advertisements; and
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see how Slync is used, so we can maintain and improve it.
We take care to keep your
information private and secure and we don’t generally disclose information
unless you have chosen to make it public or given us your consent to disclose
it, or we are required by law to do so. We will never share a CV with an
employer without your permission. For
further information about how and why your personal data is used, please visit
our Privacy
Policy.
Once you share information
with an employer or other third party, we will no longer have control over it.
You should therefore make sure the employer is reputable and review its privacy
policy before providing any personal data to them.
8. Closing your account
Deleting your account: You can delete your account (and end the contract
between you and us on these Terms) at any time, by going into the in-app
settings and selecting the option to delete your account. However, doing so
will delete your profile and information and it will no longer be available
(even if you later re-register).
Deactivating your account: Instead of deleting your account entirely, you can
choose to deactivate it. This means you won’t show up in searches and your
account won’t be active, but your profile and information will remain on file
in case you later want to re-activate them.
What happens to your information: We store information for so long as you
remain a registered user (meaning until your account is deleted). If you do
delete your account then your information will be deleted from our systems
immediately (except that some information may remain in our secure back-ups for
up to 6 months).
This doesn’t apply to information,
correspondence or documents you’ve shared with others (such as messages or CVs
sent to employers). Occasionally a situation (such as a breach of these Terms involving
you) may mean we need to keep information longer in case of a possible claim or
action. For more details please see our Privacy Policy.
Some of these Terms remain
in force after you have deleted your account. These include your obligations (section
3), our responsibilities
(section 4) and provisions relating
to intellectual property rights (section 5), personal data (section 6), our liability (section 8), and the other legal
terms at the end (section 9).
8. Our liability
The paragraphs below set out the extent of our legal responsibility for
Slync’s quality, safety and reliability, as well as the limits of our liability
in the event of a legal claim. Please read them carefully.
What we’re
liable for: We’re responsible for loss and
damage we cause and which is foreseeable (meaning it is obvious that both we and
you knew the loss or damage might occur). This includes foreseeable loss or
damage from us not exercising reasonable skill and care, or providing a service
or product not fit for purpose.
We are also liable for any
loss or damage which it would be unlawful to limit or exclude. This includes
liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud and
fraudulent statements.
What we’re not liable for: We will not be liable or responsible for loss or damage
which:
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occurs because of content you have posted (for example, due to something
you have shared, even if you later deleted it), or due to the settings you
chose for your account;
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could have been avoided by following our instructions or applying an
update we released;
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could have been avoided by having appropriate security (such as
antivirus and firewalls) on your device;
- results from Slync (or any
of its content) being unavailable or inaccessible temporarily or permanently;
- was outside our control or for which a third party is responsible;
or
- relates to content posted by other users in breach of
these Terms, unless you notified us about the content and we failed to take
reasonable action.
9. Other Important Terms
9.1 Other websites:
We aren’t responsible for and have no
control over the content of other websites (such as those of employers). You
should make other websites are safe before visiting them. Only share information with reputable
employers after having read their privacy policies.
9.2 Appstore users: If you access Slync via an app downloaded from a mobile appstore,
then additional terms will apply. In addition to the appstore provider’s own
terms and conditions (for example, the Apple Media Terms and Conditions), the
following terms will apply:
o
the appstore provider is not party to our agreement with you, and it
will not have any liability nor responsibilities under these Terms (including regarding
maintenance or support of Slync product liability, regulatory infringement,
consumer protection or intellectual property claims);
o
if you are an iOS user, Apple can enforce these Terms against you as a
third party beneficiary;
o
if these Terms and the appstore provider’s terms are inconsistent, the appstore
provider’s terms will prevail; and
o
you represent and warrant: (i) you are not located in a country which is
subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S.
Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on
any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
9.3 Transferring
rights: We
may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another
organisation. We’ll notify you if this happens and the transfer will not affect
your rights. You can only transfer your rights or your obligations under these
Terms to another person if we agree in writing. Except for the rights conferred
on Apple (as explained in section 9.2), these Terms do not give rise to any
rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
9.4 Separate terms: Each of the paragraphs in these
Terms are separate. If any court or authority decides that any of them are
unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
9.5 Enforcement: We may delay in taking
action or enforcing our rights under these Terms but, unless we agree in
writing, any delay will not prevent us enforcing our rights at a later date.
9.6 Governing law: These Terms are governed
by English law and only the courts of England will have the jurisdiction to
decide any action or claim arising out of them. Of course, if you have an issue
then contact us first at hello@slync.com and we’ll work to
resolve it.
9.7 Changes to these
Terms: We
may update these Terms occasionally, and we’ll notify you of this when you
log-in. To continue using Slync, you’ll need to accept the updated Terms.
These Terms were last updated on 31 October 2018