Terms of Use

Revised: July 17th, 2018

Introduction.
CareerLaab is an expert talent management blog, providing career advise, employer branding, and technical IT and engineering recruitment content.

By creating an account (subscribing to our weekly newsletter) or otherwise using the Services (as defined below) in any manner, you are entering into a legally binding agreement with CareerLaab Ltd., headquartered in Manchester, U.K. (“CareerLaAb”), as set forth in these Terms of Use (“Terms”). These Terms also include our Privacy Policy which is incorporated by reference.
You must be at least 16 years of age to use the Services. If you are under age 16, you may not, under any circumstances or for any reason, use the Services. The Services are not targeted to or meant for anyone who has not reached 16 years of age and we will not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 16. If the applicable law in the country or state in which you are using the Services requires that you be older than 16 to use the Services, then you must be at least the minimum age legally defined for such country or state in order to use the Services.

Services.
The “Services” collectively include the “Website” (meaning www.careerlaab.com and including all webpages, subdomains, and any successor or affiliated websites), emails, and other communications, user accounts, recruitment consultancy services, CareerLaab Discussions, Content, any other products or services offered on the Website, and any other services that state they are governed by these Terms. “Content” means any and all text, articles, images, videos, graphics, software, music, audio, information, or other materials appearing on the Website, including, without limitation, information about employers, career resources, advice, and questions, answers, or other content located on CareerLaab Discussions, whether created or posted by you, CareerLaab, or any other user.

Modifications.
We may update or modify these Terms from time to time. We will give you notice of the changes by posting an updated version of these Terms online, updating the “Revised” date above, or by emailing you at an email address you have provided. Changes to these Terms will be effective as of the date we post them or otherwise notify you of them, unless we specify a different effective date when we make a particular change. Your continued use of the Services will constitute your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to a change, you must stop using the Services.
We may modify, add to, suspend, or discontinue the Services or certain features of the Services, or remove any Content at any time for any reason, without prior notice to you. Unless expressly stated otherwise, any new feature that augments, enhances, or otherwise modifies the Services is subject to these Terms.

Accounts.
While you are not required to provide your personal information to us, unless you create an account by signing up to our newsletter, and give us certain personal information, we may not be able to provide you with access to, or use of, some of the Services (such as saving favourites, participating in CareerLaab Discussions, or purchasing recruitment consultancy Services). If you choose not to create or continue to maintain a CareerLaab Account by signing up to our newsletter, you may still access certain features as a visitor to our Website. Your access and use of the Services, whether as a visitor or as a CareerLaab Account holder, is subject to these Terms.
Your CareerLaab Account is for your personal, non-commercial use only and you must provide complete and accurate information when creating a CareerLaab Account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your account information, including any usernames or passwords, and are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your CareerLaab Account. You may not create an account for someone else or allow someone else to use your CareerLaab Account. You agree to notify us immediately of any actual or suspected unauthorised access to or use of your username or password or any breach of security related to your CareerLaab Account. If your CareerLaab Account has been canceled by us, or you have been removed or otherwise blocked from the Website due to a violation of our Code of Conduct or for any other reason, you may not continue to use the Services.

You may cancel your CareerLaab Account at any time by sending an email or by selecting unsubscribe in any of the newsletter articles. If your CareerLaab Account is cancelled, we have no obligation to maintain, delete or return to you any Content or personal information data you have posted through your use of the Services unless you specifically request such deletion in accordance with our Privacy Policy and have a legitimate right to such deletion under applicable law.

Content.
1. Your Content. We do not acquire ownership of the Content you post to the Website, but by posting any Content to the Website, you agree to grant us a universal, perpetual, sub-licensable, commercial, royalty-free, and irrevocable license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such Content, in all media and distribution methods now known or hereafter devised, and you represent to us that you have the right to grant such a license. You agree that this license includes the right for other users of the Services to modify your Content and for The Muse to make your Content available to others for the publication, distribution, syndication, or broadcast on other media and services. Such additional uses by The Muse or others may be made with no compensation paid to you with respect to the Content that you submit, post, transmit, or otherwise make available through the Services. Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding the Services is entirely voluntary and we are free to use such feedback, comments, or suggestions as we see fit and without any obligation to you. We reserve the right, but do not have any obligation to, remove or block any Content in our sole discretion, at any time, without notice to you and for any reason (including, without limitation, upon receipt of claims or allegations from third-parties or authorities relating to such Content or if we are concerned that you may have violated these Terms), or for no reason at all. If the Content you submit to the Services contains your personal information, your right to access that personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy.
2. CareerLaab Content. the Website and Services contain Content posted by CareerLaab. We retain all right, title and interest in and to such CareerLaab Content, including all associated intellectual property rights, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, trade dress, logos, patents, know-how, trade secrets, instructions, and all other proprietary information. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, CareerLaab grants you a revocable, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license, to access and view any CareerLaab Content solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes. You agree not to sublicense, copy, distribute, display, disseminate, reproduce, or otherwise exploit any CareerLaab Content or Services without our prior written permission, regardless of whether it is created or owned by CareerLaab.
3. Trademarks. The trademarks, logos, trade names, and service marks, whether registered or unregistered (“Trademarks”) displayed on the Website are Trademarks of CareerLaab exclusively. Display or use of any Trademarks on the Website or in the Services shall not be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark without the prior written permission of CareerLaab. You also agree not to use our trade dress, or copy the look and feel of the Website or its design, without our prior written consent.
4. Disclosure of Content. We reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any Content or information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

CareerLaab Discussions.
The CareerLaab Discussions is the ability for you and other users a chance to ask, comment or answer questions about career related topics amongst CareerLaab community. Unless you create a CareerLaab Account, you may not participate in CareerLaab Discussions, e.g. you may not ask or answer questions, upvote, downvote, or flag a comment, or take other actions on CareerLaab Discussions. To the extent an employer member of CareerLaab chooses to participate in CareerLaab Discussions, they may designate one or more of their employees to speak on their behalf (“Employer Users”).

We ask that you treat the CareerLaab Discussions community with respect. Spam, personal attacks, and abusive language do not have a place on CareerLaab Discussions. By accessing, viewing, or submitting Content on or to CareerLaab Discussions or commentary sections in each blog article or CareerLaab posting, you also agree to abide by the Code of Conduct located below. If you ever stumble across anything on CareerLaab Discussions that looks like it violates these Terms or the Code of Conduct, please be sure to let us know.
CareerLaab may choose to moderate and/or curate Careerlaab Discussions and all related Content in its sole discretion. Such moderation and/or curation may be performed by a human or by the use of automated or machine-learning techniques. Any user with a CareerLaab Account may submit questions or answers to CareerLaab Discussions and CareerLaab reserves the right to approve or deny any submitted question or answer.

We reserve the right to deny or revoke your use of CareerLaab Discussions at any time. Any Content you post will be viewable by other users of the Services and through third-party services and websites. You should only post comments and Content that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms.

Links to Third-Party Sites.
The Website may direct you via hyperlinks or otherwise to third-party websites that are not owned or maintained by CareerLaab. We are not responsible for your use of such third-party websites and we make no representations whatsoever concerning the content or accuracy of, opinions expressed in, or other links provided by such websites. The inclusion of any such link to a third-party website does not imply any association between us and their operators. Your use of any third-party websites is governed by the terms of such third-party websites and not by these Terms.
Code of Conduct.
CareerLaab allows you to use the Services and post Content for a variety of purposes. You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with any and all laws, rules, regulations, and tax obligations that may apply to your use of the Services. In connection with your use of the Services, you may not and you agree that you will not:
1. Violate any local, state, provincial, national, or other law or regulation, or any order of a court.
2. Run any bots, spiders, scrapers, web crawlers, indexing agents, or other software to aggregate or browse our Content, including, without limitation, company or user accounts or profiles, or otherwise interfere with or circumvent the integrity of the Website or Services.
3. Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or similar software to the Website or Services or transmit any other computer programming routines that may damage, interfere with, or surreptitiously intercept any data, or personal information.
4. Use the Services to transmit, distribute, post, or submit any confidential information concerning any other person or entity, including, without limitation, photographs of others without their permission, personal contact information or credit card, debit card, or bank account numbers.
5. Stalk or harass, interfere with, or disrupt the access of any user of the Services, or collect or store any personally identifiable information about any other user without explicit consent from the user.
6. Defame, defraud, mislead, or impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise misrepresent yourself or your affiliation with any person or entity.
7. Post false information, including, without limitation, in respect of a job, company, or your own credentials as a job applicant.
8. Infringe, violate, or otherwise interfere with any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights of another party.
9. Act in any manner which, in our sole discretion, is objectionable, interferes with the proper working of the Services, or which may affect our reputation in any way.

Disclaimers.
The disclaimers in this section apply to the maximum extent allowable under applicable law.
You are solely responsible for your use of the Services and we are not responsible for the activities, omissions, or other conduct, whether online or offline, of any other user or reader. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of the Services is in compliance with all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to you. We make no representations concerning any Content contained in or accessed through the Services.
The Services are provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, including the warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement, all of which are expressly disclaimed. CareerLaab does not warrant that: (a) the Services will be secure or available at any particular time or location; (b) the Services will function without errors; (c) any defects or errors will be corrected; (d) any Content or software available at or through the Services is free of viruses or other harmful components; or (e) the results of using or relying on any Content or Services or advice contained therein will meet your requirements or produce desired results. Your use of, or reliance on, the Services or any Content is solely at your own risk.

Limitation of Liability.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CAREERLAAB BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, OPPORTUNITIES, OR REPUTATION ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, CONTENT, OR SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF CAREERLAAB, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE, OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
DMCA Notices.
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and take copyright infringement very seriously. If you believe that your copyright has been infringed on the Website or otherwise in our Services, please notify us via email with a message which contains:
1. Your name and contact information, including your address, telephone number, and an email address;
2. The name of the party whose copyright has been infringed, if different from your name;
3. The name and description of the work that is being infringed;
4. The location on the Website of the infringing copy;
5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted work is not authorised by the copyright owner (or by a third-party who is legally entitled to authorise its use on behalf of the copyright owner) and is not otherwise permitted by law; and
6. A statement that you swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in the notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or have an exclusive right in law to bring infringement proceedings with respect to its use.
You must sign this notification and send it to us via email.

Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CareerLaab, its affiliates and each of their respective principals, shareholders, agents, officers, directors, consultants, and employees from or against third-party claims, damages, payments, deficiencies, fines, judgments, settlements, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses arising from or relating to any third-party claim, suit, action or proceeding arising out of or related to your use or purchase of the Services, your violation of the rights of any third-party or person, or your breach of these Terms or any representation or warranty contained herein.

CareerLaab reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify CareerLaab, and you agree to cooperate with CareerLaab’s defense of these claims. CareerLaab will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.