Website Terms and Conditions
Please read these terms and conditions (“the Terms”) carefully. By entering our Website, you are deemed to have accepted our conditions of use as set out in the Terms, including the disclaimers which are set out in paragraph 3 below.
Introduction
1.1 This website, www.oilandgasjobvacancies.com (“the Website”) is owned and operated by Job Vacancy Guide.com Ltd (“us,” “we”), a limited company registered in England and Wales (number 6174404) whose registered office is Ty Energlyn, Heol Las, Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan, CF82 2TT.
1.2 From time to time, we may modify these Terms. Accordingly, please continue to review these Terms whenever accessing or using the Website. If at any time you do not agree or consent to the Terms, you may not use the Website. Please print off and retain the Terms for your records.
Use of the Website
2.1 We reserve the right at any time to remove, screen or edit any materials or content on the Website at our sole discretion without prior notice and without there being any liability on our part. You further accept that such changes may result in your being unable to access the Website or part of it. We may have to suspend the Website from time to time to carry out maintenance and to make upgrades.
2.2 You agree not to do or cause to be done anything which might interfere with the proper working of the Website.
2.3 You undertake not to copy, store in any medium (including in any other website), distribute, transmit, re-transmit, broadcast, modify, or show in public any part of the Website (save for these Terms) without our prior written permission.
2.4 You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party.
2.5 If we invite you to submit any contribution to the Website (including without limitation any text, graphics, video or audio) you acknowledge that, save as otherwise agreed, by making such a submission, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicenseable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to any such work worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content. If you do not wish to grant us such rights you must not submit your contribution us. By submitting your contribution to this Website, you warrant that such contribution is:
2.5.1 your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to us for all the purposes specified above;
2.5.2 not defamatory; and
2.5.3 does not infringe any law.
2.6 You agree to indemnify us against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by us as a result of your breach of the warranties in clause 2.5. You agree to waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on the Website and the other purposes specified above.
2.7 If we provide you with a confidential username and password to enable you to access parts of the Website. You must maintain the confidentiality of your username and password and must reveal them to no one. You must immediately notify us if you know or suspect that your username and/or password have been disclosed to any other person.
Disclaimers
3.1 Unless otherwise specified, the materials on this Website are directed solely at those who access this Website who are the United Kingdom mainland. We make no representation that anything referred to in the materials on this Website is appropriate for use, or available, in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from locations other than the United Kingdom mainland are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
3.2 Although we make every effort to ensure the details on this Website are correct, please note we give no guarantee as to, and have no liability in relation to, the currency, usefulness or accuracy of any of the content of this Website. There may be occasions when some of the information featured on the Website may contain incomplete or misleading data, typographical errors, or other inaccuracies. Any errors are wholly unintentional and we apologise for any inconvenience which this might cause. You acknowledge that you are responsible for inputting the correct information requested of you.
3.3 Given the unpredictabilities of technology, we do not warrant (either expressly or impliedly) that the Website will meet your data processing requirements, that the function, operation or accessibility of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website will be free of viruses or other harmful elements. As a condition of becoming a user of the Website, you agree that your access is undertaken at your own risk and in accordance with the terms of use of the Website applicable from time to time. We shall not be liable for damages of any kind and howsoever arising, (including but not limited to damage caused by viruses, worms or trojan horses) related to your use of, or inability to access or properly use, any part of the Website.
3.4 We shall not be liable to you or to any person for any loss or damage (whether or not we ought reasonably to have known of or had been advised of the possibility of the same), whatsoever or howsoever caused (including negligence) except as provided in clause 3.6 below, arising directly or indirectly in connection with these Terms, the use of the Website or any of the materials contained in it, or as a result of withdrawing and/or screening editing or removing any materials or content on the Website or otherwise, except that which is unlawful to exclude.
3.5 Notwithstanding the generality of clause 3.4 above, we expressly exclude liability for direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage including but not limited to loss or damage in respect of the Website, its use, the lack of availability of the Website or any part of it or its content, loss of or damage to data or in respect of other equipment or property whether or not the same may be in our care, custody or control, for loss of profit, business, revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings, or otherwise.
3.6 We do not exclude liability for death or personal injury arising as a result of the negligence of us, our employees, agents or authorised representatives.
3.7 You shall indemnify us in respect of all costs (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis), losses expenses and claims in respect of or in connection with:
3.7.1 any improper use by you of the Website;
3.7.2 any breach by you of any of these Terms or any relevant legislation or regulations; and
3.7.3 any claim brought against us as a result of or in connection with your actions or omissions.
3.8 The colours we use, as well as the display and colour capabilities of your particular computer monitor, will greatly affect what you actually see on the screen. We cannot be held responsible for the limitations of technology and cannot guarantee that your monitor’s display of any colour, texture, or detail of graphics or visual elements of the Website will be accurate.
Intellectual Property
4.1 All brand names, product and service names and copyright used in this Website (“the Marks”) are Marks of their respective holders. All goodwill associated with the Marks or with our trade names or marks shall inure solely to the benefit of their respective holders or with us, and you shall not assert any claim or ownership to the Marks or to the goodwill or reputation thereof.
4.2 No permission is given by us for the use of the Marks or our trade names or marks by any person other than such holders and such use may constitute an infringement of the holder’s rights.
4.3 All designs and content featured on this Website, including navigational buttons and images, artwork, graphics, photography, text and the like are the copyright of us or our licensors and any use of materials on this Website without our prior written consent is strictly prohibited.
Hyperlinks
6.1 Certain hypertext links in this Website will lead to other websites which are not under our control. When you activate any of these, you will leave our Website. We have no control over the material on any of these linked websites.
6.2 The inclusion of hyperlinks cannot be taken to imply any endorsement or validation by us of the content of the linked website referred to. Hyperlinks can become out-of-date and cease to work or they can direct users to a website page whose contents or use have been changed by its owner. We accept no responsibility or liabilities for any losses or penalties that may be incurred or for the accuracy of hyperlinks to third party websites, or the content of such third party websites.
Force majeure
7.1 If we are unable to perform our obligations to you (or able to perform them only at unreasonable cost) because of circumstances beyond our control, we may then cancel or suspend any of our obligations to you, without liability.
7.2 Examples of those circumstances include act of God, accident, explosion, fire, transport delays, strikes and other industrial disputes.
General
8.1 No waiver by us of any breach of the Terms by you shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
8.2 English law is applicable to any contract made under the Terms. The English courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
8.3 If you are more than one person, each of you has joint and several obligations under the Terms.
8.4 If any of the Terms are unenforceable as drafted:
8.4.1 it will not affect the enforceability of any other of these terms; and
8.4.2 if it would be enforceable if amended, it will be treated as so amended.
8.5 Any notice which is to be served under the Terms may be served:
8.5.1 by you by leaving it at or by delivering it (by first class post) to our registered office; and
8.5.2 by us by leaving it at or by delivering it (by first class post) to the last address you have given us.
All such notices must be signed.
8.6 No contract will create any right enforceable (by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999) by any person who is not as party to these Terms.
8.7 Nothing in these Terms shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership, a joint venture, a relationship of principal and agent or a relationship of employer and employee between the parties.
Addendum 2008
9.0 Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003
Candidates and Advertisers need to be aware that the website operates as a portal only and does not introduce or supply candidates to advertisers. This means that the web site does not obtain confirmation of the identity of candidates or that they have the experience, training, qualifications or authorisation to work in the position to be filled or that they wish to undertake the role to be filled,take any steps to ensure the candidates and advertisers are each aware of any requirement imposed by law or otherwise which must be satisfied by either of them to permit the job-seeker to fulfil the position to be filled,take any steps to ensure that it would not be detrimental to the interests of the candidates or the advertisers for the candidates to fulfil the position,give any indication to advertisers whether candidates are unsuitable or suitable for any position to be filled in any circumstances,propose candidates to advertisers or provide any information about them,take up any references in relation to a candidates,make any arrangements for accommodation of candidates.
The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations 2003 seek to ensure that candidates are only proposed by employment agencies for roles for which they are properly qualified and that advertisers are only offered candidates who have the appropriate levels of experience, training, qualifications and authorisation for the position to be filled.
Since we are only a portal and do not propose or introduce candidates to advertisers or vice versa, it is recommended that, if you are a candidate you undertake the steps set out in the Regulations to ensure your suitability for the role advertised or, if you are an advertiser, to ensure a candidate is suitable for the role.
These could include but re not limited to:
If you are a candidate,checking the identity of the advertiser and the nature of its business, the commencement date and duration of the position, the position to be filled including type of work, location, hours and risks to health and safety, experience, training, qualifications and authorisation which the advertiser considers necessary or are required by law or otherwise to undertake the position, whether any expenses are payable by you as a candidate or whether there are any requirements imposed by law or otherwise for you to satisfy before taking up a position.
If you are a advertiser, checking the identity of the candidate and that the candidate has the experience, training, qualifications and authorisation required by law or otherwise for the position and whether there are any requirements imposed by law or otherwise for you, as the advertiser, to meet to enable a candidate to take up a position.In addition, where professional qualifications are required or where candidates are to work with vulnerable persons or children, you should obtain copies of the relevant qualifications or authorisation, obtain at least two references from people who are not relatives of the candidate and undertake a criminal records bureau check of the candidate.
Sept 2007
