1. Introduction.
Please read this page carefully. It contains the terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions") governing your access to and use of the ConsultantsInd Web Sites and the Services (as each are defined below) provided by ConsultantsInd or one of its divisions (collectively, " ConsultantsInd"). If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions or you do not meet or comply with their provisions, you may not use the ConsultantsInd Web Sites or Services. These Terms and Conditions are effective as of September 30, 2024.
2. Binding Agreement.
These Terms and Conditions (as they may be amended from time to time by ConsultantsInd), together with your Advertising and Candidate Search Service Agreement (if applicable), form a binding agreement (the "Agreement") between you and ConsultantsInd. Your access to or use of the ConsultantsInd Web Sites or Services indicates your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. You are agreeing to use the Sites at your own risk.
3. Certain Definitions.
The following definitions apply to this Agreement:
3.1 "ConsultantsInd materials" includes any materials, methodologies, implementation plans or other intellectual property used during the provision of Services.
3.2 "ConsultantsInd Web Site" or the "Site" (collectively, the "ConsultantsInd Websites" or the "Sites") means any web site under ConsultantsInd control, whether partial or otherwise and includes such Site's Content, ConsultantsInd Materials and Services (as applicable in each context).
3.3 "Content" means ConsultantsInd web pages, web forms, programming (including software code used on the Sites and in the Services, including
(i) tools, kits, and object libraries,
(ii) all third-party or open source code embedded therein, and
(iii) any upgrades, updates, releases, fixes, enhancements or modifications to the foregoing, graphics, images, design (color combinations and page layout), text, information, data, profiles stored in various commercial databases operated and licensed by ConsultantsInd (including, among others, its "Profile Database," "TalentStream Supply & Demand Database" and the Recruitment Edge Database), data submitted via the Sites by Users and other content made available through the Sites by ConsultantsInd.
3.4 "Document" refers to any posting to a Site, whether assignment or profile.
3.5 "Employer" means a person or entity that is accessing a Site to post a assignment or utilizing the Services for any reason related to the purpose of seeking Facilitators for assignment.
3.6 "Employer Materials" includes any brochures, emails, sample assignment postings, web site content, career fair material, audio, videos, photographs, logos, trademarks, service marks, domain names, documents or other materials provided by Employer, if any, for use in connection with the Services.
3.7 "Facilitators" means a User who is accessing a Site to search for a assignment or in any other capacity except as an Employer.
3.8 "Services" means any services provided by ConsultantsInd or its agents described herein and specified more fully in the Service Activation Agreement.
3.9 "User" refers to any individual or entity that uses any aspect of the Sites.
3.10 "You" or "you" means the person who (or the entity on behalf of whom you are acting) that is agreeing to these Terms and Conditions.
4. Intellectual Property Rights and Acceptable Use of the Sites and Services.
4.1 General Use Rules. The Sites are intended for individuals seeking employment and for employers or recruiters seeking Facilitators for assignment. You may use the Sites only for lawful purposes within the stated context of ConsultantsInd intended and acceptable use of the Sites. ConsultantsInd is the sole interpreter of the Sites' intended and acceptable use.
4.2 ConsultantsInd Intellectual Property Rights. The Sites, the ConsultantsInd Materials and all right, title and interest in and to the Sites and ConsultantsInd Materials are the sole property of ConsultantsInd or its licensors, and are protected by India and Indian copyright, trademark and other laws. Except for the limited licenses expressly granted to you in these Terms and Conditions, ConsultantsInd reserves for itself and its licensors all other rights, title and interest. Without limitation on the foregoing, you may not reproduce, modify, display, sell, or distribute the Content of ConsultantsInd, or use them in any other way for public or commercial purpose. Not with standing anything to the contained herein, this prohibition includes:
(a) copying or adapting the HTML code used to generate web pages on the Sites;
(b) using or attempting to use engines, manual or automated software, tools, devices, agents, scripts, robots or other means, devices, mechanisms or processes (including, but not limited to, browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate, search, access, "scrape," "crawl," or "spider" any web pages or any Services provided on the Sites other than the search engine and search agents available from ConsultantsInd on such ConsultantsInd Sites and other than generally available third party web browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari); and
(c) aggregating, copying or duplicating in any manner any of the Content or information available from any of the ConsultantsInd Sites, without the express written consent of ConsultantsInd. The use of the Content on any other web site or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is strictly prohibited. The ConsultantsInd Materials are not considered to be works for hire and you may duplicate such ConsultantsInd Materials only for the purposes outlined in the Service Activation Agreement. " ConsultantsInd," "Personified", the ConsultantsInd design logo and certain other names or logos are service marks or trademarks of ConsultantsInd, and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the service marks or trademarks of ConsultantsInd. In addition, the "look" and "feel" of the Sites (including color combinations, button shapes, layout, design and all other graphical elements) are also protected by ConsultantsInd trademarks, service marks and copyrights. Any code that ConsultantsInd creates to generate or display the Content or the pages making up the Sites is also protected by ConsultantsInd copyright. You must retain all copyright, trademark, service mark and other proprietary notices contained on the Content or ConsultantsInd Materials on any authorized copy you make of the Content or ConsultantsInd Materials. All other product and service marks contained on the Sites are the trademarks of their respective owners.
4.3 License to Use by Users who are Facilitators: ConsultantsInd hereby grants you a limited, terminable, non-exclusive right to access and use the Sites only for your personal use seeking employment opportunities for yourself. This authorizes you to view and download a single copy of the material on the Sites solely for your personal, noncommercial use. You agree that you are solely responsible for the content of any Document you post to a Site and any consequences arising from such posting. Your use of the Sites is a privilege. ConsultantsInd reserves the right to suspend or terminate that privilege for any reason at any time, in its sole discretion.
4.4 License to Use by Users who are Employers: ConsultantsInd hereby grants you a limited, terminable, non-exclusive right to access and use the Sites only for your internal business use seeking Facilitators for assignment. This authorizes you to view and download a single copy of the material on the Sites solely for your personal use directly related to searching for and recruiting assignment prospects. ConsultantsInd also grants you a limited, terminable, non-exclusive license to use the ConsultantsInd Materials and Services for your internal use only. You may not sell, transfer or assign any of the Services or your rights to any of the Services provided by ConsultantsInd to any third party without the express written authorization of ConsultantsInd. You agree that you are solely responsible for the content of any Document you post to a Site and any consequences arising from such posting. ConsultantsInd reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access and use at any time if ConsultantsInd determines that you are in breach of these Terms and Conditions.
4.5 Employer Materials: Employer represents, warrants and covenants that any Employer Materials provided by Employer for use in connection with the Services will not violate any laws or regulations or third-party proprietary rights, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, obscenity, rights of publicity or privacy, and defamation laws. Employer hereby grants ConsultantsInd a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use the Employer Materials and to hyperlink to Employer's website in connection with the Services.
4.6 Use of Aggregate Data: You understand and agree that ConsultantsInd owns and has the right to collect, extract, compile, synthesize, and analyze Aggregate Data. ConsultantsInd may use such Aggregate Data for any lawful business purpose without a duty of accounting to you, provided that the data and information is used only in an aggregated and anonymized form so that it cannot be identifiable as relating to you, your Company or to any other Facilitators. "Aggregate Data" means de-identified aggregated data or information regarding Facilitators' educational or career history (including, by way of example and not limitation, aggregate data relating to Facilitators' occupation, location, salary, education and experience).
4.7 Other Specific Rules Regarding Site Usage. You represent, warrant and agree that you (a) are at least 13 years of age or older, and if under the age of 18 or the age of majority as that is defined in your jurisdiction, you will only use the Sites and Services under the supervision of a parent, legal guardian, or other responsible adult; and (b) will not use (or plan, encourage or help others to use) the Sites for any purpose or in any manner that is prohibited by these Terms and Conditions or by applicable law. It is your responsibility to ensure that your use of the Sites complies with these Terms and Conditions and all applicable laws.
4.8 User Submissions: ConsultantsInd welcomes your comments regarding the Services and the Sites and appreciates hearing from you. Please note, however, that ConsultantsInd does not accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions, inventions or materials other than those which it has specifically requested. If you submit feedback on the Services, please be specific in your comments and do not submit creative ideas, inventions, suggestions, or materials. If, despite this notice, you send ConsultantsInd creative suggestions, ideas, drawings, concepts, inventions, or other information (a "User Submission"), you understand and agree that the User Submission shall become the property of ConsultantsInd. User Submission and any elements contained in User Submissions, shall not be subject to any obligation of confidentiality on ConsultantsInd part, and ConsultantsInd will not be liable for any use or disclosure of any User Submission. ConsultantsInd shall exclusively own all now known or later discovered rights to the User Submission and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the User Submission for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you or any other person.
5. Third Party Providers.
You acknowledge and agree that ConsultantsInd may provide the Services using third party providers, including subcontractors and consultants (the "Third Party Providers"). You agree that, as between ConsultantsInd and its Third Party Providers, ConsultantsInd will have sole responsibility for handling all billing and contract negotiations.
6. Disclaimers and Limitations on ConsultantsInd Liability.
6.1 Allocation of Responsibility ConsultantsInd assumes no responsibility for Documents posted by Users and no responsibility for the activities, omissions or other conduct of Users. ConsultantsInd acts as a portal for the online distribution and publication of User submitted information and has no obligation to screen communications or information in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring Documents posted by Users. If notified by a User of a Document which allegedly does not conform to these Terms and Conditions, ConsultantsInd may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and in its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of such Document. ConsultantsInd has no liability or responsibility to Users for performance or nonperformance of such activities. ConsultantsInd may take any action with respect to User submitted information that it deems necessary or appropriate, in its sole discretion.
6.2 No endorsements by ConsultantsInd. Nothing on the Sites shall be considered an endorsement, representation or warranty with respect to any User or third party, whether regarding its web site, products, services, hiring, experience, employment or recruiting practices, or otherwise.
6.3 WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS.
(a) The sites are provided on an 'as is' basis without any warranties of any kind, express or implied. ConsultantsInd, to the fullest extent permitted by law, disclaims all warranties, including, but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability, title, non-infringement of third parties' rights, and fitness for a particular purpose. ConsultantsInd makes no warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the sites.
(b) Without limitation on the foregoing:
(i) ConsultantsInd does not warrant that the sites will operate error-free or that the sites and their servers are free of computer viruses or other harmful mechanisms. if your use of the sites results directly or indirectly in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, ConsultantsInd is not responsible for those costs.
(ii) ConsultantsInd makes no representations or guarantees regarding the truthfulness, accuracy, LEGALITY, completeness, timeliness or reliability of any Documents posted by Users, or of any other form of communication engaged in by Users. Documents may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. You agree that any reliance on Documents posted by Users, or on any other form of communication with Users, will be at your own risk.
(iii) ConsultantsInd makes no representations or guarantees regarding the Content of the Site, including, but not limited to, broken links, inaccuracies or typographical errors.
(iv) ConsultantsInd makes no representations or guarantees regarding the effectiveness of the services or timeliness of the services in meeting your employment objectives. ConsultantsInd does not guarantee that the services will result in candidates being hired, positions being filled or employees being retained, and is not responsible or liable for any business, employment, hiring and/or salary decisions, for whatever reason made, made by you.
6.4 Damage limitations, allocations of liability and equitable relief.
(a) You assume all responsibility and risk for your use of the sites, the internet generally, and the documents or employer materials that you post, provide or access and for your conduct on and off the sites.
(b) In no event shall ConsultantsInd (or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or advertisers), be liable for any non-direct damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data, lost employment opportunity, or business interruption) resulting from or arising under or in connection with services or the use or access to, or the inability to use or access, the sites and/or any document, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not ConsultantsInd is advised of the possibility of such damages.
(c) Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the limitations set forth in the preceding paragraph may not apply to you. If any are held inapplicable or unenforceable for any reason, then ConsultantsInd maximum liability to you for any non-direct type of damages shall be limited to u.s. $200.00 in the aggregate.
(d) in no event shall ConsultantsInd (or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or advertisers), be liable for any direct damages in excess in the aggregate of us$200.00 (or, if you are an employer with a services agreement with ConsultantsInd, the amounts actually paid by you to ConsultantsInd under this agreement if greater than us$200.00).
(e) Due to the nature of this Agreement, in addition to money damages, you agree that ConsultantsInd will be entitled to equitable relief upon a breach of this agreement by you.
6.5 User Authentication. Because User authentication on the Internet is difficult, ConsultantsInd cannot and does not confirm that each User is who they claim to be. Because ConsultantsInd does not and cannot be involved in User-to-User dealings or control the behavior of participants on the Sites, in the event that you have a dispute with one or more Users, you release ConsultantsInd 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.
7. Data Protection.
If you are an Employer
7.1 To the extent that the provision of the Services under this Agreement involves the processing of Employer Personal Data by ConsultantsInd as a processor on behalf of Employer as a data controller under GDPR, ConsultantsInd Data Protection Addendum is incorporated into, and hereby forms a part of, this Agreement.
7.2 To the extent that the provision of the Services under this Agreement involves personal data subject to GDPR other than Employer Personal Data, such data is provided by ConsultantsInd as a data controller to Employer as a data controller for the Intended Purpose and:
(a) ConsultantsInd warrants that it has an adequate legal basis under GDPR for sharing that data with Employer for the uses permitted by Section 4.4; and
(b) Employer will comply with GDPR and any other applicable data protection laws with respect to such data, including
(i) processing such data fairly and lawfully and only for the Intended Purpose;
(ii) processing such data only for as long as is necessary for the Intended Purpose and deleting such data once the Intended Purpose has been fulfilled;
(iii) having in place appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect such data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alternation, unauthorized disclosure or access, and which provide a level of security appropriate to the risk represented by the processing and the nature of the data;
(iv) having in place procedures so that any third party it authorizes to have access to such data, including processors, will respect and maintain the confidentiality and security of the data;
(v) not disclosing or transferring such data to a third party located outside of the India unless it does so in compliance with all applicable data protection laws; and
(vi) complying with data subject requests received by it for access to, or correction, amendment, blocking or deletion of, such data made pursuant to applicable data protection laws.
8. Links to Other Sites.
ConsultantsInd contains links to third party web sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by ConsultantsInd of the contents on such third-party web sites. ConsultantsInd is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations 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.
9. Amendments to this Agreement and Changes to Sites. ConsultantsInd may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this page. Changes will be binding on you on the date they are posted on the Sites (or as otherwise stated in the any notice of such changes). Any use of a Site will be considered acceptance by you of the then-current Terms and Conditions (including any exhibits thereto) contained on such Site. If at any time you find the Terms and Conditions unacceptable, you may not use the applicable Site any longer. Any new or different terms supplied by you are specifically rejected by ConsultantsInd unless ConsultantsInd agrees to them in a signed writing specifically including those new or different terms. ConsultantsInd may change the Sites at any time.
10. Indemnity. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ConsultantsInd (and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents) from and against any third party claims, actions or demands (including, without limitation, costs, damages and reasonable legal and accounting fees) alleging or resulting from or in connection with your use of the Sites, any Document posted by you, your use of the Services or your breach of this Agreement. ConsultantsInd shall use reasonable efforts to provide you prompt notice of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and may assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.
11. User Information and Privacy Policy.
11.1 When you register on any of the ConsultantsInd Sites or in connection with the Services, you will be asked to create an account and provide ConsultantsInd with certain information, including but not limited to, a valid email address ("User Information"). You acknowledge and agree that you have no ownership rights in your account.
11.2 All User Information will be used in accordance with the terms of ConsultantsInd Privacy Policy. Please note, as set forth in the Privacy Policy, that ConsultantsInd may collect certain User Information and may contact Users periodically in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy. In addition, ConsultantsInd reserves the right to comply, in its sole discretion, with legal requirements, requests from law enforcement agencies or requests from government entities, even to the extent that such compliance may require disclosure of certain User Information. In addition, third parties may retain cached copies of User Information.
12. Questions and Notices.
Questions concerning the use of the Sites should be directed to Feedback. Notices to ConsultantsInd should be sent to the address listed on the Sites. We will send notice to you at the address submitted by you or to such other address as ConsultantsInd reasonably determines is an appropriate address for you.
13. General
ConsultantsInd contact information is listed on the Sites. ConsultantsInd makes no claims that the Content is appropriate or may not be able to download outside of the India. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries, and such persons have no right to access or use the Sites. If you access ConsultantsInd from outside of the India, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. This Agreement and your Service Activation Agreement, if you have one, are governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. The sole relationship between you and ConsultantsInd is that of independent contractors. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of all or part of a provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts and provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. All provisions of this Agreement shall survive termination except those granting access or use to the Sites, and you shall cease all your use and access thereof immediately. You may not assign or transfer your obligations under this Agreement. No waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Except as expressly provided by ConsultantsInd in a particular "Legal Notice," or material on particular web pages of the Sites, this Agreement and your Service Activation Agreement where applicable, constitute the entire agreement between you and ConsultantsInd.
14. Rules regarding Posting, Conduct and Security.
The following rules apply to your use of the Sites and/or the Services. The list of rules is for illustration only and is not a complete list of all posting, conduct and security rules.
14.1 Posting Rules:
(a) You may not post any Document to a Site that contains:
(i) URLs or links to web sites other than to recruitment related pages on your company web site (to advertise your company or web site, see our Advertising Info page.);
(ii) copyrighted material (unless you own the copyright or have the owner's permission to post the copyrighted material);
(iii) trade secrets (unless you own them or have the owner's permission to post them);
(iv) material that infringes on or misappropriates any other intellectual property rights, or violates the privacy or publicity rights of others;
(v) irrelevant keywords or white text keywords (including any words embedded in the Document and hidden from the User);
(vi) anything that is discriminatory, sexually explicit, obscene, libelous, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, or hateful; or
(vii) anything that is embarrassing or offensive to another person or entity.
(b) You may not use a Document(s) to:
(i) impersonate another person, living or dead;
(ii) post false, inaccurate or misleading information, opinions or notices (commercial or otherwise) or chain letters;
(iii) post advertisements, or solicitations of business (including, but not limited to, email processors); provided, however that ConsultantsInd may allow posting of certain training and business opportunities (see 14.1(e) below).
(c) Your Document(s) must contain sufficient detail to convey clearly to the User the nature and requirements of the assignment opportunity, or, in the case of Users seeking employment, your qualifications as a candidate for employment. Documents that encourage the User to "email for more details" are not permitted.
(d) assignment postings must describe individual openings for traditional W-2 or 1099 employees. You may not advertise multiple assignment openings in a single posting.
(e) In limited circumstances, at ConsultantsInd sole discretion, ConsultantsInd allows non-traditional assignment postings such as education/training, business opportunities, franchise, and multi-level marketing opportunities to be posted on the Sites. These non-traditional assignment postings may require an investment of time and/or money by the User seeking the position. ConsultantsInd reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to move, modify, or remove entirely a non-traditional assignment posting if ConsultantsInd deems such assignment posting to conflict with the best interests of its Users or detract from the User experience.
(f) Profile postings must contain the accurate profile of a living individual seeking employment on a full-time, part-time, or contractual basis on his or her own behalf.
(g) ConsultantsInd is under no obligation to monitor the Documents posted on the Sites, but it may monitor Documents at random. Documents found to violate the above Posting Rules may be removed at ConsultantsInd sole discretion.
14.2 Conduct Rules:
(a) You may not respond to postings by other Users in any manner or for any purpose other than that which is expected (i.e., to apply for the assignment or to initiate further discussion with the candidate). Communications soliciting the Employer's business are prohibited.
(b) You may not send unsolicited commercial email to Users.
(c) Protect your password. Your ConsultantsInd account and any related Services accessed through such account are to be accessed and used solely by you. Upon your successful registration for a ConsultantsInd account, you will be provided with a unique password that will permit you to access the account. You may not provide your password or otherwise permit access to your ConsultantsInd account to any third party. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your information and password. You agree to protect and keep your password confidential, to change your password on a regular basis, and to maintain appropriate and regularly updated malware scanning and cleaning tools on your network and individual computer(s).You are responsible for all uses of your account, whether or not authorized by you. If others use your password to post inappropriate material on the Sites, you risk losing your access to the Sites. You agree to notify ConsultantsInd immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password.
(d) Report inappropriate postings or conduct to Feedback
(e) You may not delete or revise any material posted by any other person or entity.
(f) If at any time ConsultantsInd comes to the understanding that you:
(i) misled ConsultantsInd regarding your business practices and/or services, or
(ii) purchased services that do not represent your precise business, ConsultantsInd reserves the right to terminate your Agreement.
14.3 Security Rules:
(a) Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Sites, including, without limitation:
(i) accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or account which the User is not authorized to access;
(ii) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
(iii) attempting to interfere with service to any User, network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Sites, overloading, "flooding", "mail bombing" or "crashing"; (iv) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services; (v) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.
(b) Violation of these Security Rules may result in civil or criminal liability. ConsultantsInd 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.
15. Copyright Complaints.
15.1 ConsultantsInd respects the intellectual property of others. It is ConsultantsInd policy to respond to claims of copyright and other intellectual property infringement. ConsultantsInd will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other applicable intellectual property laws. Upon receipt of notices complying with the DMCA, ConsultantsInd may act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any material claimed to be infringing or claimed to be the subject of infringing activity and may act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any reference or link to material or activity that is claimed to be infringing. ConsultantsInd will terminate access for Users who are repeat infringers.
15.2 Notifying ConsultantsInd of Copyright Infringement: To provide ConsultantsInd notice of an infringement, you must provide a written communication to the attention of "Trust and Site Security" care of uprotecassignments@gmail.com that sets forth the information specified by the DMCA (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512). Please also note that you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that an activity is infringing your copyright.
15.3 Providing CareerBuilder with Counter-Notification: If we remove or disable access to content in response to an infringement notice, we will make reasonable attempts to contact the owner or administrator of the affected site or content. If you feel that your material does not constitute infringement, you may provide CareerBuilder with a counter notification by written communication to the attention of "Trust and Site Security" at TSST@careerbuilder.com that sets forth all of the necessary information required by the DMCA (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512). Please note that you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that an activity is not infringing the copyrights of others. If you are uncertain whether an activity constitutes infringement, we recommended seeking advice of an attorney.
Please note that Sections 16, 17 and 18 below contain terms and conditions that apply to specific Services (Profile Database, Recruitment Edge and Recruitment Analytics) and they are part of this Agreement if you are purchasing or using any of those specific Services or packages that include such Services (Sections 16 and 17 govern use of Standard Search and sections 16, 17 and 18 govern use of Search Pro).
16. Additional Terms in Connection with Use of Profile Database.
If, in your Service Activation Agreement with ConsultantsInd, you are purchasing Profile Database access, the following additional terms apply to you:
16.1 ConsultantsInd grants you a limited, personal, terminable, non-transferable, non-exclusive right to access the ConsultantsInd Profile Database via the Sites for the purpose of viewing and/or downloading a single copy of available paper and/or video profiles (collectively "Profiles") solely for your use.
16.2 The Profile Database is to be accessed and used solely by those Users whom you authorize to access the Profile Database through your account (each an "Authorized RDB User"). Each Authorized RDB User will be issued a unique Profile Database Seat (a "Seat") through which they can perform the actions described in 16.1. Each Seat must be purchased in advance by you and may be accessed by using unique login credentials. You are only permitted to assign one Seat per Authorized RDB User and Authorized RDB Users may not share their login credentials or Seat access amongst themselves, with any other co-workers or with any other third parties.
16.3 Authorized RDB Users may download, one at a time, up to either 50 Profiles per day (per Seat) or 3000 Profiles per month (per Seat) depending on the Profile Database product purchased by you in accordance with the terms of your Agreement. Please note that the term "download" shall include:
(i) viewing or clicking on a Profile page;
(ii) saving a Profile to a folder;
(iii) printing a Profile;
(iv) copying a Profile;
(v) emailing or forwarding a Profile; and/or
(vi) any other action that results or could result in your use of a Profile or any of the information contained therein.
16.4 Neither you nor your Authorized RDB Users may use the Profile Database in any way which, in ConsultantsInd sole judgment, adversely affects ConsultantsInd business, business prospects, the performance or function of any Site or the Profile Database, or interferes with the ability of other subscribers to access the Profile Database. Further, use of the Profile Database by you or by your Authorized RDB Users may not interfere with or violate, in any manner, the privacy election of ConsultantsInd Facilitators. You understand and agree that any violation of section 16 will give ConsultantsInd the right to immediately terminate any and all access to the RDB and to terminate any corresponding Agreements.
16.5 You and your Authorized RDB Users may use your subscription to the Profile Database only for seeking Facilitators for assignment and are specifically prohibited from using information contained in the Profile Database to
(i) sell or promote any products or services,
(ii) send emails that, in ConsultantsInd sole judgment, are excessive in frequency or contain assignment postings that are irrelevant to the work history of particular classes of Facilitators
16.6 ConsultantsInd may terminate, suspend, update, alter or supplement, at its sole discretion, all or any part of the Profile Database at any time. By permitting access to the ConsultantsInd Profile Database, ConsultantsInd does not convey any interest in or to the Profile Database or any other ConsultantsInd property or Services. All right, title and interest in and to the Profile Database is and shall remain in ConsultantsInd.
17. Additional Terms in Connection with Use of Recruitment Edge Services.
If, in your Service Activation Agreement with ConsultantsInd, you are purchasing our Recruitment Edge Services, the following additional terms apply to you:
17.1 Recruitment Edge aggregates data from the open web by scanning professional networking sites, talent hubs, blogs, publications and journals, and scanning social networks to find talent. Recruitment Edge may solely be used for candidate lead generation purposes and to make initial contact with possible candidates and must not be used to evaluate a assignment applicant's eligibility for employment or a current employee's eligibility for continued employment, reassignment or promotion. You are prohibited from reviewing profiles of persons who are employed by you or who have already expressed interest in employment with you outside of the Recruitment Edge platform. Any information regarding a potential candidate that is obtained from Recruitment Edge is largely derived from public sources and is not guaranteed or verified to be accurate or up to date. Accordingly, such information should not be maintained in the individual's application file or in any subsequent employee file.
17.2 ConsultantsInd grants Company a limited, personal, terminable, non-transferable, non-exclusive right to access Recruitment Edge via the Sites for the purpose of viewing and/or downloading a single copy of available profiles (collectively, "Profiles") solely for Company's internal use. Recruitment Edge is to be accessed and used solely by Company through its authorized Users. Company may download, one at a time, up to either 200 Profiles per day (per Recruitment Edge user license). Please note that the term "download" shall include:
(i) viewing or clicking on a Profile page;
(ii) saving a Profile to a folder;
(iii) printing a Profile;
(iv) copying a Profile;
(v) emailing or forwarding a Profile; and/or
(vi) any other action that results or could result in Company's use of a Profile or any of the information contained therein. In addition, if a search in Recruitment Edge yields a Profile for a potential candidate who is part of the ConsultantsInd Search Database, then the search will count against that Search Database Seat's monthly download limit rather than the Recruitment Edge Seat's daily download limit.
18. Additional Terms in Connection with Use of Recruitment Analytics Services.
If, in your Service Activation Agreement with ConsultantsInd, you are purchasing any of our Recruitment Analytics Services, the following additional terms apply to you:
18.1 Use of Reports. ConsultantsInd hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), worldwide right and license to:
(a) store and use any Recruitment Analytics Services for your internal management, reference or informational purposes, and
(b) distribute copies of any reports generated by the Recruitment Analytics Services (each a "Report"), subject to the conditions that
(i) such copies may be distributed only in printed or static electronic PDF format,
(ii) in providing a copy of any Report to a recipient, you may not charge the recipient any kind of fee or other consideration, and
(iii) you shall not remove or modify any branding, marks, copyright or trademark notices, or any other notices or disclaimers set forth in any Report without ConsultantsInd prior written consent, or otherwise modify the Report in any way so as to falsely or otherwise misrepresent its content. Further, you may not issue press releases or make other public statements regarding any Report, or the contents or conclusions in same, without the express written consent of ConsultantsInd.
18.2 Use of Your Data. If you have purchased Recruitment Analytics Services, then you may provide ConsultantsInd with the names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, profiles and other personally identifiable information of Facilitators sourced from your own files ("Facilitators Data"). You hereby grant ConsultantsInd a non-exclusive license to use, copy, modify, store, transmit and display Facilitators Data solely to the extent reasonably required to provide and maintain the Services for Company's use. You understand and agree that ConsultantsInd may derive Aggregate Data from the Facilitators Data and may use such Aggregate Data in accordance with section 4.6.
