Terms of Service

Last updated: 2024-11-21

1. Introduction

Welcome to AcademyHire.com ("Company", "we", "our", or "us"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our Services, including our website, applications, and any other products or services provided by AcademyHire.com. By using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. Definitions

  • Company: Refers to AcademyHire.com, including all its subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • Services: Any product created and maintained by AcademyHire.com, including all versions of AcademyHire.com delivered via web browser, desktop application, mobile application, or other formats.
  • You / Your: Refers to the individual or organization that uses one or more of our Services.

3. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using our Services, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms. We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Services.

4. Account Terms

4.1 Security of Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account. The Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation.

4.2 Prohibited Uses

You may not use the Services for any illegal purposes. We reserve the right to remove any content that is illegal or deemed inappropriate at our sole discretion.

4.3 Content Responsibility

You are responsible for all content posted and activities that occur under your account. This includes content posted by others who:

  • Have access to your login credentials.
  • Have their own logins under your account.

4.4 Human Users Only

Accounts registered by "bots" or other automated methods are not permitted.

5. Payment, Refunds, and Price Changes

5.1 Free Services

If you are using a free version of our Services, it is truly free: we do not require your credit card information, and we do not sell your data.

5.2 Taxes

All fees are exclusive of taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities. You are responsible for the payment of all such taxes.

5.3 Refunds

We process fair refunds as per our refund policy.

5.4 Price Changes

We reserve the right to modify pricing for our Services at any time. Existing subscriptions will not be affected unless you consent to the changes.

6. Security and Privacy

6.1 As-Is Basis

Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. We provide these Services on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind.

6.2 Account Suspension

We reserve the right to temporarily disable your account if your usage significantly exceeds the average usage of other customers.

6.3 Data Protection

We implement numerous measures to protect and secure your data, including backups, redundancies, and encryption. However, certain edge cases may involve unencrypted data transmission through our network.

6.4 Data Processing

By using our Services, you entrust us with your data. We may process your data for the following reasons:

  • Support Requests: To assist you with support inquiries, with your express consent.
  • Error Resolution: To fix errors that disrupt automated processes, potentially accessing minimal personal data.
  • Safeguarding AcademyHire.com: To ensure the security of our Services and investigate abuse reports.
  • Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations, including responding to legal requests.

6.5 Third-Party Providers

We utilize third-party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary infrastructure and technology to run our Services.

6.6 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

Under the CCPA, AcademyHire.com is a "service provider" and processes your data solely for the purposes you have consented to. We do not retain, use, disclose, or sell your information for any other commercial purposes without your explicit permission.

7. Copyright and Content Ownership

7.1 Compliance with Law

All content posted on the Services must comply with U.S. copyright law.

7.2 Ownership of Your Content

We do not claim intellectual property rights over the material you provide to the Services. All materials you upload remain yours.

7.3 Content Moderation

We do not pre-screen content but reserve the right to refuse or remove any content available via the Services at our sole discretion.

7.4 Company Rights

The names, look, and feel of the Services are copyrightΒ© to the Company. All rights reserved. You may not duplicate, copy, or reuse any portion of the HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or visual design elements without express written permission from the Company.

7.5 Prohibited Actions

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Services without the express written permission of the Company.

7.6 Impersonation

You must not modify another website to falsely imply that it is associated with the Services or the Company.

8. Features and Bugs

8.1 No Guarantees

While we design our Services with care based on our experience and customer feedback, we make no guarantees that our Services will meet your specific requirements or expectations.

8.2 Bug Tracking

We extensively test all features before deployment. However, our Services may still have some bugs. We prioritize fixing reported bugs, especially those related to security or privacy, but we do not guarantee completely error-free Services.

9. Services Adaptations

Some third-party providers may have created integrations between their Services and ours. We are not liable or accountable for any of these third-party integrations.

10. Liability

You expressly understand and agree that the Company shall not be liable, in law or in equity, to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, lost profits, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses (even if the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from:

  1. Service Use or Inability to Use: The use or the inability to use the Services.
  2. Substitute Goods and Services: The cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information, or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the Services.
  3. Unauthorized Access or Alteration: Unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data.
  4. Third-Party Conduct: Statements or conduct of any third party on the service.
  5. Other Matters: Any other matter relating to these Terms of Service or the Services, whether as a breach of contract, tort (including negligence whether active or passive), or any other theory of liability.

11. Governing Law

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact our Support team here.