Terms of Use

This “TOU” and the Privacy Policy is a legally binding document contract between the User and Hiring Hut (as provided in the Indian Contract Act, 1872, Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology Rules) and hereby specifies the following terms: –

1. The User is prohibited from publishing, hosting, displaying, uploading, modifying, transmitting, posting, communicating, updating, or sharing any information that:
a) Belongs to another person and to which the user does not have any right.
b) Is grossly harmful, harassing, abusive, blasphemous; defamatory, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic, libellous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating, or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatever.
c) Harm minors in any way.
d) Infringes any patent,
trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights and third-party intellectual property rights.
e) Violates any law for the time being in force.
f) Deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of such messages or communicates any information that is grossly offensive or menacing.
g) Impersonate another person.
h) Contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer resource.
i) Threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security, or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order or causes incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence or prevents investigation of any offence or is insulting any other nation.
j) Can be considered as unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).

2. The User understands and agrees that the Company is a recruitment agency engaged in the business of providing recruitment and staffing services to its clients and the Users using the Website shall by continuing to use the Website and providing consent in the manner specified above, it is hereby agreed that the User has gone through the terms of this “TOU” and the terms of the Privacy Policy and is aware of all aspects related to the information collected from such User.

3. User agrees and understands that the Company under this “TOU” as a nature of its business shall be collecting certain information about the candidate including but not limited to educational details, professional details, job role, and current cost to the company (CTC), expected CTC, skill set, experience, the reason for the change, etc. (“Candidate Details”). About the Company’s other verticals, the Company shall collect details about the organization’s name, requirements to the User, etc.

4. User agrees and understands that the Company uses a third-party platform (“Rooster”) for collecting and storing the Candidate Details. User represents and warrants that the information supplied by the User to the Company is true, correct, and complete.

5. The User shall be solely responsible for sharing his/her Candidate Details that he/she submits, publishes, or displays on the Website. By posting such Candidate Details on the Website, the User automatically grants the Company the right to use, copy, and distribute such details to the clients.

6. The registered User signing up as an employer on the Website will not be able to use the feature “unlock the candidate profile” merely by using the option in the employer dashboard, such registered User understands that the profile would be unlocked subject to their acceptance of recruitment service terms of Hiring Hut that will be briefed to the registered User by Hiring Hut’s team, upon receipt of the Hiring Hut’s request.

7. The User signing up as an employee and who creates a candidate profile understands that the creation of a candidate profile and application for jobs on the Website does not guarantee the job to such candidate and that the same is subject to other factors (including but not limited to the existence of vacancy with the employer, Hiring Hut’s prescreening process and the employer’s selection process). Further, the candidate understands and acknowledges that Hiring Hut will be sharing information (received from the candidate) partly or wholly (in a manner that it deems fit) with its clients, recruitment partners and potential clients to tie up with recruiters and/or assist the candidate in finding a job.

8. The User shall be entitled to browse job openings on the Website and shall apply to the role by uploading Candidate Details. The User agrees and understands that applying for a role does not guarantee receiving a ‘call-back’ or ‘interview’ concerning the role.

9. The User understands that the clients of the Company are independent contractors and are not agents or partners or in a joint venture or profit-sharing relationship and the User shall not hold the Company responsible or liable in any way for any acts or omissions by the clients of the Company.

10. The User agrees and understands that the services provided by the Company differ based on the nature and package of the services, thus the details of the services and the procedure followed to obtain such services shall be ascertained from the Website.

11. The pricing would be determined on a case-to-case basis based on the requirements of the User.

12. The User agrees to not use any engine, software, tool, agent, or other device mechanisms (such as spiders, robots, avatars, or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Website.

13. User agrees and understands that in the event Company learns (either through itself or through reports from other Users or third parties) that the User is contravening with any of the provisions of this “TOU” or the Privacy Policy or any law for the time being in force than without prejudice to other available rights and remedies, the Company shall at all times and its sole discretion be entitled to disable, block, restrict the User’s access to the Website without notice to the User. The Company shall also be entitled to share such information with government authorities, attorneys, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies.

14. The User hereby understands that unless agrees otherwise in writing, the Company shall not be responsible for indemnifying any losses suffered by the User.

15. The User agrees and acknowledges that the Company shall at no point in time be liable for the losses, damages, or expenses suffered by the User owing to the disclosure of information (that is consented by the User as detailed in this “TOU” and the Privacy Policy or that is lawfully disclosed by the Company to government, investigate or regulatory authorities) by the Company. The User agrees and understands the revocation of consent to this “TOU” or Privacy Policy by a User shall be effective from the date the Company acknowledges the intimation of revocation of consent by the User and such revocation shall not have retrospective effect under any circumstances.

16. It is hereby explicitly clarified that the company shall not be liable and does not expressly or impliedly make any warranties to the accuracy, technical correctness, bonafide, authenticity of information on the website (including but not limited to description, advertisements, content on third party websites) and that (unless otherwise agreed in writing between the information provider and the company) the company is publishing them on an as-is basis or based on the inputs received from such information providers. The company shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of the users that result in third-party intellectual property rights infringement.

17. While the company may exercise best efforts about the technical upkeep, maintenance, and availability of the website, the company shall under no circumstances be responsible for any loss of data of the user or for website failure or website-related problems (technical or otherwise). Further, it is hereby clarified that the company may at any point in time and in its sole discretion migrate, transfer shut down or modify the website or any part thereof without notice to the user.

18. It is hereby clarified that in the event the User notices any content on the Website that infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party then the User shall have the option to report the same by writing to the Grievance Officer whose details are provided in the Privacy Policy. Upon receipt of such reports shall act in a time-bound manner in this regard. For other general feedback and inputs or reports (other than those specified in this “TOU” and the Privacy Policy) the User is encouraged to reach out to us on the “Contact Us” page of the Website.

19. It is hereby clarified that the company (and its partners) are not grossly liable for any losses, damages or expenses incurred or suffered by the user using the website or the content therein or services provided by the company.

20. In the event the company faces any suits or claims or suffers any – losses or damages or incurs any expense owing to the acts or omissions (including but not limited to the contravention of this “TOU” or privacy policy or applicable law) of the user then such user shall fully and without limitation indemnify, protect and hold harmless the company, its directors, employees and associates from and against such losses.

21. The User agrees to not use any of the features on the Website in a manner that would directly or indirectly be detrimental to Hiring Hut. User understands that Hiring Hut authorizes the User only to view or access the Website for their personal use and that the Website or Hiring Hut’s services should not be directly or indirectly used for any other purposes (including but not limited to commercial uses or public display or personal gain) without obtaining the prior written consent of Hiring Hut.

22. The User understands and agrees that the Website and the content therein (including but not limited to graphics, Website layout & design, functionality, job postings, software, articles, content on the Website audio clips, video clips, and candidate profiles), are the copyrights (registered or unregistered) of Hiring Hut or its licensors. It is hereby clarified that the trademarks (including but not limited to logos, tagline, trade dress, and wordmarks containing the name “Hiring Hut”, and “the mentor”) whether registered or unregistered are the exclusive property of Hiring Hut. User understands that the use of such intellectual property owned by Hiring Hut or its licensors for purposes other than those mentioned in this “TOU” is strictly prohibited and (without prejudice to other available legal rights and remedies to Hiring Hut) will constitute a material breach of this “TOU”.

23. In the event the Company has executed a separate written agreement with the User about the subject matter hereof then such agreement shall be read with the Terms of this “TOU” and Privacy Policy, in case of any conflict between the terms of such specific agreement and this “TOU” and Privacy Policy, the terms of such specific agreement (to the extent of the conflicting portion only) shall prevail.

24. This “TOU” and Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of India. User agrees that all disputes shall be subject to Arbitration by a sole arbitrator appointed by the Company and the courts of Bangalore shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to decide any disputes between the parties (i.e. for obtaining interim relief and/or for enforcing the arbitral award). The user and the Company shall bear their respective cost incurred during the dispute resolution process.

25. The Company may amend alter or vary this “TOU” and the Privacy Policy at any time and shall inform the User from time to time. In case of non-compliance with this “TOU” and Privacy Policy, the Company has the right to terminate the access or usage rights of the users.

26. If any term or condition of our “TOU” and Privacy Policy shall be deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereby agree that such term or condition shall be deemed to be deleted and the remainder of the “TOU” shall continue in force without such term or condition.

27. No delay or failure on the Company’s part to enforce our rights or remedies under the Terms of Use or other policies shall constitute a waiver on our part of such rights or remedies unless such waiver is confirmed in writing.

28. The company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing any of its obligations under this “TOU” or Privacy Policy if such delay or failure is attributable to reasons beyond its control or due to a force-majeure event (including but not limited to natural disasters, strikes, lock-outs, labour problems, work stoppages, riots, acts of terrorism, technical problems or failures, delays or failure of services by vendors).

29. The user is responsible for making all arrangements necessary for them to have access to the Website and thereby the Services. The user is also responsible for ensuring that any persons who access the Website through the User’s account are aware of these terms and comply with them. User is also solely responsible and liable to the Website for all activities that take place or occur under the User’s account. User agrees that their ability to log into their account is dependent upon external factors such as internet service providers and internet network connectivity and the Company shall not be liable to User for any damages arising from your inability to log into User account.