Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions apply to the use of FinanceDirector.COM:

1
Definitions
2
Terms of Use
3
Data Protection
4
Site Rules
5
Rights
6
Response to Advertisements
7
CV's and Job Advertisements
8
Use of the Database
9
Deletion of Database Material
10
FD.COM Services
11
Site Availability
12
Limitation of Liability
13
Indemnity
14
Governing Law
15
Passwords
16
Browser and Operating System Policy

Terms and Conditions last updated on 1st Oct 2006.

1 Definitions

FinanceDirector.COM Finance Director . com Limited (company number - 5294484), whose registered office is Bushbury House, 435 Wilmslow Road, Withington Manchester, M20 4AF.
FinanceDirector.COM

is referred to as FD.COM in the terms and conditions.

Applicant A candidate that applies for a vacancy advertised on the site.
Client Any person using, and purchasing services(or using a free trial), where a person includes but is not limited to, Direct Employers, Recruitment Agencies and Advertising Agencies.
Candidate A person who uses the site for purposes of employment or networking.
Conditions These standard terms and conditions.
User A candidate that completes a brief user details form outlined in Add User.
Profile CV A publically accessible advert, submitted by users. Containing and advert of Profile CV Details and of Positions Wanted.
CV A full CV of work and education history.
Standard Networks A list of standard networks setup on the site for users o join,
Custom Networks A list of Custom Networks. Custom networks are suggested by Network Sponsors.
Inbox Mail An internal mail box of messages from other site users.
Sent Mail A sent mailbox of messages sent to other users.
Message Boards The Message Boards contain the messages for each of the networks. Users may access the "Message Board" messages for each of the networks they have joined.



2 Terms of use


FD.COM may change these terms and conditions from time to time. By accessing the Site you are accepting that you are bound by the current terms and conditions. You are therefore responsible for checking these each time you visit the site.

The information and services available on the site are principally for the purpose of assisting individuals in finding employment and making career decisions and to assist employers in recruiting staff. You may use, print and download information from the site for these purposes only and for no other personal or commercial purpose. You may not otherwise copy, display, transmit or distribute any material from the site.

All copyright, database rights and other intellectual property rights in the site and the material available on the site belongs to FD.COM or its third party suppliers. Use of the site does not give you any proprietary rights in such materials.


3 Data Protection


Our use of CVs and other personal information supplied by users of this site is governed by our [ Privacy Policy ].

4 Site Rules

You agree that FD.COM may at its discretion:

a. Refuse membership of the site.
b. Withdraw entitlement to the "Jobs Newsletter" without prior notice.
c. Deny inclusion in the "Financial Directory" part of the site.
d. Deny inclusion in the"CV" Database.
e . Remove any "CV's", or "Profile CV's" without prior notice.
f . Withdraw membership of the site without prior notice.
g . Remove any Job Advertisement without prior notice.
h . Deny access to the site from Job Advertisers , without prior notice.
i . Refuse to allow access to the site for Job Advertisement purposes.
j. Amend the rules at its discretion, without prior notice.
k. Refuse network membership.
l. Withdraw network membership without prior notice.
m. Refuse access to "Inbox Mail" and "Sent Mail" messages.
n. Delete "Inbox Mail" and "Sent Mail" messages without prior notice.
o. Deny access to "Message Boards".
p. Remove "Message Board" notices without prior notice.
q. Remove "Network Sponsors" without prior notice.
r. Users login and password details can be deleted at any time without prior notice.

The rules may change from time to time and you are advised to refer to them regularly.

5 Rights

Any intellectual property rights in any material (text, networks, images, logos, trademarks) contained in the site are either owned by Finance Director .com Limted, or have been licensed to Finance Director . com Limited by the rights owner so that Finance Director. com Limited can use the material as part of its site.

All intellectual property rights associated with the Standard and Custom networks are owned by FD.COM. Network Sponsors have no rights in any of the networks.

Database rights (pursuant to the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997) and all other applicable copyright and intellectual property rights in the candidate database belong to FD.COM. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any rights in the database or its content and that your retention and use of the database and its content is governed by these terms and conditions.

6 Responses to Advertisements

You agree to deal fairly and professionally with individuals who may respond to an advertisement you have posted and not do anything which may bring FD.COM into disrepute. You will indemnify FD.COM from and against any claim brought by an individual against FD.COM arising from your breach of this obligation or any other of these terms and conditions.

We do not guarantee any response to your advertisement or that responses will be from individuals suitable for the job advertised. It is your responsibility to carry out such checks and procedures as are necessary to ensure that candidates are suitable for the job advertised and have the required qualifications and personal characteristics.

7 CV's and Job Advertisements

CV's and job advertisements contained on the site are provided by candidates and by prospective employers and their agents. We accept no responsibility or liability for the contents of CV's or advertisements and expect candidates and prospective employers to carry out such verification procedures as are customary and prudent in the circumstances.

8 Use of the Database

The material accessible from the database will be principally data obtained from "Job Searches" and information received from "CV Searches". In respect of data obtained from "CV Searches" you are entitled to search the CV Database:

You may:

i. Use, search or download from the database for the purpose of finding suitable candidates for specific job vacancies that you or (if you are an employment agency or employment business) your client wish to fill.
ii. Use the information about the individuals contained in the database for the purpose of contacting them (either directly or through FD.COM ) in relation to a specific job vacancy.
iii. Use the information only in connection with your own recruitment-related activities.

You may NOT:

i. Supply, sell or
license material from the candidate database, or a copy of it, to any other person, including another member of your group of companies.
ii. Contact the individuals on the database or make or allow any use of the information about those individuals, other than for the purpose of finding suitable candidates for specific job vacancies.

You must, at all times, comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and all subsequent legislation and regulations.

9 Deletion of Database Material

You agree to delete all material from the candidate database upon its replacement with up-to-date material or the satisfactory conclusion of your search for a suitable candidate, whichever occurs first.

10 FD.COM Services

Services and information provided on the site by us and our third party suppliers are intended to assist in the job seeking or recruitment process. Neither we nor our third party suppliers can guarantee their suitability or prospects of success in any particular case. You should obtain independent verification before relying on information provided on the site in circumstances which may result in loss or damage.


11 Site Availability


We use our best efforts to ensure that FD.COM is available to users of the world wide web 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, at times the site may be partially or completely unavailable due to technical faults or reasons beyond our control such as failures by third party service providers or a risk of virus attack. We will deal with these situations as quickly as reasonably possible, but you agree that we shall have no financial liability to you in the event of such unavailability.

12 Limitation of Liability

Finance Director .com does not verify or guarantee any Applicant's details whether forwarded to the Client via Finance Director .com Limited or otherwise. Finance Director .com Limited accepts no responsibility as to the suitability of Applicants who respond to Advertisements or Services.

The Client shall satisfy itself as the suitability of any Applicant and shall take up any reference prvided by the Applicat before engaging any Applicant.

The Client shall be responsible for obtaining work, or any other permits, for the arrangemtns of medical examinations, and/or investigations into medical history of any Applicant, and shall satisfy itself of any medical or other requirements made by law.

Our liability, and the liability of our third party suppliers, for any loss or damage suffered by you as the result of your use of this site is limited to your actual direct damages and, except in the case of fraud, excludes any loss of future earnings, profit or prospects or any consequential or speculative loss. As required by law, this exclusion does not extend to death or personal injury caused by our negligence. Please read the separate section on disclaimers.

Advertisements for jobs are placed by the advertisers and are not the responsibility of Finance Director . com Limited. You agree that the obtaining or viewing of any advertisements for jobs or any other material (Profile CV's, Network Messages etc) through the use of the service is carried out at your own risk and that Finance Director .com Limited has no liability in respect of such things.

13 Indemnity

The client agrees to indemnify Finance Director . com Limited and to keep Finance Director . com Limited indemnified in respect of, but not limited to, all damages, costs or liabilities that Finance Director . com Limited may incur arising from an Advertisement or use of any Service, and in particular resulting from the following:
a) the publication of a defamatory statement;
b)breach of copyright;
c) any claims made by any person in respect of race, religion, age, sex or disability discrimination.

14 Governing Law

These terms and conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with English law and all disputes shall be decided by the English courts.

15 Passwords

Passwords are for the sole use of the person to whom they are issued. We may deny access to a password if we reasonably believe that it is being used by an unauthorised person or that the user is breaching these terms and conditions.


16 Browser and Operating System Policy


FD.COM endeavors to support as many users as possible, but it has become necessary to cease supporting or actively block some browser versions.
FD.COM also requires job seekers to enable session cookies (enabling permanent cookies is recommended), and JavaScript, in their browser.

The site is optimised for use on Internet Explorer 6.0.


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