Staffme provides a service to employers and candidates via the website. The service allows employers to post jobs and hire candidates. Candidates may post resumes and apply for jobs.

Staffme may decide not to publish any job, resume or application for any reason. To maximise the chance that a job will be published, it must accurately represent a real job or employment opportunity, and pay at least minimum wage.

1.01 Introduction

This website, staffme.co.nz, is owned and operated by Staffme Ltd. (‘Staffme’, ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’). These terms and conditions constitute the agreement between you, the website user (user, you, your), and us. You must agree to abide these terms and conditions before using our service and by using our service you are agreeing to these terms and conditions.

We reserve the right to close your account if you breach these Terms and Conditions. If this should occur we will make an attempt to notify you as to why.

No one who is not a party to this agreement has a right to benefit under or enforce any of the terms within this agreement.

1.02 Privacy

When using this website, you may be required to submit personal information. This will be kept and used by us at our discretion in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

1.03 Changes

Staffme will be developed over time as we receive feedback from our users. We reserve the right to make changes to our service and/or to these terms and conditions at any time. We will attempt to contact you via email if there are any changes to these terms and conditions. By using this website you are required to review these Terms and Conditions on a regular basis and agree to comply with any changes within 14 days of the changes being posted.

These Terms and Conditions were last updated on the March 17 2016.

1.04 Definitions

Agreement: The agreement between you and Staffme to that is constituted by these terms and conditions.

Staffme: Staffme Limited (New Zealand) and all current and future subsidiaries, including Staffme Pty. Ltd. (Australia).

Website: The internet sites at the domains www.staffme.co.nz, www.staffme.com.au and any other sites operated by Staffme

Service: The services delivered by Staffme via our websites

Candidates: People that use this website to find jobs

Employers: People that use this website to hire staff

1.05 Your Membership Profile

You will be required to create a profile as a Candidate or Employer and to access certain features on this website. You must ensure that the details you enter are complete and accurate and certify that the information submitted is true and correct. You must also maintain that the information in your profile is up-to-date.

When you create a profile you will be required to enter a unique username and password. It is your responsibility to keep these confidential and we will not be liable for any misuse of your account if this confidentiality is lost. You agree to be the sole user of your account and must notify us immediately of any unauthorised use.

1.06 User Content

The purpose of this website is to provide a service to employers and candidates. We may allow users to submit and display content in some areas of our website for this purpose, for example: profiles, CV’s, feedback and messages.

By submitting content, with the exception of personally sensitive content, you grant us an irrevocable licence to make your content available, at any time, in any media.

We may at any time edit, refuse to display or remove any part of this website including user content.

You must not submit any content that is offensive or illegal or that may cause damage to Staffme, our service or to another person’s computing devices or software.

1.07 Communication tools

You must only use the communication tools on our website (such as message boards) for lawful and legitimate purposes. You must not post material unrelated to this service including, but not limited to, offers for goods or services for sale, files that may damage another person’s computing devices or software or any contact that may be considered offensive or illegal.

Staffme reserves the right to remove communications and user content at any time.

1.08 General Obligations

Staffme grants you the right to use parts of our service, via the website, according to your account and subscription type.

You must not:

–          Use this service for any unlawful purpose or in any way that is likely to cause any type of damage to Staffme, this website or any of our users. This includes but is not limited to damage to reputation.

–          Attempt to undermine the security of Staffme’s service, website or associated systems.

–          Attempt to gain access to any materials other than those to which you have been given express permission to access.

1.09 Confidentiality

Staffme and its users agree to preserve the confidentiality of all confidential information of each other obtained through the use of the service. None of the parties may disclose or make confidential information available to any person or use that information for its own benefit, other than in accordance with these terms and conditions or with prior written consent.

The obligations under this clause will survive termination of this agreement.

1.10 Privacy

The obligations of Staffme and its users with respect to personal information are available in our Privacy Policy. By accepting these terms and conditions or by using the service you will be deemed to have accepted that policy.

1.11 Intellectual Property

Our website and all content on it is the exclusive property of Staffme. You must not attempt to copy, imitate, modify, alter or use any of our content without prior written consent except logos provided by us for the purpose of directing traffic to our website. These logos must not be altered in any way, used in a way that may cause damage to Staffme or displayed in a manner that implies sponsorship or endorsement from us.

This clause survives termination of this agreement.

1.12 Your Data

The data that you enter into our site remains your property. However you may be prevented from accessing your data if your membership is terminated. You grant Staffme the right to use, copy, transmit and store your data for the purpose of enabling you to use this service.

You must retain backup copies of all data entered into our site. Staffme makes no guarantees against loss of data and excludes any liability for loss of data under any circumstances.

This clause survives termination of this agreement.

1.13 Disputes

If there is a dispute between an employer and a candidate it is the responsibility of both parties to resolve this dispute. Staffme may assist where possible and practical in the resolution of these disputes but takes no responsibility. If it is deemed that any party has breached the Terms and Conditions of Staffme, Staffme may terminate their access in accordance with clause 1.17.

1.14 Acknowledgements

You acknowledge that:

–          You are authorised to use this website and the associated services and to access the information that you enter into the website, including any information entered by any person under your authority.

–          You are authorised to access the data that is processed by Staffme and made available to you through the use of our website.

–          These Terms and Conditions constitute an agreement between you and Staffme. Staffme has no responsibility to deliver the service to any other person.

–          The service is provided “as is” and at your own risk.

–          Staffme does not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted or error free. Interruptions can be caused by a number of factors outside of Staffme’s control.

–          Staffme is not an employment agency. We offer a service to assist in the administration tasks carried out by employers. We do not ensure compliance with any labour laws.

–          You will conduct yourself if a fair and reasonable manner when dealing with Staffme and other users of our service, both online and in person. This means that you will endeavour to maintain good working relationships with other users of this service and that you will not breach any laws or act in a way that is likely to cause offence to other users of this service.

–          We do not check our members in any way. We do not guarantee the quality of their work or the accuracy of their skills as depicted on our website.

–          Staffme takes no responsibility for any loss or damage that results from the use of this service. Including loss or damage caused by candidates hired through our website or employers that use our website.

1.15 Warranties

Staffme gives no warranty about the service. All implied conditions or warranties are excluded in so far as is permitted by law.

1.16 Limitation of liability

Staffme excludes all liability to you or anyone else to the maximum extent permitted by law for any loss (including loss of information, data, potential profit or savings) or damage resulting from the use of this service.

If Staffme causes you damage or loss as a result of negligence or breach of these terms and conditions, any claim by you will be limited to the access fees paid within the previous 12 months.

If you are not satisfied with the service provided you may contact us to suggest how our service may be improved to meet your requirements, however, Staffme is under no obligation to provide improvements and your sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate this agreement in accordance with clause 1.17.

1.17 Termination

1.17.1 Trials

Staffme may offer a free trial to allow you to evaluate the service before committing to a subscription purchase. At the conclusion of the trial period, if you choose to continue using Staffme, you will be required to enter your billing details into the service and you will be billed monthly thereafter. If you choose not to continue using the service, you may email admin@staffme.co.nz and request that your account be deleted.

1.17.2 No-Fault Termination

For paid accounts this agreement will continue for the period paid for by the subscription fee and will automatically renew each billing period when payment is received.

If either party wishes to terminate this agreement they may do so by providing notice of at least 14 days before the end of the relevant payment period. Staffme will not provide any refund for time remaining on a prepaid subscription.

For unpaid accounts this agreement will continue until terminated by either party. Staffme may terminate your account at any time at our discretion. If you wish to terminate your account you must email admin@staffme.co.nz and request that your account be deleted. In this case Staffme will delete your account within 14 days.

1.17.3 Breaches to this agreement

If you:

–          Breach any of the terms in this agreement, including but not limited to non-payment of the subscription fee, and do not remedy the breach within 14 days if the breach is possible to be remedied.

–          Breach any of the terms in this agreement and the breach cannot be remedied

–          or your business become insolvent, go into liquidation or make any similar arrangement with creditors

Staffme may take any number of the following actions at its sole discretion:

–          Terminate this agreement and your use of the website and service

–          Suspend this agreement and your use of the website and service for a definite or indefinite period

–          Suspend or terminate access to your data

–          Suspend or terminate access to the service by the staff signed up under an agency that breaches any of the terms in this agreement

In case of termination you will remain liable for any accrued charges and fees that become due for payment before or after termination.

In case of termination you must immediately cease to use the service and the website.

1.18 Technical Problems

You must make all reasonable attempts to remedy any technical problems before contacting Staffme. If you fail to find the help you need on our website you may contact Staffme at admin@staffme.co.nz

1.19 Governing Law

Staffme.co.nz is intended for use within New Zealand. This agreement is governed by New Zealand Law and you submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand for all disputes arising out of or in connection with this agreement.

1.20 Severability

If any part of this agreement is invalid or in conflict with the law, the part is replaced with a part that accomplishes the original purpose as far as possible while resolving that conflict. The remainder of this agreement is binding to all parties.

1.21 Notices

Any notice given under this agreement must be in writing and is deemed to have been given upon transmission. Notices to Staffme must be sent to admin@staffme.co.nz. Notices to you will be provided to the email address entered into your profile.