Please read these terms and conditions carefully, especially if you are using the website for the first time. By accessing the website, you are considered to have accepted these terms, even if they have changed since you last used the website. If you are not prepared to accept these terms and conditions, you must stop using the website immediately.

1. General

1.1 Definitions

“We” refers to Blade Recruitment, a division of Blade Industries Limited, which is a commercial organisation registered as a private limited company in England and Wales. “Us” and “our” shall be construed accordingly.

“Our domain name(s)” refers to the Blade Recruitment domain name(s), i.e. “bladerecruitment.co.uk” and “bladerecruitment.co.za”. “This domain name” shall be construed accordingly.

“The Blade Recruitment Website(s)” refers to all websites, FTP sites and email addresses associated with our domain name(s). “This website(s)”, “the website(s) ”, “our website(s)”, “our FTP site(s)”, “our email addresses”, “our networks”, “our systems”, “our servers” and “our computers” shall all be construed accordingly.

“These terms” refer to the terms and conditions set out on this page of the Blade Recruitment website.

“You” refers to any individual or organisation that accesses our website(s) or sends us email and "your” shall be construed accordingly.

1.2 Scope

1.2.1 We have registered the Blade Recruitment domain names for our exclusive use. Any use of these domain names by any other party or parties is not permitted.

1.2.2 These terms apply to the Blade Recruitment Websites (see clause 1.1).

1.2.3 These terms are in addition to our normal terms of employment. To view our terms of engagement for temporary and limited company workers, please visit our Candidates pages.

1.2.4 These terms are in addition to our normal terms of business as a recruitment consultancy. If you wish to engage our services in this regard, our standard terms and conditions for clients shall apply. To view our standard terms and conditions for engaging temporary workers and permanent staff please visit our Clients pages.

1.2.5 Nothing in these terms shall create a partnership, joint venture or the relationship of principal and agent or employer and employee between you and us. We are under no obligation to provide you with employment or with any particular product or service.

1.3 Acceptance

1.3.1 By accessing our website(s) or sending us email, you are considered to have accepted these terms, even if they have changed since you last accessed the website(s).

1.3.2 We may revise these terms at any time by updating this page of the website. You are advised to review these terms regularly to check whether you are still prepared to be bound by them.

1.3.3 If you do not wish to be bound by these terms, then you must stop using our websites and sending us email immediately.

1.4 Compliance

1.4.1 At our absolute discretion, we shall decide whether or not you have complied with these terms.

1.4.2 If we decide that you are in breach of these terms, we may suspend your access to all or part of our website(s) without warning or any entitlement to compensation on your part and with no obligation for us to provide you with an explanation.

1.4.3 If we decide that you are in breach these terms and we choose to ignore it on that occasion, it does not imply any loss or suspension of our entitlements under these terms. We may still use our rights under these terms at a later date or in any other situation where we determine that you are in breach of them.

1.5 Transfer of Rights

1.5.1 You may not transfer any of your rights under these terms to any other person or organisation.

1.5.2 We may transfer our rights under these terms to another organisation provided that we believe in good faith that your rights under these terms will not be affected by such as transfer.

2. Our Provision of the Websites

2.1 Purpose of the Websites

2.1.1 We provide the websites voluntarily, for the following purposes only:

• to enable you to find out more about us and to help you to contact us
• to assist jobseekers in their search for work and to help them to apply for our job vacancies
• to assist employers to recruit staff and to offer them specialist services
• for general information and educational purposes
• for the benefit and enjoyment of people who engage in the activity known as “web surfing”.

They are not intended for any other purpose.

2.1.2 We cannot guarantee that the websites will meet your requirements.

2.2 Changes to the Websites

2.2.1 We reserve the right to change the content or functionality of the websites at any time, without notice and with no obligation to provide an explanation.

2.2.2 We reserve the right to make all or any part of the websites temporarily or permanently unavailable, at any time, without notice and with no obligation to provide an explanation.

2.3 Disclaimer

2.3.1 Whilst we will endeavour to make reasonable efforts to ensure that the quality and content of the websites is of a high standard, we cannot guarantee that the service will be permanently available, uninterrupted or error free, or that any errors will be corrected, or that content will be kept up to date or that they always be free of computer viruses or other harmful devices.

2.3.2 We cannot guarantee that the job vacancies advertised on our websites exist, or that they are available, or that their details are correct.

2.3.3 In the event that you apply for one the job vacancies advertised on our websites, we cannot guarantee that we (or any client for whom we are acting) will consider or accept your application or interview you for any job vacancy.

2.3.4 In the event that you apply for one of our clients’ job vacancies advertised on our websites and you are subsequently offered a post by that client, we can make no guarantee as to the nature, duration or terms of that post.

2.3.5 Any advice given on the websites is for educational and informational purposes only. Professional advice should be sought before applying any such advice to particular circumstances.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

3.1 General Copyright

3.1.1 The logos, graphics, images, content, HTML and JavaScript source code and general “look and feel” of the websites are protected by international copyright and trademark laws. All such rights are reserved.

3.1.2 The Blade Recruitment logo is an unregistered trademark and may not be used without our written permission.

3.1.3 Except where explicitly permitted under clause 3.2, the printing or copying of the websites or any part thereof for any purpose is not allowed without our written permission.

3.2 Exceptions

3.2.1 The printing or copying of small extracts of the websites is permitted, provided that this is done strictly for private, non-commercial use, and that such extracts are not modified, that any graphics are not used separately from the accompanying text and that any copyright and trademark notices are left intact.

3.2.1 If you are acting on behalf of one of our registered clients, you are permitted to print or copy portions of the websites, provided that this is only done either for the purpose of seeking information about our services or seeking candidates for vacancies which you have contacted us to fill for you.

3.2.2 If you are a jobseeker, you are permitted to print or copy job vacancies advertised at the websites, provided that this is only done for the purpose of seeking an assignment contract or permanent job.

4. Your Use of the Websites

4.1 Prohibited Usage of the Websites

4.1.1 You must not use the websites to gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any of our computers, servers, systems or networks, whether through hacking, password mining or by any other means.

4.1.2 You must not attempt to gain access to any secured areas of the websites or use the websites in any way which compromise their security.

4.1.3 You must not use the websites to obtain (or attempt to obtain) any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available by us through the websites.

4.1.4 You must not use the websites in any way that may impair their performance, corrupt their content or otherwise reduce their overall functionality.

4.1.5 You must not use the websites in any way that is unlawful in the United Kingdom, or in the country from which you access the websites.

4.1.6 You must not use the websites in any way that may interfere with another person's legitimate use or enjoyment of them.

4.2 Our Liability for Your Use of the Websites

4.2.1 If you choose to access our websites you do so at your own risk. We cannot accept any responsibility for any losses you may incur as a consequence of your use of the websites.

4.2.2 Some of the services offered through our websites may not be lawful or may otherwise not be permitted outside the United Kingdom or South Africa. If you attempt to order, receive, purchase or otherwise benefit from any such services, we do not accept any liability for any losses suffered by you in using our websites which you would not have suffered had you been accessing our websites in the United Kingdom or South Africa.

4.2.3 If you send any information to us via email or one of our websites, we cannot accept any responsibility for any consequential losses you may incur.

4.3 Your Responsibilities for Your Use of the Websites

4.3.1 You agree to indemnity us fully and to keep us fully indemnified against all costs, expenses, claims, losses, liabilities or proceedings arising from use or misuse by you of the websites.

4.3.2 You must notify us immediately if anyone makes or threatens to make any claim against you relating to your use of the websites.

5. Submission of Information by You

5.1 We reserve the right to treat any non personal information you send us as non confidential and non proprietary.

5.2 Any personal information which you send us shall be treated in accordance with our privacy policy.

5.3 You must not send us any personal information about anyone except yourself without their permission.

5.4 You must not send us anything which is in breach of confidence or in breach of privacy unless you have permission from the owner to send it to us.

5.5 You must not send us anything which may prove technically harmful to any of our computer systems, including (but not limited to) computer viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, spyware, adware, logic bonds, corrupted data, or any other malicious software or harmful devices.

5.6 You must not send us any unsolicited e-mail, whether commercial or non commercial.

5.7 You must not send us anything which encourages the commission of a criminal offence in any country.

5.8 You must not send anything which could be construed a reasonable person as:
	libellous, defamatory, scandalous or inflammatory;
or	liable to incite racial, ethnic, religious or homophobic hatred;
or	threatening, harassing, abusive, menacing or hateful;
or	otherwise liable to cause offence, annoyance or inconvenience.

6. External Websites

6.1 Certain links at our websites lead to servers and websites maintained by third parties not connected with us. We are not responsible for the content of these external websites, or for any losses you may occur as a consequence of using them.

7. Applicable Law

7.1 Nothing in these terms and conditions and shall be construed so as to exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury as a result of the negligence of our employees or agents.

7.2 These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising over these terms must be settled in the United Kingdom courts.

7.3 If any provision of these terms and conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be struck out and the remaining provisions shall remain in force.

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