Terms of Service

Last Modified: April 07, 2020

 

1.Introduction

Welcome to Worqleus!

Please carefully read these Freelancer Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Terms,” “Freelancer Terms,” or “Agreement”). This Agreement governs your use of the website located at www.worqleus.com (the “Website”) including its sub-domains and mobile-optimized version, as set out hereinafter.

These Freelancer Terms constitute a legally binding Agreement between Worqleus Inc. (hereinafter referred to also as “Company”, “we,” “us” or “our”) and you, an individual or legal entity who access the website or registers for a Freelancer account (hereinafter “Freelancer,” “you,” or “your”).

If you create a freelancer account on behalf of a legal entity/organization (hereinafter ‘Subscribing Organization’), you represent and warrant to the Company that you are an authorized representative of the Subscribing Organization, and you have the requisite authority and capacity to bind such Subscribing Organization to this Agreement. In such instances, the word “You” “Your” or “User” refers to the Subscribing Organization and all individuals who are authorized by that Subscribing Organization to use its freelancer account.

By accessing the Website or using the services provided by the Company in any manner, including, but not limited to, offering services as a Freelancer or contributing content or other materials to the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Both Freelancers and Clients be collectively referred to as “Users”.

All ancillary terms, guidelines and other documents made available on the Website shall be incorporated in this Agreement by reference and shall form an integral part of these Terms.

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THESE TERMS BEFORE PROCEEDING TO USE OUR SERVICES. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE DEEMED AS YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS, AND THESE TERMS SHALL BE BINDING UPON YOU.

 

2.Eligibility

To be eligible to create a Freelance account on the Website, you must at the time of account registration:

  • be at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in your current state of residence, whichever is greater;
  • have the capacity and authority to enter into a legally binding agreement;
  • agree to abide by all the provisions of this Agreement;
  • agree not to violate any applicable laws or regulations.

If you are creating an account for your employer or other legal entity, you represent and warrant to the Company that you have the requisite authority and capacity to act on behalf of such entity and to bind the former to this Agreement.

It is solely your responsibility to communicate this Agreement to your employer/organization/legal entity that you represent. You acknowledge that your actions on the Website will be attributed to the Organization and the Company will not be held liable for any loss or damage suffered by the Organization as a result of your actions on the Website. 

 

3.Modifications

The Company reserves the right to introduce any new features and functionality, modify existing features, amend any provision of this Agreement as well as the right to discontinue the Website or any part thereof at our sole discretion. Any changes in features and functionality of the Service will become effective from the date of implementation. Where we make any amendments to this Agreement, we will notify you by updating the last updated date on the top of this Agreement. Please take the time to review these terms regularly to familiarise yourself with any material changes. You release the Company of any liability arising from your failure to review such modified Terms.

The Company reserves the right to rectify any errors, inaccuracies or omissions in any content on the Website, without any prior notice to you.

 

4.About the Service

The Website is an online Platform that enables Freelancers to offer their Freelance Services to Clients who are looking for those Freelance Services. Freelancers are allowed to offer a range of Freelance Services, including but not limited to, the following:

  • Mobile Application Development
  • Website Development
  • SEO/SSO Services
  • Digital Marketing
  • Game Development
  • Legal Services
  • Writing Services
  • Business consultation
  • Tutors

Clients can place “Service Requests” via the Website, and Freelancers can access these  Service Requests in their Freelancer Account. Clients can also search for Freelance Services on the Website and choose a Freelancer based on the Freelancer’s service reviews and ratings. After a Client decides to work with a Freelancer, that Client can place an “Order” by paying the Freelancer’s Service Fee plus 2.9% + $1 Website Service Fee (“Website Service Fee”). 

The Website currently enables Users to select payment terms either by milestone, on a per hour basis, or the full amount at once.

The Freelancer’s Service Fee for Client’s order is held in an escrow account until the order has been completed. Once the Freelancer completes the agreed Freelance Service, and the Client is satisfied, the Client can mark the order complete. Once the order is marked as complete, the Freelancer's Service Fee is released from the Escrow account and transferred into the Freelancer’s Account after deduction of the 0.25% + $2 + $0.25 Payout fees.

If a Client neither accepts nor rejects an order after the Freelance delivers it, such an order is marked as complete after seven days. Freelancer’s Service Fee is then transferred into the Freelancer's account after deduction of the Payout fees.

A Freelancer is able to withdraw their earnings from their user account after 15 days from the date of order completion. Please note, that the Platform offers its Services to Freelancers on a monthly paid subscription basis. The Company does not deduct any commission from order revenue generated by the sale of Freelancer’s Services through the Platform.

Subscription Payments, Cancellations and Refunds Policy

We currently only offer a monthly subscription plan for Freelancers. Our subscription fees are listed on the Website. When you subscribe to the Service, you will be charged the full subscription fee at the time of your Freelancer account registration and each month thereafter on an automatically recurring basis until you choose to cancel your subscription.

Payments

We currently use Stripe payment processor for processing all payments on our Platform. Please note that the subscription fee is fully earned on the payment day and we do not offer any pro-rata refunds should you choose to cancel your subscription before the end of your current billing cycle.

Subscription Cancellations

You may cancel your paid monthly subscription anytime without incurring any penalties. You can cancel your subscription by going to your account settings or by sending us an email at info@worqleus.com  with the words “Cancellation” in the subject line. You must cancel your subscription before the end of the current cycle to avoid billing for the next cycle.

Non-payments

In the event we are unable to process your payment to renew your monthly subscription for the new billing cycle, we will attempt to contact you. If you fail to make the payment within ten calendar days from the time we contact you, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account until such time that we receive the full outstanding subscription fee.

We also reserve the right to cancel or suspend your account access to the Website if we find that:

  • You have violated any provisions of this Agreement;
  • Your conduct is harmful to the Company or any of its Users; or
  • We cease our business operations for any reason.  

Refunds

We handle refund requests on a case by case basis. In the event we in our sole discretion decide to offer you a full or partial refund, such refund shall be made via the original payment mechanism and to the person who made the original payment. The processing of refund payment may take time. We are unable to offer any assurances regarding the timeliness of refunded amount reaching your account.

Changes in Plans and Pricing

We reserve the right to modify our subscription fees by amending our subscription price as listed on our Website. In the event changes in our subscription fees requires you to pay a higher subscription fee, than you did in the last billing cycle, we will give you at least thirty (30) days notice before charging the increased subscription fees to your account. Such notice will be deemed to have been given on the date we send the notification email to you. If you do not agree with such change in subscription fees, your sole remedy is to cease using the Platform by cancelling your account.

DISCLAIMER

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COMPANY’S ACCEPTANCE OF ANY USER ACCOUNT OR USER CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT OF SUCH USER OR CONTENT BY THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY USER CONDUCT OR CONTENT, AND WE WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGES OR COST INCURRED BY YOU AS A RESULT OF ANY INACCURACY IN ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A USER THROUGH THE PLATFORM. WE WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY USER’S BREACH OF SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE USERS.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE COMPANY HAS OFFERED THE WEBSITE AND ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITH YOU IN RELIANCE UPON DISCLAIMERS AS SET OUT IN THIS AGREEMENT. THESE DISCLAIMERS REFLECT A REASONABLE ALLOCATION OF RISK BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THAT THE COMPANY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER YOU THE SERVICES ON AN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE BASIS WITHOUT THE AFOREMENTIONED LIMITATIONS OF ITS LIABILITY.

 

5.Freelancer Representation and Warranties

When you apply for a Freelancer account through the Website, you represent and warrant that you have the requisite skills, tools, and capacity to perform the Service Requested by the Client. You further represent and warrant that you have all the relevant authorization and licenses to offer services in the State in which you are planning to offer your Services. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR A FREELANCER ACCOUNT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL REQUIRED LICENSES, INSURANCE, AND SKILLS OR IF YOU ARE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED FROM OFFERING A SPECIFIC FREELANCE SERVICE BY YOUR LOCAL LAWS.

 

6.Agreement between Users

The Website enables a connection between Clients who are looking for service providers who offer specific freelance services and Freelancers who are offering those freelance services in that geographical area. The Company does not render any freelance services itself, and we do not supervise, direct or control any services offered or rendered by any Freelancer listed on the Website. We do not act as an agent, representative or employer on behalf of any User.

ALL SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR ORDERED FREELANCE SERVICES (“FREELANCE SERVICE AGREEMENTS”) ARE BETWEEN CLIENTS AND FREELANCER ONLY, AND THE COMPANY IS NOT A PARTY TO ANY FREELANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT OR ANY DISPUTES ARISING THEREFROM. THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BREACH OF ANY FREELANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT BY A CLIENT OR THE FREELANCER OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY ANY USER ARISING OUT OF OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE.

UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE THE COMPANY’S RESPONSIBILITY IS LIMITED TO FACILITATING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND APPLICABLE LAWS.

 

7.Freelancer’s Rights and Obligations

The Website enables Freelancers to access Service Requests made by Clients through the Website. Freelancers are under no legal or moral obligation to use the Website for any specific duration or at all.

By entering into a Freelance Service Agreement with a Client, the Freelancer is under obligation to perform the Client’s ordered Freelance Services. The Freelancer has the right to determine the manner in which to perform the requested freelance services provided it is to the Client specifications and does not violate any provisions of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement relieves the Freelancer of the legal obligation to render the Freelance Service to the Client in a safe and professional manner, and in compliance with applicable laws.

The Freelancer has the right not to accept any specific Service Requests that the Freelancer does not wish to render or request order cancellation if the Freelancer is unable to render the freelance service for any reason.

It is solely the Freelancer’s responsibility to know all the licensing requirements for the jurisdiction in which the Freelancer renders freelance services and to maintain all licenses, permits, and authorizations required to be in compliance with applicable laws. Freelancer’s failure to fulfil this obligation will be deemed as a material breach of this Agreement. 

If you offer freelance services such as a handyman, carpenter or other similar home services, you shall be solely responsible for providing and maintaining your own work tools required to complete any Service Requests. Furthermore, you are solely responsible for payment of any taxes, insurances, license fees or other penalties and fines incurred by you, regardless of the circumstances.

Where you have employees or subcontractors, who render Home Services under your Subscribing Organization account on the Website. It is solely your responsibility to:

  • Supervise, direct and control the performance of any Service Request by such  employees;
  • Payment of any wages, employee taxes, unemployment insurance, social security taxes and any other obligations you incur as an employer under applicable laws; and
  • Maintenance of all the licenses and permits required by applicable laws; 

 

8.Account Registration and Acceptable Use

Freelancers are required to register a Freelancer Account in order to make use of the Services offered by the Company. The freelancer account is offered on a paid monthly subscription basis. At the time of account registration, you will be asked to provide personal information to us, such as your name, address, phone number, email address, billing information and other personal information. Upon verification of details, the Company may accept the account registration application.

You represent and warrant that:

(i) you have full power and authority to accept these Terms, to grant any license and authorization and to perform any of your obligations hereunder;

(ii) you will undertake the use the Website and Services for rendering your professional services only as set out and authorized by this Agreement; and

(iii) the address you provide when registering is your business address.

You further agree that:

  • Excluding authorized users of a Subscribing Organization, you will not allow any other person to use your account to access the Website;
  • You will immediately notify us in writing if you become aware of any unauthorised use of your account; and
  • You will not use any other person's account to access the Website.

Identity Verification and Account Approval

Once you submit all requested personal information including any certifications, licenses and other similar proof of skills, an authorized Company representative will verify all submitted information. The Company reserves the right to verify your identity. We may request you to provide us with one or more official government or legal documents that confirm your identity, your location, and your ability to act on behalf of your business on the Website. You authorize the Company, and any third-party service providers that we engage, to make any inquiries necessary to validate your identity, your location, and confirm your ownership of your email address or financial accounts, in accordance with applicable laws. When requested, you are under obligation to provide us with the requested information about yourself and your business, including but not limited to, providing official government or legal documents.

The Website allows for a number of different Account types. Once you register for one Account type, you can add the other Account types under the same username and password. You agree not to have or register more than one Account without the express written permission from us.

Upon completion of the verification process, you will receive confirmation of whether your Freelancer account has been approved or not. If your Freelancer account is not approved, you will not be able to access the Freelancer functionality on the Website. The Company is not under any legal or moral obligation to offer any Freelancer Account and may decline to offer any User account in its sole discretion and without incurring any liability.

The Company also reserves the right to reverse any approvals and terminate any Freelancer account where we suspect a Freelancer has either violated these Terms or any applicable laws.

Please note that where we use third-party services to perform background checks, such Users will be requested to pay any costs incurred for conducting such background checks. We may not be able to approve your Freelancer account without performing all relevant background check.

User IDs and passwords

When you register for a Freelancer account, you will be asked to select a user ID and password. You are prohibited from selecting any misleading Usernames that is intended to impersonate another person/organization, and you must comply with the User Content rules set out in this document.

You shall be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You will be solely responsible for any activity under your account, whether authorized or unauthorized by you. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use or your user account. You hereby release the Company from any loss or damage suffered by you as a result of any unauthorized access to your User Account.

You must notify the Website by emailing us at info@worqleus.com if you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure for any reason (for example, in the event of a loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure or use of your password).

All your personally identifiable information collected by the Company is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please carefully review our Privacy Policy before providing any personal information to us through our website.

Your Public Profile

To register for a Freelancer account, you must complete your User profile (“Profile”). You understand and accept that your Profile will be visible to other Website Users. You agree to provide true, accurate, and complete information on your Profile and to update your information to maintain its truthfulness, accuracy, and completeness. You agree not to provide any false or misleading information about your identity or location, your business, your skills, or the services your business provides and to correct any such information that is or becomes false or misleading. If you do not wish for your Profile information to be visible to other Users, you should not create a Freelancer Account on the Website.

Subscribing Organization - Authorized Account Access

By granting other Users permissions to access your Subscribing Organization Account, including as a Team Member or Agency Member (“Authorized User”), you represent and warrant that:

  • the Authorized User is authorized to act on your behalf;
  • you are financially responsible for the Authorized User’s actions taken in accordance with those permissions, including, entering into any freelance service agreements, and
  • you are fully responsible and liable for any action of any Authorized User to whom you have provided any permissions.

If any such Authorized User violates the Terms of Service, it may affect your ability to use the Website, and we may terminate any or all related Accounts.

 

9.Term and Termination

The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date when you first access the Website, and it will continue until you cease the use of our Service.

The Company reserves the right to terminate your account and/or suspend or revoke your access to the Website if:

  • You violate any provision of this Agreement; and/or
  • We believe that such action is reasonable in order to comply with legal requirements; and/or;
  • We believe that it is required to protect the rights or interests of Company or any third party; and/or 
  • If we discontinue our Services for any reason.

We will have no liability whatsoever to any User for any suspension or revocation of account.

You may terminate your user account at any time by sending us an email to info@worqleus.com or by accessing to your dashboard -> settings -> edit your profile -> settings -> deactivate account.

Please note that you cannot terminate your User account if you have orders pending under your account. You will be required to deliver all outstanding orders prior to terminating your account. You understand that you will not be able to log into your Freelancer account after termination. We advise you to save any information/files that you wish to access at a later stage before requesting termination of your account. We do not offer any assurances that you will be able to retrieve any information/files from your account after termination. The Company will not be liable for any loss of data as a result of your decision to terminate your account.

 

10.Relationship with the Company

The Company only provides a Platform for Freelancers and Clients to find and transact with each other. Users are solely responsible for evaluating and determining the suitability of any Client or their Service Request on their own. If a Freelancer and Client decide to enter into a Freelance Service Agreement with each other, such Freelance Service Agreement is between that Freelancer and the Client only, and the Company is not a party to such Freelance Service Agreement.

Users are solely responsible for:

  • ensuring the accuracy and legality of any User Content;
  • determining the suitability of other Users before entering into Freelance Service Agreement;
  • negotiating, agreeing to, and executing any additional terms of the Freelance Service Agreement;
  • delivering Freelancer Services; or
  • paying for the Freelance Services received.

The Company does not make any representations about the identity of any User. If you require any additional information, it is solely your responsibility to request such information from the Client. You understand that Users are solely responsible for the content they post on the Website and the Company will not be liable for any loss, damage or costs incurred by you as a result of your reliance upon any User Content on the Website.  User’s relationship with the Company is that of a Service Provider and Consumer, and the Company does not act as an employer, agent or business partner of any User.

 

11.Downtime and Maintenance

From time to time, we may be required to carry out scheduled or unscheduled Website maintenance, including but not limited to testing, repairs, upgrades, and other similar tasks. Under such circumstances, we may have to deactivate or suspend Users access to the Website temporarily. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify any User for any loss, damage, costs or an expense that the User may suffer or incur, as a result of such deactivation or/and suspension.

 

12.No Guarantee of Income

The Company is unable to offer any guarantees as to any income during the term of this Agreement. You accept full responsibility for your financial performance during this Agreement. You understand and accept that your income depends on your own individual capacity, expertise, experience, and efforts. The Company is unable to assume any responsibility for your success as a Freelancer on the Platform or offer any guarantees of any nature whatsoever.

You understand and accept that the Company does not have any control or influence on any Client’s decision to acquire your freelance service. The Company will not be held liable for your success or failure to achieve any specific financial or career goals during this Agreement. 

 

13.Electronic Signature Consent

You agree that your “Electronic Signature” is the legal equivalent of your manual signature for this Agreement, thereby indicating your consent to do business electronically.

By clicking on the applicable button on the Website, you will be deemed to have executed these Terms electronically via your Electronic Signature with Company; effective on the date you first click to accept these Terms.

 

14.Electronic Delivery of Communications

You agree to receive communications from us in electronic form. Such electronic communications may include, but will not be limited to, any and all current and future notices and/or disclosures that various laws or regulations require that we provide to you, as well as such other documents, statements, data, records and any other communications regarding your relationship with the Company.

You accept that the electronic documents, files and associated records provided via your account on the Website are reasonable and proper notice, for the purpose of any and all laws, rules, and regulations, and you acknowledge and agree that such electronic form fully satisfies any requirement that such communications be provided to you in writing or in a form that you may keep. The Company reserves the right to require ink signatures on hard copy documents from the related parties, at any time.

 

15.User Conduct

You understand and accept that your use of the Website and/or the Services offered by the Company is subject to applicable local, and federal laws, regulations and the restrictions specified below:

  • You will not use the Website for any illegal purposes;
  • You will not copy any content from the Website in violation of copyright laws or violate another User’s right to privacy, publicity or other similar rights;
  • You will not publish any content on the Website disparaging the Company and Services we offer;
  • You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website;
  • You will not interfere with another person's use and enjoyment of the Website;
  • You will not upload or transmit viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files;
  • You will not disrupt, interfere with, or otherwise harm or violate the security of the Website;
  • You will not use the Website in any way or take any action that causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or impairment of the performance, availability or accessibility of the Website;
  • You will not use the Website in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity;
  • You will not use the Website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software;
  • You will not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to the Website without the express written consent of the Company;
  • You will not access or otherwise interact with the Website using any robot, spider or other automated means;
  • You will not violate the directives set out in the robots.txt file for the website;
  • You will not use data collected from the website for any direct marketing activity (including without limitation email marketing, SMS marketing, telemarketing and direct mailing);
  • You will not violate these Terms or allow, encourage or facilitate others to do the same;
  • You will not plagiarize and/or infringe the intellectual property rights or privacy rights of any third party;
  • You will not disturb the normal flow of Services provided within the Website;
  • You will not create a link from the Website to another website or document without Company’s prior written consent;
  • You will not remove or edit any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice or mark appearing on the Website or any other User’s proprietary content;
  • You will not create copies or derivative works of the Website or any part thereof;
  • You will not reverse engineer, decompile or extract the Website’s source code;
  • You will not remit or otherwise make or cause to deliver unsolicited advertising, email spam or other chain letters;
  • You will not collect, receive, transfer or disseminate any personally identifiable information of any person without consent from the title holder;
  • You will not pretend to be or misrepresent any affiliation with any legal entity or a third party;
  • Unless authorized by the account owner, you will not access the Website or Services using another User’s username and password.

 

16.Prohibited Activities

You are strictly prohibited from engaging in any of the following activities on the Website:

  • Participating, uploading, sharing, transmitting, distributing, offering or encouraging others to engage in any illegal or otherwise harmful activity including but not limited to child pornography, trafficking in obscene material, drug dealing, gambling, harassment, stalking, spamming, copyright infringement, patent infringement, or theft of trade secrets;
  • transmitting chain letters or junk email;
  • engaging in any automated use of the Website or the Services;
  • interfering with, disrupting, or creating an undue burden on the Website or the Services or the networks or services connected or linked thereto;
  • attempting to impersonate another user;
  • using the username of another user;
  • selling or otherwise transferring your profile;
  • using any information obtained from the Website or the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person;
  • deciphering, decompiling, disassembling or reverse-engineering any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Website or the Services;
  • attempting to bypass any security measures designed to prevent or restrict access to the Website or the Services, or any portion of the Website or the Services;
  • harassing, intimidating or threatening any Company employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services;
  • using the Website and/or the Services in any manner inconsistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations;
  • Using data collected from the website to contact individuals, companies or other persons or entities;
  • Supplying false, untrue, expired, incomplete or misleading information through the Website.

You also acknowledge and accept that any violation of the aforementioned provisions may result in the immediate termination of your access to the Website and use of our Services, without refund, reimbursement, or any other credit on our part. Access to the Website may be terminated or suspended without prior notice or liability. You represent and warrant to us that you have all right, title, and interest to any and all content you may post, upload or otherwise disseminate through the Website. You hereby agree to provide Company with all necessary information, materials and approval, and render all reasonable assistance and cooperation necessary for our Services.

 

17.Third-party website links

The Website includes hyperlinks to other websites which are owned and operated by third parties. Goods and services offered on these third-party websites and all representations made on such third party websites are governed by such third-party’s own terms and conditions. The Company will not assume any responsibility for any of your dealings or interaction with third parties.

Presence of external hyperlinks to or from the Website does not constitute an endorsement of, affiliation with, or recommendation of any third party by the Company. You are solely responsible for complying with the terms and conditions for the third party websites. You acknowledge that the Company shall have no liability for any damage or loss arising from your access to any third party website, software, data or other information.

The Company may provide tools that enable you to export information to third-party services, including through the use of an API or by linking your account on the Website with your social account on a third party service, such as Twitter or Facebook. By using these tools, you agree that we may transfer your User Content and information to the applicable third-party service. Such third party services are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the contents of the third party or the use of your User Content or information by the third party.

We provide these third-party links as a convenience only, and a link does not imply our endorsement of, sponsorship of, or affiliation with the linked website. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any of these third parties services or websites.

 

18.User Content

All content that you post/upload on the Website, including but not limited to your profile, freelance service listings, ratings and reviews will be publicly visible to other Website Users (“User Content”).

License Grant to the Company

The Company does not claim any ownership of your User Content, but by posting any content on the Website you grant the Company a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free worldwide license to use, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, reproduce, prepare derivative works of your User Content during the course of delivering our Services and for our marketing purposes.

License Grant to Website Users

You understand and accept that any User Content that you post in public areas of the Website  will become visible to other website visitors and account holders. You hereby grant all Website  Users a non-exclusive license to view your User Content in any manner permitted or made available by the Company through the Website.

User Content Disclaimer

All information provided by a User to the Company or uploaded or shared by a User through the Website is the sole responsibility of the User from whom such information originated.

You hereby waive any legal or equitable rights or remedies you may have against the Company with respect to any User Content accessed or made available through the Website. The Company does not endorse any User Content, and we are not under any legal obligation to verify the accuracy or legality of such content. The Company expressly disclaims all liability with respect to User Content on the Website.

Representation and Warranties

The Company does not monitor any User Content made available through the Website, but we do reserve the right to do so. We reserve the right to remove, edit or block any User Content if we believe that such User Content is incorrect, incomplete or in any way violates this Agreement. You represent and warrant to the Company that you are the owner of the User Content you upload, post or share through the Website, and/or you have the necessary license and authorization to upload and share your User Content through the Website. By posting any User Content on the Website you represent and warrant to the Company that such User Content is not in violation of any laws, or infringing anyone’s property rights, including intellectual property.

 

19.Intellectual Property

Excluding your User Content, all content made available by the Company through the Website, including without limitation, the text, graphics, logos, trademarks, audio, video, interactive features, software and the like (“Company Content”) are owned by and/or licensed to the Company by its licensors (“Licensors”) and subject to trademark, copyright and other intellectual property laws and conventions. Our Licensors may or may not be affiliated with us or our affiliates, partners and advertisers.

You understand that the Company, its Users and licensors reserve ownership and copyright in their own content which may be published or made available on the Website. You may use the Company Content in accordance with applicable laws and the provisions of this Agreement. No section hereof shall be construed as an intent to grant you any interest in the Website or any Company Content, in whole or in part.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, you agree not to reproduce any Company Content without the express written consent of the Company and/or its Licensors. Any unauthorized use of the Company Content may result in the suspension or termination of your User account. The Company hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable right to use the Website for your personal and non-commercial use only in accordance with this Agreement.

You acknowledge and agree that any and all infringing use or exploitation of copyrighted content in the Website and our Services may cause us, our affiliates, licensors or content providers irreparable injury, and therefore the Company and its Licensors may seek remedy for breach of these Terms, either in equity or through injunctive or other equitable relief.

Trademarks

Worqleus is Company’s registered trademark. Any use of our proprietary trademark for any Product or service that is not owned or operated by us is strictly prohibited. Any third party registered and unregistered trade-marks or service marks on the Website are the property of their respective owners and, unless stated otherwise in the Terms, we do not endorse and are not affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights, and as such we cannot grant you any licence to use any other party’s proprietary marks.

 

20.Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website is provided to you on an “AS IS”, “WITH ALL FAULTS”, and “AS AVAILABLE” basis and the Company expressly disclaims any warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement and satisfactory quality. The Company does not offer any warranty that the Website will be available at any specific time or location; the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure; that any defects will be corrected; or that the Service is free of viruses or other harmful components. The Company does not guarantee any specific results from the use of the Service. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that the Services or information available through this Website meet your specific requirements.

No advice or information provided by the Company or its employees, affiliates, contractors and/or agents shall create a guarantee.

Neither the Company nor its affiliates, licensors, owners, subsidiaries, brands or advertisers are a professional advisor in any industry.  The results described in the Website will vary based on a variety of factors outside the control of the Company. Your use of any information and/or materials on this Website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be held liable.

 

21.Limitation of Liability

In no event will the Company be held liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages including, without limitation for any loss of profits, loss of data or any other damage in contract, tort, equity or any other legal theory, even if the Company was advised of the possibility thereof.

The Company assumes no liability for:

  • errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies in any User Content;
  • misrepresentation by any User of any nature; 
  • personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to and use of the Services;
  • any unauthorized access to or use of our servers or any information stored therein;
  • any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Website;
  • any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like, which may be transmitted to or through the Website; or
  • any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your use of the Website, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory.

The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law. In no event shall the Company’s liability to you exceed the amount paid by you to the Company in the three months preceding the date when the claim first arose or US $50, whichever is greater.

 

22.Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Company and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, employees and agents, and their respective employees, agents and representatives, harmless from and against any and all actual or threatened proceedings (at law or in equity), suits, actions, damages, claims, deficiencies, payments, settlements, fines, judgments, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable expert and attorney fees and disbursements) arising out of, caused or resulting from:

(i) your conduct and any user content;

(ii) your violation of these Terms or the Policy; and

(iii) your violation of the rights of any third-party.

You indemnify the Company and its management for any time that the Website may be unavailable due to routine maintenance, updates or any other technical or non-technical reasons. You agree to indemnify the Company and its management for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to your published content, damages from lost profits, lost data or business interruption.

You hereby indemnify the Website and its management and will not hold them responsible for copyright theft, reverse engineering and use of your content by other users on the website.

 

23.Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the federal laws of Canada without giving effect to its conflict of laws principles. Both Parties agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the province of Ontario for any legal proceedings in connection with this Agreement.

 

24.Miscellaneous

●Advertisements and Promotions

From time to time, we may display advertisements and promotions, from third party sources, on the Website.  Any interactions that you may have with such advertisements and promotions of third parties are solely between you and such third party.  The Company is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of third-party advertisers on the Website.

●No Assignment

You may not assign or transfer any rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without our prior written consent, which may be withheld without reason.  The Company may assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement to any current or future affiliated company and to any successor in interest. Any rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved. These terms will inure to the benefit of any successors of the Company.

●Content Moderation

Company hereby reserves the right, at its sole and final discretion, to review any and all content delivered into the Website, and use moderators and/or any monitoring technology to flag and remove any user content or other content deemed inappropriate.

●Headings

The titles of paragraphs in these Terms are shown only for ease of reference and will not affect any interpretation therefrom.

●No Waiver

Failure by the Company to enforce any rights hereunder shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights with respect to the subject matter hereof.

●Notices

All notices or other communications required or permitted under this Agreement to the Company must be sent via email at info@worqleus.com and all notices and other communicated required or permitted under this Agreement to User will be sent at the email address provided by the User, whether during account registration or at the time the User sends notice to the Company.

●Severability

If applicable law finds any provision of this Agreement to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then such provision will only be limited to the minimum extent necessary and such limitation will not impact the validity and enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement.

 

25.Force Majeure

Neither the Company nor the User will be held liable for failure to perform any of its obligations towards the other if such failure is as a result of Acts of God (including fire, flood, earthquake, storm, hurricane or other natural disasters), war, invasion, act of foreign enemies, hostilities (regardless of whether war is declared), civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, military or usurped power or confiscation, terrorist activities, nationalization, government sanction, blockage, embargo, labour dispute, strike, lockout or any interruption or any failure of electricity or server, system, computer, internet or telephone service.