Terms of Use – Hire Shorts

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Terms of Service

Effective Date: January 1, 2024

This platform and product is owned by Interview Invite, LLC (hereinafter “Hire Shorts,” “we” or “us”). The websites (the “Website”) and mobile application (the “App”), and the services, data, information, tools, functionality, updates and similar materials delivered or provided by us through the Website and App (the “Services”), are subject to your agreement to and compliance with the conditions set forth in this Terms and Conditions Agreement (the “Agreement”).

This Agreement sets forth the legally binding terms and conditions governing your use of the Website, App and the Services. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you may not use the Website, the App or the Services.

LICENSE

As long as you are in compliance with the conditions of this Agreement and all incorporated documents, we hereby grant to you a limited, revocable, non-assignable, non-transferrable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive license to use the Website, the App, Services and materials thereon that are intended to be displayed publicly, and to reproduce the Website and App and their contents only on your computing device. No rights not explicitly listed are granted.

INCORPORATED TERMS

The following additional terms are incorporated into this Agreement as if fully set forth herein:

Privacy Policy
Complaint Policy (including Privacy and Trademark)

DISCLAIMERS

The Website, App and Service may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies, and may not be complete or current. We reserve the right to correct any such errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.

The materials appearing on this Website or App, including but not limited to summaries, descriptions, publications and any other such materials, are not intended to and DO NOT constitute legal, medical, financial, investment, business or professional advice of any kind. Those accessing the materials appearing on the Website or App should not act upon them without first seeking relevant professional counsel, as these materials are general in nature, and may not apply to particular circumstances. The materials should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a professional adviser. You agree that we are not responsible for any decisions that you may make.

We do not screen, approve, endorse, limit or select who can post information on the Website, App or Services, and you agree that we have no obligation or duty to do so. Although we may review, edit, remove or modify information from or on the Website, App or Services, we do not control the sources of this information, and do not guarantee the accuracy, suitability, completeness, currency, quality, adequacy or applicability of any such information.

In addition, although we reserve the right to review, remove or edit any content from the site, we do not routinely screen, monitor, or review the content on the Website, App or Services, including representation made by users of the Website, App and Services. YOU AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH INFORMATION. YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Circular 230 Disclosure: Pursuant to recently-enacted U.S. Treasury Department Regulations, we are now required to advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this Website, App or Services, including attachments and enclosures, is not intended or written to be used, and may not be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein.

ELIGIBILITY, USE AND AVAILABILITY

You must be at least thirteen (13) years old to use the Website, App or Services. By using the Website, App or Services, you represent that you meet this minimum age requirement.

Some parts or all of the Services may not be available to the general public, and we may impose eligibility rules from time to time. We reserve the right to amend or eliminate these eligibility requirements at any time.

While we make reasonable efforts to ensure that the Website, App and Services remain generally available, we do not represent or warrant that access to the Website, App or Services will be error-free or uninterrupted, and we do not guarantee that users will be able to access or use the Website, App or Services, or their features, at all times. We reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website, the App or the Services, or any part thereof, with or without notice.

Use of the Website, App or Services may cause you to incur data charges from your provider.

RULES OF CONDUCT

Your use of the Website, App and Services is conditioned on your compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to these rules of conduct.

You agree that you will not violate any applicable law or regulation in connection with your use of the Website, App or Services.

You agree not to distribute, upload, make available or otherwise publish through the Website, App or Services any suggestions, information, ideas, comments, causes, promotions, documents, questions, notes, plans, drawings, proposals, or materials similar thereto (“Submissions”) or graphics, text, information, links, profiles, audio, photos, software, music, sounds, video, comments, messages or tags, or similar materials (“Content”) that:

is unlawful or encourages another to engage in anything unlawful;
contains a virus or any other similar programs or software which may damage the operation of our or another’s computer;
violates the rights of any party or infringes upon the patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of privacy or publicity or other intellectual property right of any party; or,
is libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, lewd, indecent, inappropriate, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusing, harassing, threatening or bullying.

You must keep your user name and password and any other information needed to sign in to the Website, App or Services, if applicable, confidential and secure. We are not responsible for any unauthorized access to your account or profile by others.

You further agree that you will not do any of the following:

modify, adapt, translate, copy, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Website, App or Services;
interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Website, App or Services, including restricting or inhibiting any other person from using the Service by means of hacking or defacing;
transmit to or make available in connection with the Website, App or Services any denial of service attack, virus, worm, Trojan horse or other harmful code or activity;
attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network of the Website, App or Services or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
harvest or collect the email address or other contact information of other users of the Website, App or Services;
scrape or collect content from the Website, App or Services via automated or large group means;
submit, post or make available false, incomplete or misleading information to the Website, App or Services, or otherwise provide such information to us;
register for more than one user account; or,
impersonate any other person or business.

You are not licensed to access any portion of the Service that is not public, and you may not attempt to override any security measures in place on the Service.

Notwithstanding the foregoing rules of conduct, our unlimited right to terminate your access to the Service shall not be limited to violations of these rules of conduct.

CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO US

You are under no obligation to submit anything to us, and unless otherwise noted, we will not claim ownership of any Content. However, in order for us to provide the Website, App and Services, we need your permission to process, display, reproduce and otherwise use content you make available to us.

Therefore, if you choose to submit any Content to the Website, App or Services, or otherwise make available any Content through the Website, App or Service, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, transferrable, sub-licensable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, use, modify, display, perform, transmit, distribute, translate and create derivative works from any such Content, including without limitation distributing part or all of the Content in any media format through any media channels.

Notwithstanding the foregoing grant, as further identified and described in the Privacy Policy, content that you upload or make available to the Website, App or Services for the purpose of non-public processing through or with the Services (such as information about job applications or non-public communications on the Services) will be used by us for the purpose of providing the Website, App and Services to you and those with whom you designate to receive such Content.

By submitting any Content or Submissions to us you hereby agree, warrant and represent that: (a) except as provided in the Privacy Policy, the Content and Submissions do not contain proprietary or confidential information, and the provision of the Content and Submissions is not a violation of any third-party’s rights; (b) all such Submissions and Content are accurate and true, (c) except as provided in the Privacy Policy, we are not under any confidentiality obligation relating to the Content or Submissions; (d) except as provided in the Privacy Policy, we shall be entitled to use or disclose the Content or Submissions in any way; and (e) you are not entitled to compensation or attribution from us in exchange for the Submissions or Content.

You acknowledge that we are under no obligation to maintain the Website, App or Services, or any information, causes, materials, Submissions, Content or other matter you submit, post or make available to or on the Website, App or Services. We reserve the right to withhold, remove and or discard any such material at any time.

CONTENT SHARED THROUGH THE SERVICES

You understand that by sharing information on the Website, App or Services, and requesting information to be sent through the Website, App or Services, you may be revealing information about yourself that you may include. You understand and acknowledge that you are fully aware and responsible for the impact of sharing such materials, and you agree that we shall not be held responsible, and we shall be released and held harmless by you from any liability or damages arising out of such conduct.

OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We own our graphics, logos, names, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names, which are our trademarks, trade names and/or trade dress. The “look and feel” of the Website, App and Services (including color combinations, button shapes, layout, design and all other graphical elements) is protected by U.S. copyright and trademark law. All product names, names of services, trademarks and service marks (“Marks”) are our property or the property of their respective owners, as indicated. You may not use the Marks or copyrights for any purpose whatsoever other than as permitted by this Agreement.

You acknowledge that the software used to provide the Website, App and Services, and all enhancements, updates, upgrades, corrections and modifications to the software, all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, or trademarks or other intellectual property rights protecting or pertaining to any aspect of the software (or any enhancements, corrections or modifications) and any and all documentation therefor, are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of us and/or our licensors, as the case may be. This Agreement does not convey title or ownership to you, but instead gives you only the limited rights set forth herein.

PASSWORDS AND ACCOUNTS

You are responsible for controlling the access to and use of your account. Always make sure that your password is kept as confidential. You understand and agree that we may assume that instructions from an individual associated with your account are authoritative and should be acted upon by us. We are not responsible for any unauthorized access to your account or profile, and any ramifications of such access, and is not required to take action to disable any account. You agree that you will not bring an action against us arising out of or related to any claimed unauthorized access using your account credentials. Under confirmed unauthorized use circumstances, we may take action to address your situation. In the event that you would like to report a breach, please contact help@hireshorts.com with the term “Account Breach Notice” in the subject line.

SUBSCRIPTION AND FEES

As more fully described on the Website, App and Services, certain elements of the Website, App and Services may require fees for access (the “Paid Services”).

We may use a third-party payment processor (the “Payment Processor”) to charge you through an online account for use of the Paid Service. The processing of payments will be subject to the terms, conditions and privacy policies of the Payment Processor in addition to this Agreement. We are not responsible for error by the Payment Processor.

You agree to pay us, through the Payment Processor or in another format accepted by us, all charges for the Paid Services that you access, and you authorize us, where applicable, through the Payment Processor, to charge your chosen payment provider (your “Payment Method”).

For Paid Services involving one-time fees, as identified on the Services, your Payment Method will be charged at the time of purchase, or you will be billed by us, as determined by us.

For recurring subscriptions, we will automatically charge your Payment Method or invoice you (as determined by us) for the next period at the end of each subscription period, as further identified on the Services and at purchase. If you purchase a subscription, it may result in recurring charges, to your Payment Method or otherwise, and you agree that we may charge such amounts until such a time as your subscription expires or you cancel the subscription, depending on the subscription type. WE MAY SUBMIT PERIODIC CHARGES WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM YOU, UNTIL YOU PROVIDE PRIOR NOTICE (RECEIPT OF WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY US) THAT YOU HAVE TERMINATED THIS AUTHORIZATION OR WISH TO CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD. SUCH NOTICE WILL NOT AFFECT CHARGES SUBMITTED BEFORE WE REASONABLY COULD ACT. For any subscriptions, you agree that your license to the Services is not a service, repair or maintenance to real or personal property.

If you wish to cancel, upgrade or downgrade your subscription, you may do so at any time through your account. Any charges incurred prior to cancellation or downgrade are non-refundable. If you upgrade your subscription, you will be charged the difference in your current subscription and the upgraded subscription at that time, and you will be charged the price for the upgraded subscription on an ongoing basis until cancellation. If you downgrade your subscription, you will be charged the reduced price at the beginning of the next term.

Your account will be considered delinquent if payment in full is not successful when a charge is initiated. Unless specified in an invoice, amounts due are exclusive of all applicable taxes, levies, or duties, and you will be responsible for payment of all such amounts.

In addition to other applicable remedies, we reserve the right to suspend and/or terminate your access to the Services and/or terminate this Agreement if your Payment Method is declined or fails and your account therefore is delinquent. Charges to delinquent accounts are subject to interest of 1.5% per month on any outstanding balance, or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is less, plus all expenses of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.

ENFORCEMENT AND TERMINATION

We reserve the right to deny all or some portion of the Website, App and/or Services to any user, in our sole discretion, at any time. Without limiting the foregoing or assuming additional legal obligations, we have a policy of terminating repeat violators of the Copyright Act, in accordance with applicable law. All grants of any rights from you to us related to Content, Submissions, or other materials, including but not limited to copyright licenses, shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Further, your representations, defense and indemnification obligations survive any termination of this Agreement.

DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

BY USING THE WEBSITE, APPS OR SERVICES YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE PROVIDE THE WEBSITE, APPS AND SERVICES “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. WE, OUR PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS, SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, ACCURACY, SUITABILITY, APPLICABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, PERFORMANCE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION (ORAL OR WRITTEN) OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.

USE OF THE WEBSITE, APPS AND SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE, APPS OR SERVICES AT THE TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING; THAT THE WEBSITE, APPS OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE WEBSITE, APPS OR SERVICES ARE FREE OF INACCURACIES, MISREPRESENTATIONS BY USERS, VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELATED PARTIES”) BE LIABLE TO YOU BASED ON OR RELATED TO THE WEBSITE, APPS OR SERVICES, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE, APPS OR SERVICES, EVEN IF WE AND/OR RELATED PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a court shall find that the above disclaimers are not enforceable, then you agree that neither we nor any of our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, employees, members, shareholders, or directors shall be liable for (1) any damages in excess of $500.00 or (2) any indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages or loss of use, lost revenue, lost profits or data to you or any third party from your use of the Website, App or Services. This limitation shall apply regardless of the basis of your claim or whether or not the limited remedies provided herein fail of their essential purpose.

This limitation shall not apply to any damage that we cause you intentionally and knowingly in violation of this Agreement or applicable law that cannot be disclaimed in this Agreement.

SOME STATES, INCLUDING NEW JERSEY, MAY NOT PERMIT CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS, AND ANY SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS ARE VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us and our suppliers, subsidiaries, licensors, and licensees, and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees and agents harmless from all allegations, judgments, awards, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, and costs of litigation arising out of or based on (a) Submissions or Content you submit, post to or transmit through the Website, App or Services (b) your use of the Website, App or Services, (c) your violation of the Agreement, and (d) any conduct, activity or action which is unlawful or illegal under any state, federal or common law, or is violative of the rights of any individual or entity, engaged in, caused by, or facilitated in any way through the use of Website, App or Services.

DISPUTES, GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

You agree that any claim or dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Website, App or Services will be resolved solely and exclusively by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to this agreement. The laws of the State of Florida shall govern this Agreement, and shall be used in any arbitration proceeding.

There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages), and must follow the terms of this Agreement as a court would.

To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim to the following address: Interview Invite, LLC, 4104 Harrisburg St. NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33703.

Arbitration under this Agreement will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its rules then in effect, and shall be located in St. Petersburg, FL. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA’s rules.

You and us agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, both you and us agree that parties have each waived any right to a jury trial.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree that we may bring suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property or other proprietary rights.

To the extent arbitrations does not apply, you agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to the Services, or to us, may only be brought by you in a state or federal court located in Pinellas Country, FL. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS VENUE AS INCONVENIENT OR INAPPROPRIATE, AND AGREE TO EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN FLORIDA.

POLICIES FOR CHILDREN

The Website, App and Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13, nor do they contain information which would be potentially harmful to minors. In the event that we discover that a child under the age of 18 has provided personally identifiable information to us, we will make efforts to delete the child’s information in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Please see the Federal Trade Commission’s website for (www.ftc.gov) for more information.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230(d), as amended, we hereby notify you that parental control protections are commercially available to assist you in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. More information on the availability of such software can be found through publicly available sources. You may wish to contact your internet service provider for more information.

GENERAL

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is found for any reason to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision will be given its maximum enforceable effect, or shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision.

Revisions. In the event that we update this Agreement and you are made aware of the update, your continued use of the Website, App or Services after the update, or other agreement to the updated terms, shall constitute an agreement to the updated terms.

No Partnership. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of this Agreement or your use of the Website, App or Services.

Assignment. We may assign our this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign the Agreement without our prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment by you shall be null and void.

No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provision, nor in any way affect the right of any party to enforce each and every such provision thereafter. The express waiver by us of any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with such provision, condition or requirement.

Notices. All notices given by you or required under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to: Interview Invite, LLC, 4104 Harrisburg St. NE St. Petersburg, FL 33703

Equitable Remedies. You hereby agree that we would be irreparably damaged if the terms of this Agreement were not specifically enforced, and therefore you agree that we shall be entitled, without bond, other security, or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies with respect to breaches of this Agreement, in addition to such other remedies as we may otherwise have available to us under applicable laws.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the documents expressly incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Website, App and Services, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral or written.

COMPLAINT POLICY (INCLUDING TRADEMARK AND PRIVACY)

If you believe in good faith that any material posted on the Website of App infringes any of your rights other than in copyright, or is otherwise unlawful, you must send a notice to help@hireshorts.com, containing the following information:

Your name, physical address, e-mail address and phone number;
A description of the material posted on the Site that you believe violates your rights or is otherwise unlawful, and which parts of said materials you believe should be remedied or removed;
Identification of the location of the material on the Site;
If you believe that the material violates your rights, a statement as to the basis of the rights that you claim are violated;
If you believe that the material is unlawful or violates the rights of others, a statement as to the basis of this belief;
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized and that the information you are providing is accurate to the best of your knowledge and in good faith; and,
Your physical or electronic signature.

If we receive a message that complies with all of these requirements, we will evaluate the submission, and if appropriate, in our sole discretion, we will take action. We may disclose your submission to the poster of the claimed violative material, or any other party.