ONLINE SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR PROS
Dated/Last Update: February7, 2024
HIREAPP is an online and mobile platform that directly connects individuals looking for shifts to businesses that are hiring. This Online Services Agreement for Workers, together with the documents referenced herein(collectively, the “Agreement” and/or “Terms”), to HIREAPP’s websites, apps, software platforms, or online offerings(collectively, the “Platform”) constitutes a legal agreement and will automatically apply to you. HIREAPP (“we,” “us,” or “our”) permits you to use the Platform subject to these Terms and any applicable laws. You may thus only utilize the Platform in accordance with these Terms. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE PLATFORM.
BY ACCESSING AND USING THE PLATFORM, OR BY CLICKING TO ACCEPT OR AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT WHEN THIS OPTION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE HIREAPP PRIVACY POLICY AND ALL OTHER POLICIES, RULES, GUIDELINES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PLATFORM AS SET FORTH THEREIN(COLLECTIVELY "POLICIES"), WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. THIS AGREEMENT ESTABLISHES A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND HIREAPP. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE PLATFORM.
THIS AGREEMENT EXPRESSLY SUPERSEDES PRIOR AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH YOU. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR AMEND THESE TERMS FROM TIME TO TIME WITH OUT NOTICE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE PLATFORM FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES TO THESE TERMS WILL MEAN YOU ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES. HIREAPP MAY IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO YOU, OR GENERALLY CEASE OFFERING OR DENY ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY REASON.
PLEASE REVIEW THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT SET FORTH IN SECTION 13 CAREFULLY, AS IT WILL REQUIRE YOU TO RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH HIREAPP ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION. BY VIRTUE OF YOUR ELECTRONIC EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT) AND HAVE TAKEN TIME TO CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS DECISION.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Customer" and/or “Business” means those individuals or entities that have been authorized to use the Platform to hire workers for shifts.
1.2 "Device"means a mobile device owned or controlled by you on which the HIREAPP Platform has been installed as authorized by HIREAPP solely for the purpose of providing shifts, or on which you receive SMS text messaging or PUSH notifications in connection with providing shifts.
1.3 "Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
1.4 "Account ID"means the identification and password key that may be assigned by HIREAPP to you that enables you to use and access the HIREAPP Platform.
1.5 "HIREAPP Data" means all data related to the access and use of the Platform here under, including all data related to Users (including UserInformation), all data related to the provision of shifts via the Platform, and the AccountID.
1.6 "Shifts" means your provision of shifts to Customers via the Platform.
1.7 "Services" mean HIREAPP’s lead generation and related services that enable individuals to seek, receive, provide, fulfill, and/or obtain requests for shifts by Customers seeking to hire workers for shifts, which services include HIREAPP’s software, websites, payment services as described in Section 4 below, and related support services systems, as may be updated or modified from time to time.
1.8 "User" means an independent contractor authorized by HIREAPP to use the HIREAPP Platform for the purpose of seeking, receiving, providing, fulfilling, and/or obtaining shifts.
1.9 "User Information"means information about a User collected by us through the HIREAPP Platform, which may include a User’s name, location, services sought or provided, and contact information.
2. USE OF THE SERVICES
2.1 Eligibility. In order to be eligible to receive requests for shifts via the Platform you must be at least eighteen (18) years old and you must submit an application to HIREAPP for approval. You represent and warrant that all information you provide in your application and in response to any additional requests from HIREAPP is complete and accurate. HIREAPP reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to approve or reject your application for the Platform. HIREAPP expressly reserves the right to reject any application for the Platform it believes in its sole discretion are generated by fraudulent means or in violation of these Terms.
Account registration (“Account”) requires you to submit to HIREAPP certain personal information, such as your name, address, and phone number, Social Security or any other applicable Tax Identification Number, as well as direct deposit account information. You agree to maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date information in your Account. Your failure to maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date Account information, may result in your inability to access and use the Platform or HIREAPP’s termination of these Terms with you. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your Account, and you agree to maintain the security and secrecy of your Account username and password at all times. Unless otherwise permitted by HIREAPP in writing, you may only possess one Account.
Once you’ve registered an Account as a HireApp Pro, you will be offered the option to supply the names and phone numbers of previous employers as references for you(“References”). You represent and warrant that you have obtained each Reference’s agreement to serve as your reference, and agreement to receive calls, text messages, or other communications from HIREAPP. Your Reference may receive calls, text messages, or emails asking for their contact information in case there are any follow-up questions or additional information is needed.
2.2 Account IDs. HIREAPP may issue you an Account ID to enable you to access and use the HIREAPP Platform in accordance with this Agreement. You agree that you will maintain your Account ID in confidence and not share your Account ID with any third party. You will immediately notify HIREAPP of any actual or suspected breach or improper use or disclosure of yourAccount ID or the HIREAPP Platform.
2.3 Provision of Shifts Services. You may receive Customer requests for shifts via the HIREAPP Platform, which may include basic information related to such requested shifts, such as the quoted pay rate, the type of work requested and the name of Customer. You may choose to accept requests for shifts that you are willing and able to fulfill via the functionality of the Platform. You may not accept requests you are not able to or do not intend to fulfill. You will be notified if your acceptance is successful. If your acceptance is successful, HIREAPP may provide you with certain additional information regarding the request via the HIREAPP Platform such as equipment the Customer may require. You acknowledge and agree that once you have accepted a Customer’s request for shifts, HIREAPP may provide certain information about you to the Customer, including your name and contact information. You shall not contact any Customers for any reason except for the purposes of fulfilling shifts. As between HIREAPP and you, you acknowledge and agree that: (a) you shall be solely responsible for determining the most effective, efficient and safe manner to perform each instance of shifts; and (b) except for the Services, you shall provide all necessary equipment, tools and other materials that may be requested by Customer to perform such shifts.
If you allow any third party to perform the shifts that have been accepted through your account, or we otherwise determine that anyone other than yourself is accepting or performing the shifts, we may refuse and/or terminate your access to the Platform and may refuse to pay you any amounts you generate by participating in the Platform, and we reserve the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
2.4 Your Relationship with Customers. You acknowledge and agree that your provision of shifts to Customers creates a direct business relationship between you and the Customer. Your interactions with Customers and/or other third parties found on or through the Platform are solely between you and such Customers and/or third parties.You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any Customer. HIREAPP is not responsible or liable for the actions or inactions of a Customer in relation to your activities. You shall have the sole responsibility for any obligations or liabilities to Customers or other third parties that arise from your provision of shifts. You acknowledge and agree that HIREAPP may release your contact and/or insurance information, if any, to a Customer upon such Customer’s reasonable request.
If there is a dispute between Users (including between you and a Customer), or between Users and any third party, you agree that HIREAPP is under no obligation to become involved. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other Users, you release HIREAPP, its officers, employees, agents, and successors from claims, demands, and damages of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or our Platform. If you are a California resident, you shall and hereby do waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which says: "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor."
2.5 Your Relationship with HIREAPP. You acknowledge and agree that our provision to you of the HIREAPP Platform creates a direct business relationship between HIREAPP and you. You acknowledge and agree that you are not an employee of HIREAPP and that HIREAPP does not, and shall not be deemed to, direct or control you generally or in your performance under this Agreement specifically, including in connection with your provision of shifts or your acts or omissions. You retain the sole right to determine which requests fors hifts you choose to fulfill and when and how often you utilize the HIREAPP Platform. You retain the option, via the HIREAPP Platform, to attempt to accept or to decline or ignore a Customer’s request for shifts via the Platform, or to cancel an accepted request for shifts via the HIREAPP Platform, subject to HIREAPP’s then-current cancellation policies. HIREAPP’s current cancellation policies are available at LINK. HIREAPP shall have no right to require you to:
(a) display HIREAPP’s names, logos or colors; or (b)wear a uniform or any other clothing displaying HIREAPP’s names, logos or colors.
You acknowledge and agree that you have complete discretion to provide services or otherwise engage in other business or employment activities. For the sake of clarity, you understand that you retain the complete right to; (i) use other software application services in addition to the Platform; and (ii) engage in any other occupation or business. HIREAPP retains the right to, at any time at our sole discretion, deactivate or otherwise restrict you from accessing or using the HIREAPP Platform in the event of a violation of this Agreement, your disparagement of HIREAPP, your act or omission that causes harm to HIREAPP’s brand(s), reputation or business as determined by HIREAPP in its sole discretion, or for any other reason at the reasonable discretion of HIREAPP.
If you are terminated from the Platform, you may not access or use the HIREAPP Platform through a new account.
2.6 Insurance. All Company Contractors must have insurance coverage in order to perform Services. Accordingly, a portion ($1.81 per job worked) from each Company Engagement will be applied toward coverage under an occupational accident insurance policy (“OAI”) made available by the Company. By accessing and using the Application, or by clicking to accept this Agreement, you hereby apply for the OAI (made available by the Company). You certify that you are an Independent Contractor and you authorise the Company to pay on your behalf fees for the OAI.
2.7 Ratings. You acknowledge and agree that: (a) after receiving shifts, a Customer may be asked to provide a rating of you and such shifts and, optionally, to provide comments or feedback about you and such shifts and (b) after providing shifts, you may be asked to provide a rating of the Customer and, optionally, to provide comments or feedback about the Customer through the HIREAPP Platform. You shall provide your ratings and feedback in good faith. You acknowledge that HIREAPP desires that Customers have access to high-quality services. In order to continue to receive access to the HIREAPP Platform, you must maintain an average rating by Customers that exceeds the minimum average acceptable rating established by HIREAPP, as may be updated from time to time by HIREAPP in its sole discretion("Minimum Average Rating"), see LINK. In the event your average rating falls below the Minimum Average Rating, HIREAPP will notify you and may provide you, in our discretion, a limited period of time to raise your average rating above the Minimum Average Rating. If you do not increase your average rating above the Minimum Average Rating within the time period allowed (if any), HIREAPP reserves the right to deactivate your access to the HIREAPP Platform.
HIREAPP reserves the right to use, share and display your and Customer ratings and comments in any manner in connection with the business of HIREAPP without attribution to you or your approval. You acknowledge and agree that HIREAPP is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not publishers of your and Customer ratings and comments, provided that HIREAPP reserves the right to edit or remove comments in the event that such comments include obscenities or other objectionable content, include an individual’s name or other personal information, or violate any privacy laws, other applicable laws, or HIREAPP’s content policies.
2.8 Devices. You acknowledge and agree that with respect to any Devices: (i) you are responsible for the acquisition, cost and maintenance of such Devices as well as any necessary wireless data plan; and(ii) HIREAPP shall make available any mobile application portion of the HIREAPP Platform for installation on such Device. HIREAPP hereby grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install (where applicable) and use the HIREAPP Platform on a Device solely for the purpose of providing shifts. You agree to not provide, distribute or share, or enable the provision, distribution or sharing of, the HIREAPP Platform (or any data associated therewith) with any third party. The foregoing license grant shall immediately terminate and you will delete and fully remove the HIREAPP Platform from the Device in the event that you cease to provide shifts using the Device.
2.9 Text Messaging. By signing up to use the Platform, you agree that HIREAPP may send you informational text (SMS) messages as part of the normal business operation of your use of the HIREAPP and that use of SMS is necessary to utilize the Platform. We may send you SMS messages, for example, to communicate with you regarding the HIREAPP Platform (such as reminders to update your profile), to provide status updates and other alerts (such as alerts for shift prices), and to provide reminders regarding your shifts (such as to remind you of upcoming shifts). When you sign up for the Platform, we will send you an SMS message to confirm your signup.
In the event you no longer want to receive any text messages from HIREAPP, you can cancel the SMS service at any time by e-mailing us at hello@hireapp.me.
Message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. Message frequency depends on your use of the Platform. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, please contact your wireless provider. For all other questions about the SMS services, you can send an email to hello@hireapp.me.
If you have any questions regarding privacy, please refer to our privacy policy at LINK.
3. FINANCIAL TERMS
HIREAPP reserves the right to change the Fee Calculation, including, but not limited to, the flat dollar amount and/or the basis for the Fee Calculation, at any time in our sole discretion, and HIREAPP will provide you with notice in the event of such change that would result in a change in the recommended Fee for each instance of completed shifts. Continued use of the HIREAPP Platform after any such change in the Fee Calculation shall constitute your consent to such change.
3.1 Fee Calculation and Your Payment. In each request for shift you receive via the HIREAPP Platform, HIREAPP will quote the recommended fee for such shift, ("Fee"), where such Fee is calculated based upon a flat dollar amount as quoted by HIREAPP, multiplied by the number of hours spent by you engaged in providing such shift ("Fee Calculation"). When you complete an instance of shift obtained via the Platform, you are entitled to charge the applicable Fee to the applicable Customer. You: (i) appoint HIREAPP as your limited payment collection agent solely for the purpose of accepting the Fee on your behalf via the payment processing functionality facilitated by the Platform; and (ii) agree that payment made by Customer to HIREAPP shall be considered the same as payment made directly by Customer to you. HIREAPP agrees to remit to you on at least a weekly basis: (a) the Fee; and (b) depending on the region, certain taxes and ancillary fees. If you and HIREAPP have separately agreed, HIREAPP may deduct other amounts from the Fee prior to remittance to you.
3.2 Changes to Fee Calculation. HIREAPP reserves the right to change the Fee Calculation, including, but not limited to, the flat dollar amount and/or the basis for the Fee Calculation, at any time in our sole discretion, and HIREAPP will provide you with notice in the event of such change that would result in a change in the recommended Fee for each instance of completed shifts. Continued use of the Platform after any such change in the Fee Calculation shall constitute your consent to such change.
3.3 Fee Adjustment. HIREAPP reserves the right to: (i) adjust the Fee for a particular instance of shifts; or
(ii) cancel the Fee for a particular instance of shifts (e.g., Customer is charged for shifts that were not provided, in the event of a Customer complaint, fraud, etc.).HIREAPP’s decision to reduce or cancel the Fee in any such manner shall be exercised in a reasonable manner.
3.4 Cancellation Charges. Youacknowledge and agree that Customers may elect to cancel requests for shifts that have been accepted by you, atany time prior to when your provision of shifts is scheduled to commence. In the event that a Customercancels an accepted request for shifts, HIREAPP may charge the Customer a cancellation fee on yourbehalf. If charged, this cancellation fee shall be deemed the Fee for the cancelledshifts for the purpose of remittance to you hereunder.
3.5 Receipts. As part of the Platform, HIREAPP provides you a system for the delivery of reports to Customers regarding the shifts rendered. Upon your completion of shifts for a Customer, HIREAPP prepares an applicable report and submits such report to the Customer via email on your behalf. Such reports are also provided to you via email or online portal. Reports include the breakdown of amounts charged to the Customer for shifts and may include specific information about you, including your name and contact information. Any corrections to a Customer’s report for shifts must be submitted to HIREAPP in writing within three (3) business days after the completion of such shifts. Absent such a notice, HIREAPP shall not be liable for any mistakes in or corrections to the report or for recalculation or disbursement of the Fee.
3.6 No Additional Amounts. You acknowledge and agree that, for the mutual benefit of the parties, through advertising and marketing, HIREAPP may seek to attract new Customers to HIREAPP and to increase existing Customers’ use of HIREAPP’s Platform. You acknowledge and agree such advertising or marketing does not entitle you to any additional monetary amounts beyond the amounts expressly set forth in this Agreement.
3.7 Taxes. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for collecting and remitting all applicable gross receipts, sales and use, excise or any other transaction tax on the provision of shifts.
4. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS; LICENSE
4.1 License Grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, HIREAPP hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-assignable license, during the term of this Agreement, to use the Platform solely for the purpose of providing shifts to Customers and tracking HIREAPP Fees. All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by HIREAPP, and its licensors.
4.2 Restrictions.You shall not, and shall not allow any other party to: (a) license, sublicense,sell, resell, transfer, assign,distribute or otherwise provide or make available to any other party thePlatform in any way; (b) modify ormake derivative works based upon the Platform; (c) improperly use the Platform, including creating Internet "links"to any part of the Platform, "framing" or "mirroring"any part of the Platform; (d) reverseengineer, decompile, modify, or disassemble the Platform, except as allowedunder applicable law; or (e) sendspam or otherwise duplicative or unsolicited messages. In addition, you shall not, and shall not allow any other party to, access or usethe Platform to: (i) design or develop a competitiveor substantially similar product or service; (ii) copy or extract any features,functionality, or content thereof;(iii) launch or cause to be launched on or in connection with the Platform anautomated program or script,including web spiders, crawlers, robots, indexers, bots, viruses or worms, orany program which may make multipleserver requests per second, or unduly burden or hinder the operation and/or performance of the Platform; or(iv) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Platform or its relatedsystems or networks.
4.3 Ownership.The Platform and all rights thereinare and shall remain HIREAPP’s property or theproperty of HIREAPP’s licensors. Neither these Terms nor your use of thePlatform convey or grant to you anyrights: (i) in or related to the Platform except for the limited licensegranted above; or (ii) to use or referencein any manner HIREAPP’s company names, logos, product and service names,trademarks or services marks or those of HIREAPP’s licensors.
4.4 UserSubmissions. Anything you post, upload, share, store, or otherwise providethrough the Platform is your “User Submission,” whichmay include your chat data, work history or resume information. Some User Submissions are viewable by other users.In order to display your User Submissions on the Platform, and to allow other users to enjoy them (whereapplicable), you grant us certain rights in those User Submissions.
For all User Submissions, you hereby grant HIREAPP a license to translate, modify (for technicalpurposes), for examplemaking sure your content is viewable on an iPhone as well as a computer) and
reproduce and otherwise act with respect to such UserSubmissions, in each case to enable HIREAPP tooperate the Platform. This is a license only – your ownership in User Submissions is not affected.
If you store a User Submission in your own personalaccount, in a manner that is not viewable by any other user except you (a “Personal User Submission”), you grantHIREAPP the license above, as well as a licenseto display, perform,and distribute your Personal User Submission for the sole purpose of making that Personal User Submission accessible to you and providing the services necessary to do so.
If you share a User Submission only in a manner that only certainspecified users can view (for example, a private message to one or more otherusers) (a “LimitedUser Submission”), then you grant HIREAPP the licenses above, as well as a licenseto display, perform, and distribute your Limited User Submission for the sole purpose of making that Limited User Submission accessible to such other specified users, andproviding the services necessary to do so. Also,you grant such other specified users a license to access that LimitedUser Submission, and to use and exercise all rights in it, aspermitted by the functionality of the Platform.
If you share a User Submission publicly on the Platformand/or in a manner that more than just you orcertain specified users can view (a “Public User Submission”), such as your shiftposting, then you hereby grant HIREAPPthe licenses above, as well as a license to use, copy, modify,translate, distribute, perform,publish, and process your Public User Submission for the purpose of making thatPublic User Submission accessible toall HIREAPP users and providing the services necessary to do so, as well as all other rights necessary to use andexercise all rights in the Public User Submission in connection with the Platformand/or otherwise in connection with HIREAPP’s businessfor any purpose, provided that HIREAPP will try to notify you if it uses your Public User Submission for any reason other than displaying it on the Platform. Also, you grant all other users of the Platform a license toaccess that Public User Submissionand to use and exercise all rights in it, as permitted by the functionality ofthe Platform. You agree that thelicenses you grant are royalty-free, perpetual, sublicenseable, irrevocable,and worldwide. When you delete your account, we will stop displaying your User Submissions to other users (if applicable), but you understand and agreethat it may not be possible to completely delete that content from HIREAPP’s records, and that your UserSubmissions may remain viewable elsewhere to the extent it was copied or stored by others. Youfurther understand and agree that HIREAPP, in performing the required technical steps to provide thePlatform to our users (including you), may need to make changes to your User Submissions to conform andadapt such User Submissions to the technical requirements of connection networks, devices, services, or media, and the foregoinglicenses include the rights to do so.
Please note that the foregoinglicenses are subjectto our Privacy Policy https://www.hireapp.me/privacy-policy/ to the extent they relate toUser Submissions that are also your personally-identifiable information.
4.5 Content on the Platform. Thematerials displayed or available on or through the Platform, including but not limited to, text, graphics, data,articles, photos, images, illustrations, User Submissions, and so forth (all the foregoing, the “Content”) areprotected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws. You promiseto abide by all copyright notices, trademark rules, information, andrestrictions contained in any Content you access throughthe Platform, and you will not use, copy, reproduce,modify, translate, publish,broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, upload, display, license, sell orotherwise exploit for any purpose any Content not owned by you (i) without the prior consentof the owner of that Content, or (ii) in a way that violatessomeone else’s (including HIREAPP’s) rights.
Any information or content publiclyposted or privately transmitted through the Platformis the sole responsibility of theperson from whom such content originated, and you access all such informationand content at your own risk, andHIREAPP is not liable for any errors or omissions in that information or content or for any damages or loss youmight suffer in connection with it. HIREAPPcannot control and has no duty to take any action regardinghow you may interpret and use the Content or what actionsyou
may take as a result of having been exposed to theContent, and you hereby release HIREAPP from all liability for you having acquiredor not acquired Content throughthe Platform.
You are responsible for all Content you contribute, inany manner, to the Platform and you represent and warrant you have all rights necessary to do so, in the manner inwhich you contribute it. You may not upload, distribute or otherwise publishany Content that is invasive of privacy or publicity rights, infringing on intellectual property rights, unlawful,threatening, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, profane, abusive, harassing, hateful orotherwise objectionable, including but not limited to any Content that encourages conduct that wouldconstitute a criminal offense or otherwise violates any applicable U.S. or foreign laws.
The Services may contain links or connections to thirdparty websites or services that are not owned or controlled by HIREAPP.When you access third party websites or use third party services,you accept that there are risks in doing so, and thatHIREAPP is not responsible for such risks. HIREAPPhas no control over, and assumes noresponsibility for, the content, accuracy, privacy policies, or practices of or opinions expressed in any third-partywebsites or by any third party that you interact with through the Platform.In addition, HIREAPP will not and cannot monitor, verify, censor or editthe content of any third-party siteor service. By using the Platform,you release and hold HIREAPP harmless from any and all liability arisingfrom your use of any third-party websiteor service.
4.6 Copyright. We respect others’intellectual property rights, and we reserve the right to delete or disable any content posted through the Platformthat is alleged to be infringing, and to terminate the accounts of repeat alleged infringers, in accordancewith the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "DMCA"). Toreport potentially infringing content, please e-mailus at hello@hireapp.me.
5. PRIVACY
5.1 Privacy. Thecollection, use, maintenance, disclosure and disposal of User Information,including the collection and use ofyour personally identifiable information, through the HIREAPP Platform isgoverned by our Privacy Policy which is incorporated into and is a part of these Terms.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; DISCLAIMERS
6.1 By You. You herebyrepresent and warrant that: (a) you have full power and authority to enter intothis Agreement and perform your obligations hereunder; (b) you have not entered into,and during the term will not enterinto, any agreement that would prevent you from complying with this Agreement;(c) you will comply with allapplicable laws in your performance of this Agreement, including holding andcomplying with all permits, licenses,registrations and other governmental authorizations necessary to provide shifts pursuant to this Agreement; and (d) youwill not allow any third party to use your account or provide the shifts accepted throughyour account.
6.2 Disclaimer of Warranties. YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, INCLUDINGANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE PLATFORM, ANYPLATFORM-RELATED SERVICE OR SOFTWARETHAT IS PROVIDED TO YOU, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT, SOFTWARE OR INFORMATIONCONTAINED WITHIN THE PLATFORM AND ANY PLATFORM-RELATEDSERVICE, IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE"BASIS. WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS,LICENSORS, AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, ANDEMPLOYEES, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALLREPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED,INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITEDTO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESSFOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY OF DATA, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. BECAUSE SOMEJURISDICTIONS MAY NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OFCERTAIN WARRANTIES, SOME OF THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. HIREAPP DOES NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT OR GUARANTEETHAT YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE
PLATFORM: (A) WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; OR (B) WILL RESULT INANY REQUESTS FOR SHIFTS. HIREAPPFUNCTIONS AS A LEAD GENERATION AND RELATED SERVICE ONLY AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS,WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES AS TO THEACTIONS OR INACTIONS OF THE USERS WHO MAY REQUEST OR RECEIVE SHIFTS FROM YOU, AND HIREAPP DOES NOT SCREEN OROTHERWISE EVALUATE USERS. BY USING THE PLATFORM,YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU MAY BE INTRODUCED TO A THIRD PARTY THAT MAY POSE HARM OR RISK TO YOU OROTHER THIRD PARTIES. YOU ARE ADVISED TOTAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO INTERACTIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES ENCOUNTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE PLATFORM. NOTWITHSTANDING HIREAPP’S APPOINTMENT AS THE LIMITED PAYMENT COLLECTION AGENT OFYOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCEPTING PAYMENTFROM USERS ON YOUR BEHALF AS SET FORTH IN SECTION3 ABOVE, HIREAPP EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF YOU, ANY USER OR OTHER THIRD PARTY.
6.3 No Service Guarantee.HIREAPP DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OR UPTIME OF THE HIREAPP PLATFORM. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEPLATFORM MAY BE UNAVAILABLE AT ANYTIME AND FOR ANY REASON (e.g., DUE TO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OR NETWORK FAILURE). FURTHER, THE PLATFORMMAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENTIN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND HIREAPP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS,DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGES,LIABILITIES OR LOSSES RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
You shall indemnify, defend (at HIREAPP’soption) and hold harmless HIREAPP, its affiliates, its Customers, and each of the foregoing’srespective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assignsfrom and againstany and all claims, liabilities, expenses (including legal fees and costs), damages, penalties, fines, socialcontributions and taxes arising out of or related to (a) your use of the Platform (including any actions taken by athird party using your account or identity in the Platform or performance of shifts), (b) your provisionof shifts or use of the Platform (including claims and potential claims from third parties, Users,regulators and governmental authorities), (c) any material or any other content or information that You submit,post or upload to or transmit through the Platform; and (d) your violation of this Agreement. Theseobligations will survive any termination of your relationship with us or your use of the Platform. We reserve theright to assume the defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
8. LIMITS OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL HIREAPP OR HIREAPP’S EMPLOYEES,OFFICERS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUPPLIERS,LICENSORS, CUSTOMERS, AND AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT,INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVEOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OFANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHERIN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT,TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE,ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH: (i) THE USE OR INABILITYTO USE THE PLATFORM OR THE CONTENT,MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDEDON OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM;
(ii) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OROTHER INACCURACIES IN THE PLATFORM OR THE CONTENT,MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THEPLATFORM; (iii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTEGOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY PRODUCTS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASEDOR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVEDOR TRANSACTIONS ENTEREDINTO THROUGH OR FROM THE PLATFORM; (iv) UNAUTHORIZEDACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOURTRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (v) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE PLATFORM;(vi) THE DELAY OR FAILUREIN PERFORMANCE RESULTING
FROM AN ACT OF FORCE MAJEURE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTS OF GOD, NATURAL DISASTERS, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS, WARS, STRIKES,LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS, SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, VANDALISM, TERRORISM, NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIESOR ANY REASONS BEYOND THEIR REASONABLECONTROL; OR (vii) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE PLATFORM, EVEN IF WE OR OUR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVEBEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PLATFORMOR PLATFORM-RELATED SERVICESIS TO STOP USING THE PLATFORM AND/OR THOSE SERVICES. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR YOUR ILLEGAL,UNAUTHORIZED, OR IMPROPER USE OF INFORMATION TRANSMITTED, MONITORED, STORED, OR RECEIVED USING THE PLATFORM. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITYINCLUDES ANY OF THE FOREGOING TYPES OF DAMAGES ARISINGFROM YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THE PLATFORM OR ANY SHIFTS PROVIDED BY HIREAPP PROS. HIREAPP’S PLATFORMMAY BE USED BY YOU TO RECEIVE SHIFTS, BUT YOU AGREE THAT HIREAPPHAS NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITYTO YOU RELATED TO ANY CUSTOMER.
APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OFLIABILITY, IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OR THE EXCLUSIONOR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGESSET FORTH ABOVE, SO THIS LIMITATIONOF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITYIS FOUND TO BE INVALIDOR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON,THEN THE AGGREGATELIABILITY OF US UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES FOR LIABILITIES THAT OTHERWISEWOULD HAVE BEEN LIMITED SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($200.00).
9. TERM AND TERMINATION
You shall indemnify, defend (at HIREAPP’s option) and hold harmless HIREAPPand its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees,agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all liabilities, expenses (including legalfees and costs), damages, penalties, fines, social contributions and taxes arising out of or related to: (a)your breach of your representations, warranties or obligations under this Agreement; or (b) a claim by a thirdparty (including Users, regulators and governmental authorities) directlyor indirectly relatedto your provision of shiftsor use of the HIREAPPPlatform.
9.1 Term. This Agreementshall commence on the date accepted by you and shall continueuntil terminated as set forthherein.
9.2 Termination. Either party may terminatethis Agreement by deleting andremoving the HIREAPP Platform. Inaddition, HIREAPP may terminate this Agreement or deactivate your Account IDimmediately, without notice,with respect to you in theevent you no longer qualify, under applicable law or the standards and policies of HIREAPP, to provide shifts,or as otherwise set forthin this Agreement.
9.3 Effect of Termination.Upon termination of the Agreement, you shall immediately delete and fully remove the HIREAPP Platform from any ofYour Devices and cease providing shifts via the Platform. Outstanding payment obligations andSections 1, 2.5, 2.6, 3.6, 3.7, 4.2, 4.3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.3, 10, 12 and 13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
10. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein withrespect to HIREAPP acting as the limited payment collection agent solely for the purpose of collecting paymentfrom Customers on your behalf,the relationship between theparties under this Agreement is solely that of independent contractors. The parties expressly agree that: (a) thisAgreement is not an employment agreement, nor does it create an employment relationship, between HIREAPPand you; and (b) no joint venture, partnership, or agency relationship exists between HIREAPPand you.
You have noauthority to bind HIREAPP and you undertake not to hold yourself out as an employee, agent or authorized representative of HIREAPP.Where, by implication of mandatory law or otherwise, you may be deemed anagent or representative of HIREAPP, you undertake and agree to indemnify,defend (at HIREAPP’s option) and holdHIREAPP and its affiliates harmless from and against any claims by any person or entity based on such impliedagency or representative relationship.
11. APPLE APP STORE TERMS
This Agreement applies to your use of the Platform,including the iPhone, and iPad applications available via the Apple, Inc. ("Apple")App Store (the "Application"),but the following additional terms also apply to the Application:
11.1 Bothyou and HIREAPP acknowledge that this Agreement is concluded between you andHIREAPP only, and not with Apple, andthat Apple is not responsible for the Application or any content posted to or made available via the Application;
11.2 TheApplication is licensed to you on a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferrable,non-sublicensable basis, solely to be used in connection with the HIREAPPPlatform for your private, personal,non-commercial use, subject to all the terms and conditions of thisAgreement as it is applicable to the Platform;
11.3 You will only use the Application in connection with an Apple device that you own or control;
11.4 Youacknowledge and agree that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish anymaintenance and supportservices with respectto the Application;
11.5 Inthe event of any failure of the Application to conform to any applicablewarranty, including those implied bylaw, you may notify Apple of such failure; upon notification, Apple’s solewarranty obligation to you will be to refund to you the purchase price, if any, of the Application;
11.6 Youacknowledge and agree that HIREAPP, and not Apple, is responsible foraddressing any claims you or any third party may have in relation to the Application;
11.7 Youacknowledge and agree that, in the event of any third party claim that theApplication or your possession and use of the Application infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, HIREAPP,and not Apple, will be responsible for the investigation, defense,settlement and discharge of any such infringement claim;
11.8 You represent and warrant that youare not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated bythe U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties;
11.9 Bothyou and HIREAPP acknowledge and agree that, in your use of the Application, youwill comply with any applicable third party terms of agreementwhich may affector be affected by such use; and
11.10 Bothyou and HIREAPP acknowledge and agree that Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries arethird party beneficiaries of thisAgreement, and that upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have theright (and will be deemed to haveaccepted the right) to enforce this Agreement against you as the third party beneficiary hereof.
12. MISCELLANEOUS TERMS
12.1 Modification.HIREAPP reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of this Agreementat any time, effective uponpublishing an updated version of this Agreement on the portal available to youon the Platform. HIREAPP reservesthe right to modify any information referenced at hyperlinks from this Agreementfrom time to time. You hereby acknowledge and agree that, by using thePlatform, or downloading, installingor using the Platform, you are bound by any future amendments and additions to this Agreement, information referenced athyperlinks herein, or documents incorporated herein, including with respect to Fee Calculations.Continued use of the Platform after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.
12.2 Supplemental Terms. Supplemental terms may apply to your use of the Platform, such asuse policies or terms related tocertain features and functionality, which may be modified from time to time ("Supplemental Terms").You may be presented with certain Supplemental Terms from time to time. Supplemental Terms are in addition to, andshall be deemed a part of, this Agreement. Supplemental Terms shall prevailover this Agreement in the event of a conflict.
12.3 Severability.If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid or non-binding, theparties shall remain bound by all other provisions hereof. In that event, the parties shall replace the invalid or non-binding provision with provisions thatare valid and binding and that have, to the greatest extent possible, a similar effect as the invalidor non-binding provision, given the contents and purpose of this Agreement.
12.4 Assignment.You may not assign, delegate or transfer this Agreement or your rights orobligations hereunder, or youraccount with the Platform, in any way (by operation of law or otherwise)without HIREAPP’s prior writtenconsent. HIREAPP may transfer, assign, or delegate this Agreement and its rights and obligations without consent.
12.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all Supplemental Terms, constitutes the entire agreementand understanding of the partieswith respect to its subjectmatter and replacesand supersedes all prior orcontemporaneous agreements or undertakings regarding such subject matter. In this Agreement, the words "including" and "include" mean "including, but not limitedto."
12.6 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Exceptas expressly set forth in Section 11 above regarding the Apple Application, there are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreementand nothing containedin this Agreement is intendedto or shall be interpreted to create any third-party beneficiary claims.
12.7 Notices. HIREAPPmay give notice by means of a general notice on the Platform, electronic mailto your email address in yourAccount, or by written communication sent by first class mail or pre-paid post to your address in your Account. Suchnotice shall be deemed to have been given upon the expiration of 48 hours after mailing or posting (if sentby first class mail or pre-paid post) or 12 hours after sending (if sent by email). You may give notice toHIREAPP, with such notice deemed given when received by HIREAPP, at any time by first class mail, pre-paid post, orelectronic mail to HIREAPP, 5120 Cherokee Ave, 33140 Miami Beach Florida or at hello@hireapp.me.
12.8 Choiceof Law. This Agreement is governed by and construed inaccordance with the laws of the Stateof Florida, U.S.A., without giving effect to any conflict of law principles.For all claims not subject to theArbitration Agreement in Section 13, you agree that they will be broughtexclusively in the federal or statecourts of competent jurisdiction sitting in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and youexpressly agree that such courtsshall have jurisdiction over you. The prevailing party in any dispute arisinghereunder or from your use of thePlatform shall be entitled to an award of its reasonable attorney’s fees andlegal costs against the non-prevailing party.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS,YOU AND HIREAPPAGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISINGOUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITESMUST COMMENCE WITHIN
ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES.OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
13. ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
13.1 Arbitration.You agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating tothese Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use ofthe Platform (collectively, "Disputes")will be settled by final and binding arbitration between you and HIREAPP. This Arbitration Agreement is governed by theFederal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16). Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, each partyretains the right to bring an individual action in small claims court and the right to seek injunctive orother equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement,misappropriation or violation of a party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or otherintellectual property rights. You acknowledge and agree that you and HIREAPP are each waiving the right to atrial by jury or to participate as a plaintiff or class in any purported class action or representativeproceeding. Further, unless both you and HIREAPP otherwise agree in writing, the arbitrator may notconsolidate more than one person's claims and may not otherwise presideover any form of any class or representativeproceeding. If this specific paragraph is heldunenforceable, then the entirety of this "ArbitrationAgreement" section will be deemed void. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, this "ArbitrationAgreement" section will survive any termination of these Terms.
Except as it otherwise provides, this ArbitrationAgreement also applies, without limitation, to disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement and disputes arisingout of or related to your relationship with HIREAPP,including termination of the relationship. This Arbitration Agreement alsoapplies, without limitation, todisputes regarding any city, county, state or federal wage-hour law, tradesecrets, unfair competition,compensation, breaks and rest periods, expense reimbursement, termination, harassment and claims arisingunder the UniformTrade Secrets Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans With Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination inEmployment Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Employee Retirement Income SecurityAct (except for claims for employee benefits under any benefit plan sponsored by HIREAPP and covered bythe Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or funded by insurance), Genetic Information Non-DiscriminationAct, and state statutes, if any, addressing thesame or similar subject matters, and all other similar federal and statestatutory and common law claims.
13.2 Arbitration Rules and GoverningLaw. The arbitration will be administered by the AmericanArbitration Association ("AAA") in accordance with the AAA’sCommercial Arbitration Rules (the "AAA Rules") then in effect,except as modifiedby this Arbitration Agreement.
The parties agree that the arbitrator (“Arbitrator”), and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusiveauthority to resolve any disputes relating to the interpretation,applicability, enforceability orformation of this Arbitration Agreement, including any claim that all or anypart of this Arbitration Agreement isvoid or voidable. The Arbitrator shall also be responsible for determining allthreshold arbitrability issues,including issues relating to whether the Terms are unconscionable or illusoryand any defense to arbitration, includingwaiver, delay, laches,or estoppel.
The arbitration shall be heard by one arbitratorselected in accordance with the AAA Rules. The arbitrator shall be a licensed attorneyor retired judgewith experience in the law underlying the dispute.
13.3 Arbitration Process.If either party wishes to initiate arbitration, the initiating party mustnotify the other party in writing viacertified mail, return receipt requested, or hand delivery within theapplicable statute of limitationsperiod. This demand for arbitration must include (1) the name and address ofthe party seeking arbitration, (2) astatement of the legal and factual basis of the claim, and (3) a description of the remedysought.
13.4 Arbitration Location and Procedure.The arbitration shall take place in Miami-Dade County, Florida. If your claim does not exceed $10,000, then the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents you and HIREAPP submit to the arbitrator, unless yourequest a hearing, or the arbitrator determinesthat a hearing is necessary. If your claim exceeds $10,000, your right to ahearing will be determined by the AAARules. Subject to the AAA Rules, the arbitrator will have the discretion todirect a reasonable exchangeof information by the parties,consistent with the expedited natureof the arbitration.
13.5 Arbitrator's Decision.The arbitrator will render an award within the time frame specified in the AAA Rules. The arbitrator's decision will includethe essential findingsand conclusions upon whichthe arbitrator based the award. Judgment on the arbitration award may beentered in any court having jurisdictionthereof. The arbitrator's award damages must be consistent with the terms ofthe "Limitation of Liability"section above as to the types and the amounts of damages for which a party maybe held liable. The arbitrator mayaward declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the claimant and onlyto the extent necessary to providerelief warranted by the claimant's individual claim. If you prevail inarbitration you will be entitledto an award of attorneys' fees and expenses,to the extent provided under applicable law.
13.6 Fees. The partyinitiating the arbitration must bear the costs and fees relatedthereto.
13.7 Severabilityand Survival. This arbitration agreement is the full and completeagreement relating to the formalresolution of disputes covered by this arbitration agreement. In the event anyportion of this arbitration agreementis deemed unenforceable, the remainder of this arbitration agreement will be enforceable. Therefore, terms ofthis Arbitration Agreement shall be severed, to the smallest extent possible, if required to uphold theenforceability of this Arbitration Agreement. The Arbitration Agreement is a contractual agreement to mutuallyarbitrate claims.