1. Owner Identification

The owner of the website www.linkster.co.uk is Linkster Recruitment of 2 Derby Street, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2HE. These terms of use are applicable to all platforms where the service is provided under the website domain linkster.co.uk.

Linkster Recruitment reserves the possibility of modifying, without prior notice, the design, presentation and/or settings of these platforms, as well as some or all of the services, and of adding new services. The use of the platform means the Candidate has accepted the provisions included in the Legal Terms and Conditions according to the version published by Linkster Recruitment which is valid on the date on which the Candidate accesses the platform. Registered Candidates will be informed of any changes to these terms of use (i.e. by e-mail and/or via the platform notification system). Otherwise, it is advisable to review the Legal Terms and Conditions periodically.

2. Purpose

These Legal Terms and Conditions regulate the access and use by the Candidate of the services offered in the platform, whose main purpose is to offer work finding services in an online environment.

Linkster Recruitment understands “Candidates” as all users who are searching for a job and who use the Linkster Recruitment services and access the platforms owned by Linkster Recruitment.

In this respect, the purpose of Linkster Recruitment is to provide Candidates with access to job offers published in the platform through its local website. The purpose of Linkster Recruitment is also to recommend job offers to the Candidates that match their professional profile and/or the professional preferences chosen by the Candidate. These recommendations will be made through the specific recommendation section and through e-mail communications or mobile notifications.

In addition to this, the purpose of Linkster Recruitment is to provide free work-finding services to Candidates with all the work-related services linked to their hiring and onboarding process.

The use of certain services offered to the Candidates through the platform may be subject to particular terms and conditions which, depending on each particular case, may substitute, complete and/or modify these General Terms of Use. Thus, prior to the use of the aforementioned services, the Candidate shall carefully read and accept the corresponding particular Terms and Conditions. Registered Candidates will be informed of the special terms of use by e-mail when such services are introduced.

3. Linkster Recruitment Services

The services which Linkster Recruitment offers to the Candidates are the following:

• Registering for a free Candidate account in the Linkster Recruitment platform through the service-activation process in order to contact Companies.
• Services and tools for the job search management through the Linkster Recruitment platform.
• Customized home page in the private menu.
• Linkster Recruitment can proactively suggest the Candidate as a possible applicant for job offers if the user’s profile matches the profile sought by the companies.
• Uploading documentation, accepting Terms of Engagement and Service of work-related documentation through our website: contract, extensions, payslips, etc.
• Other services which Linkster Recruitment may create and which, according to it, may be interesting for the Candidates, such as advice, training, professional contact network, forums, access to news, etc.
• Linkster Recruitment does not require any payment for job applications and does not charge any fees for obtaining work with them. If you have any information regarding anyone being charged for securing work with Linkster Recruitment or being asked for money or gifts to be kept employed please notify us immediately by email admin@linkster.co.uk.

4. Obligations of the Candidate

When you registered as a Candidate, you undertake to use the platform and the services which can be accessed through it diligently, subject to the law, to a good conduct and to these General Terms of Use and, when applicable, to the particular terms and conditions which may be applicable when requesting specific services.

Linkster Recruitment makes the use of most of its services conditional to the prior filling of the corresponding Candidate registration form in the platform. When signing up, you shall select an identifier (ID or login) and a password, and you undertake to keep it and use it with due diligence.

This password is personal and non-transferrable, and its transfer to third parties, even if it is temporary, is not allowed. In this respect, the Candidate shall take all the necessary measures in order to guard their password, preventing it from being used by third parties. Thus, the Candidate is solely responsible for the use of their password and otherwise Linkster Recruitment shall be held harmless. If the Candidate knows or suspects their password is used by third parties, they shall notify Linkster Recruitment as soon as possible.

When processing the registration information, the Candidate guarantees that he/she is over the minimum legal working age limit, that he/she holds all necessary right to work documents and meets the requirements to enter into an employment relationship.

Regarding the SMS services or mobile notifications, the Candidate guarantees that he/she is the holder, subscriber or user of the declared mobile phones and he/she is responsible for communicating any changes to Linkster Recruitment or, if possible, to make changes himself/herself in his/her profile area.

In any case, the Candidate shall be solely responsible for the false or inaccurate statements made and for the damages caused to Linkster Recruitment or to third-parties due to the information they provide.

The Candidate is expressly prohibited from carrying out the following actions, since they may endanger the normal continuity of the platform:

• Using mechanisms, software or scripts related to the use of the platform.
• Blocking, overwriting, modifying or copying, unless this is necessary for the correct use of the platform services. For instance, copying through search engine technologies such as “Robot/Crawler” is not necessary for the correct use of the platform services, and, thus, this is expressly prohibited.
• Revealing, reproducing or publicly communicating contents from the Linkster Recruitment platform, from Candidates or third parties, without prior authorisation from the rights holder.
• Furthermore, it is not permitted to download, duplicate and/or distribute the platform as a whole or individual parts thereof. Technically induced duplication for browsing purposes is permitted, provided this action does not serve any commercial purposes, as well as permanent duplication for personal use.

The Candidate who intentionally or negligently breaches any of the previous obligations shall be responsible for all the damages they cause.

5. Intellectual Property

Linkster Recruitment reserves all the operating rights over the web platform and the contents published in them. The texts, designs, images, audios, databases, logos, structure, brands and such elements which are part of the web platform are protected by intellectual and industrial property rights held by Linkster Recruitment and/or third-party holders that have duly authorised their inclusion in the platform.

Any reproduction, transfer, adaptation, translation, modification, public communication or any other operation of all or part of the content, made in any way or by any means, whether electronic, mechanic or any other kind, are strictly prohibited, except by prior written authorisation from Linkster Recruitment or third-party holders. Any breach of these rights may result in the corresponding out-of-court proceedings or civil or criminal court proceedings.

Linkster Recruitment includes links to sites owned and/or managed by third parties within its contents with the purpose of facilitating the access to available information through the Internet. Linkster Recruitment does not accept any responsibility resulting from the presence of links among the contents of the site and contents located outside this site or any other mention to contents outside this site. Such links or mentions have an exclusively informative purpose and they do not imply the support, approval, marketing or relation of any kind between Linkster Recruitment and the persons or entities that are the authors and/or managers of such contents, or that are the owners of the websites where they are located. Linkster Recruitment shall therefore not be held liable for illegal, incorrect or incomplete content or for damages caused by the use of content behind the link.

6. Content Provided by the Candidate

Linkster Recruitment does not allow the distribution, management or communication of contents which may impair or damage the quality of the services. The publication of the following contents is expressly prohibited:

• The legitimacy of the intellectual or industrial property rights corresponding to the contents provided by the Candidate are their exclusive responsibility, transferring the necessary rights for the publication of these data in the platform and its proper use to Linkster Recruitment. These rights also include the transfer of provided content to companies interested in engaging with the Candidate for employment purposes as well as to third parties who offer services in connection with job search, job placement, training, further education and similar services via the platform. Due to these contents contain personal data, the passing on of such data is subject to the Candidate’s consent and in compliance with all data protection regulations that Linkster Recruitment provides for in the Privacy Policy.
• Contents which are allegedly illicit according to national, regional or international regulations or contents which may carry out activities which are allegedly illicit or which contravene the principles of good faith.
• Contents which, according to Linkster Recruitment, do not meet the minimum quality parameters.
• Contents which threaten the fundamental human rights, which are not polite online, which disturb or may generate negative opinions about our Candidates or third parties and, in general, any contents which are not considered appropriate by Linkster Recruitment.
• Additionally, any contents which contravene the principles of legality, honesty, responsibility, protection of the human dignity, protection of minors, protection of the public order, protection of privacy, protection of the consumer and the intellectual and industrial property rights.
• Linkster Recruitment reserves the legal authority to remove from the platform, without prior notice, those contents which violate these terms of use or that are not considered appropriate for the characteristics and purposes of the Services.
• Linkster Recruitment does not accept any responsibility for the contents published by the applicants, and the applicants are solely responsible for such actions. The entered and published contents are reviewed periodically in order to comply with the quality principles of Linkster Recruitment, as well as with the regulations herein.

7. Data Protection

Linkster Recruitment collects, stores, processes and transmits your personal data in accordance with Data Protection Act 2018. You can find more details on personal data protection in our Privacy Policy.

8. Professional References

Linkster Recruitment collects personal references related to the Candidates, provided that they give their consent. The professional references collected by Linkster Recruitment are provided by the Candidate’s previous employers. The contact information of previous employers is provided by the Candidate, under their sole responsibility. The Candidate agrees that they provide Linkster Recruitment with the information on their previous employers with their full knowledge and consent. The burden of evidence lies with the candidate.

9. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the law of England & Wales and Scotland and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England & Wales and Scotland.

For all the issues that may arise or actions that may be performed resulting from the provision of services and contents by Linkster Recruitment, and regarding the interpretation, application, compliance or non-compliance with the provisions herein, Linkster Recruitment and the Candidate, expressly waiving any other any other jurisdiction which may be applicable to them, are subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Law which are deemed relevant according to the distribution rules.

10. Severability Clause

In the event of invalidity of individual provisions of these terms of use, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.