These Terms of Service (“Terms”) shall constitute a legally binding agreement between DappLogix Software Pvt Ltd (“HireStar” or “we” or “us” or “our”) having its registered place of business at JHUB, JNTU University campus, Kukatpally Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500085 and you, a user of the Services (“user” or “you” or “your”) with respect to your access and use of; (a) our Website - https://hirtestar.io and all associated web pages linked to the same owned by us, (b) our cloud based platform known by the proprietary brand name of “HireStar” available at https://hirestar.io, that provides a comprehensive range of employee verification and screening services and employee onboarding and recruitment tracking services using its hyperledger AI & Blockchain technology and information obtained from third parties and the tools and services accessible via the platform (“Platform”), (c) the configuration and setup services offered by us and (d) our customer interface channels. All of which are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Services".
Please read these Terms carefully as they contain important information about your legal rights, remedies, and obligations. By accepting these Terms, either by signing up for an Account or accessing and using any of the Services or permitting any agent, entity or employee to access or use the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy https://hirestar.io/privacy-policy
If you are signing up as a company, organization or any other legal entity (“Entity”), you are agreeing to these Terms for that Entity and representing to HireStar that you have the authority to enter into these Terms and bind such Entity and its affiliates to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, then you may not access or use any of the Services. Any new features that augment or enhance the current Platform or Services, including the release of new tools and resources, shall be subject to these Terms.
1.1. In consideration for the payment of Fees, HireStar shall provide to you the limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to use the Platform and Services for the purpose of undertaking employee background screening and verification services using our hyperledger AI & Blockchain technology and managing your employee recruitment and onboarding process. You will have access to browse, screen and track your employees and prospects and manage your own recruitment process and undertake background screening and verification services.
1.2. You may access the Platform using only a single account. You agree not to request or allow another person(s) to create an account on your behalf, for your use, or for your benefit. When you sign up for an account on behalf of your entity you will automatically be assigned as the administrator. The administrator will have the right to configure the Platform and manage the account and all activities that are undertaken under the account. We shall not be responsible to manage or administer your account and/or provide any internal management services to you.
1.3. You agree that the data that you provide us with shall always be accurate, correct and complete. You understand and acknowledge that we may periodically request for updates on such data.
1.4. You are entirely responsible for any data, images or other materials (“User Data”) that is entered or uploaded from your account or otherwise provided to HireStar pursuant to these Terms. You agree that you are the owner of or otherwise authorized by the owner of such User Data uploaded by you to the Platform or provided to HireStar. You understand that we do not always monitor or control any User Data uploaded by you to the Platform. You agree not to use or encourage, permit others to store, upload, modify, update or share any information that violates these Terms of the Platform. Information you provide to us through the Services.
1.5. We do not guarantee availability of the Platform at all times. We shall use reasonable efforts to make the Platform available to you, at all times. You understand and agree that the Platform is accessible over the Internet, data and cellular networks, the quality and availability of the same may be affected by factors outside our control. Therefore, we shall not be liable for non-availability of the Platform at any time. We may try to restore access to the Platform on a best reasonable and commercially viable basis.
1.6. Both Parties, HireStar and the user are independent contractors and nothing in these Terms is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership, joint venture, employer-employee or agency between HireStar and the user, appoint either party as the agent of the other, nor authorize either party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of the other party. HireStar’s obligations shall be limited only to the provision of the Services and do not in any way include acting on the user’s behalf.
2.1. To be eligible to access and use our Services, you are required to create an account on the Platform by completing the registration process and entering in account information as requested. While registering for an account you must enter a genuine and official email id, cell phone number and other details requested. You warrant that the details entered by you are true and valid.
2.2. HireStar may conduct a brief verification of the details entered by you to confirm their validity. In case HireStar suspects that any details entered by you are not genuine, or you have created a false account, HireStar shall suspend and/or delete your account, along with any User Data in that account, without refunds, if any.
2.3. You are responsible for keeping all account Information current and complete. You are also responsible for all the activity that occurs through or within the account. Any abusive, fraudulent or unauthorized use of the Platform shall warrant termination of its right to access and use the Platform. You are fully liable for any fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity or data storage that occurs through the account. You shall keep your login details (username and password) confidential. You shall inform us immediately should you suspect the theft of your login details or any suspicious activity through your account.
3.1. You agree that you are responsible for your own conduct (including that of your administrators authorised by you) while using the Platform and Services and for any consequences thereof. You agree to use the Platform only for purposes that are legal, proper and in accordance with these Terms and any applicable policies and guidelines.
3.2. You agree that you shall access or use the Services for your internal business purposes only and not for any commercial gain. We have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, or loss of business opportunity in any case whatsoever.
3.3. The Services allow you to upload and/or enter personal data of persons that are not registered on the Platform, you agree and warrant that you have obtained lawful and legitimate consent from such persons before uploading and/or entering their personal data on the Platform. You understand and agree that HireStar shall not be responsible for obtaining any consent and/or permissions from any person prior to processing their personal data handed over to it by you.
3.4. While using the Services, you shall not, and not permit anyone to attempt to or otherwise do any of the following;
4.1. In consideration of the Services provided by HireStar, you shall pay to us fees as communicated by us to you from time to time. HireStar will invoice you for all fees and you agree to pay all invoiced amounts in a manner as agreed between you and HireStar.
4.2. All fees paid by you to HireStar are non-refundable. You acknowledge and agree that no refunds shall be paid on account of opting out, cancellation, non-use or partial use of the Services.
4.3. All fees shall be exclusive of GST and other taxes. You are responsible for paying all the applicable taxes. HireStar shall, if it has the legal obligation to do so, include such amounts in the invoice.
4.4. In case of non-payment for any reason or any violation of these Terms by you and/or you administrators, we reserve the right to without any liability to you, immediately suspend and/or terminate your access to the Services.
If you provide us with suggestions, ideas, improvements, recommendations or other feedback with respect to any aspect of the Services (“Feedback”), we may use and/or exploit this Feedback. We will have no confidentiality obligations with respect to the Feedback. You agree that we will be free to copy, modify, create derivative works, publicly display, disclose, distribute, license and sublicense, incorporate and otherwise use the Feedback, including derivative works thereto, for any and all purposes.
Users may request for a demo use of the Services provided on the Platform. The Services provided are AS IS, with no warranty during this period. For requesting a demo use of the Services provided on the Platform, the User is required to provide certain personal information including the user’s name, a valid official email address, phone number etc. The use of such personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
7.1. All Intellectual Property rights relating to HireStar, Platform & website, its content, software code, materials including, but not limited to text, data, information, graphics, logos, tools, photographs, images, illustrations, audio, video and animations are Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to HireStar and/or third parties and are protected by the laws of India and international copyright laws. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to HireStar and/or third parties. You acknowledge and agree that all Intellectual Property rights in the Platform and website vest with HireStar and HireStar retains all ownership, rights, title and interest in the Platform and the website and that nothing in these Terms gives you any right, title or interest in or to the Platform or website or any of HireStar’s Intellectual Property.
7.1. “Intellectual Property” shall mean all existing and future copyrights, patents, any extensions of the exclusivity granted in connection with patents, patents pending, utility models, registered designs, trademarks, service marks, applications for any of the foregoing (including continuations, continuations-in-part and divisional applications), the right to apply for any of the foregoing, rights in trade names, business names, brand names, get-up, logos, domain names and URLs, design rights, moral rights, database rights, publication rights, all rights in and to the intellectual property, having equivalent or similar effect to any of the foregoing rights, which may exist anywhere in the world.
7.3. You shall not copy, modify, publish, transmit, upload, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works based on, distribute, or in any way commercially exploit any of the Platform content, software, materials relating to the Platform in whole or in part. You agree to abide by all copyright notices, information, and restrictions contained in any content accessed through the Platform.
7.4. You shall own and retain all right, title and interest with respect to all User Data. All the rights of Intellectual Property, including but not limited to the information obtained through online forms, which contain additional information such as personal information and business information etc. are and will remain your property. You hereby expressly grant to HireStar an exclusive, royalty free, worldwide, transferable, irrevocable, sub-licensable and perpetual license and right to use, copy, modify, distribute, publish, and process, User Data for the purpose of providing the Services.
7.5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, we shall have a right to use your name and trademark/logo in our marketing materials, including but not limited to the website, emails, pamphlets solely for the purposes of communicating that the Services have been provided to you.
7.6. User agrees to only provide content or information that does not violate the law, any agreement in force, nor anyone's rights, including a person’s right to privacy. HireStar reserves the right to suspend or terminate its account with us, if there is any fraud or misrepresentation found in the user content and information which the user provided to us.
8.1. “Confidential Information” shall mean and include these Terms and any and/or all business information, data relating to processes and procedures, advertising and marketing plans or marketing information, data and/or material, any technical, marketing, financial and commercial information, all customer related information including any rates and discounts and also includes any other information disclosed by one party to the other which is (a) conspicuously marked “confidential” or “proprietary” if in tangible form, (b) identified as “confidential” or “proprietary” at the time of disclosure or (c) any other information that, when taking into consideration the circumstances surrounding disclosure of the same, a reasonable person would determine to be of a confidential or proprietary nature.
8.2. You understand and agree that certain information that may be disclosed can be available to the public on blockchain. Should any such information be confidential in nature, it must be disclosed specifically to us in order to enable it to keep such information out of the AI & Blockchain database.
8.3. Subject to the above, each party agrees to hold and treat all Confidential Information of the other party, as confidential and use all reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of all the Confidential Information of the other party that is in its possession or control or that it may have access to, in connection with these Terms, but in no event less than the efforts that it ordinarily uses with respect to its own Confidential Information.
8.4. Confidential Information shall not include any information that; (a) parties have agreed to share on AI & Blockchain database; (b) at the time of the disclosure is lawfully obtained from publicly available sources generally known by the public (other than as a result of a disclosure by the receiving Party or its representatives); (c) is available to the receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a source that is not and was not bound by a confidentiality agreement with respect to the Confidential Information; or (d) has been independently acquired or developed by the receiving Party without violating its obligations under these Terms or under any applicable law.
8.5. The receiving party shall restrict access to Confidential Information only to its employees and consultants who require such access in the course of their assigned duties and responsibilities and who have been informed of the receiving party’s obligations of confidentiality.
8.6. Either party shall not disclose Confidential Information belonging to the other party, to any third parties, without the express written permission of the other Party, except for the purpose of these Terms.
8.7. The receiving Party may disclose the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information if required to do so by an order of court or government agency, provided, however, that the receiving Party shall only disclose such information to the extent required by such court or government agency and will make commercially reasonable efforts to notify the disclosing Party prior to making such disclosure.
8.8. You grant your consent to us to disclose to our affiliates / partners / third parties the Account Information to the extent necessary for the purpose of performing our obligations under this Terms
8.9. The receiving party may disclose the disclosing party’s Confidential Information if required to do so by an order of court or government agency, provided, however, that the receiving party shall only disclose such information to the extent required by such court or government agency and will make commercially reasonable efforts to notify the disclosing party prior to making such disclosure.
The treatment of all Personal Data shall be governed by HireStar Privacy Policy, located at https://hirestar.io/privacy-policy which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
10.1. These Terms shall remain in effect from the date of completion of registration of the account until termination by cancellation or suspension of the account by either user or HireStar.
10.2. You may terminate your registration or delete your Account by sending an email to our support team, if you no longer wish to use the Platform. Upon termination, you will cease to have access to the Platform or any of the Services.
10.3. HireStar retains the right to terminate or suspend or permanently disable the user’s access to or use of the Service, at any time without any prior notice, if HireStar determines that the user has repeatedly violated these Terms or other policies of HireStar.
10.4. Any amounts owed by you prior to termination remain owed after termination.
HireStar reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action in our sole discretion against the User if you violate these Terms, including without limitation: suspending your rights to use the Services; reporting you to law enforcement, regulatory authorities, or administrative bodies; and taking legal action against you.
In order to give you better services, we may partner with third party vendors to provide certain services. HireStar cannot and does not take any responsibility and does not make any warranty on behalf of such third party services.
13.1. Except as provided in these Terms, the Services and all information provided through the Platform are ‘AS IS' and ‘AS AVAILABLE’. Other than those expressly provided in these Terms, HireStar makes no other warranties, representations, conditions or guarantees, express or implied, and hereby, to the maximum extent permitted by law, disclaims all warranties, including any warranty, representation, conditions, or guarantees of quality, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.
13.2. The background check report of a candidate obtained by HireStar is obtained using AI & Blockchain technology and derived from databases and records that have been created and maintained by various government agencies, educational institutions, private companies, and other contributors that are not under the control of HireStar. Responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in the background check report and these databases and records rests solely in the contributor. The user waives any and all claims against HireStar arising out of or related to the accuracy of the applicant report, databases and records.
13.3. HireStar does not warrant that; (a) the Services will be uninterrupted, secure, timely, or error free; (b) the Platform will meet your requirements; (c) that the information provided through the Platform, website and Services is accurate, reliable or correct; (d) that any defects or errors will be corrected; (e) that the Platform and website will be available at any particular time or location; or (f) that the Platform or website is free of viruses malicious softwares or other harmful components.
13.4. HireStar shall not be responsible for any harm caused to the User’s computer system, loss or corruption of data or other such harm that results from the access of use of Services.
13.5. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from the Platform or otherwise from us shall create any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms.
14.1. You agree to indemnify, keep indemnified, defend and hold harmless HireStar and its directors, officers, employees, assigns and agents from and against any and all losses, expenses, claims, costs and damages suffered, directly or indirectly, arising out of, or which may arise in connection with (i) any misrepresentation or any breach of any representation or warranty contained in these Terms; (ii) any breach of or non-compliance with any covenant or any other term of these Terms by you; (iii) your use of the Services and/or the Platform, (iv) your negligence and wilful misconduct or (v) any violation by you of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.
14.2. You shall, at your sole expense and cost, indemnify, defend and hold harmless HireStar and its respective officers, directors and personnel, from and against, any and all liabilities suffered or incurred (including, but not limited to, judgments losses, claims, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) or any other loss that may be incurred including those arising out of a third party claim due to; (a) your use or misuse of the Services or Platform or website, or (b) as a result of any threatening, libelous, obscene, harassing or offensive material posted/ transmitted by you through the Platform and/or website or (c) any claim brought or made by a candidate against HireStar; or (d) any background check process as performed for you.
14.3. you recognize that information contained in the reports provided to you is obtained through AI & Blockchain technology and from various third party sources and HireStar cannot ensure or guarantee the accuracy of the information obtained. You hereby expressly release and hold harmless HireStar and its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and contractors from any liability for claims arising out of inaccurate or incomplete information reported.
14.4. HireStar shall indemnify, defend and hold the user harmless against any third party claim alleging that the use of the Services infringes upon such third party’s intellectual property rights, provided that HireStar is provided with a prompt written notice of such claims and reasonable assistance and sole control over the defense and settlement of the claim by the user.
15.1. In no event shall either party be liable to the other party for any incidental, indirect, remote special, consequential or punitive damages, loss of goodwill or business profits, regardless of the nature of the claim, even if such party knew or should have known of the possibility of such damages or claims.
15.3. No action against either party arising out of these Terms may be brought by the other party more than twelve (12) months after the cause of action has arisen.
15.4. We shall have no liability to you for any breach of these Terms caused by any events of force majeure or circumstance beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes, breakdown of systems or network access, or flood, fire, explosion or accident. We disclaim all liability to you for any legal damage caused due to acts or omissions of a third party or your breach.
15.5. Notwithstanding the above, in any case, HireStar’s maximum liability shall be equivalent to and in no event shall HireStar’s liability exceed INR 50,000/- (Indian Rupees Fifty Thousand only).
HireStar makes no representation that the Services operate (or is legally permitted to operate) in all geographic areas, or that the Services are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Accessing the Services from territories where the Services or any content or functionality of the Services or portion thereof is illegal is expressly prohibited. If you choose to access the Services, you agree and acknowledge that you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and that you are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of India. The parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Hyderabad, Telangana any disputes or claims arising out of or relating to these Terms.
18.1. Severability: If any of the provisions of these Terms are deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that part of the Terms will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions of these Terms.
18.2. Waiver: Any failure on our part to require performance of any provision of these Terms shall not affect our right to full performance thereof at any time thereafter, and any waiver by us of a breach of any provision hereof shall not constitute a waiver of a similar breach in the future or of any other breach. By agreeing to these Terms, you understand that you are entering into a commercial transaction and agree to waive any rights under any usury and other laws relating to charging of interest.
18.3. Assignment: HireStar may assign any of its rights and obligations under these Terms without any notification to or the prior consent of the User. However, the User shall not assign or transfer these Terms without the prior written consent of HireStar.
18.4. Entire Agreement: Unless otherwise as expressly agreed upon in writing between HireStar and the User, these Terms shall constitute the entire agreement between HireStar and the User and shall supersede any prior understandings, proposals, negotiations, and agreements in relation to the subject matter of these Terms, whether written or oral. As noted earlier in these Terms, other policies and guidelines which govern the User’s access to or use of the Services are incorporated herein by reference.
18.5. Modifications: We reserve the right to make changes to the functionality of the Platform from time to time, without affecting any rights that are accrued to you. We shall perform all necessary server management and maintenance services with respect to the Platform. Subject to the conditions set forth herein, HireStar, at its sole discretion, may amend, modify, replace or supplement the Terms at any time by posting a revised version on the Platform. We may change these Terms without sending a prior notice of the same. Any changes to these Terms shall come into effect on posting the updated version on our Platform. You are requested to check our Platform periodically for such updates. The continued use of the Services by the User after a notice of change has been published on our Platform shall mean that the User has accepted such changes.
You agree to receive electronically all communications, agreements, documents, notices, and disclosures that we provide in connection with the Platform. We may connect and communicate with you in a variety of ways, including by e-mail, text, in-Platform notifications, or by posting them through the Platform. You agree that all such communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. Notices to us shall be addressed as follows:
If you have questions regarding these Terms and/or want to report any violations of these Terms, please feel free to reach out to us on: admin@hirestar.io
