Website Terms

Website Terms

1. About the Website
1.1 Welcome to www.crossrecruit.com.au (the Website). The Website provides labour
hire services, recruitment services, service in aiding people getting jobs, resume
services and HR services (the Services).

1.2. The Website is operated by CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd PTY. LTD (ABN
69601923657) . Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated
Products or Services, is provided by CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd. Please read
these terms and conditions (the Terms) carefully. By using, browsing and/or
reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be
bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of
the Website, or any of Services, immediately.

1.3. CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd reserves the right to review and change any of the
Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When CROSS Asia Pacific Pty
Ltd updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with notice
of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the
date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of
the Terms for your records.

2. Acceptance of the Terms
You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website. You may also accept the Terms by
clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this option is made available to you by
CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd in the user interface.

3. Registration to use the Services
3.1. In order to access the Services, you must first register for an account through the
Website (the Account).

3.2. As part of the registration process, or as part of your continued use of the Services,
you may be required to provide personal information about yourself (such as
identification or contact details), including:
(a) Email address
(b) Preferred username
(c) Mailing address
(d) Telephone number
(e) Password
(f) job titles and companies worked for

3.3. You warrant that any information you give to CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd in the
course of completing the registration process will always be accurate, correct and
up to date.

3.4. Once you have completed the registration process, you will be a registered member
of the Website (Member) and agree to be bound by the Terms.

3.5. You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if:
(a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with CROSS Asia Pacific
Pty Ltd; or
(b) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of
Australia or other countries including the country in which you are resident or
from which you use the Services.

4. Your obligations as a Member
As a Member, you agree to comply with the following:
(a) you will use the Services only for purposes that are permitted by:
i. the Terms; and
ii. any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or
guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;
(b) you have the sole responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of your
password and/or email address. Use of your password by any other person
may result in the immediate cancellation of the Services;
(c) any use of your registration information by any other person, or third parties, is
strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately notify CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
of any unauthorised use of your password or email address or any breach of
security of which you have become aware;
(d) access and use of the Website is limited, non-transferable and allows for the
sole use of the Website by you for the purposes of CROSS Asia Pacific Pty
Ltd providing the Services;
(e) you will not use the Services or the Website in connection with any
commercial endeavours except those that are specifically endorsed or
approved by the management of CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd;
(f) you will not use the Services or Website for any illegal and/or unauthorised
use which includes collecting email addresses of Members by electronic or
other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorised
framing of or linking to the Website;
(g) you agree that commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of
solicitation may be removed from the Website without notice and may result in
termination of the Services. Appropriate legal action will be taken by CROSS
Asia Pacific Pty Ltd for any illegal or unauthorised use of the Website; and
(h) you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or its
Services is prohibited.

5. Payment
5.1. Where the option is given to you, you may make payment for the Services (the
Services Fee) by way of:
(a) PayPal (PayPal)
(b) EFT

5.2. All payments made in the course of your use of the Services are made using
PayPal. In using the Website, the Services or when making any payment in relation
to your use of the Services, you warrant that you have read, understood and agree
to be bound by the PayPal terms and conditions which are available on their
website.

5.3. You acknowledge and agree that where a request for the payment of the Services
Fee is returned or denied, for whatever reason, by your financial institution or is
unpaid by you for any other reason, then you are liable for any costs, including
banking fees and charges, associated with the Services Fee.

5.4. You agree and acknowledge that CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd can vary the
Services Fee at any time .

6. Refund Policy
CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd will only provide you with a refund of the Services Fee in the
event they are unable to continue to provide the Services or if the manager of CROSS Asia
Pacific Pty Ltd makes a decision, at its absolute discretion, that it is reasonable to do so
under the circumstances (the Refund).

7. Copyright and Intellectual Property
7.1. The Website, the Services and all of the related products of CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by
copyright under the laws of Australia and through international treaties. Unless
otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the Services and compilation
of the Website (including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, video
images, audio clips, Website, code, scripts, design elements and interactive
features) or the Services are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are
reserved by CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd or its contributors.

7.2. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or
licensed by CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, who grants to you a worldwide, non-
exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a Member to:
(a) use the Website pursuant to the Terms;
(b) copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your
device’s cache memory; and
(c) print pages from the Website for your own personal and non-commercial use.

7.3. CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in
relation to the Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by
CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.

7.4. CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website
and all related Services. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer
any:
(a) business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design,
patent, registered design or copyright, or
(b) a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade
mark or industrial design, or
(c) a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or
copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing, system or process),
to you.

7.5. You may not, without the prior written permission of CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
and the permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-
load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or
change in any way the Services or third party Services for any purpose, unless
otherwise provided by these Terms. This prohibition does not extend to materials
on the Website, which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain.

8. Privacy
CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd takes your privacy seriously and any information
provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to CROSS
Asia Pacific Pty Ltd’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.

9. General Disclaimer
9.1. Nothing in the Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations
or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian Consumer Law (or
any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or excluded.

9.2. Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:
(a) all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not
expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and
(b) CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd will not be liable for any special, indirect or
consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably
foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer
Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of
or in connection with the Services or these Terms (including as a result of not
being able to use the Services or the late supply of the Services), whether at
common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to
statute or otherwise.

9.3. Use of the Website and the Services is at your own risk. Everything on the Website
and the Services is provided to you as is and as available without warranty or
condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents,
contributors and licensors of CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd make any express or
implied representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services
(including the products or Services of CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd) referred to on
the Website. includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a
result of any of the following:
(a) failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failure to
correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or other
harmful component, loss of data, communication line failure, unlawful third
party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to
records;
(b) the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website, the
Services, or any of its Services related products (including third party material
and advertisements on the Website);
(c) costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Services or any of the
products of CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd; and
(d) the Services or operation in respect to links which are provided for your
convenience.

10. Limitation of liability
10.1. CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd’s total liability arising out of or in connection with the
Services or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including
negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the resupply of
the Services to you.

10.2. You expressly understand and agree that CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, its affiliates,
employees, agents, contributors and licensors shall not be liable to you for any
direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may
be incurred by you, however caused and under any theory of liability. This shall
include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or
indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.

11. Termination of Contract
11.1. The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or by CROSS Asia
Pacific Pty Ltd as set out below.

11.2. If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by:
(a) providing CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd with 14 days notice of your intention to
terminate; and
(b) closing your accounts for all of the services which you use, where CROSS
Asia Pacific Pty Ltd has made this option available to you.
Your notice should be sent, in writing, to CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd via the Contact Us link on our homepage.

11.3. CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:
(a) you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any
provision;
(b) CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd is required to do so by law;
(c) the provision of the Services to you by CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd is, in the
opinion of CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, no longer commercially viable.

11.4. Subject to local applicable laws, CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd reserves the right to
discontinue or cancel your membership at any time and may suspend or deny, in its
sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Website or the Services
without notice if you breach any provision of the Terms or any applicable law or if
your conduct impacts CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd’s name or reputation or violates
the rights of those of another party.

12. Indemnity
12.1. You agree to indemnify CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, its affiliates, employees,
agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:
(a) all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and
damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or
arising out of or in connection with Your Content;
(b) any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on
the Website or attempts to do so; and/or
(c) any breach of the Terms.

13. Dispute Resolution
13.1. Compulsory:
If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence any
Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the following clauses have
been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory relief is sought).

13.2. Notice:
A party to the Terms claiming a dispute (Dispute) has arisen under the Terms, must give
written notice to the other party detailing the nature of the dispute, the desired outcome and
the action required to settle the Dispute.

13.3. Resolution:
On receipt of that notice (Notice) by that other party, the parties to the Terms (Parties)
must:

13.3.1. Within 28 days of the Notice endeavour in good faith to resolve the Dispute
expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon which they may mutually
agree;

13.3.2. If for any reason whatsoever, 14 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not
been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon selection of a mediator or request
that an appropriate mediator be appointed by the President of the Australian Mediation
Association or his or her nominee;

13.3.3. The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable expenses of a mediator and
the cost of the venue of the mediation and without limiting the foregoing undertake to
pay any amounts requested by the mediator as a pre-condition to the mediation
commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the
mediation;

13.3.4. The mediation will be held in Rockhampton, Australia.

13.4. Confidential:
All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of and in
connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the extent possible,
must be treated as without prejudice negotiations for the purpose of applicable laws of
evidence.

13.5. Termination of Mediation
If 2 weeks have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the Dispute has
not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate the mediation and the
mediator must do so.

14. Venue and Jurisdiction
The Services offered by CROSS Asia Pacific Pty Ltd is intended to be viewed by residents
of Australia. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Website, you
agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of
Queensland, Australia.

15. Governing Law
The Terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. Any dispute, controversy,
proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms
and the rights created hereby shall be governed, interpreted and construed by, under and
pursuant to the laws of Queensland, Australia, without reference to conflict of law
principles, notwithstanding mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law clause is not
contested. The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
successors and assigns.

16. Independent Legal Advice
Both parties confirm and declare that the provisions of the Terms are fair and reasonable
and both parties having taken the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and
declare the Terms are not against public policy on the grounds of inequality or bargaining
power or general grounds of restraint of trade.

17. Severance
If any part of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable by a Court of competent
jurisdiction, that part shall be severed and the rest of the Terms shall remain in force.