Draft pending review by a South African attorney. Items marked [to be confirmed] still need information from 4Paths and must be completed before this page goes live.
1. About these terms
These terms govern your use of www.4pathsrecruitment.com (the “Website”). By using the Website you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use it. These terms do not cover the client and candidate portal at portal.4pathsrecruitment.com, which has its own terms, or any recruitment agreement you make with us.
2. Who we are
4Paths Recruitment is a private employment agency. Our details, shown in line with the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act:
- Full name and legal status: [to be confirmed]
- Registration number: [to be confirmed]
- VAT number: [to be confirmed] (if registered)
- Physical address: [to be confirmed]
- Email: [email protected]
- Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00
- Private employment agency registration number: [to be confirmed]
3. What the Website is for
The Website gives information about our recruitment services and lets you send us an enquiry. It is not a shop. You cannot buy anything on it, and nothing on it is an offer that you can accept by clicking. Any recruitment service is provided only under a separate written agreement with us.
4. Using the Website
You agree to use the Website lawfully and not to:
- send false, misleading or abusive information, or information about someone else without their permission;
- try to gain unauthorised access to the Website or its systems, or interfere with it, including with automated tools or malicious code;
- copy or reuse content for a competing or unlawful purpose;
- use the contact form to send marketing or spam.
5. Information on the Website
We try to keep the Website accurate, but it is general information and not professional, legal, employment or financial advice. Figures, examples and client stories are illustrations [to be confirmed] (remove or substantiate before launch). We do not guarantee that any candidate will be found, that any role will be filled, or that any particular outcome will follow from contacting us.
6. Enquiries and the contact form
When you send an enquiry you confirm that the information is accurate and that you are entitled to give it to us. Sending an enquiry does not create a contract, a placement or a duty on us to provide services. We will use your information as set out in our Privacy Policy. Ticking the box on the form that confirms you have read these terms and the Privacy Policy is an electronic acknowledgement, and is treated as written and effective under the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act.
7. Electronic communication and signatures
You agree that we may communicate with you electronically, and that electronic documents and signatures (including ticking a box, or typing your name with a date and time that we record) are valid and binding for our agreements with you, to the extent the law allows. A document that the law says must be signed in a particular way or on paper will be signed that way.
8. Our content and trademarks
The Website’s text, design, graphics, logos and names belong to us or our licensors and are protected by law. You may view and print pages for your own use. You may not copy, adapt or distribute them for other purposes without our written permission. Photographs on the Website are used for illustration and may not show real clients or candidates [to be confirmed].
9. Links to other websites
The Website may link to other websites, such as our social media pages. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
10. Availability
We try to keep the Website available but do not promise that it will be uninterrupted or free of errors. We may change or remove content, or suspend the Website, at any time.
11. Disclaimer and limit of liability
To the extent the law allows, we provide the Website “as is” and are not liable for any loss or damage that results from using it or relying on it, including indirect or consequential loss. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for gross negligence or intentional harm, or any rights you have under the Consumer Protection Act. [to be confirmed] (attorney to review this wording).
12. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information and forms part of these terms.
13. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms by posting a new version with a new date. Using the Website after an update means you accept it. If a change is material we will say so on the Website.
14. Governing law and disputes
South African law governs these terms. If a dispute arises, please contact us first so we can try to resolve it. Disputes that cannot be resolved are subject to the jurisdiction of the South African courts. [to be confirmed] (attorney to confirm the court and any dispute resolution step).
15. General
If any part of these terms is found invalid, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a term is not a waiver of it. These terms are the whole agreement about your use of the Website.
16. Contact
Email [email protected].