Terms Of Use

Career Igniter – https://www.careerigniter.com/ – Last Updated: June 30, 2015

Terms of Use Agreement

This Terms of Use Agreement is a legally binding agreement between you and our company, Career Igniter (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”) concerning the use of our website, products, and services. Our website is hosted in the United States. To use this website, you agree to be further bound by the laws of the U.S. federal and state governments, as well as the laws of your own jurisdiction. Persons who are under the age of 13 are not permitted to register on our website or use our services. If you are under the age of 18, you must have the permission and supervision of your parent or legal guardian to use our website.

By registering on our website, you are agreeing to be bound by this agreement. It is your responsibility to read the agreement and understand it in full. We may modify this agreement at any time; it is your responsibility to check regularly for updates. All modifications made after you register will still apply to you.

Our Services

Our services relate to the creation of resumes and supporting career documents. Some of our features are available for free while others require fees. When you register for our services, you will be prompted to choose the account option that fits your needs, and you will find the account benefits listed on the same page.

Payment

Payment for our services will be rendered using a credit or debit card. You will be charged a one-time flat fee, for an amount that is clearly identified during the order process on our site. There will be no subsequent charges by our site to your credit or debit card without prior authorization. When you provide your payment information and sign up for our services, you agree to the charges to the debit or credit card you provided. In the event of any chargebacks from any user account, we reserve the right to immediately deactivate the account in question and also to pursue a fee of $15.00 through collections. You will be responsible for any fees associated with collections, including attorney’s fees.

The user will be responsible for all taxes levied by state, local, federal, or foreign agencies at the time of payment.

Refund Policy

All payments rendered for our services are nonrefundable. There will be no refunds or returns for any reason.

User Representations

When you register for our website, you verify that all information you submit is truthful and that you will keep your information up-to-date and accurate. You verify that you are not under the age of 13, and that if you are a minor you have the permission of your parent or legal guardian to use our website. You also confirm that you will keep your password secret and that you are responsible for that aspect of your account security. You agree not to allow anyone else to use your account, and that you will abide by all local, state, national, or international laws. If we suspect you of providing inaccurate information or using the website in a manner which is not in accordance with the law, we have the right to terminate your account.

Information You Provide

Along with your basic information, you have the option of providing us with additional information which we can use to create a resume for you. This information is entirely up to you within certain reasonable limits. You are responsible for the content you provide and any harm which may result from that content. You agree not to infringe on any proprietary rights including but not limited to copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets when you submit content to our website. You verify that you own all licenses to your content and authorize our company to use your content as necessary to render you the services we provide. You are forbidden from sending or promoting any malicious code through our website and will not send any content which could be deemed obscene, violent, or otherwise objectionable as determined by our standards. You will not submit content which is libelous or slanderous or which urges the violent overthrow of the United States government or incites others to violence.

If you submit intellectual property which your current or past employer has rights to, you verify you have received your employer’s permission to submit the content. You will not violate any laws which regulate electronic advertising with your content, and you will not submit content which amounts to “trolling.” You will not submit “spam” to our website, and you will not link to objectionable material or malicious code. You will not submit any excessively large files as per our guidelines.

Use of Website Services

You agree that you will use the website in compliance with all laws and regulations concerning advertising, security, and privacy. These include but are not limited to the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the “Do Not Call” regulation, the Federal Trade Commission Act, and the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.

Content License

When you submit content to our website, you grant our company a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, fully-paid global right and license to use your information in any way we deem necessary to provide our services. This includes but is not limited to hosting, copying, broadcasting, reproducing, and transmitting your content. We may also store archived copies of all content you provide indefinitely. We do not own your content; you retain full ownership but grant us all of these usage rights. You retain all ownership and associated usage rights.

Submissions

You agree that any questions or comments you provide us with may be used and disseminated for any purpose without prior acknowledgement and without compensation. For example, feedback may be used to improve our site, and positive feedback may be referenced in a public testimonial.

User Data

Any individual who uses our resume builder agrees that they are 18 years of age or older and resides in the United States. Every person who being the resume building process and signs up will become enrolled in a job search program that sends emails based off of information you entered with job openings in the users area. Career Igniter makes no claim of ownership what the job advertisements contain nor is it responsible for any of the material in the job search emails.
The user may unsubscribe from these job search emails at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe link located at the bottom of each email.
While we back-up and protect the data you provide us with against loss, you are responsible for maintaining copies of all data you have transmitted for your own purposes. In other words, you should maintain a copy of your resume on your own computer and not count on our service to act as a hard drive. We are under no liability to you if the data you transmit is lost or corrupted, and you waive any right to take action against our company for lost or altered data.

Prohibited Activities

You may not use or access our website services for any purpose other than the intended ones. Prohibited activities fall under our judgment, and include but are not limited to:

  • Any criminal activity whatsoever.
  • Unauthorized retrieval of data from our servers for any purpose.
  • Any unauthorized use of usernames or email addresses of site members or employees.
  • Attempting in any way to undermine the security of the website.
  • Engaging in any unlawful marketing scheme.
  • Posting sensitive or personal information about any individual other than yourself. You are responsible for any and all information you share about yourself.
  • Using the service in any way that is automated.
  • Disrupting the website service in any way (i.e. attempting to overwhelm the server).
  • Submitting false information during the registration process or providing false information when you submit content.
  • Using another user’s account or account information.
  • Harassing any other user or any person not registered on the website.
  • Using our services to gather information to use as a competitor.
  • Making any use of the code on our website.
  • Accessing restricted areas of the website including restricted content.
  • Harassing any employees or company agents.
  • Interfering with copyrights and other proprietary rights on any material.

Intellectual Property Rights

This website and all of the content on it are the property of the company and our licensors. This includes but is not limited to all trademarks, logos, content, databases, software, design elements, audio, video, and pictures (“Company Material”). All of these elements are registered or common law trademarks or trade dress belonging to the company under U.S. and other applicable laws. Company Material may not be used in whole or in part for any purpose (commercial or otherwise) without receiving prior permission in writing from our company. Examples of illegal use include distribution, transmission, display, sale, licensing, or aggregation, but illegal use is not limited to these examples. When you register on our site, we do grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, personal, and nontransferable license to use our Company Materials in connection to the services we provide, subject to all conditions in these Terms of Use. We may suspend those limited rights at any time if you violate any of our Terms. You may print a copy of these Terms of Use for your own reference, but you agree not to attempt to extract information from our website without our expressed permission.

Third Party Websites or Content

At times we may send you relevant offers from third parties which we believe may be of service to you. When you click on content provided by third parties or you visit third party websites, know that we do not monitor these websites and are not responsible for their content, activity, or services. If you decide to visit third-party websites and interact with third parties, you do so at your own risk and you should look up the applicable Terms of Use and Privacy Policy provided by those parties since ours will no longer apply in conjunction with those websites. Likewise, we take no responsibility for purchases you make through other websites or the terms which govern those purchases.

Site Management

We have a number of rights associated with managing our websites. These include but are not limited to:

  • Monitoring the site for violation of our Terms of Use.
  • Taking action against anyone who violates our Terms of Use.
  • Investigating in association with law enforcement requirements.
  • Restricting access or removing any part of our website at any time (including our entire website). This may be done during times we are, for example, implementing improvements to our website and services.
  • Removing any files we deem to be excessive in size.
  • Terminating the accounts of users who violate our Terms of Use.
  • Any other managerial activities which protect the rights of our company and users, and ensure that the website is functioning correctly.

Privacy

Your privacy is very important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand your rights and responsibilities. When you use our website or services, you are agreeing to have your personal data transferred and processed in the United States and you are also agreeing to the terms in our Privacy Policy.

Terms and Termination

We reserve the right at our sole discretion and at any time without notice to deny any user access to our website and services. This may be done for any reason or no reason at all. Reasons may include but are not limited to the following: Any breach of our Terms of Use or breach of any law or regulation. We may delete your account, profile, content, and information at any time without warning and discontinue the services you have signed up for. We also reserve the right to block any IP addresses at any time without warning from accessing our site or services.

You have the right to cancel this agreement (and forfeit our services) without penalty or obligation at any time. To cancel, contact a company customer support representative using the contact information listed below in this agreement or by accessing your account settings to deactivate. You will forfeit your one-time payment since there is no refund, your service will be canceled, and your account deactivated. Should you decide to reactivate your account in the future, you will then be required to submit full payment for a new account.

Modifications to Terms of Use

We may modify this Terms of Use agreement at any time. We will post notifications of modifications at the bottom of this page. You agree to be bound by any changes made to this Agreement at any time and at the time the modification becomes effective. We may send you email alerts when we modify the Terms, but is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use regularly on your own to see if there are any changes. It is also your responsibility to provide us with up-to-date and accurate contact information so we may notify you of changes. It is your responsibility to know our current Terms and to follow them at all times.

Modifications to Services

We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue our website services or any part of our website services at any time, either temporarily or permanently. We may do this without notice, and we will not be liable to you in the case of suspension or discontinuation of services.

Disputes

There should be no reason for disputes to occur between users of this site, but in the case of any disputes between users or uses and third parties, we are not obligated to become involved in any way with your dispute. We are not liable for any claims, demands, or damages involving other users or third parties.

Any actions taken pursuant or relating to this website or services will be governed by the law of the state of Pennsylvania, excluding such state’s conflicts of law rules. Any legal action taken by or against our company or which is related in any way to our website or services will be brought solely in either the applicable federal or state courts located in or with jurisdiction over Pennsylvania. This however is subject to the Company’s right at our sole discretion to seek injunctive relief to enforce this Agreement or to stop or prevent an infringement of property or other rights in an applicable court in any jurisdiction. You agree to personal jurisdiction and venue in the courts referenced above and also waive any right to challenge or object to that personal jurisdiction and venue. You will not bring any claim or action against or involving this website or our services more than one year after the cause of action arose.

Corrections and Updates

We have the right to update or correct the content on our website at any time for any reason. The content we edit may relate to products, pricing, availability, or any other information. We may correct errors at any time without providing any notice. It is your responsibility to check the website for changes.

Disclaimers

By accepting these Terms, you agree that your use of our website and services will be at your sole risk. The company and its employees, officers, and agents disclaim all warranties in connection with our website and services to the fullest extent permitted by the law. We make no warranty about the accuracy or completeness of the content of this site or of any third parties and assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or mistakes in content or operation. We are not responsible or liable for any resulting personal injury or property damage of any nature which may result from your access or use of website services. We are not liable or responsible for any unauthorized access to our servers or use of our websites or any interruption or cessation resulting from viruses, bugs, or other technical interferences. We are not liable or responsible for any errors or omission in our content and any damages which may occur as a result. Nor are we responsible or liable for any content posted or transmitted via our website or services.

We reserve the right to modify or remove any or all content, software, or other materials used on our website or services at any time without providing prior notice.

Limitations of Liability

In no event shall the company nor any of its directors, officers, agents, or employees be held liable to you or any third party for any type of damages resulting from the use of this website or services, even if we have been advised that such damages may occur. At no time and on no occasion will our liability to you for any reason exceed the amount paid by you to the company for services during the period of three months prior to any cause of action and $50.00. If you are a resident of California, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which states, “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

Indemnity

You agree to defend and indemnify the Company and all of its affiliated personnel harmless from and against any loss, damage, claim, demand, or liability made by any third party due to or arising out of your content or use of our services or resulting from a breach in this agreement. We reserve the right, at your expense, to assume exclusive defense in any matter for which you must indemnify the Company. If there is any need for such an action, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you.

Notices

Any correspondence between the Company and its users will be conducted via the email address you provide during the registration process. Unless your email address bounces or otherwise notifies us that it is invalid, we will deem you to have received any notices we have sent 24 hours after we have sent them.

Content Disclaimer

This Website may contain User Content that is wrong, incorrect, offensive, indecent or otherwise objectionable, as well as content that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the proprietary rights, of third parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we retain the right, in our sole discretion, but not the obligation, to monitor and/or delete any User Content (a) that we believe to be in violation of these Terms, (b) about which we have received complaints, or (c) which we find to be objectionable for any reason, with or without notice to you. In addition, we have no control over, and shall have no legal liability for, any damages resulting from the use, including republication, or misuse, by any third party, of User Content.

School Data

The information used on our School pages and College Pages shows statistics for schools is based off of 2011 NCES data provides by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) – nces.ed.gov. School pages and or College Pages data may be in correct. The user should contact the school or college directly to get the most up-to-date and accurate information.

Conclusion

This Terms of Use agreement constitutes the entirety of the contract between you and the Company regarding use of our website services. If we fail to exercise any of our rights as specified within this agreement, we have not waived or forfeited our rights. The titles used in each section of this agreement are for your convenience and have no legal implications. The content of the sections however represents binding legal terms, operating to the fullest extent permissible under law. The Company will not be responsible or liable for any losses or damages due to any cause beyond our reasonable control or in breach of this contract.

If at any time any provision of this Terms of Use agreement is deemed unenforceable under current laws, that portion of the contract is severed from the whole and does not nullify the remaining portions of the contract.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or complaints or wish for clarification or further information on our services or Terms of Use, please contact Career Igniter.