Terms & Conditions
§ 1

Definitions

For the purposes of this document, it is assumed that the following phrases mean:

  • Regulations – Regulations for the provision of electronic services of the GeekJobs website;
  • Service Provider – GEEK JOBS SP. Z O.O. with headquarters in Kraków, ul. Stepowa 34D, 30 - 698, KRS: 0000783160, VAT: PL6751702384;
  • Website – website run by GEEK JOBS SP. Z O.O. at www.geekjobs.pl;
  • Advertiser – a natural person, legal person and an organizational unit without legal personality, conducting business activity, intending to recruit an employee by submitting a job advertisement on the Website;
  • Candidate – a natural person potentially interested in a job advertisement published on the Website at the request of the Advertiser;
  • User – any person using the Website's services;
  • Account – means an individually managed section of the Website available to the Advertiser (after entering the login and password).
§ 2

General rules

  • These Regulations define the terms and conditions for the provision of electronic services via the GeekJobs website (hereinafter: the "Website"), run using the website www.geekjobs.pl.
  • As part of the services provided through the Website, GEEK JOBS SP. Z O.O. based in Warszawa (hereinafter: "Service Provider") provides:
    • accepting job advertisements from advertisers;
    • verification of job advertisements in order to improve their quality or remove errors (e.g. typos);
    • publication of job advertisements;
    • additional services (such as, for example, promoting specific job advertisements).
  • The website operates on the principles set out in these Regulations.
  • All Website Users are required to read the provisions of these Regulations before using the Website and to comply with its provisions.
  • The website is intended for adults.
  • Starting to use the Website is tantamount to accepting the terms of the Regulations for the provision of services.
  • The basic functionality of the Website is enabling Advertisers to submit job advertisements, and Candidates to get acquainted with them and redirect them to the Advertiser in order to submit an application for a job offer.
  • Advertisers may not be excluded from contacting the Service Provider directly, via the contact details provided on the website www.geekjobs.pl. In this regard, the administrator of personal data of persons interested in job advertisements is each of the advertisers who, to the necessary extent, entrust the Service Provider with the processing of personal data of persons interested in a job offer, as described later in these regulations.
§ 3

Payment

  • The services provided to the advertisers are payable, and the amount of the fees depends in each case on the currently applicable payment tariff.
  • The basic price list of services is available to all Users in the "For employers" tab. Logging in to the Account also allows the Employer to view detailed price options for individual promotion options when activating the offer.
  • The price list includes both the prices of basic services and promotional services. Details of the various price options for promotional services are made available to the Advertiser during the activation of a given promotional option.
  • The Service Provider provides the following payment options:
    • for EUR and PLN currencies, payment by credit card or via the https://www.przelewy24.pl system;
    • for USD, GBP and CHF currencies, it is possible to pay by credit card.
  • Payments are made via Stripe (https://stripe.com).
  • As a rule, the prices of services indicated on the Website will be expressed in USD. When activating the offer, the Advertiser may choose any payment currency from: USD, PLN, EUR, CHF and GBP.
  • The exchange rates used for the conversion of prices are provided each time by the website https://exchangeratesapi.io/. After conversion, prices will be rounded to two decimal places.
  • The Service Provider reserves the right to introduce any promotions and discounts as part of the Website's operation.
  • The contract for the provision of services is concluded with the payment for the services provided by the Service Provider on the Website.
  • After the publication of the submitted offer is properly activated, the System shall immediately send the Advertiser a message containing the VAT invoice for the payment made to the e-mail address provided during the payment.
  • The Advertiser may also download a VAT invoice after logging into the Account, when the activation status of a given advertisement is successful.
  • If the Advertiser needs to update the data on the VAT invoice, the System enables the edition of the given invoice using the "Update invoices billing customization" function. However, this function can only be used in relation to VAT invoices from the current billing month (due to the archiving of invoices by the service provider on the first day of each month).
  • In the event of unsuccessful activation of the advertisement, the Website will individually examine each case of such failure, seeking to eliminate obstacles to activation of the advertisement. In the event that a re-payment is required, the previously made payment will be refunded to the Advertiser via the Stripe system. In the case of such a transaction, the Service Provider does not issue a VAT invoice.
  • As part of the service fee, the Service Provider does not guarantee a specific number of views of a given job advertisement or candidate applications.
  • All user and transaction data is encrypted with a secure SSL protocol.
§ 4

User's account

  • The advertiser may be a natural person, a legal person as well as an organizational unit without legal personality, conducting business activity, intending to recruit an employee by submitting a job advertisement on the Website.
  • The condition for posting a job advertisement is the setting up by the Advertiser of an Account on the Website. Only one Account can be kept at a given e-mail address.
  • Logging in to the Account takes place using the login (e-mail address) and password.
  • The Advertiser uses the Account in person or by persons authorized by him, and his authorization is not transferable to another person. The rights related to the use of the Account may not be sold, transferred, disposed of in any other way, and may not be the subject of any other activities, except for those specified in these Regulations.
  • The responsibilities of the Advertiser include:
    • getting acquainted with the Regulations and observing them;
    • immediate updating of personal data provided at the Account registration, necessary for the proper implementation of services;
    • payment of an appropriate amount for selected services provided by the Service Provider.
  • Deleting an Account during the publication of advertisements results in the cessation of sharing on their Website (within one hour) and does not affect the amount of fees for the services provided (no refund).
  • The Service Provider may (optionally) delete the Account if the Advertiser does not post any advertisement within 24 months.
  • The Advertiser may delete the account at any time. This operation is irreversible. In the event of deleting the Account, the loss of access to it occurs immediately.
  • The creation of a new Account to the e-mail address identical to the address to which the deleted Advertiser's account was registered is possible after 14 days from the date of Account deletion.
  • Each logged in Advertiser has the option of adding a company profile via the "Company profiles" tab.
  • In the profile, the Advertiser may include basic data about the company, such as the type of business, seat, current website or information about the number of employees.
  • The Advertiser is required to complete the information in the basics section. The data in this section is obligatorily published in the profile.
  • The functionality of the profile also allows for the inclusion of additional information, such as technologies used by the user, frequently asked questions (FAQ) or details about the current activities of the Advertiser and employee teams along with photos, while publishing data outside the basics section is optional, depending on the will of the Advertiser, and the condition for publishing the elements of the additional section is to publish the appropriate number of items (photo gallery - at least 8 items, FAQ - at least 5 items, technologies - at least 7 items, team - at least 1 item).
  • Photos published by the Advertiser may also contain images of its employees and people cooperating with him on a basis other than an employment contract. In the event that the Advertiser places photos containing such images on their profile, the Advertiser bears all responsibility for the claims of the above-mentioned. persons related to the publication of their images, while releasing the Service Provider from such liability. Publication of photographs containing the images of the above-mentioned persons is tantamount to the Advertiser's declaration that he has consent to the processing of their personal data in the form of an image for the purpose of their publication on the Website.
  • The Advertiser Profile is active free of charge for one year from its registration. The visibility of the profile can be extended for an additional fee according to the price list.
§ 5

Job advertisements

  • Job advertisements are submitted via the Website by using the "Post job" option.
  • Job offers posted on the Website may only apply to legal, lawful employment of a natural person running or not conducting business activity.
  • In order to submit an advertisement, one must complete and approve the form on the Website, available after logging in.
  • The content of job advertisements should be made in English or Polish.
  • The Service Provider reserves the right to correct the content of advertisements - without changing its essence - in order to improve their quality and remove any obvious mistakes (eg typos, grammar and spelling errors).
  • The data entered in the form should exhaustively describe the job to which the advertisement relates, and in particular should contain information about:
    • the Advertiser's company;
    • position for which the employee is sought;
    • the amount of the anticipated gross or net remuneration for the position covered by the advertisement;
    • form of employment;
    • the expected type and level of skills and experience;
    • details of the relevant contact person on the part of the Advertiser;
    • the type of work for which the employee is sought and its characteristics.
  • The Service Provider has the right to refuse to publish an advertisement if it deems that it does not contain actual job offers, but only an apparent offer.
  • The application form also allows to upload a graphic file identifying the Advertiser and the main banner for the job offer (the so-called "cover").
  • The advertiser declares that he has all intellectual property rights to the information and graphics he publishes on the Website.
  • The Advertiser is solely responsible for the content of advertisements and their compliance with generally applicable provisions of law. In the event of a breach of any rights of third parties as a result of the publication of a job advertisement, the advertiser shall be fully responsible for satisfying the claims of these persons.
  • In the event of making the image of any person available on the Website by the Advertiser, the Advertiser confirms that he has the right to make it available and in accordance with Art. 81 of the Act on Copyright and Related Rights, the advertiser agrees to its free recording, reproduction and dissemination by the Service Provider. The Service Provider declares that the image will be used to perform the contract or for the Service Provider's marketing purposes.
  • The Advertiser declares that he is entitled to economic copyrights to any works within the meaning of the Act on copyright and related rights made available on the Website. The Advertiser grants the Service Provider a non-exclusive, free and territorially unlimited license for the duration of the contract, allowing the use of the above-mentioned works in the fields of use, including in particular: production, public reproduction and display, entering computer networks and servers into the memory, reproduction, placing in Internet network.
  • Immediately after submitting the advertisement, the Advertiser will receive an e-mail confirming the submission of the application, containing a link (URL address) directing to the job offer.
  • The submitted advertisement will be published immediately after saving in the system, but not later than 24 hours from that moment.
  • The job advertisement will be visible on the Website for 30 days, with the possibility of reactivating it, extending the period of its publication by another 30 days.
  • By default, the job advertisement has the auto-activation option turned on, which means that once job advertisement is finished, it will be automatically activated. The Advertiser may disable this option at any time. There is no charge for reactivating the offer. Automatic activation does not apply to the promotion of the offer.
  • The published advertisement is usually placed at the top of the list of advertisements on the Website. Another positioning of the advertisement may result from the options purchased by the Advertiser related to the promotion of job advertisements.
  • To the Advertisers, the Website, via an appropriate form, provides contact details to persons responsible for the recruitment process at the Advertiser or a link redirecting to an external website through which the recruitment process takes place.
  • The website may also act as an intermediary in the transfer of data regarding a specific candidate (name and surname and e-mail address of the person concerned) and the candidate's CV. In this case, the Advertiser will receive an e-mail confirmation of the submission of the application by the System, and the Advertiser will be provided with information about the submitted application along with the CV in .pdf format.
  • In order to redirect the Candidate to the Advertiser, each Advertiser either indicates the details of the appropriate contact person in the advertisement or provides the Website with a link redirecting to an external website through which the recruitment process takes place.
  • The Advertiser allows downtime and unavailability of job offers, occurring for reasons beyond the Service Provider's control, as well as, if necessary, maintenance works necessary for the operation of the Website, not exceeding 10 hours in a given month. Such a break is not considered to entitle the Advertiser to claim reimbursement of the publication costs of the advertisement.
§ 6

Promotion of job advertisements

  • For an additional fee, the Service Provider enables advertisers to promote their job offers.
  • The promotion option is available in the "For the employer" tab or after selecting the "Promote your offer" option visible in the Advertiser's profile at each active job advertisement.
  • Promoting job advertisements provides for the following 3 options:
    • highlighting the advertisement in light blue color - the job offer is surrounded by a blue border. This option improves visibility and draws attention to yourself. Improves the visibility of the job offer regardless of its position on the list. The promotion can be purchased for a period of 7 or 30 days.
    • moving the advertisement to the top of the list - the job offer is moved to the top of the list, and as a result it is displayed as if it has just been added. Refreshing takes place once a day. Due to the fact that similar job offers may be moved higher by other Advertisers at the same time, the phrase "top of the list" does not always mean that the offer will be moved to the first position. The promotion can be purchased for a period of 7 or 30 days.
    • pinning an advertisement at the top of the list - pinning an offer means displaying it above the others. Unlike the option to move your ad to the top of the list, pinning ensures that your listing remains in place until it expires. The offer is in a separate section above the other unpinned offers. Due to the fact that similar job offers may be pinned to the top of the list by other Advertisers at the same time, the phrase "top of the list" does not always mean that the offer is pinned to the first position on the list. The promotion can be purchased for 1, 7 or 30 days.
  • Depending on the selection of the relevant advertisement promotion offer, the Service Provider will charge additional fees, in accordance with the currently applicable tariff.
  • Due to the fact that at a given time it is possible to use the offered promotions, the Service Provider does not guarantee the exact position of the offer on the list. By default, promoted offers are sorted in the order of activation.
§ 7

Complaints and refund Policy

  • The Advertiser may at any time submit a complaint if the service provided by the Service Provider is not in accordance with the paid scope.
  • The Advertiser may request, according to the scope of the Service Provider's shortcomings, the removal of non-compliance or a reduction in the price of the service.
  • Each consideration of the complaint and its scope as well as the method of compensation for the non-compliance of the service with the contract depends on the individual assessment of each event by the Service Provider.
  • Complaints may be submitted via the Service Provider's e-mail address indicated on the website www.geekjobs.pl.
  • The Service Provider will endeavour to consider complaints within 30 days of receiving them from the Advertiser. The Service Provider will notify the Advertiser of the result of the complaint by e-mail to the address provided in the complaint, indicated in accordance with paragraph 4 above.
  • A complaint considered in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations is not subject to re-examination or further consideration.
  • After the advertiser pays for the submitted advertisement and after its launch, it is not possible to withdraw from the offer submitted and demand refund of the costs of publication of the advertisement.
  • In the event of removing an advertisement from the Website by the advertiser earlier than the paid time of its publication on the Website, the advertiser may not demand refund of the costs of publication of the advertisement in any part.
  • Refund of the costs of the advertisement paid will be possible only in the event of errors on the part of the Service Provider regarding payment processing, in a situation where the payment operator Stripe collected the payment from the advertiser's account.
  • In the above case, refunds will be made automatically.
§ 8

Set Job Alert

  • Candidates are not required to set up an account in order to view job offers on the Website.
  • Candidates can use the Set Job Alert option.
  • This option - after entering the e-mail address and selecting the frequency of the alert - allows you to regularly receive notifications about current and newly emerging job offers on the Website.
  • The website allows you to select the frequency of receiving alerts (daily or weekly).
  • The website allows you to select the "key word" according to which the alerts will be sent by entering the "key word" in the Find your dream job site, and then using the Set Job Alert button.
  • The condition for using the Set Job Alert option is the Candidate’s consent to receive by e-mail information containing job offers and acceptance of the Website's privacy policy.
  • It is possible to opt out of receiving alerts at any time by clicking "unsubscribe" link which is included in every e-mail sent to the subscriber.
§ 9

Use of the Website

  • Website users must meet the following technical requirements:
    • have access to the Internet;
    • have an e-mail account;
    • use a browser of the type: Chrome, IE Edge, Firefox, Mozilla, Operaz, Safari and their mobile counterparts.
  • Using the Website entails risks typical for the use of any services within the Internet, therefore the Service Provider recommends to the users of the Website taking all measures to minimize this risk.
  • The Service Provider does not allow the Website users to provide any prohibited content, such as hate speech, profanity, content inconsistent with the facts, or content aimed at insulting or slandering other people.
  • The User is obliged to use the Website in a manner consistent with these Regulations, applicable law, general principles of using the Internet, and in particular in a manner that does not infringe the rights of third parties and the rights and interests of the Service Provider.
  • The User is obliged in particular to:
    • use the Website in a way that does not interfere with its functioning, in particular through the use of appropriate software and devices;
    • use the Website in a manner that is not inconvenient for other Website users and for the Service Provider, with respect for their personal rights and all their rights;
    • not taking actions such as: providing unsolicited commercial information on the Website (so-called spam); setting up several user accounts by one advertiser; using accounts of other users or sharing one's account with other users of the Website; activities aimed at taking over the passwords of other Website users;
    • use any materials posted on the Website only within the scope of fair use. Using the materials for any other purpose is allowed only with the express consent given by the Service Provider.
  • If it is found that the user of the Website allows the actions described in sec. 5 above or otherwise violates the provisions of the Regulations, the Service Provider may in particular immediately block his account and has the right to take any action to repair the damage incurred in this connection.
§ 10

Entrusting the processing of personal data

  • In connection with the activities of supporting the advertiser, performed by the Service Provider, referred to, inter alia, in § 1 section 8 of these Regulations, along with setting up a user account, the advertiser (hereinafter: "Administrator") and the Service Provider (hereinafter: "Processor") conclude a contract for entrusting the processing of personal data.
  • The Administrator entrusts the Processor with personal data for processing, and the Processor undertakes to process them in accordance with the law and the entrustment agreement.
  • The Processor declares that he has the means, experience, knowledge and qualified personnel, which enables him to properly perform the entrustment agreement, including providing sufficient guarantees for the implementation of appropriate technical and organizational measures for the processing to meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016 / European Parliament and of the Council 679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46 / EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Journal of Laws UE. 2016, No. 119, p. 1) (hereinafter: the "Regulation").
  • The Processor may process the entrusted personal data only to the extent and for the purpose provided for in the entrustment agreement.
  • The purpose of entrusting personal data is to enable the Processor to properly provide the service of sharing the website publishing job offers, where the Administrator is the advertiser.
  • The scope of personal data processed by the Processor under the entrustment agreement includes ordinary data of persons who are potential job candidates interested in job offers posted on the website by the Administrator (names, surnames, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers or other data provided by these persons) as well as data of persons indicated to contact the advertiser in the announcement (names, surnames, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, positions) and data in the form of the image of the Advertiser's employees and persons cooperating with him on a basis other than an employment contract (in the event that the Advertiser places photos with the images of these persons on the Website in accordance with these Regulations, hereinafter: "Personal Data".
  • Personal data processed in connection with the performance of the entrustment agreement will be processed as part of the following processing activities: collecting, storing, accessing, sending, disclosing by sending, distributing or otherwise sharing, matching or combining, limiting, archiving and deleting personal data. The Processor processes personal data only at the request of the Administrator - which also applies to the transfer of Personal Data to a third country - unless such an obligation is imposed on him by law.
  • The Parties jointly declare that as part of the performance of the contract, the Processor will not make automated decisions in individual cases with the use of Personal Data.
  • The Processor declares that it provides sufficient guarantees for the implementation of appropriate technical and organizational measures so that the processing meets all the requirements of the Regulation and protects the rights of the data subjects.
  • Taking into account the state of technical knowledge, the cost of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing, the Processor has implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security corresponding to the risk of violating the rights or freedoms of natural persons with different probability and severity of the threat associated with the processing, in particular the risk of breach of the protection of Personal Data referred to in art. 4 point 12 and art. 32 of the Regulation.
  • The Processor declares that all systems in which Personal Data are processed comply with the Regulation, in particular with regard to the security of processing.
  • The Processor is obliged to allow access to Personal Data only persons acting under his authorization and whose access to Personal Data is necessary for the provision of services by him in the performance of obligations under the contract.
  • The Processor is obliged to ensure that the persons acting under his authorization who have access to Personal Data have appropriate qualifications and that they guarantee the processing of Personal Data in accordance with the principle of integrity and confidentiality referred to in Art. 5 sec. 1 lit. f of the Regulation.
  • The Administrator grants the Processor general consent to further entrust the Personal Data covered by the provisions of the Regulations to other processors. The list of entities to which the Processor may entrust personal data is available here.
  • In the event of changes to the processors referred to in para. 14 above, the Administrator has the option to object to such changes.
  • Failure to raise an objection within 14 calendar days from the moment of introducing the changes means the consent of the Administrator.
  • The lodging of the objection referred to in section 15 authorizes the Processor to terminate the User Account Service Agreement with immediate effect for reasons attributable to the Administrator.
  • In emergency and unforeseen situations, such as a sudden failure of equipment, the Processor, in order to prevent the destruction, loss or change of the data entrusted to him, has the right to entrust their processing to the necessary extent to other entities without obtaining the prior consent of the Administrator. In this case, the Processor will immediately inform the Administrator about this fact, and will also expect further instructions from him. The provisions of para. 17 sec. apply accordingly.
  • The Processor is obliged to impose on another processor, for the benefit of which there was further entrustment, the same obligations that were specified in the Regulations.
  • The Processor is obliged, taking into account the nature of the processing and the information available to him, and to actively assist the Administrator in fulfilling the obligations set out in art. 32-36 of the Regulation, including promptly responding to the Administrator's inquiries.
  • The Processor, according to the nature of the processing, undertakes, if possible, to help the Administrator through appropriate technical and organizational measures to fulfill the obligation to respond to the requests of the person to whom the Personal Data relate, other than those referred to in the preceding paragraph, in terms of its performance. the rights set out in Chapter III of the Regulation.
  • The Processor is obliged to provide the Administrator with the information necessary to demonstrate that the Administrator fulfills the obligations specified in art. 28 GDPR, in particular, it applies to:
    • presenting contracts for further entrusting the processing of personal data,
    • demonstrating the implementation by the Processor of appropriate technical and organizational measures so that the processing meets the requirements of the GDPR.
  • The Processor is not required to create documentation on the protection of personal data for the Administrator.
  • In case of justified doubts regarding the processing of personal data, the Administrator may request the Processor to conduct an audit by the Administrator. When setting the date of the audit, the date convenient for both Parties should be taken into account and agreed jointly at least 14 calendar days before the planned audit.
  • If it is sufficient to provide information to clarify justified doubts of the Administrator, the audit is not performed.
  • The Processor, depending on the nature of the processing, undertakes, if possible, to assist the Administrator in fulfilling the obligation to notify the supervisory authority of a breach of Personal Data protection and the obligation to notify data subjects about the breach of Personal Data protection, in accordance with art. 33 and 34 of the Regulation.
  • The Processor is obliged to immediately after the end of the provision of services related to the processing of the entrusted Personal Data, but no later than within 14 from the end of their provision, depending on the Administrator's decision, remove or return Personal Data to him and delete all existing copies, unless EU law or the law of the Member State requires the storage of Personal Data.
  • The Processor's liability for non-performance or improper performance of the provisions of these Regulations, as well as the Processor's liability towards the Administrator for the fulfilment of contractual obligations by another processor to which the Processor entrusted personal data for further processing, is limited only to damages caused by the wilful fault of the Processor. In the case of the Processor's liability for the performance of contractual obligations by another processor, an intentional fault of another processor is additionally required to accept the Processor's liability. The parties exclude further responsibility of the Processor.
§ 11

Final Provisions

  • These Regulations come into force on the day of their publication.
  • The Service Provider is not responsible in particular for:
    • providing by the advertiser, during his registration on the Website, data inconsistent with the facts, incomplete or out of date and for the lack of updating of these data;
    • any damage caused by the infringement by the Website users - in connection with the use of the Website - of the rights of third parties;
    • effects caused by third parties taking over the advertiser's password;
    • damages resulting from disruptions in the operation of the Website or its unavailability, caused by reasons beyond the Service Provider's or which occurred as a result of events that the Service Provider was not able to prevent;
    • for accidental blocking or deletion of the user's account;
    • any other damage caused by non-compliance with the provisions of these Regulations by the Website user.
  • In matters not covered by these Regulations, the provisions of generally applicable law shall apply.
  • These Regulations and agreements are governed by the law of the Republic of Poland. In the event of discrepancies, the Polish version of the Regulations shall apply.
  • If any provision of these Regulations is considered invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in force, and the Service Provider will try to immediately replace the invalid provisions with new - valid ones.
  • In the event of discrepancies in the interpretation of the various language versions of these Regulations, the Polish language version shall be binding.
  • All comments addressed to these Regulations should be sent to the e-mail address: contact@geekjobs.pl.
  • The Service Provider reserves the right to amend the Regulations, in particular when changes are required by applicable law.
  • By using the Website, the Website user confirms that he or she has read these Regulations, understands its provisions and agrees to all provisions contained in these Regulations, as well as undertakes to apply them.