Last updated 17/12/2024
INTRODUCTION AND AGREEMENT TO TERMS
These Terms and Conditions regulate all legal relationships between Etapas D’Aventura - Serviços e Representações Lda. (trademark and hereinafter referred to as “Vitae Professionals”, “we”, “us” or “our”), and their clients (hereinafter referred to as "Client", “Candidate” or “you”).
If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, do not use our website. If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at info@vitaeprofessionals.com.
You agree that by accessing the site, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with all of these Terms and Conditions, then you are expressly prohibited from using the site and you must discontinue use immediately.
Supplementary terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the site from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms and Conditions at any time and for any reason.
We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms and Conditions, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change.
It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms and Conditions to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms and Conditions by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Terms and Conditions are posted.
The information provided on the site is not intended for distribution to or to be used by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.
Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
APPLICABILITY OF THE REGULATION TO CANDIDATES/USERS
When you register as a candidate on our website, you are applying for a job vacancy or providing us with your details to receive our recruitment services, which includes participating in recruitment processes and being contacted by our consultants about vacancies that may fit your profile. The rights and obligations arising from acceptance of this agreement are set out in these Terms and Conditions, which will be accepted at the time described above. The recruitment service is free of charge for candidates. You can leave this relationship at any time by contacting us at info@vitaeprofessionals.com.
When you send a CV, it does not guarantee that an employer will request information about you or propose an interview, nor that they will make you a job offer, which depends solely on the decision of the prospective employer. Vitae Professionals does not guarantee any duration of any employment position obtained through our website.
USING THE VITAE PROFESSIONALS SITE
We operate the Vitae Professionals site to help you understand our services and communicate with us.
If you are unable to access all/part of our site or upload your CV, please contact us by emailing info@vitaeprofessionals.com and we will provide additional support.
The information contained on the Vitae Professionals site is strictly for informational purposes only. Thus, the use of the contents of the Vitae Professionals site is solely at your own risk, and the site is provided on an ‘as is’ basis.
The Vitae Professionals site is provided solely for your personal use under these Terms and Conditions. When viewing, downloading to your computer, and storing information in electronic format on your hard drive or reproducing or printing information placed on our site for permitted purposes, you must observe and reproduce any and all intellectual property rights notices or reservations contained in such information.
You may not use the Vitae Professionals site for any of the following purposes:
Use and/or publicise our site for commercial purposes;
Disseminate any unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material or material that violates any laws;
Transmit material that encourages conduct that constitutes a criminal offence, results in civil liability, or otherwise violates any applicable laws, regulations, or code of practice;
Any other illegal or unauthorised purposes;
Interfere with any other person's use of the Vitae Professionals site;
Make, transmit, or store electronic copies of copyrighted materials without the written permission of Vitae Professionals as copyright owner.
You may not access or use the site for any purpose other than that for which we make the site available. The site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavours except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.
By using the site, you represent and warrant that:
All registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete and you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary;
You have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions;
You are not under the age of 18;
You will not access the site through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise;
Your use of the site will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the site (or any portion thereof).
Failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions in relation to the information and use of intellectual property content constitutes a serious breach of these Terms and Conditions and will result in the immediate loss of the authorisation provided for herein, without prejudice to the user's liability for any loss or damage caused to Vitae Professionals by such breach.
PROCEDURES FOR REGISTERING AND CREATING A RESERVED AREA ACCOUNT
You can create an account by registering on the Vitae Professionals website. Registration generates options such as the possibility of receiving job alerts, the ability to upload CVs, to apply for a vacancy and to read helpful e-books. If you register, you must ensure that the data provided at the time of registration, or at any time, is correct and complete. If you identify input errors when registering your account, you can correct them in the ‘My Account’ area of the Vitae Professionals website or by contacting us directly at info@vitaeprofessionals.com.
Please inform us without delay of any changes to the information you provided when registering by updating your personal details so we can communicate effectively with you.
When you register to use the Vitae Professionals site, you will be asked to create a password. To prevent fraud, please keep your password confidential and do not divulge or share it with others. If you know or suspect that someone else knows your password, please notify us immediately at info@vitaeprofessionals.com.
If Vitae Professionals has reason to believe there has been a breach of security or misuse of its site, we may ask you to change your password or suspend your account.
RIGHT TO SUSPEND OR CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
We may immediately suspend or cancel your registration if you breach any of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions.
You can delete your registration at any time via your account on the Vitae Professionals site. You can also unsubscribe from receiving commercial communications via the ‘unsubscribe’ link included in each direct marketing email you receive.
Suspension or cancellation of your registration, as well as your right to use the Vitae Professionals site, does not affect the legal rights or duties of either party.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Unless otherwise indicated, all databases, audio, video, text, photographs, graphics, illustrations, and images (collectively, “The Content”) on the Vitae Professionals site and the trademark Vitae Professionals are owned or controlled by Vitae Professionals and are protected by copyright legislation (Code of Copyright and Related Rights - DL no. 63/85, of 14 March) and related legislation.
Therefore, all intellectual property rights must be respected.
You must not obtain or attempt to obtain any content by any means or procedures other than those made available to you by the website.
These Terms and Conditions do not grant you any intellectual property rights over the website or its content.
Therefore, it is expressly forbidden to carry out any reproduction, modification, distribution, or communication, or to make available, extract, reuse, resend, or otherwise use, for any purpose and/or by any means or procedure, the website, any part of the website, or its content.
PROCESSING
The https://www.vitaeprofessionals.com website is linked to a SaaS solution developed by The Access Group (https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/). The Access Group is responsible for processing and maintaining the front-office and back-office content management.
The Access Group is covered by the UK GDPR and you can see its rules at https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notice/.
In the event of loss of information or hacking, you should contact us so that all necessary steps can be taken.
RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS OF USERS
You freely recognize and accept that use of the website is at your sole risk.
You are responsible for taking all necessary measures to ensure correct use of the website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all users who access the website via your Internet connection are aware of these Terms and Conditions.
If you receive a user identification code, password, or any other information regarding security procedures, you must treat this information as confidential and never disclose it to third parties. We have the right to deactivate a user identification code or password you have chosen at any time if, in our opinion, you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions. We also have the right to redefine the user’s password.
By accessing the website, you agree not to carry out any acts that may harm our image, interests, or rights and/or that may, consequently, damage, render unusable, or overload the website, or that may, in any way, prevent the normal use of the website by other visitors.
Appropriate security measures have been implemented to detect the existence of viruses. However, you should be aware that the security measures in place for computer systems on the internet are not infallible and that, consequently, we cannot guarantee the absence of viruses or any other elements that could cause alterations to your computer systems (hardware and software) or to your data and files contained in the systems.
You must not misuse our website by introducing viruses, trojans, worms, or other software which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our website, the server on which our website is stored, or any computer or database connected to our website. You must not attempt to attack our website via a DoS attack or a DDoS attack.
We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and cooperate with those authorities. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our website will cease immediately.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
These Terms and Conditions and all matters relating to this website and its content are governed by Portuguese Law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Portugal.
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Terms and Conditions (each a “Dispute” and collectively, the “Disputes”) brought by either you or us (individually, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute informally for at least 60 days before initiating any criminal procedure, civil procedure, or any other procedure. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.
PRIVACY AND COOKIES
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy [CLICK HERE]/posted on the Site]. By using the site, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions.
CONTACT US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at info@vitaeprofessionals.com.