Terms and Conditions
The terms and conditions set forth below govern your access to and use of the website www.accountants.com.mt. By making use of any service provided on this website, you will be deemed to have read through and accepted these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, kindly refrain from using the site.
We reserve the right to change or update from time to time any of the following terms and conditions. Such changes will become effective when published and you should therefore periodically review this page to ensure familiarity with the most updated version of the terms of use.
- Definitions
‘Accounting Professional’ refers to any individual who creates an online profile on the website for the purposes of applying for accounting jobs.
‘Data Protection Act 2010’ refers to Chapter 440 of the laws of Malta.
‘Client’ refers to any firm advertising accounting job opportunities on the website.
‘User’ refers to an accounting professional, client or any other third party making use of or accessing any parts of the website.
‘Website’ refers to www.accountants.com.mt, sometimes referred to below as ‘site’, ‘we’ or ‘us’.
- Accounting Professional
2.1. An accounting professional may create and use only one profile. On creating a profile, the accounting professional undertakes to (a) provide accurate and complete information about his personal details, qualifications and work related experience and (b) maintain and update this information to keep it accurate and current.
2.2. Profiles must be created solely for the purpose of applying for accounting jobs posted on the website. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to any profile on suspicion that it is being used for any other purpose.
2.3. Information that is available only to registered accounting professionals is highly confidential. The disclosure to third parties of any information about accounting jobs or clients which is available only to registered accounting professionals is strictly prohibited.
2.4. The accounting professional is prohibited from contacting clients for any other reason other than to apply for an accounting job.
2.5. The accounting professional is prohibited from applying for job opportunities listed on the website on behalf of anyone other than himself.
2.6. On applying for a job opportunity listed on the website, accounting professionals give their consent to make available their profile information, including the personal and contact details to the client.
2.7. On setting a job alert, accounting professionals give their consent to receive emails about job opportunities that match their set preferences. Job alerts remain effective until modified or deleted.
2.8. The accounting professional is responsible for the confidentiality of his username and password and consequently solely and entirely responsible for all activities conducted through his profile. We accept no responsibility for the unauthorised access to any profile which arises from the negligent disclosure of passwords to third parties.
- Client
3.1. The client agrees to use the website for the sole purpose of hiring accounting professionals. We reserve the right to decline the posting of job opportunities which are not related to the accounting profession.
3.2. In order to be able to post jobs on the site, the client is required to register with us. On registration, the client undertakes to (a) provide accurate and complete information about himself and (b) maintain and update this information to keep it accurate and current. Should any of the information provided be found to be untrue or inaccurate, we reserve the right to terminate your access to the site.
3.4. The posting of job opportunities on behalf of any third party is strictly prohibited. Recruitment agencies are not allowed to advertise job openings on this website. Firms may only post job opportunities on their own behalf.
3.5. The client shall refrain from advertising multiple positions within one job posting. Each job posting must refer to one job opportunity.
3.6. The client undertakes to provide accurate and sufficient information about a job opening to enable an accounting professional decide whether he/she is suited for that particular opportunity.
3.7. The client agrees to abide by the principle of confidentiality and comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2001 with respect to any information about accounting professionals that is obtained from the website. Reselling or otherwise making available any such information to third parties is strictly prohibited.
3.8. The client is prohibited from using the contact information of accounting professionals obtained through the website for any other purpose unrelated to the job posting such as for unsolicited mass marketing via e-mail or telephone.
3.9. The site does not get involved in the actual vetting of a particular candidate for a job. The client is solely responsible for screening and determining whether a particular accounting professional is suited for the accounting job being advertised on the site.
3.10. We do not guarantee that the posting firm will successfully find a candidate for the advertised jobs. Unsuccessful job postings will not be entitled for a refund.
3.11. The client undertakes to terminate before the specified closing date any job postings which are no longer available.
3.12. The client is responsible for the confidentiality of his username and password and consequently solely and entirely responsible for all activities conducted through his account. The client shall refrain from sharing this login information to third parties. We accept no responsibility for the unauthorised access to any account which arises from the negligent disclosure of usernames and passwords to third parties.
- Liability
4.1. Although all precautions will be taken, we do not warrant that the use of the site will be uninterrupted or secure and that the site and the server on which it is hosted are free of viruses or other harmful material. The user assumes responsibility and risk for the use of the site and consequently the site does not assume liability for any loss or damage, financial or otherwise, suffered by the user which is the result of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
4.2. The site aims to establish a direct contact between clients and accounting professionals and it does not get involved into any negotiations between the two. The site cannot authenticate the identity of the users of the site. Consequently, users accept responsibility for all the risks associated with dealing with third parties with whom contact is established through the site and agree to release the site from any liabilities, claims or damages of any kind and nature arising out of relationships established through it.
4.3. The site cannot certify the accuracy and completeness of information that is posted on it. It is the sole responsibility of the user to verify any information transmitted through the site. Consequently, we do not assume responsibility for any inaccurate job details or information about accounting professionals that is forwarded to clients and are not to be held liable for any liabilities, claims or damages arising therefrom.
4.4. The site cannot guarantee that any application for any job positing available on it will be successful and is not to be held liable for any loss arising therefrom.
- Copyright
5.1. No information available on the site is to be copied and reproduced in any other form without the written permission of the owners of the site.
- Contact us
If you have any questions regarding these terms and conditions, you may contact us on [email protected], using ‘Terms and Conditions Queries’ as the subject matter.