Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of CoHire and the features made available through the Platform. By accessing, registering for, or using CoHire, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Terms and agree to be bound by them.

If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Platform.

These Terms should be read together with the CoHire Privacy Policy and any product-specific terms or notices that may apply.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old, or meet the legal age requirement applicable to you, to use CoHire.

Where you use CoHire on behalf of a company, organisation or other entity, you confirm that you are authorised to act on its behalf.

3. Definitions

• Platform: CoHire.com and the associated products, features and services made available through it.
• User: a person or organisation accessing or using CoHire, including job seekers, candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, employers, staffing professionals, recruitment agencies, freelancers, consultants, founders, businesses, training institutions and other permitted users.
• Content: information or material submitted, uploaded, posted or otherwise shared through CoHire, including profiles, resumes, jobs, articles, posts, images, videos, documents, comments and recommendations.
• Account: a registered CoHire account used to access features that require registration or sign-in.
• Service: the features and functionality made available by CoHire from time to time.

4. Accounts & Security

1. Certain CoHire features require you to create an account.
2. You are responsible for providing information that is accurate and reasonably up to date.
3. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for activity carried out through your account.
4. If you believe your account has been accessed without authorisation, you should notify CoHire promptly.
5. You must not create an account using another person's identity or impersonate another person or organisation.

5. CoHire Platform & Services

CoHire has evolved into a broader talent and professional platform. Depending on availability and the applicable account or subscription, the Platform may include products and features such as CoHire Talent, CoHire Jobs, CoHire Workspace, CoHire Bench, CoHire Social, CoHire Business, CoHire Tools, CoHire Articles and related features.

Features, access levels, usage limits and availability may vary by product, plan, account type and other platform conditions. CoHire may add, modify, restrict or discontinue features from time to time.

Users remain responsible for how they use the information, connections, leads, applications, profiles and other outcomes generated through the Platform.

6. User Content & Information

1. You retain ownership of content you submit or publish, subject to the rights you grant to CoHire under these Terms.
2. You are responsible for ensuring that content you provide is accurate, lawful, not misleading and does not knowingly infringe the rights of others.
3. You must not upload or publish confidential, private or proprietary information where you do not have the right or authority to share it.
4. By submitting content to CoHire for publication or use through the Platform, you grant CoHire a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, display, distribute and use that content as reasonably required to operate, maintain and provide the relevant Platform features.
5. CoHire may restrict, remove or moderate content that it reasonably considers to violate these Terms or applicable Platform policies.

7. Profiles & Resumes

CoHire allows users to create professional profiles and, where supported, upload resumes and provide information such as skills, experience, education, certifications, career preferences, employment preferences and related professional information.

1. You are responsible for the accuracy and appropriateness of information in your profile and resume.
2. You must not include false, fraudulent, misleading or confidential information that you are not authorised to disclose.
3. CoHire does not independently guarantee the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of information supplied by users.
4. Access to profile or resume information may depend on Platform settings, product functionality and the choices made by the relevant user.
5. Users should exercise appropriate care before sharing sensitive personal or professional information.

8. Jobs & Applications

For job seekers and candidates

• Applications and information submitted by you should be complete and truthful.
• CoHire does not guarantee employment, interviews, selection, compensation or any other hiring outcome.
• You should independently assess an employer, recruiter, job opportunity and offer before making a decision.
• CoHire does not require job seekers to pay money in exchange for a job application or employment opportunity. Suspicious requests using the CoHire name should be reported.

For employers and recruiters

• Job postings should be genuine, accurate, sufficiently detailed and consistent with applicable employment requirements.
• Employers and recruiters remain responsible for their hiring decisions and recruitment processes.
• CoHire may restrict or remove job postings that are fraudulent, misleading or otherwise inconsistent with Platform rules.

9. Social Posts & Articles

CoHire may allow users to publish professional posts, articles, career information, business updates, job-related information and other permitted content.

1. Content should be relevant to the purpose of the Platform and should not be misleading, abusive, defamatory, unlawful, obscene or otherwise inappropriate.
2. You must respect intellectual property, privacy and other rights of third parties.
3. Users retain ownership of their content, subject to the licence granted to CoHire under these Terms.
4. CoHire does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of user-generated content.
5. CoHire may review, restrict or remove content that breaches these Terms or applicable Platform rules.

10. Business Pages & Transactions

CoHire may allow users to create or maintain business or company pages and to associate jobs, professional information or other content with those pages.

1. Information provided on business pages is the responsibility of the user or organisation providing it.
2. CoHire does not independently guarantee the accuracy of business information submitted by users.
3. Where users enter into employment, staffing, consulting, freelance, commercial or other arrangements with one another, the relevant parties are responsible for their own agreements, obligations, payments and compliance.
4. CoHire is a platform and does not become a party to private agreements between users merely because the parties connected or interacted through CoHire.

11. Bench, Staffing & Resource Listings

CoHire may provide features for staffing professionals and organisations to publish or discover available resources, generate leads and communicate regarding staffing opportunities.

1. The person or organisation publishing a resource is responsible for the accuracy and lawful use of the information provided.
2. Users remain responsible for contracts, documentation, employment arrangements, deployment, payments and other obligations arising from their staffing activities.
3. CoHire provides the platform functionality and does not guarantee that a resource, lead, staffing opportunity or commercial arrangement will result in a transaction.
4. Applicable feature availability, listing periods, interaction periods and usage limits may be governed by the relevant product or subscription.

12. Paid Services & Subscriptions

CoHire may offer free and paid products, plans or usage-based features. The price, billing period, included features, usage limits and other commercial terms will be presented at the time of purchase or otherwise communicated for the relevant product. For current plan and product information, see CoHire pricing and product information.

Payments and taxes

• Where applicable, paid services are prepaid unless the applicable commercial arrangement states otherwise.
• Prices and charges will be presented in the currency and manner applicable to the relevant offering. CoHire currently operates from India and may offer pricing in Indian Rupees for applicable Indian offerings.
• Applicable taxes, including GST where applicable, may be charged in addition to the displayed price where required.

Usage limits

Paid plans may include limits on features or usage. When a limit is reached, access may require a plan change, renewal, reset of the applicable usage period or another option presented for that product.

Cancellation and refunds

Cancellation, refund and subscription-change terms applicable to a particular product will be presented with that product or in the applicable commercial policy. Where a specific product policy conflicts with these general Terms, the product-specific terms will apply to that extent.

13. Guest & Free Access

Some CoHire content and features may be available without registration, while other features may require an account or paid access. CoHire may change the scope of guest or free access as the Platform evolves.

Free access does not create a promise that a particular feature will remain free or available indefinitely.

14. Acceptable Use

You must use CoHire lawfully and responsibly. You must not:

• use the Platform for unlawful, fraudulent or unauthorised purposes;
• impersonate another person or organisation;
• publish knowingly false, deceptive or materially misleading information;
• harass, threaten, abuse or unlawfully discriminate against others;
• upload or share content that you do not have the right to use or disclose;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to accounts, systems or data;
• interfere with the security, availability or normal operation of the Platform;
• copy, reproduce, scrape, republish or commercially exploit Platform content or functionality except where permitted by CoHire or applicable law.

15. Intellectual Property

CoHire and its licensors retain rights in the Platform, software, design, branding, trademarks, logos, interfaces, features and other materials made available by CoHire, except for user content that is owned by users.

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, create derivative works from, reproduce or commercially exploit CoHire software or protected Platform materials except to the extent expressly permitted by law or with prior written permission from CoHire.

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of CoHire intellectual property to a user.

16. Third-Party Services & Links

CoHire may include links to or functionality provided by third parties. Third-party services are subject to their own terms, policies and practices.

CoHire is not responsible for third-party services merely because they are linked to or accessible through the Platform. Users should review relevant third-party terms before using those services or providing information to them.

17. Service Availability & Support

CoHire aims to provide a reliable Platform, but uninterrupted or error-free availability cannot be guaranteed. Maintenance, upgrades, technical issues or circumstances outside CoHire's reasonable control may affect availability.

For support or questions regarding the Platform, users may contact CoHire through the contact options made available on the website.

18. Disclaimers

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Platform and its features are provided on an “as available” basis. CoHire does not guarantee that the Platform will always be uninterrupted, secure, complete, accurate or free of errors.

CoHire does not guarantee employment, hiring, staffing, business, financial or other results from use of the Platform. Information supplied by users and third parties may not be independently verified by CoHire.

19. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, CoHire will not be responsible for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or similar losses arising from or relating to use of the Platform, including losses arising from interactions, content, employment decisions, business transactions or arrangements between users.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law.

20. Suspension & Termination

CoHire may restrict, suspend or terminate access where reasonably necessary to protect the Platform, its users, its rights or the integrity of the Service, including where there is a violation of these Terms or applicable Platform rules.

Where appropriate and reasonably practicable, CoHire may provide notice or an opportunity to address an issue before taking action. Immediate action may be taken where necessary to address security, fraud, unlawful activity or other serious risks.

Termination or suspension may affect access to account features and content. Users remain responsible for obligations that by their nature continue after termination.

21. Changes to These Terms

CoHire may update these Terms as the Platform, products and applicable requirements evolve.

Where changes are material, CoHire may communicate them through the Platform, website, email or another appropriate method. The updated Terms will apply from their stated effective date.

22. Governing Law & Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of India.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or use of the Platform will be handled in accordance with applicable law and the dispute-resolution provisions applicable to CoHire. Subject to applicable law, the courts at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India will have jurisdiction.

23. Contact

For questions regarding these Terms of Use, please contact CoHire through the CoHire Contact Us page.