This Web site (www.StrongSuit.com, or any replacement site, the "Site") is operated by Strong Suit LLC ("Strong Suit", "we", or "us") to provide certain Web-based salesforce recruiting and placement services, as well as information about us and the services we offer, and other relevant information which we hope you find useful. All access to and use of the Site is governed by and subject to these terms and conditions of use (these "Terms"), as well as those of any separate agreement that you may execute with Strong Suit in registering as a client or candidate with us (a "Client Service Agreement"). Please read these Terms carefully and thoroughly. By accessing and using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand these Terms and you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not continue to access and use the Site.
As our business and the Internet grows and changes, we may update and amend these Terms from time to time, whether to change existing terms, as necessary and appropriate, or to incorporate additional terms specific to new or additional features, materials, opportunities, or services that we make available on or through the Site. All such updates and amendments are effective immediately upon notice thereof, which we may give by any means, including, but not limited to, by posting a revised version of these Terms or other notice on the Site. You should view these Terms often to stay informed of changes that may affect you, as your continued use of the Site signifies your continuing consent to be bound by these Terms. We expressly reserve the right to make any changes to these Terms, or to the Site and its content, at any time, without prior notice to you. In the event and to the extent of any conflict between these Terms and the terms of any Client Service Agreement that you have executed with Strong Suit, the terms of the Client Service Agreement will prevail and control.
In these Terms, "you" refers to an individual accessing the Site, regardless of the particular features, materials, opportunities, or services made available on the Site that he or she chooses to browse, use, or take advantage of. To the extent applicable, "you" also includes the individual, company, or other legal entity (your "Principal"), if any, on whose behalf an individual is accessing the Site. You represent and agree that all information that you provide to Strong Suit in connection with your access to and use of the Site is, at the time of submission, complete, true, and accurate, to the best of your knowledge, ability, and belief. We reserve the right to refuse, restrict, or discontinue service or access to the Site (or any portions, components, or features of the Site) to you or any other person or entity, or to modify or terminate these Terms, for any reason or for no reason whatsoever, at any time, without notice or liability. Failure to comply with these Terms may, among other things, result in the immediate termination of your access to and use of the Site. The Site is intended for use by persons at least 18 years of age. If you are not 18, please do not continue to access or use the Site and do not submit an application, résumé, or any other personal information to us through or in connection with the Site.
Information that we collect about you (and, if applicable, your Principal), or that you submit or provide, through your access to and use of the Site is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. We encourage you to read and become familiar with our privacy practices, as described in our Privacy Policy.
Strong Suit employs such commercially reasonable measures as it deems appropriate to secure and protect information transmitted to and from, or stored on, the Site. However, we cannot and do not guarantee that any such information or transmissions are or will be totally secure. Unencrypted Internet communications are not secure, and no security measures are impenetrable. You agree to immediately notify us of any breach of Site security, these Terms, or our Privacy Policy of which you become aware.
You are responsible for maintaining the strict confidentiality of any user names and passwords assigned to you, and you are solely responsible and liable for (and Strong Suit shall not be responsible or liable for) all use and activity, whether authorized or unauthorized, of such user names and passwords (including, but not limited to, by any individual or entity) and any harm, charges, costs, expenses, damages, liabilities, and losses caused thereby or resulting therefrom. You agree to notify Strong Suit immediately upon becoming aware of, or upon reasonably suspecting or believing that there may have been, any unauthorized use, activity, or other security concerns regarding any such user names or passwords.
You are responsible for obtaining (whether from your Principal or from any other persons or entities who may need or otherwise have the right to consent to or approve your access and use of the Site, of any of the features, materials, opportunities, and services provided through the Site, or of any documents or other materials stored on the Site) all consents, approvals and legal rights that may be required with regard to your access and use of the Site or any particular materials stored on the Site or with regard to your disclosure of any information that you provide to us, or that you access, in connection with the Site, regardless of whether such consents, approvals or legal rights are required by law or otherwise. You agree not to intentionally use or access features or portions of the Site (or materials or information stored on the Site), and not to submit or provide to us any information or materials, for which you do not have all required consent, authorizations and legal rights.
At Strong Suit, we respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect you to do the same. We have expended substantial time, effort, and funds to create the Site and to collect and provide the features, materials, opportunities, and services that are available on or through the Site. You understand that Strong Suit owns, or (where required, appropriate, or applicable) has been licensed by third parties to use, all right, title, and interest in and to the Site and the features, materials, opportunities, and services made available on or through the Site, and all information, text, data, databases, graphics, images, audio and visual clips, logos, software, and other materials contained therein (other than materials submitted to or stored on the Site by registered users, pursuant to Client Service Agreements or otherwise ("User Materials")), and the compilation, collection, design, selection, and arrangement thereof (all of the foregoing, collectively (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any User Materials), the "Content"). You acknowledge that the Content constitutes valuable proprietary information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other proprietary rights, laws, and treaties of the United States and other countries, and you agree that you acquire no ownership interest by accessing and using the Site and the Content. Such intellectual property and proprietary rights may include, but are not limited to, various patents, copyrights, trademarks and service marks, registered trademarks and service marks, trade dress protection, and trade secrets, and all such rights are and shall remain the property of Strong Suit or its licensors and content-providers.
Strong Suit grants you a limited, personal license to access and make personal use of the Site and the Content solely for legitimate purposes consistent with the reasonably inferable intended purposes of the Site and the Content. Any other access to or use of the Site or the Content constitutes a violation of these Terms. No business or professional relationship is created in connection with any provision of the Content. The Content is provided exclusively with the understanding that Strong Suit is not thereby engaged in rendering professional advice or services to you (other than any services provided pursuant to an applicable Client Service Agreement). Except as expressly provided for in these Terms, any alteration, modification, reproduction, redistribution, retransmission, redisplay, or other use of any portion of the Site or of the Content in any other manner or for any other purpose constitutes an infringement of our intellectual property and other proprietary rights and is strictly prohibited. Other than as necessary and required to facilitate your personal use of the Site, as provided above, you may not reproduce, perform, create derivative works of, republish, upload, post, mirror, archive, retransmit, or redistribute in any way whatsoever any Content or any portion of the Site without the express, prior written permission of Strong Suit. Use of the Content, or any portion thereof, on any other Web site or other networked computer environment is prohibited without the express, prior written permission of Strong Suit. Accessing, using, or copying any portion of the Site or of the Content through the use of bots, spiders, Web crawlers, indexing agents, or other automated devices or mechanisms is strictly prohibited. You agree not to remove or modify any copyright notice, trademark legend, author attribution, or other notice placed on or contained within any of the Content. Except as expressly authorized by Strong Suit in writing, in no event shall you reproduce, redistribute, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any commercial purpose, all or any portion of the Site or the Content or access to or use of the Site or the Content.
Our use of any résumé, and any other personal or individually-identifiable information, that you submit to us or that we otherwise collect through or in connection with the Site is subject to our Privacy Policy, and you hereby authorize us to use and disclose such information consistently with our Privacy Policy and any applicable Client Service Agreement.
By submitting any other information or material on the Site or to Strong Suit, whether via the Internet, by fax machine, e-mail, telephone, or other mode or medium of communication, or through access to and use of the Site or any of the Content (including, but not limited to, by completing and submitting to us any of the forms that may be posted or described on the Site or otherwise submitting or posting feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, résumés, graphics, text, software, computer files, or other material of any type), you thereby expressly grant, or warrant that the owner of such material has expressly granted, Strong Suit a royalty-free, fully-paid, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license and right to use, make and have made, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute such material (in whole or in part) and to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed, subject to our Privacy Policy, as available on the Site.
In connection with your access to and use of the Site and that of any person authorized by you to use the Site, you are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies of all relevant jurisdictions. Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all applicable local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content (including, but not limited to, the User Materials). Specifically, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree that in connection with accessing or using the Site, and in submitting, storing, or making User Materials available on the Site, you shall not:
Strong Suit reserves the right to, but is not obligated to, at any time, and from time to time, monitor access to and use of the Site and Strong Suit's services. Any failure, or suspected failure, by you to comply with these Terms may, in the sole discretion of Strong Suit, result in the immediate suspension of your access to and use of the Site and Strong Suit's services. We may also take such action as we deem necessary or appropriate from time to time to respond to any subpoena or court order that we become subject to, to establish, exercise, or protect our legal rights, to enforce these Terms, to assert and defend against legal claims, or that we otherwise deem necessary to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding actual or suspected illegal or fraudulent activities or potential threats to the physical safety or well-being of any person.
For your convenience, certain hyperlinks may be provided on the Site which link to other Web sites that are not under the control of Strong Suit. Strong Suit does not endorse or sponsor such Web sites, and we are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, content, or any other aspect of such Web sites. Strong Suit disclaims all liability for such Web sites, for all access to and use thereof, and for use of the links to such Web sites. We also disclaim all liability, and make no representations or warranties, with respect to any products or services made available, sold, or provided to you by any third party. Your use of other Web sites, and the offer or purchase of products or services on or through such other Web sites, is subject to the terms and conditions of those other Web sites. You agree that you will bring no suit or claim against Strong Suit arising from or based upon your use of, or the offer or purchase of products or services on or through, such other Web sites. Hyperlinks to other Web sites that are provided on the Site do not imply that: (a) Strong Suit is affiliated or associated with any linked sites; (b) Strong Suit is legally authorized to use any trademark, tradename, logo, or copyright symbol displayed in connection with or accessible through such links; or (c) any linked site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo, or copyright symbol of Strong Suit.
Unless otherwise notified or directed by Strong Suit, you may include a hyperlink on your own Web site or page to the Site. However, you may not: (a) "deep link" to any other page of the Site; (b) "frame" the Site or any Content or otherwise cause the Site or any Content to appear in a window with any other material that does not constitute Content; (c) cause the hyperlink to the Site, or the Site or any Content, to be displayed in any way that is disparaging to Strong Suit or to any client, affiliate, business partner, or content- or service-provider of Strong Suit; or (d) otherwise imply or state that any type of relationship or special arrangements exist with Strong Suit or with any affiliate of Strong Suit, unless otherwise specifically approved in writing by Strong Suit. You agree that you will promptly remove any hyperlink to the Site upon written request from Strong Suit, at any time and for any reason. In no event will you use Strong Suit logo or any other trademark as a hyperlink "button", or in any other manner, without Strong Suit express written consent.
Although Strong Suit strives to make the Site, the Content, and the features, materials, opportunities, and services provided through the Site reasonably helpful, useful, reliable, and current, you understand and agree that your access to and use of the Site, the Content, and all materials (including, but not limited to, User Materials), products, and services available through the Site and Strong Suit are at your own initiative and risk. Strong Suit does not make any promise, covenant, representation, warranty, or guarantee that you or any other user of the Site will obtain any particular or tangible result or achieve any particular goal through the use of the Site or any other product or service in connection with use of the Site. It is your responsibility to take appropriate precautions to ensure that any information, materials, software, data, and User Materials that you access, use, download, or otherwise obtain on or through the Site or Strong Suit are: (a) up-to-date, accurate, complete, reliable, and suitable to and appropriate for the purpose for that you (or, if applicable, your Principal) may desire to use them; and (b) free of viruses and other disabling devices and destructive routines. THE SITE AND THE CONTENT, AND ALL MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE AND STRONG SUIT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OR GUARANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. STRONG SUIT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. STRONG SUIT DOES NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT, OR COVENANT THAT THE SITE OR ANY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE OR THROUGH STRONG SUIT ARE OR WILL BE ACCURATE, CURRENT, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, OR APPROPRIATE FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE TO WHICH YOU (OR, IF APPLICABLE, YOUR PRINCIPAL) MAY CHOOSE TO PUT THEM, THAT THEY ARE OR WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED AND ERROR-FREE BASIS, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE AND THE MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE AND THROUGH STRONG SUIT ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER DISABLING DEVICES OR HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
IN NO EVENT SHALL STRONG SUIT OR ITS AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, CONTENT-PROVIDERS, AND SERVICE-PROVIDERS, OR ANY OF THE OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, BE LIABLE TO YOU, YOUR PRINCIPAL, OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS, COST, DAMAGE, OR OTHER INJURY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH: (A) YOUR USE OF, OR RELIANCE ON, THE SITE, THE CONTENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY USER MATERIALS), OR THE MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES ACCESSIBLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE OR THROUGH STRONG SUIT; (B) STRONG SUIT'S PERFORMANCE OF OR FAILURE TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS; (C) ANY USER MATERIALS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OF THE SITE OR OF THIRD PARTIES; OR (D) YOUR PURCHASE AND USE OF ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL STRONG SUIT OR ITS AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, CONTENT-PROVIDERS, AND SERVICE-PROVIDERS, OR ANY OF THE OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, BE LIABLE TO YOU, YOUR PRINCIPAL, OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES OR COSTS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS OR DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, AND CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS, THE USE OF MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE OR THROUGH STRONG SUIT, THE USE, COPYING, OR DISPLAY OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO OR FROM THE SITE OVER THE INTERNET, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF STRONG SUIT, EVEN IF STRONG SUIT WAS ADVISED, KNEW, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR COSTS. IN A JURISDICTION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES, THE LIABILITY OF STRONG SUIT AND ITS AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, CONTENT-PROVIDERS, AND SERVICE-PROVIDERS, AND THE OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS OF ALL OF THE FOREGOING, SHALL BE LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE TERMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IF STRONG SUIT OR ITS AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, CONTENT-PROVIDERS, OR SERVICE-PROVIDERS, OR ANY OF THE OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, OR AGENTS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IS FOUND LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY AS A RESULT OF ANY CLAIMS OR OTHER MATTERS ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS, THE SITE, OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE, STRONG SUIT'S AND SUCH PARTIES' CUMULATIVE, AGGREGATE, AND MAXIMUM LIABILITY FOR ALL SUCH CLAIMS AND OTHER MATTERS IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED $100.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Strong Suit, and the officers, members, managers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives of Strong Suit, harmless from and against all claims, demands, suits or other proceedings, and all resulting loss, damage, liability, cost, and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees), made by any third party due to or arising out of content, data, information, other materials (including, but not limited to, any User Materials) that you submit, post to, grant others access to, or transmit through the Site, your access (or others authorized by you) to or use of the Content, the Site, and other materials, products, and services available on or through the Site and Strong Suit, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another. We reserve, and you grant to us, the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you hereunder. All rights and duties of indemnification that are set forth herein shall survive termination of these Terms.
These Terms and the Privacy Policy referenced herein (as each may be revised and amended from time to time according to their respective terms) collectively constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of the Site, the Content, and any other materials, products, and services available on or through the Site. Specific services that we provide to you pursuant to any Client Service Agreement, or other separate agreement, between you (or, if applicable, your Principal) and Strong Suit are subject to and provided on the terms of that agreement, and nothing in these Terms will supersede any such separate agreement with respect to the subject matter thereof. Our electronically or otherwise properly stored copy of these Terms shall be deemed to be the true, complete, valid, authentic, and enforceable copy of these Terms, and you agree that you shall not contest the admissibility or enforceability of Strong Suit's copy of these Terms in connection with any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms. Except as expressly provided for herein, these Terms do not confer any rights, remedies, or benefits upon any person other than you and Strong Suit. Strong Suit may assign its rights and duties under these Terms at any time to any third party without notice. You may not assign these Terms without the prior written consent of Strong Suit. These Terms shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Should any provision of these Terms be held to be void, invalid, unenforceable, or illegal by a proper legal authority, the validity and enforceability of the other provisions hereof shall not be affected. You are responsible for complying with any applicable laws and regulations of any jurisdiction from which you are accessing the Site and any other jurisdiction whose laws apply to you or your actions. You agree that you will not access or use the Site, the Content, or any other information or materials on the Site in violation of the aforementioned laws and regulations or these Terms.
The Site is maintained, operated, and controlled by or on behalf of Strong Suit in the State of Illinois, in the United States of America. These Terms shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflicts of law principles or rules. Any claim or action brought by you that arises out of or relates to these Terms and your access to and use of the Site or the Content must be commenced within one year after the cause of action arises. You and Strong Suit each hereby expressly consent and irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Cook County, Illinois for resolution of any matters related to interpretation, construction, or enforcement of these Terms or otherwise in connection with these Terms or the Privacy Policy referenced herein, or otherwise related to or in connection with your access to and use of the Site, the Content, and the materials and services available on or through the Site or through Strong Suit. You and Strong Suit each expressly waive any claim that venue is improper for any reason in these courts. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH PERTAINS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THESE TERMS, OR ANY ADDENDUM OR OTHER AGREEMENT WHICH, IN ANY WAY, ARISES OUT OF OR RELATES TO THE SITE OR THESE TERMS OR ANY OTHER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND STRONG SUIT.
Please contact us with any questions regarding the Site or these Terms here, or by calling Laurie Aines, Interim VP, Marketing at (312) 646-1100.
BY USING AND ACCESSING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND THE PRIVACY POLICY REFERENCED HEREIN.