Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions (the "Terms") form a binding agreement between you and Articling Jobs ("Articling Jobs", "we", "us", "our"), the operator of articlingjobs.com (the "Service"). By creating an account, posting a job, submitting an application, or otherwise using the Service, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

If you use the Service on behalf of a firm, organization, or other legal entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity, and "you" includes that entity. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Service.

Articling Jobs is an online platform that connects people seeking legal work in Canada, including articling positions, associate roles, internships, and short term engagements, with employers and recruiters who post those opportunities. The Service includes job listings, candidate profiles, applications, employer profiles, reviews, messaging, and related tools.

We provide a venue only. We are not a party to any hiring decision, employment agreement, or engagement formed between users. We do not guarantee that any posting is accurate or that any candidate or employer is suitable, and we do not act as an employment agency, recruiter, or legal adviser.

• You must be at least 16 years of age and able to form a binding contract to use the Service.
• You must provide accurate, current, and complete information when registering and keep it up to date.
• You are responsible for all activity under your account and for keeping your credentials confidential. Notify us promptly of any suspected unauthorized use.
• One person may hold multiple roles (for example candidate and employer). Access to candidate information as an employer is conditioned on the requirements in section 6 and on any applicable subscription or purchase.
• We may refuse, suspend, or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or that we reasonably believe put other users or the Service at risk.

You agree not to, and not to permit anyone acting on your behalf to:

• post content that is false, misleading, defamatory, harassing, obscene, or unlawful;
• post opportunities that do not exist, that misstate compensation or conditions, or that are pyramid schemes, commission only arrangements presented as salaried roles, or fee charging schemes directed at candidates;
• collect, scrape, harvest, or index content or personal information from the Service by automated means or otherwise, except as permitted by us in writing;
• use candidate information for any purpose other than evaluating that candidate for a genuine opportunity;
• circumvent, disable, or interfere with security features, rate limits, or payment obligations;
• impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
• introduce malware or other harmful code, or probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service without our prior written consent;
• use the Service to send unsolicited commercial messages.

• Postings must describe genuine, currently available opportunities and must state material conditions accurately, including compensation where shown, location, and work mode.
• Unpaid roles may only be posted as volunteer gigs, must be clearly identified as unpaid, and must comply with applicable employment standards legislation governing unpaid work.
• Employers are solely responsible for their hiring processes and for compliance with all laws that apply to them, including employment standards, human rights, privacy, and law society rules of professional conduct.
• We may edit for formatting, decline, unpublish, or remove any posting at our discretion, including postings we reasonably consider misleading, unlawful, discriminatory, or contrary to these Terms.
• Featured placement, where purchased or included in a plan, is subject to the restrictions in section 6 and to our featuring policies.

• Your profile, resume, and application materials must be truthful and must be your own work or material you are entitled to use.
• You control profile visibility settings. Making a profile public makes it visible to employers as described in the Privacy Policy.
• Submitting an application shares your application materials with the posting employer. We cannot recall material an employer has already received.
• Anti-spam measures, including application fees or prepaid application credits where in effect, are described at the point of use and in section 9.

• Reviews must reflect your genuine experience. When submitting a review you must state accurately whether you have worked for the employer and whether the review concerns the application process or work experience.
• You may not review your own company, trade reviews, or offer or accept anything of value for a review.
• You retain ownership of content you post. You grant us a worldwide, non exclusive, royalty free licence to host, store, reproduce, display, and distribute that content for the purpose of operating, promoting, and improving the Service.
• We may remove content that violates these Terms. Employers cannot pay to remove or suppress reviews.

• Prices for subscriptions, single postings, featured placement, recruiter passes, application fees, and credit bundles are shown at the point of purchase. Prices are in Canadian dollars unless stated otherwise and may change prospectively.
• Payments are processed by Stripe. We do not store full payment card numbers.
• Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period until cancelled. You may cancel at any time through the billing portal; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current period.
• If a renewal payment fails, we notify you and Stripe retries the charge. If payment cannot be collected, plan features, including postings published under the plan, may be suspended.
• Consumable purchases (posting credits, featured add-ons, application credits) are consumed on use. A refund issued through the payment processor voids the corresponding unused purchase.
• Except where required by law or expressly stated, fees are non refundable. Nothing in these Terms limits any non waivable consumer rights you may have.

The Service, including its software, design, text, graphics, and trademarks, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non exclusive, non transferable licence to use the Service for its intended purpose. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Service except as permitted by law or with our written consent.

The Service uses third party services, including payment processing (Stripe), transactional email (Brevo), map data and tiles (OpenStreetMap and its tile providers), and file storage. Links to employer websites and other external sites are provided for convenience; we are not responsible for third party content or practices. Your use of third party services is governed by their own terms.

• You may close your account at any time.
• We may suspend or terminate access, remove content, or decline transactions where we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated, where required by law, or to protect users or the Service.
• Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including sections 8 through 10 and 13 through 16) survive.

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error free, that postings are accurate, or that any candidate or employer will meet your requirements. Nothing on the Service is legal, financial, or professional advice.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or loss of goodwill, arising out of or relating to the Service, even if advised of the possibility. Our total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of one hundred Canadian dollars and the amounts you paid to us in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Articling Jobs and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your content, your use of the Service, your hiring or employment decisions, or your breach of these Terms or of applicable law.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Ontario, without regard to conflict of laws rules. Subject to any mandatory consumer protections that apply where you live, the courts of Ontario have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from these Terms or the Service, and you attorn to their jurisdiction.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be signalled on the Service or by email, and the date at the top of this page will change. Continued use of the Service after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, stop using the Service and close your account.

Questions about these Terms can be sent through the support inbox in your dashboard or by email to support@articlingjobs.com.