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Employer Terms

These terms govern job postings, candidate searches, and recruitment activity on CareerConnect.lk.

These Employer Terms supplement the Terms of Use and apply to companies, organisations, recruitment agencies and authorised users who register, search, view or contact candidates.

1. Authority and registration

You confirm that:

  • •you are authorised to act for the employer or recruitment client;
  • •registration and company information is accurate and current;
  • •the account will be used only for genuine recruitment; and
  • •you will provide reasonable verification information when requested.

CareerConnect may approve, reject, limit or revoke employer access. Verification does not amount to endorsement or a guarantee.

2. Permitted recruitment use

Candidate information may be used only to identify, assess and contact candidates for a genuine current or reasonably anticipated role, assignment or talent requirement.

You may not use candidate data for sales, marketing, debt collection, credit decisions, insurance decisions, surveillance, political activity, unrelated research or another incompatible purpose.

3. Contact rules

You must:

  • •contact only candidates who may reasonably match a genuine requirement;
  • •identify your company or agency and the purpose of contact;
  • •provide accurate role and opportunity information;
  • •respect candidate visibility, anonymity, communication and opt-out choices;
  • •stop contacting a candidate who declines or asks you to stop; and
  • •communicate professionally without harassment, pressure or deception.

Bulk or automated outreach is prohibited unless a platform feature expressly permits it and the use remains targeted, lawful and within plan limits.

4. No scraping, resale or database building

You must not:

  • •scrape, crawl, harvest or systematically copy profile data;
  • •use bots, browser extensions or external tools to extract data;
  • •resell, rent, license or disclose candidate data as a commercial list;
  • •create a parallel candidate database unrelated to an active recruitment need;
  • •share login credentials or bypass account, seat, download or contact limits; or
  • •publish candidate data or make it available to unauthorised persons.

A permitted download or note remains subject to these Terms and does not transfer ownership of candidate data.

5. Confidentiality and security

Candidate information is confidential. You must restrict access to personnel and advisers who need it for recruitment and are bound by confidentiality.

You must use appropriate security measures, including controlled access, secure storage and prompt removal of access when staff leave or change roles. Notify CareerConnect promptly of unauthorised access, loss, disclosure or suspected compromise involving platform data.

6. Retention and deletion of candidate data

Keep candidate data only for as long as necessary for the relevant recruitment process or another lawful, disclosed purpose.

As a default operational standard, candidate data copied outside the platform should be deleted or anonymised within six months after the relevant recruitment process closes, unless:

  • •the candidate agrees to a longer talent-pool period;
  • •a longer period is required by law; or
  • •the information is needed for a genuine dispute or legal claim.

You must honour a valid candidate deletion or objection request where applicable and must tell CareerConnect if assistance is needed to locate platform-originated data.

7. Recruitment agencies

A recruitment agency may use CareerConnect only for legitimate client recruitment. It must:

  • •be authorised by the client or have a genuine mandate;
  • •identify itself as an agency when contacting candidates;
  • •explain the client or role sufficiently for informed engagement, subject to legitimate confidentiality;
  • •not resell access or candidate data to another agency or client;
  • •not upload candidate data obtained elsewhere without a lawful basis and appropriate notice; and
  • •remain responsible for its clients, staff and subcontractors who receive candidate information.

8. Fair and lawful recruitment

You must comply with applicable employment, equality, labour, immigration, privacy, anti-bribery and consumer laws.

Do not use platform data to discriminate unlawfully. Do not request sensitive information unless it is genuinely necessary, legally permitted, proportionate and appropriately protected.

Where automated screening or scoring is used, maintain meaningful human oversight and avoid making a significant adverse decision solely on opaque automated processing where prohibited by law.

9. Accuracy of opportunities

Any role or opportunity described to a candidate must be genuine and accurately represented. You must not misstate the employer, work location, salary, duties, employment type, visa support, benefits or hiring stage.

Do not collect money from candidates under deceptive pretences or require payment merely to be considered for ordinary employment. Legitimate third-party costs must be transparently explained and lawful.

10. Candidate due diligence and employer responsibility

CareerConnect is a discovery platform. Employers remain responsible for interviews, references, qualification and identity checks, background checks, right-to-work checks, legal compliance, contracts, compensation, workplace safety and hiring decisions.

A profile, badge or search result is not a guarantee of competence, conduct or suitability.

11. Employer account administration

The employer must maintain an up-to-date list of authorised users, promptly remove departed staff and ensure each user has an individual login where required.

The account administrator is responsible for seats, permissions, searches, messages, downloads and activity undertaken by authorised users.

12. Subscriptions and access limits

Employer plan features, price, duration, search or contact limits, seats and renewal terms are shown at purchase. Access may not be transferred or resold.

CareerConnect may apply reasonable technical controls to prevent misuse. Excessive or suspicious access may be paused while investigated.

13. Complaints and cooperation

You must cooperate with reasonable investigations into candidate complaints, security incidents, verification concerns or suspected misuse. This may include preserving relevant messages and explaining the recruitment purpose.

CareerConnect may restrict contact features or suspend access while an investigation is pending.

14. Suspension and termination

CareerConnect may suspend or terminate an employer account for unverifiable identity, false opportunities, harassment, spam, scraping, data resale, security failures, discriminatory conduct, non-payment or another breach.

Following termination, you must stop using and delete candidate data obtained from the platform unless lawful retention is required.

15. Employer indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, the employer is responsible for claims, losses and reasonable costs arising from its recruitment activity, unlawful discrimination, employment relationship, misuse of candidate data, unauthorised access or breach of these Terms.

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