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Terms of Bastian website use

Purpose 

Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use our Website, as these will apply to your use of our Website. We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference. By using our website, you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you should not use our website.

Information about us

Bastian Consulting International (referred to as “Bastian”) is a website operated and owned by Bastian Consulting International (ABN 63 654 654 663) (“we” “us”). Bastian Consulting International, office at 3 Oleander Place Robina QLD 4226.

If you are happy to access and use our website, you are taken to have agreed to these terms and conditions. If you have any questions about the Terms and Conditions, please contact contact@bconsult.io.

If you are seeking to instruct Bastian for the provision of recruitment services, our standard terms and conditions shall apply (copy available upon request).

Use of the Bastian Site

The Bastian website is operated to assist you in understanding Bastian’s services and in communicating with us.

The Bastian website is provided for your personal use subject to these Terms and Conditions. By accessing or using the Bastian website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

Changes

Bastian reserves the right to revise these terms of use by changing, modifying, adding or removing any portion of these terms in whole or in part, at any time. You should not use the Bastian website if you do not wish to accept the new Terms and Conditions. Changes to the terms will be effective when notice of such changes is posted. If you continue to use the Bastian website after this date you indicate your agreement to be bound by the new Terms and Conditions.

We may update our website from time to time, and may change the content at any time. Any of the content on our website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that our website, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Bastian make reasonable efforts to ensure and maintain the accuracy of the information published on this site and keep it up to date. We take no responsibility, however, for any errors or omission, though if notified of any we will endeavour to rectify them.

Website user conduct

Users of this website are not to disrupt or interfere with the security of the website or otherwise abuse any service provided on the website or linked web website or obtain any unauthorised access to any part of the website that is restricted from public access.

Availability of Bastian’s website

If a fault occurs in the service, please report it to contact@bconsult.io. If we are informed of any inaccuracies in the material on the Bastian website or of a fault, we will attempt to correct the inaccuracies or fault as soon as reasonably possible.

Access to the Bastian website may occasionally be restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will endeavour to restore the service as soon as possible.

Links

The website may contain links to other sites. Although utmost care is exercised in providing links to sites that share our high standards, Bastian shall not be responsible for the content, security, availability and privacy practices used by such linked sites.

The linked pages are provided for the convenience of our website users only and do not constitute an approval of their services or practices.

Links from other web sites to our home page do not require prior permission from us but deep linking into any other page of our site should not be undertaken without prior permission from us.

Employers

Bastian makes no representation or guarantee in respect of any of the following:

  1. The existence or availability of any appointment advertised on the Bastian Website;
  2. That any employer or client will ask for your CV, ask to interview you or recruit you;
  3. That any employer or client will keep confidential any of your information or data provided to that employer or client; or
  4. The final terms and duration of any appointment obtained through the Bastian Website.
  5. Indemnification by users

Users of this website agree to indemnify, defend and hold the web site operators, officers, directors, employees, agents and business partners harmless from any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage or expense asserted by any third party relating to a visitor’s use of this website or breach of these terms of use.

Limitation of liabilities

The operators of this website will not be liable to users or any third party for any damages whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential relating to or arising out of a visitor’s use of this website.

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our Website or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

  1. Use of, or inability to use, our Website; or
  2. Use of or reliance on any content displayed on our Website.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our website. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

In particular, we will not be liable for loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue, business interruption, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation or any indirect or consequential loss or damage. Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by Australian law.

Trademarks

The trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on this website belong to the operators of this website and others. The owners of the marks on this website retain all rights in and to the marks. Nothing grants users the right to use, reproduce or display any of the marks.

Copyright notice

The website operator, affiliates and business partners each reserve copyright in all content that they provide to the website, including but not limited to design, text, software, drawings, graphics and other files.

None of these may be republished, reproduced, downloaded, displayed, distributed, posted transmitted or sold in any form or by any means in whole or in part without prior written permission of the copyright owner.

No part of this website content may be reproduced and reused for any commercial purpose whatsoever.

All page headers, button icons, collection material, custom graphics and all other types of graphics used on this website may not be copied or imitated without the right owner’s permission.

Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our website for your personal use. You must not use any part of the content on our Website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our Website in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. 

Privacy

Bastian respects your right to privacy and is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our customers and website visitors. We comply with the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

This policy sets out how we collect and treat your personal information.

What personal information do we collect?

 Bastian may, from time to time, receive and store personal information you enter onto our website, provided to us directly or obtained or given to us in other forms inclusive of other third party platforms such as, but not limited to LinkedIn or Zoom Info.

You may provide basic information such as your name, phone number, address and email address to enable us to send information, provide updates and process your order.

Additionally, we may also collect other personal information you provide while interacting with us.

How do we collect your personal information?

We may collect personal information from you in a variety of ways, including when you interact with us electronically or in person, when you access our website or through third party platforms such as, but not limited to LinkedIn or Zoom Info.

We may collect additional information at other times, including but not limited to, when you provide feedback, when you provide information about your personal or business affairs, change your email preferences, respond to surveys and/or promotions, or communicate with us.

If we obtain your personal information from a third party and it is impractical to seek consent before using your personal information and contacting you, we will provide you with an opportunity at the first time of contact to decline to receive further direct marketing communications.

How do we use your personal information?

We may use personal information collected from you to provide you with information, updates and services. We may also make you aware of new and additional services and opportunities available to you. We may use your personal information to improve our services and better understand your needs.

We may also use your personal information to contact you about our services, including for marketing purposes. You can opt out of receiving marketing material at any time.

How do we store your personal information?

We will store your personal information in our data base for the time period allowed for under the Privacy Act. The purpose for this will be to keep in touch with you and your situation and update our records (including as requested in writing by you). If you wish, we will permanently and safely delete your personal information. If you want us to delete your personal information, you may request for us to do this in writing and your personal information will be permanently deleted from our data base. The removal of all personal information will result in Bastian Consulting International no longer being able to provide services to you.

How do we disclose your personal information?

We do not and will not sell or deal in personal information or any customer information.

We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, clients, potential candidates, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers, subcontractors or users for the purposes of performing our services, including:

    1. putting candidates in touch with potential employers; or
    2. putting clients in touch with candidates.

We will only do this to the extent it is reasonably necessary to enable you to use and access our website or to perform our services.

We may from time to time need to disclose personal information to comply with our legal obligations.

We may also use your personal information to protect the copyright, trademarks, legal rights, property or safety of Bastian, https://bconsult.io/, our customers or third parties.

Information that we collect may from time to time is stored, processed in or transferred between parties located in Australia.

If there is a change of control in our business or a sale or transfer of business assets, we reserve the right to transfer (to the extent we are legally able to) our user databases, together with any personal information and non-personal information contained in those databases. This information may be disclosed to a potential purchaser under an agreement to maintain confidentiality. We would seek to only disclose information in good faith and where required by any of the above circumstances.

By providing us with personal information, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the types of disclosure covered by this Privacy Policy. Where we disclose your personal information to third parties, we will request that the third party follow this policy regarding handling your personal information.

How do we secure your personal information?

We are committed to ensuring that the information you provide to us is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.

The transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk. We cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to or receive from us.

How can you access your personal information? 

You may request details of personal information that we hold about you by emailing us at contact@bconsult.io.

We reserve the right to refuse to provide you with information that we hold about you, in certain circumstances set out in the Privacy Act.

What rights do you have in relation to your personal information?

You have the right to access your personal information and require us to correct any of your personal information.

Changes to privacy policy

Please be aware that we may make changes to our privacy policy in the future. Please check back from time to time to review our privacy policy.

Cookies and Pixels

A cookie is a small file placed in your web browser that collects information about your web browsing history. Use of cookies allows a website to tailor its configuration to your needs and preferences. Cookies do not access information stored on your computer or any Personal Data (for example: name, address, email address or telephone number). Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose to reject cookies by changing your browser settings. This may, however, prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

Our website uses cookies to analyse website traffic, provide social media sharing and liking functionality and help us provide a better website visitor experience. In addition, cookies and pixels may be used to serve relevant ads to website visitors through third party services such as Google AdWords and Facebook Adverts. These ads may appear on this website or other websites you visit.

Equal opportunities & diversity

We may release information relating to you to regulatory or law enforcement authorities, if required to do so by law. We may use the information we have collected about you on an anonymous basis for the purposes of monitoring in relation to our equal opportunities policy. We also reserve the right to disclose the information we have collected about you to our professional advisers and to other persons in the event that we contract out any aspect of our operation or recruitment agency services. These third parties will be acting under similar undertakings of confidentiality as Bastian.

Disclaimer

Bastian has used its best efforts to obtain the most accurate and reliable information available and does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information on or accessed through this website. If Bastian is informed of any inaccuracies in the material on the Bastian Website, we will attempt to correct the inaccuracies as soon as we reasonably can.

If we are in breach of these Terms and Conditions, we will only be responsible for any losses that you suffer to the extent that they are a foreseeable consequence to both of us. Our liability shall not in any event include business losses such as lost data, lost profits or business interruption.

These Terms and Conditions shall not limit or affect our liability if something we do negligently causes death or personal injury.

Website Linking

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

You must not establish a link to our website in any website that is not owned by you. Our Website must not be framed on any other Website, nor may you create a link to any part of our website other than the home page.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to make any use of content on our website other than that set out above, please contact stephanie@bconsult.io.

Third Party Links

Where our website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We do not guarantee, approve or endorse the information or product available at those sites, and a link does not indicate any association between the linked site and the operator of this website. We encourage our users to be aware, when they leave our website, to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website.

Applicable Law

These terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by and construed in accordance with Australian law. The courts of New South Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute arising from transactions and communications arising from the use of this website.

Miscellaneous

Your rights under these Terms and Conditions may not be transferred to any other person. Bastian Consulting International may transfer our rights under these Terms and Conditions to any other future business we may form where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

If you breach these Terms and Conditions and we do not act upon it at the time, Bastian will still be entitled to use its rights and remedies at a later date or if you commit further breaches of the Terms and Conditions.

We shall not be responsible for any breach of these Terms and Conditions caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

The Bastian Website is owned and operated by Bastian Consulting International.

Contact Us

If you have any queries, please email contact@bconsult.io.