Terms & Conditions

Please review these definitions, terms and conditions (the “Agreement”) carefully. This Agreement applies to all Services provided by DEVMATCH.

By ordering, signing up for, subscribing to or paying for any of the Services offered by DEVMATCH, including but not limited to the Services set out in Section 2 below, you are confirming that you have read, understand and accept this Agreement.

This Agreement can be updated from time to time as set out in Section 5.1 below. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the most current version of this Agreement, which is published at: https://dev-match.co.uk/terms, though we will notify you of any changes that, in our sole discretion, materially impact this Agreement. Continued use of the Services after any such changes have been made will constitute your consent to such changes. When we change this Agreement, we will update the “Last Modified” date above.

By ordering, signing up for, subscribing to or paying for any of our Services, you confirm that:

• You accept and will comply with this Agreement;
• You are at least 18 years old or otherwise able to enter into a legally binding agreement;
• If you are using our Services as a representative of an organisation, you have the power to enter into legally binding agreements for the organisation;
• You will only use our services for business and professional reasons;
• You will comply with and shall remain compliant with all regulation of and legislation relevant to the consideration of, screening of, interviewing of, offering of employment to and employment of a person for a paid or unpaid position or job in the United Kingdom, including but not limited to Right to Work Checks and the Employment Rights Act 1996; and
• You are responsible for anyone that uses our Services through your account, such as your employees, consultants or contractors (“Authorised Users”).

1. DEFINITIONS
   
   The following definitions shall apply in this Agreement:
   
   

1. “DEVMATCH”: Dev Match Ltd | Company Number 13474747 | Registered Address 71-75 SHELTON STREET, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, WC2H 9JQ.
2. “the Employer”: The Company, Organisation, Firm or Person requesting the Services.
3. “Candidate”: A person identified by DEVMATCH as being potentially suitable for the Employer’s Vacancy.
4. “Candidate Assessment”: Assessment of a Candidate by DEVMATCH, assessing their potential suitability for the Vacancy.
5. “Candidate Screening”: Engagement of the Candidate whether by telephone or electronic message with the intention of further assessing the suitability of the Candidate for the Vacancy.
6. “Candidate Testing”: A request made by DEVMATCH to the Candidate to complete an exercise or technical test chosen by or created by DEVMATCH.
7. “Candidate Profile”: A recdord within the Employer Portal that details the name, current jobtitle and current employer of a Candidate.
8. “Shortlist”: The list of potentially suitable Candidates chosen each day by DEVMATCH to receive an Outreach Message.
9. “Outreach Message”: An electronic message sent by DEVMATCH to a Candidate via one or more online methods, services or platforms with the intention of presenting the Employer’s Vacancy to the Candidate.
10. “Introduction”: The direct or indirect introduction of the Candidate to the Employer.
11. “Engagement”: Any direct or indirect contact or communication between the Employer and a Candidate.
12. “Job Offer”: Any direct or indirect offer of employment or use, whether under a contract of employment or a contract of service or for services, or whether temporary, permanent or self-employed.
13. “Appointment”: The Employment of a Candidate by the Employer or use, whether under a contract of employment or a contract of service or for services, or whether temporary, permanent or self-employed.
14. “Vacancy”: The unoccupied position or job within the Employer’s business, organisation or firm that the Employer wishes to assign to a Vacancy Seat.
15. “Services”: The Service or Services provided by DEVMATCH to the Employer as detailed in Section 2.
16. “Subscription”: The paid subscription to the Services made by the Employer.
17. “Subscription Period”: The period during which DEVMATCH only on UK business days within the period shall provide the Services to the Employer.
18. “Subscription Renewal”: The automatic renewal of the Subscription to the Services.
19. “Subscription Fee”: The subscription fee payable to DEVMATCH by the Employer in order to receive the Services.
20. “Minimum Weekly Candidate Assessments”: The number of Assessments that DEVMATCH shall perform during each Subscription Period.
21. “Welcome Email”: An email sent by DEVMATCH to the Employer upon payment in full of the Service Subscription Fee confirming the Services to be provided during the Subscription Period.
22. “Onboarding”: A virtual meeting or telephone call during which DEVMATCH shall acquire from the Employer the information necessary to provide the Services.
23. “Vacancy Page”: A web page containing information related to the Vacancy & the Employer - created by DEVMATCH and hosted publicly on the dev-match.co.uk domain.
24. “Draft Vacancy Page”: A draft version of the Vacancy Page sent to the Employer by DEVMATCH for Change Request or Final Content Approval.
25. “Change Request”: A request made by the Employer to DEVMATCH requesting a change to the Vacancy Page.
26. “Final Content Approval”: Consent from the Employer for DEVMATCH to upload and make publicly available (via the dev-match.co.uk domain) the Vacancy Page.
27. “Employer Portal”: An online password or PIN protected web page that DEVMATCH allows the Employer to access for the duration of the Service. The web page shall display data relating to the Services.
28. “Vacancy Seat”: The single slot or 'seat' allocated to the Employer, per each individual Service Package purchased, to which the Employer may assign a single Vacancy, during the Onboarding.
29. SERVICES
    
    

1. Services shall only be provided during the Subscription Period and the Subscription Period shall begin immediately once the Service Subscription Fee has been paid in full by the Employer.
2. Each Subscription Period shall never be less than one (1) week.
3. The Services shall only be provided during the UK business days (excluding public holidays) that fall within the Subscription Period.
4. One or more Services shall be selected by DEVMATCH from the Services detailed within the subsections below and then shall be provided to the Employer as part of their Service Package only once the Service Subscription Fee has been paid in full by the Employer and received by DEVMATCH.
   
   

1. Vacancy Page Creation - Using the information provided by the Employer to DEVMATCH during the Onboarding, DEVMATCH shall create a Draft Vacancy Page and then send it to the Employer for Change Request and/or Final Content Approval. Upon receipt of Final Content Approval, DEVMATCH shall publish a publicly accessible version of the Vacancy Page on the dev-match.co.uk domain.
   
   

1. Each Vacancy Seat shall allow the Employer to make no more than two (2) Change Requests prior to the Vacancy Page being published.
2. The Employer shall submit a Change Request or Final Content Approval within two (2) UK business days of receiving a Draft Vacancy Page from DEVMATCH.
3. DEVMATCH shall not be obliged to provide further Services until Final Content Approval has been received.
4. Failure to provide a Change Request or Final Content Approval to DEVMATCH shall not change the length of or delay or pause the Subscription Period, nor shall it entitle the Employer to a refund or partial refund of any kind.
5. Search - Each UK business day of the Subscription Period that follows Final Content Approval, DEVMATCH shall Search for Candidates that may potentially be suitable for the Employer's Vacancy, across a variety of sources, once per UK business day (excluding public holidays) during the Subscription Period.
   
   

1. DEVMATCH shall cease each day’s Search and Candidate Assessments once the minimum number of Assessments stipulated in the details of the Service Package have been completed or until no more Candidates can be found, whichever comes first.
2. DEVMATCH is not obligated to search any specific sources for suitable Candidates.
3. Selection - If during the Search a Candidate is deemed by DEVMATCH to be potentially suitable for the Employer's Vacancy, DEVMATCH shall add some of the Candidate's publically available information to the Employer Portal within 48 hours, in the form of a basic Candidate Profile.
   
   

1. Each UK business day of the Subscription Period DEVMATCH shall limit the number of Candidates added to the Shortlist to the minimum number stipulated in the details of the Service Package unless suitable Candidates can no longer be found.
2. DEVMATCH shall make every effort to ensure that each Candidate fits one or more of the criterion provided by the Employer during the Onboarding.
3. Outreach - During the Subscription Period DEVMATCH shall make every attempt to send at least one (1) Outreach Message to each Candidate that has been added to the Shortlist.
   
   

1. There is no obligation upon DEVMATCH to share or make available the content of these Outreach Messages or any replies from Candidates.
2. Candidate Screening - DEVMATCH shall agree with the Employer five (5) or fewer questions that DEVMATCH shall ask all Candidates that respond to an Outreach Message, prior to Introduction.
   
   

1. DEVMATCH shall share a summary of the Candidate’s answers to these questions, provided the Candidate consents to DEVMATCH doing so.
2. The Candidate’s answers shall in no way limit or prevent DEVMATCH from making an introduction.
3. Candidate Testing - DEVMATCH shall agree with the Employer an exercise or technical test that DEVMATCH shall present to the Candidate and request that they complete.
   
   

1. DEVMATCH shall share the results of the Candidate's test or exercise, provided the Candidate consents to DEVMATCH doing so.
2. These results shall in no way limit or prevent DEVMATCH from making an introduction.
3. Introduction - DEVMATCH shall introduce to the Employer any Candidate that responds to an Outreach Message and also meets the following criteria:
   
   

1. The Candidate has confirmed their interest in the Vacancy to DEVMATCH in writing.
2. The Candidate has offered their consent in writing for DEVMATCH to forward their details and information relevant to their suitability for the Vacancy via email or message to the Employer.
3. If at any point during the Subscription Period DEVMATCH can no longer find suitable Candidates for the Employer’s Vacancy due to lack of suitable Candidates or due to any cause beyond DEVMATCH’s reasonable control then DEVMATCH shall inform the Employer in writing of such within two (2) UK business days of this occurring.
   
   

1. The Employer shall be given the option of either changing their Candidate suitability criteria or stopping the renewal of their Service.
   
   

1. Ending the Subscription Period early for any reason shall not entitle the Employer to any refund or credit or additional or further service of any kind and there is no obligation upon DEVMATCH to provide any services thereafter.
2. Unless DEVMATCH and the Employer shall agree otherwise in writing, the Services shall be provided by DEVMATCH to the Employer as part of a Service Package.
3. The Employer acknowledges that only one (1) Vacancy may be assigned per one (1) Vacancy Seat.
4. Once a Vacancy has been assigned to a Vacancy Seat, the Vacancy Seat can not then be used to assign a different Vacancy within that same Subscription Period.
5. The Employer agrees to make themselves available for the Onboarding within the first two (2) UK business days of the Subscription Period.
6. Whilst occasional small & reasonable Change Requests may be made by the Employer during the Subscription Period, any Change Request that might result in the Vacancy Page being changed or amended in such a way that it is no longer easily recognised as displaying the same Vacancy, will be rejected.
7. During the Subscription Period, the Employer agrees to provide DEVMATCH with a Change Request or Final Content Approval within 48 hours of receipt of a Draft Vacancy Page.
8. The Employer acknowledges that DEVMATCH reserves the right to reject any Change Request made by the Employer during the Subscription Period for any reason.
9. DEVMATCH is not obliged to provide any Services other than the creation of a Draft Vacancy Page during the Subscription Period until Final Content Approval has been provided by the Employer.
10. Failure to provide a Change Request or Final Content Approval to DEVMATCH shall not delay, extend or pause the Subscription Period.
11. Services are provided within a 30 day period beginning on the day of the Service Subscription Fee being paid in full by the Employer and received by DEVMATCH.
12. Until Final Content Approval has been provided by the Employer, DEVMATCH is not obligated to provide any Services other than the creation of a Draft Vacancy Page during the Subscription Period.
13. the Subscription Period shall renew automatically and the Employer shall be charged a Subscription Fee unless a request for cancellation of Service Renewal is received by DEVMATCH from the Employer no less than 2 UK Business Days prior to Service Renewal.
14. DEVMATCH shall not begin Search or Selection or Outreach until receipt of Final Content Approval from the Employer.
15. Final Content Approval must be provided to DEVMATCH by the Employer at the beginning of each Subscription Period.
16. Unless DEVMATCH and the Employer shall agree otherwise in writing, DEVMATCH shall not be obliged to provide any further services than those detailed in condition 2.1.
17. Cessation or Cancellation of the Services:
    
    

1. The Services shall cease to be provided and the Subscription Period shall end if:
   
   

1. A Job Offer is made to a Candidate by the Employer and accepted by the Candidate.
2. The Vacancy assigned to the Service Package no longer exists.
3. The Employer requests cancellation of the Service at any time during the Subscription Period.
4. The Employer is found to be in breach of any part of these terms and conditions.
5. Any request to cancel the Services by the Employer must be done in writing.
6. Cancellation of the Services by the Employer for any reason shall not entitle the Employer to any refund or credit or additional or further service of any kind and that there is no obligation upon DEVMATCH to provide any services thereafter.
7. DEVMATCH also reserves the right to cease the provision of the Services at any time for any reason not detailed in these terms and conditions.
   
   

1. Should the cessation of the Services be for any reason other than those detailed in these terms and conditions then the Employer shall be entitled to receive a partial refund of the Service Subscription Fee within ninety (90) days.
   
   

1. The partial refund amount shall be calculated by dividing the Service Subscription Fee by the total number of days in a single Subscription Period then multiplying by the total number of days remaining in the current Subscription Period at the time of the Services being terminated.
2. DEVMATCH reserves the right to refuse the provision of Services for any reason.
3. SUBSCRIPTIONS & PAYMENTS
   
   

1. Each individual Service Package is sold as a subscription which shall renew automatically, at which time the next Subscription Period shall begin and the Employer shall automatically be charged a Service Subscription Fee, on each day of Subscription Renewal, via whichever payment processing platform they originally chose to subscribe with.
2. Cancellation of automatic renewal:
   
   

1. Automatic renewal of the Subscription shall be cancelled if:
   
   

1. A Job Offer is made to a Candidate by the Employer and accepted by the Candidate.
2. The Vacancy assigned to the Service Package no longer exists.
3. The Employer requests cancellation of automatic renewal at any time during the Subscription Period in writing no less than 48 hours prior to the next Subscription Renewal date.
4. The Employer’s chosen payment for renewal method cannot be charged.
5. The Employer is found to be in breach of any part of these terms and conditions.
6. DEVMATCH decides for any reason to cancel automatic renewal.
7. LIABILITY
   
   

1. The Employer agrees to immediately disclose to DEVMATCH any information that the Employer is aware of or becomes aware of that may prevent the Services from being provided or disrupt the provision of the Services.
2. The Employer agrees to disclose to DEVMATCH any information of which it is or becomes aware that may cause DEVMATCH loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information, or any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses as a result of providing the Services to the Employer prior to the commencement of the Subscription Period.
3. The Employer agrees to immediately inform DEVMATCH of any change in the requirements or criteria of the Vacancy or of anything that could result in DEVMATCH providing information to Candidates that is inaccurate, incomplete, false or in any way misleading.
4. The Employer agrees that it shall not knowingly mislead or provide false or inaccurate information directly or indirectly to DEVMATCH or to a Candidate at any time prior to, during or after the Subscription Period.
5. The Employer shall satisfy itself as to the suitability of any Candidates introduced by DEVMATCH.
6. The Employer agrees to inform DEVMATCH of any Job Offer made to a Candidate so that DEVMATCH may begin to carry out the legally required UK Right to Work Checks.
7. The Employer agrees to assist DEVMATCH in completing these UK Right to Work Checks where necessary.
8. The Employer is responsible for carrying out its own UK Right to Work Checks prior to the Appointment of any Candidate introduced by DEVMATCH.
   
   

1. The Employer agrees to inform DEVMATCH of the outcome of these checks within 5 UK business days of completion.
2. In providing the Services, DEVMATCH is not making any recommendations, representations or warranties as to the suitability of Candidates and is only obliged to:
   
   

1. Pass on the relevant publicly available details of Candidates that have been Selected by DEVMATCH according to the criteria agreed with the Employer.
2. Pass on relevant details of Candidates that have responded to an Outreach Message and then given written consent for these relevant details to be shared with the Employer.
3. In providing the Services there is no obligation upon DEVMATCH to make an Introduction for the Employer’s Vacancy and that no refund or credit or further services of any kind shall be due in the event of no Introduction being made by DEVMATCH during the Subscription Period.
4. Whilst DEVMATCH shall make every reasonable effort to avoid Outreach Messages being sent to an existing employee of the Employer during the Subscription Period, DEVMATCH shall not be be liable for loss of staff, loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information, or any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses in the event that an Outreach Message or any other form of direct or indirect communication or message is sent to an existing employee of the Employer by DEVMATCH prior to, during or after the Subscription Period.
5. DEVMATCH shall not be liable for any outcome resulting from a Job Offer being made by the Employer to a Candidate or the Appointment of a Candidate by the Employer.
6. The Employer acknowledges that during a Subscription Period, DEVMATCH may choose to add to the Shortlist a Candidate or Candidates to whom an Outreach message has previously been sent either in the current Subscription Period or a previous Subscription Period, regarding the same Vacancy.
7. The Employer shall ensure that it supplies the DEVMATCH with all relevant information required by law or by any relevant regulatory or professional body in order to enable DEVMATCH to properly carry out the Services (including, but not limited to, preparation of the Vacancy Page) and shall indemnify DEVMATCH and hold DEVMATCH indemnified on demand in relation to any claims or losses it may suffer as a result of its failure to do so.
8. Certain elements of the Services shall be provided by DEVMATCH as an employment agency and, to the extent such regulations apply to the provision of the Services, DEVMATCH shall comply with its obligations under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. The Employer is not authorised to act as agent for DEVMATCH in entering into contracts with any applicants.
9. The entire financial liability of DEVMATCH to the Employer in respect of: Any breach of this agreement; Any Appointment made by the Employer as a result of the provision of the Services; Tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of this agreement; shall be limited to the amount of the Service Package Fee received by DEVMATCH from the Employer in providing the Services.
10. All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from this agreement.
11. Nothing in this agreement limits or excludes the liability of DEVMATCH for:
    
    

1. Death or personal injury resulting from negligence;
2. Any damage or liability incurred by the Employer as a result of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by DEVMATCH.
3. Subject to conditions 4.16 and 4.18 above, DEVMATCH shall not be liable for loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information, or any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses.
4. DEVMATCH shall not be liable to the Employer or be deemed to be in breach of its obligations by reason of any delay in supplying, or failing to supply, the Services if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the DEVMATCH's reasonable control.
5. MISCELLANEOUS
   
   

1. We may change any part of this Agreement (including any terms or documents incorporated by reference in this Agreement) at any time by posting the revised terms on the DEVMATCH website, and your use of the Service or Services after the effective date of the updated Agreement or other terms constitutes your agreement to the updated Agreement or other terms, as applicable. It is important for you to review this Agreement before ordering, signing up for, subscribing to or paying for any of our Services and from time to time. The updated Agreement will be effective as of the time of posting, or on such later date as may be specified in the updated Agreement, and will apply to your use of the Services from that point forward.
2. These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
3. No failure or delay by DEVMATCH in pursuing a breach of these terms and conditions by the Employer shall be considered as a waiver of such breach or any future breach of the same or any other provision.
4. The Employer shall not use any information or data provided by DEVMATCH or related to the Services or the Candidates for any purpose other than the purpose of attempting to fill the Vacancy assigned to the Service Package.
5. The Employer shall not share any information or data provided by DEVMATCH or related to the Services or the Candidates outside of their business, organisation or firm.
6. This entire Agreement, including any other documents, notices or information referred to as applicable to the Services in this Agreement, is the entire agreement between you and DEVMATCH for your receipt of our Services. Any prior understandings, statements or agreements (oral or written) do not apply, including additional terms that you may present (such as terms in a unilateral notice from you to us or printed on a purchase order or any other document generated by you). This Agreement is binding on the parties and their permitted successors and assigns.
7. No variation can be made to this Agreement unless it is in writing and signed on behalf of each of the parties.

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