GCC Career Link Terms & Conditions

1. Introduction

These Terms & Conditions govern your access to and use of GCC Career Link, including its website, candidate profiles, employer accounts, job listings, subscriptions, databases, recruitment tools and related services.

By accessing the platform, you agree to these Terms.

2. Platform Purpose

GCC Career Link is a digital career and recruitment platform connecting candidates and employers across the GCC region.

GCC Career Link does not generally act as the employer of candidates listed on the platform.

3. Account Registration

Users must provide accurate information.

Users are responsible for:

  • Maintaining account security
  • Protecting login credentials
  • Updating inaccurate information
  • Preventing unauthorized account access

Users must notify GCC Career Link if they believe their account has been compromised.

4. Candidate Obligations

Candidates must ensure that:

  • Resumes are truthful
  • Employment history is accurate
  • Qualifications are genuine
  • Certifications are not falsely represented
  • Profile information belongs to the account holder

Fraudulent profiles may be suspended or removed.

5. Employer Obligations

Employers must:

  • Represent legitimate businesses or authorized recruitment organizations
  • Publish genuine employment opportunities
  • Provide reasonably accurate job descriptions
  • Avoid discriminatory or unlawful recruitment practices
  • Protect candidate information
  • Use candidate data only for legitimate recruitment purposes

6. Job Listing Standards

GCC Career Link may review or remove job listings that appear:

  • Fraudulent
  • Misleading
  • Illegal
  • Inappropriate
  • Inconsistent with platform rules
  • Designed to collect unnecessary personal information

Publication does not constitute endorsement.

7. Candidate Database

Employer access to candidate information is subject to the employer's subscription.

Employers must not:

  • Scrape candidate data
  • Sell candidate information
  • Create competing databases
  • Mass-download profiles without authorization
  • Contact candidates for unrelated purposes
  • Share candidate data with unauthorized parties

8. Premium Candidate Services

Premium candidate features may include:

  • Profile visibility
  • Featured badges
  • Recruiter alerts
  • Resume services
  • Profile optimization
  • Application tracking

Premium status does not guarantee employment.

9. Employer Services

Employer services may include:

  • Job listings
  • Candidate search
  • Candidate database access
  • Candidate matching
  • Applicant screening
  • Recruitment analytics

Feature availability depends on the purchased plan.

10. Fees

Users agree to pay applicable fees displayed at purchase.

Prices may be subject to applicable taxes unless expressly stated otherwise.

11. Subscription Renewal

Recurring subscriptions may automatically renew according to the billing information displayed during purchase.

Users are responsible for managing cancellation before the next renewal where applicable.

12. Prohibited Conduct

Users may not:

  • Hack or attempt to bypass security
  • Scrape data
  • Create fraudulent accounts
  • Impersonate others
  • Upload malicious software
  • Publish fraudulent jobs
  • Misrepresent qualifications
  • Harass users
  • Send spam
  • Sell platform data
  • Circumvent paid access
  • Reverse engineer protected platform systems

13. Intellectual Property

GCC Career Link branding, software, original content, interface design and proprietary materials remain protected by applicable intellectual-property rights.

14. Third-Party Services

Payment processors, hosting providers, analytics tools and other external services may be integrated into the platform.

Third-party services may have separate terms.

15. Suspension

Accounts may be suspended or terminated for serious violations of these Terms, fraud, payment abuse, security violations or misuse of platform information.

16. Recruitment Disclaimer

GCC Career Link does not guarantee:

  • Job offers
  • Interviews
  • Hiring
  • Salaries
  • Candidate suitability
  • Applicant numbers
  • Recruitment timelines
  • Visa approvals
  • Work permits

17. Platform Availability

We aim to maintain reliable platform access but cannot guarantee uninterrupted service.

Maintenance, technical failures, security events and third-party outages may occasionally affect availability.

18. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, GCC Career Link is not responsible for losses resulting from:

  • User-provided inaccurate information
  • Employer decisions
  • Candidate decisions
  • Recruitment outcomes
  • Third-party services
  • Unauthorized user conduct

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.

19. Policy Changes

Terms may be updated as the platform evolves.

The latest version will display the applicable effective date.

20. Governing Law

The governing law, jurisdiction and dispute-resolution mechanism should be finalized based on the legal entity that owns GCC Career Link and its actual operating structure.

This provision should be completed by your lawyer rather than inserting a jurisdiction without confirming your company's legal structure.