Terms of Use

Introduction

The company Hire-a.dev (hereinafter referred to as “Us“ or “We“) provides the www.hire-a.dev site and various related services (collectively, the “Site”) to you, the user, subject to your compliance with all the terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein (the “Terms of Use”), as well as any other written agreement between us and you. In addition, when using particular services or materials on this site, users shall be subject to any posted rules applicable to such services or materials that may contain terms and conditions in addition to those in these Terms of Use. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.

By using this site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms of Use, please exit the site now. Your remedy for dissatisfaction with this site, or any products, services, content, or other information available on or through this site, is to stop using the site and/or those particular products or services. Your agreement with us regarding compliance with these Terms of Use becomes effective immediately upon commencement of your use of this site.

These Terms of Use are effective as of the “Last Modified” date identified at the bottom of this page. We expressly reserve the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time without notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this site and these Terms of Use from time to time and to familiarize yourself with any modifications. Your continued use of this site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgment of the modified Terms of Use and an agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms of Use. However, for any material modifications to the Terms of Use or in the event that such modifications materially alter your rights or obligations hereunder, such amended Terms of Use will automatically be effective upon the earlier of (i) your continued use of this site with actual knowledge of such modifications, or (ii) 30 days from publication of such modified Terms of Use on this site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the resolution of any dispute that arises between you and us will be governed by the Terms of Use in effect at the time such dispute arose.

As used in these Terms of Use, references to our “Affiliates” include our owners, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, officers, directors, suppliers, partners, sponsors, and advertisers, and include (without limitation) all parties involved in creating, producing, and/or delivering this site and/or its contents.

Overview of Our Services:

To safeguard the integrity of the services provided by Hire-a.dev, we have established our terms of service for the mutual benefit of all parties involved. Violation of these terms may result in termination of your account, as it constitutes a breach of the agreement.

Hire-a.dev offerings are delineated by plan-specific weekly hour limits. Unused hours within a given week will not be transferred to subsequent weeks.

Hire-a.dev reserves the right, at its discretion, to modify monthly subscription rates either by increase or decrease, without prior notification, following the conclusion of the contracted period. The prices advertised may incur additional fees for bespoke solutions that exceed the scope of services typically rendered by our embedded talent.

In the event of a payment decline, the client is afforded a 72-hour period to rectify the situation. Failure to resolve the payment issue within this timeframe grants Hire-a.dev the authority to either terminate or suspend services until such a time when payment is made.

Any agreement or attempt thereof between a client and an embedded Hire-a.dev team member that involves making payments outside the purview of Hire-a.dev is considered a material breach of this agreement and is subject to termination of the contract without a refund.

Term

Each plan offered by Hire-a.dev includes an initial 4-week trial period, during which you can evaluate whether the designated talent is the right fit for your needs. The trial period is paid; however, payment is required only if you are satisfied with the talent and choose to proceed. After the trial period, you agree to a mandatory minimum commitment of 90 days. Following this initial commitment, the agreement transitions to a month-to-month basis. The inaugural billing takes place at the conclusion of the trial period, once you confirm proceeding with the agreement. Subsequent billing will be executed on or around the first day of each month.

Requests & Tasks

You will be allocated one embedded Hire-a.dev team member specifically dedicated to fulfilling your tasks. Should you wish to request a change in embedded Hire-a.dev team members, you may do so at any point without incurring additional costs. We will endeavor to complete this transition within a timeframe we deem reasonable, typically within 1-2 weeks, although exceptions may occur.

Should there be any concerns regarding the quality of service received, we invite you to communicate with us directly via telephone or by emailing hire@hire-a.dev.

By agreeing to these terms of service, you acknowledge and consent to restrict your requests to tasks that fall within the operational scope of our business.

Ownership and Confidentiality of Work Product

If an embedded Hire-a.dev team member creates any original material for you, such as research projects, reports, templates, spreadsheets, forms, etc. (“Work Product”), Hire-a.dev grants to you a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-transferable license to use the Work Product for your own personal and commercial purposes.

To clarify, you retain sole ownership of your confidential information and your intellectual property.

For the purposes of these Terms of Service, "your confidential information" is defined as non-public information that you provide to Hire-a.dev or an embedded Hire-a.dev team member, which you reasonably anticipate Hire-a.dev to maintain in confidence. This includes personal information (e.g., your name, your social security number, your credit card information, and similar data), but does not encompass information that (1) is or becomes publicly known through no wrongful act of Hire-a.dev or an embedded Hire-a.dev team member; (2) was in the possession of Hire-a.dev or an embedded Hire-a.dev team member on a non-confidential basis before being disclosed by you; (3) is developed independently by Hire-a.dev or an embedded Hire-a.dev team member without the use of your confidential information; or (4) Hire-a.dev is compelled to disclose due to a legal obligation or in order to protect its rights or properties, or those of embedded Hire-a.dev team members or other clients.

"Your intellectual property," as referred to in these Terms of Service, includes patents, trademarks, and copyrights that you own, along with any insights, knowledge, and ideas you provide in relation to the creation of the Work Product.

Guarantee & Warranty

Hire-a.dev provides no warranty regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any information, tasks, or projects completed by your embedded Hire-a.dev team member. While we commit to exerting our utmost effort to deliver the most precise and efficacious information possible and firmly believe that our embedded Hire-a.dev team members excel in this aspect above all others, we must clarify that Hire-a.dev cannot be held legally liable for any inaccuracies, errors, or deficiencies in the information or results provided. In the event that the information or outcomes supplied are found to be incorrect, although we will express our sincere regret, we must assert that Hire-a.dev, and by extension, its embedded Hire-a.dev team members, cannot be held accountable in a legal capacity for such discrepancies or their consequential impacts.

Early Cancellation

Cancellation subsequent to the execution of a credit card authorization form, yet prior to the initiation call (defined as the commencement of Hire-a.dev services), constitutes what is referred to as an "early cancellation". An early cancellation incurs a fee of $2,500 for each approved role. This fee shall be levied against the credit card registered on file.

Termination of Service

Hire-a.dev reserves the unequivocal right to terminate the provision of services to any client at its discretion, for any reason. In the event of such termination, Hire-a.dev will issue a prorated refund based on the standard monthly rate for any prepaid period of service. This measure, albeit rare and undertaken under significant duress, may be necessitated by several factors, including but not limited to:

Persistent requests by the client for tasks beyond the agreed scope of their service plan, where a resolution cannot be achieved by reducing the demands.

Abusive behavior by the client towards their embedded Hire-a.dev team member or any other individual within Hire-a.dev.

Requests from the client for the completion of tasks that are illegal or deemed unethical.

Clients wishing to discontinue services must provide Hire-a.dev with 30 days' notice.

Hire-a.dev Terms of Service include a Non-solicitation Provision, acknowledging the substantial investments Hire-a.dev makes in recruiting, training, and pairing skilled developers with its members. Hire-a.dev has a vested interest in securing a reasonable return on these investments. The developers are bound by agreements that prohibit accepting direct engagements with a Hire-a.dev member they have been assigned to without prior written consent from Hire-a.dev.

Therefore, for the duration of my membership and for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the conclusion of my association with Hire-a.dev, for any reason, I commit not to solicit, directly or indirectly, any Hire-a.dev developers assigned to me at the time or within twelve months after the end of my relationship with Hire-a.dev, to leave their position with Hire-a.dev for any direct or indirect engagement with me. This prohibition also extends to referrals, friends, family, or acquaintances of Hire-a.dev developers.

Should my solicitation play a significant role in a developer's decision to leave Hire-a.dev for direct or indirect engagement with me without Hire-a.dev consent, I agree to compensate Hire-a.dev with liquidated damages. These are calculated to offset the loss of Hire-a.dev investments rather than to function as a penalty, in the amount equivalent to two years’ worth of my monthly Hire-a.dev subscription fee at the rate in effect at the latest assignment of the assistant by Hire-a.dev.

Data Rights and Protection

Hire-a.dev prioritizes the privacy and data protection of our clients above all else. In recognition of the dynamic nature of regulatory standards, we are committed to staying at the forefront of compliance efforts. Should a client choose to terminate their relationship with Hire-a.dev, they possess the right to request the complete deletion of their personal data from our records.
To ensure our operations are both ethical and compliant with both international and domestic legal standards, we have instituted the following policies:

Obtaining Consent

Our Terms of Service are crafted for clarity and simplicity, enabling our esteemed clients to grant or withdraw their consent with ease.

Data Portability

We empower our clients with control over their data. Clients may request their data in an electronic report from Hire-a.dev, facilitating the reuse of their information in external environments.

Privacy by Design

Hire-a.dev maintains a comprehensive overview of our data collection processes and the entities that have access to this data. Our systems are deliberately engineered to uphold customer privacy, with ongoing efforts to refine and enhance these protections in anticipation of future needs.

Employee Benefits

Hire-a.dev acknowledges its sole responsibility for providing embedded team members with employee benefits, excluding any spot or performance bonuses. Neither Hire-a.dev nor our talent shall be eligible for any Client-provided employee benefits programs. Should eligibility for participation in any Client-sponsored benefit program inadvertently arise, Hire-a.dev, on behalf of itself and all embedded talent, expressly renounces any such entitlement.