These Terms of Use (the “Terms”), which include our Privacy Policy, govern your use and access to our services and applications, ads, events, communications, and other covered products or services that link to these Terms (collectively, the “services”). By using and accessing the services, you agree to comply with these Terms. If you are using the services on behalf of a company or other legal entity, then “you” also refers to that company or legal entity, and you agree to be bound by these Terms, even if we have a separate agreement with you. You cannot use the services if you do not agree to the linked version of the Terms at the time you access the services.
1. Eligibility to Use the Services
In order to use the services, you must be at least 18 years old. Unless you have a separate agreement with us for commercial use, the services are for your personal, non-commercial use only, except as otherwise indicated below or with our approval. If your account(s) have been terminated or you have been banned, you are not allowed to use the services.
2. Yachtee Services Accounts
2.1 Accounts And Profiles
To access most of our services, you must create an account and provide personal information. You agree that the information provided through your Yachtee account(s) is accurate and will remain accurate and up-to-date. It is your responsibility to keep your account(s) secure, and you accept responsibility for any activities that occur through your account(s). Yachtee disclaims liability for any third-party actions taken via your account(s). If you suspect unauthorized use of your account(s) or password(s), you agree to notify us immediately.
We may attempt to verify your employment history or status through a third party if we are unable to accurately verify your employment history or status.
2.1.1 AI-Assisted Data Entry
We may use AI technology to parse your uploaded CV and auto-populate sections of your profile. While we strive for accuracy, you are solely responsible for reviewing and ensuring that the information on your profile is correct and up-to-date.
2.2 Communications
By creating an account on Yachtee, you agree to receive communications from Yachtee, its affiliates, and third-party service providers. For the purpose of these terms, "affiliates" refers to any entity that currently or in the future, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control of or with Yachtee.
To unsubscribe from non-service-related emails, please change your preferences within your account settings. If you unsubscribe only from a particular type of email communication, you will continue to receive other types of emails.
Please note that unless you delete your account(s), you cannot unsubscribe from certain communications that are necessary for your use of our services (e.g., communications about changes to these Terms).
2.3 Profile Privacy Settings
You may choose to make your profile public or private. Public profiles can be viewed by anyone, including potential employers and may be indexed by search engines. Private profiles will display very limited information. You can also password protect part of your profile for added privacy. You are responsible for managing your privacy settings in your account.
2.4 Username and URL Sharing
You may create a unique username that will be used as part of a custom URL for sharing your profile. Your chosen username must comply with our community guidelines and must not infringe on the rights of others. Yachtee reserves the right to revoke or change usernames at our own discretion.
3. Content on Yachtee Services
“Content” refers to any information or work of authorship, including but not limited to resumes, messages, questions, text, files, photos, logos, advertisements, opinions, salaries, audio, video, data, and other materials.
3.1 Rights to Your Content
You are solely responsible for any Content you submit or authorize for use on Yachtee services, which includes any materials submitted through your account (“Your Content”).
We do not claim ownership over Your Content, but by submitting or authorizing us to display Your Content, you grant us a worldwide, unrestricted, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid, and royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense through unlimited levels of sublicenses) to use, reproduce, copy, process, modify, publish, translate, transmit, perform, display, create derivative works of, adapt, and distribute Your Content in any and all media (now known or later developed) throughout the world. This license includes the right to display your name, images, likeness, voice, video, and any other Content that you submit, link, or otherwise make available through Yachtee services, throughout the world in any manner or media, on or off the services, including for promotional purposes.
By submitting Your Content, you agree to waive any moral rights applicable to Yachtee's exercise of this license, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law. You also agree that this license includes the right for us to provide, promote, and improve the services and to make Content submitted to or through the services available to other companies, organizations, or individuals for the syndication, broadcast, distribution, promotion, or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use.
You will not receive compensation for any Content you submit through the services, and any live audio/video events hosted on or through the services may be recorded. By using the services and attending/participating in such audio/video events, you agree to any such recordings, and all rights, titles, and interests in such recordings will vest in Yachtee.
If you submit ideas, suggestions, documents, feedback, and/or proposals (collectively, “Submissions”) to Yachtee or its employees or agents, you acknowledge and agree that Yachtee is entitled to use, disclose, reproduce, license, and otherwise distribute and exploit these Submissions as we see fit, entirely without obligation or restriction of any kind on account of intellectual property rights or otherwise.
You should only submit Content to the services that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms.
3.1.1 Profile Media Uploads
When you upload profile pictures, cover photos, videos, or other personal content, you grant Yachtee a worldwide, unrestricted, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid, and royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute this content. This includes the right to display these media items on your public profile or in promotional materials related to Yachtee services.
3.1.2 Referee Information and Documents
By submitting referee information and other documents such as CVs, travel documents, medical records, licenses, written references, and certificates, you consent to Yachtee using this information for the purposes of verifying your qualifications and presenting your profile to potential employers. You are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions from third parties before submitting their information.
3.1.3
By submitting referee contact details or other related information to your profile, you confirm that you have obtained the explicit consent of each referee to share their personal data with Yachtee for the purposes of displaying on your profile and/or sharing with potential employers.
You are responsible for ensuring that this information is accurate and up-to-date. Yachtee disclaims any liability for unauthorized sharing of third-party personal data that you submit without proper consent.
Referees have the right to request removal of their data from your profile by contacting Yachtee directly or by you, the user, removing the data from your profile.
3.2 Your Limited Rights to Content
Yachtee services include Content provided by us and our licensors. Our licensors, including other users, and we retain all proprietary and intellectual property rights in the Content we each provide, and Yachtee retains all rights in the services. As an authorized user, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use in connection with the services. You agree not to: reproduce, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, publicly perform or display, sell, adapt, or create derivative works based on the services or the Content (excluding Your Content); or rent, lease, loan, or sell access to the services. The trademarks, logos, and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the services are our property or the property of third parties. You are not permitted to use these Marks without our prior written consent or the consent of the third party that owns the Mark. Yachtee reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms.
3.3 Content on the Services
Yachtee makes available to you Content from Yachtee, users, advertisers, and other third parties through the services. You understand and agree that:
The services may contain or link to sponsored third-party Content or ads, and we may place ads in connection with the display of any Content or information on the services, including Your Content.
We do not endorse any third-party Content, including linked content, ads and information about third-party products and services, job ads, the employer and salary-related information provided by others, or the opinions of any third party, including panelists, or other users, including those involved in audio or video events, or translations, transcriptions, or captions of any Content.
We make no guarantees about the accuracy, currency, suitability, reliability, or quality of the information or Content on or linked to via our services, including translations, transcriptions, or captions.
We assume no responsibility for unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful Content made available by users, advertisers, and third parties.
We generally cannot be held liable for claims arising from the Content provided by third parties on the services.
4. Yachtee Services
4.1 Using Yachtee Services
Yachtee provides a variety of services that are subject to change at our discretion. If you use our services, whether or not you have an account, we may process your personal data, as described in our Privacy Policy. This includes personal data we use to offer or provide our services to you, other users, customers, and the public, and to manage and improve our services. We may also collect and share personal data with third-party service providers, such as analytics providers that record your activities on our services. By using our services, you agree to this data processing and sharing.
We may provide you with job research options, personalized ads, and recommendations.
4.2 Anonymity And Identity On Yachtee
You may have different anonymity options when submitting content, such as reviews. For example you may choose to remain completely anonymous or include your job title when submitting a review. This is your own choice.
4.3 House Rules
You agree to use our services solely for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms, applicable laws, regulations, and any contractual obligations you have towards us or third parties. You are solely responsible for your use of the services and content you submit. By submitting or authorizing your content for use on our services, you agree to adhere to our Yachtee Community Guidelines, which are incorporated into these Terms. You may expose yourself to liability if your content or use of the services violates applicable law or any third-party right.
Yachtee allows users to share their work experiences with employers as full-time, temporary, contractors, or otherwise. Yachtee considers all workers in these roles as "employees" when submitting content to their services. We reserve the right to determine whether your submitted content will be published, and we are not contractually obligated to publish any review or content. If you violate the provisions of our general terms of use or any applicable laws and regulations, we may temporarily or permanently ban you from the platform and/or your account. The duration and severity of the ban will be determined at our discretion and will depend on the seriousness and frequency of the breach.
By using Yachtee, users agree not to impersonate another person, use someone else's email address or phone number, misrepresent their current or past affiliation with an employer, or create accounts under false or fraudulent pretenses. Users must not submit content they do not own or have the right to submit, violate community guidelines, terms of use, or applicable laws, or submit defamatory, fraudulent, or misleading content. Users must not engage in harassing, trolling, threatening, abusive, racist, or bigoted behavior, discriminate access to communities or groups, promote illegal activities, disclose information that violates confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements, violate intellectual property rights, submit pornographic or sexually explicit content or exploit persons sexually or violently. Users must not solicit or submit minors' personal data, use the services for commercial activities without permission, imply Yachtee's endorsement or partnership, send messages in violation of anti-spam laws, introduce software or automated agents to the services, frame or mirror part of the services into any website, copy or create derivative works of the services or content, or copy or use the information or data on the services in connection with a competitive service. Users must not violate antitrust laws, sell or monetize access to the services or content, interfere with the services' functionality or networks, or introduce viruses, trojan horses, worms, or similar software to the services.
4.4 Our Possible Actions
We reserve the right to take the following actions at our discretion:
Cease providing the services or certain features within the services to you or all users, either temporarily or permanently.
Set limitations on the use and storage of the services, solely at our discretion, at any time.
Remove, restrict distribution, or limit visibility of any Content on the services.
Suspend or terminate user accounts.
4.5 Job Listings
Some listings are sourced from third-party websites, we make no guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability or legitimacy of the job listings provided. The inclusion of any job listing on the website does not imply endorsement or recommendation by us. Users are advised to independently verify information before making any decisions. Users are responsible for verifying the legitimacy of job opportunities and exercising caution when providing personal information to potential employers.
Use of the website does not establish an employment relationship between the website and users. We are a platform for job listings and do not act as an employer. Users are urged to be vigilant and report any suspicious or fraudulent job listings.We are not responsible for damages resulting from interactions with fraudulent entities and are not liable for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in job listings or any information provided on the website. There is no guarantee of job placement or employment success.
Any suspicious listings are likely to be removed, and we reserve the right to remove or moderate any and all listings for any reason at our discretion. We can't guarantee that users will be among the first to apply for a position, and can't guarantee the availability of the service or that you will receive alerts for positions. We make every effort to ensure that the service runs efficiently, however we can't guarantee that the service will not be interrupted.
4.6 Data Privacy and AI Usage
We use AI technologies to enhance the user experience by automatically processing and organizing your profile information. Personal data processed by AI will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information with third-party providers to improve our services.
5. Additional Terms for Employers
5.1 Content on Yachtee Services
Offering incentives in exchange for company-related Content is prohibited. Trading Content submissions with other employers is also not allowed. Content that is believed to be submitted in exchange for compensation will be removed. Coercing employees to submit Content, including requesting proof of submission, is also prohibited. You must own or have full royalty-free permissions or licenses to upload any media such as photos to the website.
5.2 Communications With Users
We may notify users when you take action on information shared with you on behalf of that user, such as responding to a review.
5.3 Removal of an employer profile from the website
With our sole discretion, we may disable or suspend the ability to publish reviews relating to an employer and unpublish any reviews associated upon the request of an employer. We will not accept any compensation in order to suspend an employer account.
5.4 Employer Search Functionality
In the future, Yachtee may allow employers to search our database of candidate profiles. You will have the option to include or exclude your profile from these search results through your privacy settings.
6. Subscription Plans and Payment
By subscribing to the Enhanced Profile Subscription Service (hereinafter referred to as "Service"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these terms and conditions. These terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you (hereinafter referred to as "Employer," "You," or "Your") and Yachtee (hereinafter referred to as "Company," "We," or "Our").
6.1 Description of Service
6.1.1 Enhanced Profile (Employers)
The Enhanced Profile Subscription Service provides employers with premium features and benefits to enhance their company profile on our platform, including but not limited to:
Advanced Information and Descriptions of the yacht
Cover Photos and other Crew Photos depicting life onboard
Featured Reviews
6.1.2 Yachtee+ (Jobseekers)
Yachtee+ allows jobseekers to access premium features to make their search for jobs more efficient. These include:
Job Alerts: Email alerts will be sent to the registered email address based on the preferences determined by the user.
Saved Jobs: Users are able to save jobs that they are interested in to view later.
6.1.3 Enhanced Profile Features
Our premium subscription plans may include additional features for candidate profiles, such as enhanced visibility to employers, advanced profile customization options, and priority placement in employer search results.
6.2 Subscription Plans and Payment
You may choose from various subscription plans offered by the Company, each with its own pricing and duration. The details of your chosen subscription plan, including the cost and duration, will be provided during the subscription process.
Payment for the Service is required in advance. You agree to pay the subscription fee according to the selected plan.
Payment methods accepted may include credit cards, electronic funds transfers, or other methods as determined by the Company. You authorize the Company to charge your selected payment method for the subscription fee and any applicable taxes.
6.3 Billing and Renewal
Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless you cancel it before the renewal date.
The renewal cost may be different from the initial subscription cost. We will notify you of any changes to the subscription fee at least thirty (30) days before your subscription is set to renew.
You may cancel your subscription at any time by contacting our customer support team or through the account management section of our platform within settings. If you cancel within the trial period, you will not be eligible for a free trial if you re-subscribe.
6.4 Refund Policy
Subscription fees are non-refundable, except as required by applicable law.
7. Enforcement by Yachtee or Third Parties
7.1 Removal of Content
While we are not obligated to do so, we reserve the right to review and remove any Content that we believe, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or other applicable policies linked on the services (including our Community Guidelines), or that we deem, in our sole discretion, to be inappropriate. If you come across Content that you believe violates our policies, you may report it to us. Once notified, we will review the Content and decide whether to remove it. Please note that our interpretation of our policies and our decision to remove or edit Content is at our sole discretion. If we choose not to remove or edit Content that you find objectionable, it does not constitute a violation of these Terms or any agreement we have with you.
7.2 Other Enforcement Actions
While we are not obligated to do so, we reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action at our sole discretion if you violate these Terms, including but not limited to: removing Content from the services; suspending your rights to use the services; terminating your account(s); reporting you to law enforcement, regulatory authorities, or administrative bodies; and taking legal action against you.
7.3 Disclosing User Personal Data & Defending our Users
You acknowledge and consent that in certain situations, we may disclose users' personal data to third parties, such as when we are legally required to do so or when presented with valid legal process. While we are not obligated to do so, we reserve the right, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to take appropriate measures to safeguard the anonymity of our users against the enforcement of subpoenas or other information requests that seek a user's identifying information or personal data. However, we do not guarantee or represent that we will seek to protect user anonymity or, if we choose to do so, that we will be successful in doing so.
8. Indemnity
By using the services, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Yachtee, its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, and successors harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, that may be made by any third party due to or arising from your use of the services. This includes any breach of these Terms or any false information provided by you regarding your identity or employment history or status.
9. Disclaimers and Limitation on Liability
The disclaimers and limitations on liability in this section apply to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law. Nothing in this section is intended to limit any rights you may have that cannot be lawfully limited.
Any communications, including emails, texts, or notifications or messages corresponding with any activity on the services or any other communications service, product, or feature provided on or through the services, are provided solely as a courtesy. Yachtee disclaims all warranties regarding the transmission or storage of these courtesy notices, does not guarantee their delivery or receipt, and does not guarantee the date or time at which they may be sent or received. In the event a message being sent is intended for a closed account, these messages will not be deliverable.
Yachtee assumes no responsibility and disclaims all liability for the content.
The services are provided "as-is" and as available. We do not provide any warranties or conditions, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, quiet enjoyment, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not guarantee that: (1) the services will meet your requirements; (2) the services will be available uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; or (3) the results obtained from the use of the services will be accurate or reliable.
By using the services, you release the Yachtee from any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind related to or arising from: (1) the actions, content, or data of third parties, including advertisers, employers, and other users; or (2) your participation in any offline events.
Yachtee reserves the right to review, improve, modify, or discontinue the services and/or any features, information, services, materials, content, or information on the services, with or without notice, at its sole discretion. You agree that Yachtee will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification or discontinuance of the service or any portion thereof.
In no event shall the Yachtee be liable to you or any third party for any lost profit or any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special, or punitive damages arising from your use of the services, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
9.1 Content Accuracy and AI Liability
While we use advanced AI technology to assist in creating and managing your profile, you are solely responsible for verifying the accuracy of all information. Yachtee is not liable for any inaccuracies or errors in content provided or parsed by our AI tools.
10. Termination
These Terms remain in effect while you use the services and, for registered users, as long as your account(s) remains open. You may delete your account(s) at any time. We may suspend or terminate your account(s) or your access to parts of the services, for any or no reason, without notice to you. We will have no liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your account(s) or related deletion of your data. All provisions of these Terms shall survive termination or expiration of these Terms except those provisions granting access to or use of the services. For the avoidance of doubt, you agree that these Terms apply to your use of the services and any content submitted on the services at any time prior to the termination or expiration of these Terms.
11. Miscellaneous
Changes to These Terms: We may revise these Terms from time to time by posting an updated version.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about the terms: [email protected]