CV Quo – Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of terms

CV Quo provides its service subject to the following Terms of Service, which may be updated from time to time. In order to use the Service, you must first agree to the Terms of Service. You agree to the Terms by either checking the “check box” provided for accepting the terms of service on the registration screen or by using any of our services.

2. Services:

CV Quo is a software solution for ‘students or people in the workforce’ (“Candidates”) to build, maintain and obtain CVQ Scores for their curriculum vitae and for Organizations/Institutions (“Entities”) that intend to use the scores. In order to be able to use the Service you agree to the following:

  1. As part of providing services, CV Quo establishes Metrics such as a score and/or rating, based on information provided by you. You authorize CV Quo to calculate such Metrics using proprietary algorithms based on some or all components of your profile and you authorize CV Quo to share such Metrics with Entities using the service.
  2. You agree and understand that the quality of the data you enter will serve as the basis for your score, and as a result your score may be zero. CV Quo constantly evaluates your data, and over time you may receive a score depending on the quality of data and CV Quo’s evaluation criteria.
  3. You agree and acknowledge that you have created your user account only to avail the services provided by CV Quo.
  4. You authorize CV Quo to monitor your use of the Service.
  5. You will use the Application and its Service for its intended and designed purpose.
  6. You may publish your CVQ SCORE on your resume and/or use it to market yourself by publishing them on networking sites or social media.
  7. You agree that all information provided by you is true and accurate.
  8. You agree, acknowledge and understand that the information you entered and the scores you obtain will be viewed by Entities.
  9. You agree and acknowledge that all of your information will be maintained under only one User ID / User Account to use the Service as a Candidate. You further agree and acknowledge that maintaining multiple User IDs/ User Accounts will serve as grounds for termination of all associated accounts.
  10. You agree and understand that CV Quo may terminate User Accounts and stop providing access to the Service in order to maintain the integrity of the database.
  11. You agree and understand that CV Quo may store and process data, geographically, anywhere in the world, and you consent to such processing.
  12. xii. You agree and understand that any information entered and provided by you to use our Service will be viewed “as is” and may become part of the data being viewed by Entities.
  13. You agree and understand that if you are dissatisfied with the service or with the Metrics calculated by CV Quo, you have the option to make your profile inactive. You further agree and understand that making the profile inactive will not permanently delete the record and your account will be available should you choose to re-activate your profile.
  14. You authorize CV Quo to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of your content as applicable to the performance of the Services.

3. Content

In order to use the Service provided by CV Quo, you agree to provide accurate data pertaining only to you.

4. Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge and agree that i) CV Quo owns all legal right, title and interest to the services and software including all intellectual property; ii) the Service and any necessary software used in connection with the Service contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. If you are found to be in violation of any terms of use of the application or in breach of intellectual property rights, CV Quo reserves the right to terminate your account and take necessary legal action.

5. User account, password and security

You agree and understand that you are solely responsible for any and all data and activities under your account. You further agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords associated with your account to use the Services. You agree to notify CV Quo immediately of any breach of your account or if you believe that your password has been compromised.

6. Privacy Policy

CV Quo respects its user’s privacy and does not sell or share information that it collects from you for purposes other than what it is intended for. You hereby agree to CV Quo’s Privacy Policy. CV Quo’s current privacy policy is available at http://www.cvquo.org/cvq/privacy-policy.html

7. Indemnity, Release and Waivers

  1. You agree to indemnify and hold CV Quo and its affiliates, officers, agents, employees and partners harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your failure to provide accurate data or your violation of the Terms of Service.
  2. ii. You acknowledge and understand that CV Quo provides the tools, platform and services to facilitate scoring, sharing, publishing and other related processes. You further agree and understand that the scores calculated are likely to vary from time to time due to the product’s complexity and ever changing variables including your data. You agree that your participation is voluntary and you release and discharge CV Quo and its successors, employees, officers and directors from all claims, liabilities, and causes of action, know or unknown, fixed or contingent, that arise from or that are in any manner connected to you using CV Quo’s service. This release includes, but is not limited to, claims of defamation, libel, slander, negligence, or interference with contract or profession. You further waive your rights, if any, that exist in any of the Federal, State or local law, to view or gain access to any part of the service that CV Quo provides, including but not limited to its software, internal procedures, protocols, data, proprietary algorithms, programs and Metrics.
  3. You agree, acknowledge and understand that your information and any Metrics established by CV Quo based on the data you provided will be viewed by Entities. You agree to release and discharge the Entities who are viewing and using your information, their successors, employees, officers and directors from all claims liabilities, and causes of action, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, that arise from or that are in any manner connected to using of CV Quo’s service. This release includes, but is not limited to, claims of defamation, libel, slander, negligence, or interference with contract or profession. You further waive your rights, if any that exist in any of the Federal, State or local law, to view, if and how your information was used by the Entities.

8. Conduct

Your use of the service is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations. You agree to comply with all United States laws, rules and other regulations applicable in connection with using the service.

9. General

  1. You agree that the electronic consent and agreement you provided by accepting the Terms or by using the service may be treated as a written consent for all purposes.
  2. You hereby assign and agree to assign to CV Quo the worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free right to make, use, sell, have made, reproduce, distribute, display, transmit, make derivative works of and otherwise exploit in any current or future media any and all feedback and suggestions you provide to CV Quo without any obligation to identify you as the provider of such feedback or suggestions.
  3. CV Quo reserves the right to change its Terms of Service from time to time.
  4. The Terms of Service constitutes the entire agreement between you and CV Quo and governs the use of your service. This supersedes any prior agreements with respect to the service.
  5. The Terms of Service and the agreement between you and CV Quo shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The failure to exercise or enforce any right shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

  1. YOU AGREE THAT THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU IS PRODUCED TO ENTITIES ON AN “AS IS” BASIS.
  2. CV Quo only assembles and interprets information provided by Candidates. The assimilated information may be represented in some consolidated form such as indicators or scores. CV Quo does not warranty completeness, accuracy or reliability of the content that has been provided. CV Quo disclaims any liability for errors caused by software programs and algorithms.

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