Terms of Service

1. Introduction and acceptance

HireReady is a hiring service offered by MyCareernet (Careernet Technologies Private Limited), referred to as "MyCareernet", "we" or "us". These Terms of Service ("Terms") apply to any company ("you") and its authorised users who create an account on or use HireReady.

By creating an account, submitting a job description, or otherwise using HireReady, you confirm that you are authorised to act for your company and that your company accepts these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use HireReady.

2. Our services

HireReady helps companies move from raw applications to a smaller set of interview-ready candidates. Depending on the service you choose, this may include:

• reviewing the job descriptions (JDs) you submit;
• promoting approved roles and sourcing candidates through MyCareernet channels;
• screening an applicant pool you already have;
• sharing applicant, AI-qualified and interview-ready candidate lists in your HireReady workspace.

MyCareernet reviews every submitted JD. A role is only promoted, and candidates are only shared, after MyCareernet approves and releases it.

3. Your account responsibilities

• Register with a valid company email address and accurate company details.
• Keep access to your account secure and tell us promptly about any unauthorised use.
• Submit only genuine, current vacancies that you are authorised to fill.
• Make sure job descriptions are accurate and comply with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws.
• Use candidate information only to evaluate candidates for the role they were shared for.

You are responsible for activity carried out through your company's accounts.

4. Job promotion and candidate sourcing

When you give promotion permission during account setup, you authorise MyCareernet to use your company name, logo and approved job details to promote your open roles and attract candidates across MyCareernet channels, such as the MyCareernet website, its candidate community, email and social media. This permission is given once at company level and applies to roles approved by MyCareernet while it remains active. You confirm that you have the right to let us use your company name and logo for this purpose.

Fee: a success fee of 5% of the hired candidate's annual CTC is payable only when a candidate sourced through HireReady joins your company, subject to these Terms and any applicable commercial terms confirmed with MyCareernet.

Stopping promotion

You can withdraw promotion permission at any time by contacting MyCareernet. Once we receive your request:

• we will stop new promotion of your roles within a reasonable time, normally within 14 working days;
• content already published or shared, such as past emails or social posts, may not be fully recallable, but we will not reuse it;
• withdrawal does not cancel the success fee for candidates already introduced to you through HireReady;
• you can give permission again later, for example when you submit a new role.

5. Existing applicant screening

If you already have applicants, you may share your JD, hiring signals and applicant data with us for screening. This screening is free when you provide your existing applicant pool. We aim to share interview-ready candidates in your workspace within the timeline communicated at submission; timelines are targets, not guarantees.

When you share applicant data, you confirm that it was collected lawfully, that the applicants were told their data may be shared with a recruitment partner for screening, and that you are allowed to share it with MyCareernet for this purpose. Candidates from your own pool are not treated as "sourced through HireReady" for the success fee unless agreed otherwise in writing.

6. Fees and payment terms

• No upfront fee applies to the services described in sections 4 and 5.
• The 5% success fee becomes due only when a HireReady-sourced candidate joins your company.
• A candidate counts as "sourced through HireReady" if they were first introduced to you through HireReady and join your company, or a group company, in any role within 12 months of that introduction.
• "Annual CTC" means the candidate's total annual cost-to-company stated in the accepted offer, excluding one-time joining bonuses unless agreed otherwise.
• We will invoice after the candidate's joining date. Invoices are payable within 30 days. GST and other applicable taxes are charged in addition.
• You agree to tell us within 7 days when a HireReady-sourced candidate accepts an offer or joins, and to share the offered CTC for invoicing.

We may change pricing for future use with at least 30 days' notice. Changes do not apply retrospectively to candidates already introduced.

7. AI-assisted screening limitations

HireReady uses AI-assisted tools and MyCareernet's review to help prioritise candidates. AI Qualification Scores, Interview Ready indicators, resume summaries and highlights are aids to decision-making, not objective truth or a guarantee of a candidate's suitability, performance, availability or background.

You remain solely responsible for your hiring decisions, including interviews, assessments, background and reference checks, and offers. Do not rely on AI-assisted outputs as the only basis for any hiring decision, and do not use them to discriminate on grounds prohibited by law.

8. Candidate data and privacy (DPDP Act, 2023)

Candidate data on HireReady is personal data under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act") and its rules. Both you and MyCareernet must handle it lawfully. In particular, you agree to:

• use candidate data only to evaluate candidates for the role they were shared for (purpose limitation);
• access and keep only the data you need for that purpose (data minimisation);
• keep it confidential and protect it with reasonable security safeguards, and not sell it or share it with unrelated third parties;
• delete candidate data when it is no longer needed for recruitment for that role, or when we ask, unless the law requires you to keep it;
• tell us promptly, and in any case within 72 hours, if you become aware of a personal data breach involving candidate data received through HireReady;
• pass on to us any request from a candidate to access, correct, erase or withdraw consent for their data that relates to HireReady.

Where you share your own applicant data with us (section 5), you remain responsible for having a lawful basis to share it, and MyCareernet processes it only to provide the screening service.

For how MyCareernet collects, uses and protects company, recruiter and candidate information, and how individuals can exercise their rights, please read our Privacy Policy.

9. Acceptable use

You must not:

• post fake, misleading or discriminatory roles, or roles that charge candidates a fee;
• contact candidates for purposes unrelated to the role they were shared for;
• copy, scrape, export in bulk or resell candidate data except as the service allows;
• attempt to access another company's workspace or bypass access controls;
• upload malicious files or interfere with the operation of HireReady;
• hire a HireReady-sourced candidate while avoiding the applicable success fee.

10. Service availability and limitations

We work to keep HireReady available and useful, but the service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Features may change, and there may be interruptions for maintenance or reasons outside our control. We do not guarantee a particular number or quality of applicants, or that any candidate will be hired.

11. Suspension and termination

You may stop using HireReady at any time by contacting us. We may suspend or close an account that breaches these Terms, provides false information, or puts candidates, other companies or the service at risk. Fee obligations for candidates introduced before suspension or termination, and sections 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13, continue after termination.

12. Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, MyCareernet is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential losses, or for loss of profits, business or goodwill, arising from your use of HireReady or from hiring decisions you make. Our total liability relating to HireReady is limited to the fees paid to MyCareernet in the preceding 12 months. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

13. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to any dispute resolution process agreed in writing, the courts at Bengaluru, India will have exclusive jurisdiction.