Terms & Conditions

I. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

I.1. Contracting Parties

(a) The wording of these Commercial Terms and Conditions is binding on the Contracting Parties, i.e. the Client and the Provider.

(b) The Client – an organisation entering into a written contractual agreement with the Provider

(c) The Provider – Noir Noir VOF operating the website ‘eububblejobs.com’ (‘the Site’) and providing services of a jobboard. The Provider is registered in Belgium with KBO number: 0803477328.

I.2. Introductory Provisions

(a) These are considered to be the Commercial Terms and Conditions of the Provider.

(b) These terms and conditions are applicable to the Provider and its Clients as of 1 January 2025.

(d) A contract between the Client and the Provider is established on the basis of a written order – also in the form of electronic mail and electronic order forms (hereinafter the ‘Order’).

(e) Unless the Provider informs the Client within two (2) business days after having received an order that it does not accept certain conditions of the Order, the conditions mentioned in the Order will be deemed valid for the relationship between the Contracting Parties.

(f) A contract between the Client and the Provider is also established if the Client accepts a proposal from the Provider to change the conditions of an Order. Then the contractual relations are governed by the latest agreed conditions.

(g) The agreed conditions of the contractual relations may be amended or cancelled only on the basis of the express agreement of the two Contracting Parties.

I.3. Subject Matter of the Performance

The subject matter of the performance is the provision of services connected with the Provider’s line of business, in particular the performance of the provision of services provided for Advertisers and Clients of the jobboard according to the requirements specified in the Order.

I.4. Clients Mentioned in Publications

Clients will be mentioned (with logo and/or name) in the Provider’s electronic publications. The Provider provides this to ensure an appropriate level of transparency to its readers.

I.5. Copyright and Trademarks

The Provider is not liable for any possible consequences connected with any infringement of copyright.

I.6. Privacy Protection

(a) The Provider will protect any personal or Client’s information provided to it. The Provider is committed to protecting privacy and will not sell, trade or rent private information to third parties, unless specifically mentioned.

(b) The Provider undertakes to maintain confidentiality regarding any dealings connected with the subject of the performance.

(c) Given that a physical person’s image is classified as personal data by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Client has the obligation to comply with current data protection legislation and the GDPR, with regard to filming on behalf of the client. EU Bubble Jobs doesn’t hold any responsibility in the event of complaints concerning misuse of personal data that might arise from the multimedia products created and distributed within the scope of a contract with the Client.

I.7. Rates

All rates in the list of services are exclusive of VAT. VAT will/will not be applied in accordance with EU VAT rules.

I.8. Terms of Payment

(a) The Provider is entitled to issue an invoice upon signature of the Order Form.

(b) The rate of the Service will be paid on the basis of the invoice issued by the Provider.

(c) The Client should pay for the Service in one instalment within the period specified, counted from the invoice date to the Provider’s designated bank account, unless otherwise stated in the Order. If the payment conditions in the Order conflict with these Terms, the former should apply.

(d) Client Payment is due 15 calendar days after the invoice date.

I.9. Late Payment

If a Client does not pay on time after a reminder, the Provider reserves the right to (i) charge interest of 5 per cent per month applied on the amount invoiced from the initial due date, (ii) remove any advertising material or references to the Client from the Site, (iii) take any legal steps.

I.10. Defective Service

(a) A completed Service is considered defective if it has not been performed in accordance with the Order.

(b) In all other cases, the Services shall be considered to have been performed properly.

I.11. Complaints

(a) Any complaints must be made in writing. The complaint must state the grounds for the complaint, and describe the nature of the defects.

(b) If the Provider recognises the Client’s complaint as justified, it shall provide a revision of the Service at its own expense.

I.12. Withdrawal from the Contract

(a) Either Contracting Party has the right to withdraw from the contract if, after entering into the contract, insurmountable impediments arise on its part which prevent it from fulfilling its obligations.

(b) The Contracting Party withdrawing from the contract must inform the other Contracting Party of this fact in writing.

(c) The Provider is not liable to the Client for damage incurred due to the non-performance of a concluded contract if it is a result of unforeseeable and unavoidable events the occurrence of which the Contractor could not have prevented (see paragraph I.20 below).

I.13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

(a) These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Belgium which shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes.

(b) In case of difficulty to implement or interpret these Terms, it will be submitted to arbitration by one arbiter designated by common agreement of the Contracting Parties, within two months of one party requesting it. In case the parties cannot agree on a joint arbiter, within one additional month, each one will designate one arbiter, and both arbiters will designate a third one. The parties will be bound by the findings of the arbiter(s).

I.14. Severability/Survival/Statute of Limitations

(a) If any provision of this agreement is held by a court of jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

(b) Any cause of action of the Client with respect to these Terms must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction within one year after the cause of action has arisen, or such cause will be barred, invalid, and void.

I.15. Force Majeure

The Provider, its affiliates and its information providers will not be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance or interruption of the delivery of the Service resulting directly or indirectly from any cause or circumstance beyond its or their reasonable control, including but not limited to failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other problems, computer viruses, unauthorised access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes or natural disasters, strikes or other labour problems, wars, or governmental restrictions.

I.16. Changes to these Terms and Conditions

The Provider reserves the right to amend or modify these Terms or impose new Terms and Conditions at its convenience. Either Contracting Party will be deemed to have accepted all the new changes 24 hours after they become effective on the Site.

Contact [email protected] for more information.

II. ADVERTISING

II.1. Introductory Provisions

The following conditions apply to those Clients using the Provider’s advertising services on the Site, its partner websites and in the Newsletters published by the Provider (the ‘Advertisers’).

II.2. Advertising Services

The Service is the provision of advertising services (‘Advertising’) specified by the Advertiser in the Order and/or media plan on the agreed dates and delivered in the agreed manner.

II.3. Organisation of Advertising

(a) Advertising is organised by number of weeks, starting on Monday and ending on Sunday the same week, unless agreed otherwise by the Contracting Parties.

(b) After initial agreement, the Provider will first send a proposal mentioning the period and position of advertising materials on the Site and in its newsletters. The Provider will also attach a proposal of an Order based on the initial agreement.

(c) By delivering the Order signed to the Provider, the Advertiser undertakes to accept the media plan and the completed Service and to pay the final rate for the Service.

II.4. Advertising Exclusivity

Unless explicitly stated in the Order, the Advertiser’s Advertisement on the Site or on its sections or in its Newsletters is not exclusive, i.e. the Advertiser shares the same advertising position with other Advertiser(s).

II.5. Creation of Advertising Material

(a) After reception of the Order, advertising material will be created according to Advertising Specifications by the Advertiser.

(b) The Advertiser will provide the Provider with its own Advertising Material: (i) the Advertising Material submitted by the Client must be in line with EURACTIV’s Advertising Specifications; (ii) the Advertiser submits the Advertising Material by at least 5 business days before the start of the campaign.

(c) If the Advertiser requests so, the Provider can design for a fee the Advertising Material for the Advertiser: (i) the Provider will request visual and text material from the Advertiser which will be used as an inspiration for creating Advertising Material; (ii) once the Advertising Material is created by the Provider, it will be sent to the Advertiser for approval, with a limit of two drafts including the final version for publication. Any Advertising Material created by the Provider will remain its own property and may not be re-used without prior written permission.

II.6. Responsibility for the Advertising Material

(a) In both cases the Advertiser accepts full responsibility for the messages and content of the Advertising Material. The Provider reserves the right not to publish a part or the whole Advertising Material, without any indemnity, even if its contact person initially acknowledged the Advertising Material, if it considers it inappropriate.

(b) The Provider does not accept advertisements that expand outside of the designated ad space, without prior written agreement.

III. JOB POSTING

(a) It supports its Clients in their recruitment needs by publishing their job openings on eububblejobs.com, on the Site and in its Newsletters.

(b) The Provider reserves the right to publish Client’s job openings on other supporting platforms, in print and online (e.g., Facebook and Twitter).

(c) In order to ensure the sustainability of this service, the Client: (i) agrees to send to the Provider any information necessary to provide those Services.

(d) The Provider has the right to reject any job posting at its own discretion.

(e) Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the job advert is published as soon as possible, the Provider will publish the job within two working days, subject to public holidays and office closure, after it has been ordered at the latest.

(f) The Client can terminate the publishing of a vacancy before its expiry date by email to [email protected]. The job will be removed from the website list within two business days, subject to public holidays and office closure.

(g) Email to [email protected] if you would like to provide other feedback to the Provider.