Terms of Use
Task Hire Oy - Terms of Use
1. General Information
These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms") govern the use of the TaskHire mobile application (hereinafter referred to as the "Application") provided by Task Hire Oy (hereinafter referred to as the "Service Provider"). By using the Application, you accept these Terms in their entirety. If you do not accept these Terms, you should not use the Application.
2. Definitions
The following terms have the following meanings in these Terms:
- User: A person who registers for the Application and creates a user account.
- User Account: The User's profile in the Application, which includes information such as the User's name, email address, and phone number.
- Content: Any text, graphics, audio, video, data, or other material that Users or the Service Provider upload or transmit to the Application.
- Tasker: A User who offers their services through the Application. A Tasker can be either a self-employed (a person who carries on a business without a company or a trade name) or an entrepreneur (a person who carries on a business in the name of a company or a trade name).
- Client: A User who publishes a service request in the Application and selects the most suitable Tasker from the available options.
- Agreement: A mandate agreement in which the Tasker undertakes to perform work for the Client and the Client undertakes to pay the Tasker the agreed-upon remuneration for the work.
- Payment Processor: A third party that facilitates payments between the Tasker and the Client.
3. Right of Use
The Service Provider grants the User a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, and transferable license to use the Application in accordance with these Terms. This license permits the User to use the Application solely for personal use. The User is not permitted to sell, lease, sublicense, or otherwise transfer this license to any third party.
4. User's Obligations
The User agrees to comply with the following obligations:
- Use the Application only in accordance with these Terms.
- Do not create or upload any Content in the Application that is illegal, harmful, offensive, hate speech, racist, sexist, or otherwise inappropriate.
- Do not create or upload Content that infringes copyright, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights.
- Do not harass or harm other Users.
- Do not create fake User Accounts.
- Do not use the Application for spam or other unwanted messages.
- Do not attempt to hack the Application or any of the Service Provider's systems.
- Do not use the Application for illegal purposes.
- Be at least 15 years old.
- Use a real name and a recognizable profile photo of oneself.
5. Service Provider's Rights
The Service Provider has the right to:
- Block, suspend, or delete a profile if the User does not have a recognizable profile photo.
- Block, suspend, or delete a User Account in cases of payment defaults. In the event of late payments, the Service Provider reserves the right to charge statutory interest on late payments and, if applicable, collection costs.
- Block, delete, or modify User Content that violates these Terms.
- Delete a User's profile in cases of misuse, harassment, or violation of the law.
- Modify or discontinue the Application at any time without notice.
- Take legal action against a User who violates these Terms.
6. Limitation of Liability
The Service Provider shall not be liable for:
- Any damages resulting from the use of the Application, including but not limited to indirect, incidental, special, punitive damages, business interruptions, loss of profits, or loss of data.
- Errors or interruptions in the Application that may result in data loss.
- Monetary transactions between the Tasker and the Client. The Service Provider solely acts as a platform to facilitate communication between Taskers and Clients. All payments and billing are managed between the Tasker and the Client, who are themselves responsible for transactions and related costs.
7. Mandate Agreement
The Client who submits a service request agrees to make an Agreement with the selected Tasker through the Application. The Client agrees to confirm the Agreement through the Application.
When a Tasker submits an offer to a Client, the Agreement is to be made through the Application. The Tasker agrees to confirm the Agreement through the Application.
Taskers agree that the Service Provider will invoice them based on the commission fee specified in connection with the Agreement. If there are changes to the final amount of the Agreement, the Tasker must notify the Service Provider's customer service promptly. The Service Provider invoices the Tasker monthly on the 10th day of each calendar month for Agreements made in the previous calendar month.
8. Employment Relationship and Liability
The Service Provider does not enter into employment contracts with Users. The Service Provider does not act as an employer for the User. The Service Provider does not pay wages but provides compensation for work. The User acts as an independent Tasker (freelancer or entrepreneur) and is responsible for their own tax and social security obligations.
The Service Provider does not monitor the work or payments made between Clients and Taskers. The User is responsible for carrying out the work, its quality, and the payments as agreed in the Agreement.
9. Warranty
The Service Provider does not offer any warranty on the services provided or work completed through the Application.
The Service Provider does not offer a warranty and is not responsible for payments between the Client and Tasker. Payment terms are agreed upon in the Agreement between the Tasker and Client.
The User is responsible for the quality of their work and that it meets the expectations of the Client and the Agreement terms.
10. Personal Data
The Service Provider collects information from Users, such as name, email address, phone number, location (postal code and city), and other data necessary for the functioning of the Application. This information is used for creating user accounts, providing services, marketing, and ensuring data security. For more details on data processing, refer to the Application's privacy statement.
11. Location
The Service Provider collects the User's location information (postal code and city) during the use of the Application. This information is used for job searching and job mediation. Precise location data (GPS coordinates) is not collected without the User's consent.
12. Marketing Communications
The User may receive marketing messages from the Service Provider or its partners. The User may withdraw their consent to marketing communication at any time by contacting customer service.
13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by Finnish law.
All disputes arising from or related to these Terms shall be resolved primarily through negotiation. If the parties cannot reach an amicable settlement, the dispute shall be resolved in the Pirkanmaa District Court in Finland. Consumer disputes may be submitted to the Consumer Disputes Board for resolution.
14. Intellectual Property Rights
The copyright of work results belongs to the Tasker unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Client.
Users agree to grant the Service Provider permission to use their produced Content in connection with the Service Provider's communications and marketing.
The Application and all associated Content, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property rights, belong to the Service Provider or its licensors. The User may not copy, modify, translate, reverse-engineer, sell, lease, sublicense, transfer, or create derivative works from the Application or Content without prior written permission from the Service Provider.
15. Confidentiality
The User agrees to keep confidential all information of the Service Provider and other Users, which they gain access to while using the Application.
16. Changes to the Terms of Use
The Service Provider may change the Terms at any time by publishing the updated Terms in the Application and on its website. Users are responsible for reviewing the Terms regularly. By continuing to use the Application after the updated Terms are published, the User accepts the changes.
17. Entire Terms of Use
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the User and the Service Provider regarding the use of the Application and supersede all previous or contemporaneous oral or written agreements, communications, and agreements.
18. Force Majeure
The Service Provider is not liable for delays or failures to perform caused by events beyond the Service Provider's reasonable control, such as natural disasters, war, terrorism, changes in legislation, or internet outages.
19. Contact Information
If you have any questions about the Terms of Use, you can contact the Company in the following ways:
- Email: info@taskhire.fi
- Company: Task Hire Oy
- Business ID: 3482474-5
- Postal Address: Perkiönkatu 68, 33900 Tampere, Finland
20. Conflicts Between Languages
In case of any discrepancies between the Finnish version and other language versions of these Terms, the Finnish version shall prevail.