Last updated: May 21, 2024
BY CLICKING “I AGREE TO TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY” OR USING THE PRODUCT (DEFINED BELOW) MADE AVAILABLE BY IA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. D/B/A TalentBloom (“Bloom”), THE PERSON OR ENTITY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT (“CUSTOMER”) IS AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY AND BECOME A PARTY TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (THIS “AGREEMENT”). THE AGREEMENT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE CUSTOMER ACCEPTS THIS AGREEMENT (THE “EFFECTIVE DATE”). IF CUSTOMER DOES NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, CUSTOMER MUST NOT USE OR ACCESS THE PRODUCT. IF CUSTOMER IS ENTERING INTO THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A LEGAL ENTITY, CUSTOMER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS FULL AUTHORITY TO BIND CUSTOMER TO THIS AGREEMENT. IF THE PARTIES HAVE ENTERED OR SUBSEQUENTLY ENTER INTO A WRITTEN AND SIGNED AGREEMENT REGARDING THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, THAT AGREEMENT WILL SUPERSEDE THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT OF ANY CONFLICT.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 “Access Credentials” means login information, passwords, security protocols, and policies through which Customer and Users access the Product.
1.2 “Confidential Information” means all written or oral information, disclosed by one party (the “disclosing party”) to the other (the “recipient”), related to the business, products, services, or operations of the disclosing party or a third party that has been identified as confidential or that by the nature of the information or the circumstances surrounding disclosure ought reasonably to be treated as confidential, including, without limitation: (i) trade secrets, inventions, ideas, processes, computer source and object code, formulae, data, programs, other works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs, and techniques; (ii) information regarding products, plans for research and development, marketing and business plans, budgets, financial statements, contracts, prices, employees, suppliers, and agents; and (iii) information regarding the skills and compensation of the disclosing party’s employees, contractors, and other agents.
1.3 “Customer Content” means the data or content uploaded by Customer into the Product or otherwise accessed by the Product from the Customer Systems.
1.4 “Customer Systems” means, as applicable, Customer or third-party system for which the Product is to be configured.
1.5 “Documentation” means text and/or graphical documentation, whether in electronic or printed format, provided or made available by TalentBloom to Customer that are identified as, or intended to be, descriptive of the features, functions, and operation of the Product
1.6 “Order Form” means a document signed by each party identifying Services to be made available, if any, and the associated fees to be paid, and other relevant customized terms and conditions.
1.7 “Product” means the TalentBloom software-as-a-service application that allows Customer and/or Users to access certain features and functions through a web interface. References to the Product include the Documentation.
1.8 “Personal Information” means any Customer Content that identifies any specific individual and accordingly is protected under applicable privacy laws, rules, and regulations.
1.9 “Services” means professional services (which may include without limitation training, onboarding, account management, and support) ordered by Customer, to be provided by TalentBloom, as set forth in an Order Form. Services do not include provision of the Product.
1.10 “User” means each of Customer’s employees, agents, and independent contractors who are provided Access Credentials by Customer or TalentBloom, if any.
2. PRODUCT
Subject to with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, TalentBloom will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Product available to Customer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for planned downtime, for which TalentBloom will, to the extent practicable, give at least 8 hours’ electronic notice and schedule during weekend hours between 6:00 p.m. Friday and 3:00 a.m. Monday (PST).
3. Access, Rights, Restrictions
3.1 Access Grant to Product. Subject to Customer’s compliance with the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, TalentBloom grants to Customer a non-exclusive, limited, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, revocable right to allow Customer and Users during the Term to: (i) access and use the Product for Customer’s internal business purposes in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) use and reproduce the Documentation solely in connection with Customer’s use of the Product.
3.2 Usage Limits. Access to the Product is subject to the number of allotted licenses indicated on the checkout page prior to Customer’s payment for the Product on the Chargebee Product (defined below) (the “Usage Limits”). The Product may not be accessed by more than that number of Users or in excess of the Usage Limits, and a User’s Access Credentials may not be shared with any other individual. If Customer violates this Section 3.2, TalentBloom may, in its sole discretion, take any or all of the following actions: (i) bill Customer for all usage in excess of the Usage Limits at TalentBloom’s then-current rates; and/or (ii) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
9.2. No Usage Limits shall apply to Users acting solely as Interviewers, as defined by the Product.
3.3 Access Credentials. Customer will safeguard, and will ensure that all Users safeguard, the Access Credentials. Customer will be responsible for all acts and omissions of Users. Customer will notify TalentBloom immediately if it learns of any unauthorized use of any Access Credentials or any other known or suspected breach of security.
3.4 Customer Restrictions. Customer will not, and will not permit any User or other third party to: (i) adapt, alter, modify, improve, translate, or create derivative works of the Product; (ii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to reconstruct or obtain the source code to all or any portion of the Product; (iii) sell, resell, license, distribute, rent, or lease the Product; (iv) except as may be specifically provided in this Agreement, or otherwise approved by iiA in writing, provide any third party access to the Product on behalf of any third party, including as part of a time-sharing, outsourcing, or service bureau environment; or (v) exercise any rights in excess of those granted in Section 3.1 or access or use the Product in excess of any usage limitations described in this Agreement or as permitted by iiA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer may use, and may authorize its Users to access and use the Product solely on behalf of Customer.
3.5 Open Source Software. Certain aspects of the Product may include code or software that is subject to “open source” or “free software” licenses (“Open Source Software”) and may be owned by third parties. The Open Source Software is not subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and instead, is licensed to Customer under the terms of the applicable license associated with such Open Source Software. Nothing in this Agreement limits Customer’s rights under, or grants Customer rights that supersede, any licenses applicable to such Open Source Software.
4. Proprietary Rights and Confidential Information
4.1 Confidential Information. During this Agreement, each party will have access to the other party’s Confidential Information. Except as otherwise expressly permitted, and without limiting each party’s obligations under this Agreement, each disclosing party agrees as follows: (A) it will not disclose the Confidential Information of the disclosing party to anyone except its employees, contractors, third party services, and advisors who have a need to know and who have been advised of and have agreed to treat such information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (each a “Representative”); and (B) it will not use or reproduce the Confidential Information disclosed by the disclosing party for any purpose other than exercising its rights or performing its obligations as described herein. Each recipient will be liable for the acts and omissions of its Representatives with respect to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information.
Notwithstanding the preceding, Customer agrees that TalentBloom may process the Customer Content to create and compile aggregated data and/or statistics to provide to others provided that such aggregated data and statistics will not enable Customer or any living individual to be identified. The provisions of Section 3.6(i)(a) will not apply to Confidential Information that: (A) is or becomes publicly available or enters the public domain through no fault of the recipient; (B) is in the recipient’s possession without knowledge of any confidentiality obligations, or (C) is independently developed by the recipient without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may disclose Confidential Information to the limited extent required: (1) by securities laws, (2) in order to comply with the order of a court or other governmental body, or as otherwise necessary to comply with applicable law, provided that the party making the disclosure pursuant to the order will first have given written notice to the other party and made a reasonable effort to obtain a protective order; or (3) to establish a party’s rights under this Agreement, including to make such court filings as it may be required to do.
4.2 Customer Content. Customer is solely responsible for any and all obligations with respect to the accuracy, quality, and legality of Customer Content. Customer will obtain all third-party licenses, consents, and permissions needed for TalentBloom to use the Customer Content to provide the Product. Customer Content may include: (i) the substance of interview questions; and (ii) scores associated with such questions (collectively “Interview Content”). Customer grants to TalentBloom a non-exclusive, perpetual, fully-paid and royalty-free, irrevocable and world-wide right, with rights to sublicense, to reproduce, make derivative works of, distribute, and publicly display in any form or medium, whether now known or later developed, make, have made, use, sell, import, offer for sale, and exercise any and all present or future rights in the Interview Content. TalentBloom will not disclose any Interview Content to any third party unless it complies with the requirements applicable to Confidential Information with respect to such Interview Content or it does not associate such Interview Content with Customer. With respect to all other Customer Content, Customer grants to TalentBloom a non-exclusive license to use such Customer Content as necessary for purposes of providing the Product and as specified by this Agreement. Except for the limited licenses granted to TalentBloom in any Customer Content, as between Customer and TalentBloom, Customer reserves all right, title, and interest in the Customer Content.
4.3 Product. Except for the limited licenses and access grant provided to Customer in this Agreement, TalentBloom reserves all right, title, and interest in its intellectual property and business including the Product and all TalentBloom trademarks. All work product or services provided or developed pursuant to this Agreement (including any modifications and improvements to any Product pursuant to Section 4.4), and all intellectual property and other proprietary rights derived therefrom, will be the sole and exclusive property of TalentBloom.
4.4 Continuous Development. Customer acknowledges that TalentBloom may continually develop, deliver, and provide to Customer ongoing innovation to the Product, in the form of new features, functionality, and efficiencies. Accordingly, TalentBloom reserves the right to modify the Product from time to time. Some modifications will be provided to Customer at no additional charge. In the event TalentBloom adds additional functionality to the Product, TalentBloom may condition the implementation of such modifications on Customer’s payment of Fees, provided that Customer may continue to use the free version (without such features) without paying additional Fees.
4.5 Services; Training and Support. Customer may request that TalentBloom provide certain services related to Customer’s use of the Product, including, by way of example, support services, configuration services, or additional training of Customer personnel. TalentBloom will have no obligation to provide or perform such services for or on behalf of Customer.
4.6 Feedback. TalentBloom in its sole discretion, may utilize all comments and suggestions, whether written or oral, furnished by Customer to TalentBloom in connection with its access to and use of the Product (collectively, the “Feedback”). Customer hereby grants TalentBloom a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free right and license to incorporate the Feedback into iiA products and services.
5. Security
(5.1) TalentBloom will maintain a comprehensive information security program consistent with industry standards that contains appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards reasonably designed to protect Personal Information from unauthorized disclosure. In the event that TalentBloom has reason to believe that there has been any unauthorized access to, or loss of, Personal Information from its systems or premises, then it will promptly notify Customer according to TalentBloom’s policies and protocols aligned with the data type and nature of the event.
6. Payment; Upgrades
6.2 The Fees exclude, and Customer will be responsible for, all sales, use, excise, withholding and any other similar taxes, duties and charges of any kind imposed by any federal, state, or local governmental entity in connection with the Product (excluding taxes based solely on TalentBloom’s income).
6.3 Enterprise Version. Customer acknowledges that in order to upgrade to the Enterprise version of the Product or receive any Services, Customer must enter into an Order Form with TalentBloom, which Order Form will be governed by a separa6.1 Fees. Customer must pay all fees for the Product in the amounts specified by TalentBloom’s third-party billing product (the “Chargebee Product”) at the time of purchase (collectively the “Fees”). Customer will pay the Fees to TalentBloom via the Chargebee Product in accordance with the payment schedule selected by Customer on the Chargebee Product prior to purchasing a subscription (the “Billing Frequency”). Customer must provide a valid credit card number and billing information to TalentBloom via the Chargebee Product prior to any use of the Product. Customer hereby consents to use of the Chargebee Product during the Term and agrees to comply throughout the Term and ensure its Users’ compliance with the then-current Chargebee Terms of Service (the “Chargebee Terms”). Except as expressly provided herein, all Fees are non-refundable. Payments made by credit card, debit card or certain other payment instruments for the Product are billed and processed by the Chargebee Product. Customer hereby authorizes the Chargebee Product to bill Customer’s credit card in advance on a periodic basis in accordance with the Billing Frequency, and Customer further agrees to pay any Fees so incurred.
te set of terms that will supersede in their entirety this Agreement.
6.4 Additional Users. If Customer chooses to increase the number of Users authorized to access and use the Product during the Term, Customer may do so via the Chargebee Product. Any incremental fees associated with such additional Users will be charged in accordance with the remainder of the Term.
7. Warranties; Disclaimers; Limitations on Liability
7.1 General Representations. Each party represents and warrants that: (i) as of the Effective Date and throughout the Term, it is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; (ii) that the execution and performance of the Agreement, or use of the Product, will not conflict with or violate any provision of any law having applicability to such party; and (iii) that the Agreement, when executed and delivered, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of such party and will be enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms.
7.2 Compliance with Laws. Customer will be solely responsible for its hiring process and hiring decisions and for its compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations relating to such process, including, but not limited to, with respect to its use of the Product in connection with such process.
7.3 Warranty Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE IN TRADE. IIA DOES NOT WARRANT, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, THAT THE PRODUCT WILL BE ACCURATE, WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, OR ERROR-FREE
7.4 Limitations on Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. IN NO EVENT WILL IIA BE LIABLE FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE PRODUCT. TALENTBLOOM’S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER TO IIA IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE APPLICABLE CLAIM; OR (B) FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY WILL NOT APPLY TO EITHER PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 8.
7.5 Exceptions. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN LIABILITY, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS THE LIABILITY OF TALENTBLOOM WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 7 WILL APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN BREACHED, ANY LIMITED REMEDY HEREIN IS HELD TO FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OR THE FORM OF THE CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, STATUTE, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE).
8. Indemnification
8.1 TalentBloom Indemnity. TalentBloom will indemnify, defend, and hold Customer harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, liability, costs, and expenses awarded by a court or agreed upon in settlement, as well as all reasonable and related attorneys’ fees and court costs (collectively “Losses”) arising out of any third-party claim alleging that Customer’s use of the Product in accordance with this Agreement infringes such third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret.
8.2 Exclusions. Section 8.1 will not apply if the alleged claim arises, in whole or in part, from: (i) a use or modification of the Product by any Customer or any User in a manner outside the scope of any right granted or in breach of this Agreement; (ii) a combination, operation, or use of the Product with other software, hardware, or technology not provided by TalentBloom if the claim would not have arisen but for the combination, operation, or use; or (iii) the Customer Content (any of the foregoing circumstances under clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) will be collectively referred to as a “Customer Indemnity Responsibility”).
8.3 Customer Indemnity. Customer will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless TalentBloom, its directors, officers, employees, and representatives from and against any and all Losses arising out of any third-party claim: (i) alleging a Customer breach of any Customer representation or warranty in Section 7; (ii) arising out of any Customer Indemnity Responsibility; (iii) alleging a breach by Customer or any User of the Chargebee Terms; and (iv) or arising out of or relating to any failure of Customer’s hiring process or hiring decisions to comply with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
8.4 Indemnification Process. The foregoing indemnification obligations are conditioned on the indemnified party: (i) notifying the indemnifying party promptly in writing of such action, (ii) reasonably cooperating and assisting in such defense; and (iii) giving sole control of the defense and any related settlement negotiations to the indemnifying party with the understanding that the indemnifying party may not settle any claim in a manner that admits guilt or otherwise prejudices the indemnified party, without consent.
8.5 Infringement. If the Product is, or in TalentBloom’s opinion, is likely to become the subject of any infringement-related claim, then TalentBloom will, at its expense and in its discretion: (i) procure for Customer the right to continue using the Product; (ii) replace or modify the infringing technology or material so that the Product becomes non-infringing and remains materially functionally equivalent; or (iii) terminate this Agreement without penalty.
8.6 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 8 STATE IIA’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND CUSTOMER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR ANY CLAIM THAT THE PRODUCT INFRINGES A THIRD PARTY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT.
9. Term and Termination
(9.1) Term. The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue unless terminated in accordance with this Section 8 or as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (the “Term”).
9.2 Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement, at its discretion, effective immediately upon written notice to the other if the other party materially breaches any provision of this Agreement and does not substantially cure the breach within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice.
9.3 Suspension of Service(s). At any time during the Term, TalentBloom may, immediately upon notice to Customer, suspend access to any Service for any reason, including without limitation: (i) a threat to the technical security or technical integrity of the Product; (ii) any amount due under this Agreement is not received by TalentBloom within fifteen (15) days after it was due; or (iii) breach or violation by Customer of any statutes, laws, or regulations applicable to its use of the Product.
9.4 Termination upon Bankruptcy or Insolvency. TalentBloom may, at its option, terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to Customer, in the event: (i) that Customer becomes insolvent or unable to pay its debts when due; (ii) Customer files a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar proceeding, or, if filed against, such petition is not removed within ninety (90) days after such filing; (iii) Customer discontinues its business; or (iv) a receiver is appointed or there is an assignment for the benefit of Customer’s creditors.
9.5 Return of Customer Content. For twenty (20) days after the end of the Term, as applicable, iiA will make Customer Content available to Customer on a limited basis solely for purposes of Customer retrieving copies of Customer Content, unless TalentBloom is instructed by Customer to delete such data before that period expires. After such period, TalentBloom reserves the right to permanently delete the Customer Content. Nothing in this Section 9.5 shall impact TalentBloom’s perpetual license in and to Interview Content, and TalentBloom shall be permitted to retain such Interview Content despite any Customer instructions to delete the same.
9.6 Effects of Termination. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason: (i) any amounts owed to TalentBloom before such termination or expiration and all unpaid Fees will be immediately due and payable; and (ii) all license and access rights granted will immediately cease to exist except as set forth herein. Sections 1, 4.1, 4.6, and 7.2, 8, 9.5, 9.6, and 10 will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.
10. General
(10.1) Assignment. This Agreement cannot be assigned by either Customer or TalentBloom without the prior written consent of the other; provided, however, that TalentBloom may assign this Agreement to any person or entity that is an affiliate, or acquires by sale, merger or otherwise, all or substantially all of its assets, stock or business. Any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of this Section 10.1 will be null, void and of no effect.
10.2 Publicity. During the Term, TalentBloom may use Customer’s name and logo to identify Customer as an TalentBloom customer in TalentBloom’s website, press releases, and promotional materials. TalentBloom’s use of Customer’s name and logo will at all times be consistent with standards provided by Customer to TalentBloom for such use.
10.3 Notices. All notices, consents, and approvals under this Agreement must be delivered via email or in writing by courier, by electronic facsimile (fax), or by certified or registered mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested), to the other party at the address hereinafter set forth and will be effective upon receipt. Any such notice, consent, or approval should be sent: (i) to TalentBloom at IA Technologies, Inc., 2128 W 32nd Avenue. 2nd Floor. Denver, CO. 80211, Attn: Legal; or (ii) if to Customer, the address set forth on Customer’s account.
10.4 Governing Law; Disputes. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflicts of law principles. The United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, will be made exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York, New York and both parties submit to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
10.5 Remedies. Customer acknowledges that any actual or threatened breach of Section 4 will constitute immediate, irreparable harm to TalentBloom for which monetary damages would be an inadequate remedy, and that injunctive relief is an appropriate remedy for such breach. If any legal action is brought to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to receive its reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other collection expenses, in addition to any other relief it may receive.
10.6 Waivers. All waivers must be in writing. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion.
10.7 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is unenforceable, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
10.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The parties acknowledge that the covenants set forth in this Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns. Nothing herein, whether express or implied, will confer upon any person or entity (including any User) other than the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right whatsoever to enforce any provision of this Agreement.
10.9 Construction. The parties negotiated this Agreement with the opportunity to receive the aid of counsel and, accordingly, intend this Agreement to be construed fairly, according to its terms, in plain English, without constructive presumptions against the drafting party. The headings of Sections of this Agreement are for convenience and are not to be used in interpreting this Agreement.
10.10 Force Majeure. Any delay in the performance of any duties or obligations of either party (except the payment of money owed) will not be considered a breach of this Agreement if such delay is caused by a labor dispute, shortage of materials, fire, earthquake, flood, war, act of terror, or any other event beyond the control of such party. The affected party will use reasonable efforts, under the circumstances, to notify the other party of the circumstances causing the delay and to resume performance as soon as possible.
10.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, and communication, whether written or oral.
