Terms and conditions for Companies (Valid from September 1st 2021)
General terms and conditions
Quotations and prices
Collaboration agreements and quotations for volume purchases are done against the backdrop of the going StepStone price list, unless otherwise agreed in the promotion. All promotions are excluding VAT and are only valid upon written acceptance within 14 days of the date of the quotation. Quotations that are not accepted by the latest 14 days after dispatch will expire, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Collaboration agreements expire by the latest 12 months after the agreement date of and unused products, as a rule, are not refundable. Framework agreements, based on estimated usage of job ads looking12 months ahead, can be concluded in special cases. At the end of the period, unused job ads may be invoiced in arrears, up to the estimated amount. Products purchased for 12 months at a time cannot be interrupted during the period, and any possible discontinuation of using the products does not constitute a refund or a proportionate repayment. StepStone reserves the right, however, in special cases to terminate collaboration agreements or ads before the time by paying back a proportion of the amount.
Payment terms
The normal credit period for job ads and annual agreements is net cash, 30 days from the date of invoice. By exceeding the due date StepStone reserves the right to charge a reminder fee and calculate an interest rate of 1.5 % per month.
StepStone's ownership and the Customer's right of use
StepStone has the complete copyright, marketable title and all other rights to its products, including the right to personal data and other data that is collected and stored in connection with the product. StepStone thus owns and is the data controller for the personal data processed in connection with the products.
You/your company have/has the right to use StepStone's products to the extent and as per the terms agreed between the Parties, including the right to access the relevant personal information. You will act as an independent data controller of the personal information collected by StepStone of you/your company.
Upon disclosure to you, StepStone keeps and processes the disclosed data and personal data relating to the products. StepStone thus retains the ownership of data relating to the products and remains an independent data controller for personal information which StepStone processes in related to the products.
Job Advertising
Only advertisements offering vacancies are listed in StepStone. All ads must comply with the laws and regulations applicable to job vacancies. StepStone reserves the right to refuse the inclusion of ads that are contrary to applicable laws and regulations, or to the interests of the user or StepStone. StepStone assumes no liability for displaying ads that are in violation of the law.
StepStone reserves the right to refuse the inclusion of ads that are contrary to applicable laws and regulations, or to the interests of the user or StepStone. StepStone assumes no liability for displaying ads that are in violation of the law.
The advertising period
The advertisement will be online until the application deadline - but, however, only for a maximum of 28 days from the date the ad is posted online. Further information about the products can be found under the product descriptions, which can be found here.
Basis Ad
Ads are placed on stepstone.dk in the categories and geographical areas that StepStone considers relevant, based on the text of the job advertisement. The size of the job advertisement itself is unlimited, with a max. appetiser size of 350 characters or approx. 5 lines.
Complaints
Complaints must be made no later than one week after the ad’s first display date.
Invoicing complaints must be made immediately after having received the invoice.
Any errors or shortcomings of the ad, which are not due to the error of the advertiser or their advertising agency, will, as per StepStone’s discretion, be repaid by the additional exposure of the ad. Only in exceptional cases will a portion of the invoiced amount be refunded. A refund can never exceed the amount invoiced for the advertisement.
StepStone’s rights
StepStone reserves the right to change a commissioned advert design or a job advertisement should technical considerations requires it or the job advertisement does not comply with the applicable laws and regulations.
StepStone is entitled, but not obliged to publish adverts in other media or to distribute adverts to third parties for publication elsewhere. To this end, StepStone cooperates with third parties and partner sites, without requesting prior consent from the client. StepStone can submit a list of collaborating media partners, if requested.
Scanning agreement
When ordering the "Scanning" service, StepStone copies the job ads on your/your company's website, for as long as the contract period lasts.
StepStone deletes published job ads after they have been deleted from your/your company's website - but at the latest by the end of the advertisement period agreed in the contract.
StepStone QuickApply
StepStone QuickApply is a free online application system that can be used when you have an ad on stepstone.dk.
StepStone QuickApply is activated when the ad is posted online. Access to applicants in QuickApply expires 90 days after the application deadline. There is the option of reopening within 90 days after the access to applicants in QuickApply has been closed, and then for a maximum of 10 working days.
QuickApply cannot be used on anonymous ads, ie on ads where no workplace name or name of the company in charge of the recruitment is provided.
The application system contains personal information that is to be treated as strictly confidential. You commit to comply with applicable laws and regulations on data protection and conditions of employment relationships, including the Act regarding the Prohibition of Discrimination Act.
Any obligation to register or obtain approval from public authorities for the purpose of collecting and monitoring personal data must be met at your/your company’s expense.
StepStone reserves the right to contact the applicants which you/your company does not appoint, with job offers from other companies.
Searching in the CV database:
When you have an ad on stepstone.dk, you can contact and hire candidates through StepStone's CV database for the tasks advertised in the ad.
You are agreeable to the fact that StepStone registers which candidates you contact through the CV database and that StepStone has access to read all emails sent via the CV database.
All correspondence to persons in the CV database must be based on real and concrete job opportunities. Requests for registration of CV's in other CV databases are not accepted.
If you conduct searches in and requests from the CV database: Requests cannot be revoked and StepStone can not be held liable for incorrect entries and for requests made by yourself. StepStone does not warranty the correctness of the candidate's data, and StepStone cannot be held liable for the fact that the enquiry does not result in a recruitment.
StepStone's CV database contains personal information and other data that must be treated as strictly confidential. Even though the CV's in the CV database are anonymous, it may still happen one is able to recognise a person. It might occur that, for example, one comes to know that a colleague or subordinate is looking for another job. You commit to, under no circumstances, use or misuse such information in a manner which can be to the detriment of the person concerned.
Visual products
Pictorial material for visual products
If it has not been submitted, StepStone reserves the right to find pictorial material on your/your company’s website for setting up visual products.
Whether you submit the material yourself, or whether StepStone finds it on your website, you/your company are/is responsible for ensuring that the pictorial material in the approved visual product may be used and is in accordance with the applicable regulations, including personal data regulations. It is also you/your company’s responsibility to inform StepStone if a consent to use pictorial material gets withdrawn. (Here you will find more information about our visual products).
Unless otherwise agreed, when it comes to all visual and employer branding products, only the first two proofs/corrections are free for you/your company. In other words, for all corrections in addition to the first two, StepStone reserves the right to invoice the number of hours at the rate of DKK 1,000 excl. VAT, which corresponds to StepStones work.
It is up to you/your company to check whether you have special rules regarding photos, permissions and the like. StepStone accepts no responsibility for material that is in violation of applicable rules, internal or external, including the regulations on personal data (Here you will find further information about our visual products).
Visual products, ex products with employee photos, published on stepstone.dk may be shared by others on social media etc. In that case, StepStone is not the data controller.
General information about personal data
StepStone processes, pursuant to the agreement with you/your company on the purchase of products and use of our services, the personal data necessary for the delivery.
In StepStone's personal data policy for employers you can read for what purposes we process personal data, how we take care of the information we receive and what rights you have.
If you have any questions about the processing of personal data and your options, please write to dpo@stepstone.dk or call +45 72 45 90 56.
Telephonic support:
You can contact us by telephone at +45 72 25 15 25. The office is open from Monday - Thursday: 08h30 - 16h30 and Friday: 08h30 - 16h00.
You can view the previous version of these terms and conditions here
