Terms of Service

Last updated: 2026-01-04

When we say “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us” in this document, we are referring to the Design Jobs website (designjobs.co.uk).

When we say “Services”, we mean any product created and maintained by designjobs.co.uk. That includes designjobs.co.uk (all versions) whether delivered within a web browser, desktop application, mobile application, or another format.

When we say “You” or “your”, we are referring to the people or organizations that use one or more of our Services.

When we say "Recruiter", this relates to the individual or company who posts a vacancy.

When we say "Candidates", "applicants", "job seekers", this relates to visitors to the website who are searching for, and optionally applying for, vacancies.

When we say "Job" or "vacancy" details, this means all of the details pertaining to job vacancies displayed on the website.

"Terms of Service" and "Terms & Conditions" are synonymous and interchangeable.

We may update these Terms of Service in the future. Typically these changes have been to clarify some of these terms by linking to an expanded related policy.

When you use our Services, now or in the future, you are agreeing to the latest Terms of Service. That's true for any of our existing and future products and all features that we add to our Services over time. There may be times where we do not exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Service; in doing so, we are not waiving that right or provision. These terms do contain a limitation of our liability.

Designjobs.co.uk is not responsible for any claim brought about due to your failure to adhere and comply with these terms and conditions. We reserve the right to change the terms and conditions at any time. These Terms and Conditions are enforceable under the law of England.

By using the website you must agree with these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, you must refrain from using the website or any services provided by it. You use the site at your own risk, and we cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect loss or damage that may occur as a result of accessing and using the website. We are not liable for any viruses or other malicious activity that may affect your computer hardware and data while accessing the website or the internet generally.

If you violate any of the terms, we may terminate your account.

About designjobs.co.uk

designjobs.co.uk is not a recruitment agency. We provide an online service to employers and recruitment agencies looking to promote their design vacancies on the internet, for a UK audience. A fee may be payable for this service. However, searching and applying for vacancies is free and without the need to register. 

We cannot guarantee that the website is free from technical errors, spelling mistakes, inaccuracies or downtime. However, we endeavour to fix any problems as soon as they occur and you can report any problems accessing the website to us.

You are not permitted to interfere with the infrastructure of the website, or misuse the services available on this website for purposes other than that for which they were created.

If you follow links to external websites, please note that designjobs.co.uk is not responsible for and has not vetted the external websites’ content in any way.

Account Terms

1. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account. The Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation.
2. You may not use the Services for any illegal purposes. We hold the right to remove any content that is illegal or we deem inappropriate.
3. You are responsible for all content posted and activity that occurs under your account. That includes content posted by others who either: (a) have access to your login credentials; or (b) have their own logins under your account.
4. You must be a human. Accounts registered by “bots” or other automated methods are not permitted.

Payment, Refunds, and Price Changes

1. If you are using a free version of one of our Services, it is really free: we do not ask you for your credit card and — just like for customers who pay for our Services — we do not sell your data.
2. All fees are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities. You are responsible for payment of all taxes, levies, or duties.
3. We process fair refunds.

Security and Privacy

1. Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. We provide these Services on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We do not offer service-level agreements for our Services.
2. We reserve the right to temporarily disable your account if your usage significantly exceeds the average usage of other customers of the Services.
3. We take many measures to protect and secure your data through backups, redundancies, and encryption. We enforce encryption for data transmission from the public Internet. There are some edge cases where we may send your data through our network unencrypted.
4. When you use our Services, you entrust us with your data. We take that trust to heart. You agree that designjobs.co.uk may process your data. We as humans can access your data for the following reasons:
   
   • To help you with support requests you make. We'll ask for express consent before accessing your account.
   • On the rare occasions when an error occurs that stops an automated process partway through. We get automated alerts when such errors occur. When we can fix the issue and restart automated processing without looking at any personal data, we do. In rare cases, we have to look at a minimum amount of personal data to fix the issue. In these rare cases, we aim to fix the root cause as much as possible to avoid the errors from reoccurring.
   • To safeguard designjobs.co.uk. We'll look at logs and metadata as part of our work to ensure the security of your data and the Services as a whole. If necessary, we may also access accounts as part of an abuse report investigation.
   • To the extent required by applicable law. designjobs.co.uk uses a job platform whose data infrastructure is located in the US. We only preserve or share customer data if compelled by a US government authority with a legally binding order or proper request under the Stored Communications Act. If a non-US authority approaches board_name for assistance, our default stance is to refuse unless the order has been approved by the US government, which compels us to comply through procedures outlined in an established mutual legal assistance treaty or agreement mechanism. If board_name is audited by a tax authority, we only share the bare minimum billing information needed to complete the audit.
5. We use third party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and related technology required to run the Services.
6. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), designjobs.co.uk is a “service provider”, not a “business” or “third party”, with respect to your use of the Services. That means we process any data you share with us only for the purpose you signed up for and as described in these Terms of Service, Privacy policy, and other policies. We do not retain, use, disclose, or sell any of that information for any other commercial purposes unless we have your explicit permission. And on the flip-side, you agree to comply with your requirements under the CCPA and not use designjobs.co.uk’s Services in a way that violates the regulations.

Copyright and Content Ownership

1. All content posted on the Services must comply with UK copyright law.
2. We claim no intellectual property rights over the material you provide to the Services. All materials uploaded remain yours.
3. We do not pre-screen content, but reserve the right (but not the obligation) in our sole discretion to refuse or remove any content that is available via the Service.
4. The names, look, and feel of the Services are copyright© to the Company. All rights reserved. You may not duplicate, copy, or reuse any portion of the HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or visual design elements without express written permission from the Company. You must request permission to use the Company's logo or any Service logos for promotional purposes. Please email us requests to use logos. We reserve the right to rescind this permission if you violate these Terms of Service.
5. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Services, use of the Services, or access to the Services without the express written permission by the Company.
6. You must not modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with the Services or the Company.

Features and Bugs

We design our Services with care, based on our own experience and the experiences of customers who share their time and feedback. However, there is no such thing as a service that pleases everybody. We make no guarantees that our Services will meet your specific requirements or expectations.

We also test all of our features extensively before releasing them. As with any software, our Services may have some bugs. We track the bugs reported to us and work through priority ones, especially any related to security or privacy. Not all reported bugs will get fixed and we don't guarantee completely error-free Services.

Services Adaptations

Some third-party providers have created integrations between our Services and theirs. We are not liable or accountable for any of these third-party integrations.

For Recruiters

Applicants referred to you by us, or directly applying to you via our website, have not been approved by us in any way. Job seekers and applicants are not vetted by us, nor their skills, knowledge or experience verified or tested and we accept no liability where an applicant is found to be unsuitable for a position for any reason. It is your responsibility to interview, test or otherwise select appropriate candidates to your satisfaction, in line with any relevant employment laws.

It is your responsibility to respond to queries or applications from candidates. We will not act as a mediator between you and the candidate. Any communication received from candidates relating to your vacancies will not be replied to and will be forwarded to you.

In some cases, applicants are able to generate an email request that is sent to your email address provided. It is deemed that any message sent from the website to you will be considered to have been sent from the applicant.

For any email application to your vacancy, we accept no responsibility for any emails that are delayed, incorrectly quarantined, detected as spam, or are not received by you. Equally, we cannot be held liable for any postal applications that are delayed or do not reach you as intended.

In the main, Applicants apply directly to you via your application link or email address.

Posting Vacancies
You must be an bona-fide employer, recruitment agency or acting on behalf of such an organisation in order to qualify for posting vacancies on the website. You are only allowed to post one vacancy per page and are not permitted to promote vacancies or services for other individuals or businesses using your account, for free or otherwise. You are not authorised to financially gain from reselling vacancy postings to third parties. The vacancy details you post must adhere to any relevant recruitment or data protection laws and, naturally, they are as honest, detailed and accurate as possible. We reserve the option to remove vacancies that do not adhere to these terms, that we consider offensive or that contravene any relevant recruitment or data protection laws.

Online Administration
You are responsible for the administration of your vacancies using the online pages. You agree that you are considered the publisher of any information that is submitted using the website. To enable easy maintenance of your vacancies, you are able to add additional contacts for your company/agency. The safety of your password is paramount and if you believe that your password may be known by unauthorised individuals you must inform us immediately. Equally, it is your responsibility to maintain your user list to help prevent security breaches.

If you elect to display your email address on the website, please be aware that the email address could be targeted by spammers who harvest email addresses from website pages. We do not distribute your details to any third parties and therefore we cannot be held liable for any unsolicited email you receive to an email address that you have made publicly available.

We reserve the right to suspend fraudulent or inactive accounts.

Content
We have the right to vet all vacancy postings made to the site and will remove any vacancies that are considered inappropriate or irrelevant to the target audience. We may contact you to agree editing the vacancy content or category to improve your job listing or to help adhere to the terms and conditions.

For Candidates

Vacancies posted on the website have not been verified for legitimacy, accuracy or authenticity. The appearance of vacancy details on the website does not constitute any kind of approval made by us. We therefore cannot be held liable for any inaccuracy, omission or legal breach on any vacancy details displayed, or any actual or perceived loss or damage. Any queries relating to a vacancy can be made directly with the recruiter via the contact details provided. If applying for a vacancy, any subsequent contracts or agreements you enter into are between you and the recruiter and you should assure yourself of the validity and accuracy of any vacancy details displayed on the website before doing so. designjobs.co.uk is not a recruitment agency and therefore plays no further part in the application process nor contract negotiations etc. In all cases, you should apply directly to the employer or recruitment agency as instructed in the vacancy description, or use the 'Apply now' button.

It is at the sole discretion of the recruiter whether they pursue your application or respond to a request. Therefore, no guarantee is made that your application will be successful or responded to.

Any contact you make with the recruiter through the website is deemed to have been authored by you; therefore you are responsible for the content of any such communication. We ask that you are honest and forthcoming regarding your application – such as your education, ability and experience.

It is the recruiters responsibility to respond to your applications and/or requests. We cannot be liable for any emails sent either by you or generated from the website that are delayed, incorrectly quarantined, detected as spam, or otherwise do not reach their destination. It is your responsibility to check that any such email has reached its destination as intended. Equally, we cannot be held liable for any postal applications that are delayed or fail to reach their destination. We regret we are unable to act as mediator between you and the recruiter under any circumstance.

Please mention designjobs.co.uk when contacting recruiters regarding vacancies.

Liability

We mention liability throughout these Terms but to put it all in one section:

You expressly understand and agree that the Company shall not be liable, in law or in equity, to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, lost profits, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from:

• (i) the use or the inability to use the Services;
• (ii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the Services;
• (iii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data;
• (iv) statements or conduct of any third party on the service;
• (v) (For Recruiters) A deviation from the expected/anticipated quantity of applications, or quality of applicants.
• (vi) (For Applicants) A deviation from the expected/anticipated response, contract, or job offer from the recruiter.
• (vii) or any other matter relating to this Terms of Service or the Services, whether as a breach of contract, tort (including negligence whether active or passive), or any other theory of liability.

If you have a question about any of the Terms of Service, please contact us.