The HR Hotline® Terms of Service
When you subscribe to The HR Hotline® these are the Terms of Service.
YOUR USE OF THE PROPRIETARY The HR hotline® SERVICE OFFERED AT thehrhotline.COM (THE “SERVICE”), IS SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. IN ORDER TO USE THE SERVICE, YOU MUST AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (“AGREEMENT”) WITH the hr hotline/hr&beyond (“the hr hotline”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICE.
This Agreement governs your use of the Service however accessed, including via an Internet browser, smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device.
By signing up for the Service on behalf of a client of The HR Hotline, you confirm that (a) you are duly authorized to represent the entity, (b) you accept the terms of this Agreement on behalf of such entity, and (c) any references to “you” in this Agreement refer to such entity and all of its employees, consultants and agents. You are responsible for all activity on the Service that occurs under your account.
The Service
1.1 The HR Hotline® Service is a service of Thomas Workplace Consulting dba HR & Beyond. Additional services may be included that you subscribe to receive specifically from or through The HR Hotline (“Additional Services”). Some of these Additional Services have specific additional terms that apply to your use of those Additional Services (the “Additional Terms”), and those Additional Terms become part of this Agreement. In the event an Additional Term directly conflicts with any term in this Agreement, the Additional Term will apply to your use of the Additional Services instead of the term contained in this Agreement.
Term and Termination
2.1 This Agreement will remain in effect as long as you have an active subscription for the Service (the “Term”). If you elect to use the Service for a free trial period, and do not purchase a subscription before the end of such period, this Agreement will expire at the end of the free trial period.
2.2 Subscriptions purchased by you commence on the start date specified when you complete the initial payment process and continue for the subscription term selected at the time of payment. If you add an additional subscription for a new The HR Hotline® service or module at a later date, the new service will commence on the start date specified at the time you added the new service and continue for the subscription term selected at that time. Subscriptions automatically renew, as described in Section 5.1.
2.3 You are solely responsible for the proper cancellation of your subscription. You may cancel your subscription based on your specific subscription term by emailing info@thehrhotline.com.
2.4 The HR Hotline may suspend your access to the Service and terminate this Agreement and your use of the Service at any time in the event you materially breach this Agreement (including failure to pay, which may occur if your credit card cannot be charged) and you do not cure such breach within 30 days of The HR Hotline providing you with written notice of such breach (including notice by email), or earlier if a specific subscription or Additional Terms provides otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, The HR Hotline may immediately suspend or terminate your access to the Service without liability if you are in violation of Sections 4.1, 4.5 or 13 of this Agreement, as determined by The HR Hotline in its sole discretion. The HR Hotline may also downgrade, suspend or terminate your access to the Service without liability, after providing you with 30 days’ advance written notice, if (a) you fail to affirmatively agree to material modifications of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.1 below. For instances other than non-payment or violation of Section 4.1, in the event this Agreement is terminated by The HR Hotline, The HR Hotline will refund to you any prepaid fees covering any period of the Term remaining after the effective date of termination for all such subscriptions, except that no refunds will be granted for the then-current month. Notice via email from The HR Hotline will be sent to you at the email address you have provided to us. The HR Hotline reserves the right to manage its client profile, the risks it will assume, the industries it will serve, and the locations where it will do business, including choosing to not provide services to certain groups parties, industries, or companies in certain States, in its sole discretion.
2.5 In the event your subscription is terminated, other than in instances where it is terminated by The HR Hotline® for your nonpayment or violation of Sections 4.1 or 13, you will continue to have the ability to download the information provided, inputted or uploaded to your databases in The HR Hotline® Service by you or on your behalf (“Data”) for 30 days after the effective date of expiration or termination of your subscription. After such 30-day period or if your subscription is terminated due to your nonpayment or violation of Section 4.1, The HR Hotline shall have no obligation to maintain any Data and shall thereafter, unless legally prohibited to do so, or required pursuant to Additional Terms, delete all of your Data contained in The HR Hotline® Service.
Modification of Service or this Agreement
3.1 The HR Hotline® reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, add, or remove portions and/or functionality of the Service on a temporary or permanent basis, without liability to you or any third party.
3.2 The HR Hotline® may modify or update this Agreement at any time. In the event The HR Hotline® determines it is necessary to make a material modification to this Agreement, you will be notified of such change and asked to affirmatively agree to such modified version of the Agreement. Note, however, that your use of the Service after modifications to the Agreement become effective constitutes your binding acceptance of such changes. If you are dissatisfied with the terms of this Agreement or any modifications to this Agreement or the Service, you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate your subscription and discontinue any use of the Service.
Usage Rights; Restrictions; Support
4.1 During the Term, The HR Hotline® grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive right to access and use the hosted software products and related documentation included in the Service platform and all modifications and/or enhancements to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “platform”) via a web browser or other device owned or controlled by you for your internal business use. Nothing in this Agreement obligates The HR Hotline to deliver or make available any copies of computer programs or code to you, whether in object code or source code form. You agree to use the Service only in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations (“Applicable Law”). You shall not, and shall not agree to, and shall not authorize, encourage or permit any third party to:
1) use the Service to upload, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, fraudulent, obscene, threatening, abusive, hateful, contains viruses, or is otherwise objectionable as reasonably determined by The HR Hotline®;
2) use the Service for any fraudulent or inappropriate purpose, or in a manner for which it is not intended to be used (as determined by The HR Hotline® in its sole discretion);
3) attempt to decipher, decompile, delete, alter or reverse engineer any of The HR Hotline® intellectual property, platform or software;
4) duplicate, make derivative works of, reproduce or exploit any part of the Service without the express written permission of The HR Hotline;
5) use any robot, spider, other automated device, or manual process to monitor or copy any content from the Service other than copying or exporting of the Data as contemplated in the documentation; or
6) rent, lease, distribute, or resell the Platform, or access or use the Platform or Services for developing a competitive solution (or contract with a third party to do so), or remove or alter any of the logos, trademark, patent or copyright notices, confidentiality or proprietary legends or other notices or markings that are on or in the platform or displayed in connection with the Service.
4.2 The HR Hotline® shall: (i) provide you with basic support in connection with your use of the Service at no additional charge, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Service available, except for: (a) planned downtime (which The HR Hotline shall schedule to the extent practicable after business hours, (b) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond The HR Hotline® reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, acts of government, floods, fires, earthquakes, pandemics, civil unrest, acts of terror, strikes or other labor problems (other than those involving our employees), Internet service provider failures or delays, or denial of service attacks, or (c) as necessary to update the Service to ensure its security and integrity and (iii) provide the Service only in accordance with Applicable Law. The HR Hotline’s hours for basic support are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on weekdays, in the English & Spanish language via telephone, email and chat. Also, while The HR Hotline would like to offer the Service in a manner that accommodates all customers in their native language, this is not practical considering the constant updating we do with our Service, the vast number of languages spoken and read in the world, and the localizations that would be required. The HR Hotline® therefore provides much of its Service in English & Spanish..
4.3 The HR Hotline® shall maintain commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the Service, and the security of your Data. The HR Hotline® shall not (a) disclose your Data except as compelled by Applicable Law or as you expressly authorize in writing, or (b) access your Data except to provide the Service and prevent or address service or technical problems, or at your express request in connection with customer support matters. In the event The HR Hotline is compelled by Applicable Law to disclose your Data, we will provide you with notice thereof, (in advance, if possible) if permitted by Applicable Law.
4.4 You are solely responsible for your Data, and all uses of your Data that occur through your account.
Payment Terms
5.1 If you are paying by credit card, you will provide credit card information to us and you authorize us to charge such credit card for your subscription payment and processing fees (if applicable) as set forth in your order form. If payment will be by a method other than a credit card, The HR Hotline will invoice you in advance and in accordance with relevant order form. Invoiced charges are due net 15 days from the invoice date. The HR Hotline will email you a receipt when your card has been charged. If your card cannot be charged, The HR Hotline® will notify you and you will need to update your payment information. In the event you do not update your payment information within 15 days of The HR Hotline’s notice, your access to the Service may be suspended and you will need to update your card information or provide an alternate payment method in order to resume use of the Service. There will be no refunds or credits for partial months of service. Payments made after the 15th of the month will be subject to a 1.5% late fee.
5.2 Your subscription to the Service renews automatically for the same term selected upon initial payment (e.g., monthly, bi-annual, annual, etc.). Annual subscription pricing requires a one-year minimum commitment. If you cancel your full subscription, or your subscription is suspended for nonpayment, before the end of the one-year commitment period, you will no longer qualify for annual subscription pricing and you will be charged the difference between the monthly and annual commitment pricing for the number of months your subscription was active.
5.3 All fees are exclusive of all taxes or duties imposed by governing authorities. Other than sales taxes which The HR Hotline may be required to collect from you and remit to appropriate taxing authorities, you are solely responsible for payment of all such taxes or duties.
5.4 The HR Hotline may at any time, upon notice of at least 90 days, or a longer period if required by Applicable Law, change the price of your subscription or any part thereof, or institute new charges or fees. Price changes and institution of new charges implemented during your annual subscription period will go into effect for any subsequent annual subscription periods and to all new subscribers after the effective date of the change. If you do not agree to any such price changes, then you must cancel your subscription and stop using the Service prior to the commencement of the renewal subscription period for which the price change applies.
5.5 Your subscription fee is based on your employee tier. Should your total number of employees increase such that your headcount will move up to the next tier, your subscription fee will be adjusted accordingly.
Intellectual Property Rights
6.1 As between the parties, The HR Hotline owns and shall retain all right, title and interest in and to (a) the Platform, the Software and the Service, including all intellectual property rights therein, and (b) all transactional and performance data related to your use of the Service. The HR Hotline may collect, use and disclose all such transactional and performance data for its business purposes (including software use optimization and product marketing) provided that such use does not reveal your identity, any of your confidential information or any personally identifiable information that belongs to you or your employees.
6.2 You retain all right, title and ownership interest in and to your Data. The HR Hotline has no right, title or interest in any personally identifiable information contained in or related to your Data.
6.3 You have no obligation to give The HR Hotline any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations, comments or other feedback (“Feedback”) relating to the Service. To the extent you provide any Feedback to The HR Hotline, The HR Hotline may use and include any such Feedback to improve the Service or for any other purpose. Accordingly, if you provide Feedback, you agree that The HR Hotline shall own all such Feedback and The HR Hotline and its affiliates, licensees, clients, partners, third-party providers and other authorized entities may freely use, reproduce, license, distribute, and otherwise commercialize the Feedback in the Service or other related technologies, and you hereby assign all rights in such Feedback to The HR Hotline®.
6.4 From time to time during the Term, The HR Hotline® may develop, author or prepare custom documents, designs, computer programs, computer documentation and other tangible materials (“Deliverables”) for you pursuant to agreement between you and The HR Hotline®. The HR Hotline® shall own and retain all right, title and interest in and to such Deliverables and hereby grants to you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive license for you to use such Deliverables for your internal use only during the Term. The HR Hotline® may reuse any Deliverables, provided that such use does not reveal your identity, your confidential information or any personally identifiable information that belongs to you or your employees.
Publicity
7.1 Unless otherwise agreed to by you and The HR Hotline®, during the Term, The HR Hotline may disclose your name as a customer of The HR Hotline® and/or subscriber to the Service, and you hereby grant The HR Hotline® the right to display your name, company, and logo in The HR Hotline’s marketing materials and on The HR Hotline® public website, in each case in accordance with any branding guidelines you may provide to The HR Hotline®.
User Content
8.1 Certain features of the website may enable users to submit, upload, post, share, or display (hereinafter, “post”) comments or content, as well as to interact with others through user comment areas, message boards, direct messages, The HR Hotline®’s blog, and similar user-to-user areas, as applicable (such comments and content shall be collectively referred to as “User Content”). User Content includes any comments or reviews you provide to The HR Hotline, whether through customer support or otherwise, about the Service but excludes all Data.
8.2 You hereby grant to The HR Hotline an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, assignable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, reproduce, display, perform, distribute, and prepare derivative works of any User Content you post on our website or about the Service for any purpose and in all forms and all media, whether now known or that become known in the future, and you waive any and all claims that you may have now or may hereafter have in any jurisdiction in your User Content. If you post User Content, you represent and warrant to The HR Hotline that you own or control all rights in and to such User Content and have the right to grant the rights above to The HR Hotline®.
Warranties and Limitation of Liability
9.1 The HR Hotline represents, warrants, and covenants as follows: (a) the Service will perform substantially in accordance with the specifications generally provided by The HR Hotline in connection with the Service (“Documentation”); (b) the provision of the Service will comply with all privacy and data protection laws applicable to its business; (c) it will not sell Personal Information provided by you, and it will retain, disclose, or use Personal Information provided by you only for purposes of providing the Service; and (d) any professional services performed for you by The HR Hotline® will be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner, with the degree of skill and care that is required by sound professional procedures and practices.
9.2 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTIES PROVIDED ABOVE, the hr hotline® HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION, DELIVERABLES AND OTHER MATERIALS AND/OR SERVICES. the hr hotline® DOES NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED.
9.3 EXCEPT FOR (I) EITHER PARTY’S BREACH OF ITS CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS, WHICH FOR the hr hotline® MEANS ITS COMMITMENT NOT TO DISCLOSE YOUR DATA AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, (II) A PARTY’S VIOLATION OF THE OTHER PARTY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, (III) EITHER PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, OR (IV) EITHER PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, (A) IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND (B) THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY TO THE OTHER WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TO THE FEES COLLECTED BY the hr hotline® FROM YOU PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT FROM WHICH THE LIABILITY AROSE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS APPLY EVEN IF SUCH PARTY KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY HEREIN.
Security Breach
10.1 External Breach: In the event of a security breach, as defined by Applicable Law, by anyone other than your employee, contractor or agent, upon discovery of such breach, The HR Hotline will: (a) initiate remedial actions that are in compliance with Applicable Law and consistent with industry standards; and (b) notify you of the security breach, its nature and scope, the remedial actions The HR Hotline will undertake, and the timeline within which The HR Hotline® expects to remedy the breach. You will be responsible for fulfilling your obligations under Applicable Law.
10.2 Internal Breach: In the event of a security breach, as defined by Applicable Law, by your employee, contractor or agent, or due to your failure to maintain your systems, network or Data in a secure manner, you shall have sole responsibility for initiating remedial actions and you shall notify The HR Hotline® immediately of the breach and steps you will take to remedy the breach. In our sole discretion, we may take any action, including suspension of your access to the Service, to prevent harm to you, us, the Service, or other third parties. You waive any right to make a claim against us for losses you incur that may result from our actions.
Indemnification
11.1 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless The HR Hotline®, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees from and against any costs, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, losses and other liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement) (“Liabilities”) incurred as a result of any third-party action, claim, demand, proceeding or suit (“Claim”) to the extent arising from or in connection with (a) your use of the Platform and/or Service in violation of this Agreement, (b) any employment decision or action you take due to information available through or your use of the Service.
11.2 The HR Hotline® agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless you, and your affiliates, officers, agents, and employees from and against any Liabilities incurred as a result of any third-party Claim to the extent arising from or in connection with an allegation that your use of the Platform and/or Service in accordance with this Agreement infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall The HR Hotline® have any obligations or liability arising from: (a) use of the Platform and/or Service in a modified form or in combination with materials or software not furnished by The HR Hotline®, and (b) any User Content, information or Data provided by you, your end users, or other third parties.
11.3 A party seeking indemnification hereunder shall (a) promptly notify the other party in writing of the Claim, (b) give the indemnifying party sole control of the defense of such Claim and all negotiations for the compromise or settlement thereof (provided that if any settlement requires any action or admission by the indemnified party, then the settlement will require the indemnified party’s prior consent), and (c) provide the indemnifying party with all reasonable cooperation, information and assistance in connection with such Claim; provided, however, that failure by the indemnified party to provide prompt notice of a Claim, grant such sole control, and/or provide such cooperation, information and assistance, shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Article 11, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure. The indemnified party may be represented by its own counsel, at its own expense.
Governing Law
12.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Florida, without reference to conflict of laws principles. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement must be brought in the courts of the State of Florida and/or the courts of the United States of America for the District of Florida.
Compliance with Laws; Disclaimers
13.1 Each Party shall comply with all Applicable Laws in connection with its own activities under this Agreement. The Service can be configured and used in ways that do not comply with Applicable Laws and it is your sole responsibility to monitor your employees’ use and your use of the Service to ensure that such use complies with and is in accordance with Applicable Law. In no event shall The HR Hotline® be responsible or liable for your failure to comply with Applicable Law in connection with your use of the Service.
13.2 The HR Hotline® does not provide its customers with legal advice regarding compliance, data privacy or other relevant Applicable Laws in the jurisdictions in which you use the Service, and any statements, guidance or support provided by The HR Hotline® to you shall not constitute legal advice.
13.3 You acknowledge that The HR Hotline® exercises no control over your specific human resource practices implemented using the Service or your decisions as to employment, promotion, advancement, termination, notification, or compensation of any employee or authorized user of the Service. You further agree and acknowledge that The HR Hotline® does not have a direct relationship with your employees. In addition, you are responsible for the privacy (including adopting and posting your own privacy policies governing your treatment of your employees’ Data), collection, use, retention and processing of your employees’ Data, and providing any and all notices and information to your employees regarding the foregoing, in compliance with all Applicable Laws. The HR Hotline® hereby disclaims all liability arising from your decisions and from harmful data or code uploaded to the Platform by you and/or your employees, contractors or agents.
eSignature Service
14.1 The “eSignature Service” is a service provided by The HR Hotline® for two counterparties (usually a company, herein described as the “sending party,” subscribing to The HR Hotline® services and an employee, employee-candidate or contractor) to electronically sign documents (including, but not limited to, agreements, policies, forms, etc.). If you use the eSignature Service offered by The HR Hotline®, you acknowledge and agree to the statements set forth in this Section. Whenever you sign a document using The HR Hotline’s eSignature Service you affirmatively consent to using electronic signatures via the eSignature Service and consent to conducting electronic business transactions. You also confirm that you are able to access the eSignature Service and the document you are signing electronically. When using the eSignature Service for a particular document, your consent applies only to the matter(s) covered by that particular document.
14.2 You are not required to use the eSignature Service or accept electronic documents provided thereby. If you are an employee, employee-candidate or contractor and you choose to not use the eSignature Service, you may still sign the document manually by notifying the sending party that you are choosing to do so and by obtaining a non-electronic copy of the document from them. The HR Hotline® assumes no responsibility for providing you with a non-electronic version of the document. In the event you are choosing to sign the document manually, do not use the eSignature Service to sign the document or to return the document to the sending party.
14.3 If you have signed a document electronically using the eSignature Service and transmitted it back to the sending party, The HR Hotline® will provide you the opportunity to download and print a paper copy of the document at no charge. If you later withdraw your consent to using the eSignature Service, please notify the sending party and stop using the eSignature Service. Note that the decision to stop using the eSignature Service after you have already used it does not change the legality of the documents you have previously signed using an electronic signature.
14.4 When counterparties sign a document electronically using the eSignature Service, the rights and duties associated with that document are solely those of the counterparties. The HR Hotline® is not a party to the document and carries no liability or responsibility with respect to the correctness, validity or enforcement of the document; nor does The HR Hotline® have any liability or responsibility with respect to the legal or non-legal aspects of the document or any dispute arising as a result of the document. The HR Hotline’s sole responsibility is the eSignature Service and customer service associated therewith.
14.5 PLEASE NOTE THAT the hr hotline’S STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN OR ELSEWHERE CONCERNING THE VALIDITY OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND/OR THE SIGNATURE LINES OF DOCUMENTS THAT ARE ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY; THEY ARE GENERAL IN NATURE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS GOVERNING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ON CERTAIN TYPES OF AGREEMENTS ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE. the hr hotline® HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING THAT DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED THROUGH the hr hotline’S ESIGNATURE SERVICE ARE VALID OR ENFORCEABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ANY PARTICULAR STATE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL JURISDICTION. YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL CONCERNING THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY DOCUMENT YOU MAY SIGN ELECTRONICALLY USING THE the hr hotline® ESIGNATURE SERVICE.
General Provisions
15.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement encompasses the entire agreement between you and The HR Hotline with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior representations, agreements and understandings, written or oral. No purchase order or other form submitted by you will modify, supersede, add to or in any way vary the terms of this Agreement.
15.2 No Waiver. The failure of The HR Hotline to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
15.3 Severability. If any part of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the Agreement shall be interpreted so as to reasonably effectuate the intention of the parties and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
15.4 Survival. The provisions of this Agreement that should, by their nature survive termination and/or expiration, shall and do survive such termination and/or expiration.
15.5 Assignment. You may not assign or otherwise transfer any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement without The HR Hotlines prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This Agreement shall be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any assignment in violation of the foregoing will be null and void.
15.6 No Legal Advice; Reliance. No part of this Agreement is intended or shall be construed as legal advice. The HR Hotline® shall not be liable for any errors or omissions in the content of this Agreement or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
15.7 No Third -Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person other than the parties hereto, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement