Terms of use

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern the access to and use of the Lin web application, associated services, and platform (collectively, the "Service") provided by Beazy UG (haftungsbeschränkt), located at c/o Factory Works GmbH, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany, registered in the commercial register of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Charlottenburg under HRB 212509 B ("Beazy," "we," "us," or "our").

By creating an account, accessing, or using the Service, you ("User" or "you") agree to be bound by these Terms.

Your use of the Service is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms.

0. Pre-contract Information for Consumers

For Users who are Consumers, the following information is provided in accordance with German and EU law: The key characteristics of the Service are described in Section 2. Prices shown are inclusive of applicable VAT; no additional delivery costs apply. The contract is concluded when you click "Subscribe" or an equivalent button and receive an order confirmation by email. You may correct input errors in the checkout process before final submission. The contract language is English; we store the contract text and will make it available to you upon request. The Service requires a modern web browser and a stable internet connection. Information on the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform can be found at: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.

1. Definitions

"User" refers to any individual or entity that creates an account and uses the Service, including Freelancers, Clients, and Consumers.

"Freelancer" refers to a User who uses the Service to create a professional profile and identify potential job opportunities.

"Client" refers to a User (typically a company) who may use the Service to post job opportunities and browse Freelancer profiles.

"Consumer" refers to a User who is a natural person acting for purposes that are predominantly outside their trade, business, or profession (§ 13 German Civil Code - BGB).

"Entrepreneur" refers to a User who is a natural or legal person acting in the exercise of their trade, business, or profession (§ 14 German Civil Code - BGB).

2. Scope of Services

2.1. Service Description.

The Service is an AI-powered software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed to connect Freelancers with potential job opportunities. The Service may include functionalities that allow for:

• The aggregation and display of information about job listings from various third-party sources. For such listings, you may be redirected to the original external source to apply.

• Clients to post job opportunities directly on the platform.

Our proprietary and third-party AI models process User data to facilitate matches between Freelancer profiles and available opportunities.

2.2. Service Limitations and Disclaimers.

The Service is an assistive tool only. Beazy explicitly states that it is not a recruitment agency, employment agency, or brokerage service. Accordingly:

• We do not guarantee that any User will find job opportunities, secure projects, or achieve any particular commercial outcome.

• We are not a party to any agreement you may enter into with a third party (including another User or the source of a job listing). All contractual relationships are formed directly between you and the relevant third party, and we have no obligations or liability thereunder.

• We do not vet, endorse, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or legality of any content, whether aggregated from third-party sources or provided by Users. Each User is solely responsible for conducting their own due diligence.

2.3. Service Availability.

We will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Service available. However, we do not guarantee any specific level of uptime. We are not liable for any downtime resulting from (a) planned maintenance, for which we will provide advance notice where practicable; (b) emergency maintenance; (c) events of force majeure; or (d) failures of your internet connection or hardware.

2.4. Modification of the Service.

We reserve the right to add, alter, or remove functionalities or features of the Service at our discretion. If we make a material change that adversely affects the core functionality of the Service for you, we will provide you with reasonable advance notice.

3. User Accounts & Responsibilities

3.1. Eligibility.

To use the Service, you must be at least 18 years old and have the full legal capacity to enter into a binding contract.

3.2. Account Information.

You must provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and keep your account information updated. Providing false information is a material breach of these Terms.

3.3. Account Security.

You are solely responsible for safeguarding your account password and for all activities that occur under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

4. Acceptable Use and Content Moderation

4.1. Prohibited Activities.

You agree not to misuse the Service. You will not:

• Upload or transmit any content that is illegal, fraudulent, defamatory, obscene, or infringing of third-party rights.

• Use the Service for unlawful discrimination, to make biometric categorizations, or for medical, financial, or legal advice without independent verification.

• Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or discover the source code of the Service.

• Use any automated system ("bots," "spiders") to access the Service in a way that harms its integrity or performance.

• Use the Service for any purpose other than its intended use, including for fee circumvention or spam.

4.2. Technical Limits.

We may enforce technical limits (e.g., requests per second, data storage caps) to protect the stability and fair use of the Service.

4.3. Content Moderation.

We may moderate content and take action against illegal content or content that violates these Terms.

4.4. Copyright Complaints.

If you believe your copyright has been infringed, please notify us with a detailed description of the infringing material. We will follow a "notice-and-action" procedure compliant with German law.

4.5. EU Digital Services Act (DSA) Notices.

Single Point of Contact (Art. 11 DSA): Our single point of contact for authorities and users regarding the DSA is contact@beazy.co.

Main Recommender Parameters (Art. 27 DSA): Job recommendations are ranked using a combination of the profile attributes you provide (e.g., skills, location, languages), your interaction signals (e.g., clicks, saves), and the attributes of the job listings (e.g., role match, recency). You can influence your results by updating your profile and preferences.

Moderation Transparency (Art. 17 DSA): We provide statements of reasons for our moderation decisions and offer an internal complaint-handling channel via your account or by email.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

5.1. Our Intellectual Property.

We and our licensors exclusively own all right, title, and interest in and to the Service. These Terms grant you only a limited right to access and use the Service.

5.2. Your Content.

You retain full ownership of the content you submit to the Service ("User Content").

5.3. License Grant to Beazy.

You grant Beazy a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, licence for the term of our contract and, thereafter, solely for statutory retention periods and routine backup rotation to host, store, reproduce, adapt, process, analyze, transmit, display and otherwise use your User Content solely to provide, maintain, secure and improve the Service, including operation of AI/ML features, creation of embeddings, caching, moderation, and enabling visibility intended by the Service. We do not use your User Content for unrelated advertising or for training public AI models.

6. AI-Specific Disclaimers

6.1. AI-Generated Content.

The Service uses artificial intelligence to generate content ("AI Output"). You acknowledge that AI Output is generated by probabilistic models and may be inaccurate or contain errors.

6.2. "As-Is" Basis.

All AI Output is provided on an "as-is" basis, without any warranty of accuracy, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

6.3. User Responsibility.

You are solely responsible for your use of any AI Output. You have a contractual duty to independently review and verify all AI Output before relying on it.

7. Fees, Payments, and Subscriptions

7.1. Subscription Plans.

You agree to pay the fees for the subscription plan you select. All fees are due in advance for the selected billing period. For Consumers, prices are shown inclusive of applicable VAT. For Entrepreneurs, prices are shown exclusive of VAT, which will be added where applicable.

7.2. Payment Processing.

We use a third-party payment processor (e.g., Stripe) to handle all payments.

7.3. Automatic Renewal.

Your subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel it through your account settings prior to the end of the current billing period.

7.4. Cancellation.

You may cancel your subscription at any time, effective at the end of your current billing period. No refunds will be provided for partial subscription periods, except as required by law (see Section 13 for Consumer rights).

7.5. Price Changes.

We reserve the right to change our subscription fees. We will provide you with at least 30 days' advance notice of any fee changes.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Beazy from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, and costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your culpable violation of these Terms, your User Content, or your infringement of any third-party rights.

9. Limitation of Liability

9.1. Unlimited Liability.

Our liability shall be unlimited for damages arising from:

• Intent (Vorsatz) or gross negligence (grobe Fahrlässigkeit).

• Culpable injury to life, body, or health.

• Any assumption of a guarantee (Garantie).

• Liability under the mandatory provisions of the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz).

9.2. Liability for Simple Negligence.

In the event of a breach of essential contractual obligations due to simple negligence (leichte Fahrlässigkeit), our liability shall be limited to the amount of the foreseeable, contract-typical damage. Essential contractual obligations (Kardinalpflichten) are those obligations the fulfillment of which is a prerequisite for the proper execution of the contract and on whose compliance you regularly rely.

9.3. Exclusion of Further Liability.

Any further liability for damages is excluded.

9.4. Exclusion of No-Fault Liability.

For Users who are Entrepreneurs, the strict, no-fault liability for initial defects under § 536a Abs. 1 of the German Civil Code (BGB) is hereby expressly excluded.

10. Term and Termination

10.1. Term.

This agreement commences when you accept it and continues for your selected subscription period, renewing automatically as described in Section 7.3.

10.2. Termination by User.

You may terminate this agreement at any time by cancelling your subscription, effective at the end of the current term.

10.3. Termination by Beazy.

We may terminate this agreement for cause (aus wichtigem Grund) with immediate effect if you materially breach these Terms. A material breach includes, but is not limited to, non-payment of fees, fraudulent activity, violation of the Acceptable Use Policy, or infringement of intellectual property rights. In the event of such a termination, you are not entitled to a refund.

11. Changes to the Terms

11.1.

We may amend these Terms for valid reasons, such as changes in law or our Service. We will notify you of any proposed amendments in text form (e.g., via email) at least four (4) weeks before their effective date.

11.2.

If you do not object within four (4) weeks of receiving the notification, the amendments shall be deemed accepted. In our notification, we will specifically inform you of your right to object and the legal consequences of your silence. If you are a Consumer and you object, you may terminate the contract with immediate effect before the changes take effect.

12. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

12.1. Governing Law.

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). If you are a Consumer with a habitual residence in the EU, you also enjoy the protection of the mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence.

12.2. Jurisdiction for Entrepreneurs.

If you are an Entrepreneur, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes shall be the courts located in Berlin, Germany.

12.3. Consumer Dispute Resolution.

We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

13. Information for Consumers: Right of Withdrawal

If you are a Consumer, you have the following statutory right of withdrawal.

Right of Withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen (14) days without giving any reason. The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day of the conclusion of the contract.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us (Beazy UG (haftungsbeschränkt), c/o Factory Works GmbH, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany, Email: contact@beazy.co) of your decision by an unequivocal statement (e.g., a letter or email). You may use the model withdrawal form below, but it is not obligatory.

Effects of withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you without undue delay, and not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision.

Premature Expiry of the Right of Withdrawal

For digital services like ours, your right of withdrawal expires prematurely if we have begun with the performance of the contract (i.e., granted you full access to the Service) after you have (1) expressly consented that we begin performance before the end of the withdrawal period, and (2) confirmed your knowledge that you thereby lose your right of withdrawal. We will obtain this express consent and confirmation from you before you complete your purchase.

14. Final Provisions

14.1. Entire Agreement.

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Beazy regarding the Service.

14.2. Notices.

Notices from us to you may be delivered by email to the address associated with your account or via in-app notifications and are deemed received upon sending. Formal notices to us must be sent to contact@beazy.co.

14.3. Assignment.

You may not assign any of your rights under these Terms. We may assign our rights to any of our affiliates or to any successor in interest, and we will notify you of any such assignment that affects your contract.

14.4. Survival.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, but not limited to, sections concerning intellectual property, indemnification, limitation of liability, fees, governing law, and dispute resolution.

14.5. Severability.

Should any provision of these Terms be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.

14.6. No Waiver.

Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.