Terms and Conditions

GRADSTACK WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Gradstack is an early-career capability, employability and opportunity-matching platform operated by Graduated Pty Ltd.

These are our terms and conditions (Terms, as at 26 March 2026) which apply to your access to and use of our website, including any content and functionality, offered at https://www.gradstack.com.au and any related platforms or services (Website).

These Terms form a legally binding agreement between Graduated Pty Ltd (ABN 51 671 531 758) trading as Gradstack (Graduated, Gradstack, we, us or our) and you, being the individual or organisation accessing or using the Website (you).

Each of us is a Party and together the Parties.

These Terms incorporate our Privacy Policy, which forms part of this agreement. By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by these Terms and the Privacy Policy.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

In consideration for you accepting and complying with these Terms, we grant you permission to access and use the Website.

Unless otherwise stated, we own all right, title and interest (including all Intellectual Property Rights) in the Website and all content made available through it.

You must not, without our prior written consent or except as expressly permitted by these Terms:

• copy, reproduce or use any content outside the Website;
• reverse engineer, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate any content obtained from the Website to any third party;
• modify, frame, embed or alter any content in a way that infringes our Intellectual Property Rights or misrepresents the Website.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable, worldwide and non-transferable licence to access and use the Website for its intended purpose.

All other uses are prohibited without our prior written consent.

NO COMMERCIAL USE

Unless expressly authorised by us in writing, the Website is provided for your personal or internal organisational use only.

You must not use the Website or any content for commercial exploitation, resale, data scraping, advertising or revenue-generating activity, including on your own website or platform.

UNACCEPTABLE ACTIVITY

You are responsible for your use of the Website and must not:

• breach any applicable law or regulation;
• infringe any person’s rights (including Intellectual Property Rights, data or privacy rights);
• upload or transmit malware, viruses or harmful code;
• post content that is defamatory, misleading, abusive, discriminatory, offensive or unlawful;
• interfere with, disrupt or damage the Website or its systems;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to accounts, data or systems.

If we allow you to submit or post information to the Website, we may remove that content at our sole discretion and without notice.

USER CONTENT

You retain ownership of any content you submit to the Website.

By submitting content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, use, store, display and process that content solely for the purpose of operating, improving and providing the Website and related services.

You warrant that you have the right to submit the content and that it does not infringe any third-party rights.

PLATFORM ROLE & NO EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE

Gradstack is a capability, employability and opportunity-facilitation platform.

We do not:

• act as an employer, recruitment agency or employment intermediary;
• guarantee interviews, offers, employment outcomes or hiring decisions;
• verify the accuracy of employer or candidate representations beyond stated platform processes.

All hiring, engagement and opportunity decisions are made solely by users of the platform.

ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

Information on the Website is general in nature and may not be comprehensive or current.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, including the Australian Consumer Law, we do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or suitability of information on the Website.

You are responsible for verifying information before relying on it.

DISCLAIMER

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Website is provided “as is” and “as available”.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted access, error-free operation, or that outcomes achieved through the Website will meet expectations.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies rights you may have under the Australian Consumer Law that cannot be excluded.

LIABILITY

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, consequential or economic loss arising from your use of the Website.

Where liability cannot be excluded, our liability is limited (at our option) to resupplying the services or paying the cost of having the services supplied again.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify Graduated Pty Ltd, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:

• all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with your access or use of our Website;
• any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on our Website or attempts to do so; and/or
• any breach of the Terms.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

If a dispute arises, a Party must give written notice describing the dispute and the desired resolution.

The Parties must attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith through negotiation within 28 business days.

If unresolved, the dispute must be referred to mediation administered by The Resolution Institute, with each Party bearing its own costs.

Nothing prevents either Party from seeking urgent injunctive relief.

PRIVACY

Personal information is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

TERMINATION

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Website at any time if you breach these Terms or pose risk to the platform or other users.

Upon termination, your right to use the Website immediately ceases.

GENERAL

Assignment: You must not assign your rights without our prior written consent.

Force Majeure: We are not liable for delays or failures beyond our reasonable control.

Relationship of Parties: Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, employment, agency or joint venture.

Severance: If any provision is invalid, the remainder remains enforceable.

GOVERNING LAW

These Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia.

Each Party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.

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