Terms of Service

1. Parties and Agreement

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between:

• Balancewise Ltd, trading as Balancewise Technologies, Company No. 16164776, registered at 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX ("we", "us", "our"); and
• You, the user of this website or recipient of our services ("you", "your")

By accessing our website at balancewises.io or by engaging any of our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. Our Services

Balancewise Technologies provides the following services:

• IT staff placement — temporary contracts, permanent placements and freelance engagements
• Web and application development
• Cloud computing and infrastructure services
• AI workplace integration and deployment
• Data analytics and business intelligence
• DevOps and infrastructure services
• Software product development

Specific terms for individual service engagements will be set out in a separate written agreement or Statement of Work agreed between the parties prior to commencement.

3. Use of This Website

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of others or restrict their use of the site.

You must not:

• Use the website in any way that violates applicable UK or international laws or regulations
• Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of our website or systems
• Introduce malware, viruses or any other malicious software
• Use automated tools to scrape, crawl or harvest data from our website without permission
• Impersonate Balancewise Ltd or any of our employees or representatives

4. Intellectual Property

All content on this website — including but not limited to text, design, graphics, logos, code and images — is the intellectual property of Balancewise Ltd or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

You may:

• View and print pages from the website for your personal, non-commercial use
• Share links to pages on the website

You may not:

• Copy, reproduce or distribute any content without our written permission
• Use our name, logo or branding without written consent
• Create derivative works based on our website or content

5. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Balancewise Ltd shall not be liable for any:

• Indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damage
• Loss of profit, revenue, business, data or goodwill
• Loss arising from use of or inability to use our website
• Loss arising from errors, inaccuracies or omissions on our website

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under English law.

Where we provide IT staffing services, our liability in connection with any individual placement shall not exceed the total fees paid by you in respect of that specific placement in the three months preceding the claim.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

This website and its content are provided on an "as is" basis without any warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to:

• Warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
• That the website will be uninterrupted or error-free
• That defects will be corrected
• That the website or its servers are free of viruses or harmful components

We make reasonable efforts to keep the information on our website accurate and up to date, but we make no representations or warranties as to its accuracy, completeness or currency.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the content of those websites and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage arising from your use of them.

Linking to our website requires our prior written consent.

8. Staffing Engagement Terms

Where we provide IT staffing services, the following terms apply unless otherwise agreed in writing:

• Introduction fee: A fee becomes payable upon engagement of any candidate introduced by us, whether on a temporary, permanent or freelance basis
• Re-engagement: If you engage a candidate introduced by us within 12 months of us introducing them, our standard fees apply
• Accuracy of information: You are responsible for providing accurate role requirements and ensuring we are informed of any changes
• Right to work: You are responsible for conducting right to work checks in compliance with UK immigration law prior to engagement
• IR35: For temporary placements, you are responsible for determining and communicating IR35 status
• Payment terms: Invoices are payable within 14 days unless otherwise agreed

9. Confidentiality

Each party agrees to keep confidential all information received from the other party that is marked as confidential or that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential.

This obligation does not apply to information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the receiving party, or that is required to be disclosed by law or regulatory authority.

10. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to our website at any time without notice. We may also terminate any service engagement in accordance with the terms of the relevant service agreement.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

12. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. The most current version will always be available at balancewises.io/terms.html. Continued use of our website or services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

• Email: info@balancewises.io
• Post: Balancewise Ltd, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX
• Phone: 07308 864152