Capitalised terms used in this document shall have the following meanings:
1. Agreement means the relevant Order Form, these Terms and Conditions and the Local Law Terms (to the extent that local law terms are provided for in the Agreement, or contained in a separate local law agreement);
2. Authorised Users means users of the Services who have been granted access to the Platform as further described at clause 5;
3. Confidential Information means all information of a confidential nature, whether provided before or after the date of this Agreement, relating to either party, whether in writing, orally communicated, in electronic format or otherwise;
4. Data Protection Legislation means all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679, the Data Protection Act 2018; the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC (as updated by Directive 2009/136/EC) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended any and where applicable to the Territory;
5. Effective Date has the meaning set out in the Order Form;
6. Employment Contract means either a permanent or fixed term employment contract between Boundless (or affiliate) and Personnel, which may in certain circumstances depending on the Territory, include the Client as a party to same;
7. Fees has the meaning set out in the Order Form;
8. Intellectual Property means patents, trade marks, service marks, rights (registered or unregistered) in any designs, applications for any of the foregoing, trade or business names, copyright (including rights in computer software), secret formulae and processes, other proprietary knowledge and information, internet domain names, rights protecting goodwill and reputation, database rights (including rights of extraction) and all rights and forms of protection of a similar nature to any of the foregoing or having equivalent effect anywhere in the world and all rights under licences and consents in respect of any of the rights and forms of protection mentioned in this definition (and “Intellectual Property Rights and/or IPR” shall be construed accordingly);
9. Order Form means the order form for Services entered into between Boundless and the Client;
10. Local Law Terms means the terms set out in Schedule 2 and / or any terms set out in additional agreements required to be executed from time to time;
11. Personnel means the workers providing services to the Client. Personnel may be nominated for engagement by Boundless by the Client from time to time via the Platform;
12. Platform means the proprietary software platform provided by Boundless which Boundless uses in order to provide Services to the Client;
13. Services means the employer of record, international payroll, HR compliance and administrative services to be provided by Boundless to the Client under these Terms & Conditions, as further described in the Order Form;
14. Term means twelve (12) months from the date hereof, renewing automatically for subsequent twelve (12) month terms, unless terminated by either party by written notice at least sixty (60) days prior to renewal subject to any extension required in order to comply with any relevant Territories’ employment regulations;
15. Terms of Use means the terms of use made available by Boundless on the Boundless Platform from time to time which sets out the terms of use for accessing the Platform;
Territory(ies) means the jurisdiction(s) set out in the Order Form in which the Services will be provided by Boundless. Additional jurisdiction(s) may be added by the Client from time to time within the Platform subject to approval by Boundless;
16. TUPE means the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (or as same may be amended or updated from time to time).
17. Virus means any thing or device (including any software, code, file or programme) which may: prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect the operation of any computer software, hardware or network, any telecommunications service, equipment or network or any other service or device; prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect access to or the operation of any programme or data, including the reliability of any programme or data (whether by re-arranging, altering or erasing the programme or data in whole or part or otherwise); or adversely affect the user experience, including worms, trojan horses, viruses and other similar things or devices.