Terms of Service.

These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of Vela’s website and our recruiting and placement services. By using the website or engaging our services, you agree to these terms. If you are using them on behalf of a company, you represent that you have authority to bind that company. If you do not agree, do not use the website or services.

Vela is a recruiting and placement firm. We headhunt senior professionals in Latin America, vet them, present qualified candidates to client companies, and support the placement of those professionals into roles at US companies.

Vela introduces and places professionals; it is not an employer of record, a staffing agency, or a professional-employer organization. Unless an engagement says otherwise, the client contracts with and pays the placed professional directly, and the client is responsible for the working relationship after placement.

The specific commercial terms of any search or placement — including fees, deposits, timelines, replacement terms, and refund conditions — are set out in the separate engagement agreement between Vela and the client. Where these Terms of Service and a signed engagement agreement conflict, the engagement agreement controls for that engagement. Nothing on this website is an offer of specific commercial terms.

You agree to use the website and services lawfully and in good faith. You will not misuse the website or services, including by attempting to gain unauthorized access, interfering with normal operation, scraping or harvesting data without permission, misrepresenting your identity or qualifications, or using candidate or client information for any purpose other than the placement at hand.

You agree to provide accurate information and to keep confidential any non-public candidate or client information shared with you in the course of an engagement.

The website and its content — including text, layout, design, the Vela name and marks, and all related materials — are owned by Vela or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to view and use the website for its intended purpose. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from our content without our prior written permission.

The website and services are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that any search will result in a hire, that any candidate will perform to expectation, or that the website will be uninterrupted or error-free. Hiring decisions are the client’s, and the client is responsible for its own verification, references, and compliance with applicable employment and contractor laws.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Vela and its owners and personnel will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenues, data, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of the website or services. Our total liability for any claim relating to the services will not exceed the fees paid to Vela for the engagement giving rise to the claim. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of these limits may not apply to you.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Vela and its owners and personnel from and against any claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of your use of the website or services, your breach of these terms, your relationship with a placed professional, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the website or services at any time if you breach these terms or misuse the services. Termination of website access does not affect the rights and obligations under any signed engagement agreement, which are governed by that agreement. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination — including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and indemnification — will survive.

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State in which Vela is organized, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The state and federal courts serving that location have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these terms or the website, except where a signed engagement agreement specifies a different governing law or dispute-resolution process for that engagement.

We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the website or services after a change takes effect means you accept the updated terms.

Questions about these terms can be sent to [email protected]. We read and answer these directly.