Last Updated: 30 December 2025
1. Agreement to Terms
Welcome to JobNow.nz. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“you,” “your,” or “user”) and JobNow.nz (“we,” “our,” or “us”) governing your access to and use of the website https://jobnow.nz/ and all related services (collectively, the “Service”).
By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use our Service.
2. Acceptance of Terms
By using JobNow.nz, you represent that:
- You are at least 16 years of age
- You have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms
- You will comply with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations
3. Description of Service
JobNow.nz provides:
- Salary information and benchmarking data for New Zealand jobs
- Career development resources and guidance
- Job market insights and trends
- Tools and information for salary negotiation
- Industry and occupational data
Our Service is provided for informational and educational purposes only.
4. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of material changes by:
- Posting the updated Terms on this page
- Updating the “Last Updated” date
- Sending email notifications for significant changes (where applicable)
Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.
5. User Accounts
Account Creation
If we offer account registration, you agree to:
- Provide accurate, current, and complete information
- Maintain and update your information as needed
- Maintain the security of your account credentials
- Notify us immediately of any unauthorized access
- Accept responsibility for all activities under your account
Account Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time for:
- Violation of these Terms
- Fraudulent or illegal activity
- Providing false information
- Any other reason at our sole discretion
6. User Conduct
When using JobNow.nz, you agree NOT to:
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations
- Infringe on intellectual property rights
- Submit false, misleading, or inaccurate information
- Use the Service for unauthorized commercial purposes
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
- Introduce viruses, malware, or harmful code
- Scrape, harvest, or collect data using automated means without permission
- Harass, abuse, or harm other users
- Impersonate any person or entity
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service
- Use the Service for any unlawful purpose
7. User-Generated Content
Content You Submit
When you submit salary data, comments, reviews, or other content (“User Content”), you:
- Retain ownership of your User Content
- Grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, and display your User Content for operating and improving the Service
- Represent that you have all necessary rights to submit the content
- Agree that your User Content may be aggregated and anonymized for salary research and benchmarking
Content Standards
Your User Content must not:
- Contain personal identifying information of others
- Be defamatory, obscene, or offensive
- Violate any third-party rights
- Contain false or misleading salary information intentionally
- Violate these Terms or applicable laws
We reserve the right to remove any User Content that violates these Terms without notice.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
Our Content
All content on JobNow.nz, including but not limited to:
- Text, graphics, logos, images, and software
- Salary data compilations and reports
- Design, layout, and “look and feel”
- Trademarks and service marks
is the property of JobNow.nz or our licensors and is protected by New Zealand and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
Limited License
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes, subject to these Terms.
You may NOT:
- Copy, reproduce, or republish our content without permission
- Use our data for competing commercial services
- Remove copyright or proprietary notices
- Create derivative works without authorization
9. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
We specifically disclaim:
Accuracy of Information
- Salary data and career information are estimates and for informational purposes only
- We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information
- Salary figures may vary based on numerous factors not reflected in our data
- Information should not be solely relied upon for career or financial decisions
Service Availability
- We do not guarantee uninterrupted, secure, or error-free operation
- The Service may be unavailable due to maintenance, updates, or technical issues
Professional Advice
- JobNow.nz does NOT provide professional career counseling, legal, financial, or tax advice
- Information provided should not replace consultation with qualified professionals
10. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY NEW ZEALAND LAW:
JobNow.nz and its directors, employees, affiliates, and service providers SHALL NOT BE LIABLE for:
- Any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages
- Loss of profits, revenue, data, or business opportunities
- Career decisions or salary negotiations based on our information
- Any damages arising from your use or inability to use the Service
- Unauthorized access to or alteration of your data
- Third-party conduct or content on the Service
Our total liability for any claim arising from your use of the Service shall not exceed NZD $100 or the amount you paid us in the past 12 months, whichever is greater.
11. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless JobNow.nz and its affiliates, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from:
- Your use of the Service
- Your violation of these Terms
- Your User Content
- Your violation of any third-party rights
- Your violation of applicable laws
12. Third-Party Links and Services
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services. We:
- Do not control or endorse third-party content
- Are not responsible for third-party privacy practices or terms
- Do not warrant the accuracy or reliability of third-party information
Your use of third-party services is at your own risk and subject to their terms.
13. Privacy
Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, available at https://jobnow.nz/privacy-policy. Please review it to understand how we collect, use, and protect your information.
14. Acceptable Use of Salary Data
Personal Use
You may use salary information for:
- Personal career planning
- Salary negotiation preparation
- Job market research
Prohibited Uses
You may NOT:
- Republish our salary data without written permission
- Use our data to create competing salary databases or services
- Systematically extract large amounts of data
- Misrepresent our data or its source
- Use data for discriminatory purposes
Attribution
If you reference our data publicly (with permission), you must provide clear attribution to JobNow.nz.