Terms of Use

 This agreement sets out the terms of service policy applicable to members of Highlance.com. Applicants (referred to as 'members') must agree to the following terms of service. In the event a member breaches or otherwise fails to comply with any provision of any of these terms of service then in addition to any other remedy available to Highlance.com, Highlance may terminate the participation of such member and/or may withhold any payments relating to participation in Highlance.com due to such member from Highlance.com.

 

Eligibility Requirements: Highlance.com may decline the application of any member or thereafter at its own discretion. On signup all information must be accurate and kept up to date. Note all fields must be completed. Accounts will be frozen if information is missing or found to be wrong. This service is for enterprises and adults only. No one may be a member under the age of 18 years. Any application that is declined will be notified.

 Closure of Account: Highlance.com reserves the right to close a member's account without reason. The principal cause for removal is for the violation of these terms of service. Highlance.com reserves the right to immediately terminate an account though may at its discretion temporarily freeze a member's account. Anyone violating these terms of service forfeits the right to any payments due.

Avoiding Commissions: Once a project has been posted, no commissions or fees are to be negotiated or requested. This applies to projects where the payment is increased or in the case of a project not reaching bid completion where other fee arrangements are sought. Where a project price is later increased both parties are required to contact Highlance.com as commission may be due on the difference. We set our commissions at a fair level to enable us to provide these services, therefore closely monitor any abuse. Currently we are not charging any commission % so you don’t have to worry about paying any commission amount to us.

 Providing Contact Information: You are expressly prohibited from making direct contact with another member including but not restricted to providing your e-mail address, ICQ number, phone number, or any other means of contact. Highlance.com provides message boards for pre-project discussions and planning. Once a project has been won, the two parties are free to contact each other directly.

Advertising: You may not advertise your website on Highlance.com but you can share your website & other detail on your portfolio or résumé page.

Affiliate Commissions: Commissions payable will be those as advised in the affiliate earnings scheme. Only cleared fees may be withdrawn. This is to ensure that the fees on which the commission is based are fully paid. Affiliate earnings is strictly monitored. Abuse such as: self-referral, running multiple accounts or partner with any other member to share/transfer the commission made from your own account will lead to automatic termination of your account without payment.

 Bidding For Work: Projects posted require bids to be for the totality of the project and not on an hourly basis or some kind of abnormal bid. Neither party can request otherwise. The only exception to this is where the buyer has posted a featured project. Placing a low bid to win a contract with the view to force a renegotiation is expressly forbidden. Your account will be terminated and moneys will be forfeited. Expect your details to be circulated.

Featured/High Budget Projects: Posting a Featured/High Budget project provides among other significant benefits no fees payable by the consultant. Featured projects are designed primarily to benefit the small to medium sized project. The no fee bid limit for consultants on featured or High Budget projects.

Withdrawal Payments: Payments will only be made on request in the proscribed way. Note funds in the member's account must be cleared funds and exceed $30. All payments will be designated in US dollars unless otherwise requested. Overseas transfers will be converted by the bank to the local currency at the prevailing exchange rates, over which we have no control. 

Copyrights: Copyright material must not be posted on Highlance.com includes scripts sold by the author. All that is permitted is illustrative examples and in total these must be not more than 5% of the whole. This is to preserve the copyright of the originator and keep within international standards.

Site Content and Information: Membership status confirms that you agree that all content and information contained on Highlance.com and provided through its affiliate program is the proprietary information of Highlance.com.

Changes to These Terms of Service: We reserve the right to change these terms of service at any time. We will endeavour to contact you whenever a change is made however it is your responsibility to review these from time to time for changes.

Our Role: Highlance.com role is to facilitate the operation of a virtual marketplace to procurement managers with service providers. As such, Highlance.com is not a direct party to the negotiated transactions between the buyer and seller. We cannot validate the truth, accuracy, quality, legality, or safety of postings made by members. We therefore advise that you carefully assess each aspect of the transaction and claims made before entering into a firm bid/bid acceptance. This is good practice with all types on business transaction whatever the medium used to facilitate such services. We cannot confirm or verify the qualifications, background, or abilities of users. However procurement managers rating of service providers provides an indication of quality of work performed on Highlance.com and may help evaluate bids when undertaking due diligence. Our liability cannot extend beyond the commission charged as you have complete control over any contract entered into and for any moneys paid over to a service provider.