Terms and Conditions
Waiver of liability. You, the Client, are hiring Super Screeners by Chicago Super Sitters Ltd. (the Agency) to screen the Applicant(s) based on the information they provide and/or to provide you with informational downloads. The Agency does not train, employ, or exercise control, authority or discretion over Applicants screened for clients. The Agency does not warrant performance of any Applicant and it is in no way responsible for any Applicant’s conduct while working for the family. The Agency disclaims any and all responsibility for any conduct of, omissions by, or incorrect information provided by Applicant(s) (including information Applicant fills out on questionnaires and forms provided by Agency). The Agency is not responsible for losses or damages resulting directly or indirectly from Client’s relationship with any Applicant. The Agency cannot be a guarantor of the honesty or reliability of the Applicant, nor is the Agency an agent of the Applicant or vice versa. By hiring Agency, YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ALL LIABILITY TO AGENCY FOR APPLICANT’S EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING ANY NEGLIGENCE OR MISCONDUCT, ANY RESULTS FROM USING THE INFORMATIONAL DOWNLOADS, AND FOR ANY RESULTS NOT DISCOVERED IN ANY SEARCHES PERFORMED BY AGENCY OR THIRD PARTIES.
Informational Downloads. If the Agency is providing you with any informational downloads, the Agency has taken the time to put together information and processes that the Agency has found helpful in applicant screenings. However, you use the downloads at your own risk and EXPRESSLY RELEASE THE AGENCY FROM ANY LIABILITY AND WARRANTIES FOR YOUR USE OF THE DOWNLOADS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The Agency does not guarantee any results from the informational downloads. The informational downloads are the copyrighted materials of the Agency, and sharing, posting online, and/or publishing the materials is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Services. The Agency is not responsible for providing insurance or withholding any payroll taxes and has no employment relationship with Applicants. The Client understands that the Agency is being hired to screen the Applicant only and/or to provide informational downloads only, and the actual services provided by the Agency is limited to the package being purchased by the Client.
Searches. The Client understands that, if included in the Client’s package, some searches involved in the screening use third parties to conduct the search, such as background checks and driving record checks. Agency does not guarantee the results of those searches. Furthermore, Agency will use a reasonable degree of care in conducting any searches of public information performed by Agency when included in the package but cannot guarantee that it will find all potential issues during those searches.
Applicant/Reference responsiveness. When any purchased services include Agency reaching out to a third party (Applicant, a reference, or otherwise), Agency will make three separate attempts to contact that person. If the third party has not responded within 24 hours of the third attempt, Agency will note the failure to make contact and that portion of the services, and any other portion of the services relying on that contact, will be deemed completed.
Payment. Payment is due at the time of order and will not be refunded if the services cannot be completed due to failure to respond by third parties or other reasons outside of Agency’s reasonable control. Client will pay Agency for its services regardless of whether it hires Applicant.
Arbitration, Illinois Law. In the unfortunate situation where a dispute arises that cannot be settled by the parties (Client and Agency), the dispute shall be settled by final and binding arbitration in Cook County, Illinois in accordance with the current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The costs of arbitration shall be allocated among the parties as directed by the arbitrator(s), and if there is one prevailing party, such party will be awarded all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. These terms and conditions are governed by Illinois law (without regards to conflict of law principles) and Client expressly agrees to the jurisdiction of Illinois.
Only Client knows what is best for Client’s family. The ultimate decision to use and/or employ the Applicant is done at the Client’s own risk.