Terms & Conditions
JSBG Website Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions apply to the use of this website and in using this website you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. This website is owned and operated by the Jamaica Small Business Group. This website is intended to provide general information on a particular subject or subjects and is not an exhaustive treatment of such subject(s). Accordingly, the information available on this website is not intended to constitute accounting, tax, legal, investment, consulting or other professional advice or services. The JSBG derives information from sources that it believes to be accurate and up to date at the time, although it reserves the right to update this information at any time. In addition, the JSBG does not make any representations or warranties that any information provided is reliable, accurate or complete or that your access to the website will be uninterrupted, timely or secure. Before making any decision or taking any action based on information available on this website, you should consult a qualified professional adviser.
Disclaimer
The JSBG does not accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused (including through negligence), which you may directly or indirectly suffer in connection with your use of this website or any linked website, nor does the JSBG accept any responsibility for any such loss arising out of your use or reliance on information contained on or accessed through this website.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE JSBG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE INFORMATION IN THIS WEBSITE. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE JSBG EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMPATIBILITY, SECURITY AND ACCURACY.
YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT AND INFORMATION IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENT OR INFORMATION. THE JSBG, OR ANY DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEES THEREOF, WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, RELATING TO THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENT OR INFORMATION.
Copyright
Copyright in this website is owned or licensed by the JSBG. Information procured from a third party may be the subject of copyright owned by that third party. Other than for the purposes of, and subject to the conditions prescribed under, the Jamaica’s Copyright Act 2015 and similar legislation that applies in your location, and except as expressly permitted otherwise, you may only use material on this website for informational purposes and for non-commercial purposes.
Linked Websites
This website may contain links to other websites. Those links are provided for convenience only and may not remain current or maintained.
The JSBG is not responsible for the content or privacy practices associated with any websites linked to this website, nor should any link be construed as an endorsement, approval or recommendation by the JSBG of the owners or operators of those websites or any information or material contained in those websites.
Security of Information
No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as secure, and the JSBG cannot warrant total security of information you transmit to the JSBG, so any information transmitted to us using this website is done at your own risk. The JSBG will take reasonable steps to ensure the security of that information once it is received by the JSBG.
General
If the JSBG waives any of its rights available under these terms on one occasion, this does not mean that those rights will automatically be waived on any other occasion. If any of the foregoing is not fully enforceable for any reason, the remainder shall nonetheless continue to apply.
Terms and Conditions of Membership
By submitting a membership application (including through the Job Bank as a job seeker or as a potential employer), an applicant for membership to the Jamaica Small Business Group (JSBG) (Applicant) certifies that the supplied information is correct and consents to the JSBG using that information for the purposes of its mission, and in accordance with the guidelines set out below and in the JSBG’s Privacy Policy.
As the JSBG operates primarily through external volunteers and contracted administrative service providers, this information will be accessible to such of those persons who have a need to know or to use that information in conjunction with the operations of the JSBG (such as to send applicant information by email or post or to seek an Applicant’s consent to be contacted by a third party).
The JSBG will not distribute this information without an Applicant’s knowledge or consent. At all times, the JSBG reserves the right to register, or decline to register, an Applicant as a member of the JSBG (Member) at its absolute discretion. If the JSBG accepts the Applicant as a Member, the Member consents to the JSBG sending the Member newsletters, invitations and other communications (electronic or otherwise) that are relevant to the JSBG’s mission.
Privacy Policy
Jamaica Small Business Group (JSBG) does not collect personal information about individuals visiting our internet site except when such individuals specifically provide such information on a voluntary basis. If you provide your personal information to the JSBG it will be stored on our database provider’s secure servers, which may be located outside Jamaica, including in Canada or USA.
Personal information may be gathered when individuals use our internet site to request information about our services or about articles carried in our electronic magazine. The types of personal information may include names, address, company information and email addresses.
Any personal information submitted by individual users when requesting information will not be sold or otherwise transferred to third parties. The JSBG use of that user’s personal information may include processing that user’s membership application, responding to that user’s requests and using that user’s personal information to send that user renewal notices, news, information about activities and general promotional material which it believes may be useful to that user. If that user becomes a member of the JSBG, selected personal information about that user will be made available through the member directory and can be accessed by JSBG members anywhere in the world.
Information provided by prospective employers and job seekers registering with the Job Bank will be made available to prospective employers and job seekers and may also be made available to third parties for the purposes of statistical analysis and research.
The JSBG reserves the right to perform statistical analysis of user behaviour and characteristics in order to measure interest in, and use of, various areas of the JSBG’s site. Such information may be gathered on our behalf by the JSBG’s internet service provider, and personal information aggregated for analysis will be de-identified and remain anonymous.
A user may be entitled to have access to any personal information relating to him or her that he or she previously supplied to the JSBG via this website. A user may also be entitled to correct such information. A user can also contact the JSBG to complain about a possible breach by the JSBG of the Jamaica Privacy Principles. To request access or correction to personal information held about a user or to make a privacy complaint, please contact the JSBG on info@jamaicasme.com.