## terms — cat terms.md
Terms, in plain language.
Deliberately simple — built to be read in two minutes and signed in two more. This page is the summary; the binding version is the e-signature document.
Employer terms — the short version
- Nothing to pay until you hire. No retainers, no engagement fees, no exclusivity. Signing our terms costs nothing — it unlocks the candidate's full profile.
- Permanent placements: a success fee agreed per engagement and stated in the signed terms. No cure, no pay — the fee exists only if the candidate starts.
- Replacement/rebate guarantee. If the hire ends early, the terms document specifies a staged replacement or rebate scheme.
- Contract placements: a transparent fixed margin on the day rate, stated in the signed terms — higher if we also run the contract and pre-finance it. No other costs.
- One candidate, one role. The terms cover the specific introduction — we're not asking to become your master vendor.
- Back-door hires. If you hire an introduced candidate within 6 months of the introduction — for any role — the fee applies. (The same window our candidates commit to on their side.)
- Confidentiality both ways. Anonymised profiles stay confidential to you; your vacancy and process information stays confidential to us.
request the sign-ready terms →
the e-signature version arrives by email — signing takes about two minutes.
Candidate terms — the short version
- Free for candidates, always. Hiring companies pay our fee; you never pay anything.
- Non-exclusive. You stay free to apply anywhere, use other agencies, and run your own search. Pause or withdraw any time with a simple email.
- Anonymised marketing, protected identity. Only your anonymised profile travels — never to your current or past employers, and never to any company on your block-list.
- One authorisation, and you're told every time. When you sign up, you authorise us once to release your full profile to companies that have signed our terms for a role that fits you. Each time, we first send you the company name and the role, and release your profile by the end of the next business day. Reply STOP and we don't send it. Every message and every STOP is logged.
- Per-introduction representation. For each company we introduce you to, we represent you for that company and role for 6 months.
- AI transparency. Matching is AI-assisted, but no introduction, rejection, or other significant decision is ever made by a machine alone — a senior recruiter reviews and decides.
The full candidate agreement is provided at signup for e-signature, together with the Privacy Policy.