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This agreement contains the terms and conditions upon which you, “translator” and Scrybs is a tradename of Buyers United B.V., an incorporated entity incorporated in the Netherlands agree and is a prerequisite for your delivering translation services to Scrybs. By electronically signing this document you agree to the following terms and conditions:
2.1 You will be required to provide a translation of works sent to you from time to time by Scrybs.
2.2 If your translation does not meet Scrybs’ standards, then in the sole discretion of Scrybs it may cancel this agreement forthwith;
2.3 You understand fully that time is of the essence and you undertake to commence the translation service immediately upon receipt of an instruction from Scrybs and to complete the translation and return it to Scrybs in electronic form within the estimate timeframe for each translation.
2.4 It is important to understand that Scrybs has a deadline to meet imposed by its client and you are therefore obliged not to accept a work for translation if you are not confident that you will finish it in time.
3.1 If you notice any problems with any works which you have to translate, please flag the job either by emailing translators@scrybs.com or posting a support ticket.
3.2 Examples of “problems” are:
(a) The wrong language was ordered
(b) The word count is incorrect
(c) The content is pornographic or may offend.
4.1 Scrybs undertakes to assist you in the following ways:
(a) Should Scrybs’ customer have a complaint in respect of your translation, Scrybs will immediately examine the complaint and give you an opportunity to respond thereto;
(b) Scrybs reserves the right in its sole discretion to adjudicate upon the issue of customer dissatisfaction which will include cancelling this work assignment.
5.1 Scrybs undertakes to pay you by Paypal after the client has approved the order. The payment amount is clearly visible when the job is posted;
6.1 You understand that you will, as the author of the translation, in terms of English law be the initial proprietor of the copyright in and to the translation. You hereby undertake to assign such copyright to Scrybs when returning the translation by means of an electronic signature in the form of the attachment hereto marked ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHT together with your translation.
7.1 You understand that you will be mandated by Scrybs as an independent contractor and nothing in this agreement will be construed so as to characterise you as an agent employee or representative of Scrybs. Scrybs will furthermore bear no responsibility to you as an employee in respect of the labour laws of any jurisdiction whatsoever. You will familiarise yourself with your tax responsibilities in the jurisdiction in which you reside and you undertake to pay such self-employment duties and taxes as may apply in such jurisdiction. Scrybs will not be responsible nor will you receive any employer sponsored benefits from Scrybs indemnification and non-disclosure agreement:
(a) You understand that it is an express term of this agreement that you agree to Scrybs’ non-disclosure policy contained in the attached non-disclosure agreement and by electronically signing this agreement you will automatically be bound by such non-disclosure agreement;
(b) You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Scrybs, its directors, officers and employees against all liabilities of whatsoever nature arising directly or indirectly as a consequence of your negligent, reckless or intentional wrongful acts flowing from any breach of the non-disclosure agreement or from any other obligation which may be imposed upon you in the applicable jurisdiction in which you reside or work for which Scrybs is ultimately held liable.
8.1 You agree that no representations have been made to you other than those contained in this agreement and you agree that no amendment to this agreement is valid unless it is in writing and electronically signed by yourself and Scrybs.
9.1 This agreement, the non-disclosure agreement and the agreement to assign shall be governed by the laws of the Netherlands and the Courts of the Netherlands shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate on any dispute between the parties arising out of this agreement.
This non-disclosure agreement is an integral part of the governing agreement:
10.1 Scrybs intends to disclose information in the form of a written work (“the confidential information”) to the translator for the purpose of enabling the translator to make a translation of the work on behalf of Scrybs and its client;
10.2 The translator undertakes not to use the confidential information for any purpose except for translating the same;
10.3 The translator undertakes to keep the confidential information secure and not to disclose it to any third party;
10.4 The undertakings in clauses 10.2 and 10.3 above apply to all of the confidential information disclosed by Scrybs to the translator regardless of the way or form in which it is disclosed or recorded but they do not apply to:
(a) Any information which is or in future come into the public domain (unless as a result of the breach of this agreement);
(b) Any information which is already known to the translator and which was not subject to any obligation of confidence before it was disclosed to the translator by Scrybs.