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Terms of Use

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The following terms and conditions constitute an agreement between you and GoCLIENT (“GoCLIENT,” “we,” or “us”), and applications, services and mobile applications provided by GoCLIENT and on/in which these Terms of Use is posted or referenced (collectively, the “Services”). These terms of use (the “Terms of Use”), together with our Privacy Policy govern your use of the Services, both as a non-registered user and as a registered user.

BY USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE SERVICES, AND/OR BY REGISTERING WITH US, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION PRACTICES DISCLOSED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND THE USE RESTRICTIONS IN THE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY, AND TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH US OR THE SERVICES IN PAKISTAN. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS AGREEMENT, YOU CANNOT USE THE SERVICES. Please note that we offer the Services “AS IS” and without warranties. If you are registering an account or using the Services on behalf of an individual or entity other than yourself, you represent that you are authorized by such individual or entity to accept this Agreement on such individual’s or entity’s behalf.

1. Eligibility for Registration

Accountants, auditors, advisors, lawyers or consultants (herein after called Service Providers), possessing the following qualifications and having the valid practice license as authorization to practice, from their Government, Semi -Government or any professional body of which they are the members, must be legally eligible to provide the services mentioned in the website or app according to the regulations of their respective regulatory bodies.

  • Chartered Accountancy (CA)
  • Cost & Management Accountancy/ Chartered Management Accountancy (CMA)
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
  • Associate Chartered Certified Accountancy (ACCA)

2. Verification

The GoCLIENT reserves the right to verify the information provided by Service Providers or users of the website or app, including their credentials and professional background.

3. About the Site

You acknowledge that although some content may be provided by professionals or individuals in the profession, the provision of such content does not create a professional/client relationship, and does not constitute an opinion, expert advice, but is provided to assist you with locating appropriate service providers including accountants, auditors, advisors, or consultants (collectively, "Service Providers"). "Content" means content, text, data, graphics, images, photographs, video, audio, information, suggestions, guidance, and other materials provided, made available, or otherwise found through the services and/or site, including without limitation content provided in direct response to your questions or postings.

WE MAKE NO GUARANTEES, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO EXPERTISE, QUALITY OF WORK, PRICE OR COST INFORMATION, OR BENEFIT INFORMATION, OR OTHER CONTENT THROUGH THE SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH CONTENT. FURTHERMORE, WE DO NOT IN ANY WAY ENDORSE OR RECOMMEND ANY INDIVIDUAL LISTED OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICES.

4. We Do Not Provide Expert Advice

The Content that you obtain or receive from GoCLIENT, and its employees, contractors, partners, sponsors, advertisers, licensors or otherwise through the Services is for informational, scheduling and payment purposes only. All profession related information, including but not limited to information shared via the GoCLIENT blog, official GoCLIENT social channels, GoLIENT emails and text messages, and GoCLIENT advertising, is for information purposes only.

THE CONTENT, WHETHER SUCH CONTENT IS PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THROUGH ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS FROM GoCLIENT, IS NOT INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DOES IT REPLACE, PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, OR SERVICE. DO NOT DISREGARD, AVOID OR DELAY OBTAINING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE READ ON THE SITE. YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOTHING STATED OR POSTED ON THE SITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY SERVICES IS INTENDED TO BE, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN TO BE, THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, OR THE PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.

If you rely on any Content provided through the Services, you do so solely at your own risk.

5. No Service Provider/User (Client) Relationship

No licensed professional service provider/user relationship is created by using the content, whether such content is provided by or through the use of the services or through any other communications from GoCLIENT including, but not limited to, the "Search Expert" feature, GoCLIENT blog, official GoCLIENT social channels, GoCLIENT emails or text messages links to other sites or any assistance we may provide to help you find an appropriate professional/expert service provider in any field.

We have no control over, and cannot guarantee the availability of any service provider at any particular time. We will not be liable for cancelled or otherwise unfulfilled appointments, or any loss resulting therefrom, or for any other damage resulting or arising from or related to the use of the site or services whatsoever.

6. Authorization and Acknowledgement; Important Information about Service Provider Relationships and Lists

In connection with using the site and the services to locate and schedule appointments with service providers, you understand that:

  • You are ultimately responsible for choosing your own professional service provider.
  • GoCLIENT uses reasonable efforts to ensure that service providers only participate in the services if they hold all active licenses required by law to practice the specialties of the services offered by them. GoCLIENT may exclude service providers who, in GoCLIENT's discretion, have engaged in inappropriate or unprofessional conduct.
  • We will provide you with lists and/or profile previews of service providers who may be suitable to provide the professional services you seek based on information that you provide to us. In an effort to aid in the discovery of service providers and enable the maximum choice and diversity of service providers participating in the services, these lists and/or profile previews may also be based on other criteria (including, for example, service provider availability, past selections by and/or ratings of service providers by you or by other GoCLIENT users, and past experience of GoCLIENT users with service providers); but GoCLIENT (a) does not recommend or endorse any service providers, and (b) does not make any representations or warranties with respect to these service providers or the quality of the professional services they may provide.
  • We may show you sponsored results on the site, including at the top of search results ("Sponsored Results"). GoCLIENT receives additional fees from service providers or professional organizations for providing sponsored results. Sponsored results shown through the services are not, and should not be considered, an endorsement or recommendation by GoCLIENT of the service provider or professional organizations.

The Services and Content as Informational and Educational Resources

We make the services available as a service to users and service providers for the purposes of providing an informational and educational resource. We may, but have no obligation to, have content posted through the services reviewed by our editorial personnel. It is important to note, however, that the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of any or all of the content is not guaranteed. Neither the authors, the editorial personnel, nor any other party involved in the preparation or publication of this work can guarantee that the content contained herein is accurate or complete, and they will not be responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such content.

You are encouraged to independently confirm the content contained herein with other sources.

7. Service Provider Content:

Service provider and practice content is intended for general reference purposes only. Service provider content is both provided by the service provider and/or office staff, and collected from multiple other data sources that may not be confirmed by the service provider. Such content often changes frequently and may become out of date, incomplete or inaccurate. Neither the site nor GoCLIENT provides any advice or qualification certification about any particular service provider. You are encouraged to independently verify such content.

8. Registration

As part of the registration process, you will provide an e-mail address and create a password. These are your credentials for accessing the app’s services that are only available to professional members (Service Providers). You should keep your credentials private and not share your credentials with anyone else. You must immediately notify us if your password has been stolen or compromised by sending an email to hello@GoCLIENT.com.

9. Your Personal Information

In order to register, you must provide certain basic information about yourself. Also, you may opt to voluntarily share additional information in order to benefit from all the Services we provide. Our Privacy Policy details how we may use, share and maintain your information, which may include without limitation your name, address, NIC and contact information and other information that is either requested by GoCLIENT or voluntarily provided. By submitting such information, you authorize GoCLIENT, its employees, agents and others operating staff on its behalf to use and/or disclose such information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please review the Privacy Policy carefully, as your use of the app’s services constitutes your agreement to it.

10. Your Responsibilities

10.1 Your Responsibilities Generally as Users

Even though the Services by GoCLIENT are provided free of charge to its users, usual, customary, and any other charges for any professional services rendered by Service Providers will apply and will be entirely your responsibility. You must resolve any dispute between you or any Service Provider arising from any transaction hereunder directly with the Service Provider.

You may only use the Site and the Services for lawful, non-commercial purposes.

You may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site or the Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any of the Services, user accounts, or computer systems or networks, through hacking, password mining, or any other means.

You may not accumulate or index, directly or indirectly, any Content or portion of the Site and/or Services (including, without limitation, Service Provider or information, appointment availability, and price information) for any purpose whatsoever.

In addition to our rights in these Terms of Use, we may take any legal action and implement any technological measures to prevent violations of the restrictions hereunder and to enforce these Terms of Use or our Acceptable Use Policy.

10.2 Responsibilities of Service Providers and Others

If you are a Service Provider or other person or entity in the accounting, auditing, advisory, or consulting services, you acknowledge and agree that:

(A) You will not use the Services of this app or site to view, access, or otherwise use, directly or indirectly, price, availability, or other Content for any purpose other than your own personal use.

(B) You will not use the Services to establish, attempt to establish, or enforce, directly or indirectly, any agreement or coordination of the fee charged for any product or service; the kinds, frequencies, or amounts of any product or service offered; or the customer or customer categories for any product or service, or otherwise engage or attempt to engage in fee fixing, output restriction, or client or market allocation.

(C) You will not use the Services of this app or website, directly or indirectly, to engage in any anti-competitive, deceptive, or unfair practices, or otherwise violate applicable antitrust, competition, or consumer protection laws, or rules, regulations, or code of ethics of the relevant Government, Semi-Government bodies.

11. Changes to the Services & New Services

We may from time to time add new services to the Services in app or website, substitute a new service for one of the existing Services, or discontinue or suspend one of the existing Services. Information about the new services will be included through the Services, and the use of new services will be governed by this Agreement. You agree that GoCLIENT will not be liable to you or any third party for any suspension or discontinuation of any of the Services or portion thereof in app or website.

12. Links to Other Sites

The Services at this app or website may include links to other websites, including links provided as automated search results. Some of these websites may contain materials that are objectionable, unlawful, or inaccurate. These links are provided for your convenience only and we do not endorse these sites or the products and services they provide. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for the content or accuracy of these other websites.

13. Content You Post or Submit

You (the users of app or website) will have the opportunity to submit feedback regarding your experiences with Service Providers featured through the Services, to submit inquiries concerning the area of service you need from the Service Provider and to participate in the other interactive and community features of the website or app. It is important that you act responsibly when providing Posted Information. All Posted Information must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy.

GoCLIENT reserves the right to investigate and at our discretion take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates this provision or the Acceptable Use Policy, including without limitation, removing any offending communication from the Services and terminating the registration of such violators(Service Providers or users) or blocking your use of the Services.

By posting Posted Information through the Services, you agree to and hereby do grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to GoCLIENT and its contractors an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully sub-licensable, fully paid up, worldwide license to use, copy, publicly perform, digitally perform, publicly display, and distribute such Posted Information and to adapt, edit, translate, prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Posted Information. This license is non-exclusive, except you agree that GoCLIENT shall have the exclusive right to practice this license to the extent of combining your Posted Information with the Posted Information of other GoCLIENT users for purposes of constructing or populating a searchable database of reviews and information related to the professional services sector.

14. Your Use of Content

All of the Content is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws, other proprietary rights, and international treaties. You acknowledge that the Services and any underlying technology or software used in connection with the Services contain GoCLIENT’s proprietary information. We give you permission to use the aforementioned content for personal, non-commercial purposes only and do not transfer any intellectual property rights to you by virtue of permitting your use of the Services. You may print, download, and store information from the Site for your own convenience, but you may not copy, distribute, republish (except as permitted in this paragraph), sell, or exploit any of the content, or exploit the Site or Services in whole or in part, for any commercial gain or purpose whatsoever. Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, neither GoCLIENT nor its suppliers grant you any express or implied rights, and all rights in the Site or app and the Services not expressly granted by GoCLIENT to you are retained by GoCLIENT.

15. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

We have no special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you. You acknowledge that we have no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gain access to the Site and/or the Services; what content you access via the Site and/or the Services; what effects the content on the Site and/or the Services may have on you; how you may interpret or use the content on the Site and/or the Services; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the content on the Site and/or the Services. You release us from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired content through the Site and/or the Services. The Site and/or the Services may contain, or direct you to websites containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. We make no representations concerning any content contained in or accessed through the Site and/or the Services, and we will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Site and/or the Services. We make no representations or warranties regarding suggestions or recommendations of services or products offered or purchased through the Site and/or the Services. WE PROVIDE THE SITE AND THE SERVICES “AS IS”, “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES ABOUT THE SERVICES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ALL STATUTORY WARRANTIES, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES AND THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICES ARE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED, OR NON-INFRINGING. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE EFFECTIVE, RELIABLE OR ACCURATE OR WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES (EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTY NETWORKS) AT TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY USERS OF THE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED OR RECEIVED THROUGH THE SERVICES. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, GoCLIENT MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE AND FUNCTIONS MADE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION. GoCLIENT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE, BUG-FREE OR FREE FROM DEFECTS, THAT LOSS OF DATA WILL NOT OCCUR, OR THAT THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE OR SITE ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES, CONTAMINANTS OR OTHER HARMFUL ITEMS.

16. GENERAL LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU (OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING UNDER OR THROUGH YOU) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES. THESE EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, OR PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE OR NEGLIGENCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILIZED THROUGH USE OF THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

17. TERMINATION

We may terminate and/or suspend your registration immediately, without notice, if there has been a violation of this Agreement or other policies and terms posted on the Site or through the Services by you or by someone using your Credentials. We may also cancel or suspend your registration for any other reason, including inactivity for an extended period or non-payment of subscription or other dues. GoCLIENT shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site and/or the Services. Further, you agree not to attempt to use the Site and/or the Services after any such deletion, deactivation or termination (provided, in the case of deactivation due exclusively to your inactivity, you may be permitted to re-register). Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 shall survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Use.

18. INDEMNIFICATION

Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our employees, contractors, officers, directors, agents, parent, other affiliated companies, suppliers, successors, and assigns from all liabilities, claims, demands and expenses, including attorney’s fees, made by any third party that arise from or are related to (a) your access to the Site, (b) your use of the Services, or (c) the violation of this Agreement (including without limitation the Terms of Use, the Acceptable Use Policy, and the Additional Terms), or of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity, by you or any third party using your Credentials. The foregoing indemnification obligation does not apply to liabilities, claims and expenses arising as a result of our own gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

19. VARIATION IN TERMS & CONDITIONS

GoCLIENT reserves the right to vary these Terms and Conditions from time to time and the current version will be published on this website. GoCLIENT also reserves the right to decline the acceptance of the payment without assigning any reason.

20. NO WARRANTY

No warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, is given by the GoCLIENT in respect of the operation of the service.