Terms of Use

1. About Find a Startup Job UK

Find a Startup Job UK is an independent job discovery platform focused on UK startups and companies headquartered in the United Kingdom.

The platform brings together vacancies published by companies, allowing jobseekers to discover opportunities and access the employer's application process.

We operate two types of job listing:

• Independently sourced listings: vacancies identified and collected from companies' publicly available careers pages, recruitment platforms or other permitted sources.
• Employer-submitted listings: vacancies submitted directly to Find a Startup Job UK by an employer or its authorised representative.

We may also maintain company profiles for UK startups that are not currently advertising vacancies.

Jobseekers can browse vacancies without creating an account. Optional accounts provide additional features, including saving jobs and following companies.

The platform is free for jobseekers. We do not charge jobseekers to browse vacancies or apply for jobs.

We do not employ candidates, make hiring decisions, negotiate employment contracts or supply temporary workers to employers.

Our description as an independent platform does not exclude any statutory duties that apply to our activities under employment or recruitment legislation.

2. How we source job listings

Find a Startup Job UK uses automated systems and, where appropriate, manual processes to identify vacancies published by companies.

Job information may be obtained from:

• Official company careers pages.
• Publicly accessible recruitment platforms and applicant tracking systems.
• Employer-provided job feeds or authorised integrations.
• Vacancies submitted directly by employers.

We may collect and display information including job titles, company names, locations, employment types, salary information, job descriptions, application links and publication dates.

We may also categorise vacancies and generate summaries or other derived information to help users search and compare opportunities.

We seek to use sources and content in accordance with applicable law and relevant permissions. The public availability of a vacancy does not, by itself, establish that we have permission to reproduce all of its content.

For independently sourced listings:

• We identify the company associated with the vacancy.
• We provide a link to the original vacancy or its official application destination.
• We distinguish independently sourced information from listings submitted directly to us.
• We do not claim that a company has authorised, endorsed or partnered with Find a Startup Job UK unless that relationship exists.

We do not claim ownership of employers' original job descriptions.

A company appearing on the platform does not imply a commercial relationship, partnership, endorsement or approval of our service.

3. Automated updates and vacancy availability

We use automated processes to check job sources and identify new, changed or removed vacancies.

These systems may:

• Discover newly published vacancies.
• Update information about existing vacancies.
• Detect changes to job descriptions or application links.
• Remove vacancies that appear to have closed, expired or become unavailable.

Updates are not instantaneous. A vacancy may have been filled, withdrawn, changed or closed before our systems detect the change.

We do not guarantee that every vacancy displayed is still open or that every update made by an employer will be reflected immediately.

Where a vacancy is no longer available, we may remove it from public listings and search results.

Jobseekers should consult the employer's original vacancy for the latest application requirements and closing dates.

4. Job information and accuracy

Job information may originate from employers, recruitment systems, publicly available sources or automated processing.

We aim to present this information accurately, but we do not independently verify every statement contained in every listing.

In particular, we do not guarantee the accuracy or continued availability of information concerning:

• Salary and compensation.
• Location and working arrangements.
• Employment type and contract duration.
• Qualifications and experience.
• Benefits and equity.
• Application deadlines.
• Visa sponsorship.
• The availability of a particular vacancy.

Where the information on our platform differs from the employer's original vacancy, jobseekers should check the original source before applying.

We may correct, update, suspend or remove information that we reasonably believe is inaccurate, misleading, outdated, unlawful or otherwise unsuitable for publication.

An employer's appearance on Find a Startup Job UK is not a guarantee of its legitimacy, financial position, employment practices or suitability as an employer.

5. AI-generated summaries and automated information

Find a Startup Job UK may use artificial intelligence and other automated systems to summarise published job descriptions and present information in a shorter, more accessible format.

These summaries are produced by Find a Startup Job UK. They are not necessarily written, reviewed, approved or endorsed by the employer.

An AI-generated summary may:

• Condense information from a longer description.
• Highlight responsibilities and requirements.
• Simplify the presentation of job information.
• Omit details contained in the original description.
• Contain inaccuracies or misinterpretations.

We do not intend AI-generated summaries to replace the employer's complete job description.

We do not intend to invent salary figures, qualifications, benefits, sponsorship arrangements or other material employment conditions.

However, automated systems can make mistakes.

Users should verify material employment information against the original vacancy before making an application or other employment-related decision.

Where available, AI-generated summaries will be identified as such.

We may correct, regenerate or remove a summary if we identify an error or receive a substantiated correction request.

5.1 CV Magic

If you are granted access to CV Magic, the product may use AI (via our configured AI provider through Vercel AI Gateway) to help you develop journal entries, extract structured information from a CV you upload, or polish wording for a Master CV document.

CV Magic AI suggestions are not automatically written into your Career Journal or Master Career Profile. You review and approve suggestions before they become part of your saved career records. Editing a Master CV document does not itself change those underlying career records.

AI output can contain inaccuracies. You remain responsible for checking that career information and CV content you save or export is accurate before you rely on it for applications or other employment decisions.

Product credits may be allocated by an administrator and consumed when you run chargeable CV Magic AI operations. Manual editing, viewing saved information, restoring a Master CV version and downloading an existing Master CV PDF do not consume credits under the current product rules.

6. Visa sponsorship information

Where available, Find a Startup Job UK may display information indicating whether a company appears on the UK government's register of licensed sponsors.

This information is provided as a reference to the company's recorded licensing status and may be obtained through automated matching against official public data.

A company appearing on the register does not mean that:

• The company offers sponsorship for every vacancy.
• A particular role is eligible for sponsorship.
• The company is willing to sponsor a particular applicant.
• A visa application will be approved.

Matching and source data may contain errors or become outdated.

Jobseekers should confirm sponsorship availability directly with the employer and consult current UK government immigration guidance.

Find a Startup Job UK does not provide immigration advice or determine an applicant's eligibility for a visa.

7. Company profiles

We maintain a directory of UK startups and companies.

Company profiles may be created from publicly available business information, employer submissions or other permitted sources.

A profile may include a company name, website, industry, location, description, company size, funding stage and links to official company resources.

Some profiles may exist even where a company has no active vacancies.

A company profile does not, by itself, indicate that the company has registered with Find a Startup Job UK, claimed its profile, authorised recruitment activity or entered into a partnership with us.

We may distinguish between independently created profiles and profiles managed by verified company representatives.

Company information may be incomplete or outdated.

Companies may request corrections or complete removal using the process in Section 8.

8. Company removal requests and permanent exclusion

Companies have the right to request removal from Find a Startup Job UK. We will honour a company's request to remove its presence from the platform.

8.1 How to request removal

An authorised representative of a company may request removal by emailing: findastartupjob@proton.me

Subject: Company Removal Request

The email should identify the company and state that it wishes to be removed from Find a Startup Job UK.

Providing the company's website address or a link to its profile will help us identify the correct organisation, but no particular wording or form is required.

A company does not need to register for an account, pay a fee or provide a reason for requesting removal.

8.2 Removal deadline

We will remove the company and all associated job listings from our publicly accessible platform within 24 hours of receiving its removal request.

The 24-hour period includes weekends and public holidays.

Where necessary to protect against an unauthorised request, we may seek confirmation that the sender represents the company. We will not use this verification process to delay the initial removal beyond the 24-hour deadline.

8.3 What removal includes

A company removal request applies to the entire company, not merely an individual vacancy.

We will:

1. Remove the company's public profile.
2. Remove all associated active and historical job listings from publicly accessible pages.
3. Remove associated AI-generated job summaries.
4. Exclude the company and its vacancies from our internal public search, directory and filtering results.
5. Remove the company from publicly accessible leaderboards, vacancy feeds, generated reports and other automated displays that identify it.
6. Prevent future automated imports, scheduled synchronisation or other automatic processes from republishing the company or its vacancies.

Removal applies across the publicly accessible parts of Find a Startup Job UK, including relevant website pages and data feeds under our control.

8.4 Permanent exclusion from future collection

Following removal, the company will be added to our internal exclusion records.

Our automated systems will be configured not to collect or republish vacancies belonging to that company.

This exclusion will apply to future imports and synchronisation, including where a vacancy is subsequently discovered through another recruitment platform or source.

We will not automatically restore the company's listings merely because new vacancies become available elsewhere.

A company will only be restored following a new, affirmative request from an authorised company representative.

8.5 Information retained following removal

We may retain the minimum internal information necessary to identify the excluded company, prevent accidental republication, document the request and comply with applicable legal obligations.

These internal records will not constitute a publicly accessible company profile or job listing.

Removal of a company does not automatically erase personal information previously received by an employer from a candidate. Such information is subject to the applicable data protection obligations of the organisations holding it.

8.6 Third-party search engines and archived copies

We will remove the relevant content from our platform within the stated deadline.

We cannot directly control copies previously stored or indexed by independent search engines, external websites or third-party archives.

Those services may continue to display previously indexed information until their own systems update.

We will update the relevant pages and indexing signals under our control to reflect the removal.

8.7 No removal fees

Company removal and permanent exclusion are completely free.

We will not require a company to purchase a subscription, create an account or enter into a commercial agreement to exercise this option.

9. Corrections and intellectual property complaints

Companies and other rights holders may request corrections, removal of individual listings or review of content that they believe infringes their rights.

Requests should be sent to: findastartupjob@proton.me

Please identify the relevant content and explain the requested correction or the nature of the complaint.

Where a complaint concerns intellectual property, providing details of the material and the rights claimed will help us assess it.

We will review complaints promptly and may remove or temporarily disable disputed material while investigating.

A company wishing to remove its entire presence from the platform should use the procedure in Section 8. The 24-hour removal commitment applies to those company removal requests.

We reserve the right to remove content where we reasonably believe continued publication would be unlawful, infringe another party's rights or present a material risk to users.

Nothing in these Terms creates a copyright licence or permission from a third-party rights holder where such permission does not otherwise exist.

10. Employer-submitted vacancies

Employers may submit vacancies directly through the platform, subject to our verification and publication procedures.

A person submitting a vacancy on behalf of an organisation confirms that they are authorised to do so.

The submitting employer is responsible for ensuring that:

• The vacancy is genuine and available.
• It has authority to advertise the position.
• Information about the role is accurate and not misleading.
• The advertisement complies with applicable employment, equality and advertising laws.
• It has the necessary rights to provide the submitted text, images, logos and other materials.
• The application process and handling of candidate information comply with applicable data protection law.

By submitting content, the employer grants Find a Startup Job UK a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, reproduce, display, format, categorise and summarise that content as necessary to provide the agreed listing service.

This licence applies only to content the submitting party is authorised to provide. It does not transfer ownership of the employer's intellectual property.

The licence to display submitted content ends when the relevant content is removed, except to the extent that limited retention is required by law or for legitimate record-keeping.

Directly submitted vacancies may be subject to company and listing verification before publication.

We may refuse, suspend or remove a submission where we reasonably believe it is fraudulent, misleading, unauthorised, unlawful or otherwise unsuitable for the platform.

Employer-submitted listings are also subject to the complete company removal process in Section 8.

Any separate Employer Terms accepted during employer registration or job submission will apply in addition to these Terms.

11. Job applications

Find a Startup Job UK supports two application methods.

11.1 Applications made directly to the employer

For independently sourced vacancies, users are directed to the employer's official careers page, applicant tracking system or designated application destination.

The application takes place outside Find a Startup Job UK.

We do not receive, process or store the CV or application submitted through that external application process.

The employer or its recruitment system is responsible for its own application process and its handling of the information submitted.

Users should review the employer's applicable terms and privacy information.

11.2 Applications submitted through Find a Startup Job UK

Where a vacancy supports applications through our platform, applicants authorise us to transmit their submitted information to the employer associated with that vacancy.

Application information may include:

• Name and contact details.
• CV.
• Application message.
• LinkedIn profile.
• Other information voluntarily provided by the applicant.

We transmit application information for the purpose of allowing the relevant employer to consider the application.

We do not sell candidate personal information or distribute applications to unrelated employers, recruiters or third parties for their independent recruitment or marketing purposes.

Once an application has been received by the employer, the employer is responsible for its own recruitment decisions and subsequent handling of the applicant's information.

Our Privacy Notice explains how we handle information while it is held within our platform.

12. Recruitment decisions and employment relationships

Submitting an application does not guarantee that an employer will review it, respond, arrange an interview or make an offer.

All decisions concerning recruitment, interviews, employment terms, compensation and offers are made by the employer.

Find a Startup Job UK does not participate in hiring decisions.

We are not a party to an employment contract or other working arrangement resulting from an application.

Users should independently assess employment offers, contractual terms and requests for personal information before accepting an offer or proceeding with an employer.

We do not guarantee employment or any particular recruitment outcome.

13. Application data and privacy

Personal information is processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice and applicable data protection law.

For applications submitted through our platform, authorised employer representatives may access application information while the relevant vacancy remains open.

When a vacancy closes, expires or is removed, access to its applications through our platform ends.

We delete application information held by us in accordance with the retention arrangements described in our Privacy Notice.

An employer may have already downloaded an application or transferred it to its own recruitment system. We cannot delete information held independently by an employer on its behalf.

Applicants should contact the relevant employer directly about information independently retained by that employer.

Users may exercise their applicable data protection rights by following the procedure in our Privacy Notice.

Removing a company from our public directory does not override legal retention requirements or automatically delete personal information held by other organisations.

14. Accounts and acceptable use

Users must provide accurate information when registering, submitting vacancies or applying for positions.

Users must not:

• Create fraudulent employer or candidate accounts.
• Impersonate another person or organisation.
• Submit false, misleading or unlawful job information.
• Upload malware or other harmful material.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to accounts, applications or platform systems.
• Interfere with the security or availability of the service.
• Collect personal information from other users without authorisation.
• Systematically extract, bulk-copy or republish our content in breach of applicable law or these Terms.

Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their account credentials.

We may restrict or suspend access where we reasonably believe an account is being misused, presents a security risk or breaches these Terms.

We may take immediate action where necessary to protect users, employers or the platform.

Users may stop using the service at any time and may request account deletion in accordance with our available account controls and Privacy Notice.

15. Intellectual property

The Find a Startup Job UK name, branding, original website content, software and original design elements are owned by us or used under applicable permissions.

Employer names, trademarks, logos, original descriptions and other third-party materials remain the property of their respective rights holders.

The presence of third-party intellectual property on our platform does not imply ownership, sponsorship, endorsement or affiliation.

We do not claim ownership of third-party material merely because it has been collected, categorised or summarised by our systems.

Users may access and use the website for its intended job discovery and recruitment purposes.

Users must not unlawfully reproduce, redistribute, sell or commercially exploit protected material from the platform without the necessary rights or permission.

Nothing in these Terms limits rights or exceptions provided by applicable copyright and intellectual property law.

16. Third-party websites and services

Our platform contains links to external websites, including employer careers pages and applicant tracking systems.

We do not control the availability, security, content or operation of those websites.

External websites may have their own terms, privacy notices and application procedures.

Users are responsible for reviewing those requirements when leaving Find a Startup Job UK.

We may remove external links that are broken, misleading, unsafe or no longer relevant.

17. Availability and changes to the platform

We aim to maintain the availability and functionality of the service but do not guarantee uninterrupted access.

We may modify, suspend or discontinue functionality where reasonably necessary for maintenance, security, legal compliance or changes to the service.

We may introduce, change or remove optional features.

We will not introduce a charge for an existing free service without clearly informing affected users of the proposed charge before it applies and obtaining any agreement required by law.

18. Responsibility and liability

We take reasonable steps to maintain accurate listings and operate the platform responsibly.

However, we cannot guarantee that every listing is current, accurate, complete or free from error.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not responsible for losses caused solely by an employer's independent recruitment decisions, changes to vacancies, or the operation of third-party websites outside our control.

This does not exclude liability for our own conduct where the law does not permit exclusion.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for:

• Death or personal injury caused by negligence.
• Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
• Breach of statutory rights where those rights cannot lawfully be excluded.
• Any other liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.

These Terms do not remove any rights or remedies that users have under applicable consumer, employment, data protection or other laws.

19. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms to reflect changes in the platform, our operating procedures or applicable law.

We will publish updated Terms on this page and identify the date of the most recent update.

Where changes materially affect registered users' rights or obligations, we will provide appropriate advance notice.

Changes will not retrospectively remove rights that have already arisen.

The Terms applicable when a user accesses the service will govern that use, subject to any subsequently agreed changes and applicable law.

20. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

Disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, except where applicable law provides users with the right to bring proceedings in another jurisdiction.

Nothing in this section restricts rights that cannot legally be excluded.

21. Contact and operator information

For general enquiries, job listing corrections, company removal requests, intellectual property complaints or questions about these Terms, contact:

Find a Startup Job UK

Website: https://findastartupjob.co.uk

Email: findastartupjob@proton.me

Company removal requests: findastartupjob@proton.me

For information about personal data and your rights, please see our Privacy Notice.