Terms & Conditions of Use

These terms and conditions govern all sites owned and operated by The Sparks Group (TSG), from herein known as 'The Company', including but not limited to CareerMVP.com, BusinessMVP.com, NewsMVP.com, HVACNews.com, eCowboy.com, eCarolina.com and the sites within those networks. By entering this web site or advertising on this web site, you are accepting the following terms and conditions. To see a complete list of sites, visit the 'Corporate' or 'About Us' sections of the above-mentioned sites.

Governed by the laws of North Carolina and the United States
This site is for use within the United States of America and shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina and the United States of America.

Void where Prohibited
By viewing this site, using this site, applying for jobs on this site or advertising on this site, you agree that you are not in violation of any laws in your governing state, nation, commonwealth or other geographical jurisdiction and accept full liability for your actions and relinquish The Company, its owners, officers and employees from any liabilities resulting from your actions.

Right to govern and refuse content
We reserve the right to deny advertising or job listings to any company.

Equal Opportunity Employers
We only allow equal opportunity employers to advertise on this site. All advertisements, hiring practices, job descriptions utilized in the process of screening, interviewing or hiring any applicant resulting from this site must be done according to fair business practices and laws of the United States of America. All applicants and companies hereby release us from any liability or negligence resulting from the criminal or non-criminal actions, including but not limited to discrimination or sexual harassment, of an applicant or company.

Warranties
The information on this web site is provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness or legality of the information contained on this site or in any referenced links. The world wide web is based on technology that is not always available. Any site may be down or slow from time to time. Therefore, The Company cannot and does not guarantee availability of the site at all times.

We accept no liability for web site content provided by the client companies. Companies are responsible for information supplied by their own agent and should check postings periodically.

We do not offer any warranties, express or implied, as to the results, including but not limited to quality or volume of response, of advertising on this web site.

Applicant Warning for Applying
As an applicant, you are hereby warned that by applying for positions with other companies, you subject yourself to the risk of adverse actions by your current employer. We encourage you to fully investigate any company before sending your information.

Use of Online Response, Tell A Friend Functions and Email Addresses
We do not support 'Spam'. Any use of email addresses, the 'Online Response' function or the 'Tell A Friend' function must be for the intended purpose. For instance, the purpose of these functions on the career sites is for communication between applicants and employers who are interested in each other. They should never be used for any form of solicitation. All users of this site, promise to use appropriate web etiquette when contacting advertisers, companies, employers, applicants or any other users who post information. Specifically, the 'Online Response' function is explicitly for communication between applicants and employers who are interested. The 'Tell A Friend' function is explicitly to tell someone you actually know about a job that would be of interest to them. We do not recommend that users post email addresses in the ads. They should post it in the online response function. But, that is up to each individual or company.

While Online Response is a convenient way for some applicants to provide information, companies should not rely it totally. A lot of applicants still like to send resumes.

We reserve the right to monitor all communications that go through our sites for the purpose of enforcing our terms and conditions and for the purpose of tracking response. We do no resell this information. We do not use applicant information sent to another company for our own recruiting efforts.

Right to Reorganize or Modify Contents
As this site grows, it will be necessary to reorganize it to better fit the needs of applicants and employers. We reserve the right to reorganize this site at any time without permission or notification. We also reserve the right to modify, add or delete contents as we see fit. Keep in mind that this will be done in an effort to maintain the sites utility and ease of use.

Copyright Notice
All information, including but not limited to source code, graphics, design, text, slogans, trademarks and structure, is the sole property of The Company and protected by U.S. copyright and trademark laws and international treaties. You may not reveal, copy or use source codes for any use without the express written consent of The Company. You may not publish, copy or reproduce any content without express written consent of The Company.

Use of Client Logos, Photos, Information, Job Descriptions
As an advertising client of The Company, you agree that by providing the company logo, photo, graphics, job description, ad content, and any other information that your company is the sole owner of such information or has permission to use said information on The Company. You are hereby relinquishing The Company, its owners and its officers from any legal obligations or grievances which result from the use of this information. You also acknowledge that all information posted was conceived by your company and relinquish The Company, its owners and its officers from any legal ramifications which result from that information.

Right to Change and Amend
We reserve the right to change or amend these terms and conditions at anytime. Users should review these terms and conditions periodically.