1. Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions
This agreement sets out the General Terms and Conditions of Use governing access to and use of the technology infrastructure of Humanos Tech OÜ, accessible via the domain humanostech.com, including the integrated HT Freelancers system. Humanos Tech OÜ is registered under registry code 17179670, with VAT number EE102831229 and its physical seat at Harju maakond, Tallinn, Mustamäe linnaosa, Meistri tn 6, 13517, Republic of Estonia.
In accordance with the Estonian Law of Obligations Act (Võlaõigusseadus, RT I 2001, 81, 487), continued access to the platform constitutes legally binding acceptance of these terms. Nevertheless, the user may at any time request a copy of these terms and withdraw their consent to any processing of data based on consent.
Data controller contact
Humanos Tech OÜ, Meistri tn 6, 13517 Tallinn, Estonia
Email:
2. Description of the Information Society Services
Humanos Tech OÜ operates as a provider of advanced technology services and provides the HT Freelancers platform for intermediation with independent professionals. Under Directive 2000/31/EC and the Infoühiskonna teenuse seadus (RT I 2004, 29, 191), these services are classified as information society services.
Humanos Tech OÜ acts exclusively as a technology intermediary, undertaking an obligation of means to maintain the technical availability of the platform. Under no circumstances does it assume the role of employer, recruitment agency or legal representative of the contracting companies.
3. User Obligations and Content Moderation (DSA)
The user undertakes to provide truthful and accurate information and not to use the infrastructure for unlawful purposes. The operation of Humanos Tech is subject to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act, DSA), which requires the following mechanisms:
Notice and action
Notice and Action Mechanism (Art. 16 DSA): any person or entity can report illegal content via .
Transparency in moderation
Statement of Reasons (Art. 17 DSA): Humanos Tech will provide an explicit statement whenever it applies restrictions or account suspensions.
Complaints
Internal Complaint-Handling System (Art. 20 DSA): moderation decisions will be subject to qualified human oversight.
Suspension
Suspension of users (Art. 23 DSA): after a reasoned warning, Humanos Tech may suspend users who engage in repeated misuse.
4. Intellectual Property Rights and Licences of Use
All source code, graphical interface design and algorithmic architecture of Humanos Tech OÜ are the exclusive property of the company and are protected by Directive 2001/29/EC and Directive 96/9/EC. The use of automated extraction techniques (web scraping) is strictly prohibited.
The user retains ownership of the copyright in the material they upload to the platform and grants Humanos Tech OÜ a strictly technical, royalty-free licence of use, limited to the reproduction necessary to process their profile in the digital environment.
5. Processing of Personal Data (GDPR, Articles 13 and 14)
In compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Humanos Tech OÜ informs the user of the following aspects relating to the processing of their personal data:
5.1 Controller
Humanos Tech OÜ, with its registered address at Meistri tn 6, 13517 Tallinn, Estonia. Contact:
5.2 Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Humanos Tech OÜ has not appointed a Data Protection Officer, as it is not legally required to do so under Art. 37 GDPR, given the volume and nature of the data processed. For any question relating to data protection, you can contact:
5.3 Purposes of processing
The personal data provided by the user is processed for the following purposes:
- Management and maintenance of the user account on the platform.
- Intermediation between professionals and contracting companies.
- Service-related communications.
- Security of the platform and its forms, including protection against bots.
5.4 Lawful bases for processing
The processing of your data is based on the following lawful bases (Art. 6 GDPR):
- Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): the processing is necessary to provide the requested service.
- Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): for improving the platform, preventing fraud and ensuring the security of the service.
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): for sending the newsletter and commercial communications, only when the user expressly requests it.
5.5 Retention period
Personal data will be retained for a maximum period of 1 (one) year from the user's last activity on the platform, or until the user requests its erasure. Once that period has elapsed, the data will be securely deleted, unless there is a legal obligation to retain it.
5.6 Rights of the data subject (Arts. 15–22 GDPR)
The user has the right to exercise the following rights at any time:
Art. 15
Access
Obtain confirmation as to whether their data is being processed and a copy of it.
Art. 16
Rectification
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Art. 17
Erasure
Request the deletion of their data (“right to be forgotten”).
Art. 18
Restriction
Restrict the use of their data in certain circumstances.
Art. 20
Portability
Receive their data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Art. 21
Objection
Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
To exercise any of these rights, you can contact: . Humanos Tech OÜ will respond within a maximum of 30 days of receipt of the request.
5.7 Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
The user has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority:
Supervisory authority
Andmekaitse Inspektsioon (Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate)
Tatari 39, 10134 Tallinn · www.aki.ee
6. Cookies
The platform does not use analytics, advertising or profiling cookies. It uses the cookies necessary for it to work securely (including those of the hCaptcha service when a protected form is filled in) and, only with the user's consent, its own preference cookies, in accordance with the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC), the Elektroonilise side seadus and the GDPR.
When accessing the platform for the first time, a notice is shown with the options “Accept all”, “Reject non-essential” and “Settings”. The user can change or withdraw consent at any time via “Cookie settings” in the footer. More information in the Cookie Policy.
Transfers of data to servers outside the European Economic Area resulting from the use of hCaptcha are based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or, failing that, on Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission, in accordance with the case law of the CJEU in Case C-311/18 (Schrems II).
7. Exemption and Limitation of Civil Liability
The civil liability of Humanos Tech OÜ is governed by the safe harbour regime established in Section 4 of Directive 2000/31/EC. Humanos Tech OÜ does not exercise prior editorial control over third-party job offer descriptions indexed on the platform.
In line with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in Delfi AS v. Estonia (2015, application no. 64569/09), Humanos Tech OÜ excludes liability for damage arising from content hosted at the request of third parties, acting diligently to remove it immediately upon receipt of a valid notice.
8. Privacy and Management of Third-Party Processors
Humanos Tech OÜ uses the following technology processors to provide the service:
Hostinger
Hosting of the technology infrastructure.
Web3Forms
Sending the site's forms and newsletter subscriptions by email.
hCaptcha (Intuition Machines, Inc.)
Protection of forms against bots.
All of these providers act as processors under the corresponding data processing agreements or terms (Art. 28 GDPR). International data transfers are based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or on Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission. More information in the Privacy Policy.
9. Governing Law and Competent Jurisdiction
These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Estonia and applicable European law. Under Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I), any legal dispute arising from the use of the platform shall be submitted to the jurisdiction of the competent courts of Tallinn, Estonia.
Notwithstanding the above, and in accordance with Art. 79(2) GDPR, the user is guaranteed the right to bring legal proceedings relating to the processing of their personal data before the courts of the Member State in which they have their habitual residence. This right prevails over any exclusive jurisdiction clause contained in this agreement.