This website and the services provided may be used only for lawful purposes.The following are the terms of a legal agreement (the "Agreement") between you and TEIK (the “TeachEnglishInKorea.org” or “TEIK” as used herein). The terms "you", "your" and "users” as used herein refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing this site for any reason and the terms "website" and "site" used herein refer to all materials delivered on www.teachenglishinkorea.org.Please read this agreement carefully before accessing or using any of the service on this website. By accessing or using any of the service you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below. TEIK may modify this agreement at anytime, and such modifications will be effective immediately after posting of the modified agreement.TEIK DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THAT ITS WEBSITES AND SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT ITS WEBSITES AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. YOU (AND NOT TEIK) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. ALL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FOUND ON TEIK’s WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TEIK DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, ANY IN RESPECT OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENTS, SERVICES, TEXT, SOFTWARE, GRAPHICS AND LINKS OF THE TEIK’s WEBSITES.
TEIK (www.teachenglishinkorea.org) is an equal opportunity recruitment agency that does not discriminate based on race, gender, age, handicap, nationality, religion or sexual preference. We do not hire teachers and are merely introducing teachers to schools and are not bound by any contract either explicit or implied and we reserve the right to accept or decline any applicant's application for any reason within the limits of the law.
Own Risks
ALL USERS USING TEIK’s WEBSITES AND ANY OTHER WEBSITES ACCESSED THROUGH US (TEIK), IS USING IT ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN RISK. All users will be responsible for all their own information and are responsible for all the consequences of their posting. TEIK does not represent or guarantee the accuracy, truthfulness or reliability of any of the information posted by other users or promotes any opinions expressed by users. Any reliance by users on material posted by other users will be at their own risk. TEIK reserves the right to terminate any user and prevent any further access to the TEIK website, at any time for breaching this Agreement or violating the law, TEIK also have the right to remove any material which is illegal, abusive or disruptive.
Prohibited Uses for users
All users agree not to use any of TEIK’s websites for any of the following purposes which are expressly prohibited.1.It is strictly prohibited to all users to print, download, duplicate or otherwise copy or use any material from this website without TEIK’s permission. 2.All users shall not delete or change any material posted by any other person or entity. 3.Violating or attempting to violate the security of TEIK’s website (or any other sites accessed through TEIK’s website) by any user are prohibited. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. 4.All users will not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload post or use the TEIK’s website in order to transmit, distribute or store material in violation of any applicable law or regulation, or in any manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy or publicity or other personal rights of others, or that is libelous, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful. 5.Users shall not respond to any job advertisement for any reason other than to apply for the position. Communications soliciting business for any other reason is prohibited.
Links
TEIK’s website may contain links to third parties websites. Such linked sites are not under control of TEIK and TEIK will not be responsible for any of the contents. These are provided solely as an easy access to you and not in any way as an endorsement by TEIK. TEIK is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third parties websites. Your activity on those websites is covered by the privacy policies on those websites. If any users accesses any linked third parties websites, it will be entirely at their own risk. TEIK will not be responsible for the content of any third parties websites linked to its websites and does not make any representations or warranties regarding the contents or accuracy of materials on such third parties websites. TEIK will not be responsible for the copyright compliance of any linked website.
E2 Visa Processing Service
TEIK offers an "optional" E2 visa processing service to help expedite the E2 visa process for teachers and to make the E2 visa application process easy for the prospective teacher.The E2 visa process is a two part process
Part one: TEIK sends all of your visa documents to Korea by express next day service ([1]school contract (signed, but not dated), [2]passport, [3]original University diploma, [4] official sealed transcripts, [5]3 passport photos, [6]visa application form (signed), [7]health questionnaire, [8] local (county) criminal background check with issuing state Apostille notarization&[9]have paid the visa processing fee[currently $300 for a multiple entry visa].
Part two: After receiving an E2 visa issuance number within 5 business days from the Korean immigration TEIK will then submit the signed visa application, passport and a $45 dollar fee to the Korean consulate and within 3 business days; issuing a visa into the passport. After receiving your passport from the Korean Consulate TEIK will then next day deliver the passport and a Korea travel guide to the teacher a few days before they are to depart for Korea.
E2 visa processing Fee: The $300 processing fee for the multiple entry E2 visa [can depart and re-enter Korea unlimited number of times within a 12 month period] covers all international (from Chicago to Korea) and domestic (TEIK to Korean Consulate, Korean Consulate to TEIK and TEIK to teacher) overnight charges, multiple entry visa upgrade fee, Korean Consulate application fee and TEIK handling fees. After TEIK receives the above listed items (1~9) TEIK then starts the visa application process by over-night delivering the documents to Korean immigration.
In the event that TEIK is unable to complete the E2 visa process: after having completed part one of the visa process a refund of $50 will be refunded to the teacher to pay for the visa application at the Korean Embassy in Fukuoka Japan and TEIK will coordinate with the teachers school in Korea to provide the teacher with a complimentary round trip airfare from Incheon, Korea to Fukuoka Japan and one nights complimentary hotel in Fukuoka Japan in order for the teacher to finish part two of the visa process.
If a teacher uses TEIK's optional visa processing service and is denied a visa for any reason a maximum $100 refund will be returned to the teacher and the teachers documents will also be sent from Korea to the teacher at no addittonal cost.
Breaking an E2 contract
If a teacher breaks their contract within the first six months of employment they will be held responsible to reimburse TEIK for any and all costs associated with their school including airfare, unpaid bills, missed classes, substitute teacher fees and etc with a minimum reimbursement of $1500 to a maximum of $5,000. TEIK will in good faith try to help mediate between a teacher and a school to solve any contractual problems and will always look out for the best interest of the teacher. A 30 day notice in writing is required to terminate a contract. After 6 months of starting a contract there will not be a fine for breaking a contract.
Indemnity
All users agree to indemnify, defend and withhold from any claim to TEIK, its directors, officers, employees, agents and any other members of TEIK from and against any claims, actions, demands, losses or damages arising from or resulting from their use of TEIK’s websites or their breach of the terms of this Agreement. TEIK shall provide such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense and in our discretion, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.
Disclaimer
NEITHER TEIK NOR ANY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF TEIK IS LIABLE IN ANY EVENT FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES SUFFERED BY ANY USERS WHATSOEVER ARISING OR RESULTING FROM THEIR USE OR INABILITY TO USE TEIK’s WEBSITES, ITS CONTENTS & OR TEACHER PLACEMENT OR VISA SERVICES. TEIK IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSS, INJUREES OR DEATH DUE TO LIVING & WORKING IN KOREA. TEIK IS ALSO NOT LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTRACT DISPUTES BETWEEN TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.
Advertising Terms and Conditions
Advertisers/Employers on TEIK’s websites agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions.1.Advertiser/Employer will be solely responsible for the contents and materials contained in all their advertisements. 2.Advertiser/Employer shall not post any incomplete, false or inaccurate information about your advertisement. 3.Advertiser/Employer shall not post any offensive, misleading or illegal content or content that promotes such activities such as copy write violations, pornography, bigotry, hatred, harassment, promotion of physical and psychological harm, criminal activity, etc. 4.All advertisement must be English teaching and related jobs in Korea only. Repeated advertising of the same advertisement will not be allowed until the current advertisement has expired. 5.It is unlawful for an Advertiser/Employer to discriminate against candidates including discrimination on the basis of age, sex, pregnancy, race or political or religious beliefs unless covered by an exception or the Employer has an exemption under relevant legislation. TEIK will not accept advertisements that appear to be contrary to law. 6.Whilst TEIK does not review every advertisement posted to TEIK website, it reserves the right to withdraw without notice to the Advertiser/Employer any advertisement that is or appears to TEIK to be contrary to law. Further, TEIK reserves the right to either reject or remove any advertisement from TEIK’s website for any reason whatsoever. 7.TEIK can not be held liable for any contract violations since the contracts are between the teacher and the school. 8.Advertisers/Employers agree to indemnify TEIK its directors, officers, employees, agents and any other members of TEIK against all claims, actions, suits, liabilities, costs and expenses incurred on any account by TEIK as a result of the listing or proposed listing of any advertisement by an advertiser on the TEIK’s website. 9.Advertisers/Employers agree to keep TEIK, its directors, officers, employees and agents fully indemnified against any actual or contingent costs, expenses, charges, damages or liabilities incurred in relation to any actions or claims brought by any person or entity against TEIK as a result of an actual or alleged breach by you of any law, regulation, by-law, ordinance or code of conduct or such other actions or claims brought as a consequence of your advertisement appearing on TEIK’s website. 10.TEIK agrees to use reasonable efforts to publish advertisements in the shortest possible time. However, TEIK is not liable for any loss or damage incurred by an Advertiser/Employer as a result of any failure or delay in listing an advertisement. 11.TEIK makes every effort to avoid errors in advertisements. However, TEIK accepts no responsibility or liability for any errors and requires that Advertiser/Employer check their advertisements for errors as soon as they appear on TEIK’s websites. Any errors may be edited by contacting us. 12.There are no refunds for any visa fees paid to TEIK. unless deemed appropriate by TEIK.
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TEIK - Teacher User Agreement
Welcome to TEIK's user agreement by Brennan Corp.. This Agreement describes the terms and conditions applicable to your use of our Service at TEIK and our general principles.By using the website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, whether or not you register as a member of TEIK.
1. Definition of Terms As used in this Agreement, "we", "us" and "our site" means "TEIK (www.teachenglishinkorea.org)" managed by "Brennan Corp." or any successor or assign of "TEIK" managed by "Brennan Corp.". "The Service" means the Service offered by "TEIK".
2. Membership Eligibility The Service is available only to individuals who are 18 years old or older.
3. TEIK is Only a Venue The website acts merely as a venue for prospective language teachers to apply for a teaching position and possibly be contacted directly by prospective schools. The Service is for this introduction ONLY, with no other guarantees or obligations stated or implied. TEIK does not charge or collect fees from teachers for placing them at a school. TEIK only charges a fee for processing an E2 visa.
4. Teacher Obligations You are obligated to treat language students or prospective students in a respectful manner, respond to prospective students as soon as possible if you are contacted by them, be on time for classes with students, and act in accordance with any agreement(s) (explicit or implied) you make with a school(s). Teachers are responsible for maintaining an acceptable standard of lessons, appropriate for a paid service. Teachers must take responsibility for their safety when conducting lessons.
5. Code of Conduct a. You will keep all information provided to you through the Service as private and confidential and will not give such information to anyone without the permission of the person who provided to you. b. You will not use the Service to engage in any form of harassment or offensive behavior, including but not limited to the posting of communications, pictures or recordings which contain libelous, slanderous, abusive or defamatory statements, or racist, pornographic, obscene, or offensive language. c. You will not forward chain letters through the Service. d. You will not use the Service to infringe upon the privacy rights, or any other rights of any person. e. You will not post messages, pictures or recordings or use the Service in any way which violates, plagiarizes or infringes upon the rights of any third party, including but not limited to any copyright or trademark law, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights, or is fraudulent or otherwise unlawful or violates any law. f. You will not use the Service to distribute, promote or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation for funds, advertising or solicitation for goods or services. g. You will not use Service to distribute or upload any virus that might cause harm to the Service, our systems or to other members?system in any way. h. You will not post or transmit in any manner any contact information including, but not limited to, email addresses, "instant messenger? nicknames, telephone numbers, postal addresses, URLs, or full names through your publicly posted information.
We reserve the right to deem other actions inappropriate.
6. Termination of Access to the Service We may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including without limitation, a breach of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity, or that may otherwise affect the enjoyment of the Service or the Internet by others may be ground for termination of your access to all or part of the Service at our sole discretion, and you may be referred to appropriate law enforcement agencies.
7. Your Record and Privacy Any record found to contain deliberate falsehoods will be removed and the contact information of that record will be stored in our database in a manner such that none of that contact information can be used again.In your on-line record, you must describe yourself accurately. Your record may only include text descriptions, graphics, pictures and other content relevant to yourself and your teaching. We cannot ensure the security or privacy of information you provide through the Internet and your email messages, and you release us from any and all liability in connection with the use of such information by other parties. We are not responsible for, and cannot control, the use by others of any information that you provide to them, and you should use caution in selecting the personal information you provide to others through the Service. We cannot assume any responsibility for the content of messages sent by other users of the Service, and you release us from any and all liability in connection with the contents of any communications you may receive from other users. We cannot guarantee and assume no responsibility for verifying, the accuracy of the information provided by other users of the Service.
8. Trademarks/Service marks/Copyright The material used and displayed by TEIK and its site, including but not limited to text, software, photographs, graphics, illustrations and artwork, video, music, sound, names, logos, trademarks and service marks, are the property of Brennan Corp. or its affiliates or licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, service mark, patent and/or other proprietary rights and laws. Any such content may be displayed solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You agree not to modify, reproduce, retransmit, disseminate, sell, distribute, publish, broadcast, circulate, any such material without the express written permission of Brennan Corp. or the appropriate affiliate.
9. Your Information is Openly Available
Any communication or material you post or transmit to Brennan Corp. and its website TEIK is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. You assume full responsibility for anything you post or transmit, and you grant TEIK and its affiliates the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any information or content you post or transmit for any purpose.
10. Not Responsible for Linked Sites
TEIK and its affiliates do not review or monitor any web sites linked to TEIK, and its sites and are not responsible for the content of any such linked web sites. Your linking to such web sites is at your own risk.
11. Password & Email Address
You should be aware that if you voluntarily disclose personal information (e.g., user name, email address) on a bulletin board, chat room or on any other user or member generated pages, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other parties.
12. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify us, our officers, directors, employees and agents, from any loss or damages, including without limitation reasonable legal fees, which we may suffer from your activities on or use of the Service, including without limitation any breach by you of this Agreement or any charges or complaints made by other parties against you. You shall corporate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you; provided, however, that you shall remain liable for any such claim and applicable legal fees. Your use of the Services of TEIK of Brennan Corp. is at your own risk. Neither Brennan Corp., nor any of its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, agents, representatives or licensors shall be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury or direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive or similar damages arising out of your access or use of, or use your inability to access or use, the service and the site and the information available on the Service and the sites or arising out of any action taken in response to or as a result of any information available on the Service and the sites. You hereby waive any and all claims against TEIK Brennan Corp. and its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, agents representatives and licensors arising out of your use of the Service, our site and the information thereon. Although we do not expect that any dispute will arise, in the unlikely event of any dispute concerning our representation, including disputes regarding the amount of fees or the quality of our Services, such disputes shall be mediated first in Chicago, Illinoisby a mediator selected by the Illinios State Bar Association Attorney-Client Relations Committee or otherwise mutually agreed. In the event mediation is unsuccessful the disputes shall be determined by binding arbitration under the Dispute Prevention Resolution. Any such arbitration shall be held in Chicago, Illinois, unless the parties agree on some other location. The arbitrator shall have the discretion to order that the costs of arbitration, including fees, other costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, shall be borne by the losing party. The parties agree that all information concerning the fact, substance or result of any such arbitration shall remain confidential and not be disclosed except to the extent necessary to enforce the arbitration award or as otherwise requiredby law. Parties agree that the governing law will be the law of the State of Illinois. By Agreeing to this arbitration provision, the Firmand Client are specifically giving up (1) all rights the Firm andClient may possess to have such disputes decided in the court or jury trial and (2) all Judicial rights, including the right to appeal fromthe decision of the arbitrators.
13. No Warranties The Service is distributed on an "as is" basis. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free. There may be delays, omissions, and interruptions in the availability of the Service. Where permitted by law, you acknowledge that the Service is provided without any warranties of any kind whatsoever either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. You acknowledge that use of the Service is at your own risk. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any English School, advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed, uploaded or distributed through the Service by TEIK, our partners or any user of the Service or any other person or entity. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such opinions, member profile, advice, statement or information shall be at your sole risk. Your continued use of the Service, or following the posting of notice of any changes in this Agreement, will constitute a binding acceptance by you of this Agreement, or any subsequent modifications.
14. Modifications We may modify this Agreement from time to time. Notification of changes in this Agreement will be posted on the Service at our sole discretion. If you do not agree to any modifications, you should terminate your use of the Service. Your continued use of the Service will constitute a binding acceptance by you of this Agreement, and any subsequent modifications. Also, instead of notification of the policy change from us, please periodically check our policies.
15. Disclosures and Other Communications We reserve the right to send electronic or regular mail to you, for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to the Service or of any TEIK related products and services. We reserve the right to disclose information about your usage of the Service and demographics in forms that do not reveal your personal identity. And by your use of the Service, you consent to such disclosures and communications subject to the terms of our Privacy Statement. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to block certain IP addresses from accessing the service.
16. Assignment You do not have the right to assign this Agreement or any of rights to the Service to anyone. TEIK has the right to assign any or all of its rights and duties under this Agreement or to the Service to any third party. At the election of TEIK, if TEIK obligations hereunder are assumed by a third party, TEIK shall be relieved of any and all liability under this Agreement.
17. TEIK Privacy Statement TEIK is firmly committed to privacy, however makes no representation or warranties to guarantee such protection.
18. Miscellaneous Provisions These terms of the Service will be governed by and constructed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions or your actual state or country of residence. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or portion of the terms of the Service to unenforceable, the remainder of the terms of the Service will continue in full force and effect. These terms of the Service constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter. Any waiver of any provision of the terms of the Service will be effective only if in writing and signed by TEIK. All terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
19. TEFL Certification
TEIK has partnered with an industry leading TEFL certification provider in order to help TEIK teachers to become TEFL certified at a discounted price. A refund of the TEFL certification tuition fee is only possible before TEIK makes payment to the TEFL provider. After TEIK has received payment from the teacher and TEIK has made payment to the TEFL school a refund is not possible, but instead of a refund the TEFL institute will allow the TEFL student to postpone their enrolment into a later TEFL course if the student has not already started the TEFL course that they have registered for. The TEFL school charges a $100 course transfer fee to change the course start date to a later start date.
Once payment has been processed and the student is registered in the 150 Hour TEFL Correspondence course a refund is not possible, but the student will be able to complete the course without any time limitation. If a student opts for the TEFL payment plan a TEFL certificate will not be granted until they have paid the tuition in full and have completed all of their course work and practicum requirement with a passing grade.
