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CAREER, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION & PARTNERSHIP APPLICATION CONSENT AGREEMENT

1. Introduction and Scope:

  1. This Career, Professional Association & Partnership Application Consent Agreement (“Agreement”) governs applications, registrations, expressions of interest and proposals submitted to Astronis Global Private Limited (“Company” or “Astronis Global”) through its Website or designated electronic application channels.
  2. This Agreement applies to applicants seeking employment, internships, professional association, consultancy assignments, expert panel membership, strategic collaboration, referral arrangements, associate partnership or other professional opportunities.
  3. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Applicant” includes an individual or an authorised representative of a firm, company, professional practice or other organisation submitting an application.

2. Voluntary Application and Declaration

  1. The Applicant confirms that the application is voluntarily submitted and that all information, declarations, qualifications, professional credentials, experience, registrations, licences, memberships, employment history and supporting documents are true, accurate and complete in all material respects to the best of the Applicant's knowledge.
  2. The Applicant undertakes not to submit forged, misleading, unlawfully obtained or unauthorised documents.
  3. The Company may seek clarification or supporting evidence where reasonably necessary.

3. Authorisation to Contact

  1. The Applicant authorises the Company's Directors, authorised representatives, human resources personnel, professional engagement team and designated evaluators to contact the Applicant through the contact details supplied.
  2. Such communications may concern application acknowledgement, eligibility, interviews, professional discussions, document verification, proposed engagement terms, selection decisions and related application matters.
  3. Communications may be made by telephone, email, WhatsApp, video conferencing or other lawful communication channels.
  4. Unrelated marketing communications shall be subject to separate consent where required.

4. Processing of Applicant Information:

The Company may collect and process information reasonably necessary to assess the application, including:

  1. Identification and contact information.
  2. Academic qualifications and professional credentials.
  3. Employment, consultancy and professional experience.
  4. Registration, licensing and professional membership particulars.
  5. Curriculum vitae, professional profiles, work samples and supporting documents.
  6. Availability, professional specialisation, geographical location and proposed association preferences.
  7. References and verification information, where lawfully obtained.
  8. Other information relevant to the particular role or professional opportunity.
  9. Processing shall be undertaken for specified and lawful purposes in accordance with the Company's Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law.

5. Verification and Background Assessment:

  1. The Applicant authorises the Company to conduct lawful and proportionate verification relevant to the proposed opportunity.
  2. Verification may include confirmation of educational qualifications, professional enrolment, licences, employment history, references, disciplinary status where legally accessible and other relevant credentials.
  3. Where separate consent or additional notice is required for a particular background check, the Company shall obtain it before undertaking that check.
  4. The Company shall not be authorised by this general clause to obtain information through unlawful surveillance, unauthorised access or other prohibited means.

6. No Assurance of Selection or Appointment:

  1. Submission or acknowledgement of an application shall not constitute an offer of employment, appointment, professional engagement, partnership, agency, consultancy or entitlement to remuneration.
  2. The Company may accept, reject, defer or discontinue consideration of an application for lawful reasons, subject to applicable employment, equality and other legal requirements.
  3. Any proposed association shall become effective only upon appropriate acceptance and execution of the relevant agreement or other legally recognised appointment arrangement.

7. Professional Association and Partnership Status:

  1. The terms “Partner”, “Associate Partner”, “Professional Partner”, “Principal Partner”, “Consultant” or similar designations appearing on the Website shall not, merely by their use, create a partnership under applicable partnership law, membership in a limited liability partnership, directorship, shareholding, employment or authority to bind the Company.
  2. The legal nature of any relationship shall be determined by the applicable executed agreement, corporate approvals, statutory requirements and actual legal arrangement.
  3. An Applicant shall not represent themselves as authorised to act for Astronis Global until expressly authorised.

8. Professional Eligibility and Regulatory Compliance:

  1. Applicants seeking association in legal, financial, accounting, secretarial, insolvency, investment, regulatory or other professionally regulated fields shall remain responsible for maintaining their applicable qualifications, enrolments, registrations and professional authorisations.
  2. Any proposed professional arrangement shall remain subject to applicable professional conduct rules, conflict-of-interest requirements and restrictions on fee sharing, referral arrangements, advertising and unauthorised practice.
  3. Nothing in this Agreement authorises conduct prohibited by applicable professional regulations.

9. Confidentiality and Applicant Submissions:

  1. The Applicant shall not disclose confidential information concerning the Company, its clients, professional assignments or internal operations that may be received during an application or evaluation process, except where lawfully permitted or required. The Company shall handle applicant information subject to applicable confidentiality and data protection requirements.
  2. Documents and work samples submitted by the Applicant shall not transfer ownership of underlying intellectual property merely by submission.
  3. Any transfer or licensing of intellectual property shall require appropriate separate terms.

10. Professional Profile Publication:

  1. Submission of a curriculum vitae, photograph, professional profile or application shall not automatically authorise public display of that information on the Website.
  2. Where the Company proposes to publish the Applicant's name, photograph, designation, qualifications, professional profile or association details, appropriate separate authorisation shall be obtained where required.
  3. Any publication shall accurately describe the individual's actual professional relationship and shall not misleadingly imply employment, partnership or regulatory authorisation.

11. International Applicants and Cross-Border Association:

  1. Applications may be received from individuals and organisations located outside India.
  2. International applicants shall remain responsible for complying with applicable local professional, immigration, employment, tax and licensing requirements.
  3. The Company may require additional documentation or contractual arrangements before establishing a cross-border professional association.
  4. Nothing in this Agreement guarantees sponsorship, work authorisation, employment eligibility or permission to practise in any jurisdiction.

12. Retention and Applicant Rights:

  1. Applicant information shall be retained for a period reasonably necessary for the relevant application process, lawful recordkeeping, potential disputes or other properly disclosed purposes.
  2. Retention for consideration in future opportunities shall be subject to applicable law and any additional consent required.
  3. Applicants may exercise available privacy and data protection rights by contacting advisory@astronisglobal.com.

13. No Employment or Professional Service Contract

  1. This Agreement governs the application and evaluation process only.
  2. Employment conditions, remuneration, professional fees, referral arrangements, confidentiality, intellectual property, termination, restrictive covenants and other substantive engagement matters shall be governed by a separate agreement where applicable.

14. Electronic Acceptance:

  1. The Applicant acknowledges that affirmative acceptance through the relevant Website form may constitute electronic agreement to the applicable provisions.
  2. The Company may maintain records of the submitted application and acceptance in accordance with applicable law and its Privacy Policy.

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction:

  1. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of India, subject to mandatory employment, professional, privacy and other applicable laws.
  2. Subject to mandatory statutory forums and jurisdictional protections, disputes concerning the application process shall be subject to competent courts at New Delhi, India.

16. Contact:

  1. Astronis Global Private Limited
  2. Website: www.astronisglobal.com
  3. Email: advisory@astronisglobal.com
  4. Telephone: 011-465-7-4455 / +91 9311664455

Applicant Declaration:

  1. I confirm that the particulars submitted in my application are accurate to the best of my knowledge. I authorise Astronis Global Private Limited to communicate with me, evaluate my application and undertake lawful verification relevant to the opportunity sought.
  2. I acknowledge that submission of my application does not establish employment, partnership, professional association or any contractual entitlement unless separately confirmed through an appropriate arrangement.

(Applicant)