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We are Blackmont Holding LLC, based in Sheridan, Wyoming, USA (EIN 35-2945096). We're known under the brand "Blacklyne". These terms govern what applies between us and you when we work together.

How to reach us:

For DACH: Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 20, 80333 Munich · Phone: +49 158 88632701 · Email: [email protected]

For United States: 199 Water St, New York, NY 10038 · Email: [email protected]

1. Who these terms apply to

1.1 These terms apply to all contracts with enterprises, self-employed or commercial entities and public-sector bodies. For U.S. customers: we work exclusively on a B2B basis; non-derogable consumer guarantees under applicable federal and state consumer protection law remain to the extent required by law.

1.2 We work exclusively with businesses (B2B). We do not enter into contracts with private individuals. By concluding a contract with us, you confirm that you are acting as a self-employed person or business, not as a private individual. You usually do this with a checkbox during onboarding or by paying the first invoice.

1.3 Your own terms apply only if we have expressly agreed to them in writing.

1.4 We reject all forms of modern slavery and human trafficking. We comply with EU Directive 2011/36/EU and the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act. We expect the same from our customers and partners.

1.5 Digital Services Act: where our services fall under the EU Digital Services Act, we comply with its transparency and content-moderation obligations.

2. What we do

2.1 We offer you the following services:

  • Building a recruiting system inside the client's company (role profile, careers page, outreach channel, application journey, pre-selection, handover) as well as recruiting and recruiting campaigns including their ongoing optimisation
  • Conception, design and development of websites
  • Setup and maintenance of content management systems (CMS)
  • AI search optimisation (visibility in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Maps, Apple Intelligence)
  • Talent-branding funnels (careers pages, applicant flows)
  • Ongoing maintenance, hosting and support as agreed

2.2 What exactly we do for you is set out in your quote or order confirmation. Unless otherwise agreed, we owe you the one-off creation; ongoing maintenance is extra.

2.3 We generally do our work ourselves and do not use subcontractors. Third-party platforms such as hosting providers or analytics platforms are pure technical infrastructure. We decide which tools to use by best technical standards and may switch them, as long as the service remains equally good for you.

2.4 Third-party services such as hosting or analytics platforms can occasionally have outages or maintenance windows; that's industry-standard. We cannot guarantee 100% availability.

2.5 Hiring guarantee (referred to as “hiring guarantee” in offers up to 22 August 2026; the claim and its requirements are unchanged): where expressly agreed in the offer, we owe the placement of the agreed role – not a particular number of applications. The guarantee is a claim subject to conditions precedent; it arises only if the requirements under (a) to (e) are met throughout the entire guarantee period. If a requirement is not met, the claim does not arise; a claim that has already arisen lapses when the requirement ceases to be met.

(a) Filled means an employment contract signed by both you and a person we have introduced. Whether the person actually takes up the role is irrelevant. A verbal commitment or one made in text form, a signed preliminary agreement, and a contract offer you have not countersigned are not sufficient; nor is your discontinuation of the process.

(b) Introduced means a person whose contact details reached you through the channels we set up. Applications you receive through your own channels, employee referrals, existing contacts or third parties engaged in parallel are disregarded – including where the same person also came in through our channels.

(c) Your cooperation under clause 5 is a requirement, in particular: a response in text form on every introduced person within 48 hours of receipt; provision of approvals, access, accounts and content within 5 business days of request; nomination of a contact person with decision-making authority and a deputy; conduct of agreed interviews within 10 business days of a proposed date. The timestamp in the system we provide, to which you have access at all times, is decisive for compliance with these deadlines.

(d) Unchanged framework: the guarantee relates to the role profile in the version underlying the offer. If the scope of duties, qualification requirements, salary range, working-time model, place of work or catchment radius change after conclusion of the contract, or if the information you provided in the feasibility check proves inaccurate or incomplete, the guarantee relates only to the original profile; for the amended profile it requires a fresh express agreement.

(e) Notice and deadline: you shall notify us in text form of the occurrence of a guarantee event within 14 calendar days of the end of the agreed placement period, stating the circumstances giving rise to it. After this deadline, any claim is excluded.

(f) Scope of remedy: where the requirements are met, we keep working at no further fee until the role is filled, but for no longer than a further six months from the notice under (e). The advertising budget remains yours and is paid directly by you (clause 2.5 h). There is no claim to a refund of amounts already paid, to a reduction in price or to damages in lieu of performance; statutory rights in respect of breaches of duty for which we are responsible remain unaffected.

(g) If a placed person leaves within the agreed period, we will fill the role once more at no further fee. This does not apply where the departure results from a termination by you for a reason not connected with that person, from a termination by mutual consent, or from a change to the framework under (d).

(h) The guarantee does not include any commitment as to applicant numbers, reach, placements or third-party response times. Advertising budgets run through your own accounts and are borne directly by you; falling short of the agreed budget, an interruption of delivery by the platform or a suspension of your advertising account are not attributable to us.

2.6 Cybersecurity: we follow industry-standard security practices (encryption, access control, regular updates). Once the EU Cyber Resilience Act applies, we implement the corresponding obligations.

2.7 Hosting included in the website service: when you book our website service, hosting is included in the monthly service fee. As long as you keep the service and pay your invoices, we keep the site live, patched and secure – SSL renewals, server updates, backups and general tuning are on us.

2.8 No uptime guarantee unless explicitly agreed: typical uptime on our website hosting comfortably exceeds 99.5 % per month. Any uptime guarantee beyond that (SLA) only applies if your individual contract explicitly says so in writing. Planned maintenance windows are announced in advance.

3. How a contract is formed

3.1 Our offers are non-binding unless we expressly mark them as binding.

3.2 A contract is formed when:

  • You confirm the order in writing
  • You agree on a call (which we record with your knowledge)
  • You accept by email or messenger
  • You pay a deposit or first invoice

3.3 Changes to the contract require text form (email suffices). Oral agreements do not apply; we confirm anything important in writing.

3.4 Authority to represent: if you conclude the contract on behalf of a company or another business, you assure us that you are authorised to do so.

Important note: anyone who concludes a contract on behalf of a third party without authority is personally liable to us in full, including with private assets. This covers the fee, all expenses and consequential costs. So please make sure you really are authorised – or obtain consent from the authorised signatory beforehand.

4. Prices and payment

4.1 The prices from your quote or order confirmation apply. All prices are net.

4.2 Reverse charge for EU and DACH customers: as our seat is in the USA and we have no German VAT ID, business with VAT-liable companies in the EU runs via the reverse-charge procedure (§ 13b UStG). You as recipient are responsible for VAT. Please provide your VAT ID.

4.3 Sales tax for U.S. customers: where required, the applicable state sales tax (rates vary by state – 8.875% in New York) is shown on invoices to U.S. customers if we have a nexus obligation in the customer's state. Otherwise invoices are issued without sales tax.

4.4 If you have no VAT/UStID number: we can either add the applicable taxes to the invoice or decline the order. If your tax data is incorrect, please correct it immediately, otherwise you bear the costs and tax consequences.

4.5 Payment term: our invoices are generally due within 7 days of the invoice date, without deduction. If we've agreed other terms or instalments, that's stated on the invoice or in a separate agreement. The dates and deadlines communicated on the invoice always apply.

4.6 How the dunning process works – clear and fair:

  • (a) After the 7 days, you are automatically in default. We are not legally required to send a separate reminder.
  • (b) We still send you one (1) reminder with a further 7-day deadline so you get a second chance.
  • (c) If after a total of 14 days there's still no payment, we forward the claim to our partners without further warning: Creditreform Inkasso for DACH, Experian Business or comparable partners for the United States.
  • (d) All costs arising from the dunning and collection process (reminder fees, collection, lawyer, court) are paid by you.

4.7 Default interest and lump sums for DACH/EU:

  • Default interest: 9 percentage points above the base rate
  • Reminder fee per reminder: €15.00
  • Default lump sum: €40.00
  • Collection processing fee: €75.00

We reserve the right to claim further damages.

4.8 What happens to your services in case of default: if you are in default with a payment, we may pause ongoing services and lock access to systems (website, CMS, careers pages, analytics).

We handle this fairly and look at each case individually. Normally you get a 7-day grace period after a reminder before we lock anything. In particularly serious cases (e.g. repeated default, clearly no willingness to pay, threatened loss of receivables), the lock can also happen immediately.

During the lock, the monthly fee still applies. We unfortunately cannot pay damages for a justified lock.

4.9 Creditworthiness: we reserve the right to obtain credit reports. If a report is negative or you have defaulted for the first time, we can only offer future services against advance payment. In DACH we work with Creditreform, in the United States with Experian Business or similar partners. By concluding the contract you consent to this data transfer.

4.10 Set-off: you may only set off counterclaims if they are undisputed or have been legally established. You only have a right of retention from the same contractual relationship.

4.11 For instalments: the amounts and deadlines agreed on the invoice or in writing apply. If individual instalments are not paid on time, we are not liable for resulting delays or pauses. If you are in arrears with two consecutive instalments or a corresponding total amount, the entire outstanding sum becomes due immediately.

4.12 Price adjustment: for ongoing services (hosting, maintenance, service packages) we may adjust prices once a year, by a maximum of 15% per adjustment. We tell you at least 30 days in advance in text form. If the increase doesn't suit you, you can give special notice as of the increase taking effect.

5. What we need from you

5.1 So we can do good work, we need the necessary information, texts, images, logos and access credentials from you – in good time and in suitable form.

5.2 You assure us that you actually hold the rights to everything you give us. If third parties make claims (over copyright, trademark or personality rights), you indemnify us.

5.3 If you deliver things late and the schedule shifts as a result, that's not our fault. Deadlines shift accordingly.

5.4 Backup is your responsibility: you are responsible for regularly backing up your content and data, unless we have explicitly taken on a backup service. We only have to restore data if we have expressly taken that on contractually.

5.5 Compliance obligations on your side: you operate the website and all related systems in your own name. You are responsible for ensuring that

  • (a) your imprint, legal notice or business information on your site is complete and up to date
  • (b) your privacy policy covers the actual processing performed by your website
  • (c) cookie consent is implemented in a legally compliant way (consent before any non-essential cookie)
  • (d) sector-specific obligations are met – e.g. HWG for health professions in Germany, HIPAA for healthcare providers in the United States
  • (e) you comply with the marketing and electronic-messaging rules of your market (e.g. § 7 UWG in Germany, the CAN-SPAM Act in the United States)

We build the technical foundation – the legal responsibility for running your business sits with you. If you need help with the concrete implementation, get in touch with us or speak to specialised legal counsel.

5.6 Indemnification for your content: if third parties bring claims against us in relation to content, data, logos, copy or materials you have supplied or that you operate on the systems we have built (e.g. copyright, trademarks, personality rights, unfair competition, data protection), you indemnify us in full. This covers reasonable warning-letter costs, legal fees and court costs.

6. Acceptance and warranty

6.1 When we've created a work for you (e.g. a website), you must accept it once it is essentially as agreed.

6.2 Acceptance is deemed to have taken place automatically if you use the service productively (e.g. the website goes live) or you don't report material defects in writing within 14 days of handover.

6.3 What we guarantee: our warranty relates to the work we delivered – i.e. the agreed functionality, the assured properties and freedom from material and legal defects.

6.4 Very important – self-modification: as soon as you or someone on your behalf makes changes to our works yourself (to code, configurations, designs, AI setups, CRM structures, domains or hosting settings) without us reviewing or approving it beforehand, the warranty ceases automatically. This is industry-standard – we can't be answerable for something we didn't control.

6.5 For legitimate defects, we may first remedy them. If that fails, you can reduce the price or withdraw from the contract. The warranty period is 12 months from acceptance; longer statutory periods take precedence where applicable.

6.6 Small deviations from design drafts or preview versions are not defects, as long as they are technically justified or industry-standard.

6.7 For ongoing maintenance: if you've booked maintenance, we do it monthly as agreed. Here too: if you change something yourself without involving us, we can no longer provide maintenance or warranty for the affected areas.

7. Who owns the finished work

7.1 What we mean by "work": everything we create for you as part of our work belongs to the work. Specifically:

  • Websites, landing pages, the associated code
  • Designs, layouts, design systems, visual concepts
  • Logos, graphics and other design elements
  • Texts, headlines, copywriting
  • Strategic concepts, funnel architectures, process designs
  • SEO setups, content structures, schema.org configurations
  • Automations, workflows, integrations
  • CRM structures, pipelines, tag systems
  • Documentation, training materials, guides
  • All other work results created as part of the order

7.2 Usage rights come after full payment: once you've paid your invoice in full, you receive the simple, time- and territory-unlimited usage right for the agreed purpose.

7.3 Until payment, the work belongs to us: as long as not everything is paid, all rights remain with us. You may not use, exploit or modify the work beforehand.

7.4 We may show our work for marketing: we like to use our projects as references – in our portfolio, on social media, in case studies or pitches. By concluding the contract you consent to this automatically and irrevocably. A later unilateral prohibition is not possible; if you'd like to adjust something, just talk to us and we'll find a solution together.

7.5 Standard components such as frameworks, templates, libraries and tools remain with their respective rights holders.

7.6 Domains and accounts with third parties: domains, hosting accounts, analytics access and similar third-party accounts are, unless otherwise agreed, set up in your name – they belong to you. If we exceptionally hold an account in our name, we only transfer it by separate agreement and only once all outstanding invoices are paid.

7.7 If the work is used before payment: if you use our work before you've paid in full, that's a copyright infringement (§§ 15, 97 UrhG or 17 U.S. Code § 501). Such use exists in particular for:

  • Going live with the website under a publicly accessible domain
  • Taking designs, layouts, texts or code into other projects
  • Passing to third parties or another service provider
  • Commercial use of SEO setups, content structures or careers-funnel configurations
  • Independent operation of the work without a contractual basis
  • Reverse engineering or rebuilding the delivered works

7.8 What unauthorised use costs:

  • (a) In such a case, a contractual penalty equal to three times the agreed net fee of the affected order is due. This is the so-called triple license analogy and corresponds to established German Federal Court (BGH) case law.
  • (b) For ongoing services (hosting, maintenance, service packages) the penalty is calculated on the agreed net annual fee, but at least 12 monthly fees.
  • (c) Minimum amount per violation: €2,500.00 (for U.S. customers: $2,750.00).
  • (d) For repeated or particularly serious violations (e.g. transfer to third parties, reverse engineering) the triple license analogy remains, but the minimum penalty rises to €5,000.00 (for U.S. customers: $5,500.00).
  • (e) We reserve the right to claim further damages. A penalty already paid is offset against any damages beyond it.

7.9 What else we may do in case of unauthorised use:

  • Stop the use immediately and without warning (locking access, shutting down hosting, take-down requests to hosts, domain registrars or platforms)
  • Demand information on the type, extent and duration of use (§ 101 UrhG)
  • Demand the return or destruction of all copies of the work
  • Require a penalty-backed cease-and-desist declaration on repetition

7.10 Who has to prove what: if there are indications that the work is being used without authorisation (e.g. if it's online under a domain attributable to you), it's up to you to prove the use was authorised.

7.11 These provisions apply in addition to the suspension right in clause 4.8 and the retention of title in clause 7.3.

7.12 No cloning, no reverse engineering: you undertake not to copy, rebuild or hand to a third party for that purpose any material parts of our work or system. This expressly covers

  • (a) reverse engineering of content structures, schema.org setups and careers-funnel workflows
  • (b) extraction and reuse of our design systems or code architectures in a competing offering
  • (c) handing configurations, prompts or logics to other providers who would use them to build a comparable system for themselves or for third parties

Breaches of clause 7.12 trigger the consequences set out in clause 7.8.

8. Handover to another provider and special services

8.1 If you wish, we'll help you hand your work over to another service provider or host (export of content, handover of configurations, account transfer).

8.2 Migration, data export, account transfers, individual analyses, special requests and similar tasks not in the original scope are billed by time and effort. Standard hourly rate: €120.00 net. We tell you the expected effort in advance.

8.3 The exact amount of additional fees depends on your system, the scope and the effort. We communicate this transparently in advance.

8.4 A handover only takes place once all invoices due by then are paid.

9. Support and response times

9.1 We aim for record-breaking support. Normally we get back to you within a few hours.

9.2 For critical emergencies (e.g. website completely offline, security incident) we usually respond within 30 minutes during normal business hours.

9.3 A guaranteed response or resolution time (service level agreement) only applies if we've expressly agreed it in the individual contract.

10. Liability

10.1 For intent and gross negligence, and for injury to life, body or health, we are liable without limitation.

10.2 For simple negligence we are liable only if we breach essential contractual duties (cardinal duties). Liability is then limited to the typical, foreseeable damage – at most the net fee agreed in the order.

10.3 For lost profits, indirect damages, consequential damages or data loss we are not liable within the limits of the law.

10.4 We are not liable for outages of third parties (hosting, AI APIs, messengers, CRM and automation platforms) absent our fault.

10.5 Force majeure: we are not liable for delays or outages due to force majeure. This includes in particular:

  • Natural disasters, pandemics, strikes, official orders
  • Cyber-attacks, large-scale internet or power outages
  • Outages of AI APIs, e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI, Microsoft Azure AI
  • Outages of cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
  • Outages of hosting, CRM or messenger platforms
  • Maintenance windows or version changes of major third parties

Agreed deadlines extend by the duration of the impediment.

11. Confidentiality

What we learn about each other we keep to ourselves – whether trade secrets, customer data or technical configurations. This confidentiality continues after the contract ends.

12. Data protection and processing

12.1 We comply with the GDPR and applicable U.S. state privacy laws. Details are in our privacy policy.

12.2 If we process personal data on your behalf, we conclude a separate data processing agreement (DPA) under Art. 28 GDPR with you.

13. Term and termination

13.1 For one-off orders, the contractual relationship ends with acceptance of the service and full payment.

13.2 Monthly termination for ongoing services: ongoing services such as hosting, maintenance, service packages, AI setups or CRM support can, unless otherwise agreed, be cancelled monthly to month-end with one month's notice. Amounts already paid for the current month are not refunded pro rata. One-off project and campaign services do not qualify as ongoing services under this clause – in particular recruiting and recruiting campaigns including their ongoing optimisation, the creation of websites and career pages, and the build-out of funnels and applicant journeys. Clause 13.7 applies to those exclusively.

13.3 Extraordinary termination: both sides may terminate for good cause at any time. For us, good cause is in particular:

  • Payment default of more than 14 days
  • Repeated breaches of your cooperation duties
  • Unauthorised use under clause 7.7
  • Insolvency application or apparent inability to pay
  • Persistent breach of confidentiality

13.4 Terminations require text form – an email to [email protected] is enough.

13.5 What happens after termination: our ongoing services end when the termination takes effect. Handover of your work to you or a new provider is governed by clause 8 – provided all outstanding invoices are paid.

13.6 Hosting run-off after cancellation or payment stop for websites: if you cancel the website service or the monthly fee remains unpaid after a due reminder, the following applies to the website and its hosting:

  • (a) From the effective date of cancellation, or from the end of the last paid period, we keep the website online for a further 28 calendar days ("grace period"). Use this window to migrate the site to a new provider or self-host it.
  • (b) During the grace period we provide, on request, an export of the content and configurations we maintain (see clause 8). Condition: all outstanding invoices are paid.
  • (c) After the 28 days, we shut down hosting and the domain routing to our servers without further notice. The site is then no longer reachable at its previous URL.
  • (d) The domain itself stays yours, provided it is registered in your name (see clause 7.6). You can move it at any time.
  • (e) Bringing the website back online after take-down is treated as a fresh setup. The setup fee applicable at the time, plus the monthly service price applicable at the time of re-setup, become due again.

The 28-day window is a grace concession. It is designed to give you time for a clean transition without leaving your site exposed for too long.

13.7 If you end a one-off order early – flat compensation: this clause applies to all one-off project and campaign orders (clause 13.2, sentence 3). If you end such an order early after conclusion of the contract, you owe us the flat amount below. This applies regardless of how you label your declaration – termination, withdrawal, rescission, cancellation, refusal or a statement that you will not (or no longer) make use of the service – and regardless of whether the reason for the order has ceased to exist in the meantime. You bear the risk of no longer being able to use the service.

(a) Declaration before we send our onboarding documents: 30 % of the agreed net fee.

(b) Declaration after we send our onboarding documents: 80 % of the agreed net fee.

(c) Declaration after completion of the service or after go-live: 100 % of the agreed net fee.

(d) Why this level: our service consists almost entirely of our own working time, which we reserve and deploy for you after the contract is concluded. Third-party costs are virtually non-existent; you bear the advertising budget yourself and directly (clause 2.5 d). For campaigns we additionally maintain regional exclusivity for you and accept no competitor in your catchment area during that period. We therefore save only a small amount of expenditure.

(e) Your counter-evidence: you are expressly permitted to demonstrate that no amount or a substantially lower amount is owed. If you do, you owe only the amount demonstrated. We reserve the right to demonstrate a higher claim.

(f) Invoices already issued remain due as invoiced. The flat amount falls due immediately upon receipt of your declaration, unless the invoice was already due earlier.

(g) Work products created will be handed over to you after payment in full in accordance with clauses 7 and 8.

13.8 If you fail to cooperate: if you fail to perform an act of cooperation required for delivery – in particular granting access to accounts and ad accounts, credentials, approvals or image material – and fail to remedy this within 14 days of our request in text form, the following applies: (a) we may invoice the progress achieved up to that point; the agreed fee falls due irrespective of acceptance or go-live. (b) All deadlines and guarantees – in particular the hiring guarantee under clause 2.5 – are suspended for the duration of the delay. (c) In addition we may claim reasonable compensation under section 642 German Civil Code and, after the deadline has passed without result, terminate for cause under clause 13.3; in that case you owe the flat amount under clause 13.7 at the tier reached at the time of our request.

13.9 No right of withdrawal: we conclude contracts exclusively with entrepreneurs within the meaning of section 14 German Civil Code (clause 1.2). A statutory right of withdrawal under sections 312g, 355 German Civil Code therefore does not exist; it requires a consumer contract. We do not grant any contractual right of withdrawal, rescission or cancellation. Clause 13.7 applies exclusively to early termination.

14. If we change or you get acquired

14.1 If we transfer the contract: we may transfer the contract with all rights and obligations, in whole or in part, to an affiliated company or legal successor, e.g. in a company sale, restructuring or merger.

14.2 6-month transition period for you: if that happens, you get a 6-month transition period and can give extraordinary notice within that time if continuing with the new contracting party is unreasonable for you.

14.3 If you get acquired: you may only transfer the contract to a third party with our written consent. If you are acquired (change of control), we can either continue the contract or terminate with 30 days' notice where there are legitimate grounds (e.g. a competitive relationship).

15. Applicable law and dispute resolution

15.1 Applicable law: for customers domiciled in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, German law applies exclusively, excluding the UN Sales Convention and the rules of private international law. For all other customers, the law of the US state of New York applies, excluding the UN Sales Convention. For customers from the EU, mandatory GDPR provisions and other mandatory EU rules apply. For U.S. customers, mandatory provisions of applicable consumer protection law and the consumer guarantees under it (the FTC Act and state consumer protection laws) apply; the US-tailored version of these terms is at /us/terms.

15.2 Place of jurisdiction for DACH customers: for all disputes arising from or in connection with contracts with customers from Germany, Austria or Switzerland, the ordinary courts in Munich have jurisdiction. We are additionally entitled to sue you at your general place of jurisdiction. No arbitration agreement exists. The German order-for-payment procedure under sections 688 et seq. ZPO and the European order-for-payment procedure remain fully available.

15.3 Dispute resolution for U.S. customers: for U.S. customers, the courts of New York have non-exclusive jurisdiction, without prejudice to any non-derogable consumer rights under applicable federal and state consumer protection law.

15.4 Other customers: for all other customers, the place of jurisdiction is Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA.

15.5 Interim relief: regardless of the above, either party may seek interim relief before the ordinary courts at the other party's seat.

16. Final provisions

16.1 Severability: should a provision of these terms be or become invalid, the remaining provisions remain valid. The invalid provision is replaced by the valid rule that comes closest to its economic intent. The same applies to gaps.

16.2 Written form: amendments, additions and side agreements to these terms and to the individual contract require text form. This also applies to waiving this written-form requirement itself.

16.3 We notify you of changes to these terms in text form. They are deemed approved by you if you do not object in writing within 6 weeks.

16.4 The contract language is German. If contracts are also available in English, the German version prevails in case of doubt. For U.S. customers, the English version prevails.

16.5 Survival of certain clauses after termination: the provisions on rights warranty (clause 5.2), compliance obligations (clause 5.5), content indemnification (clause 5.6), use of work and reverse engineering (clause 7), liability (clause 10), confidentiality (clause 11), assignment (clause 14) and law / dispute resolution (clause 15) continue to apply after the contract ends, to the extent required by their meaning and purpose.

16.6 Notices and deemed receipt: notices under these terms are deemed received

  • by email to the most recently notified address: on the business day after dispatch
  • by registered mail or postal delivery to the most recently notified address: 3 business days after dispatch
  • by WhatsApp or messenger to the number/ID provided during onboarding: on the business day after dispatch

You must notify us of address changes in text form in good time; otherwise the most recently known details remain valid.

16.7 Entire agreement: these terms together with the relevant individual contract, written offer or order confirmation form the entire agreement between us. Earlier oral or written arrangements are superseded.


Blackmont Holding LLC · 1309 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA · EIN 35-2945096 · [email protected]
Correspondence Germany: Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 20, 80333 Munich · Correspondence United States: 199 Water St, New York, NY 10038

A systems builder, not an agency

The last time you pay anyone for recruiting as a service.

Blacklyne is not a recruiter, not a retainer agency and not a staffing firm. We build the hiring system once inside your company and hand it over with accounts, templates and everything documented in writing. From handover on you hire on your own – no fee per head, no monthly retainer, and no us.

What ends at handover

  • Recruiter fee, 15–25 % of annual salary – per head, every time
  • Retainer: monthly, open-ended, paying for effort rather than outcome
  • Staffing mark-up, cost factor 1.5–2.0
  • Dependency: accounts, audiences and applicant data sitting with a provider

What stays – inside your company

  • A careers page on your own domain, source code and access included
  • Ad accounts, audiences and creatives running on your company
  • Applicant data, screening questions and scoring logic
  • Operating manual and training – you launch the next role alone

Your ad budget keeps running through your own accounts, paid straight to the platform. Nothing flows to us from day one – that is the difference, not the campaign.

How the system is built