Career Navig8r
Community Thrivelines

Careernavig8r.com is a place and means for people, with experience in a role, to mentor people new to these roles or people who hope to enter them.
Equally, they can offer guidance to people already in the role and looking to get better.
Both Navig8rs (Mentors) and Mentees use careernavig8r.com as a meeting place, or maybe more accurately, as an online marketplace.
Like any marketplace - in our case an exchange of skills, knowledge, experience Gguidance - for money - there needs to be a level of trust, honesty & openness.
We’re looking to build an environment where people trust they will find the skills they are looking for to achieve the next step on their career path.
An environment where people who have all of the knowledge know they can share it to help others on their career path, and be rewarded for it.
We want a community.
A community needs structure to thrive, so we’ve written down some ‘Community Guidelines’
You could just as easily call them Community Thrivelines
So, please see below for our community guidelines and try your hardest to stick to them. It should be easy as most of them are fairly logical and straightforward, and all based on openness, honesty and integrity.
NB - There will be one of those strict-sounding notices at the bottom. If you’re that way inclined, you can race down and read them now...
If not sit back, relax and give the next few paragraphs a read.
We’ve started with Mentors (or Navig8rs) for no particular reason other than...we wanted

Mentors must:

• Not take bookings or payment directly from their mentee(s)
  This isn’t just part of our community guidelines but goes against the terms & conditions of the site.
  This rule is for the benefit of everyone, not only does it ensure we get our 10% cut, but it also covers the Mentor too. Read on for why...
  
  • Success on Career Navig8r is gained by getting a steady stream of Mentees, and revenue. Once you finish working with a mentee, they’ll leave a review. The more reviews you have, the more likely future mentees will pick you. Taking meetings off the site deprives you of that opportunity
  • You’re also signaling to the Mentee, that you’re willing to be unethical. (Remember, they have a set of guidelines too, and it’s also in their terms & conditions) So, when payment is needed, would they be more or less likely to trust you, if you’ve already shown you’re happy to circumnavigate the rules? Remember we talked about trust and honesty earlier :-)
  • You’ll also not be covered by our cancellation and arbitration policies. The Career Navig8r payment system ensures all payments are automatic, all financial information safe and you’re both protected by an independent and highly secure payment system (e.g. Stripe). Having a place to find a steady stream of mentees, and the systems in place to support this makes continuing to work through us easy, profitable, safe and ethical.
• Always comply with local and international laws and tax laws.
  Career Navig8r acts as a communication platform and is not liable for ensuring compliance by Mentors. It is your responsibility to ensure all local and international laws, and tax compliances are met. If you’re adult enough to offer mentoring services, then you’re adult enough to know that you are responsible for reporting your own financial situation to the relevant bodies.
  Career Navig8r is not your employer and bears no responsibility for your income/tax liabilities.
• Accurately represent themselves in terms of experience, education, pricing, and the services they offer.
  You should accurately present:
  Your education, educational awards/accreditation and working experience.
  Including the accrediting body, the time it took to gain your award and the level attained. Where you worked, the role(s) you had and what this involved.
  Give examples of how you approached the work and the length of time in each role. You’ve got previous mentoring experience? You should definitely mention that.!
  Your photograph must look like you, and ideally look professional.
  You must accurately present the services you offer and the price you charge for them. Career Navig8r will take action if it is discovered that you are misrepresenting yourself or the services that you offer.
  
• Behave professionally and courteously
  When communicating with anybody, for any reason, including during mentoring sessions, your behaviour should be professional, inclusive and non- discriminatory.
  We want you to relax and get on well with your mentees, that’s when mentoring works best. However please bear in mind your language & behaviours should be polite and respectful at all times.
  To make it easy we’ve compiled a little list of all the things we do not expect you to do while using Career Navig8r
  - No language or behaviours of a sexual nature.
  - No alcohol or illegal drugs should be consumed.
  - No discrimination of any nature on the basis of - Gender, Age, Marital Status, Family Status, Sexual Orientation, Religion, Race, Disability, or membership of the Travelling Community or, any other category of person as defined by local/national laws.
  - It is strictly forbidden to form any type of sexual/dating relationship with other members of the Career Navig8r community or users of careernavig8r.com
  Phew...it’s a long list, but I think you’ll agree it’s a fair one!
• Only list and offer Mentoring that you are allowed to offer.
  If any of your previous roles are covered by non-disclosure agreements or secrecy agreements (maybe you were a spy), please don’t offer those on Career Navig8r unless you have written confirmation from the relevant employer.
  If it is discovered that you are offering information that you do not have permission to offer, the listing will be removed, and your account will be subject to removal from the site.
• Never engage in illegal or prohibited activity to or with a Mentee
• Never meet a Mentee in person (except for online/virtual meetings)
• Confidentiality is a critical aspect of safety on Career Navig8r.
To round up - be nice - be honest - don’t discriminate and we’ll all get on fine

Mentees must:

• Not ask your Mentor to take bookings or payments directly (not using the Career Navig8r website) nor accept this request from your Mentor.
  This isn’t just part of our community guidelines but goes against the terms & conditions of the site.
  This rule is for the benefit of everyone, not only does it ensure we get our 10% cut, but it also covers you, the Mentee too. Read on for why...
  
  • You’re also signalling to your Mentor, that you’re willing to be unethical.
    (Remember, they have a set of guidelines too, and it’s also in their terms & conditions) So, when payment is needed, would they be more or less likely to trust you, if you’ve already shown you’re happy to circumnavigate the rules?
    Remember we talked about trust and honesty earlier :-)
  • You’ll also not be covered by our cancellation and arbitration policies.
    The Career Navig8r payment system ensures all payments are automatic, all financial information safe and you’re both protected by an independent and highly secure payment system (e.g. Stripe). Having a place to find a steady stream of mentors, and the systems in place to support this makes continuing to work through us easy, profitable, safe and ethical.
  • If you have a complaint, requesting a refund etc., Career Navig8r will not be able to help and you will have to make this request to a Mentor who has shown themselves willing to be unethical.
  • Adjudication can only occur through the Career Navig8r process. If you have communicated through any other medium other than the Career Navig8r communication system you have broken the Terms and Conditions of the website and as such Career Navig8r is no longer in a position to mediate on your behalf with the mentor. As such, any action to gain a refund must be performed with the mentor.
• Understand the Role of “Career Navig8r” and what it offers.
  Career Navig8r is a communication platform and as such is not liable for ensuring compliance by Mentors. Your Mentoring purchase is direct with the Mentor (your Mentor is the service provider, not Career Navig8r).
  As such our ability to ensure Mentor’s compliance is limited to:
  
  • Being able to withhold payment to a Mentor for a limited time period while an issue is investigated, and within this limited period, if the investigation sides with the Mentee, to permanently withhold payment and refund the Mentee (please see terms and conditions).
  • The removal of the Mentor from the Career Navig8r platform.
• Accurately represent themselves to the Mentor
  You must accurately present your education, educational awards/accreditation and working experience
• Behave professionally and courteously
  When communicating with anybody, for any reason, including during mentoring sessions, your behaviour should be professional, inclusive and non- discriminatory..
  We want you to relax and get on well with your mentors, that’s when mentoring works best. However please bear in mind your language G behaviours should be polite and respectful at all times.
  To make it easy we’ve compiled a little list of all the things we do not expect you to do while using Career Navig8r
  - No language or behaviours of a sexual nature.
  - No alcohol or illegal drugs should be consumed.
  - No discrimination of any nature on the basis of - Gender, Age, Marital Status, Family Status, Sexual Orientation, Religion, Race, Disability, or membership of the Travelling Community or, any other category of person as defined by local/national laws.
  - It is strictly forbidden to form any type of sexual/dating relationship with other members of the Career Navig8r community or users of careernavig8r.com
• Only ask for Mentoring that you have the permission to receive.
  If any of your current or previous job roles are covered by any form of a non- disclosure agreement or secrecy agreement, you must ask for mentoring in these roles unless you have written permission from the relevant employer.
  If it is discovered that you are offering information or receiving Mentoring that you do not have permission to receive, your account will be subject to removal from the site.
  
• You must offer both Fair and Accurate Feedback.
• Never engage in illegal or prohibited activity with or to your Mentor.
• Never meet a Mentor in person (except for online/virtual meetings).

Everyone must:

• Communicate honestly with others.
  Career Navig8r is a trusted marketplace and depends on the honesty, integrity, and best interest of everyone that uses the platform. Only message others with the best intent in mind, do not make false claims, or misrepresentations, do not engage in fraudulent activity and do not willingly be deceitful.
  Just be nice to each other folks.
• Use our platform for its intended use.
  Career Navig8r is a communication platform.
  It enables mentors and mentees to find each other. The messaging is limited to booking meetings, confirming or rejecting meetings and arranging meetings.
  It also enables Mentors to showcase the roles that can mentor in, and affords mentees the opportunity to discuss suitability with their mentor..
  Any messages that are not intended for the purposes above, or are deemed fraudulent or harmful to either user will be reviewed and where appropriate, may result in legal action being taken by Career Navig8r.
  All users and booking requests are also bound by the Terms of Service that are agreed upon by using the platform. Career Navig8r is neither a dating site nor a place for you to carry out (or even arrange) fraudulent activity. Play nicely, folks.
• Respect everybody's privacy and information.
  Many Mentors are world-renowned professionals, some may also have well- known Mentees. It is both professional and common courtesy to respect the privacy of the mentoring relationship.
  In some cases, a Mentee/Mentor may ask for a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to their booking. It’s entirely up to you if you want to sign one. But it’s equally up to the other person to not want to carry on with the relationship without one.
  
  • Maintaining all information received as Confidential
    Mentoring and all the things discussed in a mentoring session should be treated as confidential, and only to be shared between the two people in the session.
    Don’t discuss the specifics of anything discussed inside your sessions with anyone from outside your sessions.
    Anyone found to be breaching the confidentiality of either their mentee or mentor could have their profile and listing removed from the site.
    Now, here comes another of those long, might be a bit boring, bit necessary pieces... (please note: what follows is not a legally binding agreement or a legal document at all, rather it is designed to give both Mentor and Mentee further clarity in this area)
  • Confidential Information “means all business or technical information of Discloser, whether it is received, accessed or viewed by Disclosee in writing, visually, electronically or orally. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, the following types of information, and other information of a similar nature (whether or not reduced to writing or still in development):
    designs, concepts, drawings, inventions, specifications, techniques, discoveries, models, data, content material, source code, object code, documentation, diagrams, flow charts, research, development, processes, procedures, know-how, new product or new technology information, marketing techniques and materials, marketing plans, timetables, strategies and development plans (including prospective trade names or trademarks), customer names and other information related to customers, pricing policies, and financial information, as well as analyses, compilations, studies or documents prepared by Discloser or its Representatives which contain or reflect the Confidential information.
  • Either Party may disclose Confidential Information to the other Party in confidence provided that the Discloser identifies such information as proprietary and confidential either by marking it, in the case of written materials, or, in the case of information that is disclosed orally or written materials that are not marked, by notifying the other Party of the proprietary and confidential nature of the information, such notification to be done orally, by e-mail or written correspondence, or via other means of communication as might be appropriate within a reasonable time (not to exceed thirty (30) days) after the disclosure, or provided the disclosed information would, under the circumstances, appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary.
  • ○Exceptions. Notwithstanding the above, this direction on Confidentiality while operating on the Career Navig8r platform and when in Mentoring Sessions / Meetings does not impose obligations of secrecy if:
    
    • Was known to the Disclosee, without restriction, at the time of disclosure, as demonstrated by files in existence at the time of disclosure;
    • The information in question is an object of public knowledge;
    • The information in question is approved for disclosure through prior written authorization from the Discloser;
    • The information in question was independently developed by the Disclosee without any use of the Confidential Information of the Discloser and by employees of the Disclosee who have not had access to the Confidential Information, as demonstrated by files created at the time of such independent development;
    • The information in question shall be disclosed in order to fulfil obligations under agreements between parties;
    • The information in question is disclosed to the Disclosee by a third party who has the right to make such a disclosure, or
    • The information in question is disclosed in response to a valid order of a court or other governmental agency or any political subdivision, but only to the extent of and for the purpose of such an order; provided, however, that the Disclosee shall first notify the Discloser in writing to seek a protective order or take other appropriate and necessary action.
  • Obligations. The Disclosee should:
    
    • Hold the Discloser’s Confidential Information in strict confidence;
    • Not disclose such Confidential Information to any third party except as specifically authorized herein or as specifically authorized by the Discloser in writing;
    • further agrees that in protecting Confidential Information against unauthorised use, dissemination or publication, it shall use the same degree of care as it uses in protecting its own information of similar nature, but no less than reasonable care; and
    • not to use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than for the purpose of giving or receiving mentoring
    • inform the other party immediately upon becoming aware or suspecting that an unauthorised person has become aware of Confidential Information;
  • The Disclosee shall:
    
    • inform anyone to whom it discloses Confidential Information that the information is confidential; and
    • procure that anyone to whom it discloses the Confidential Information complies with this agreement as if they were a party and shall, in any event, remain liable to the Discloser or for any breach of this Agreement committed by any party to whom the Disclosee has disclosed the Confidential Information.

Congratulations if you read through all of the last bit.
Now, just to not lighten the mood even further, what follows next is the strict-sounding piece we warned you about..
We mentioned our Community Guidelines (or Thrivelines) earlier and while we try to keep it light-hearted and relaxed, they are there for a reason.
The reasons, I’m sure you remember are safety, honesty, trust, openness and general all-round success of everyone involved with the platform.
As such:
Career Navig8r Community Guidelines are actively enforced to enable effective trust, and its critical components of safety and effective behaviour, to be adhered to. Career Navig8r takes violations of these Community Guidelines seriously and may suspend or terminate an Account for ongoing or serious violations. Career Navig8r reserves the right to edit or remove content on the site that violates these Community Guidelines or if we believe it adversely affects the integrity of the Career Navig8r platform or its users.
By using Career Navig8r / careernavig8r.com, you agree to strictly observe and follow these Community Guidelines. If you have any questions about these Community Guidelines, or if you believe that a user has violated these Community Guidelines, please email us immediately at admin@careernavig8r.com
We’re here for you so if you have ANY fears or concerns or if you have any worries at all about your privacy or safety on Career Navig8r please send us an email