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The updated terms make explicit that requesting a background check through Gusto creates a legally binding agreement not just with Gusto but also incorporating terms from Gusto's payroll service and Checkr's service agreement. This means customers are committing to multiple overlapping sets of terms when they initiate a background check request. The change does not appear to alter the substantive rights or obligations, but rather clarifies their scope and binding nature in writing.
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comply with Applicable Laws administered by the U.S. Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control or other governmental entity imposing export controls and trade sanctions...
You hereby represent and warrant that: (1) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country...
You represent and warrant that: (a) you are not named on or subject to any government sanctions programs or list of persons or entities prohibited from receiving U.S. exports, or engaging in transactions with any U.S. person...
"Gusto may...terminate this Agreement immediately without notice...if Employer attempts to send funds to a country or recipient that is sanctioned or that Gusto reasonably believes is sanctioned in Gusto's sole discretion.Excerpt from Gusto's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Gusto may...terminate this Agreement immediately without notice...if Employer attempts to send funds to a country or recipient that is sanctioned or that Gusto reasonably believes is sanctioned in Gusto's sole discretion.”
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