Terms and Conditions

 

Disclaimer

NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. is committed to enhancing the public availability, dissemination and exchange of information. To that end, NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. web-site has been established as an entry point to enable you to quickly and easily access information that is relevant to Reconciliation on the Internet in relation to topics of relevance to New South Wales and its residents.

NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. web site is made up of, for the most part, hypertext links to other Local Regional Reconciliation Groups web sites which contain information collated and presented by the Local Regional Reconciliation Groups, third-party Reconciliation organisations and individuals.

The providers of the linked Local Regional Reconciliation Groups web sites and pages often have their own protocols and standards in relation to their sites and the information which appears at them. We urge you to familiarise yourself with these protocols and standards since the NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. can not warrant and does not represent that the linked sites are complete, current, reliable and/or free from error.

NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. also cannot accept responsibility or liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense you might incur as a result of the use of or reliance upon the materials which appear at the linked Local Regional Reconciliation Groups web sites and pages. The NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. site has been designed and made available as an Internet Information, Resource and Educational tool only.

Bearing in mind the importance of freedom of expression to our democratic society, the NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. does not necessarily endorse or support the views, opinions, standards or information expressed at the linked sites.

Similarly, you should not interpret the absence of a link from the NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. web site to any particular third-party site as a criticism or comment by the NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. on the provider or content of that site.

The links which appear at NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. web site have been set up as an information, resource and educational source only, and with the NSW Reconciliation Council Inc.'s desire to promote reconciliation, multiculturalism, tolerance and diversity within our society in mind.

As such, you should appreciate that despite the efforts of the NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. to review and assess the suitability of the linked sites, especially in regards to material's appearing at those sites, this may cause offence or upset some visitors. The NSW Reconciliation Council Inc. regrets any such offence or upset caused.

Ownership

The NSW Reconciliation Council website is owned and operated by the New South Wales Reconciliation Council Inc. ("NSWRC"). By using the Website, you agree to comply with the terms and conditions listed on this web page. NSWRC may amend the Terms and Conditions from time to time without prior notice.

Access and use

Your access to, and use of the materials contained in, the Website (regardless of whether or not your access or use is intended) is conditional on your acceptance and compliance with the terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers contained in this document and elsewhere on the Website (Terms of Use).

Your use of, and access to, the Website constitutes your agreement to the Terms of Use. NSWRC reserves the right to amend the Terms of Use without notice at any time. It is therefore important that you read this page regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes. Since you are bound by these Terms of Use, you should periodically refer to them in this document and elsewhere on the Website. Please read the Terms of Use carefully and save them. Any questions or comments regarding, or problems with, the Website should be sent to the site administrator immediately.

Contributions

By sending any information, comments, suggestions or other material ("Submissions") to the NSWRC website (including, without limitation by posting messages or sending emails) you grant to NSWRC a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free, irrevocable, worldwide licence to do the following in respect of the Submissions :

(a) use, reproduce, publish, adapt, edit, publicly perform, broadcast, transmit or communicate to the public: and

(b) sublicense the rights granted in paragraph (a) above to any third party and you agree that you will not be entitled to any remuneration (whether monetary or otherwise) in respect of exploitation of the Submissions by NSWRC (or any licensee). You also give NSWRC (and its licensees) a general consent to do all the aforementioned acts in relation to the Submissions without infringing your moral rights or any equivalent rights wherever in the world subsisting.

Photographs

By submitting a photograph or artwork (including graphic representations or 'avatars') to be uploaded to the website, you agree to the following:

Any photograph or artwork containing nudity, pornography, sexually explicit images or any copyright image (unless you own the copyright) is not permitted. Photos of celebrities and cartoons or comics are generally copyright material.

For security and privacy reasons, any photo or artwork that contains personally identifiable contact information such as name, phone number, email address or web site URL is not permitted. Uploading images of other people without their permission is also prohibited.

Submitted photos or artwork must be in GIF or JPG format and may be limited to a file size specified in the upload instructions.

NSWRC reserves the right to review all photos or artwork and to remove any photo or artwork for any reason at our sole discretion.

Copyright in the Content on the Website

The copyright subsisting in all information, text, material, graphics, software, advertisements and other material on the Website (Content) is owned by either NSWRC, its suppliers or licensors (as the case may be) unless expressly indicated otherwise on the Website.

You must not modify, copy, reproduce, communicate to the public, republish, frame, upload to a third party, post, transmit or distribute the Content in any way except as expressly provided for on the Website or expressly authorised in writing by NSWRC or the owner of the copyright subsisting in the Content. The use of materials from the Website on any other website or networked computer environment is similarly prohibited. You must not use the Website in any manner or for any purpose which is unlawful or in any manner which violates any right of NSWRC or the owner of the copyright subsisting in the Content or which is prohibited by the Terms of Use.

All rights not expressly granted in the Terms of Use are reserved.

Copyright in other material

NSWRC makes no warranties or representations that material on other websites to which the Content is linked does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person anywhere in the world.

NSWRC is not, and must not be taken to be, authorising infringement of any intellectual property rights contained in material on other websites by linking that material.

Trademarks

All trademarks displayed on the Website are trademarks of their respective owners. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting any licence or right of use of any trademark displayed on the Website without the express written permission of NSWRC, the relevant NSWRC affiliate or third party owner.

Content

Changes are made periodically to the Content and the Content could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.

Links

The Website contains hypertext reference links and other pointers to internet websites operated by third parties. These linked websites are not under the control of NSWRC, and NSWRC is not responsible for the contents of any linked website or any hypertext reference link contained in a linked website. NSWRC provides these links to you as a convenience only, and the inclusion of any link does not imply any sponsorship or endorsement of the linked website, or approval of any material on the website, by NSWRC. NSWRC makes no warranties or representations regarding the quality, accuracy, merchantability or fitness for purpose of any material on other websites to which Content is linked. You link to any such website entirely at your own risk. When visiting other websites you should refer to each such website’s individual terms of use and not rely on this agreement.

Advertising and third party offers

The Website may also contain third party advertisements (including banner ads) which contain embedded hypertext reference links or which include referral buttons to websites operated by third parties or their licensees or contractors. All third party advertising (including referral buttons and embedded hypertext reference links) are not recommendations or endorsements by NSWRC or its directors or employees. You are referred to the relevant advertiser for all information regarding the advertiser and its goods or services. NSWRC takes no responsibility for third party advertisements posted on the Website.

In some instances, the advertisement will contain representations or offers by the third party advertiser which you can accept by linking to the advertiser's website and executing the relevant transaction. Such offers are not made by NSWRC, and the third party advertiser is solely responsible to you for all aspects of processing and delivery of any goods or services you purchase on the third party website (eg. processing payments, cancellations and returns, and customer service and complaints).

On certain occasions, NSWRC will provide you with the opportunity to purchase goods or services from third party suppliers or carriers (on these occasions, NSWRC does not offer the goods or services itself). NSWRC does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for the acts or omissions of any such third party, and does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for purpose of any such goods or services or that such goods or services comply with all applicable product safety and consumer product information standards. Any purchase of goods or services you may make from any such third party will be a separate contract with that third party supplier for those goods or services. Such purchases may be subject to separate terms and conditions imposed by that third party supplier. It is your responsibility to find out the terms and conditions imposed by that third party supplier on any transactions you may carry out. NSWRC is not in any way responsible or liable for any failure in relation to:

(a) the communication from you to that third party;

(b) that third party’s failure to deliver the goods or services ordered;

(c) the condition of the goods or services on delivery;

(d) the payment of any goods or services tax (or similar tax) payable on the supply by that third party of the goods or services or the importation of the goods and services by you; and

(e) any loss incurred by you through currency fluctuations when purchasing the goods or services from that third party.

In certain circumstances, NSWRC may receive a fee from certain advertisers when a user:

(a) who has entered the advertiser's website from the Website undertakes certain transactions on or in relation to that advertiser's website; or

(b) purchases certain goods or services by faxing or otherwise placing an order for those goods or services using an order form downloaded from the Website.

Disclaimer of liability and warranties

The Trade Practices Act 1974 (Commonwealth) and similar State and Territory legislation in Australia may confer rights and remedies on you in relation to the provision by NSWRC of goods or services on the Website which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified (Non-excludable Rights). NSWRC does not exclude any Non-excludable Rights but does exclude all other conditions and warranties implied by custom, law or statute.

Except as provided for by the Non-excludable Rights:

(a) all Content is provided without warranties of any kind, either express or implied;

(b) NSWRC makes no warranties or representations regarding the quality, accuracy, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of any Content;

(c) NSWRC does not warrant or represent that:

(i) the Content will not cause any damage;
(ii) the functions contained in any Content, or your access to the Website, will be reliable, uninterrupted or error-free;
(iii) any defects will be corrected; or
(iv) that the Website or the server which stores and transmits Content to you are free of computer viruses or any other harmful components, defects or errors;

(d) NSWRC does not warrant or make any representation regarding:

(i) your access to, or the results of your access to, the Website (including any related or linked websites);
(ii) the functionality of links to other websites, the security of those websites or the reliability or accuracy of the information contained on those websites; or
(iii) any Content in terms of correctness, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, reliability or otherwise;

(e) you assume the entire cost of any necessary verification of any relevant Content which you wish to have verified; and

(f) you agree that you use the Website and rely on material contained in the Website at your own risk.

You should make your own inquiries before entering into any transaction on the basis of the Contents. NSWRC does not check the accuracy of the Contents and neither NSWRC nor any other party providing material displayed on the Website is under any obligation to give notice of any corrections or amendments.

You acknowledge that NSWRCis not liable for:

(a) any delays, inaccuracies, failures, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, computer viruses or communication line failures; or

(b) the theft, destruction, damage or unauthorised access to your computer system or network.

Under no circumstances (including but not limited to any act or omission on the part of NSWRC) will NSWRC be liable for any loss or damages (including, without limitation, indirect, incidental, special or consequential or punitive damages and damages for loss of profits) whatsoever which result from any use or access of, or any inability to use or access, the Website or any Content. You expressly acknowledge and agree that NSWRC does not exert control over users of the Website and is not liable either for their opinions or their behaviour including any information or advice and any defamatory statements, or offensive or illegal conduct.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, NSWRC’s liability for breach of any implied warranty or condition which cannot be excluded is limited at the option of NSWRC to the following:

(a) in the case of services supplied or offered by NSWRC:

(i) the supply of the services again; or
(ii) the payment of the cost of having services supplied again; and

(b) in the case of goods supplied or offered by NSWRC:

(i) the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods;
(ii) the repair of such goods;
(iii) the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or acquiring equivalent goods; or
(iv) the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify NSWRC (its respective parents and affiliates and their respective employees and officers) against any loss or damage suffered, or costs incurred, by them in connection with your use of the Website or any breach by you of the Terms of Use or any other legal obligation.

Compliance with laws outside Australia

NSWRC makes no representation that the Content or the Website complies with laws (including intellectual property laws) of any country outside Australia. If you access the Website from outside Australia, you do so on your own responsibility and are responsible for ensuring compliance with all laws in the place where you are located.

Termination

NSWRC may at any time without notice immediately terminate this agreement and your use and access to the Website. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorised to use or access the Website, however, all restrictions imposed on you and all NSWRC disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in the Terms of Use survive the termination.

Governing law

This agreement will be governed by and construed according to the laws of New South Wales, Australia without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts and tribunals of New South Wales.

Severability

If any provision of this agreement is held invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, this agreement will remain otherwise in full force apart from that provision which will be deemed deleted.

 

 

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