Terms & Conditions
General Disclaimer
To the extent permitted by law we will in no way be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or damage, however caused (including through negligence) which may be directly or indirectly suffered in connection with use of this Website or websites of other entities which are hyperlinked from this Website (“Linked Website”).
Specific Warnings and Disclaimers
The information contained in this Website is provided by us in good faith on an “as is” basis. The information is believed to be accurate and current at the date the information was placed on this Website. We make no representation or warranty as to the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information contained on this Website or that the Website will be uninterrupted or error free. You should not act on the basis of anything contained on this Website without first obtaining specific professional advice. You must make your own assessment of it and rely on it wholly at your own risk.
All legal content on this Website relates only to the laws of Australia, unless specifically stated otherwise. The laws of Australia may be different from your laws.
We are not liable to you or anyone else if interference with or damage to your computer systems occurs in connection with use of this Website or a Linked Website. You must take your own precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use from this Website is free of viruses or anything else (such as worms or trojan horses) that may interfere with or damage the operations of your computer systems.
We may, from time to time, change or add to this Website without notice. However, we do not undertake to keep this Website updated. We are not liable to you or anyone else if errors occur in the information on this Website or if that information is not up-to-date.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, all representations, warranties and other terms are excluded. You must ensure that your access to this Website is not illegal or prohibited by laws which apply to you or in your location.
Copyright
This Website is our copyright property. All rights are reserved. You are provided with access to it only for your personal and non-commercial use.
Other than for the permitted purposes above, and for the purposes of and subject to the conditions prescribed under the Copyright Act 1968 (Commonwealth of Australia) and similar statutes that apply in your location, you may not, in any form or by any means:
- adapt, reproduce, store, distribute, transmit, print, display, perform, publish or create derivative works from any part of this Website; or
- commercialise any information, products or services obtained from any part of this Website, without our written permission.
Trademarks
All trade names, trademarks, service marks and other product and service names and logos (the “Marks”) displayed on the Website are proprietary to their respective owners and are protected by applicable trademark and copyright laws. These Marks may be registered or unregistered marks of NECDL or others.
Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting any licence or right of use of any other person’s or entity’s trademark which is displayed on this Website without their express permission.
If you use any of our trademarks to refer to our activities, products or services, you must include a statement attributing that trademark to us. You must not use any of our trademarks:
- in or as the whole or part of your own trademarks;
- in connection with activities, products or services which are not ours;
- in a manner which may be confusing, misleading or deceptive; and
- in a manner that disparages us or our information, products or services (including this Website).
Linked Websites
This Website may contain links to Linked Websites. Those links are provided for convenience only and may not remain current or be maintained.
Links to those Linked Websites should not be construed as any endorsement, approval, recommendation, or preference by us of the owners or operators of the Sites, or for any information, products or services referred to on those Other Websites. Your use of any link to a Linked Website is entirely at your own risk.
Unless stated otherwise on this Website, we have:
- no relationship with the owners or operators of those Linked Websites; and
- no control over or rights in those Linked Websites.
Commercial Electronic Messages
If you express interest in products or services or information through your use of this Website, you consent to us sending commercial electronic messages (including messages about our products and services and the products and services of third parties) to electronic addresses which you have provided to us or for which you or your employer (or your employer’s related bodies corporate) are the relevant electronic account holder.
Applicable Laws
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws in force in Victoria, Australia and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, Australia and any courts which may hear appeals from those courts in respect of any proceedings in connection with these Terms of Use or this Website.
Privacy
These Terms of Use incorporate, and should be read together with, the NECDL Privacy Statement.
User Content
This Websites may contain comments sections that allows you to submit content to us (“Comments Section”).
You grant us a non-exclusive, transferrable, irrevocable, royalty free licence to store, use, disclose and otherwise commercially exploit the content you submit using the Comments Section.
You must not submit any content using the Comments Section which:
- identifies your client or parties to a transaction or includes any personal, confidential or privileged information or information which may otherwise be used to identify a person or an organisation;
- uses trademarks, logos, company names, copyrighted material or brands of any third party;
- includes advertising or promotional material;
- contains content which is illegal, misleading, or fictitious;
- contains any offensive, abusive, obscene, indecent or socially insensitive material;
- is threatening, harassing, discriminatory or defamatory;
- infringes our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of any other person or organisation; or
- is for any reason whatsoever, inappropriate, racist or offensive for display.
We reserve the right to delete or edit any content submitted by you using the Comments Section at our sole discretion.
