Privacy, Terms and Conditions
WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
Please read the Gowrie Training & Consultancy Website Privacy Policy
ABOUT THIS WEBSITE
This website is operated by Gowrie Training & Consultancy, a program of Lady Gowrie Tasmania Inc. under the domain name of www.www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au (the website). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by Gowrie Training & Consultancy. Please read these terms and conditions (the Terms’) carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website, or any of Services, immediately.
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
The services that Gowrie Training & Consultancy provides to User is subject to the following Terms of Use (“TOU”). Gowrie Training & Consultancy reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without notice to User. The most current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on the “Terms of Use” hypertext link located at the bottom of our Web pages.
A. This Agreement, which incorporates by reference other provisions applicable to use of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au including, but not limited to, supplemental terms and conditions set forth hereof (“Supplemental Terms”) governing the use of certain specific material contained in www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au sets forth the terms and conditions that apply to use of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au by User. By using Gowrie Training & Consultancy (other than to read this Agreement for the first time), User agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to use www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au is personal to User and is not transferable to any other person or entity. User is responsible for all use of User’s Account (under any screen name or password) and for ensuring that all use of User’s Account complies fully with the provisions of this Agreement. User shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality of User’s password(s), if any.
B. Gowrie Training & Consultancy shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au, including, but not limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use.
2. CHANGED TERMS
Gowrie Training & Consultancy shall have the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to User’s use of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions, including, but not limited to, adding fees and charges for use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting on www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means by which User obtains notice thereof. Any use of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au by User after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by User of such changes, modifications or additions.
3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Through its Web property, Gowrie Training & Consultancy provides User with access to a variety of resources, including download areas, communication forums/blogs and product information (collectively “Services”). The Services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new Web properties, are subject to the TOU.
4. EQUIPMENT
User shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware, software and other equipment needed for access to and use of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au and all charges related thereto.
5. USER CONDUCT
A. User shall use www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au for lawful purposes only. User shall not post or transmit through www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law, or which, without Gowrie Training & Consultancy’s express prior approval, contains advertising or any solicitation with respect to products or services. Any conduct by a User that in Gowrie Training & Consultancy’s discretion restricts or inhibits any other User from using or enjoying www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au will not be permitted. User shall not use www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation, including, but not limited to, the solicitation of users to become subscribers of other on-line information services competitive with Gowrie Training & Consultancy.
B. www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au are copyrighted as a collective work under the Australian copyright laws. Gowrie Training & Consultancy owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. User may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part. User may download copyrighted material for User’s personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express permission of Gowrie Training & Consultancy and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. User acknowledges that it does not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.
C. User shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by copyright rests with User. User shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting material to any public area of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au, User automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such material has expressly granted Gowrie Training & Consultancy the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. User also permits any other User to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that User’s personal use. User hereby grants Gowrie Training & Consultancy the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made available on www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au by User.
D. The foregoing provisions of Section 5 are for the benefit of Gowrie Training & Consultancy, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers and licensors and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.
6. USE OF SERVICES
The Services may contain email services, notice board services, chat areas, blogs, news groups, forums, communities, web pages, web links, calendars, photo albums, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable User to communicate with others. User agrees to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, User agrees that when using the Communication Services, User will not:
- Use the Communication Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
- Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless User own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent to do the same.
- Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary right of any party.
- Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer or property of another.
- Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Services specifically allows such messages.
- Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that User know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
- Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
- Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
- Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses.
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
- Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
- Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.
Gowrie Training & Consultancy has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, Gowrie Training & Consultancy reserves the right to review materials posted to the Communication Services and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Gowrie Training & Consultancy reserves the right to terminate User’s access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever Gowrie Training & Consultancy reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as it deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Gowrie Training & Consultancy sole discretion.
Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination; User is responsible for adhering to such limitations if User downloads the materials. Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information in any Communication Services. Gowrie Training & Consultancy does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, Gowrie Training & Consultancy specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from User’s participation in any Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not authorized Gowrie Training & Consultancy spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Gowrie Training & Consultancy.
7. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
If any of the Services requires User to open an account, User must complete the registration process by providing Gowrie Training & Consultancy with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration form. User also will choose a password and a user name. User is entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of User’s password and account. Furthermore, User is entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under User’s account. User agrees to notify Gowrie Training & Consultancy immediately of any unauthorised use of User’s account or any other breach of security. Gowrie Training & Consultancy will not be liable for any loss that User may incur as a result of someone else using User’s password or account, either with or without User’s knowledge. However, User could be held liable for losses incurred by Gowrie Training & Consultancy or another party due to someone else using User’s account or password. User may not use anyone else’s account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.
8. NOTICE SPECIFIC TO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THIS YOUR WEBSITE ADDRESS
Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, fact sheets, blogs, newsletters and FAQs) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such Documents from the Services is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Accredited educational institutions, such as universities, private/public colleges, and state community colleges, may download and reproduce the Documents for distribution in the classroom. Distribution outside the classroom requires express written permission. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
Gowrie Training & Consultancy and/or its respective suppliers make no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the documents and related graphics published as part of the services for any purpose. all such documents and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. Gowrie Training & Consultancy and/or its respective suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. in no event shall Gowrie Training & Consultancy and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information available from the services.
the documents and related graphics published on the services could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. changes are periodically added to the information herein. Gowrie Training & Consultancy and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described herein at any time.
9. NOTICES REGARDING DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE
in no event shall Gowrie Training & Consultancy and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of software, documents, provision of or failure to provide services, or information available from the services.
10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
A. user expressly agrees that use of Gowrie Training & Consultancy is at user’s sole risk. neither Gowrie Training & Consultancy, its affiliates nor any of their respective employees, agents, third party content providers or licensors warrant that www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au will be uninterrupted or error free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from use of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au or as to the accuracy, reliability or content of any information, service, or merchandise provided through www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au.
B. www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au is provided on an “as is” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, other than those warranties which are implied by and incapable of exclusion, restriction or modification under the laws applicable to this agreement.
C. this disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action. user specifically acknowledges that [your company name] is not liable for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other users or third-parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with user.
D. in no event will Gowrie Training & Consultancy, or any person or entity involved in creating, producing or distributing www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au or the Gowrie Training & Consultancy software, be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of the use of or inability to use www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au. user hereby acknowledges that the provisions of this section shall apply to all content on the site.
E. in addition to the terms set forth above neither, Gowrie Training & Consultancy nor its affiliates, information providers or content partners shall be liable regardless of the cause or duration, for any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or other defects in, or untimeliness or unauthenticity of, the information contained within www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au, or for any delay or interruption in the transmission thereof to the user, or for any claims or losses arising therefrom or occasioned thereby. none of the foregoing parties shall be liable for any third-party claims or losses of any nature, including, but not limited to, lost profits, punitive or consequential damages.
F. prior to the execution of a stock trade, users are advised to consult with your broker or other financial representative to verify pricing or other information. Gowrie Training & Consultancy, its affiliates, information providers or content partners shall have no liability for investment decisions based on the information provided. neither, Gowrie Training & Consultancy, nor its affiliates, information providers or content partners warrant or guarantee the timeliness, sequence, accuracy or completeness of this information. additionally, there are no warranties as to the results obtained from the use of the information.
G. force majeure – neither party will be responsible for any failure or delay in performance due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of god, war, riot,
embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, service outages resulting from equipment and/or software failure and/or telecommunications failures, power failures, network failures, failures of third party service providers (including providers of internet services and telecommunications). the party affected by any such event shall notify the other party within a maximum of fifteen (15) days from its occurence. the performance of ths agreement shall then be suspended for as long as any such event shall prevent the affected party from performing its obligations under this agreement.
11. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The links in this areas will let you leave Gowrie Training & Consultancy’s sire. The linked sites are not under the control of Gowrie Training & Consultancy and Gowrie Training & Consultancy is not responsible for the contents of any linked sire or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. Gowrie Training & Consultancy is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. Gowrie Training & Consultancy is providing these links to you only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Gowrie Training & Consultancy of the site.
Gowrie Training & Consultancy is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and Users. Accordingly, Gowrie Training & Consultancy has no more editorial control over such content than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, Users or any other user of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of Gowrie Training & Consultancy. Neither Gowrie Training & Consultancy nor any third-party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
In some instances, the content available through www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information provider, User, or other user not under contract with Gowrie Training & Consultancy. Gowrie Training & Consultancy neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au by anyone other than authorized Gowrie Training & Consultancy employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities. Under no circumstances will Gowrie Training & Consultancy be liable for any loss or damage caused by a User’s reliance on information obtained through www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au. It is the responsibility of User to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through Gowrie Training & Consultancy. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.
12. MONITORING
Gowrie Training & Consultancy shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au, including chat rooms and forums, to determine compliance with this Agreement and any operating rules established by Gowrie Training & Consultancy and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. Gowrie Training & Consultancy shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on www.gowrieconsultancy.com.au. Without limiting the foregoing, Gowrie Training & Consultancy shall have the right to remove any material that Gowrie Training & Consultancy, in its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable.
13. INDEMNIFICATION
User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Gowrie Training & Consultancy, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, arising out of the use of Gowrie Training & Consultancy by User or User’s Account.
14. TERMINATION
Either Gowrie Training & Consultancy or User may terminate this Agreement at any time. Without limiting the foregoing Gowrie Training & Consultancy shall have the right to immediately terminate User’s Account in the event of any conduct by User which Gowrie Training & Consultancy, in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by User of this Agreement.
15. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The Website, the content and all of the related products of Gowrie Training and Consultancy are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the content and compilation of the Website (including but not limited to logos, text, icons, video images, images, audio clips, Website, code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) or the content owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by Gowrie Training and Consultancy or its contributors. All other trademarks appearing on Gowrie Training & Consultancy are the property of their respective owners.