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Website Terms and Conditions of Use
1. About the Website
(a) Welcome to www.futuretransitions.com.au (the 'Website'). The Website provides climate and economic advice (the 'Services').
(b)The Website is operated by futuretransitions.com.au . Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by futuretransitions.com.au . 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.
(c) futuretransitions.com.au reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When futuretransitions.com.au updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with notice of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.
2. Acceptance of the Terms
(a) You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website. You may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this option is made available to you by futuretransitions.com.au in the user interface.
3. Registration to use the Services
(a) In order to access the Services, you must first register for an account through the Website (the 'Account').
(b) As part of the registration process, or as part of your continued use of the
Services, you may be required to provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or contact details), including:
(i) Email address
(ii) Preferred username
(iii) Mailing address
(iv) Telephone number
(c) You warrant that any information you give to futuretransitions.com.au in the course of completing the registration process will always be accurate, correct and up to date.
(d) Once you have completed the registration process, you will be a registered member of the Website ('Member') and agree to be bound by the Terms.
(e) You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if:
(i) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with
futuretransitions.com.au ; or
(ii) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of
Australia or other countries including the country in which you are
resident or from which you use the Services.
4. Your obligations as a Member
(a) As a Member, you agree to comply with the following:
(i) you will use the Services only for purposes that are permitted by:
(A) the Terms; and
(B) any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or
guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;
(ii) you have the sole responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of your
password and/or email address. Use of your password by any other
person may result in the immediate cancellation of the Services;
(iii) any use of your registration information by any other person, or third
parties, is strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately notify
futuretransitions.com.au of any unauthorised use of your password or
email address or any breach of security of which you have become
aware;
(iv) access and use of the Website is limited, non-transferable and allows for
the sole use of the Website by you for the purposes of
futuretransitions.com.au providing the Services;
(v) you will not use the Services or the Website in connection with any
commercial endeavours except those that are specifically endorsed or
approved by the management of futuretransitions.com.au ;
(vi) you will not use the Services or Website for any illegal and/or
unauthorised use which includes collecting email addresses of Members
by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email
or unauthorised framing of or linking to the Website;
(vii) you agree that commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms
of solicitation may be removed from the Website without notice and may
result in termination of the Services. Appropriate legal action will be taken
by futuretransitions.com.au for any illegal or unauthorised use of the
Website; and
(viii) you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or its
Services is prohibited.
5. Payment
(a) Where the option is given to you, you may make payment for the Services (the 'Services Fee') by way of:
(i) Electronic funds transfer ('EFT') into our nominated bank account
(ii) Credit Card Payment ('Credit Card')
(iii) Cash ('Cash')
(b) All payments made in the course of your use of the Services are made using
National Australia Bank. In using the Website, the Services or when making any
payment in relation to your use of the Services, you warrant that you have read,
understood and agree to be bound by the National Australia Bank terms and
conditions which are available on their website.
(c) You acknowledge and agree that where a request for the payment of the
Services Fee is returned or denied, for whatever reason, by your financial
institution or is unpaid by you for any other reason, then you are liable for any
costs, including banking fees and charges, associated with the Services Fee.
(d) You agree and acknowledge that futuretransitions.com.au can vary the Services Fee at any time.
6. Refund Policy
futuretransitions.com.au will only provide you with a refund of the Services Fee in the event they are unable to continue to provide the Services or if the manager of futuretransitions.com.au makes a decision, at its absolute discretion, that it is reasonable to do so under the circumstances (the 'Refund').
7. Copyright and Intellectual Property
(a) The Website, the Services and all of the related products of
futuretransitions.com.au 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
Services and compilation of the Website (including but not limited to text,
graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips, Website, code, scripts,
design elements and interactive features) or the Services are owned or
controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by futuretransitions.com.au or
its contributors.
(b) All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or
licensed by futuretransitions.com.au , who grants to you a worldwide, nonexclusive,
royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a Member to:
futuretransitions.com.au does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in
relation to the Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by
futuretransitions.com.au .
(i) use the Website pursuant to the Terms;
(ii) copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in
your device's cache memory; and
(iii) print pages from the Website for your own personal and non-commercial
use.
(c) futuretransitions.com.au retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website
and all related Services. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will
transfer any: to you.
(i) business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial
design, patent, registered design or copyright, or
(ii) a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name,
trade mark or industrial design, or
(iii) a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered
design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing,
system or process),
(d) You may not, without the prior written permission of futuretransitions.com.au and the permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the Services or third party Services for any purpose, unless otherwise provided by these Terms. This prohibition does not extend to materials on the Website, which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain.
8. Privacy
(a) futuretransitions.com.au takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to futuretransitions.com.au 's Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.
9. General Disclaimer
(a) Nothing in the Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties,
representations or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian
Consumer Law (or any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or
excluded.
(b) Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:
(i) all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are
not expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and
(ii) futuretransitions.com.au will not be liable for any special, indirect or
consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably
foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer
Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising
out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms (including as a
result of not being able to use the Services or the late supply of the
Services), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including
negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.
(c) Use of the Website and the Services is at your own risk. Everything on the
Website and the Services is provided to you "as is" and "as available" without
warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers,
employees, agents, contributors and licensors of futuretransitions.com.au make
any express or implied representation or warranty about the Services or any
products or Services (including the products or Services of
futuretransitions.com.au ) referred to on the Website, includes (but is not
restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:
(i) failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect,
failure to correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer
virus or other harmful component, loss of data, communication line
failure, unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or
unauthorised access to records;
(ii) the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website,
the Services, or any of its Services related products (including third party
material and advertisements on the Website);
(iii) costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Services or any of
the products of futuretransitions.com.au ; and
(iv) the Services or operation in respect to links which are provided for your
convenience.
10. Limitation of liability
(a) futuretransitions.com.au 's total liability arising out of or in connection with the
Services or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort
(including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the
resupply of the Services to you.
(b) You expressly understand and agree that futuretransitions.com.au , its affiliates,
employees, agents, contributors and licensors shall not be liable to you for any
direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which
may be incurred by you, however caused and under any theory of liability. This
shall include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or
indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible
loss.
11. Termination of Contract
(a) The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or by
futuretransitions.com.au as set out below.
(b) If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by:
Your notice should be sent, in writing, to futuretransitions.com.au via the 'Contact
Us' link on our homepage.
(i) providing futuretransitions.com.au with None days' notice of your intention
to terminate; and
(ii) closing your accounts for all of the services which you use, where
futuretransitions.com.au has made this option available to you.
(c) futuretransitions.com.au may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:
(i) you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any
provision;
(ii) futuretransitions.com.au is required to do so by law;
(iii) the provision of the Services to you by futuretransitions.com.au is, in the
opinion of futuretransitions.com.au , no longer commercially viable.
(d) Subject to local applicable laws, futuretransitions.com.au reserves the right to
discontinue or cancel your membership at any time and may suspend or deny, in
its sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Website or the
Services without notice if you breach any provision of the Terms or any
applicable law or if your conduct impacts futuretransitions.com.au 's name or
reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.
12. Indemnity
(a) You agree to indemnify futuretransitions.com.au , its affiliates, employees,
agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and
against:
(i) all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and
damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered
or arising out of or in connection with Your Content;
(ii) any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or
transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or
(iii) any breach of the Terms.
13. Dispute Resolution
(a) Compulsory:
If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence
any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the following
clauses have been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory relief is
sought).
(b) Notice:
A party to the Terms claiming a dispute ('Dispute') has arisen under the Terms,
must give written notice to the other party detailing the nature of the dispute, the
desired outcome and the action required to settle the Dispute.
(c) Resolution:
On receipt of that notice ('Notice') by that other party, the parties to the Terms
('Parties') must:
(i) Within 14 days of the Notice endeavour in good faith to resolve the
Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon which
they may mutually agree;
(ii) If for any reason whatsoever, 28 days after the date of the Notice, the
Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon
selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate mediator be
appointed by the President of the Meeting or Email or his or her nominee;
(iii) The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable expenses of a
mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation and without limiting
the foregoing undertake to pay any amounts requested by the mediator
as a pre-condition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each
pay their own costs associated with the mediation;
(iv) The mediation will be held in Canberra, Australia.
(d) Confidential:
All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of
and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the
extent possible, must be treated as "without prejudice" negotiations for the
purpose of applicable laws of evidence.
(e) Termination of Mediation:
If 28 have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the Dispute
has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate the
mediation and the mediator must do so.
14. Venue and Jurisdiction
(a) The Services offered by futuretransitions.com.au is intended to be viewed by residents of Australia. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of New South Wales, Australia.
15. Governing Law
(a) The Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. Any dispute, controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms and the rights created hereby shall be governed, interpreted and construed by, under and pursuant to the laws of New South Wales, Australia, without reference to conflict of law principles, notwithstanding mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law clause is not contested. The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.
16. Independent Legal Advice
(a) Both parties confirm and declare that the provisions of the Terms are fair and reasonable and both parties having taken the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and declare the Terms are not against public policy on the grounds of inequality or bargaining power or general grounds of restraint of trade.
17. Severance
(a) If any part of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable by a Court of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be severed and the rest of the Terms shall remain in force.