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Terms & Conditions
This Internet site (“web site”) is owned and operated by ideaFocus
Pty Ltd (ABN 48 091 011 559) ("ideaFocus"). Your access to the web site
is conditional upon your acceptance and compliance with the terms, conditions,
notices and disclaimers contained in this document and elsewhere on
the web site (known collectively as "Terms of Use"). Your use of, and/or
access to, the web site constitutes your agreement to the Terms of Use.
ideaFocus reserves the right to amend the Terms of Use at any time.
Since you are bound by these Terms of Use, you should periodically refer
to them in this document and elsewhere on the web site.
Intellectual Property and Restrictions on Use of Content
on the Web Site
All information, text, material, graphics, software and advertisements
on the web site ("Content") are Copyright © 2005 ideaFocus, its suppliers
and/or licensors unless expressly indicated otherwise on the web site.
The Content is protected by Australian and international copyright and
trademark laws. Content on the web site is published in real-time, and
you must not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, frame, upload to a
third-party, post, transmit or distribute this Content in any way except
as expressly provided for on the web site or expressly authorized in
writing by ideaFocus or its Affiliates. Strictly on the condition that
you keep all Content intact and in the same form as presented on the
web site (including without limitation all copyright, trademark and
other proprietary notices and all advertisements), you may: a) using
an industry-standard Web browser, download and view the Content for
your personal, non-commercial use, or b) if you are an Internet service
and/or access provider, supply the Content to your subscriber. You must
not use the web site in any manner or for any purpose, which is unlawful
or in any manner which violates any right of ideaFocus or an Affiliate
or which is prohibited by the Terms of Use.
Communication Facilities
The web site may contain electronic bulletin boards, chat rooms and
other communication facilities, which provide for feedback to ideaFocus
by users of the web site and ideaFocus’s software. The web site also
provides real-time interaction between users (including individuals
referred to as guests and experts) and other electronic messaging and
notice services ("Communication Facilities").
It is a condition of your use of these Communication Facilities and
your access to the web site that you do not do any of the following:
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using or enjoying the
web site
- Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory,
obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information or
material of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions
constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal
offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable
law
- Post or transmit any material of any kind which violates or
infringes upon the rights of any other person, including material
which is an invasion of any privacy or publicity rights or which
is protected by copyright, trademark or any other proprietary right,
or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining
permission from the owner or relevant right holder
- Post or transmit any material of any kind which contains a virus
or other harmful component
- Post, transmit or in any way exploit any material of any kind
for commercial purposes, or which contains any promotional material
or advertising
- Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary
designations or labels in any file that is uploaded
- Download any file posted by any other user of the web site if
you know, or reasonably ought to know, that the file cannot legally
be distributed in such manner
ideaFocus may from time to time monitor or review the contents of
its Communication Facilities. ideaFocus reserves its right to edit,
refuse to post or to remove any information and/or materials (in whole
or in part) that in ideaFocus's sole discretion is in any way objectionable
or in violation of any applicable law or the Terms of Use. ideaFocus
has no obligation whatsoever to monitor any Communication Facility or
to edit, delete or refuse to post such contents, nor is ideaFocus responsible
for any contents in any Communication Facilities (including any information,
comments and/or advice of any individual referred to as guest or expert
whose statements on the web site are solely their own). You expressly
acknowledge and agree that the Communication Facilities provide a means
of public and not private communications.
ideaFocus reserves the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement
authority in any jurisdiction in respect of any lawful direction or
request to disclose the identity or other information in respect of
anyone posting any materials which violate any applicable or relevant
law.
User License to ideaFocus
By placing any information or other material on the web site (including
posting messages, uploading files, inputting data or engaging in any
other form of communication), you grant to ideaFocus a perpetual, royalty-free,
non-exclusive, irrevocable, unrestricted, worldwide license to do the
following in respect of the information or material:
- Use, copy, sublicense, redistribute, adapt, transmit, publish
and/or broadcast, publicly perform or display; and
- Sublicense to any third parties the unrestricted right to exercise
any of the foregoing rights granted.
The foregoing grant includes the right to exploit all proprietary
rights in any such information or other material including but not limited
to rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under
any jurisdiction worldwide. You expressly waive in favour of ideaFocus
and any other party authorized by ideaFocus all moral rights and any
similar rights in any jurisdiction, which you may have or hereafter
acquire in respect of any relevant communication or other material.
At the request and expense of ideaFocus, you will execute and deliver
to ideaFocus such instruments and take such other actions as may be
required to carry out this grant of license and waiver.
Advertising, Links to Third Party Web Sites and e-Commerce
Offers
The web site may contain hyperlinks and other pointers to Internet
web sites operated by third parties. These linked web sites are not
under the control of ideaFocus, and ideaFocus is not responsible for
the contents of any linked web or any hyperlink contained in a linked
web site. ideaFocus provides these hyperlinks to you as a convenience
only, and the inclusion of any link does not imply any endorsement of
the linked web site by ideaFocus or its affiliates. You link to any
such web site entirely at your own risk.
No third party advertising (including referral buttons and embedded
hyperlinks) is a recommendation or endorsement by ideaFocus or its affiliates
or their respective directors or employees. You are referred to the
relevant advertiser for all information regarding the advertiser and
its products and/or services.
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Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Legislation may confer rights and remedies on you in relation to
the provision by ideaFocus of goods or services on the web site, which
cannot be excluded, restricted or modified ("Non-excludable Rights").
ideaFocus 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 "as is" and without warranties of any kind, either express
or implied; b) ideaFocus and its suppliers expressly disclaim all warranties
of any kind including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose; c) ideaFocus does not warrant
that the functions contained in any Content or any Communications Facility
or your access to the web site will be uninterrupted or error-free,
that any defects will be corrected or that the web site or the server
which stores and transmits Content to you are free of viruses or any
other harmful components; d) ideaFocus does not warrant or make any
representation regarding your access to, or the results of your access
to, the web site (including any related or linked web sites) or any
Content in terms of correctness, accuracy, timeliness, completeness,
reliability or otherwise; and e) you (and not ideaFocus) assume the
entire cost of any necessary verification, maintenance, repair and/or
correction of any relevant Content.
Under no circumstances (including but not limited to any act or omission
on the part of ideaFocus) will ideaFocus or its affiliates be liable
for any indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential damages or
loss of profits whatsoever which result from any use or access of, or
any inability to use or access, the web site or any Content. You expressly
acknowledge and agree that ideaFocus does not exert control over users
of the web site (including individuals referred to on the web site as
guests and experts) and is not liable either for their opinions or their
behaviour including any information and/or advice and any defamatory
statements or offensive conduct.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, ideaFocus's liability for
breach of any implied warranty or condition, which cannot be excluded,
is limited at the option of ideaFocus to the following:
- In the case of services supplied or offered by ideaFocus; (a)
the supply of the services again; or (b) the payment of the cost
of having services supplied again; and
- In the case of goods supplied or offered by ideaFocus; (c) the
replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods; (d)
the repair of such goods; (e) the payment of the cost of replacing
the goods or acquiring equivalent goods; or (f) the payment of the
cost of having the goods repaired.
Termination
The Terms of Use are effective until terminated by ideaFocus, and
ideaFocus may terminate this agreement and your access to the web site
at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no
longer authorized to access the web site, but all restrictions imposed
on you, licenses granted by you and all ideaFocus disclaimers and limitations
of liability set out in the Terms of Use will survive.
Trademarks of ideaFocus and Its Affiliates
The trademarks listed below are trademarks of ideaFocus or its affiliates
(as indicated). All other trademarks displayed on the web site are trademarks
of their respective owners. Nothing contained on the web site should
be construed as granting any license or right of use of any trademark
displayed on the Site without the express written permission of ideaFocus,
the relevant ideaFocus affiliate or third-party owner.
Some of the logos listed below may be available to you to place on
your own web site as a hyperlink to the relevant ideaFocus web site,
but such use requires the express written authorisation of ideaFocus
or the relevant Affiliate, and any use must be in accordance with the
trademark usage guidelines of the relevant trademark owner.
Miscellaneous
ideaFocus relies on your continued observance of these Terms of Use.
If ideaFocus suffers any loss or damage or incurs any costs in connection
with any breach of these Terms of Use or any other legal obligation
then you agree to indemnify ideaFocus for those losses, damages and
costs.
This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of Queensland, Australia. You irrevocably and unconditionally
submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland,
Australia. If any provision of this agreement is found to be invalid
or unenforceable by a court of law, such invalidity or unenforceability
will not affect the remainder of the agreement, which will continue
in full force and effect.
All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Specific Terms of User for use of Software
Any software that is made available for download from this web site
(“Software”) is the copyrighted work of ideaFocus and/or its suppliers.
Any use of Software and accompanying documentation, which you download
from the web site, is subject to the terms of the Software License Agreement
between you and ideaFocus and which accompanies or is included with
the Software. You must read the Software License Agreement and indicate
your agreement to its terms prior to installing or using the Software.
All rights, title and interest not expressly granted are reserved.
The Software is made available for downloading solely for use by
end users according to the Software License Agreement. Any reproduction
or redistribution of the Software not in accordance with the Software
License Agreement is expressly prohibited by law and may result in severe
civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum
extent possible.
Specific Terms of Use for the ideaFocus Support Web
Site
ideaFocus Support is a web site containing facilities for placing
work orders, frequently asked questions and the posting of error corrections
to ideaFocus’s software products.
These Specific Terms of Use for the ideaFocus Global Support web site
are in addition to the general Terms of Use governing the use of the
ideaFocus web site of web sites including the ideaFocus Global Support
web site, and the terms and conditions of the Software Support Agreement
between you and ideaFocus.
All information in the ideaFocus Support web site is provided as
a convenience to you and for your information. Neither ideaFocus nor
its licensors or suppliers (nor their respective directors, affiliates
or employees), accept any liability, direct or indirect, for any injury,
loss, claim, damage or any incidental or consequential damages, including
but not limited to lost profits or savings, arising out of or in any
way connected with the use of any information, or the supply of any
error correction through the ideaFocus Global Support web site.
ideaFocus and its licensors reserve all rights including copyright
in the information (including that information made available under
license from third parties) provided by it. The information in the service
is for your use only and may not be re-written, copied, re-sold or re-distributed,
framed, linked or otherwise used whether for compensation of any kind
or not without the prior written permission of ideaFocus. Any unauthorized
re-production of this information is prohibited.
ideaFocus gives no warranty, guarantee or other representation about
the accuracy of the information contained in this service. ideaFocus
is not liable for errors, omissions in, delays or interruptions to or
cessation of the services through negligence or otherwise.
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