WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for visiting the VSIR website. Please take the time to read these Conditions of Use and Privacy Statement below carefully. These Conditions of Use set out the terms which govern the use of this website. In these Conditions of Use "We", "Our" or "Us" means members of the committee that contribute reference information on the VSIR website together with any agents; and "You" or "Your" means any user of this website who accepts these Conditions of Use by accessing and/or using this website. Acceptance by You of these Conditions of Use binds You and all of Your employees, officers and agents to comply with these Conditions of Use. Without implying any license to do so, if You pass on any information contained in the website to any other person, You should pass on these Conditions of Use also and draw their attention to it.
DISCLAIMER
By using this site, You agree to be bound by these Conditions of Use and the Privacy Statement in relation to Your use or the performance of this website, and the information, services and material contained in or provided by it. If You do not accept these Conditions of Use and Privacy Statement, please exit this website.
YOUR INFORMATION
Please ensure that all information provided by You in making use of this website or any of the information, services or material provided by this website is and remains accurate and complete.
BINDING CONDITIONS AND VARIATIONS
These Conditions of Use and any which are imposed by law and which may not lawfully be excluded, are the only conditions which bind Us. We may vary these Conditions of Use at any time, without notice, by posting the varied Conditions of Use on this website. By using this website or the services provided through it after the Conditions of Use have been varied, You agree to be bound by the varied Conditions of Use.
EXCLUSIONS,LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
All statutory or implied terms, conditions or warranties concerning the quality or condition of this website or any information, service, material, advice or recommendation supplied by Us to You through this website is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
If we breach any term, condition or warranty which is implied by law and which cannot lawfully be excluded, Our liability for a breach of the applicable term, condition or warranty (other than warranties implied by sections 51,52 and 53 of the Australian Consumer Law) is limited to, at Our election:
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the resupply of the relevant goods, advice, service, recommendation or information; or
(b) the payment to You of the cost of having the relevant goods, advice, service, recommendation
or information supplied again.
Except to the extent that liability may not lawfully be excluded, We will not be under any liability to You (or any of Your officers, agents or employees) for any loss of profit or anticipated profit, loss of data, loss of use, damage to goodwill and loss due to delay, or other direct or indirect loss or damage (including without limitation consequential loss or damage,) however caused (including without limitation due to breach of contract, negligence and/or breach of statute) which may be suffered or incurred or which may arise from or in connection with Your use of this website or Your use of or reliance upon any of the information, services and/or materials contained in it or provided by it to You or Our negligence or Our breach of Our obligations under these Conditions of Use. We do not warrant that any of the functions contained in the website or Your access to the website will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that any notifications (such as may be selected in the investor relations section of the website), will be made in a timely manner, or at all.
The information contained in this website is derived from sources believed to be accurate and has been reviewed as at the date shown by the "last reviewed" date in the respective sections of the website. However, the content may include errors and changes, or events may occur which cause the information to be inaccurate or out of date. For various reasons substantial delays may occur before particular information on the website is updated. Accordingly, We do not warrant the reliability, accuracy, currency or completeness of that information and any reliance by You upon that information is at Your sole risk. You should satisfy Yourself as to the currency and accuracy of any information provided through this website.
You agree to indemnify Us and hold Us harmless against all loss, actions, proceedings, costs, expenses (including legal fees), claims and damages arising from any breach by You of these Conditions of Use, Your access and/or use of the website or reliance on its contents or information received through it by Yourself or any person accessing any content through Your website.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
This website contains links to websites which are not owned or controlled by Us but are maintained by other organisations. We are not responsible for the contents of any linked website, or any hyperlink contained in a link website. These links are provided for Your convenience only and by accessing these linked sites You agree to any terms of access or use imposed by those linked sites. We do not endorse any material on those websites and do not provide any warranty, or assume any responsibility, regarding the quality, accuracy, source, merchantability, fitness for purpose or any other aspect of the material on those websites, nor do we warrant that material on other websites does not infringe intellectual property rights of any other person. You expressly relieve Us from any and all liability arising from Your use of any third-party website. Accordingly, We encourage You to be aware when you leave the Our website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other website that you visit.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADE MARKS
The materials displayed on this website, including without limitation all information, text, graphics, names, logos, trademarks, design, software and advertisements ("Content") are protected by copyright, trade mark and other intellectual property laws unless expressly indicated otherwise on the website. You may access and display these pages on a computer or a monitor, and print out for Your personal or internal business use any page or part of any page of this website. All other use, copying, modification or reproduction (including reproduction on any other website) of any part of this website is prohibited unless expressly stated otherwise. You must not use this website in any manner or for any purpose which is unlawful or which violates the rights of any owner of any content. Unless expressly stated otherwise, nothing contained in this website should be construed as a licence or right of use of any trademark displayed on the website without the express written permission of the owner of the trademark.
VIRUSES
We do not represent or warrant that this website and any other information or material contained in, downloaded or accessible from this website, is free from computer viruses (including macro viruses) or any other defect or error which may affect Your software or systems. You should protect Your software and systems by installing and implementing Your own security and system checks.
COOKIES
Like most major websites, this website uses "cookies" - small text files placed on Your computer by Our web server to allow Our server to remember who You are each time you visit certain parts of the Website. Cookies are also used by this website to manage security and store information about the type of browser being used. Most browsers allow You to set your own preferences about whether or not to accept cookies, or which cookies to accept. However, to enable and enjoy full usage of this website You must allow cookies.
GOVERNING LAW
The website under the domain name www.victoriansir.com.au is created and controlled by the committee that contribute reference information on the VSIR website and we reserve the right to revise the content of, amend links from or withdraw access to this website at any time without notice. You must terminate Your link to this website if we request You to do so, either directly or by notice on this website.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision in these Conditions of Use is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Conditions of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.
NO WAIVER
No waiver of any provision of these Conditions of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Our failure or delay to assert any right or provision under these Conditions of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
We recognise the importance of privacy protection and are committed to protecting Your privacy and fully complying with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as well as the Australian Privacy Principles. This Privacy Statement explains how Your personal information will be treated as You access and interact with this website.
As this website develops and as technology evolves, we will continue to strive to provide You with a more effective website. We encourage You to review this Privacy Statement periodically as this Privacy Statement may change from time to time. In addition to the above there may also be specific and additional privacy provisions that apply to certain sections of the website. Because those specific and additional provisions also relate to Your privacy protection, You should review them wherever they appear. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Privacy Statement and those other specific and additional provisions, the specific and additional provisions will prevail. You may browse some information-only areas of this website without providing any personal information. This website may also contain links to websites operated by third parties ("Third Party Websites"). Third Party Websites should contain their own privacy statements and those third parties are responsible for informing You about their own privacy practices.
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED
The information about You which this website may collect includes:
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Information collected when You register with this website profiles, personalisation preferences or requests for information You select as You use this website
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Any messages or comments You submit to this website, including identifying information such as Your name, email address and telephone number, for example via the "Contact us" form.
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Information submitted to online facilities such as search tools
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Information about Your location or activity including IP address and whether you have accessed a third-party site.
WHY WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
We collect your personal information so that we can:
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handle and manage Your enquiries
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manage and administer this website; and
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send information which We think You may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will use and disclose your personal information for the purposes we collected it as well as purposes that are directly related, where you would reasonably expect us to. We may disclose your personal information to:
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our VSIR management committee members
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service providers who assist Us in providing the Website or who provide other administrative services (including information technology providers, administration or business management services);
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any of VSIR advisers or agents
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government, statutory or regulatory bodies and enforcement bodies.
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Any external dispute resolution body
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government, statutory or regulatory bodies and enforcement bodies.
We will only disclose Your personal information to those third-party service providers on a confidential basis so that the service provider can effectively provide the requisite services which We require.
We may also use and disclose aggregated non-personally identifying information collected through the website as part of our process of constantly improving the website.
HOW WE HANDLE EMAIL AND "CONTACT US" MESSAGES
We may preserve the content of any email or "Contact us" message that You send us. Any personal information contained in Your message will only be used or disclosed in ways set out in this Privacy Statement.
SECURITY
We use a number of mechanisms to protect the security and integrity of Your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as completely secure. So while we strive to protect such information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information You transmit to us and You do so at Your own risk. Once Your personal information comes into our possession, we will take reasonable steps to protect that information from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
CONTACT DETAILS
If You have any questions or feedback about privacy on this website or this Privacy Statement, please contact us using the Contact Us link on our website.
ACCESSING AND CORRECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right to access and correct Your personal information held by Us. If You request Us to correct personal information we hold in relation to You, we will take reasonable steps to correct the personal information to ensure that, having regard to the purpose for which it is held, the information is accurate, up to date, complete, relevant and not misleading.
A request to access and/or correct the personal information can be made by submitting a request via the Contact Us link on our website.
Depending on the amount of information requested to be accessed, We may charge an access fee to cover the cost of retrieving the information and supplying it to the person who has requested access.
Access to personal information may be refused in a number of circumstances, such as where the information relates to anticipated legal proceedings or the request for access is frivolous or vexatious. If We deny or restrict an individual's access, we will explain why.
If You believe that any of the information We are holding about You is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email Us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
COMPLAINTS
Complaints can be made by You via the Contact Us link on our website. We will respond to complaints as soon as possible.
If you disagree with our decision, you may refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by visiting www.oaic.gov.au, calling 1300 363 992 or by emailing the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner