Terms & Conditions

Use of site

Applaud authorises you (i.e. the Site User) to view and download the materials at this website ("Site") only for personal, non-commercial use. You may not modify the materials at this Site in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform, or distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose. Any use of these materials on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. The materials at this Site are copyrighted and any unauthorised use of any materials at this Site may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws under the Australian Copyright Act 1968. If you breach any of these Terms, your authorisation to use this Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials.

Limitation of liability

In no event will Applaud, its Customers, Suppliers or Partners mentioned at this site be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, those resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption) arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this site, any websites linked to this site, or the materials or information or services contained at any or all such sites, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or not Applaud has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Communications

The Applaud Web Site may contain a number of communication channels including bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, "Communication Services"), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

§ 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, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.

§ Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.

§ Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.

§ Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.

§ Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.

§ Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.

§ Falsify or delete any 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

§ 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 e-mail addresses, without their consent.

§ Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

The Applaud Website has no obligation to monitor these Communication channels. However, it reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication channel and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. The Applaud Website reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service.

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

Links to third-party Websites

Links on this Site to third-party websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. Applaud has not reviewed all of these third-party sites and does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. Thus, Applaud may not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Site, you do so entirely at your own risk.