Website Terms and Conditions of Use
1. About the Website 1.1. Welcome to sereneelectrical.com.au (the ‘Website‘). The Website Electrical Contracting (the ‘Services‘). 1.2. The Website is operated by Serene Contracting PTY LTD PTY LTD (ABN 60556983845). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by Serene Contracting PTY LTD. 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. 1.3. Serene Contracting PTY LTD reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When Serene Contracting PTY LTD 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 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 Serene Contracting PTY LTD in the user interface.
3. Registration to use the Services 3.1. In order to access the Services, you must first register for an account through the Website (the ‘Account’). 3.2. 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: 3.3. You warrant that any information you give to Serene Contracting PTY LTD in the course of completing the registration process will always be accurate, correct and up to date. 3.4. 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. 3.5. You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if:
4. Your obligations as a Member 4.1. As a Member, you agree to comply with the following:
5. Payment 5.1. Where the option is given to you, you may make payment for the Services (the ‘Services Fee’) by way of: 5.2. All payments made in the course of your use of the Services are made using NIL (‘NIL’). 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 NIL terms and conditions which are available on their website. 5.3. 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. 5.4. You agree and acknowledge that Serene Contracting PTY LTD can vary the Services Fee at any time.
6. Refund Policy Serene Contracting PTY LTD 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 Serene Contracting PTY LTD makes a decision, at its absolute discretion, that it is reasonable to do so under the circumstances (the ‘Refund’).
7. Copyright and Intellectual Property 7.1. The Website, the Services and all of the related products of Serene Contracting PTY LTD 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 Serene Contracting PTY LTD or its contributors. 7.2. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by Serene Contracting PTY LTD, who grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a Member to: 7.3. Serene Contracting PTY LTD 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: 7.4. You may not, without the prior written permission of Serene Contracting PTY LTD 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 8.1. Serene Contracting PTY LTD takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to Serene Contracting PTY LTD’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.
9. General Disclaimer 9.1. 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. 9.2. Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law: 9.3. 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 Serene Contracting PTY LTD make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services (including the products or Services of Serene Contracting PTY LTD) referred to on the Website. This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:
10.1. Serene Contracting PTY LTD’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. 10.2. You expressly understand and agree that Serene Contracting PTY LTD, 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 11.1. The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or by Serene Contracting PTY LTD as set out below. 11.2. If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by: 11.3. Serene Contracting PTY LTD may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if: 11.4. Subject to local applicable laws, Serene Contracting PTY LTD 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 Serene Contracting PTY LTD’s name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.
12. Indemnity 12.1. You agree to indemnify Serene Contracting PTY LTD, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:
13. Dispute Resolution 13.1. Compulsory: 13.2. Notice: 13.3. Resolution: 13.4. Confidential 13.5. Termination of Mediation:
14. Venue and Jurisdiction The Services offered by Serene Contracting PTY LTD 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 Queensland, Australia.
15. Governing Law The Terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, 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 Queensland, 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 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 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. |