Author: Australian Dongbei Young Chinese Chamber of Commerce Incorporated
Published: 3 October 2024

Thank you for choosing to use the products and services (referred to as "Services") offered Australian Dongbei Young Chinese Chamber of Commerce Incorporated (referred to as "we," "us," or "our").

By accessing and using our Services, you agree to adhere to the terms and conditions outlined on this website (referred to as "Terms"). We encourage you to read them thoroughly.

Use of Our Services

You are required to follow any guidelines or policies provided within the Services. Please refrain from misusing our Services, such as interfering with them or attempting unauthorised access by means other than those we explicitly provide. You may use our Services only in compliance with legal requirements, including relevant export and re-export regulations. If you breach these Terms or policies, or if any misconduct is suspected, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Services.

Using our Services does not grant you ownership of any intellectual property contained within the Services or the content you access. You may not use any content unless you have explicit permission from the owner or if allowed by law. These Terms do not grant you any rights to trademarks, logos, or branding associated with our Services. You must not remove, obscure, or alter any legal notices displayed within or alongside our Services.

Accounts

To use our website, you must apply for an account (referred to as an "Account"). During the registration process and throughout your use of the website, you will be required to provide personal information, such as your email address, full name, a secure password, home address, contact number, and any other details we may request from time to time. You guarantee that the information provided is accurate, truthful, and kept up to date. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to approve or deny your application for an Account.

Your Obligations

By using our Services, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

  1. Once your Account has been approved, you must not share it with anyone else. You are responsible for promptly informing us if there is any unauthorised access to your Account, password, or email, or any other security breach.
  2. You must not engage in behaviour that intimidates, harasses, impersonates, stalks, threatens, or bullies other users, nor distribute unsolicited content or spam.
  3. The website must be used solely for accessing our Services or related activities. Illegal, fraudulent, or inappropriate use is strictly prohibited.
  4. You may not automate actions on the website or modify it in any way.
  5. You must not engage in actions that could harm our reputation or the interests of our website.
  6. We reserve the right to modify any features of the website or our Services at any time without prior notice.

Suspension and Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel your Account at our discretion for any reason, including failure to comply with the Terms.

Purchase Order

By placing an order on the website, you represent and warrant that:

  1. You have the legal capacity to enter a binding contract.
  2. You are authorised to use the provided payment method.
  3. By submitting an order, you agree to enter a contract with us and pay the total amount due. A contract is only formed once your payment is successfully processed and confirmed.
  4. We reserve the right to cancel your order for any reason, and we will notify you in such a case.

If there are any errors or inaccuracies in the price of your purchase order and the Services have not yet been provided, we will notify you as soon as possible. You will then have the option to either proceed with the order at the correct price or cancel the order. If you choose to cancel, any payments you have made will be refunded in full through your original payment method.

If the Services have already been provided and you have underpaid, you are required to pay the balance. If you have overpaid, you are entitled to a refund as per the terms outlined above.

Payment

You acknowledge and agree to the following terms regarding payments:

  1. Full payment must be made before we dispatch the goods for delivery or begin providing the Services.
  2. You are not entitled to offset any amount you believe we owe you against the payments you are required to make to us.
  3. For any subscriptions on our website, you will be automatically charged in advance for each subscription period.
  4. The payment amounts displayed on the pricing pages of the website do not include GST unless otherwise stated, and you are responsible for paying the applicable GST.
  5. Credit card surcharges will apply if payments are made via credit card, debit card, or other third-party payment gateways.
  6. Payments for our Services will be processed through third-party providers, such as Stripe, PayPal, and MiPay, and in addition to these Terms, your payments will be subject to the terms, conditions, and privacy policies of those providers. We are not responsible for the security or performance of those payment providers. We reserve the right to correct or instruct payment providers to rectify any errors or mistakes during the payment collection process.

Warranty

You represent and warrant that you own all rights, title, and interest in the content you upload or send to us, including images, information, materials, and any content you share with us or the public (referred to as "User Content"). Alternatively, you confirm that you have secured all the necessary rights to your User Content to allow its access, use, and distribution as outlined in these Terms. Ownership of your User Content remains with you, and you grant us a royalty-free license to display, host, copy, and use your User Content solely for the purpose of providing our Services to you.

You further represent and warrant that:

  1. The User Content is accurate and truthful at the time of submission.
  2. The User Content does not involve any misrepresentation of products or services and does not constitute unfair competition.
  3. The User Content is free of viruses, malicious or harmful code, and does not compromise the security or integrity of the website or any connected networks or systems.
  4. Any User Content in the form of reviews or feedback is honest, accurate, and provides a fair representation.
  5. The User Content does not infringe on any intellectual property rights (IPR), including copyrights, trademarks, business names, patents, confidential information, or any similar proprietary rights, whether registered or unregistered, worldwide.
  6. The User Content contains no harmful, discriminatory, defamatory, or maliciously false implications, and does not include any offensive or explicit material.
  7. The User Content does not violate or infringe upon any applicable laws.

Licence

  1. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, all intellectual property (IP) rights related to the Services remain the exclusive property of us and our licensors. Any suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, or other feedback you submit regarding the Services or our products are assigned to us. You grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, worldwide, and royalty-free license (including the right to sublicense) to use, copy, modify, reproduce, and adapt any IP rights in your User Content, enabling us to use and benefit from that content. We own all content, data, software, inventions, ideas, and other technology and intellectual property developed in connection with the Services and our products.
  2. If any moral rights (such as rights of attribution or integrity) are found to exist in any of your User Content, you irrevocably waive all claims against us related to those rights.

Disclaimers

No Advice

The information available on the website, provided as part of our Services, or communicated by our staff through the website, email, or phone, is intended solely as general information.

The information and Services described on the website are of a general nature and should not be regarded as professional advice. It is not intended to replace financial, legal, tax, accounting, or any other specialised advice. We recommend consulting with a qualified professional for advice tailored to your individual circumstances.

By not seeking such advice, you accept the risk that the information provided on the website, through the Services, or by our staff may not fully address the specific needs of your business.

No Warranties

While we make every effort to ensure that the information on our website is accurate and up-to-date, we make no representations or warranties, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy, reliability, completeness, suitability, or availability of the website or the information about the Services provided.

The information on the website may be updated or changed at any time, and we are under no obligation to revise or correct any information once it has been published. Any references to historical data or past performance of a product or service are not necessarily indicative of future results. You are solely responsible for any actions or decisions you make based on this information.

Service Limitation

The website are provided strictly on an "as is" basis. You acknowledge and agree that we make no guarantees, representations, or warranties regarding:

  • The website being free from errors or defects;
  • The website being accessible at all times;
  • The transmission of information through the website;
  • The accuracy of information you receive or provide through the website; or
  • The reliability of any information provided on the website.

Security

We do not take responsibility for any loss or damage to your computer systems, mobile devices, or other electronic equipment that may occur in connection with your use of the website. It is your responsibility to take appropriate precautions to ensure that the methods you use to access the website protect you from viruses, theft of personal data, malicious code, or other forms of interference and cyberattacks.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us, as well as our staff and agents, harmless from any liability for loss, damage, or injury suffered by any person due to your or your representatives' actions, including:

  • Any breach of the Terms of the website;
  • Use of our Services or the website;
  • Any infringement of third-party intellectual property rights (IPR) through your User Content;
  • Any consequential loss.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable under any circumstances for incidental, special, or consequential damages, or for losses related to data, business, business opportunities, goodwill, anticipated savings, profits, or revenue, arising from or in connection with the Services, the website, these Terms, or their subject matter. This limitation applies unless such liability cannot be excluded under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).

Third Party Affiliates

We are proud to collaborate with a range of partners and affiliates (referred to as "Affiliates"), including third-party accounting firms providing tax and accounting services, and law firms offering legal services, to whom we may refer you as outlined in our Privacy Policy. You may be required to accept additional terms from their respective website.

We may also operate co-branded website hosted by us, but which may be managed either by us or our Affiliates. Information collected from this website will be shared with us and passed on to the Affiliates. When Affiliates operate this website, we have no control over, nor can we make any guarantees about, their content, quality, or the accuracy of the information provided.

Privacy

By using our services, you agree to be bound by the terms set out in our Privacy Policy.

Record Keeping

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we reserve the right to maintain records of all transactions and communications made through the website and stored in our system for administrative purposes. Additionally, we retain the right to produce these records for the purpose of preventing criminal activity and to comply with any requests from government bodies or law enforcement agencies.

 

English Version Prevails

In the event of any inconsistency between the Terms in English and any translated versions, the English version shall prevail and be the authoritative text to the extent of any discrepancy.