Terms of Use

IMPORTANT- This is a legal agreement between you (referred herein as “You” or “User” or with “Your”) and the Australian VET Conference Group Pty Ltd (referred herein as “AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE” or “us”) that applies each time you use or access any website and/or digital properties owned and operated by Australian VET Conference, namely www.australianvetconference.org(referred collectively herein as “the website” or “website”). The Terms and Conditions of Use (“TCU”) detailed below govern your access and use of the website. If you use this website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions detailed below as well as other laws and regulations which apply to this website. Should you not accept the terms and conditions, you should refrain from using this website.

Terms and Conditions 

1. Licence Grant

These TCU provide You with a personal, revocable, limited, non-exclusive, royalty- free, non-sub-licensable, non-transferable licence to use the Website conditioned on Your continued compliance with these TCU. You may print and download materials and information from the website solely for Your personal use, provided that all hard and soft copies contain all copyright and other applicable notices contained in such materials and information. The content layout, formatting, and features of and access privileges for the website shall be as determined by AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE at its sole discretion.

2. Restrictions

Notwithstanding the foregoing, You may not modify, translate, decompile, create derivative work(s) of, copy, distribute, disassemble, broadcast, transmit, publish, remove or alter any proprietary notices or labels, license, sublicense, transfer, sell, mirror, frame, exploit, rent, lease, privately label, grant a security interest in, or otherwise use in any manner not expressly permitted herein the website. Specifically, and by way of illustration and not limitation, You may not separate and use any graphics, photographs, or other audio, visual, or video elements from the accompanying text or material without the prior express written permission of AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE and/or its licensor(s). If you share any articles or published content from the website, you may only do so through the website’s designated “share” functionality.

3. User Obligations

By downloading, accessing, or using the website in order to view any information and materials, register or enter into a transaction with or through AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE  for any reason, or submit information of any kind, You represent that You are at least eighteen (18) years of age and will, at all times, provide true, accurate, current and complete information when submitting information or materials on the website, including, without limitation, when You provide information via a website registration or submission form. If You provide any false, inaccurate, untrue, or incomplete information, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE reserves the right to terminate immediately Your access to and use of the website and to seek remedies or damages available under law or equity.

4. Secure data 

The transmission of data over the internet cannot be guaranteed as totally secure. You acknowledge and agree that use of the Internet and access to the website is solely at Your own risk. While AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE has endeavoured to create a secure and reliable website, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE does not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information transmitted to us and any information You transmit to us. Accordingly, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE is not responsible for the security of any information transmitted to or from the website. You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process You use to access this website does not expose You to viruses or other form of interference which may access Your information and may damage Your computer system. Any information You transmit to us is at Your own risk.

If You wish to communicate with AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE through other means, please contact AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE at [email protected] or +61 1300 208 774

5. Limitation of liability

Your ability to access this website depend on factors out of AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE’ control and AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE does not take or share any responsibility and does not provide any warranties that the website will be accessible at all times.

6. Links to the Website

AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE permits (plain) hypertext links to the primary landing page for the website as well as to articles published on the website. Any links to the website should not suggest that AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE promotes or otherwise endorses or is affiliated with any third party products, services, programs, causes, campaigns, websites, or information unless AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE has provided prior written consent for such promotion, affiliation, or endorsement.

6. External Links

The linked sites included in this website are not under the control of AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE and AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or changes or updates to such sites. The inclusion of any link does not

imply endorsement by AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE of the site or a relationship with the organisation’s to which links are provided.

7. Privacy Policy

You understand, acknowledge, and agree that the operation of certain areas of the website may require or involve the submission, use, and dissemination of different kinds of personally identifiable information. Please refer to AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE’ Privacy Policy for a summary of AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE’ personal identifying information collection and use practices.

8. User Name Handling Policy

Registration may be required for access to certain areas of the website. These restricted areas, pages, or portals may further require both a username and a password or adherence to other particular access requirements as designated by AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE. Only one User can use one username and password and, thus, one account. Limiting access helps to control unauthorised usage by other persons, institutions, or entities, as anyone with knowledge of both Your username and password can gain entry to the restricted portions of the website and to Your account. Accordingly, by using the website, You agree to consider Your username and password as confidential information and to keep Your username and password confidential. You also agree not to use another User’s username and password. You agree to immediately notify AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE if You become aware of any loss or theft of Your password or any unauthorised use of Your username and password. AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from Your failure to comply with these obligations.

9. Postings

The website may contain blogs, forums, message boards, portals, comment areas, questionnaires and other interactive features and functionality where Users can share and post information and/or photos, video, or audio. To the extent that the website contains such communication forums and online communities (referred collectively herein as “Online Communities”), You agree that by using the website You will not upload, post, display, or transmit any of the following materials on the website’s Online Communities:

  1. anything that interferes with or disrupts the website or the operation thereof;
  2. statements or material that defames, harasses, abuses, stalks, threatens, intimidates, or in any way violates the rights of others;
  3. unauthorised material protected by Copyright or any other material that infringes the intellectual property rights, trade secrets, or privacy of others;
  4. statements or material that violates other contractual or fiduciary rights, duties, or agreements;
  5. statements or material that is bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive;
  1. statements or material that encourages criminal conduct or that would give rise to civil liability or otherwise violates any law or regulation in any jurisdiction;
  2. statements or material that constitutes anti-competitive behaviour or are in breach of the Australian Competition and Consumer Laws;
  3. statements or material that contains vulgar, obscene, profane, or otherwise objectionable language or images that typically would not be considered socially or professionally reasonable or appropriate in person;
  4. statements or material that harms minors;
  5. statements or material that impersonates any other person or entity, whether actual or fictitious, including, without limitation, employees and representatives of AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE;
  6. statements or material that misrepresents Your affiliation with any entity and/or AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE;
  7. anything that violates the privacy or publicity rights of any other person, including, without limitation, posting any personally identifying information of another individual;
  8. chain letters or pyramid schemes;
  9. statements or materials that are deceptive or misleading;
  10. statements or material that constitutes junk mail, spam, or unauthorised advertising or promotional materials;
  11. statements or material that are “off-topic” for a designated community, and
  12. files that contain malicious code, viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer, network, or the

10. Permission to Use Postings

Forums are the resources and property of AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE and/or its licensors and You will not have any proprietary interest in any Forum. Moreover, by submitting content, information, or a work of authorship of any type ( “Posting“) to a Forum or other portion of the website or by otherwise using the website to transmit or display a Posting, You automatically grant AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE  a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and licence to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, create derivative works from, sub-license (or further license), distribute, transmit, perform, and display such content or information (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate into (or combine with) other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content or information. You represent that you have all necessary rights to make the Posting available to AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE  and a Forum, and you also acknowledge that such Postings are non-confidential for all purposes and that AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE  has no control over the extent to which any idea or information may be used by any party or person once it is posted or displayed. Moreover, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE assumes no responsibility for the deletion of or failure to store any Posting and recommends that You do not post, display, or transmit any confidential or sensitive information.

11. No Pre-Screening of Postings

AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE is not responsible for screening, policing, editing, or monitoring Your or another User’s Postings and encourages all of its Users to use reasonable discretion and caution in evaluating or reviewing any Posting. Moreover, and except as provided below with respect to AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE’ right and ability to delete or remove a Posting (or any part thereof), AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE  does not endorse, oppose, or edit any opinion or information provided by You or another User and does not make any representation with respect to, nor does it endorse the accuracy, acceptability, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other material displayed, uploaded, or distributed by You or any other User. Nevertheless, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE reserves the right to monitor, delete, or take other action with respect to Postings (or parts thereof) that AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE believes in good faith violate these TCU and/or are, or are potentially, unlawful or harmful to AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE or its affiliates, volunteers, services, or goodwill. If You violate these TCU, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE may, in its sole discretion, delete the unacceptable content from Your Posting, remove or delete the Posting in its entirety, issue You a warning, and/or simply terminate Your use of the website without warning and effective immediately.

12. Proprietary Rights

These TCU provide only a limited licence to access and use the website. Accordingly, you expressly acknowledge and agree that, as the rights holder, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE does not transfer ownership of all or any part of the content of the website to You or anyone else. All text, graphics, headers, icons, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, sounds, artwork, computer code (including HTML, CSS, XML, and JavaScript code), programs, software, products, information, and documentation as well as the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, “look and feel,” and arrangement of any content contained on or available through the website, unless otherwise indicated, are owned, controlled, and licensed by AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE (and its successors and assignees) and/or licensors and are protected by Intellectual Property law.

AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE also owns copyright in the contents of the Website as collective work and/or compilation and in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of the content of the website.

13.  Feedback

AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE welcomes Your feedback and suggestions about AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE’ programs or services or with respect to how to improve the website. By transmitting any suggestions, information, material, or other content (collectively “Feedback”) to AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE, You represent and warrant that such Feedback does not infringe or violate the Intellectual property or proprietary rights of any third party (including, without limitation, patents, copyrights, or trademark rights) and that You have all rights necessary to convey to AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE and enable AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE to use such Feedback. In addition, any Feedback received through the website will be deemed to include a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, non-exclusive right and licence for AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE to adopt, publish, reproduce, disseminate, transmit, distribute, copy, use, create derivative works, and display (in whole or in part) worldwide, or act on such Feedback without additional approval or consideration, in

any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content, and You hereby waive any claim to the contrary.

14. Third Party Products & Services

AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE, in its sole discretion, may feature and/or post the advertisements or logos of third parties on the website and/or feature or utilise on the website materials, programs, products, and services provided by third parties over which AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE has no control. AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE makes no representations with respect to, nor does it guarantee or endorse, the quality, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability, or correct sequencing of such third-party materials, programs, products, and services or any other materials, programs, products, and services which such third-party materials, products, and services may access. Your correspondence and/or any other dealings with third parties found on the website are solely between You and such third party. Accordingly, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE expressly disclaims responsibility and liability for all third-party provided materials, programs, products, and services contained on or accessed through the website, and You agree that AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such third parties on the website.

15. Links to Other Websites

AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE may provide links, in its sole discretion, to other sites in the worldwide web for Your convenience in locating or accessing related information, products, and/or services. These sites have not necessarily been reviewed by AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE and are maintained by third parties over which AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE exercises no control. Accordingly, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE expressly disclaims any responsibility for the content, the materials, the accuracy of the information, and/or the quality of the products or services provided by, available through, or advertised on these third party websites. Moreover, these links do not imply an endorsement with respect to any third party or any website or the products or services provided by any third party.

16. Term & Termination

These TCU will take effect (or re-take effect) at the moment You check the box certifying that You have read, understand, and agreed to abide by the terms and conditions of the website, register, respond through the website to a request for information, and/or begin downloading, accessing, or using the website, whichever is earliest. AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE reserves the right at any time and on reasonable grounds, which shall include, without limitation, any reasonable belief of fraudulent or unlawful activity or actions or omissions that violate any term or condition of these TCU, to deny Your access to the website or to any portion thereof in order to protect its name and goodwill, its business, and/or other Users, and these TCU will also terminate automatically if You fail to comply with any of its terms and conditions, subject to the survival rights of certain provisions identified below. Termination will be effective without notice and may impact Your membership status with

AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE. You may also terminate these TCU at any time by ceasing to use the website, nevertheless, all applicable provisions of these TCU will survive termination and each re-access or re-use of the Website will resume this TCU enforceability upon You. Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of any aspect of the Website in your possession.

17. Entire Agreement

No joint venture, partnership, employment, affiliation, or agency relationship exists between You and AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE as result of these TCU or Your utilization of the Website. These TCU represent the entire agreement between You and AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE with respect to use of the website. Please note that AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of these TCU by posting a revised TCU or mailing and/or e-mailing notice thereof to You. In addition, AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE may add, modify, or delete any aspect, program, or feature of the website, but AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE is not under any obligation to add any upgrade, enhancement, or modification. Your continued use of the website following any announced change will be conclusive deemed acceptance of any change to the terms and conditions of these TCU. Accordingly, please review the TCU found at this location on a periodic basis, as AUSTRALIAN VET CONFERENCE may amend these TCU at any time.

18. Governing law and jurisdiction

In the event of a dispute regarding these TCU, the laws in force of the state of New South Wales, Australia, will apply in relation to such dispute. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales, Australia.