Terms and conditions
These Terms of Use apply to the use of the Minerals Council of Australia’s online Members Portal (the Portal), including the information provided on this Portal.
In using the Portal, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, you will not be permitted to use the Portal.
We may modify this agreement at any time, and such modifications will become effective immediately upon posting the modified Terms of Use on the Portal. Any use of the Portal by you after any such modified Terms of Use have been posted will be deemed acceptance by you of those modified Terms of Use.
Accessing and using information on this Portal
To access the information offered on this Portal, you will need to use a specific user ID, email address or other login information, such as a password (Login Information). You must not disclose your Login Information to any person or otherwise allow any person to access the Portal using your Login Information.
You must not access or use this Portal for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use.
You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you employ for accessing this Portal does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your own computer system.
The MCA does not accept responsibility for any interference or damage to your own computer system which arises in connection with your use of this Portal or any Linked Site.
We reserve the right to terminate your ability to access this Portal if you breach these Terms of Use.
Information on the Portal should be verified before use
Information on this Portal is provided by the MCA in good faith and it is the responsibility of all users to verify information before use.
The MCA does not make any representation or warranty that the information contained on the Portal is reliable, accurate or complete or that your access to that information will be uninterrupted, timely or secure.
We do not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance by you upon the accuracy or currency of information contained on this Portal.
You acknowledge that we may be only a distributor, not a publisher, of content on this Portal and that our editorial control may be limited to the selection of materials to make available.
Where the information made available contains opinions or judgements of third parties, we do not endorse the contents of that opinion or advice nor the accuracy or reliability of that opinion or advice.
Linked Sites
This Portal may contain links to other websites (Linked Sites). Those links are provided for convenience only and may not remain current or be maintained. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices associated with Linked Sites.
Our links with Linked Sites should not be construed as an endorsement, approval or recommendation by us of the owners or operators of those Linked Sites, or of any information, graphics, materials, products or services referred to or contained on those Linked Sites, unless and to the extent stipulated to the contrary.
Disclaimer
This disclaimer set out in these Terms of Use does not attempt or purport to exclude liability arising under statute if, and to the extent, such liability cannot be lawfully excluded.
In particular, nothing in these Terms of Use purports to limit or exclude any liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury caused by a person’s negligence.
Neither we nor any of our affiliates accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused (including through negligence), which any person may directly or indirectly suffer in connection with or arising from your use of this Portal or any Linked Site or your use of or reliance on information contained on or accessed through this Portal.
To the extent permitted by law, any condition or warranty which would otherwise be implied into these Terms of Use is hereby excluded. You acknowledge that the Portal is hosted by a third party and, without limiting the terms of this disclaimer, that neither we nor our affiliates are responsible for acts or omissions of any third party.
You agree that the limitations and exclusions set out in these Terms of Use are reasonable having regard to the relevant circumstances and the use you are permitted to make of the Portal.
Indemnity
You indemnify us and our affiliates, partners, employees and agents against all actions, claims and demands (including the cost of defending or settling any action, claim or demand) which may be instituted against us arising out of a failure by you or by any person using your Login Information (whether or not you have authorised that person to use your Login Information) to comply with these Terms of Use.
Copyright
Copyright in this Portal (including text, graphics, logos, icons, sound recordings and software) may be owned or licensed by us. Information procured from a third party may be the subject of copyright owned by that third party. Other than for the purposes of, and subject to the conditions prescribed under, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and similar legislation which applies in your location, and except as expressly authorised by these Terms of Use, you may not in any form or by any means:
- adapt, reproduce, store, distribute, print, display, perform, publish or create derivative works from any part of this Portal or from any information obtained from this Portal
- commercialise any information, products or services obtained from any part of this Portal,
without our written permission or, in the case of third party material, from the owner of the copyright in that material.
Trade Marks
This Portal includes trade marks owned by us (or our licensors). You must not use any of our trade marks:
- in connection with activities, products or services which are not ours
- in a manner which may be confusing, misleading or deceptive
- in a manner that disparages us or our information or services (including this Portal).
You must not authorise or assist any person to do any of the acts specified above.
Restricted Use/Confidentiality
Unless we agree otherwise in writing, you are provided with access to this Portal for your use only. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not without our written permission sell information obtained from this Portal to any third party.
These obligations of confidentiality do not apply to any information which is already in the public domain, other than through a breach by you of this obligation, or which is required to be disclosed by law or a regulatory body.
Privacy Policy
We undertake to comply with the terms of our privacy policy which is accessible at https://minerals.org.au/privacy-policy
Security of Information
No data transmitted over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Whilst we strive to protect such information, we do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us. Accordingly, any information which you transmit to us is transmitted at your own risk.
Termination of Access
Access to this Portal may be terminated at any time by us without notice. These Terms of Use will nevertheless survive any such termination.
Cookies
We may collect general information such as the pages you access, the date and time of your visit, IP address, and the domain name and country from which you access this Portal. This includes the use of “cookies”. Most browsers can be configured so as not to accept cookies, however this may affect the functionality of the Portal. Please refer to our Cookie Statement for more information https://minerals.org.au/privacy-policy
General
We accept no liability for any failure to comply with these Terms of Use where such failure is due to circumstance beyond our reasonable control. If we waive any rights available to us under these Terms of Use on one occasion, this does not means that those rights will automatically be waived on any other occasion.
If any of these Terms of Use are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining Terms of Use shall nevertheless continue in full force.