About the Website

Welcome to https://www.wadsa.org.au/ (the ‘Website’).

  • The Website is operated by the WA Disabled Sports Association Inc (WADSA).
    ABN 37 062 573 814. Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by WADSA. 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.

    • WADSA reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When WADSA 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.
  • 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 WADSA in the user interface.
  • Your obligations
    • You agree to comply with the following:
      • you will use the Website only for purposes that are permitted by:
      • the Terms; and
      • any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;
      • you have the sole responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of any information you provide to WADSA pursuant to your use of the Website.
      • you will not use the Website in connection with any commercial endeavours except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by the management of WADSA;
      • you will not use the Website for any illegal and/or unauthorised use which includes collecting the personal information of the users of the Website by electronic or other means. This includes for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorised framing of or linking to the Website;
      • you agree that commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from the Website without notice. Appropriate legal action will be taken by WADSA for any illegal or unauthorised use of the Website; and
      • you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or it’s Services is prohibited.
  • Copyright and Intellectual Property
    • The Website, and all of the products of WADSA 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 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) are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by WADSA or its contributors.
    • All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by WADSA, who grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license to:
      • use the Website pursuant to the Terms;
      • copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your device’s cache memory; and
      • print pages from the Website for your own personal and non-commercial use. WADSA does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website. All other rights are expressly reserved by WADSA.
    • WADSA retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer any:
      • business name, trading name, domain name, trademark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright; or
      • a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trademark, or industrial design; or
      • a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design, or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing, system or process), to you.
    • You may not, without the prior written permission of WADSA 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.
  • Privacy
    • WADSA will attempt to keep any information provided through your use of the Website private and confidential. However, WADSA is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage in the event that your information is leaked or otherwise provided to a third party in circumstances where this was done accidentally, unintentionally, or without WADSA’s knowledge.
  • General Disclaimer
    • 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.
    • Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:
      • all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations, or conditions which are not expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and
      • WADSA will not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Website or these Terms (including as a result of not being able to use the Website), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.
      • Use of the Website is at your own risk. Everything on the Website 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 WADSA make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Website (including the products or services of WADSA advertised or offered on the Website). This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:
      • failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or other harmful component, loss of data, communication line failure, unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to records;
      • the accuracy, suitability, or currency of any information on the Website (including third party material and advertisements on the Website);
      • costs incurred as a result of you using the Website or any of the products of WADSA; and
      • the operation in respect to links which are provided for your convenience.
  • Liability
    • By agreeing to these terms in condition you agree that WADSA is not liable for anything arising out of or in connection with the Website or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise.
    • You expressly understand and agree that WADSA, 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.
  • Termination of Contract
    • The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or by WADSA as set out below.
    • If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by:
      • providing WADSA with 30 days’ notice of your intention to terminate; and
      • closing your accounts for all of the services which you use, where WADSA has made this option available to you. Your notice should be sent, in writing, to WADSA via the ‘Contact Us’ link on our homepage.
    • WADSA may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:
      • you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any provision;
      • WADSA is required to do so by law;
    • Subject to local applicable laws, WADSA reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your access to all or any portion of the Website without notice if you breach any provision of the Terms or any applicable law or if your conduct impacts WADSA’s name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.
  • Indemnity
    • You agree to indemnify WADSA, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:
      • all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with Your Content;
      • any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or
      • any breach of the Terms.
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Compulsory: If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the following clauses have been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory relief is sought).
    • Notice: A party to the Terms claiming a dispute (‘Dispute’) has arisen under the Terms, must give written notice to the other party detailing the nature of the dispute, the desired outcome and the action required to settle the Dispute (‘Notice’).
    • Resolution: On receipt of the Notice, the parties to the Terms (‘Parties’) must:
      • Within 30 days of the Notice, endeavor in good faith to resolve the Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon which they may mutually agree;
      • If for any reason whatsoever, 30 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate mediator be appointed by the President of the Law Society;
      • The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable expenses of a mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation and without limiting the foregoing undertake to pay any amounts requested by the mediator as a pre-condition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the mediation;
      • The mediation will be held in Perth, Australia.
    • Confidential: All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as “without prejudice” negotiations for the purpose of applicable laws of evidence.
    • Termination of Mediation: If 30 days have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the Dispute has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate the mediation and the mediator must do so.
  • Venue and Jurisdiction.
    The Website 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 Western Australia, Australia.
  • Governing Law.
    The Terms are governed by the laws of Western Australia, 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 Western Australia, 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.
  • Independent Legal Advice.
    You declare that the provisions of the Terms are fair and reasonable and that you have 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.
  • 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.

 

Approved by,

The Management Committee