AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND LOWDOWN.COM.AU

The lowdown.com.au website (the “Website”) is operated by Creative Information Pty Limited.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all such Terms.

Modification of Terms

Lowdown.com.au reserves the right to change the Terms under which the Website is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the Website. Any changes to the Terms will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes will mean you accept those changes.

Links to Third-Party Sites

The Website may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of lowdown.com.au, and lowdown.com.au is not responsible for the content of any Linked Site. Lowdown.com.au is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by lowdown.com.au of the site or any association with its operators.

Prohibited Use

As a condition of your use of the Website, you agree that you will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Website.

Use of Communication Services

The Website may contain communication services designed to enable you to communicate with the public or a group (collectively, “Communication Services”). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send, and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. You agree not to:

• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights of others.
• Publish, post, upload, distribute, or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, or unlawful material or information.
• Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws unless you own or control the rights or have received all necessary consents.
• Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer.
• Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
• Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, or chain letters.
• Download any file posted by another user that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
• Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal notices, or proprietary designations or labels of the origin of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
• Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
• Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent.
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Lowdown.com.au has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services but reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials at its sole discretion. Lowdown.com.au reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Submissions

Lowdown.com.au does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to lowdown.com.au (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input, or submit to the Website (collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submission, you are granting lowdown.com.au, its affiliated companies, and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission. Lowdown.com.au is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time at its sole discretion.

Liability Disclaimer

The information, software, products, and services included in or available through the Website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Lowdown.com.au and/or its suppliers may make improvements and/or changes to the Website at any time. Advice received via the Website should not be relied upon for personal, medical, legal, or financial decisions, and you should consult an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all information, software, products, services, and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind. Lowdown.com.au and/or its suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall lowdown.com.au and/or its suppliers be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data, or profits arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the Website.

Termination/Access Restriction

Lowdown.com.au reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Website and related services or any portion thereof at any time without notice.

General

To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in NSW, Australia, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Website. Use of the Website is unauthorised in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and lowdown.com.au as a result of this agreement or use of the Website.

If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision, and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and lowdown.com.au with respect to the Website and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written.

Copyright and Trademark Notices

If you believe you are the rights holder of any material served from or linked to from this site and you object to its use, please contact info@cinfo.com.au, and it will be removed with our best endeavours. With the exception of content, the rights to which are held by third parties, all contents of the Website are held by lowdown.com.au and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.

Notices and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact info@cinfo.com.au with all necessary information. All inquiries not relevant to this procedure will receive no response.