Terms & Conditions

Last updated 16th November 2020.

1. Introduction

The Terms of Use of the TransportEcology.info website include these Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy and any other terms and conditions that appear in or are linked to the TransportEcology.info website.

These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and TransportEcology.info (“we,” “us” or “our”), concerning your access to and use of the transportecology.info website as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”).

You agree that by accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with all of these Terms and Conditions, then you are expressly prohibited from using the Site and you must discontinue use immediately.

It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms and Conditions to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms and Conditions by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Terms and Conditions are posted.

The information provided on the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.

Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

2. Website content and access

While TransportEcology.info endeavours to take reasonable care in preparing and maintaining the information on this website we do not warrant the accuracy, reliability, adequacy or completeness of any of the website content. You acknowledge and accept that the website content may include technical inaccuracies and typographical errors. The website content is subject to change at any time without notice and may not necessarily be up to date or accurate at the time you view it.

It is your responsibility to enquire with us directly to ensure the accuracy and currency of the material or information you seek to rely upon. To the extent permitted by law, including the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), TransportEcology.info disclaims all liability for loss directly or indirectly arising from your use of or reliance on the website and the website content.

TransportEcology.info does not guarantee that access to the transportecology.info website will be uninterrupted or that the website is free from viruses or anything else which may damage any computer which accesses the transportecology.info website or any data on such a computer.

3. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law TransportEcology.info excludes all liability for any loss or damage of any kind (including special, indirect or consequential loss and including loss of business profits) arising out of or in connection with the website content and the use or performance of the TransportEcology.info website except to the extent that the loss or damage is directly caused by TransportEcology.info’s fraud or wilful misconduct.

4. Intellectual property

The materials displayed on this website, including without limitation all editorial materials, information, photographs, illustrations, artwork and other graphic materials, and names, logos and trade marks, are the property of TransportEcology.info and are protected by copyright, trade mark and other intellectual property laws. Any such content may be displayed and printed solely for your personal, non-commercial use within your organisation provided that any copyright notice on such a display or page is not removed. You agree not to reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate any such material to any third party without the express prior written consent of TransportEcology.info.

5. Submissions

Any material you send to us on or via the TransportEcology.info website will be deemed to be non-confidential and non-proprietary, unless it is indicated to be otherwise. This includes any data, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas or other information.

The Site may invite you to submit, or comment on blogs, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Site, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material (collectively, “Contributions”).

Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Site and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you transmit may be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:

  1. the creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.

  2. you are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Site, and other users of the Site to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms and Conditions.

  3. you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms and Conditions.

  4. your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.

  5. your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.

  6. your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).

  7. your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.

  8. your Contributions do not advocate the violent overthrow of any government or incite, encourage, or threaten physical harm against another.

  9. your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.

  10. your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.

  11. your Contributions do not contain any material that solicits personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner.

  12. your Contributions do not violate any federal or state law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors;

  13. your Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.

  14. your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these Terms and Conditions, or any applicable law or regulation.

Any use of the Site in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms and Conditions and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Site.

6. Third party websites

The TransportEcology.info Website may contain links to other websites operated, controlled or produced by third parties. Unless otherwise indicated, TransportEcology.info does not control, endorse, sponsor or approve any such third party websites or their content nor does TransportEcology.info provide any warranty or take any responsibility whatsoever for any aspect of those websites or their content.

7. Interference with website

You must not attempt to change, add to, remove, deface, hack or otherwise interfere with this website or any material or content displayed on the TransportEcology.info website.

8. Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the State of Victoria, Australia. In the event that a dispute arises from these Website Terms and Conditions, each of TransportEcology.info and you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, Australia.

9. Contact Us

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at info@transportecology.info.