Terms of website use
www.linkshopeisland.com.au ("the Website") is owned by Links Hope Island Operations Pty Ltd , Hope Island Road, Hope Island, Queensland, Australia and its related companies and other entities ("Links Hope Island").
The Website is operated by Links Hope Island so that you can access information, and submit requests for additional information. You are welcome to browse around the Website as you like, subject to these terms of use. By visiting the Website, you agree to comply with the terms listed on this page and any other law or regulation that applies to the Website.
Disclaimers
You use the Website entirely at your own risk. Links Hope Island is not liable to you or anyone else for any loss in connection with the use of the Website.
While Links Hope Island endeavors to ensure that all information provided on the Website is complete, accurate and up to date, the Website and its contents are provided "as is" and "as available" and Links Hope Island takes no responsibility for any error or omission relating to this information.
The information contained in the Website (including these terms of use) is subject to change at any time without notice. Information on the Website could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, or could be otherwise inaccurate, incomplete or not current.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Links Hope Island makes no warranties or representations of any kind with respect to the Website or its contents. Links Hope Island specifically makes no warranties or representations regarding the quality, accuracy, merchantability or fitness for purpose of any material on the website or that the material will not cause damage, or is free from any other defects or errors. Links Hope Island is not liable to users of the material for any loss or damage howsoever caused resulting from the use of the material.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Links Hope Island gives no warranty and makes no representation as to the accuracy or sufficiency of any description, illustration, photograph or statement contained in the Website and accepts no liability for any loss which may be suffered by any person who relies either wholly or in part upon the information presented.
Links to other websites
The Website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties ("Third Party Websites"). These links are provided for convenience only and may not be current or maintained. Links Hope Island does not sponsor, endorse or approve of the operators of Third Party Websites or the contents of Third Party Websites. Links Hope Island makes no warranties or representations regarding the quality, accuracy, merchantability or fitness for purpose of any material on Third Party Websites. Unless indicated otherwise, Links Hope Island has no relationship with the operators of Third Party Websites and has no control over the content or rights in Third Party Websites.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and defend Links Hope Island, and its directors, employees, shareholders and other representatives, and everyone who assisted in the creation and modification of the Website, for all damages, losses, penalties, fines, expenses, and costs (including legal costs) which arise out of, or relate to, your use of the Website, any information that you provide to Links Hope Island via the Website and any damage that you may cause to the Website. This indemnification includes, without limitation, liability relating to copyright infringement, defamation, invasion of privacy, trade mark infringement and misleading and deceptive conduct.
Privacy
Links Hope Island has a Privacy Policy, developed in compliance with the Privacy Act 1988, which is designed to make you aware of how Links Hope Island collects, uses, and manages information collected from you. Third Party Websites linked to the Website are not subject to Links Hope Island's Privacy Policy. Before using the Third Party Websites, you should review their privacy policies to ensure that you are satisfied with them.
Links Hope Island collects the following information regarding visitors to the Website:
- Remote server address (RDNS)
- Date and time of their visit
- Pages accessed
- Documents downloaded
- Previous site visited (HTTP Referrer)
- Type of browser used
- Any other information volunteered by you including web registrations, contact information.
Depending on your transaction it may be necessary for Links Hope Island to collect personal information from you in order to serve you and for other associated administrative purposes. For instance, if you fill out an enquiry form on the Website to request additional information, you will be required to provide some personal information including your name and postal address or email address.
Unless you have instructed Links Hope Island not to do so, personal information may be shared with related companies and other entities within Links Hope Island where it will remain confidential. However, Links Hope Island will not disclose your personal information to external parties who are not associated with Links Hope Island unless the disclosure is required by law or you have consented to such disclosure.
When or before your personal information is collected, Links Hope Island will take reasonable steps to inform you of the purpose for which the information is collected. Your personal information collected by Links Hope Island will only be used in accordance with the purpose advised and the information will not be used for any other purpose without your consent.
To inform you about services it provides, Links Hope Island may use the information collected to identify products and services which may be of interest to you. However, you may opt-out of those activities and the option to be excluded from Links Hope Island marketing activities is generally provided at the time of collection or you may contact Links Hope Island at any time to be excluded from its marketing activities.
All information held by Links Hope Island for the purpose notified to you at the time of collection will be:
- as far as possible, maintained in a form that is accurate, complete and up to date; and
- stored and used in a secure manner that protects your privacy; and
- kept for as long as required by law or is prudent having regard to administrative requirements.
Passwords
If Links Hope Island gives you a password for use on the Website, you:
- must not share the password with any other person without first gaining written permission from Links Hope Island;
- are responsible for all use under the password; and
- must notify Links Hope Island immediately if you become aware, or have reasonable grounds to believe, that your password has been compromised.
Copyright
Unless otherwise expressly indicated, Links Hope Island owns all copyright subsisting in the Website and its contents. For example, Links Hope Island owns the copyright in all the website design, text, graphics, images, the selection and arrangement thereof, all software used on the Website and all documents made available on the Website.
You are only permitted to access the Website and its contents for your personal and non-commercial use.
Any other use of material contained on the Website, such as publishing, reproducing, adapting, storing in a retrieval system or transmitting the material in any form or by any means (including electronic, mechanical, micro copying, photocopying or recording) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner is a breach of these terms of use and may violate copyright and other laws.
Links Hope Island grants you permission to do the following with material contained in the Website, unless otherwise indicated:
- Store a reproduction of material on your local computer for the sole purpose of viewing the material; and
- Print hard copies of material for informational, non-commercial use.
All other rights are reserved by the copyright owner.
Trade marks
Links Hope Island uses many trade marks and service marks on the Website. There are other trade marks, service marks and get-up (trade dress) on the Website that belong to Links Hope Island or its licensors. You are not granted any licence or right to use any of these trade marks, service marks or get up.
Severability
If any parts of these terms are deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision may be severed from the terms and it will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
Jurisdiction
If any dispute arises about these terms or how these terms apply, Queensland law will apply.
