Terms
YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE.
This Website, including all of its features and content (the “Website”), is made available by Confiscation Law (“Provider”), and all content and information provided on and through this Website (“Content”) may be used solely under the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”).
BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE.
1. Website Limited License
As a user of this Website, you are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable, limited license to access and use this Website and Content in accordance with these Terms of Use. Provider reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, remove, or terminate this license at any time for any reason. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes.
2. Limitations on Use
The Content on this Website is for your personal, lawful use only and not for commercial exploitation. You may not decompile, sell, or create derivative works from this Website or the Content. You also must not use any device, software, routine, network monitoring or discovery software to determine the site architecture, or extract information about usage, individual identities, or users, or to interfere with the proper working of the Website. You must not probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Website or any network connected to the Site, nor breach security or authentication measures.
You must not copy or monitor any portion of the Website or the Content without Provider’s prior written permission.
You may not copy, modify, reproduce, republish, distribute, display, or transmit for commercial, non-profit, or public purposes all or any portion of this Website, except to the extent permitted above. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any portion or feature of the Website, or any other systems or networks connected to the Website or the Provider’s server, or to any of the services offered on or through the Website, by hacking, password “mining,” or any other illegitimate means.
You agree not to take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Website or Provider’s systems or networks.
3. Not Legal Advice
Content is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice, and no lawyer-client relationship is formed. Use of information on this Website or materials linked from this Website is at your own risk.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, under copyright or other intellectual property rights. You agree that the Content and Website are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws. You must not remove any proprietary notice when downloading Content from the Website.
5. Linking to this Website
You may link to the homepage of this Website, provided (a) you do not remove or obscure any portion of the homepage, including the terms of use, proprietary notice, or other notices on this Website, and (b) you notify Provider of such link by sending an email to juebner@vicbar.com.au. If you wish to provide links to specific sections, you should forward your request to juebner@vicbar.com.au and will be notified if permission is granted.
6. Advertisers
This Website may contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on this Website is accurate and complies with applicable laws. Provider is not responsible for the illegality or inaccuracy in advertisers’ or sponsors’ materials or for the acts or omissions of advertisers and sponsors.
7. Registration
Certain sections of this Website require you to register. If registration is requested, you agree to provide Provider with accurate and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. If there has been unauthorized use, you must notify Provider immediately by contacting juebner@vicbar.com.au.
8. Postings in Interactive Areas of the Website
Postings must be lawful and must not be abusive or violate privacy, publicity rights, or other rights of any party. Provider reserves the right to remove any materials that may be objectionable or violate the Terms of Use.
9. Errors and Corrections
Provider does not represent or warrant that this Website will be error-free, free of viruses, or always accessible. Provider may make improvements or changes to its features or Content at any time.
10. Third Party Content
Third-party content may appear on this Website or be accessible via links. Provider assumes no liability for any infringement, mistakes, misstatements, or opinions in any third-party content appearing on this Website.
11. Lawyer Ethics Notice
If you are a lawyer participating in any aspect of this Website, you agree to comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct of your licensing jurisdiction. Provider disclaims responsibility for your compliance with these Rules.
12. Disclaimer
THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. PROVIDER DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM:
- ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THIS WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT;
- ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES OR CONTENT ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS;
- THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THIS WEBSITE;
- YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE; OR
- YOUR USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE.
13. Limitation of Liability
PROVIDER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR THE INTERACTIVE AREAS OF THIS WEBSITE. TO THE EXTENT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED, PROVIDER’S SOLE OBLIGATION TO YOU FOR DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO $100.00.
14. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Provider and any third-party information providers to the Website from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including lawyer fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms of Use by you.
15. Third Party Rights
The provisions of paragraphs 12 (Disclaimer), 13 (Limitation of Liability), and 14 (Indemnification) benefit Provider and any third-party information providers to the Website.
16. Unlawful Activity
Provider reserves the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of the Terms of Use and to take any appropriate action, including reporting suspected unlawful activity to authorities.
17. Remedies for Violations
Provider reserves the right to seek all legal and equitable remedies for violations of these Terms of Use and may disclose any information deemed necessary to comply with any law, regulation, or legal process.
18. Privacy
Your use of this Website is subject to Provider’s Privacy Policy.
19. Severability of Provisions
If any provision of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability.
20. Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of Victoria, and each party hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Victoria to resolve any disputes.
As at 13 September 2024
