Terms of Use
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1 About this website
This website is owned and operated by Vision Australia Limited (ABN 67 108 391 831) (Vision Australia) under the domain name "visionaustralia.org" (Vision Australia Site).
Your use of the information, graphics, text, software and materials (Content) on the Vision Australia Site is governed by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Statement. By using this Vision Australia Site you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.
2 Links to other websites
The Vision Australia Site may contain links to third party websites. Vision Australia does not sponsor or endorse the operators or content of any linked third party websites. Subject to any applicable law which cannot be excluded, Vision Australia makes no warranties or representations regarding the quality, accuracy, merchantability or fitness for purpose of any linked websites, material or products or services.
3 Information available at the Vision Australia Site
The Vision Australia Site provides general information about Vision Australia and Vision Australia's various programmes, services, products and activities.
The Vision Australia Site contains a wide variety of Content on heath and medical issues relating to vision impairment for general educational and informative purposes only. The Content on the Vision Australia Site is generic and does not take into account the circumstances, physical wellbeing, mental status or medical requirements of a particular person which are relevant to the correct diagnosis and treatment of any problem, condition, disease, injury, ailment or disorder. The Content on the Vision Australia Site is not diagnostic or prescriptive and does not replace the services or advice of a qualified health care professional. The Vision Australia Site does not give, or purport to give, any medical advice.
In addition, the Vision Australia Site may contain or make available data sheets, email lists, mailout or newsletter services, service provider details, or other tools and facilities which may be of use to you. Whilst Vision Australia has taken reasonable effort to provide such features that are accurate and free from defect, Vision Australia does not warrant the accuracy, correctness or completeness of these features, which are provided on an "as is" basis.
Any products and services offered on the Vision Australia Site and all prices displayed are subject to change without notice.
4 Donations and payments
You may wish to donate money to Vision Australia, purchase Lottery tickets or various other Vision Australia products or merchandise, via the Vision Australia Site.
Making a donation or purchasing Lottery tickets
In order to make a donation or purchase Lottery tickets via the Vision Australia Site, you will be directed to a secure Vision Australia payment gateway, using a VeriSign Trust Network Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate with 128 bit high grade encryption. Currently, this service is provided for Vision Australia by "Adrenalin Media". More information about Adrenalin Media can be found at their website www.adrenalinmedia.com.au
Your donation details and credit card details for payment will be collected and stored in-house by Vision Australia, processed within a reasonable timeframe and deleted once successfully processed.
Purchasing products or merchandise
In order to purchase products or merchandise from the Vision Australia Site, details of the goods you wish to order, your personal details, and credit card details for payment, must be entered into a secure Vision Australia payment gateway, using VeriSign Trust Network Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate with 128 bit high grade encryption.
The cost of delivery of Vision Australia products or merchandise purchased by you will be calculated at the time the product is ordered, and will be incorporated into the final price of the product.
Provided payment has been successfully processed, a tax receipt and the product or merchandise ordered will be sent to you via standard post or, for international deliveries, via airmail. If Vision Australia is unable to personally deliver the product to the address you have provided, a notice will be left at that address which can be used to retrieve the product you have purchased from your local post office.
All prices quoted on the Vision Australia Site are inclusive of the Australian Government Goods and Services Tax (GST) and all monetary amounts are in Australian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Details required from you
Unless provided otherwise, all payments for donations, Lottery tickets or merchandise purchases are to be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX and Diners accepted). You must therefore provide to Vision Australia details of your credit card, including:
- credit card type;
- name on credit card;
- credit card number; and
- expiry date
In order for Vision Australia to deliver to you a tax receipt, Lottery tickets, products or merchandise you have ordered, you will need to provide Vision Australia with your postal address.
Vision Australia will not provide you with a tax receipt recognising your donation, Lottery tickets, products or merchandise you have ordered until payment has been processed and actually received by Vision Australia.
Version 1.1 – 28 October 2008.
5 Warranties
While we have taken care to provide Content that is free from error, Vision Australia does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of Content on the Vision Australia Site. All Content is provided on an "as is" basis and without guarantees or warranties of any kind, either express or implied. All terms implied by law, except those that can not be lawfully excluded, are excluded. All Content is subject to change without notice. Vision Australia does not warrant that this Vision Australia Site or any linked websites will be free from viruses or defects.
6 Limitation of Liability
Subject to any responsibilities implied by law and which cannot be excluded, Vision Australia, and its directors, employees, agents, volunteers and contractors, are not liable to you for any losses, damages, liabilities, claims and expenses (including but not limited to legal costs and defence or settlement costs) whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, arising out of or referable to any Content on this Vision Australia Site, to any material on linked websites, or to access or use of the Vision Australia Site by you, howsoever caused, whether in contract, tort including negligence, statute or otherwise.
Liability of Vision Australia for breach of a condition or warranty implied by law, and which cannot be excluded, is limited to the extent possible at Vision Australia's option, to the supply of the goods or services again, the repair of the goods, or the payment of the cost of having the goods or services supplied again or repaired.
7 Indemnity
You indemnify Vision Australia in respect of any liability incurred by Vision Australia for any loss or damage, howsoever caused, which is suffered by Vision Australia as a result of your breach of these Website Terms of Use or your use of the Vision Australia Site.
8 Copyright and trade marks
Copyright in the Content on this Vision Australia Site is owned or licensed by Vision Australia, unless indicated otherwise.
Except where necessary for viewing the Content on this website or your browser, or as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) or other applicable laws or these Terms of Use, no Content on this Vision Australia Site may be reproduced, adapted, uploaded to a third party, framed, performed in public, distributed or transmitted in any form by any process without the prior written consent of Vision Australia.
9 Acceptance and changes to these Terms of Use
You acknowledge and accept that your use of the Vision Australia Site indicates your acceptance of these Terms of Use. Vision Australia may at any time vary the Terms of Use by publishing the varied Terms of Use on the Vision Australia Site. You accept that by doing this, Vision Australia has provided you with sufficient notice of the variation.
10 Jurisdiction
The law applicable to the Vision Australia Site and to disputes arising out of the Vision Australia Site is the law of the State of Victoria, Australia.
Version 1.0 - 12 September 2005