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Terms of Use

This website is operated by JAC Lawyers Pty Ltd. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to JAC Lawyers. JAC Lawyers offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your adherence and acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.

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By visiting our site and/or engaging with us, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms and Conditions apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, clients, third-party vendors, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.

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Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. We expressly exclude any offers for any form of acceptance by non-clients and nothing said or stated in our website constitutes an arrangement or our agreement to enter into a retainer agreement with you.

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Any information and contents made available on our website including those published do not constitute our legal advice. They are not tailored specifically to your situation or circumstances and you are not to rely thereon upon any purposes and/or to deal with any legal issues or in the context of legal proceedings. We are not responsible if information made available on this site is relied upon to your detriment.

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Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms and Conditions. You can review the most current version of the Terms and Conditions at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms and Conditions by posting updates and/or changes to our website. We have no obligations contractual or otherwise to alert or notify of these updates and/or changes and/or to ensure its accuracy, complement or currency. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

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General Conditions

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We reserve the right to refuse service or access to anyone for any reason at any time, without the need to assign any reason.  You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. The manner in which the transfer, encryption and transmission are carried out or conducted is not within our purview or control although financial institutions generally advise customers that their respective customers’ credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.

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You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of our website including the videos, photos, images, articles and/or documents provided and made available in our website.

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Any contact details including telephone and mobile numbers, addresses, emails and mean of communication are made available in good faith and subject to fair use by you for the purposes intended and consistent with the objective in which they are placed out. You agree not to abuse or misuse any of the contact details as such abuse and misuse may result in criminal offense or harassment. Access to our service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.

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The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.

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This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. Certain documents and publications made are checked against the currency at the time of writing. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site.

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We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.

You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools “as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.

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Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).

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We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms and Conditions.

Third-Party Links (when applicable)

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Certain content, products and services available via our service may include materials from third-parties.

Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.

We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party’s policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.

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User Comments, Feedback and Other Submissions

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If at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, ‘comments’), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.

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We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms and Conditions.

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You agree that your comments will not violate any rights of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.

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Prohibited Uses

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In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms and Conditions, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.

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Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability

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We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.

You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.

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You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.

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In no case shall JAC Lawyers, our directors, officers and employees be liable for any loss or damage directly or indirect arising from your use of this website or as a result of the use of the service or any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service.

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Severability

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In the event that any provision of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms and Conditions, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

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Termination

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The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.

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These Terms and Conditions are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms and Conditions at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site.

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If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms and Conditions, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).

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Entire Agreement

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The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

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These Terms and Conditions and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to the service constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms and Conditions).

Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions shall not be construed against the drafting party.

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Governing Law

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These Terms and Conditions and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Western Australia.

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Changes to Terms and Conditions

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You can review the most current version of the Terms and Conditions at any time at this page.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms and Conditions by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the service following the posting of any changes to these Terms and Conditions constitutes acceptance of those changes.

 

Our Privacy Policy

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This online service is bound by the provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). We respect and protect the privacy of our users. The term "Personal Information" in this privacy policy means any information from which your identity is apparent or can be reasonably ascertained. Unless you use the interactive feature of our website (e.g. the request form or chat line) we otherwise do not collect Personal Information about you when you visit this service.

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You can use this service without telling us who you are or revealing other Personal Information. If you send us a contact or feedback form you do not need to identify yourself or use your real name.

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The purpose of this website is to promote our legal services for business use. If you contact us we will collect the email address you nominate and any other identifying information you provide, such as a name or phone number. Please do not give us other personal or sensitive information.

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Other than circumstances such as unlawful activity or serious threats to health and safety, required by law, rule of court or court order, or necessary for replying to or defending any charge or complaint of criminal or unprofessional conduct or professional misconduct, we do not share or disclose your Personal Information with police, other government agencies or authority.

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If you ask us about an issue that needs to be dealt with by another agency, we are not obliged to provide you with the necessary details as this may require you to make the necessary contact yourself. You may opt-out of further contact from us at any time.

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How we deal with complaints and requests

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You may request access to Personal Information about you that we hold and you may ask us to correct your Personal Information if you find that it is not accurate, up-to-date or complete. You may also make a complaint about our handling of your Personal Information. These services are free of charge.

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To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, we will need evidence of your identity before we can grant you access to information about you or change it. This may require you to disclose to and/or allow us to sight your passport, Medicare or healthcare card, bank card and/or driving license.

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You can contact us by email, or send your request or complaint to our office address. We undertake to respond within 30 days. If the request or complaint will take longer to resolve, we will provide you with a date by which we expect to respond.

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How we protect your Personal Information

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This online service is hosted by third-party service providers identified on the website. We review the level of service of the vendor from time to time including the level of security technology as a whole which we do not control.

We train our employees about the importance of confidentiality and maintaining the privacy and security of your information. Access to your Personal Information is restricted to employees who need it to provide benefits or services to you.

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Website analytics

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We may use 'cookies'. Cookies are an industry standard and most major web sites use them. A cookie is a small text file that our site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

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Our website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you go to other websites from here, we advise you to be aware and read their privacy policy.

Our website uses Google Analytics, a service that transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the United States. Based on the present guideline, we understand that Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage.

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By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in Google's Privacy Policy- external site and for the purposes set out above. You can opt-out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the opt-out service provided by Google- external site.

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We also use interfaces with social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others. If you choose to "like" or "share" information from this website through these services, you should review the privacy policy of that service. If you are a member of a social media site, the interfaces may allow the social media site to connect your visits to this site with other Personal Information

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  • Last update: 15 Feb 2020  - copyright of JAC Lawyers 2020 -

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