Disclaimer

1. Terms of Use

This website (Website) is owned and operated by The George Institute for Global Health (ABN 90 085 953 331) (The George Institute). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to accept and comply with the terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers stated below and elsewhere on the Website (known collectively as the Terms of Use).

The George Institute may change the Terms of Use or the Website at its discretion and without notice, including to reflect changes to our services, business priorities, and the law. A version of the current Terms of Use will be made available on the Website as they are changed. By continuing to use the Website, you accept the Terms of Use as they apply from time to time.

2. Disclaimer

All information, text, material, images, graphics, publications, reports and works contained on and/or accessed via the Website (Content) is provided for your general interest and is only intended to provide a summary and general overview of the matters of interest.

The Website is not provided for, or intended as, a means of disseminating medical advice or other professional advice. Content should not be relied upon for medical or other professional purposes in any way. If medical advice is required, you should seek expert medical assistance.

3. Limitation of Liability

Subject to any statutory rights you have which, by law, may not be excluded, you acknowledge and agree that:

(a) whilst The George Institute has used due care and skill in preparation of the Website and its Content, The George Institute does not:

(i) warrant or make any representation regarding the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, reliability or otherwise, of any Content or the content of any third-party website which is linked to the Website (Third-Party Site); or

(ii) warrant that the Content will always be available or that the functions on the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any defects will be corrected; or

(iii) warrant that the server which stores and transmits Content to you is free of viruses or other harmful components;

(b) except as required by law, The George Institute does not accept liability for any loss or damages of any kind, including any direct, indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential damages or loss of profits resulting from any use or access, or any inability to use or access, the Website or Content; and

(c) The George Institute does not exert control over users of the Website (including individuals referred to on the Website) and is not liable either for their opinions or their behaviour, including any Content and/or advice and any defamatory statements or offensive conduct.

The George Institute does not exert control over users of the Website (including individuals referred to on the Website) and is not liable either for their opinions or their behaviour, including any Content and/or advice and any defamatory statements or offensive conduct.

(a) in the case of services, the supply of the services again or the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again; and

(b) in the case of goods: the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods; the repair of the goods; the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or acquiring equivalent goods; or the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired.

4. Third Party Sites and Advertising

The Website may contain links to Third-Party Sites. Whilst The George Institute may be associated or affiliated with third parties, The George Institute is not associated or affiliated with any Third-Party Sites, and the Content in any Third-Party Sites is not produced by nor is it the responsibility of The George Institute. The George Institute does not sponsor, endorse or support, in any way, the goods, services or Content supplied by or displayed on Third-Party Sites.

The George Institute does not permit the Website to be linked to any Third-Party Site without our prior written consent. If you would like to link the Website to a Third Party Site please email servicedesk@georgeinstitute.org.

5. Grant of Licence by User to The George Institute

Any information or other content that you place on the Website, including without limitation posting messages, uploading files, inputting data or engaging in any form of communication (User Generated Content), is subject to these Terms of Use.

Subject to The George Institute’s Privacy Policy, you grant The George Institute:

(a) a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable, unrestricted, worldwide licence to:

(i) use, copy, sublicense, redistribute, reproduce, adapt, transmit, publish and/or broadcast, publicly perform or display the information or material; and

(ii) sublicense to any third-party the unrestricted right to exercise any of the rights outlined in sub-paragraph (i) above; and

(b) the right to exploit all proprietary rights in any information or content including, without limitation, rights under copyright, trade marks, designs and/or patent laws in any jurisdiction worldwide.

You agree to execute and deliver to The George Institute all instruments and take all action that may be required to carry out this grant of licence.

6. Warranties by User

You warrant that you have obtained all the necessary assignments or licences in respect of any User Generated Content, including without limitation any authoring tool, application software or other program used in the development and production of the information supplied.

You warrant that any User Generated Content will not:

(a) be defamatory, obscene, abhorrent, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable;

(b) promote sexual or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;

(d) violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and The George Institute’s Privacy Policy;

(e) be likely to deceive any person;

(f) promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act;

(g) impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organisation, including with The George Institute;

(h) involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter or advertising; or

(i) give the impression that it emanates from or is endorsed by The George Institute or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Generated Content, and you (and not The George Institute) have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy and appropriateness.

The George Institute has the right to remove, refuse to post or take any action with respect to any User Generated Content you provide for, or place on, the Website for any reason in its sole discretion.

7. Copyright and restriction on use of Content

All rights are reserved to The George Institute. All Content, software and advertisements on the Website are protected by Australian and international copyright and trade mark laws. Content on the Website is published in real-time. Using an industry standard web browser, you may download, display and browse the Content including making copies in a temporary storage device necessary to facilitate browsing and print hard copies in unaltered forms for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided that you:

(a) do not download the Content in its entirety as a single file;

(b) do not modify the copy of the Content from how it appears on the Website;

(d) comply with all provisions of all applicable copyright and trade mark laws.

You must not otherwise modify, copy, reproduce, adapt, frame, publish, transmit (including broadcast), distribute, upload to a third party site, link to or otherwise use any of the Content on the site, including audio and video excerpts, except as expressly permitted by law or with The George Institute's prior written consent.

You must not use the Website in any manner or for any purpose that:

(a) Is unlawful;

(b) violates any rights of The George Institute; or

8. Trade marks

You are not permitted to use The George Institute's trade marks in connection with any product or service that does not belong to The George Institute, or in any manner that is likely to cause confusion, or that disparages or discredits The George Institute.

You may not use The George Institute's trade marks in any way, including, without limitation, in advertising or publicity relating to distribution of materials, without the express prior written permission of The George Institute.

All other trade marks displayed on the Website are trade marks of their respective owners. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting a licence or right to use of any trade mark displayed on the Website without the express prior written permission of The George Institute or the owner of the relevant trade mark.

9. Applicable Law

The Terms of Use are governed by and to be construed in accordance with the laws of Australia. You irrevocably and unconditionally agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia. If any provision of the Terms of Use is found to be invalid or unenforceable by such a court, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of the Terms of Use that will continue to have force and effect.

All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.