Terms and Conditions.

Effective Date: 1 September 2018

1. INTRODUCTION

(a) Welcome to www.macleanip.com.au (‘Our Website’).

(b)  MacLean Legal Pty Ltd (ABN 79 143 606 624) (‘We’, ‘Our’, ‘Us’) owns and manages Our Website.

(c) These terms and conditions (‘T&Cs’) as amended from time to time, apply to your (‘Your’, ‘You’) usage of Our Website.

(d) Please read these T&Cs before using Our Website. The T&Cs may change with or without notice. If You do not understand these T&Cs or You need more assistance, please contact Us at alisha@macleanip.com.au.

(e) By using Our Website, You agree to be bound by these T&Cs including Our Privacy Policy.

2. ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

(a) We do Our best to keep the information published on Our Website up to date and accurate.  However, some information may from time to time be incorrect, out of date or inaccurate partially or in its entirety.

(b) All information on Our Website is provided for information purposes only and should not be relied upon to any extent beyond that implied by the law.  

(c) Information provided on Our Website is of a general nature and You understand and accept that it is Your responsibility to undertake further independent research and to seek independent legal advice for Your specific circumstances.

3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

(a) To the extent permitted by law, neither Us or Our directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, successors or assigns, will be liable for any injury or damage of any kind arising out of or in connection with the information and advice displayed on Our website.

8. WEB CHAT

(a) All communication engaged in, and information collected through Our web chat services is subject to Our Privacy Policy as amended from time to time.

9. EXTERNAL HYPERLINKS

(a) We are happy for You to hyperlink to Our Website, however We reserve the right to revoke this permission and or deny any person, entity or organisation howsoever defined, permission to link to Our Website.

(b) All hyperlinks to Our Website must point to the full HTML version of Our Website.

(c) At times Our Website may contain hyperlinks to external websites.  We are not responsible for and do not endorse any material contained in any external hyperlinked website, nor do We endorse or make any representation about the linked website or the organisations referred to on that website.  By accessing those hyperlinked external websites, You must consider the external website’s terms and conditions.

(d) We do not provide any warranty regarding the accuracy or fitness of purpose of any material contained in hyperlinked external websites.

10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

(a) The content of Our Website and any attaching intellectual property rights belongs to Us, or to someone who has given Us permission to use it. 

(b) The MacLean IP logo and name is an unregistered trade mark and cannot be used without Our prior written consent.

(c) All content on this Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, photographs, audio and video clips and data compilations is the exclusive property of Us or its content suppliers protected by Australian and International copyright laws. The expression of all content on this Website is Our exclusive property and is protected by Australian and International copyright laws.

(d) To avoid doubt, You must seek Our written permission prior to publication of any aspect of Our Website except as provided in clause 9(a).

11. GENERAL

(a) These T&Cs are subject to the laws of Western Australia and of the Commonwealth of Australia as applicable in Western Australia irrespective of where the Website is accessed. 

(b) You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts having jurisdiction in the State of Western Australia for any legal proceeding arising in connection with the T&Cs.

(c) If any part of these T&Cs becomes unenforceable, that part is, or will be, severed from the T&Cs so that all the remaining parts remain in full force and effect and are unaffected by that severance.

(d) These T&C comprise the entire agreement between You and Us with respect to the subject matter of these T&Cs.

Effective Date: 28 August 2018

1.  INTRODUCTION

(a)  MacLean Legal Pty Ltd (ABN 79 143 606 624 ) (‘We’, ‘Our’, ‘Us’) as owner and manager of www.macleanip.com.au (‘Our Website’) is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles contained in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). 

(b) We have to have policies and procedures in place in order to protect personal information that We collect about you (‘You’, ‘Your’). 

(c) This Privacy Policy provides Our policies and procedures for collecting, using and disclosing Your personal information[AM1]  and or personal data as defined by Article 4 of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (‘Personal Information’). 

2. PERSONAL INFORMATION 

(a) Personal Information is information or an opinion relating to an individual that can be used to identify that individual. 

(b) We may only collect Your Personal Information in order to perform the function of Our services including for record keeping purposes, to improve the quality of Our services and business, for market research, and to track the usage on Our Website (‘Our Services’). 

(c) We may use and disclose Your Personal Information in order to:

(i) conduct Our Services;

(ii) communicate with You;

(iii) comply with legal obligations and to help improve Our Services. 

(d) In order to conduct Our Services, We may appoint third party organisations, who may be located outside of Australia, to carry out activities on Our behalf (‘Third Parties’), including for example, delivery organisations, finance providers, third party suppliers and agents.  These Third Parties may have access to Your Personal Information needed to perform their function within the framework of Our Services.  The Third Parties cannot use that information for other purposes.

(e) You have a right to gain access to the Personal Information that We hold about You. However, should there be any governing law that will prevent Us from allowing You to access Your information We will provide You with the reasons for the denial of access. 

 3. COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION THROUGH OUR WEBSITE 

(a) We may collect certain information from Our Website regarding the activity of users. 

(b) We may use cookies for appropriate reasons such as to facilitate access to secure pages on Our Website (if any).  You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in Your browser.

(c)  We take great care to protect Your Personal Information on Our Website; however, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be secure.  Should You transmit Your Personal Information it is at Your own risk.

(d) Our detailed Cookies Policy can be found here.

4. EXTERNAL HYPERLINKS

(a) Our Website may contain external hyperlinks to other sites (‘External Site’) whose information practices may be different to Ours.  You should consult the External Site’s privacy statements.

(b) We are not responsible for how an External Site collects, uses and discloses Your information. 

5. SECURITY

(a) The security of Your Personal Information is important to Us. 

(b) We will take reasonable steps to preserve the security and integrity of Your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. 

6. HOW TO CONTACT US

(a) If You have any questions or concerns about the Privacy Policy or its implementation, You may contact Us at alisha@macleanip.com.au. 

(b) If at any time You decide that We should no longer hold any of Your Personal Information, or wish to change the use to which any such Personal Information can be put, please let Us know by emailing Us at this address.

7. REVISIONS TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

(a) This Privacy Policy is effective as at the date specified above, and may be amended by Us from time to time with or without notice to You. 

(b) You should revisit Our Privacy Policy published on Our Website from time to time to ensure You are aware of any amendments made to it.

8. HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT? 

(a) If You have a complaint about how We are handling Your Personal Information You can contact Us in accordance with 6(a).

(b) We believe in doing right by Our users and want to do right by You. 

(c) If You are not satisfied that We can resolve Your complaint You can raise Your concern with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner: 

Online: www.oaic.gov.au/privacy

Phone: 1300 363 992

Email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au

Mail: GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001

GPO Box 2999 Canberra ACT 2601

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