Terms of Use

Acceptance of these Terms of Use

The Indigenous Innovation Ventures website, including other associated sites, (collectively the "Site") is owned and operated by Indigenous Innovation Ventures, ABN 53 667 657 570 ("Indigenous Innovation Ventures", "we", "our" or "us"). These Terms of Use, which incorporate our Privacy Policy and any other policies, procedures, guidelines or codes referred to herein, and any other terms of service which apply to any services or devices that you use to access and use our Site, govern your access and use of the Site.

Intellectual Property:

Unless otherwise indicated, we own or license from third parties all right, title and interest (including Intellectual Property rights) in the Site and the Content on or related to the Site. Copying or alteration of our Site is strictly prohibited.

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP):

The Site may incorporate ICIP which belongs to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander traditional owners or custodians of that ICIP. You agree that ownership of any such ICIP will remain at all times with the traditional owners or custodians of that ICIP.

Unacceptable activity:

You must not do or attempt to do any act that we would deem to be inappropriate, culturally insensitive, unlawful or prohibited by any laws applicable to our Site, including without limitation:

• Accessing or using, or allowing any other person, group or organisation to access or use our Site which you are not permitted to access or use;
• Accessing or using the Site outside the scope of any permission or licence granted to you by these Terms of Use;
• Infringing any other third-party rights;
• Providing false or misleading information to us, or our personnel, agents, contractors, suppliers or related service providers;
• Compromising or disclosing sensitive data or confidential information (including ICIP);
• Any act that would constitute a breach of either the privacy (including uploading private or personal information without an individual's consent) or any other of the legal rights of individuals;
• Using the Site to defame or libel us, our personnel, agents, contractors, suppliers, related service providers or other individuals;
• Inhibiting or interfering with another users' enjoyment and use of the Site;
• Linking to the Site in a way that damages or takes advantage of our reputation, including in a way to support or imply that you have any kind of association or affiliation with us, or approval and endorsement from us when there is none, or in a way that is illegal or unfair;
• Causing us to breach any law, lore, regulation, rule, code or other legal or cultural obligation;
• Uploading or depositing files to the Site that consist of Malicious Computer Program;
• Interfering with or circumventing any security-related or other features of the Site, or tampering, hacking or in some other way disrupting any computer system, service, network, router or other device used to host the Site or make the Site available;
• Using data mining, robots, screen scraping or similar data gathering and extraction tools on or in relation to the Site;
• Posting or transmitting non-authorised material to the Site, or otherwise behaving in a manner, that is or could reasonably be considered, in our opinion, likely to cause annoyance, or which is defamatory, racist, culturally insensitive, obscene, threatening, pornographic, threatening, abusive, discriminatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence or privacy, or otherwise or which is detrimental to or in violation of our systems or a third-party’s systems or network security.

Data upload policy:

You may be entitled to post or upload information, business and contact details, comments, images, logos, writing or other material to the Site (collectively "Data") subject to these Terms of Use.

You grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use any Intellectual Property in the Data, including rights to:

• Incorporate in the Site or any other Content;
• Copy, publish, communicate to the public, modify, edit, adapt or translate;
• Publicly perform or present;
• Distribute, sell, lease or otherwise use for any purpose including for commercial or advertising purposes.

Collection Notice:

We may collect personal information about you:

• To provide you with access and use of the Site;
• To respond to your enquiries and feedback;
• To provide you with details of our products and services, events, activities and related resources and information;
• When you post or upload information to the Site;
• For purposes otherwise set out in our Privacy Policy.

We may disclose that information to third parties that help us deliver the Site and our products and services or as required by law.

Please contact us if you would like any further information about our Privacy Policy.

Confidentiality and Privacy:

The information contained on our Site is provided in good faith. The Content on our Site is sourced from either publicly available information or has been provided by you as a Member, Certified Supplier or Registered Supplier with the understanding and agreement that the information will become public information immediately on posting or upload to our Site and as such DOES NOT attract any rights of confidentiality.

Third Party Material

The Site may incorporate, link or make available Third Party Material. Third Party Material is provided for convenience and may not remain current or be maintained.

Limitation of Liability:

INDIGENOUS INNOVATION VENTURES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN OUR SITE OR THE CONTENT CONTAINED ON OUR SITE. The Site and Content is provided 'as is' and 'as available' and you exercise your own skill, judgement and care with respect to your use or reliance on it. Neither the Site or any Content on it is comprehensive and is only intended to provide a summary of the subject matter covered. While we use all reasonable attempts to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the Site and any Content, to the extent permitted by law, including the Australian Consumer Law, we make no warranty regarding the Site or any Content, and disclaim all responsibility, that:

• The Site or any Content will be complete, accurate or up-to-date;
• The Site or any Content is of a merchantable quality or fit for a particular purpose;
• Access to the Site or any Content will be uninterrupted or error-free or free from Malicious Computer Program; or
• The Site or any Content will be secure.

We are not liable to you or anyone else if errors, interference or damage to your computer systems occurs in connection with your access or use of the Site, any Content or Third Party Material. You must take your own precautions to ensure that whatever you select, access or use on or from the Site is free of Malicious Computer Program.

You acknowledge and agree that:

• We retain complete control over the Site and any Content, and may alter, amend or cease the operation of the Site or any Content, or remove, modify or add to the Site or any Content, at any time without notice in our sole discretion;
• The Site may not operate on a continuous basis and may be unavailable from time to time (including for maintenance or upgrade purposes).

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, SUPPLY NATION (INCLUDING ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS) DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY TO YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE IN RESPECT OF THE SITE, CONTENT ON THE SITE AND ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH IT, WHETHER UNDER ANY THEORY OF TORT, CONTRACT, WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER IN RESPECT OF DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUE OR LOSS OF USE ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, CONTENT ON IT OR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH IT, EVEN IF SUPPLY NATION WAS ADVISED, KNEW, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Nothing contained in these Terms of Use excludes, restricts or modifies any condition, warranty, right or remedy implied or imposed by statute or regulation if it cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified.

Indemnity:

You agree to indemnify and hold us, our affiliates, third-party suppliers, licensors, related service providers and any officer, director, employee, sub-contractor, agent, body corporate or successor, harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (actual, special or consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, including legal fees on a full indemnity basis, incurred, suffered, due to or arising out of or in connection with:

• Your use of the Site or any Content on the Site;
• Your breach of these Terms of Use; or
• Your breach of any law or the rights of a third party in connection with your access or use of the Site or Content on the Site.

Termination:

These Terms of Use automatically terminate if:

• We cease to operate the Site;
• You cease to access the Site;
• You do not comply with these Terms of Use.

We reserve the right to rescind, suspend or terminate your access and use of the Site at any time without notice, and we will not be responsible for any loss, cost, damage or liability that may arise as a result.

Upon termination of these Terms of Use, you must immediately cease using the Site.

Contact Us:

You can contact us via the Indigenous Innovation Ventures website (indigenousinnovation.com.au) or contact:

Definitions:

The following definitions apply to these Terms of Use:

• 'Content' means all forms and formats of content, data, information and material contained, incorporated, connected to or made available in relation to the Site (including from our Members, Registered and Certified Suppliers, affiliates, related service providers and other third-parties), including without limitation:
• text, contact details, documents, reports, papers, articles, comments;
• graphics, images, logos and photographs;
• sound files and music;
• other recordings, including video and live feed;
• software or code;
• Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP);
• websites, social media, applications;
• links, posts, advertising, communications;
• other products or services.
• 'Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP)' means Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights to their heritage. Heritage comprises all objects, sites and knowledge including language, the nature or use of which has been transmitted or continues to be transmitted from generation to generation, and which is regarded as pertaining to a particular Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander group or its territory.
• 'Intellectual Property (IP)' means copyright, patents, registered and unregistered trade marks, registered designs, trade secrets and know-how, confidential information, all rights under any legislation relating to the protection of computer programs, circuit layouts and all other intellectual property as defined by Article 2 of the 'Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation' dated July 1967.
• 'Malicious Computer Program' means files that consist of malicious computer program, including programs that include viruses, Trojan horses, worms or any other computer programming that may damage, modify, delete, detrimentally interfere with, access without authority or expropriate any system, data or personal information; that may cause damage to the Site, the Content, our property or the property of other individuals or organisations.
• 'Third Party Material' means Content, data, information, applications, services, websites and materials from, incorporating, linked or connected to third parties (included our Members, Registered and Certified Suppliers, and related service providers).