Terms Conditions
Effective Date: 3rd June 2023
Terms Conditions
Welcome to Own Words and https://ownwords.com.au/, our website. We’re so glad you’re here! By visiting our website and using the services our website provides, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions and any other policies we publish or link to on our website; we like to call this an “Agreement”. If you don’t accept to our Agreement, we kindly ask that you go elsewhere. Just know that if you breach our Agreement, we may need to terminate your use of our website. We may also change, suspend or stop providing our website at any time, but we’ll always try to let you know if that’s the case.
Now, let’s chat about your obligations when using our website.
YOUR OBLIGATIONS WHEN USING OUR WEBSITE
To provide correct information and comply with the law.
Firstly, please provide us with current and accurate information when filling out any of our opt-in or other forms. It is also important that you comply with the laws of NSW and Australia when you use our website, including, but not limited to, all intellectual property and cybercrime laws. If you’re accessing our website from outside of Australia, please make sure to also comply with all the relevant local laws.
To only make personal and non-commercial use of our Content
Next up, please only use the website and its Content for your personal and non-commercial use. We own or license the Copyright in all Content on our website, and any other use is prohibited unless permitted by law, or with our prior written permission (which you can request by emailing [email protected]). All trademarks on our website belong to their respective owners.
To use third party software, links etc at your risk
If you choose to use third-party software, links or other tools to enhance your experience on our website, please do so at your own risk. We provide the links for your assistance only, and we have no control over those other sites or their content. We do not endorse them in any way, and any use of those sites is at your sole risk. Similarly, we have no control over third-party apps and software and do not make any warranties in relation to them. You will need to read and agree to their terms and conditions before using them.
To direct concerns about third party products and services to that third-party
Please note that our website and services may include advertisements for third-party products and services. We have no control over the advertisements or the websites of third-parties, and we are not responsible for their content, or their products or services. We do not endorse any of their goods or services, but in some cases, we may have a relationship with that third-party who may pay us a referral fee or a commission when you buy their products and services. If you have any concerns about third-party products or services, please contact that third-party directly. Any purchase you make is a contract between you and them, and we’re not involved.
To be respectful when posting
We want to encourage you to engage in online discussions in our community. However, we ask that you be respectful when posting. Please don’t include any personal information such as your email address or physical address in any posts. Please also follow our posting rules. We don’t allow:
- any disrespectful, inappropriate, offensive, threatening or abusive content;
- any content that breaches the rights of a third party (e.g. which is defamatory);
- any content that impersonates any other person, or misleads us as to the origin of your posts; or
- any advertising, self-promotion or sales, except listing of jobs as permitted.
Where posts do not comply with these rules, or are otherwise objectionable, we may, but are not obliged to remove them. You are solely responsible for all your posts.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES
We need you to know that we make no warranties or guarantees about our website or its Content. We can’t guarantee:
- our website will always be available, that your use will not be interrupted or that our website is free from viruses or secure; or
- our Content is accurate, complete and current.
For example, sometimes we will be making changes to our website, or you may come across an old landing page, historical information, incomplete pages or inaccuracies. If you find any issues, please email us at [email protected].
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
We exclude, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any liability in connection with your use of our website and its Content. We are not responsible for any Loss or Damage suffered in connection with your use of our website, its Content, any interruptions, changes, suspension or termination of our website or any events beyond our control.
Additionally, you indemnify us for any Claim arising out of or in connection with any third-party links, websites, apps, software, products and services; your breach of this Agreement, your breach of the law including your local laws, or your breach of the rights of a third party.
OTHER
This Agreement is governed by the laws in NSW, Australia and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of NSW, Australia. If any part of these terms and conditions is not enforceable, it shall be severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions will be in full force and effect. The obligations and liabilities in this Agreement survive termination. The failure to exercise our rights or enforce a provision under this Agreement does not waive the future operation of that right or ability to enforce the provision.
DEFINITIONS
Claim means any claim, under statute, tort, contract or negligence, any demand, award or costs.
Content means any content on our website, and could be any trademarks, brand names, logos, all copy, images, art, graphics, music, audio, videos, designs or any other content.
Copyright means all rights pursuant to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).
Loss or Damage means any loss or damage including, but not limited to, any loss of salary, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, downtime costs, loss of profit, loss or damage to reputation, loss of data, personal injury, property damage or legal costs.
We, us, or our means Own Words Pty Ltd ACN 649 530 932 and includes any of our employees, agents, partners and contractors.
Express Consents
Personal information – Privacy Consent
Employers will have access to your personal information when you post a Digital Job Resume. We will hold all personal information you supply in accordance with ourPrivacy Policy.
I consent to my personal information being collected, sorted and used for the purpose of finding employment.
Employer/ Agency contact
Potential employers and agencies will want to contact you to see if you are interested in a job you have applied for. I consent for any employer or agency to contact you in relation to any Digital
Story Resume you post on our platform.
Employer Confidential Information
Potential employers and agencies may disclose various confidential information about their company or organisation to you. I agree to keep all information a potential employer provides confidential, and
only use it for the purpose of evaluating the job offer.
PLEASE ALSO READ THE FOLLOWING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT
You acknowledge and agree that:
a) The Digital Job Resume and any other information provided by you:
a. Is up to date, accurate and complete;
b. does not breach any third-party Intellectual Property Rights;
b) we do not secure employment for you, but just offer a platform for you to apply for jobs.
When you provide us with your Digital Job Resume you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable license to all Copyright in that content, including, but not limited to, the right to broadcast on any third-party platforms. This means we can publish your Digital Job Resume on the internet where it is accessible worldwide, we do not need to pay you to publish it, and if we sell our business we can transfer the rights in it to a new owner. It does not stop you publishing your Digital Job Resume elsewhere.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any Loss or Damage resulting from your use of or inability to use our platform. If you have a dispute with an employer or employment agency, you must resolve it with them and you release us from all Claims arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
DEFINITIONS
“Claim” means any claim, under statute, tort, contract or negligence, any demand, award or costs.
“Copyright” means the copyright as defined under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all copyright, trademarks, design rights, patents, trade secrets and confidential information whether registered or unregistered.
“Loss or Damage” means any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential loss or damages of any kind, including but not limited to, any loss of profits, loss of goodwill, loss of business reputation, revenue, savings, loss of data, loss of enjoyment, virus to systems, personal injury, death, negligence, trespass, property damage and legal costs.