Website Terms or useWebsite terms of use – Infrachallenge.gihub.org

Welcome to the Infrachallenge

This website is operated by Global Infrastructure Hub (ABN 46 602 505 064).  These terms of use set out some basic rules for all users of our website to follow.

We may change the terms of use from time to time, and if we do the changes will be effective immediately upon the terms being published on the site.  By using the site, you accept the most current terms of use, and agree to be bound by any other laws or regulations which apply to this site.  If you do not accept these terms of use, you must refrain from using this site.

If you want to enter the Infrachallenge, you will need to sign up to some extra terms, available here.

Dos and Don’ts

We have some basic rules for everyone to comply with, to ensure the site is secure and everyone can enjoy using it.

Please browse and interact with the site in the way the site is intended to be used, for your own personal use.  The website is for your use only, and you may not sell or resupply it to another person.

You must not use the site:

• (a) to avoid any security or functionality limitations;
• (b) fraudulently or illegally, including by defaming, menacing or harassing people – no scamming and no trolling!;
• (c) to access to or interfere with any online resources or systems that you don’t have authority to access – no hacking!;
• (d) to send unsolicited emails, including bulk unsolicited emails – no spamming!;
• (e) in any way that risks our platform being hit with a virus or other malware, or to attack anyone else’s systems with viruses or malware – no DDOS attacks!;
• (f) in a way that infringes our or someone else’s intellectual property rights (for instance, by uploading content you don’t own or don’t have proper permission to upload);
• (g) to engage in data mining, scraping, crawling, email harvesting or other bulk-query function;
• (h) to upload, display, or transmit illegal material or content (like content that promotes violence, is sexually explicit, discriminatory, or harassment); or
• (i) to upload, display, or transmit content which we find offensive or inappropriate.

If you breach the terms of use, we will remove your access to the site.

Intellectual property rights statement

All intellectual property rights in this website, including design, text, graphics, logos, icons, sound recordings and all software relating to this website belong to or are licensed by us.  These intellectual property rights are protected by Australian and international laws.

You may not in any form or by any means copy, adapt, reproduce (other than for the purpose of viewing the website in your browser), store, modify, distribute, print, upload, display, perform, remove any credits, publish post frame within another website or create derivative works from any part of this website or commercialise any information obtained from any part of this website without our prior written permission or, in the case of third party material, from the owner of the intellectual property rights in that material.

Privacy and cookies

We collect, use, and disclose all personal information in accordance with our privacy policy.  Please click here to see our privacy policy. 

Linked websites

This website may contain links to other websites.  The links are provided for convenience only and may not remain current or be maintained.  We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices associated with linked websites.

Availability, accuracy and security

We can’t promise that the site will be always available.  We may have to shut off access to the site for some or all users on little or no notice, including to perform maintenance.  Additionally, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure.  We do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us.  Accordingly, any information that you transmit to this website is transmitted at your own risk.  If you become aware of any problems with the security of the data or the website, please contact us immediately.  If you want a secure link to our site, or want to ensure viruses and other malware aren’t introduced into your system, you need to organise things at your end.

We endeavour to keep the content on our site accurate and up-to-date.  However, we don’t promise the site will always be current or error-free.  The information on this website is not, and is not intended to be, advice.  You should not act or refrain to act on the basis of any of the material on this website without first satisfying yourself as to the truth or accuracy of all information given.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent possible, we exclude all liability to you in connection with your use of our site (even if we’ve been found to be negligent).  If we can’t exclude our liability because the law says so, but we can limit our liability, then we limit our liability to the resupply of the services (or paying the cost of having them supplied again).

As you control how you use our site and what you do with the information on it (which we’ve told you might not be right), you agree to indemnify us for all damages, losses, penalties, fines, expenses and costs (including legal costs) which arise out of or relate to your use of this website, any information that you provide to us via this website or any damage that you may cause to this website.  This includes liability relating to intellectual property infringement, defamation, privacy or breaches of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).

Access

Access to this website may be withdrawn at any time without notice.  These terms and conditions will survive any such withdrawal.

Governing law and jurisdiction

If a dispute arises regarding these terms of use, the laws of New South Wales, Australia will apply.  In relation to any such dispute, you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.

If you access this website in a jurisdiction other than New South Wales, you are responsible for compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction, to the extent that they apply.