These Terms of Use (“Terms“) govern your access to and use of this website [lindgren.au] and its content (the “website“). In these Terms, “you” and “your” mean the person accessing or using the website.
Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing or using the website, you agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree, you must not use the website.
1. About this website
This website is a personal blog. It contains general commentary, notes and opinions on legal and other topics that interest me.
2. No legal advice
The content of this website is general information and commentary only. It is not legal advice and must not be relied on as legal advice. It does not take into account your particular objectives, circumstances or needs.
The law changes, and may differ between jurisdictions. Content may not be current, complete or applicable to your situation. You should not act, or refrain from acting, on the basis of anything on this website without first obtaining advice from a qualified legal practitioner in the relevant jurisdiction.
3. No solicitor–client relationship
Your use of the website, and any communication you send through it (including comments), does not create a solicitor–client relationship between you and me, and is not confidential or privileged. Do not send me confidential or sensitive information through the website. I do not accept instructions, and no retainer or duty of care arises, through this website.
4. Prohibited conduct
You must not:
(a) use the website for any unlawful, fraudulent or harmful purpose, or in breach of these Terms;
(b) reproduce, republish, distribute, adapt, sell or commercially exploit any content except with my prior written consent;
(c) post or transmit any material that is unlawful, defamatory, misleading, deceptive, harassing, obscene, infringing, or that you do not have the right to post;
(d) attempt to gain unauthorised access to, interfere with, disrupt or damage the website, its servers, or any associated systems or networks;
(e) introduce any virus, malware or other harmful code, or use any automated means (including scraping, harvesting or bots) to access or collect data from the website without my consent; or
(f) use the website in any way that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionate load on its infrastructure.
5. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, all content on the website — including text, articles, design, layout, graphics, logos and the compilation of that content — is owned by me or licensed by me and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. All rights are reserved except as expressly granted in these Terms. I assert my moral rights in the content as author under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).
Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to you. Trade marks, names or logos appearing on the website that belong to third parties remain the property of their respective owners.
6. Your contributions
The website may allow you to submit comments or other material (“Contributions“). You are solely responsible for your Contributions and you warrant that:
(a) you own or have the right to submit them, and they do not infringe the rights of any third party or breach any law; and
(b) they are not unlawful, defamatory, misleading, offensive or otherwise objectionable.
By submitting a Contribution, you grant me a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive and transferable licence to use, reproduce, edit, moderate, display, adapt and remove that Contribution in connection with the website. I may moderate, edit, decline to publish or remove any Contribution at my discretion, without notice and without obligation. Contributions reflect the views of their authors, not mine, and I do not endorse them.
7. Third-party links and content
The website may contain links to, or content from, third-party websites and resources. Those links are provided for convenience only. I do not control, endorse, or accept responsibility for the content, products, services, accuracy or availability of any third-party site or resource, and your use of them is at your own risk and subject to their own terms.
8. Accuracy, currency and availability
While I take reasonable care in preparing content, I make no representation or warranty that it is accurate, complete, current or fit for any particular purpose. I may change, update, suspend or remove any content, or the website itself, at any time without notice. I do not warrant that the website will be available, uninterrupted, secure or free of errors or harmful components.
9. No warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available“, and I exclude all representations, warranties, guarantees and conditions, whether express or implied, that are not expressly set out in these Terms.
10. Limitation of liability
Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any consumer guarantee, right or remedy conferred on you by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (including the Australian Consumer Law) or any other law, to the extent that it cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified.
Subject to the paragraph above, to the maximum extent permitted by law:
(a) I am not liable to you for any loss, damage, cost or expense (including indirect, consequential, special or incidental loss, loss of profit, loss of data or loss of opportunity) arising out of or in connection with your access to or use of, or inability to use, the website or its content, or your reliance on it, however caused (including by negligence); and
(b) where my liability cannot be excluded but can be limited, my total liability to you is limited, at my option, to re-supplying the relevant content or paying the cost of having it re-supplied.
You access and use the website at your own risk.
11. Indemnity
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold me harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal costs) arising out of or in connection with your breach of these Terms, your Contributions, or your misuse of the website.
13. Privacy
Your use of the website is also governed by my Privacy Policy, available at [link to Privacy Policy], which explains how I handle personal information. By using the website, you consent to the handling of your information in accordance with that policy.
12. Changes to these Terms and the website
I may amend these Terms at any time by publishing the updated version on the website. Changes take effect when published. Your continued use of the website after any change constitutes your acceptance of the amended Terms. I recommend you review these Terms periodically. I may also modify, suspend or discontinue all or part of the website at any time.
13. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. You submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales and the courts competent to hear appeals from them.
16. Severability and waiver
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision is to be read down or severed to the extent necessary, without affecting the validity of the remaining provisions. My failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it.
17. Entire agreement
These Terms (together with the Privacy Policy and any notices on the website) constitute the entire agreement between you and me in relation to your use of the website, and supersede any prior understanding on that subject.
18. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact me.
Jack.