1.1 Welcome to Aris Legends (the 'Website'). The Website provides
you with an opportunity to create, submit, upload, publish, and display
drawings and text to the Website. The Website provides this service by
way of granting you access to the content on the Website (the
'Services').
1.2 The Website is operated by David Online (ABN 36 383 231 674). Access
to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or
Services, is provided by David Online. Please read these terms and
conditions (the 'Terms') carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading
the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to
be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must
cease usage of the Website, or any of Services, immediately.
1.3. David Online reserves the right to review and change any of the
Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When David Online
updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with
notice of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate
effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we
recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.
2. Acceptance of the Terms
You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website. You may also accept the
Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this option is
made available to you by David Online in the user interface.
3. Registration to use the Services
3.1. In order to access the Services, you must first register yourself
as a user of the Website. As part of the registration process, or as
part of your continued use of the Services, you may be required to
provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or
contact details), including:
(a) Email address
(b) Preferred username
(c) Password
3.2. You warrant that any information you give to David Online in the
course of completing the identification process will always be accurate,
correct and up to date.
3.3. Once you have completed the registration process, you will be a
registered member of the Website ('Member') and agree to be bound by the
Terms. As a Member you will be granted immediate access to the Services.
3.4. You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if:
(a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with David
Online; or
(b) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the
laws of Australia or other countries including the country in which
you are resident or from which you use the Services.
4. Your obligations as a Member
4.1. As a Member, you agree to comply with the following: You will use
the Services only for purposes that are permitted by:
(a) the Terms;
(b) any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices
or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;
(c) you have the sole responsibility for protecting the
confidentiality of your password and/or email address. Use of your
password by any other person may result in the immediate
cancellation of the Services;
(d) any use of your registration information by any other person, or
third parties, is strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately
notify David Online of any unauthorised use of your password or
email address or any breach of security of which you have become
aware;
(e) access and use of the Website is limited, non-transferable and
allows for the sole use of the Website by you for the purposes of
David Online providing the Services;
(f) you will not use the Services or Website for any illegal and/or
unauthorised use which includes collecting email addresses of
Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending
unsolicited email or unauthorised framing of or linking to the
Website;
(g) you agree that commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and
other forms of solicitation may be removed from the Website without
notice and may result in termination of the Services. Appropriate
legal action will be taken by David Online for any illegal or
unauthorised use of the Website; and
(h) you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website
or its Services is prohibited.
5. Copyright and Intellectual Property
5.1. The Website, the Services and all of the related products of David
Online are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is
protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through
international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights
(including copyright) in the site content and compilation of the website
(including text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio
clips and software) (the 'Content') are owned or controlled for these
purposes, and are reserved by David Online or its contributors.
5.2. David Online retains all rights, title and interest in and to the
Website and all related content. Nothing you do on or in relation to the
Website will transfer to you:
(a) the business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark,
industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright of David
Online; or
(b) the right to use or exploit a business name, trading name,
domain name, trade mark or industrial design; or
(c) a system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered
design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a
system or process).
5.3. You may not, without the prior written permission of David Online
and the permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast,
republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or
play in public, adapt or change in any way the Content or third party
content for any purpose. This prohibition does not extend to materials
on the Website, which are freely available for re-use or are in the
public domain.
6. Disclaimer of Third Party Information
6.1. You acknowledge that, on the Website, you will be exposed to
drawing, text, submitted, and third party content from a variety of
sources, and that David Online is not responsible for the accuracy,
usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to
such content.
6.2. You acknowledge that you may be exposed to drawing, text,
submitted, and third party content that may be inaccurate, indecent,
objectionable, or offensive, and that you agree to waive, and hereby do
waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have
against David Online with respect to such content.
6.3. Content and text on the Website, and/or submitted and third party
content Drawings only reflect the views of their authors and not of
David Online.
7. Privacy
David Online takes your privacy seriously and any information provided
through your use of the Application and/or the Services are subject to David
Online's Privacy Policy, which is available on the Application.
8. General Disclaimer
8.1. You acknowledge that David Online does not make any terms,
guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions whatsoever
regarding the Products other than provided for pursuant to these Terms.
8.2. David Online will make every effort to ensure a Product is
accurately depicted on the Website, however, you acknowledge that sizes,
colours and packaging may differ from what is displayed on the Website.
8.3. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any guarantees,
warranties, representations or conditions implied or imposed by law,
including the Australian Consumer Law (or any liability under them)
which by law may not be limited or excluded.
8.4. Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:
(a) all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions
which are not expressly stated in these Terms are excluded; and
(b) David Online will not be liable for any special, indirect or
consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is
reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an
applicable Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or
damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Services
or these Terms (including as a result of not being able to use the
Services or the late supply of the Services), whether at common law,
under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to
statute or otherwise.
8.5. Use of the Website, the Services, and any of the products of David
Online is at your own risk. Everything on the Website, the Services, and
the Products of David Online, are provided to you on an "as
is" and "as available" basis, without warranty or
condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers,
employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers or
licensors of David Online make any express or implied representation or
warranty about its Content or any products or Services (including the
products or Services of David Online) referred to on the Website. This
includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a
result of any of the following:
(a) failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion,
defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation or
transmission, computer virus or other harmful component, loss of
data, communication line failure, unlawful third party conduct, or
theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to records;
(b) the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the
Website, the Service, or any of its Content related products
(including third party material and advertisements on the Website);
(c) costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the
Services or any of the Products;
(d) the Content or operation in respect to links which are provided
for the User's convenience;
(e) any failure to complete a transaction, or any loss arising from
e-commerce transacted on the Website; or
(f) any defamatory, threatening, offensive or unlawful conduct of
third parties or publication of any materials relating to or
constituting such conduct.
9. Limitation of Liability
9.1. David Online's total liability arising out of or in connection with
the Services or these Terms, however arising, including under contract,
tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will
not exceed the most recent Purchase Price paid by you under these Terms
or where you have not paid the Purchase Price, then the total liability
of David Online is the resupply of information or Services to you.
9.2. You expressly understand and agree that David Online, its
affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content
providers and licensors shall not be liable to you for any direct,
indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which
may be incurred by you, however caused and under any theory of
liability. This shall include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit
(whether incurred directly or indirectly), any loss of goodwill or
business reputation and any other intangible loss.
9.3. David Online is not responsible or liable in any manner for any
site content (including the Content and Third Party Content) posted on
the Website or in connection with the Services, whether posted or caused
by users of the website of David Online, by third parties or by any of
the Services offered by David Online.
10. Termination of Contract
10.1. The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or
by David Online as set out below.
10.2. If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by:
(a) notifying David Online at any time; and
(b) closing your accounts for all of the Services which you use,
where David Online has made this option available to you.
Your notice should be sent, in writing, to David Online via the 'Contact
Us' link on our homepage.
10.3. David Online may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:
(a) you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach
any provision;
(b) David Online is required to do so by law;
(c) the partner with whom David Online offered the Services to you
has terminated its relationship with David Online or ceased to offer
the Services to you;
(d) David Online is transitioning to no longer providing the
Services to Users in the country in which you are resident or from
which you use the service; or
(e) the provision of the Services to you by David Online is, in the
opinion of David Online, no longer commercially viable.
10.4. Subject to local applicable laws, David Online reserves the right
to discontinue or cancel your membership to the Website at any time and
may suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all or any
portion of the Website or the Purchase Services without notice if you
breach any provision of the Terms or any applicable law or if your
conduct impacts David Online's name or reputation or violates the rights
of those of another party.
10.5. When the Terms come to an end, all of the legal rights,
obligations and liabilities that you and David Online have benefited
from, been subject to (or which have accrued over time whilst the Terms
have been in force) or which are expressed to continue indefinitely,
shall be unaffected by this cessation, and the provisions of this clause
shall continue to apply to such rights, obligations and liabilities
indefinitely.
11. Indemnity
11.1. You agree to indemnify David Online, its affiliates, employees,
agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from
and against:
(a) all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs,
expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity
basis) incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with
any Content you post through the Website;
(b) any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or
transacting on the Website or attempts to do so and any breach by
you or your agents of these Terms; and/or
(c) any breach of the Terms.
12. Dispute Resolution
12.1. Compulsory:
If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not
commence any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute,
unless the following clauses have been complied with (except where
urgent interlocutory relief is sought).
12.2. Notice:
A party to the Terms claiming a dispute ('Dispute') has arisen under the
Terms, must give written notice to the other party detailing the nature
of the dispute, the desired outcome and the action required to settle
the Dispute
12.3. Resolution:
On receipt of that notice ('Notice') by that other party, the parties to
the Terms ('Parties') must:
(a) Within 14 days of the Notice endeavour in good faith to resolve
the Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon
which they may mutually agree;
(b) If for any reason whatsoever, 14 days after the date of the
Notice, the Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either
agree upon selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate
mediator be appointed by the President of the Australian Mediation
Association or his or her nominee;
(c) The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable
expenses of a mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation
and without limiting the foregoing undertake to pay any amounts
requested by the mediator as a precondition to the mediation
commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated
with the mediation;
(d) The mediation will be held in Melbourne, Australia.
12.4. Confidential:
All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising
out of and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are
confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as
"without prejudice" negotiations for the purpose of applicable
laws of evidence.
12.5. Termination of Mediation:
If 14 days have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute
and the Dispute has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator
to terminate the mediation and the mediator must do so.
13. Venue and Jurisdiction
The Purchase Services offered by Aris Legends is intended to be viewed by
residents of Australia. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in
relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving
any dispute shall be in the courts of Victoria, Australia.
14. Governing Law
The Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia. Any dispute,
controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any
way relating to the Terms and the rights created hereby shall be governed,
interpreted and construed by, under and pursuant to the laws of Victoria,
Australia, without reference to conflict of law principles, notwithstanding
mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law clause is not contested.
The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
successors and assigns.
15. Independent Legal Advice
Both parties confirm and declare that the provisions of the Terms are fair
and reasonable and both parties having taken the opportunity to obtain
independent legal advice and declare the Terms are not against public policy
on the grounds of inequality or bargaining power or general grounds of
restraint of trade.
16. Severance
If any part of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable by a Court
of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be severed and the rest of the
Terms shall remain in force.