Introduction
- Quad Legal Pty Ltd (ABN 62 655 132 979) is a company incorporated in Queensland, Australia and is an incorporated legal practice with number [insert] regulated by the Queensland Law Society.
- This website (www.quadlegal.com.au) (Our Site) is owned and operated by Quad Legal.
- In these terms and conditions ‘Quad Legal’, ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘our’ refers to Quad Legal Pty Ltd.
- These website terms of use (Our Terms) outline the terms on which you agree to be bound by when accessing and using Our Site or other materials.
How you consent to these terms of use
- By using Our Site you agree to be bound by Our Terms.
- It is important that you read and understand Our Terms. If you do not agree with Our Terms, then you must no longer access Our Site.
Information is general only, not legal advice
- The content on Our Site is provided by us on an "as is" basis. It is provided for general information purposes only.
- You must make your own independent assessment of the information on Our Site and rely on it wholly at your own risk.
- Our Site does not, nor is it intended to, constitute legal or other professional advice.
- You should not take any actions based on information found on Our Site without seeking independent legal or other professional advice.
No client relationship
- Using Our Site does not mean that you become our client or that we become your lawyers.
- Any solicitor-client relationship is only created upon execution of appropriate engagement terms between Quad Legal and you.
User rights and intellectual property rights
- You are provided with access to Our Site only for your personal and non-commercial use.
- Except as permitted by paragraph 5(a), you must not, in any form or by any means:
- adapt, reproduce, store, distribute, transmit, print, display, publish or create derivative works from any part of Our Site; or
- commercialise any information, products or services obtained from any part of Our Site, without our prior written permission.
- All intellectual property rights in Our Site and its content (including without limitation copyright, design rights, patents, inventions, knowhow, database rights, trade marks, source codes and any other intellectual property rights in any of the foregoing) are reserved to Quad Legal and/or our content and technology providers (as applicable).
- All trade names, trade marks, service marks and other product and service names and logos (whether registered or unregistered) displayed on Our Site are proprietary to Quad Legal or their respective owners and are protected by applicable trade mark and copyright laws.
Third party sites
- Our Site may contain links to websites operated by third parties. Those links may not remain current or be maintained. Unless expressly stated otherwise, we do not endorse and are not liable for the content on those linked websites, or any loss you may suffer on those linked sites.
- Your use of any link to a linked website is entirely at your own risk.
- Quad Legal will not be liable for any:
- loss you suffer;
- interference with, or damage to, your computer systems or any software that may occur; or
- data you lose,
- in connection with, or as a result of, your use of, or access to, Our Site or a linked website.
- You must take your own precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use from Our Site is free of viruses or anything else that may interfere with or damage the operations of your computer systems.
- You must not link any part of Our Site without prior written consent from Quad Legal.
Privacy
- We will collect and use personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
- You agree to comply the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy (available at www.quadlegal.com.au).
Warranties, disclaimers and liability
- Quad Legal does not accept any liability for any:
- incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete content; or
- errors and omissions,
- on Our Site or in its content (whether of legal, typographical, technical or other nature).
- To the maximum extent permitted by law, we make no representations or warranties about Our Site or its content, including that:
- it is complete, accurate, reliable, up-to-date and suitable for any particular purpose;
- access will be uninterrupted, error-free or free from viruses; or
- Our Site will be secure.
- We reserve the right to correct any errors on Our Site without any notice to you.
- Your access to Our Site and use of its content is at your own risk.
- You acknowledge and agree that we do not represent, warrant or guarantee that Our Site is free from any viruses or other defect or error which may affect your software or systems.
- To the maximum extent permitted by law, Quad Legal will not be liable directly or indirectly in contract, tort, equity or otherwise for any damage you may suffer whatsoever in connection with Our Site or any use of content provided on Our Site, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damage (including but not limited to loss of profits, interest, data, business revenue, anticipated savings, business or goodwill).
Indemnity
- By using Our Site, you agree to indemnify and keep indemnified:
- Quad Legal and its related bodies corporate; and
- our directors, employees and agents,
- against all claims, demands, proceedings, costs, losses and other liabilities arising wholly or partially, directly or indirectly, from your use of Our Site.
- You acknowledge and agree that paragraph 9(a):
- operates as a deed poll in favour of Quad Legal and each of its related bodies corporate, directors, employees and agents; and
- may be relied on and enforced by Quad Legal and each of its employees, directors, agents, and its related bodies corporate, in accordance with its terms even though none of Quad Legal’s employees, directors, agents or related bodies corporate, are named as a party to this document.
Jurisdiction
- Our Terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts operating in Queensland and any courts entitled to hear appeals from those courts and waive any right to object to proceedings being brought in those courts.
- If you access Our Site and you are based overseas, we do not represent that Our Site complies with the laws (including intellectual property laws) of the country in which you reside (if you reside outside Australia).
Varying these terms
Quad Legal may change these terms of use at any time without notice. Any amendment will be effective immediately. Your use of Our Site after any amendment constitutes an agreement by you to comply with and be bound by the amended terms of use. Accordingly, you should read these terms of use from time to time for changes.
Discontinuing our site
We have the right to discontinue Our Site without notice. We may also exclude any person from using Our Site, at any time and at our sole discretion. We are not responsible for any liability you may suffer arising from or in connection with any such discontinuance or exclusion.