BY USING THE WEBSITE/S AND / OR PORTALS OR THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED (BPAA)YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING

 

1. YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

2. YOU AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW:

DISCLAIMER

The Backflow Prevention Association of Australia Inc. (BPAA) may make changes, improvements and/or modifications to this website and /or Portal at any time without notice. The BPAA does not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the material provided on this website and /or Portal. From time to time in high-volume data environments, errors or omissions may arise, however BPAA accepts no liability for any such errors or omissions. This website and or Portal may contain links or references to other websites for your convenience. As soon as you use these links, you leave this website and /or Portal and the BPAA has no obligation or responsibility regarding content outside this website and /or Portal. The BPAA further disclaims all responsibility as to links on this site, such as their existence or accuracy.

 

In no event will the BPAA, its employees, officers, volunteers, agents, sub-contractors or third parties be liable to you for any loss or damage, including without limitation, direct, indirect or consequential loss or damages (including without limitation, damage for loss of profits, business interruption, or loss of information) arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this website and /or Portal, any sites linked to this site, or materials or recommendations or information contained at any or all such sites whether based on warranty, contract or tort (including negligence) and whether or not advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.

 

To the extent that any liability to you attaches to the BPAA, its employees, officers, volunteers, sub-contractors or third parties, you release the BPAA, its employees, officers, volunteers, sub-contractors or third parties, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

This website and / or Portal contains various facets of the intellectual property of the BPAA, its affiliated entities and other parties. You must not use, adapt or reproduce the intellectual property contained within or facilitated by the website and / or Portal without first obtaining the written permission from the owner of that intellectual property, whether it be the BPAA or another entity. You must not remove, obscure, or alter any copyright or proprietary rights notices which may be affixed to -or contained within any item within the website and /or Portal. You also acknowledge and agree that all copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights in the products and services are the property of the BPAA or third parties. You must promptly report to the BPAA any infringement or suspected infringement of any copyright or proprietary rights referred to here or any use, adaption or reproduction of any intellectual property without consent.

 

INDEMNITY

You must indemnify the BPAA for any loss or damage which it suffers as a result of a breach of the Terms and Conditions of the website and/ or the Portal.

 

DISPUTES

Where you have a complaint in relation to the website and/or Portal, you must contact the BPAA via bpaaoffice@bpaa.org.au Where reasonably required by the BPAA, you must put the complaint in writing together with relevant documentation.

 

If any dispute arises out of these Terms and Conditions, you agree to allow the BPAA reasonable opportunity to resolve the matter before commencing litigation.

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GENERAL TERMS

If any of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid or unenforceable, that term or condition:

1. Will be read down to the extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable; or

2. May be severed and the remaining terms and conditions enforced.

 

The headings in these Terms and Conditions are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of any provision of these terms and conditions.

 

These terms and conditions are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the law of the State of Victoria.

 

LAWFUL PURPOSES

You must use this website and /or Portal for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the website and/ or Portal by any third party.

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

This website and / or Portal contains confidential information and access to these sites is only permitted to persons authorised by the BPAA in accordance with its guidelines, procedures, rules and policies which are available by contacting the BPAA via our email address: bpaaoffice@bpaa.org.au If you are not an authorised user, you must exit the site now.

 

You must treat as confidential all information obtained from the BPAA website and /or Portal which is clearly marked as being confidential or obtained in circumstances inferring confidentiality. You must not copy, reproduce, use, disclose, or make public any confidential information except for the purpose of providing the services or with the prior written consent of the BPAA.

 

You consent to the BPAA and its agents, collecting, using storing and disclosing your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy of the BPAA, and in any way that the BPAA reasonably considers necessary or appropriate for the purpose of meeting its statutory, legal and contractual obligations. If you disclose personal information on this website and/ or Portal about any other person, you confirm that you are authorised to disclose this information to the BPAA and agents and to consent (and do consent) on that persons’ behalf to the collection, use, storage and disclosure of their information on the same basis as the consent which you have given personally.