Terms and Conditions of Use

By accessing or otherwise using this website (Website), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use. You acknowledge that The Local Project (ABN 48 643 018 044) provides access to the Website to you subject to these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Products and Services

Parts of this Website may enable you to purchase products (Products) or subscribe to a data service (a Service). You cannot purchase any Product or subscribe to any Service available on this Website until you are a registered as a subscriber to this Website.

Registration

In order to access certain areas of the Website, you will need to create an account. You must be at least 18 years of age, and provide your details in accordance with the instructions on the Website.
Upon acceptance of your registration by The Local Project, you will be issued a username and password in order to use the Website. The Local Project may refuse to register any person as a subscriber without giving a reason for such refusal. See section 28 re privacy.
You may also access certain areas of the Website by logging in with your social media account (such as Facebook). If you choose to log in via your social media account, you confirm that you are the owner of the account. The Local Project may collect certain personal information via your social media account (such as your email address, your public profile information (including your profile picture), your location, date of birth and any places that you’ve liked or checked in to, and any other information that you consent from time to time to provide to us).
You are responsible for ensuring that all information provided to The Local Project is accurate and up to date, and you must update your information as necessary in order to keep it accurate.
The Local Project may suspend or terminate your account if you have breached these Terms and Conditions of Use multiple times, or if (in our absolute discretion) you commit a very serious breach.
Access to parts of the Website, including those enabling you to purchase Products or subscribe to a Service, is password protected. If The Local Project issues you with a password, you must memorise your password or store your password in a safe and secure place. Do not disclose your password to anyone.
You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords associated with any account you use to access the relevant parts of Website. Accordingly, you agree that you will be solely responsible to The Local Project for all activities that occur under your username or other account details.
If you become aware of any unauthorised use of your password or of your account, you agree to notify The Local Project immediately at hello@thelocalyproject.com.au.

Content

Avoid intruding on a person’s reasonable expectations of privacy, unless doing so is sufficiently in the public interest.
Avoid causing or contributing materially to substantial offence, distress or prejudice, or a substantial risk to health or safety, unless doing so is sufficiently in the public interest.

Privacy and avoidance of harm

You understand and agree that all material, information and data (such as data files, written text, computer software, audio files, photographs, or other images) accessed or used by, or provided to, you through the Website (the Website Content) comprises the intellectual property of The Local Project or any relevant third parties from whom The Local Project may license that Website Content.
You must not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on any of the Website Content (either in whole or in part) unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by The Local Project or by the owners of that Website Content, in a separate agreement.
You understand that by using the Website you may be exposed to Website Content that you may find offensive, indecent or objectionable and that, in this respect, you use the Website, including obtaining and using any information, products and services, at your own risk.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, all intellectual property in the Website is owned or licensed by The Local Project. Subject to these Terms and Conditions of Use, The Local Project grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited licence to view, download and use information directly accessible through the Website (Licence).
You agree that, subject to your use of the Website in accordance with the limited Licence granted to you, you will not modify, copy, republish, frame, distribute or communicate any part of the Website or any information contained in it or otherwise use the Website in a way which will embarrass, defame, offend, or infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of The Local Project or any other person.
Any of the trademarks, service marks or logos displayed on the Website may be registered or unregistered marks (Marks) of The Local Project or third party owners. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting any licence or right to use any of the Marks displayed on the Website without the express written permission of The Local Project. Any unauthorised uses of the Marks are strictly prohibited.

Disclaimer

Except as provided by law, the Website is provided “as is” and without any warranty or condition, express or implied.
The Local Project does not warrant that the information contained in or accessible through the Website is accurate, suitable for your purposes or without errors, omissions or viruses. The Local Project does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the Website. You acknowledge that access and use of the Website (including the software operating in connection with the Website) may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of The Local Project’s control. The Local Project does not warrant the accuracy of any advice, opinion, statement, representation or other information displayed on or accessible through the Website.
Subject to the provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), The Local Project makes no guarantees, representations or warranties in respect of the information and materials available on the Website or the means of accessing that information and material (including the software operating in connection with the Website). The Local Project makes no warranty or representation and accepts no responsibility for any websites operated or controlled by entities other than The Local Project which are or may become linked or framed to or from the Website.

Use of User Content

You agree that any User Content you submit in the course of accessing or using the Website or social media platforms will be available to The Local Project to use in any manner it thinks fit, subject to applicable provisions of The Local Project Privacy Policy and any legislation including, without limitation, Australian privacy legislation. You agree that you will not upload or otherwise provide any User Content which:
1. is defamatory, fraudulent, unlawful, threatening, intimidating, harassing, harmful, hateful, abusive, tortious, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another’s privacy, sexist, racist, homophobic, violent, degrading;
2. infringes anyone else’s rights (including intellectual property rights);
3. impersonates another person or entity, attempts to solicit personal information from another user, contains sexually explicit language or images, advertises or promotes the sale of products or services such as firearms, tobacco or alcohol, adult products and services and any other products or services The Local Project considers to be inappropriate;
4. contains spam, chain letters, pyramid and other such selling and marketing schemes, computer viruses, computer code, files or programs or other harmful components that are designed to interrupt, destroy, change or limit the functionality of the Website or any other computer software, hardware or other electronic equipment, information which in any way impinges on another user’s use or enjoyment of the Website or otherwise breaches or encourages other users to breach these Terms and Conditions of Use;
5. violates any law, statute or regulation;
6. forges information to disguise the origin of any User Content; or
7. encourages or incites any other person to engage in any of the above behaviour.
You grant to The Local Project a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable right to use the copyright you have in any User Content, in all media now known or not currently known. By submitting User Content, you also consent to any dealings with your User Content that may otherwise infringe your moral rights. The Local Project may copy any User Content, cause it to be seen and/or heard in public, and communicate it to the public. We may also allow third parties to do these things.

Posting guidelines

Users, in generating User Content, using any community forum, or interacting with other Users or the public in any way via the Website or our social media platforms, must at all times comply with any Community Guidelines that may be published by The Local Project from time to time.
The Local Project encourages intelligent conversation and welcomes questions, comments and debate on the Website and its social media platforms. As an organisation that supports many architecture and design-related industries, we focus on constructive contributions, and will not provide a forum for trolling, abuse or personal attacks of any kind. We value the opinion of our readers, but will distinguish between comments that contain constructive, relevant arguments and those that are abusive, offensive or could be construed as an attack. We expect all users to consider the impact of their words and take responsibility for them. If we decide any User Content breaches your obligations under clause 22 or is not in keeping with the spirit of these Terms and Conditions of Use or any Community Guidelines, we may remove it.
If you see an interaction on the Website, orThe Local Project’s social media accounts that concerns you, please let us know via hello@thelocalproject.com.au.

Privacy

We are committed to protecting your personal information and meeting the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act) (as amended from time to time).

Limitation of Liability

You agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, The Local Project is not liable to you or anyone else for any loss or damage (including, without limitation, any direct, indirect, special or consequential loss) arising as a result of breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use, in tort (including negligence) or otherwise arising out of, or in connection, with:
1. the use of the Website;
2. the use by The Local Project of information provided by you to The Local Project through the Website or social media platforms;
3. being unable to access the Website for whatever reason and however arising, including (without limitation) negligence; and
4. the use of your Website password by you or any third party to whom you have made the password available.
Subject to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, The Local Project expressly limits its liability for breach of a condition or warranty implied by virtue of any legislation to the following remedies (the choice of which is to be at The Local Project’s sole discretion):
1. in the case of goods, any one or more of the following:
  1. the replacement of the goods or supply of equivalent goods;
  2. the repair of the goods;
  3. the payment of the costs of replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent goods; or
2. in the case of services:
  1. the supply of the services again; or
  2. the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.
You indemnify The Local Project against any action, liability, claim, loss, damage, proceeding, expense (including legal costs) suffered or incurred by any members of The Local Project, arising from, or which is directly or indirectly, related to:
1. your breach or non-observance of any term of these Terms and Conditions of Use; or
2. any breach or inaccuracy in any representations or warranties made to The Local Project.

Terminating your relationship with The Local Project

These Terms and Conditions of Use will continue to apply until terminated by either you or The Local Project as set out below.
If you have a registered account via the Website and want to terminate your relationship with The Local Project, you may do so by notifying The Local Project in writing. User Content you have on the Website or our social media platforms will not be removed automatically on termination or deactivation of your user account.
The Local Project may, at any time, terminate its legal agreement with you if:
1. you have breached any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use or have acted in manner which clearly shows that you do not intend to, or are unable to comply with the provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Use; or
2. The Local Project is required to do so by law (for example, where the provision of products and services to you through the Website is, or becomes, unlawful).
If you breach any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use, The Local Project may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend or permanently prevent your access to all or certain parts of the Website.
Nothing in clauses 33, 34, or 35, above, interferes with The Local Project’s rights under clause 23 of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Alteration

The Local Project may alter any of the content on the Website at any time. Amendment of Terms and Conditions of Use
The Local Project may amend, add to or remove any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time without notice. You should periodically read these Terms and Conditions of Use. Your continued use of this Website or any product or service obtainable through the Website after any such change to these Terms and Conditions of Use constitutes an agreement by you to abide by and be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, as amended.

Choice of Law and Use of the Website

These Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by the laws of the State of New South Wales, Australia.

Commission and Fees

In certain cases, The Local Project may have a relationship with a third party whose website is linked to this Website. That third party may pay The Local Project either a commission or a referral fee where you buy products from them based on a percentage of the gross payment received by that third party from you. The commission and referral fees are normally payable by those third parties on a monthly or quarterly basis, in arrears.