1. About the Website 

  1. Welcome to www.smartbusinesshub.com.au (the “Website”). The Website is an innovative resource for Australian business leaders looking to drive better business performance using smart technologies and solutions. The Website facilitates interactions between: 

  2. individuals or organisations who require technology and/or solution providers (the “User"); and  

  1. individuals or organisations who are technology and/or solution providers who wish to offer their services to Users (the “Member"), 

making it easier for the User and the Member to locate, communicate, arrange payment and deliver the services in a fast and secure manner (the "Services"). 

  1. The Website is operated by Carl Hunter Duncan t/a Smart Business Hub (ABN 54 548 721 084) (“Smart Business Hub”). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated products or Services, is provided by Smart Business Hub. 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 its products or Services, immediately. 

  1. Smart Business Hub reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When Smart Business Hub updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with notice of same. 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. 

  1. Acceptance of the Terms 

  1. You accept the Terms by registering with the Website for use of the Services. You may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where and if this option is made available to you by Smart Business Hub in the user interface. 

  1. The Services 

  1. In order to access the Services, both the User and the Member are required to register an account with the Website (the “Registration”). 

  1. As part of the Registration process, or as part of your continued use of the Services, you may be required to: 

  1. provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or contact details), including: 

  1. an email address and/or preferred username; 

  1. a mailing address; 

  1. a telephone number; and 

  1. a password. 

  1. You warrant that any information you give to Smart Business Hub in the course of completing the Registration process will always be accurate, correct and up to date. 

  1. Once you have completed the registration process you will be a registered User of the Website and agree to be bound by the Terms.  

  1. You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if: 

  1. you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Smart Business Hub; or 

  1. 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. 

  1. Your obligations as a User 

  1. As a User, you agree to comply with the following: 

  1. you will not share your account with any other person;  

  1. you will use the Services only for purposes that are permitted by: 

  1. the Terms; and  

  1. any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions; 

  1. you have 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; 

  1. any use of your registration information by any other person, or third parties, is strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately notify Smart Business Hub of any unauthorised use of your password or email address or any breach of security of which you have become aware; 

  1. you must not expressly or impliedly impersonate another User or use the account or password of another User at any time;  

  1. any content or information that you submit to Smart Business Hub in relation to the registration to the Services or your use of the Website (“Your Content”) will always be accurate, correct and up to date and you will maintain reasonable records of same. 

  1. you agree not to harass, impersonate, stalk, threaten another User or Member of the Website (where interaction with other Users and Members is made available to you); 

  1. 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 providing the Services; 

  1. you will not use the Services or the Website in connection with any commercial endeavours except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by the management of Smart Business Hub; 

  1. you will not use the Services or Website for any illegal and/or unauthorised use which includes collecting email addresses of Members or Users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorised framing of or linking to the Website;  

  1. you agree that commercial advertisements, affiliate links and other forms of solicitation may be removed from Member profiles without notice and may result in termination of the Services. Appropriate legal action will be taken by Smart Business Hub for any illegal or unauthorised use of the Website; and 

  1. you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or its Services is prohibited. 

  1. Using the Website as the User 

  1. As a User, the Website provides you with an opportunity to: 

  1. access and browse the profiles (“Profile Pages”) of Members; 

  1. review the services offered by Members to assess whether they will suit your needs; and 

  1. make contact with Members to arrange further communication by clicking on the “Enquiry” links where it is made available to you. 

  1. Refund Policy 

  1. Since Smart Business Hub is only a facilitator in introducing the User to the Member, Smart Business Hub does not hold any liability to the User or Member directly and will not personally refund either party any payments made in the course of using the Services. 

  1. Copyright and Intellectual Property 

  1. The Website, the Services and all of the related products of Smart Business Hub 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 Services and compilation of the Website (including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips, Website, code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) or the Services are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by Smart Business Hub or its contributors. 

  1. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by Smart Business Hub, who grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a User to:  

  1. use the Website pursuant to the Terms; 

  1. copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your device’s cache memory; and 

  1. print pages from the Website for your own personal and non-commercial use. 

Smart Business Hub does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by Smart Business Hub. 

  1. Smart Business Hub retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all related Services.  Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer any: 

  1. business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or 

  1. a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design, or 

  1. a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing, system or process), 

to you.  

  1. You may not, without the prior written permission of Smart Business Hub 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 Services or third party Services for any purpose, unless otherwise provided by these Terms. This prohibition does not extend to materials on the Website which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain. 

  1. Website Security Policy 

  1. In accessing the Website, you acknowledge that data transmission and storage over the internet, including via the Website, cannot be guaranteed to be secure and accordingly Smart Business Hub does not warrant the security of any information you transmit 

  1. While we use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website is available twenty-four (24) hours a day, we do not make any representations or warranties that your access will be uninterrupted or error free. Access to the site may be suspended temporarily without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or any reason beyond our control. 

  1.  The Website may contain links to other websites. When you click on these links, you are moving to another website. We encourage you to read the privacy and/or terms and conditions of any linked sites you click to, as their policies may differ from Smart Business Hub. Whilst Smart Business Hub does its best to verify that all the links available on this Website are functional and lead to websites which provide valuable information. Smart Business Hub accepts no liability for any information gained from such links or actions you take as a result.  

  1. Privacy 

  1. Smart Business Hub takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to Smart Business Hub’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website. 

  1. General Disclaimer 

  1. Nothing in the 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.  

  1. Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law: 

  1. all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and 

  1. Smart Business Hub 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. 

  1. Use of the Website and the Services is at your own risk. Everything on the Website and the Services is provided to you “as is” and “as available” without warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contributors and licensors of Smart Business Hub make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services (including the products or Services of Smart Business Hub) 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:  

  1. 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;  

  1. the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website, the Services, or any of its Services related products (including third party material and advertisements on the Website); 

  1. costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Services or any of the products of Smart Business Hub; and 

  1. the Services or operation in respect to links which are provided for your convenience. 

  1. You acknowledge that the Website and the Services are only intended to facilitate the interactions between the Users and the Members and does not offer any services other than the Services and Smart Business Hub holds no liability to you as a result of any conduct of Members or the misuse of information transmitted by you in the course of using the Services by any party (including Members and other Users). 

  1. Limitation of liability  

  1. Smart Business Hub’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 resupply of the services to you. 

  1. You expressly understand and agree that Smart Business Hub, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors 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. 

  1. You acknowledge and agree that Smart Business Hub holds no liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you as a result of providing Your Content to the Website. 

  1. Termination of Contract 

  1. If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by providing Smart Business Hub with seven (7) days’ notice of your intention to terminate by sending notice of the same to Smart Business Hub via the ‘Contact Us’ link on our homepage. 

  1.  Smart Business Hub may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if: 

  1. you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any provision;  

  1. Smart Business Hub is required to do so by law;  

  1. Smart Business Hub 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 

  1. the provision of the Services to you by Smart Business Hub is, in the opinion of  Smart Business Hub, no longer commercially viable. 

  1. Subject to local applicable laws, Smart Business Hub reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your account at any time and may suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Website or the Services without notice if you breach any provision of the Terms or any applicable law or if your conduct impacts Smart Business Hub‘s name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party. 

  1. When the Terms come to an end, all of the legal rights, obligations and liabilities that you and Smart Business Hub 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. 

  1. Indemnity 

  1. You agree to indemnify Smart Business Hub, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content Members and licensors from and against: 

  1. 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 your use of the Services;  

  1. any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or 

  1. any breach of the Terms. 

  1. Dispute Resolution 

  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 sort). 

  1. 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. 

  1. Resolution: 

On receipt of that notice (“Notice”) by that other party, the parties to the Terms (“Parties”) must: 

  1. Within seven (7) 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; 

  1. If for any reason whatsoever, twenty-one (21) 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 Queensland Law Society or his or her nominee; 

  1. 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 pre-condition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the mediation; 

  1. The mediation will be held in Brisbane, Australia. 

  1. 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. 

  1. Termination of Mediation: 

If thirty (30) 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. 

  1. Venue and Jurisdiction 

The Services offered by Smart Business Hub 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 Queensland, Australia.  

  1. Governing Law 

The Terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, 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.  

  1. 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.  

  1. 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. 

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