For the purpose of these conditions, the 2amLockout.com.au website is referred to as the "Website".

The website has been created for the purposes of the research, study and reporting of news related to Melbourne's 2am Lockout laws.

By accessing or using any part of the Website you agree to be bound by these conditions of use. If you do not wish to be bound by these conditions, do not access or use this Website.

2amLockout.com.au may change these conditions at any time without any notice to you. Please check these conditions from time to time for any changes. By continuing to use the Website you are deemed to have agreed to all updates to these conditions.

The following uses of the Website are prohibited:

  1. using the Website for any purpose which is unlawful in Australia and, if the Website is accessed from outside of Australia for any purpose which is unlawful in the jurisdiction from which such access is made;
  2. using the Website for any purpose that is: harmful, abusive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, or is (in 2amLockout.com.au's reasonable opinion) otherwise objectionable;
  3. using the Website for creating, verifying, updating or amending your own databases, records, directories, customer lists or mailing lists or those of a third party;
  4. tampering with or modifying any part of the Website;
  5. using the Website in a manner which impairs its operation;
  6. using the Website in such a manner that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionably large burden on 2amLockout.com.au's infrastructure, as determined by 2amLockout.com.au in its sole discretion; and/or
  7. using any automated means (including, without limitation, agents, robots, scripts, or spiders) to monitor or copy the Website or its content or bypass 2amLockout.com.au's tools or services or to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

The information contained on this Website is provided in good faith on an "as is" basis. The information is believed to be accurate and current at the date the information was placed on this Website. This Website does not make any representation or warranty as to the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information contained on this Website (including in relation to any products or services) except for representations and warranties that are implied into these Terms and Conditions by law. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from or through this Website creates any warranty not expressly made in these Terms and Conditions.

2amLockout.com.au advises users to satisfy themselves as to the exact type and nature of: (a) goods or services being displayed, referred to or offered through the Website; and/or (b) the qualifications held by those persons, companies and other organisations whose goods or services may be displayed, referred to or offered through the Website. 2amLockout.com.au is not an agent for and does not vouch for those persons, companies and/or other organisations whose goods or services may be displayed or referred to on the Website.

Under no circumstances will 2amLockout.com.au or any other party involved in the creation, production, maintenance or distribution of the Website, be liable for any: (a) loss of profits; (b) loss of business or business opportunities; (c) loss of anticipated savings; (d) loss of goodwill; (e) loss of use of data; (f) loss of data; (g) other intangible losses; or (h) any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damages whether based on breach of contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, which results from:

  1. the use of and/or reliance on the Website;
  2. the inability to use the Website;
  3. any mistake, omission, defect, virus or failure of performance with respect to the Website including (without limitation) those which arise from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction and/or unauthorised access to 2amLockout.com.au's records, programs or services;
  4. merchandise, products, services or information received through or advertised on the Website or any links provided by the Website; and/or
  5. any information, data, message or other material which you email, post, upload, reproduce, transmit or is otherwise distributed or received using the Website.

In contributing to this Website, you agree to grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such review (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.

Links to External Sites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by our privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Content

Because of the nearly infinite number of sources for comments and discussion, it is impossible for us determine if any comments we post infringes the copyright of another party. If you believe that content published constitutes impermissible copyright infringement of your work, please notify us immediately so the situation can be promptly resolved. To notify us, please contact us by using the Contact Us link at the bottom of each page.

Comments that contain profanity, obscenity or other inappropriate comments will not be posted. We reserve the right to post and edit comments at our discretion.

Privacy Policy

2amLockout.com.au is committed to treating your personal information responsibly and ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

2amLockout.com.au may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

Why we collect personal information, and how we will use it

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

We may at time to time use cookies. A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Limiting the use of your personal information

By accessing this web site you are giving us your consent to collect, use, transmit and store the personal information you provide to us. However, you have the option to limit the use and distribution of your personal information. If you elect to "Opt Out", your personal information, including your email address, will not be used for promotional purposes by us. After receipt of your Opt Out, you will not receive further communications from us (except for communication via email or phone related to a specific training enquiry, and possibly, a follow-up customer satisfaction survey) and your individual personal information will not be used for promotional purposes as described above. We will abide by the most recent Opt Out received by us.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.