This Disclaimer applies solely to the University of Tasmania Ethics Review Manager online (the “Website”). The software and web services are provided by Infonetica Ltd (“Infonetica”).
Reference to "we" are to University of Tasmania and/or Infonetica.
By accessing the Website the user agrees to these Terms and Conditions and the Website's Privacy Policy and understands that University of Tasmania and/or Infonetica may process the information that you provide in the use of the Website (including personal data if applicable).
University of Tasmania and Infonetica provide the Website to you without any conditions, warranties or guarantees (whether express or implied), including but not limited to any implied warranties or conditions as to the satisfactory quality of fitness for a particular purpose, which are expressly excluded to the extent permitted by law.
You may only use the Website for lawful purposes. You may not use, and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that no other person uses, the Website in a way that does not comply with the terms of any contract agreed between University of Tasmania and Infonetica, any laws that are applicable to you or that is in any way unlawful.
You agree:
University of Tasmania and Infonetica try to make sure that all information on the Website is correct, and (without giving any warranty or undertaking in this regard) University of Tasmania will and will procure that Infonetica will use reasonable care and skill to do so. However, subject to the paragraph entitled ‘Exclusions by Law’ below, neither University of Tasmania nor Infonetica accept liability for any error or omission and exclude all liability, either jointly or severally, for any action you may take or loss or injury you may suffer (whether direct, indirect or any consequential or special loss) howsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of this Website.
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions or the Website's Privacy Policy shall or shall be deemed to exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury caused by University of Tasmania or Infonetica’s own negligence or for any fraud perpetrated by University of Tasmania or Infonetica.
For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that University of Tasmania or Infonetica are liable by operation of the above Exclusions by Law paragraph, such liability shall be several and not joint
University of Tasmania and Infonetica make reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website is generally available but neither makes any representation or guarantee as to such availability. Neither University of Tasmania nor Infonetica take responsibility for and will not be liable for the website or any interfaces with other systems being temporarily unavailable, or resulting in loss or corruption of data due to technical issues beyond the reasonable control of University of Tasmania and Infonetica.
Any information generated by you visiting the Website will be handled in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, the Website's Privacy Policy, any contract(s) agreed between University of Tasmania and Infonetica, and where applicable the Data Protection Act 2018.
While University of Tasmania and Infonetica make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production, University of Tasmania and Infonetica are unable to guarantee that the Website will never be faulty, free of viruses and/or errors, nor that it will work continuously, nor that it will be maintained in a fully operational condition.
It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the internet. University of Tasmania and Infonetica cannot accept any liability for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system, which may occur whilst you are using the Website or material derived from the Website.
Users must not misuse the Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. Website users must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Website. Users must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.
If you breach this provision, you will have committed a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. University of Tasmania and/or Infonetica will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing the website user’s identity to them. In the event of such a breach, the website user’s right to use the Website will cease immediately.
We may make changes to and means of accessing the Website at any time and without prior notice. If the need arises, the University of Tasmania and Infonetica reserve the right to suspend access to or close the Website permanently without prior notice. Whilst every effort is made to keep the Website up to date, any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time.
You acknowledge that all rights in copyright, patents, design rights, trade marks and other intellectual property rights (whether registered, capable of registration or otherwise) throughout the world ("IP Rights") in the Website (including all content) are owned by University of Tasmania and/or its licensors for the full duration of such rights.
Except for your use of the Website in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and the Website's Privacy Policy, you are granted no IP Rights in respect of the Website or its content.
As an individual or organisation, you may print paper copies and make copies to your hard drive of any of the names, images and logos identifying the Website provided that in doing so you comply with the following conditions:
From time to time University of Tasmania may at its sole discretion amend these Terms and Conditions and/or the Website's Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your acceptance of and agreement to any changed Terms and Conditions and/or Website's Privacy Policy. University of Tasmania will ensure that details of any such changes are posted on the Website in a timely manner.
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such provision shall not affect the validity, legality and enforceability of the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, the use of this Website. These Terms and Conditions, the Website's Privacy Policy and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.