Associated Retailers: Website Terms & Conditions
Lasted Updated 2nd August 2005
1.1 Our Web
Site
(a) The Web Site is owned and operated by Associated Retailers Limited ("ARL"
- ACN 004 520 030) under the domain name 'www.arl.com.au'.
(b)
These terms and conditions govern Your
use of the Web Site. By accessing the Web Site You
agree to observe these terms and conditions.
(c) While ARL
has made every effort to ensure that information is free from error, ARL
cannot accept any responsibility for any errors or omissions in the
information on the Web Site.
(d) ARL does not guarantee that the Web
Site or Third Party Web Sites will be free from viruses, or that access to the
Web Site or Third Party Web Sites will be uninterrupted.
1.2 Variations
(a)
These are the current terms and conditions. They replace any other
terms and conditions for the Web Site published on the Web
Site to date.
(b) ARL may at any time vary the terms and conditions by publishing the
varied terms and conditions on the Web
Site.
(c) You are responsible for informing yourself of any changes to these terms
and conditions. You accept that by accessing the Web
Site after any variation of the terms and conditions, You
are deemed to have agreed to comply with the varied terms and
conditions.
1.3 Our Products
(a)
Material on the Web Site may contain general information about ARL
products. Unless expressly stated otherwise, this information:
does not constitute an offer or inducement to enter into a legally binding contract; and
does not form part of the terms and conditions for sale of ARL products.
1.4 Copyright
(a)
The Web Site
and all material provided on the Web Site is owned or licensed by ARL,
including the "look" and "feel" of the Web
Site, the colour combinations, layout and all graphical
elements.
(b) Except where necessary for viewing the material on
this Web Site on Your browser, or as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 or other
applicable laws or these terms and conditions, nothing on the Web
Site may be reproduced, adapted, uploaded to a third party,
linked to, framed, performed in public, distributed or transmitted in
any form by any process without the prior written consent of ARL.
(c) If You believe You own the copyright in any work and that work is displayed on the Web
Site without Your permission, please contact ARL and the matter will be investigated.
1.5 Third Party Web Sites
(a) The Web
Site may contain links to Third Party Web Sites. ARL does not endorse, or approve of the operators of Third
Party Web Sites, or the information, graphics and material on
those Third
Party Web Sites.
(b) Subject to any applicable law, which
cannot be excluded, ARL
makes no warranties or representations:
regarding the quality, accuracy, merchantability or fitness for purpose of material, products or services available through Third Party Web Sites; or
that material appearing on Third Party Web Sites does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person. ARL is not authorising the reproduction of material appearing on Third Party Web Sites by linking the Web Site to Third Party Web Sites.
(c) When You follow a link on the Web Site, material at a Third Party Web Site may be displayed in Your browser framed by the Web Site. This material is third party material for the purpose of these terms and conditions.
1.6 Indemnity
Subject
to clause 1.7, You
hereby agree to indemnify and hold ARL
free from any losses, damages, liabilities, claims and expenses
(including but not limited to legal costs and defence or settlement
costs) whatsoever arising out of or referable to Your
use of the Web
Site and/or Your
breach of these terms and conditions.
1.7 Limitation of Liability
(a) Subject to any responsibilities implied by
law and which cannot be excluded, ARL is not liable to You
for any losses, damages, liabilities, claims and expenses (including
but not limited to legal costs and defence or settlement costs)
whatsoever arising out of or referable to your use of the Web Site or your use of Third
Party Web Sites linked to the Web Site, whether in contract, tort including negligence, statute or
otherwise.
(b) Liability of ARL for a breach of a condition or warranty implied by law or otherwise,
and which cannot be excluded, is limited to the extent possible, at ARL’s option, to:
the supply of the information, goods or services again;
the repair of the goods; or
the payment of the cost of having the goods or services supplied again or repaired.
(c) All other implied conditions, warranties or rights howsoever arising, are excluded. In particular, ARL does not warrant the operation of the Web Site or the server which stores and transmits the Web Site is free from viruses or harmful components.
1.8 Jurisdiction
(a)
These terms and conditions are to be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia.
1.9 Termination
(a)
These terms and conditions (and the agreement constituted by Your
use of the Web
Site) and Your
access to the Web
Site may be terminated at any time by ARL
without notice.






