WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

About the Website

Welcome to https://travelassessments.com (Website). The Website promotes and sells research or analysis based from open Source Intelligence Analysis services derived from publically and commerically available information. (Services).

The Website is operated by Travel Assessments (ACN ) (ABN 45281691335). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by Travel Assessments. Please read these terms and conditions (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 Services, immediately.

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

You agree that may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, modify, discontinue, or restrict the use of any portion of the Website or Services, including the availability of any features, database, or content. shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Website or Services.

Acceptance of the Terms

You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website. You may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this option is made available to you by Travel Assessments in the user interface.

Registration to use the Services

As part of the onboarding process, or as part of your continued use of the Services, you may be required to provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or contact details), including:

  • Email address

  • Full Name

  • Mailing Address (Only for Business and Government)

  • Disclose who the service is for

  • Individual or group

  • Business

  • Government Agency

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

The Client acknowledges that due to the nature of the Services and the Client's status as a government-regulated entity, any engagement beyond initial contact is strictly conditional upon Travel Assessments receiving the necessary permits and approvals from the relevant Australian Government authorities ("Government Approval").

No services, including but not limited to onboarding, consultation, or the provision of any advice, will be rendered until and unless Government Approval has been granted in writing.

Upon the Client's request and agreement to proceed, Travel Assessments will take reasonable steps to apply for the Government Approval. The Client agrees that the timeline for this process is outside the control of Travel Assessments, and we provide no warranty as to when, or if, such approval will be granted.

We reserve the right to charge an administrative fee to cover any direct costs levied by the Australian Government as part of the permit application process. We will notify you of any such fee for your approval before submitting the application.

In the event that Government Approval is not granted, this proposed engagement will terminate immediately with no further obligation on either party.

you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Travel Assessments; or

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.

you represent, or are acting on behalf of, a foreign government, state-owned enterprise, or other government-related entity, and providing our Services to you is subject to review or requires a permit from an Australian Government authority which has not yet been obtained.

Condition Precedent: Government Approval:

  • Your obligations as a Member

    • As a Member, you agree to comply with the following:

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

        • the Terms; and

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

      • you have the 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;

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

      • 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 Travel Assessments providing the Services;

      • 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 Travel Assessments;

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

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

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

    Payment

    • All payments made in the course of your use of the Services are made using Paypal, Stripe, EFTPOS, PayID, Bank Transfer. In using the Website, the Services or when making any payment in relation to your use of the Services, you warrant that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Paypal, Stripe, EFTPOS, PayID, Bank Transfer terms and conditions which are available on their website.

    • You acknowledge and agree that where a request for the payment of the Subscription FeeServices Fee is returned or denied, for whatever reason, by your financial institution or is unpaid by you for any other reason, then you are liable for any costs, including banking fees and charges, associated with the Subscription FeeServices Fee.

    • You agree and acknowledge that Travel Assessments can tiered payments and refund structureSubscrip and that the varied Subscription Fee will come into effect following the conclusion of the existing Subscription Period.

    • You acknowledge and agree that may, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, suspend or terminate your access to the Website and Services if you breach these Terms or engage in any conduct that believes, in its sole discretion, violates any applicable law or is harmful to the interests of , its affiliates, or any third party.

    Refund Policy

    • Travel Assessments will only provide you with a refund of the Subscription FeeServices Fee in the event they are unable to continue to provide the Services or if the manager of Travel Assessments makes a decision, at its absolute discretion, that it is reasonable to do so under the circumstances. Where this occurs, the refund will be in the proportional amount of the Subscription Fee that remains unused by the Member (Refund).

    • Any benefits set out in this Terms and Conditions may apply in addition to consumer's rights under the Australian Consumer Law.

    Copyright and Intellectual Property

    • The Website, the Services and all of the related products of Travel Assessments 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 Travel Assessments or its contributors.

    • All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by Travel Assessments, who grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a Member to:

      • use the Website pursuant to the Terms;

      • copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your device's cache memory; and

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

    • Travel Assessments does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by Travel Assessments.

    • Travel Assessments 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:

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

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

      • 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).

    • You may not, without the prior written permission of Travel Assessments 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.

    • You acknowledge and agree that all content and materials available on the Website are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorised by , you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from such materials or content.

    • You agree to indemnify and hold harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms, your violation of any law, or your violation of the rights of a third party.

Privacy

Travel Assessments takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to Travel Assessments's Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.

General Disclaimer

  • 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.

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

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

    • Travel Assessments 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.

  • 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 Travel Assessments make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services (including the products or Services of Travel Assessments) 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:

    • 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;

    • 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);

    • costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Services or any of the products of Travel Assessments; and

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

  • Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the ACICA Arbitration Rules. The seat of arbitration shall be Sydney, Australia. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The number of arbitrators shall be one.

Limitation of liability

  • Travel Assessments'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 or value of the services provided to you.

  • You expressly understand and agree that Travel Assessments, 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.

Competitors

If you are in the business of providing similar Services for the purpose of providing them to users for a commercial gain, whether business users or domestic users, then you are a competitor of Travel Assessments. Competitors are not permitted to use or access any information or content on our Application. If you breach this provision, Travel Assessments will hold you fully responsible for any loss that we may sustain and hold you accountable for all profits that you might make from such a breach.

  • Termination of Contract

    • The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or by Travel Assessments as set out below.

    • If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by:

      • providing Travel Assessments with 30 days' notice of your intention to terminate; and

      • closing your accounts for all of the services which you use, where Travel Assessments has made this option available to you.

    • Your notice should be sent, in writing, to Travel Assessments via the 'Contact Us' link on our homepage.

    • Travel Assessments may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:

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

      • Travel Assessments is required to do so by law;

      • the provision of the Services to you by Travel Assessments is, in the opinion of Travel Assessments, no longer commercially viable.

    • Subject to local applicable laws, Travel Assessments reserves the right to discontinue or cancel our services 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 Travel Assessments's name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.

Indemnity

  • You agree to indemnify Travel Assessments, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:

    • 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 content;

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

    • any breach of the Terms.

  • Dispute Resolution

    • 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 sought).

    • 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.

      Resolution:

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

      • Within 28 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;

      • If for any reason whatsoever, 28 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 The Australian Mediation Association;

      • 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 precondition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the mediation;

      • The mediation will be held in Sydney, Australia.

    • 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.

    • Termination of Mediation:

    • If 2 months 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.

Venue and Jurisdiction

The Services offered by Travel Assessments 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 New South Wales, Australia.

Governing Law

The Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, 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 New South Wales, 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.

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.