Terms of Use


General

The www.capricorn.coop website and all its derivative or extension web addresses, together with their services, tools, applications and all other Capricorn (as defined below) maintained websites including their services, tools and applications, whether accessed via www.capricorn.coop or otherwise (including, without limitation, the Capricorn Shareholder Centre and the Capricorn Travel website), (collectively, the “Website”) are owned by Capricorn Society Limited (ACN 008 347 313) ("Capricorn"). The Website is operated by Capricorn and the other wholly or majority owned subsidiaries of Capricorn (the “Capricorn Group”). Your access to and use of the Website is subject to these terms and conditions, Capricorn's Privacy Policy (located here), notices, disclaimers, any other terms and conditions or other statements contained on the Website and, if You use any of the services identified on the Website for which additional or alternative terms and conditions are referred to, those additional terms and conditions for those other services (collectively, "Terms of Use"). Prior to browsing the Website You must agree and accept the Terms of Use. By accessing, viewing or otherwise using the Website, You agree to be subject to these Terms of Use.

Licence and right to access the Website

Capricorn grants You a limited, non-exclusive, revocable licence to view, share with professional advisers and authorised representatives and print or download any “Content” (as defined below) from the Website (the “Licence”). You are not otherwise granted the right to licence, republish, distribute, copy, assign, sublicence, transfer or sell any Content on the Website. Except as permitted by the Licence, no part of any Content may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical without the prior written consent of Capricorn. You may not access or use the Website in any way that could or is intended to damage or impair the Website or any server or network underlying the Website, or interfere with anyone else's use and enjoyment of the Website.

You may not use automated systems (eg- robots, spiders, etc) to access the Website. You agree not to collect personally identifiable information of other users of the Website or to sell or otherwise exploit that information. Except for the limited rights expressly granted under these Terms of Use, all right, title and interest in and to the Website and all Content is reserved and owned by Capricorn.

Capricorn retains the right to deny access to the Website to anyone without notice at its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to for violation of any of these Terms of Use.

Disclaimer of warranties

Capricorn will use reasonable efforts to ensure that all Content on the Website is correct. Accuracy and completeness however, cannot be guaranteed and neither Capricorn nor any other company in the Capricorn Group nor any of the officers, employees, representatives or agents of Capricorn or any other company in the Capricorn Group guarantees the security of the Website, gives any warranty of reliability, completeness or accuracy nor accepts any responsibility arising in any other way including but not limited to by reason of negligence for errors in, or omissions from, the Content or the Website. Content on the Website is:

  • provided "as is", selectively and without warranty of any kind (be it either express or implied) including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, security or accuracy; and
  • included by way of general information only and should not be considered as a comprehensive statement on any matter and should not be relied upon as such.

Capricorn disclaims all warranties regarding the availability of the Website, that the Website will operate error-free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website is free of viruses or other harmful components. Your use of the Website is at Your own risk, any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the Website is provided at Your own risk and You are solely responsible for any damage to Your computer system or any data loss that may result from Your use of the Website including, without limitation, damage resulting from computer viruses.

Capricorn makes no warranty in respect of and is not responsible or liable for:

  • the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made through the Website by any party other than Capricorn;
  • any content provided on a “Linked Site” (as defined below); or
  • the capabilities or reliability of any products or services obtained from a Linked Site.

It is Your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any opinion, advice or other content available through the Website or obtained from a Linked Site.

Intellectual Property Rights

All text, formatting (including, without limitation, the selection, coordination and arrangement of materials on the Website), and the images, graphics, animation, tools, widgets, applications, commercials, videos, music, sounds, articles, copy, creative materials, photos, trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos and other materials and information on the Website (collectively, the “Content”) are subject to the intellectual property rights of Capricorn, other companies in the Capricorn Group and affiliates, and their respective licensors and licensees.

The Content is protected by applicable intellectual property laws and all Content is owned by Capricorn or used by Capricorn under a licence or with permission.

You agree, other than as permitted by the Licence, that the Content may not be copied, reverse engineered, decompiled, disassembled, modified, altered, used to create derivative works, reposted to other websites, publicly displayed (except for your own personal information), framed, deep linked to, changed, or otherwise distributed, redistributed, licensed, sublicensed or transferred in any form by You. Nothing contained on the Website shall be construed as granting, by implication, any licence or right to make commercial use of any Capricorn trademark, intellectual property right or copyrighted material without Capricorn's prior written permission. The trademarks, logos, trade names and service marks, whether registered or unregistered (collectively, the "Trademarks") and whether displayed on the Website or not are Trademarks of Capricorn and its third party partners. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any licence or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Website without the written permission of Capricorn or such third party that may own the Trademark.

Any unauthorised use of the Content including but not limited to the Trademarks will violate Capricorn's intellectual property rights and Capricorn reserves the right to exercise and enforce any and all legal rights or remedies in respect of the same.

Australian products and services

Unless otherwise expressly stated, products and services referred to on the Website are only available in Australia.

Linked Sites

The Website may provide or facilitate links to other websites (each, a "Linked Site") by allowing You to leave the Website to access third-party material or by bringing the third-party material into the Website via "inverse" hyperlinks and framing technology. Capricorn has no discretion or ability to alter, update, draft or control the content on a Linked Site.

There are inherent risks in relying upon using or retrieving any information found on the internet and Capricorn urges You to make sure You understand these risks before relying upon, using, or retrieving any such information on a Linked Site. Access to a Linked Site is strictly at Your own risk.

Linking to the Website

You are granted a limited, revocable, and non-exclusive right to create a hyperlink to the Website or any Content so long as Your website does not contain any material that disparages Capricorn or its goods and services.

In addition, Your website must not contain the following:

No alteration

You agree not to use any device, software or other means including but not limited to by transferring, or attempting to transfer, any material, viruses or code to the Website that could cause damage or harm to the Website, hamper or interfere with the proper working of the Website or any transaction being conducted through the Website or impede the security of the Website. You may not attempt to alter the Website in any way.

Public disclosure of information

All public releases of information or materials to Capricorn shareholders or the wider financial community (including, without limitation, information located under the 'About Us - Corporate Documents' section of the Website) that are contained within the Website were, to the best of Capricorn's knowledge, timely and accurate when issued. The passage of time however, can render information stale, and You should not rely on the continued accuracy of any such material beyond the date of issuance. Subject to the law, Capricorn has no responsibility to update any information contained in any such material. You should carefully check the dates of issuance of the material contained within the Website.

Access to password protected/secure areas

While the password protected/secure areas of the Website allow you to transact with Capricorn in a simple and convenient manner, it also involves special risk.nbsp; If someone else has your login details, they can transact on the Website as if they were you. You may be liable for such transactions.

Take care with your login details

You should take special care of login details and keep them secret and should not disclose them to any third party including family, friends or professional advisers. You should do everything you reasonably can to prevent your login details becoming known to any other person including by having up to date antivirus, antimalware and firewall software on any device that you use to access the password protected/secure areas of the Website. You should not keep a record of your login details. You should not choose login details that represent your date of birth or are otherwise easy to guess.

Your liability for electronic communications, transactions and agreements

All communications, documents and acceptances, including electronically signed agreements, received by us through the password protected/secure areas of the Website from any person logged in using your login details are deemed to be authorised by you unless you can prove that:

  • The person gained access to your login details without your approval and despite you taking all reasonable precautions to prevent such access and you did not unreasonably delay in reporting to us the loss, theft or misuse of your login details; or

  • Without your knowledge the device that you use to access the password protected/secure areas of the Website had, despite you having up to date antivirus, antimalware and firewall software, been taken over by malware and you did not unreasonably delay in reporting to us that the device had been compromised.

You are liable for transactions carried out by you or with your knowledge and consent. You are also liable for transactions carried out by any other person with or without your knowledge or consent if you have shared your login details or if you have not taken reasonable precautions to protect your login details and prevent unauthorised access.

You are also liable for any transactions where you have entered incorrect information. If you inform us that you have entered incorrect information, we will act reasonably to try and correct or cancel that transactions but we are not liable if we are unable to do so.

Suspension of your access to password protected/secure areas

We may suspend your access to password protected/secure areas or otherwise limit your ability to use them if we believe that your online security or the security of the Website is at risk. For example, if your login details are entered incorrectly more than once. If your access is suspended, they you will not be able to access functions normally available on the password protected/secure areas of the website until we re-enable your access. We may require you to reconfirm you identity and/or change your login details before re-enabling your access.

Electronic communications

You may receive notices, statements and other communications electronically from us if:

  • you have selected to receive a service which only provides communications electronically; or

  • you have elected or consented to receiving communications electronically.

Electronic communications may be sent to you by email, including by an email containing a link or other notification as to the location of the communication on the Website.

Even if we normally send you electronic communications we reserve the right to instead send you paper ones to your nominated postal address, including for example if for any reason we are unable to provide electronic communications or we are unable to deliver emails to your nominated email address.

Use of “cookie” file features

Capricorn reserves the right to store information on Your computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file for the purposes of tailoring the Website to reflect Your preferences. Capricorn's Privacy Policy (located here) provides additional information regarding Capricorn's use of cookies as well as procedures for disabling cookies.

Privacy Policy and transmission of personal data

Capricorn respects Your privacy and takes treatment of Your personal and proprietary information seriously.nbsp; Capricorn's Privacy Policy (located here) provides an overview of what personal information Capricorn collects and holds, the purposes for which Capricorn holds personal information and use and disclosure of personal information collected by Capricorn, amongst other things.

You acknowledge and agree that by providing Capricorn with any personal or proprietary user information through the Website, You consent to the transmission of such personal or proprietary information over international borders as necessary for processing (where applicable) in accordance with Capricorn's standard business practices and Privacy Policy.

Personal circumstances

In preparing the Content contained on the Website, Capricorn has not taken into account Your specific investment or other objectives, financial situation or needs. Nothing contained on the Website constitutes investment, legal, business, tax or other advice. Before making any decisions based on the Content located on the Website, You should seek the advice of professional advisers in order to assess whether any specific opinion, advice, product, service or other information (including, without limitation, the Content) in the Website is appropriate to You in light of Your particular objectives, financial situation and needs. If You act or fail to act without first consulting one of your own professional advisors, You do so entirely at your own risk. In addition, if making an investment decision, You must rely on the most recent version of the Prospectus or equivalent disclosure document, your own examination of risk, the securities and the terms of the offering, including the merits and risks involved. You should consult your professional adviser for legal, business or tax advice prior to acquiring or selling shares.

No Liability

To the extent permitted by law, Capricorn, Capricorn Preferred Suppliers, any company within the Capricorn Group or any of the officers, employees, representatives or agents of Capricorn or any other company in the Capricorn Group will not be liable (and all liability is hereby disclaimed), whether in contract, tort, strict liability or how so otherwise arising, for any loss or damage including but not limited to direct, punitive, special, consequential, incidental or indirect damages (including without limitation lost profits, cost of procuring substitute service or lost opportunity) arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website or any content available on the Website.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Capricorn, any company within the Capricorn Group and any of the officers, employees, representatives or agents of Capricorn or any other company in the Capricorn Group harmless from and against any and all liability, loss, claim, demand, proceeding, damage (actual, special and consequential) and expense (including legal fees on a solicitor and own client basis and expenses) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, related to or arising from your use of the Website or any content available on the Website.

Variation and Waiver

Capricorn reserves the right to revise or amend these Terms of Use at any time and at its sole and absolute discretion. You are deemed to be bound by any changes to these Terms of Use upon publication of any revised or amended Terms of Use. If You do not agree with any changes to the Terms of Use, You must cease browsing the Website. Any subsequent access to, or use by You of the Website or any Content will constitute acceptance of the revised or amended Terms of Use.

Capricorn's failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use or any additional terms shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of its right to enforce such provision.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed, interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of Western Australia, Australia. In any action or other legal process with respect to any matter or thing in connection with these Terms of Use, You and Capricorn irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of Western Australia, Australia.

Notices

If You wish to contact or otherwise provide notice to Capricorn with respect to any matter relating to these Terms of Use, any such notice must be sent to Capricorn by registered ordinary post or, if posted to or from a place outside Australia, by registered airmail (post to Locked Bag 3003, West Perth WA 6872), by email (info@capricorn.coop) or by facsimile transmission (+61 1800 227 329 - free Australian facsimile number).

Miscellaneous

To the extent that any one or more of the provisions of these Terms of Use are prohibited by any applicable law, such provisions or the offending part thereof and each of them, shall to such extent only be ineffective without invalidating or modifying the remaining parts of that provision or otherwise the provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall continue in full force and effect as if the provisions or part thereof so prohibited had not been included in these Terms of Use.

Nothing in these Terms of Use shall be deemed to create any partnership, agency, employment, franchise, joint venture or other relationship of a similar or other nature between You and Capricorn. You and Capricorn are entirely independent of each other notwithstanding the provisions of these Terms of Use.

You warrant that these Terms of Use constitute a legally binding obligation on You, making such warranty enforceable in accordance with its terms.

These Terms of Use may not be assigned by You. Capricorn may assign its rights and obligations set forth in these Terms of Use at any time.

The headings and captions in these Terms of Use have been inserted for convenience only and do not form part of these Terms of Use or affect its interpretation.

A reference to You includes Your successors, executors, administrators, personal representatives, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns (and, where applicable, Your legal personal representatives) and if You comprise two or more persons, Your successors, executors, administrators, personal representatives, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns (and, where applicable, Your legal personal representatives).

Words importing the singular number include plural number and vice versa and words importing any gender include other genders.

If a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning.

An obligation, representation or warranty in favour of two or more persons or parties is for their benefit jointly and severally and an obligation, representation or warranty on the part of two or more persons binds them jointly or severally.

Lawful termination under these Terms of Use shall not prejudice or affect any right of action or remedy which shall have accrued or shall thereafter accrue to any party and all provisions which are to survive these Terms of Use or impliedly do so shall remain in force and in effect including but not limited to sections No Liability, Intellectual Property Rights, Linking to the Website, No Alteration, Governing Law, Indemnity and this Miscellaneous Clause.

Except as provided in these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between You and Capricorn pertaining to their subject matter.