Access to and use of this site is provided by Combined Emergency Services Seminar Committee Inc. ABN 35 488 356 910 (CESSCI) on the following conditions and any other directions or rules of use on this site (Terms).

If you access this site (other than to read these Terms for the first time), you agree to these Terms. We reserve the right to change the Terms at any time by posting any new versions of the Terms on this website.

You are responsible for informing yourself of any changes by regularly reviewing these pages. If you access the site after changes are posted, you agree to all changes (including those which you are then unaware have been posted).

General disclaimer

The information provided on this website has been compiled for your convenience, but use of this site is at your risk. It is your responsibility to assess and verify the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information on this website, and to seek professional advice where necessary.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, none of CESSCI, its affiliates or any of their respective officers, employees, agents, contractors or licensors makes any express or implied representation or warranty about, or shall be liable, in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, punitive, special or consequential loss, damages or reliance in connection with, this website, its use, its content or any products or services referred to on this website. This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:

your reliance on the completeness, accuracy, suitability or currency of this website or its content, including for any investment decisions made on the basis of this information. This website does not constitute financial advice and should not be taken as such. CESSCI recommends that you obtain professional advice before proceeding with any investment. any damages or losses whatsoever, arising out of, or in any way related to, the use of this website and any other site linked to this website, including the transmission of any computer virus or the defamatory, offensive or unlawful conduct of third parties.

The limitation on liability contained in paragraph 1 applies also to damages for loss of profit, business interruption or the loss of data or information. Nothing in this website constitutes or is intended to constitute an offer of, or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for, securities.

Community Resource

The information on this web site is intended to be a community resource. Please feel free to download this information for your personal use or to inform others about our web site and business.

However, CESSCI requests that you seek our permission before you reproduce or modify this information.

Currency and Accuracy of Information

CESSCI has endeavoured to ensure that all information on this web site is correct at the time of publication. This information, however, is subject to change without notice.

Warranties and Liabilities

CESSCI and its Commitee or Members make no warranty with regard to the accuracy of the information on this web site and will not be liable for any errors or omissions.

Any liability that arises as a result of this information is hereby excluded to the fullest extent allowed by law. The contents of this web site should not be used as a substitute for seeking independent professional advice.

Copyright and Trademarks

All material published on this website is CESSCI copyright and is protected under law. Copyright © Combined Emergency Services Seminar Committee Inc. ABN 35 488 356 910 and/or related entities. All rights reserved.

CESSCI grants you a limited licence to download this website for personal use only.

You are not permitted to reproduce or alter this website, or any copy of it, for any other purpose without the prior express written consent of CESSCI.

No trade mark of CESSCI (whether registered or otherwise) may be used without CESSCI prior, specific, written permission.

CESSCI reserves the right to make changes, modifications, additions, deletions and corrections to the website, at any time and without notice.

Lawful use only

You are responsible for ensuring that your use of this website is lawful, does not infringe any third party’s rights and does not breach any standards or codes promulgated by any relevant authority. This includes where you access this site from outside of Australia.

Links

CESSCI permits linking to this website, provided that the full html page is loaded. Any such links must not incorporate CESSCI or Third party trade marks, brands or registered trade marks, and must not be used to disparage or otherwise detrimentally affect the reputation of CESSCI or its affiliates.

Information on this website may include links to the websites of others. These links are provided for your convenience only. CESSCI does not endorse, guarantee or approve the content or accuracy of these websites.

CESSCI does not warrant that information on any third party websites is free from computer viruses or any defects, errors or infringements of intellectual property rights, nor does CESSCI authorise any such infringement by providing these links.

CESSCI disclaims liability for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from your use of links to third party websites.

Privacy

CESSCI and its affiliates within Australia respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We are bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988. Where appropriate we will handle personal information relying on the related bodies corporate exemption and the employee records exemption in the Privacy Act.

We generally only collect personal information from this website when it is provided voluntarily by you – for example, when you send us an electronic message with a query about CESSCI or its products. We will generally use your information to respond to your query, to provide and market our services to you or as otherwise allowed or required by law.

For the same purposes, CESSCI may share your information with other members of CESSCI (including those who are located outside Australia) and their respective service providers, agents and contractors . If we do this we require these parties to protect your information in the same way we do.

When you visit this website or download information from it, our server and Internet Service Provider (ISP) makes a record of your visit and records the following information:

your Internet address; - your domain name, if applicable; and date and time of your visit to the website.

Our ISP also collects information such as the pages our users access, the documents they download, links from other sites they follow to reach our website, and the type of browser they use. However, this information is anonymous and is only used for statistical and website development purposes.

We use a variety of physical and electronic security measures including restricting physical access to our offices, firewalls and secure databases to keep personal information secure from unauthorised use, loss or disclosure. However you should keep in mind that the Internet is not a secure environment. If you use the internet to send us any information, including your email address, it is sent at your own risk.

You have a right of access to personal information we hold about you in certain circumstances. If we deny your request for access we will tell you why. Please contact us at admin@cessci.com.au or telephone +61 3 9436 8366 to ask for access to your information or if you have a complaint concerning your information privacy.

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small message given to your web browser by our web server. The browser stores the message in a text file, and the message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

CESSCI makes limited use of cookies on this website. Cookies are used to measure usage sessions accurately, to gain a clear picture of which areas of the website attract traffic and to improve the functionality of our website.

When cookies are used on this website, they are used to store information relating to your visit such as a unique identifier, or a value to indicate whether you have seen a web page. We use session (not permanent) cookies. They are used to distinguish your Internet browser from the thousands of other browsers. This website will not store personal information such as email addresses or other details in a cookie.

Most Internet browsers are set up to accept cookies. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may be able to change the settings of your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you each time a cookie is sent to your computer, giving you the choice whether to accept it or not.]

Unsolicited ideas

It is CESSCI's policy not to accept information from third parties which is confidential or proprietary. If you wish to retain the confidentiality of your material, do not submit it to us via email or otherwise.

Any unsolicited ideas you submit to CESSCI will become CESSCI's property, and CESSCI may reproduce, disclose, transmit, broadcast or otherwise use those ideas, without any obligation to compensate you. This will apply even if your material includes a statement as to confidentiality contrary to these terms of use.

Indemnity

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify CESSCI and its affiliates and their respective officers, employees, agents, contractors, licensors and any other persons involved in the creation of this website for all damages, losses, penalties, fines, expenses and costs (including legal costs) which arise out of or relate to your use of this website, any information that you provide to CESSCI via this website or any damage that you may cause to this website.

This indemnification includes, without limitation, liability relating to copyright infringement, defamation, invasion of privacy, trade mark infringement and breaches of the Australian Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).

Jurisdiction

If a dispute arises regarding these terms of use, the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia, will apply. In relation to any such dispute, you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Victoria, Australia, and the courts of appeal from them, and waive any rights that you may have to challenge the appropriateness of that forum.

If you access this website in a jurisdiction other than Victoria, Australia, you are responsible for compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction, to the extent that they apply.

If the information on this website is translated into or presented in languages other than English, the English version of that information will be authoritative in relation to any disputes regarding its interpretation.