Welcome to Engo! By using our Website, whether as a Learner,
Teacher or otherwise, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following
terms of use. Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not agree
to these terms, you should not use this Website.
The term “Learner” means a person who uses this
Website to access Content. The term “Teacher” means a person who
uses this Website to provide Content to a Learner. If you use the Website
to both access Content and to provide Content, you will be both a Learner and a
Teacher, depending on the purpose for which you are accessing the Website at the
relevant time.
The term “Website” means the website known as
Engo.net and the term “Engo” or “us” or “we” or “our”
refers to Chinswing Pty Ltd, the owner of the Website. The term “you”
refers to any person viewing or otherwise accessing the Website.
The term “Content” means any information, materials,
audio files or documents of any kind supplied or made available on or through
the Website.
You acknowledge that the Website may be hosted by us or by a
third party and it may be hosted within Australia or overseas.
1. Acceptance of Agreement.
1.1 You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this
Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") with respect to the Website. This
Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between us and you, and, to
the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with
respect to the Website, the Content, products and services provided by or
through the Website, and the subject matter of this Agreement.
1.2 This Agreement may be amended at any time by us from
time to time without specific notice to you. The latest version of this
Agreement will be posted on the Website, and you should review this Agreement
prior to using (or continuing to use) the Website.
1.3 This Agreement applies to every person or entity that
accesses or uses the Website. Unless otherwise stated, your rights and
obligations under this Agreement apply regardless of whether or not you are a
registered member of the Website.
2. Copyright.
2.1 The content, organization, graphics, design,
compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion and other matters on and
otherwise related to the Website and the Content are protected under applicable
copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary (including but not limited to
intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution, use or publication
by you of any such matters or any part of the Website or the Content, except as
allowed by clause 4.1 below, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire
ownership rights to any Content (except to the extent you are the Teacher who
provided that Content to or through the Website).
2.2 You represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are the
sole owner of all intellectual property rights and moral rights in all Content
you provide to or through the Website; and (b) use by us, or by any Learner, of
the Content you provide, will not infringe the intellectual property rights or
moral rights of any third party anywhere in the world. You hereby
irrevocable indemnify us against all claims, losses, costs, damages and expenses
of any kind (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis) suffered or
incurred by us as a result of any breach of this warranty by you. In these
terms of use, “intellectual property rights” includes without limitation
copyright and all rights relating to trademarks, trade secrets, patents, patent
applications and domain names.
3. Service Marks.
“Engo.net”, “Engo”, “Chinswing”, and others are our service
marks or registered service marks or trademarks. Other product and company
names mentioned on the Website may be trademarks of their respective owners.
No licence is granted to you to use or reproduce any trademarks that appear on
the Website.
4. Limited License; Permitted Uses.
4.1 You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
revocable license:
(a) to access and use the Website strictly in accordance
with this Agreement; and
(b) if you are a Learner, to print out, download or listen
to one copy of discrete items of Content (provided you have paid any applicable
fees) from the Website solely for your personal (including educational or
entertainment), non-commercial purposes and provided that you maintain all
copyright and other notices contained therein.
4.2 You must not modify, distribute, sublicense, reproduce
or exercise any intellectual property rights in or to the Content except to the
extent permitted by clause 4.1(b). This clause 4.2 does not apply to you
if you are the Teacher who provided the relevant Content to or through the
Website.
4.3 You agree that you will not under any circumstances use
a “bot”, “scraper” or any other automated or semi-automated device or software
tool to download any Content from the Website.
5. Participation.
5.1 You must not use or access the Website unless you are at
least 13 years old.
5.2 If you are under 18 years of age, you agree that:
(a) until you are 18 years of age, you will only use and
access the Website and the Content under the supervision of a parent or legal
guardian;
(b) we may provide information relating in any way to your
use of the Website (including your registration and login details) and/or the
Content to your parents or guardians upon their request; and
(c) we may limit, modify or deny you access to the Website
and/or the Content at any time, or either a permanent or temporary basis, upon
the request of your parent or legal guardian.
5.3 We may charge fees or commissions for access to or use
of the whole or any part of the Website (including in respect of the provision
by or to you of any Content). We may change those fees, delete fees and/or
introduce new fees at any time. Except to the extent mandated by applicable
law, you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid to us if your right
or ability to use or access the Website (or to provide or access any Content)
ceases or is terminated for any reason.
6. Prohibitions/Restrictions on Use.
6.1 Your license for access and use of the Website and any
Content (excluding Content posted to the Website by you) is subject to the
following restrictions and prohibitions on use. You must not:
(a) except to the extent expressly permitted by clause 4.1
above, copy, print, republish, display, distribute, transmit, broadcast, sell,
rent, lease, loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means all or
any portion of the Website or any Content retrieved therefrom;
(b) use the Website, the Content or any materials obtained
from the Website to develop, or as a component of, any information, storage and
retrieval system, database, information base, or similar resource (in any media
now existing or hereafter developed), that is offered for distribution of any
kind, including through sale, license, lease, rental, subscription, or any other
commercial or other distribution mechanism;
(c) create compilations or derivative works of any Content
or any part of the Website;
(d) use any Content or any part of the Website in any manner
that may infringe any intellectual property right, proprietary right, moral
right or property right of us or any third party;
(e) remove, change or obscure any copyright notice or other
proprietary notice or terms of use contained in the Website or the Content;
(f) make any portion of the Website available through any
timesharing system, service bureau, the Internet or any other technology now
existing or developed in the future (except to the extent the functionality of
the Website is expressly designed for such purpose);
(g) remove, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any
Website software or use any network monitoring or discovery software to
determine the Website architecture or to retrieve any Content;
(h) use any automatic or manual process to harvest Content
or other information from the Website;
(i) use the Website or any Content for the purpose of
gathering information for or transmitting: (1) unsolicited commercial email; (2)
email that makes use of headers, invalid or nonexistent domain names, or other
means of deceptive addressing; or (3) unsolicited telephone calls or facsimile
transmissions;
(j) use the Website or any Content in a manner that violates
any law of any kind (including for example laws regulating email, facsimile
transmissions, internet communications or telephone solicitations, defamation,
privacy, harassment or discrimination); or
(k) export or re-export the Website or the Content or any
portion thereof, or any software available on or through the Website, in
violation of the export control laws or regulations of Australia or of any other
relevant jurisdiction.
6.2 You must not use the Website for any purpose or in any
manner, nor upload, download, email, post, publish, provide, distribute,
transmit, submit or otherwise make available or access through the Website, any
Content, that:
(a) is of a sexually explicit nature;
(b) exploits any person under the age of 18 in any manner;
(c) solicits or uses personal information of any person in
breach of any applicable privacy laws;
(d) violates or infringes another's rights, including but
not limited to privacy, publicity, trade secrets, confidentiality or
intellectual property rights;
(e) is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or
regulations in any state or country where the Content is or will be created,
displayed or accessed;
(f) is in breach of this Agreement;
(g) is fraudulent, deceptive, deceitful, inaccurate, false
or misleading or constitutes “bait and switch”;
(h) is hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or
libelous;
(i) harasses another user, promotes bigotry, racism, hatred
or harm against any group or individual, promotes discrimination based on race,
sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age, or otherwise
interferes with another party's use or enjoyment of the Website;
(j) is profane, vulgar or obscene;
(k) is violent or threatening, or promotes violence or
actions that are threatening in any way to anyone;
(l) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances
(including but not limited to activities that promote or provide instructional
information about activities such as making or buying illegal weapons or illegal
substances, or self-harm);
(m) constitutes unauthorized advertising, harassment,
stalking, unsolicited bulk email, "junk mail," "spam" or chain letters; or
(n) if you are a Teacher, fails to comply with its
description, is not fit for the purpose for which it was provided or otherwise
is not of merchantable quality.
6.3 If you are a Teacher: (a) you agree that you are solely
responsible for Content that you upload or otherwise provide to, or through, the
Website; (b) you must not misrepresent in any way your identify, experience,
expertise, qualifications, location or any other fact, matter or circumstance
relevant to your provision of any Content; (c) you agree that you must
ensure that all Content you upload or otherwise provide to, or through, the
Website is truthful, accurate, complete, safe, appropriate, legal, fit for the
purpose for which it is provided and is otherwise appropriate and is provided in
a timely manner: and (d) you agree to communicate with your students via the Engo website only, and not through any external medium, including email.
6.4 If you are a Learner, you acknowledge that we have no
responsibility to control or monitor any Content, and, as a result, we do not
manage, control or guarantee, nor are we responsible for, the truth, accuracy,
completeness, integrity, safety, timeliness, quality, appropriateness, legality
or applicability of any Content provided to you through the Website.
6.5 You agree to cooperate fully with us to investigate any
suspected or actual activity that is in breach of this Agreement.
6.6 Although we do not accept responsibility for Content, we
do reserve the right to, in our sole discretion, reject, suspend, block or
restrict access to, remove or reclassify any Content at any time, if we consider
it appropriate to do so for any reason.
6.7 We may, in our sole discretion, suspend or remove the
right of any Learner or Teacher to access or use this Website, either on a
temporary or permanent basis.
6.8 You agree that we shall not be required to pay any
refund or compensation to you in respect of any action taken by us under or in
connection with clause 6.6 or 6.7.
7. Ownership of your Content.
7.1 You will retain all intellectual property rights and
moral rights in relation to Content that you upload to the Website. You hereby
grant to us a fully paid up, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide,
royalty-free licence to use, modify, republish, sublicense, prepare derivate
works of, and otherwise commercialise by any means all Content that you upload
to the Website.
7.2 The licence granted to us under clause 7.1 includes the
right:
(a) for us to sublicense your Content to third parties
directly or through one or more intermediaries;
(b) for third parties to access and use your Content in any
manner permitted under this Agreement; and
(c) for us and any third parties to exercise our licence
rights (without a requirement for attribution of the original author or source)
notwithstanding any inconsistent moral or similar rights that might otherwise
apply.
7.3 Any tags, comments, remarks, suggestions, ideas,
graphics, or other information communicated by you in any form (“Submission”)
to us become our property. We hereby grant you a perpetual licence to use such
materials and information for your own personal, non-commercial use. We will be
entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever,
without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission.
8. Linking to the Website.
You may provide links to the Website, provided (a) that you
do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright
notice, or other notices on the Website; (b) your website does not engage in
illegal or pornographic activities; and (c) you discontinue providing links to
the Website immediately upon request by us.
9. Advertisers.
The Website may contain advertising and sponsorships.
Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted by
or on their behalf for inclusion on the Website is accurate and complies with
applicable laws. We are not responsible for the illegality or any error,
inaccuracy or problem in the advertiser’s or sponsor’s materials.
10. Registration.
10.1 Certain sections of, or offerings from, the Website may
require you to become a registered member of the Website. If registration is
requested, you agree to provide us with accurate, complete registration
information. Your registration must be done using your real name (if requested)
and true and correct information (including, for example, your age,
qualifications, experience and country of residence). Each registration is for
your personal use only and you must not register on behalf of any other person
or entity. We do not permit: (a) any other person using the registered sections
of the Website under your name or login details; or (b) access through a single
name being made available to multiple users. You are responsible for preventing
such unauthorized use.
10.2 We reserve the right to refuse registration of any
applicant or participant at any time in our sole discretion, and to remove any
existing registration in our sole discretion.
11. Errors, Corrections and Changes.
We do not represent or warrant that the Website or the
Content will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that
defects can or will be corrected. We do not represent or warrant that the
Content or other information available on or through the Website will be
correct, accurate, timely or otherwise reliable. We may make changes to the
features, functionality or content of the Website or the Content at any time.
We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any Content,
information or other content appearing on the Website.
12. Third Party Content.
If you are a Learner, you acknowledge and agree that Third
party Content (including for example Content provided by Teachers) will appear
on the Website and/or may otherwise be accessible to you through the Website.
We are not responsible for and assume no liability for any mistakes,
misstatements of law, defamation, omissions, falsehood, obscenity, pornography
or profanity in the statements, opinions, representations in the Content or
otherwise on the Website. You understand that the information and opinions in
the third party Content represent solely the thoughts of the author and is
neither endorsed by us nor does it necessarily reflect our belief.
13. Unlawful Activity.
We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported
violations of this Agreement and to take any action we deem appropriate,
including but not limited to: (a) reporting any suspected unlawful activity to
law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties; (b) co-operating
with investigations being conducted by law enforcement officials, regulators or
other third parties; and (c) disclosing any information necessary or appropriate
to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email addresses, usage
history, Content posted or accessed, IP addresses and traffic information.
14. Indemnification.
You hereby irrevocably indemnify us and our partners,
agents, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, successors, assigns,
third party suppliers of information and documents, attorneys, advertisers,
product and service providers, and affiliates (collectively, "Affiliated
Parties") from and against any liability, loss, cost, claim and expense,
including legal costs on a full indemnity basis, related in any way to your
violation of this Agreement or your use of the Website or the acquisition, use,
possession, distribution or provision or any Content.
15. Nontransferable.
Your right to use the Website and the Content is not
transferable or assignable. Any password or right given to you to obtain any
Content is not transferable or assignable by you.
16. Disclaimer.
16.1 THE CONTENT AND SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM OR THROUGH THE
WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS," "AS AVAILABLE, "WITH “ALL FAULTS”, AND ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
DISCLAIMER OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THE CONTENT AND
SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS.
16.2 WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (OR FOR ANY DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, PAIN AND
SUFFERING, BUSINESS INTERUPTION, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO DATA, PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE NEGATION AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE
FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN US AND YOU. THIS
WEBSITE, THE CONTENT AND SERVICES PRESENTED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE WOULD NOT
BE PROVIDED TO YOU WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS.
16.3 WE AND ANY AFFILIATED PARTY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING IN ANY WAY FROM:
(A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR CONTENT
ACCESSIBLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE; (B) THE UNAVAILABILITY OR INTERRUPTION OF
THE WEBSITE OR ANY FEATURES OF IT; (C) YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT;
(D) THE CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE; OR (E) ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN
PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF US OR AN AFFILIATED PARTY.
16.4 NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
16.5 YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR:
(A) CONTENT UPLOADED BY TEACHERS OR OTHER USERS OF THE WEBSITE; OR (B)
DEFAMATORY, ILLEGAL OR OTHERWISE OFFENSIVE CONDUCT OF ANY TEACHER, LEARNER OR
OTHER USER OF THE WEBSITE.
16.6 ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED
BY VIRUSES CONTAINED WITHIN ANY ELECTRONIC FILE IS DISCLAIMED.
17. Limitation of Liability
17.1 THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF US AND THE AFFILIATED
PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE WEBSITE
AND/OR THE CONTENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE SHALL NOT EXCEED $100
AND THAT AMOUNT SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES WHICH YOU MAY HAVE
AGAINST US AND ANY AFFILIATED PARTY.
17.2 NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL OPERATE SO AS TO
EXCLUDE, RESTRICT OR MODIFY THE APPLICATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE
TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 (CTH) OR ANY EQUIVALENT STATE OR TERRITORY LEGISLATION
(THE “RELEVANT LEGISLATION”), THE EXERCISE OF A RIGHT CONFERRED BY SUCH A
PROVISION, OR ANY LIABILITY OF US OR ANY AFFILIATED PARTY FOR A BREACH OF A
CONDITION OR WARRANTY IMPLIED BY SUCH A PROVISION, WHERE THE RELEVANT
LEGISLATION WOULD RENDER IT VOID TO DO SO. TO THE EXTENT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO
SO, WE EXPRESSLY LIMIT OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF ANY AFFILIATED PARTY
FOR A BREACH OF ANY CONDITION OR WARRANTY IMPLIED BY VIRTUE OF ANY OF THE
RELEVANT LEGISLATION TO, AT OUR OPTION, REPLACING OR REPAIRING GOODS OR
PROVIDING THE SERVICES AGAIN.
18. Use of Information.
We reserve the right, and you authorize us, to use and
assign all information regarding Website use by you and all information provided
by you in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.
19. Third-Party Services.
We may allow access to or advertise certain third-party
product or service providers ("Merchants") from which you may purchase
certain goods or services. You understand that we do not operate or control the
products or services offered by Merchants. Merchants are responsible for all
aspects of order processing, fulfilment, billing and customer service. We are
not a party to the transactions entered into between you and Merchants. You
agree that use of or purchase from such Merchants is AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND BY US, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE
TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND MERCHANTS OR FOR ANY INFORMATION APPEARING ON
MERCHANT WEBSITES OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE LINKED TO OUR WEBSITE.
20. Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy, as it may change from time to time, is a
part of this Agreement. You must review this Privacy Policy by
clicking on this link.
21. Links to other Websites.
The Website contains links to other Websites. We are not
responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions express in such Websites, and
such Websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or
completeness by us. Inclusion of any linked Website on our Website does not
imply approval or endorsement of the linked Website by us. If you decide to
leave our Website and access these third-party Websites, you do so at your own
risk.
22. Copyrights and Copyright Agents.
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask
you to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent the
following information:
(a) An electronic or physical signature of the person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
(b) A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has
been infringed;
(c) A description of where the material that you claim is
infringing is located on the Website;
(d) Your address, telephone number, and email address;
(e) A statement by you that you have a good faith belief
that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or
the law; and
(f). A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that
the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright
owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. Our Copyright Agent
for Notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Website can be reached by
directing an e-mail to the Copyright Agent at copyright@engo.net.
23. Information and Press Releases.
The Website contains information and press releases about
us. We disclaim any duty or obligation to update this information or any press
releases. Information about companies other than ours contained in the press
release or otherwise, should not be relied upon as being provided or endorsed by
us.
24. Legal Compliance.
You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and
international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of
the Website and the Content and services provided on the Website.
25. Disputes.
You agree that if there is any dispute between a Learner and
a Teacher regarding the fees or commissions payable for the relevant Content, we
shall (after providing both the Learner and the Teacher a reasonable opportunity
to provide us with a written statement in respect of the dispute) make a
decision that is binding upon both the Learner and the Teacher regarding that
dispute.
26. Miscellaneous.
25.1 This Agreement shall be treated as though it were
executed and performed in the state of Victoria, Australia, and shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria
(without regard to conflict of law principles).
25.2 Any cause of action by you with respect to the Website
(and/or any Content or services accessed on or through the Website) must be
instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or be forever
waived and barred.
25.3 All actions shall be subject to the disclaimers and
limitations of liability set out in this Agreement.
25.4 The language in this Agreement shall be interpreted as
to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party.
25.5 This Agreement and all incorporated agreements and your
information may be automatically assigned by us in our sole discretion to a
third party in the event of an acquisition, sale or merger.
25.6 Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid or
unenforceable, that portion shall be construed consistent with applicable law
and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
25.7 To the extent that anything in or associated with the
Website is in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall
take precedence.
25.8 Our failure to enforce, or delay in enforcing, any
provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor
of the right to enforce such provision.
25.9 Our rights under this Agreement shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.