Terms  of  Use    

Welcome  to  the  websites  of  the  Australian  Federation  of  Travel  Agents  Limited  (ACN  001  444  275)  (AFTA):    afta.com.au  and  atas.com.au  (Sites).  AFTA  may  be  collectively  referred  to  as  we,  our  or  us.  The  content  and  information  displayed  on  the  Sites  is  the  property  of  AFTA.    

Use  of  the  Sites  is  subject  to  these  Terms  of  Use.  By  using  or  visiting  the  Sites,  you  are  agreeing  to  be  bound  by  all   the   terms  and  conditions   set  out  below  and  any  other   terms  contained  on   the  Sites,  whether   or   not   you   are   or   become   a   member   of   AFTA   or   a   participant   in   the   AFTA   Travel  Accreditation  Scheme  (ATAS).  

AFTA  is  not  liable  to  you  or  any  other  party  for  any  loss  in  connection  with  the  use  of  our  Sites  or  a  linked  website.    

AFTA   reserves   the   right,   at   its   discretion,   to   amend   the   Terms   of   Use   at   any   time,   without   prior  notice.   Unless   otherwise   indicated,   such   changes   will   become   effective   immediately.   You   should  check  the  Terms  of  Use  periodically  for  any  changes  to  these  terms.  You’re  continued  accessing  of  the   Sites   constitutes   your   acceptance   of   any   such   changes. Some   of   the   provisions   contained   in  these   Terms  of  Use  may   also   be   superseded  by   provisions   or   notices   published   elsewhere  on   the  relevant  site.  

1.  Terms  of  using  service  accounts  

Our   Sites   offer   members   of   AFTA   and   participants   in   ATAS   on-­‐line   membership   and   participant  account  management  functions  (Accounts).  As  a  user  of  this  service,  you  agree  to  provide  accurate,  current  and  complete  information  to  us  when  you  register  and  to  inform  us  of  any  changes  to  your  circumstances   in   relation   to   your   membership   and/or   participation.     As   part   of   the   registration  process,   you  may   be   allocated   usernames,   passwords   or   other   codes   to   gain   access   to   restricted  sections  of  the  Sites  (codes).  You  are  solely  responsible  for  keeping  your  codes  confidential  and  for  all  activities  that  occur  in  the  course  of  use  of  such  codes  or  associated  accounts.  Your  are  required  to  immediately  inform  us  of  any  unauthorised  use  of  your  codes  or  account,  or  any  other  breach  of  security.   AFTA   assumes   no   liability   for   any   access   to   information   that   is   obtained,   or   transactions  that   are   executed  with   the   codes   provided   to   you.  We   strongly   recommend   that   you   change   the  password  on  a  periodic  basis.  We  reserve  the  right  to  prohibit  the  use  of  such  codes  on  your  behalf  by  third  parties  where  we  determine  that  such  use  interferes  with  our  Sites'  operation  or  results  in  commercial  benefits  or  other  entities  to  our  detriment.  

2.  Prohibited  Conduct  

You  agree  that  you  will  not  use  our  Site  to  transmit,  disseminate  or  upload:    

• unlawful,   harassing,   libelous,   tortious,   abusive,   threatening,   harassing   or   obscene  communications   of   any   kind,   or   materials   which   infringe   or   violate   any   third   party's  copyright,   trademark,   trade   secret,   privacy   or   other   proprietary   or   property   right,   or   that  could   constitute   a   criminal   offense,   give   rise   to   civil   liability   or   otherwise   violate   any  

 

applicable   law   or   regulation;   or,   that   are   otherwise   objectionable,   including   without  limitation,  content  that  contains  blatant  bigotry,  racism,  or  hatred,  or  that  promotes  illegal  activities  or  physical  harm  against  anyone;    

• viruses  or  other  harmful,  disruptive  or  destructive  files;  or,    • content  containing  pornographic  material  of  any  kind.    

You  further  agree  that  you:    

• will   not   use   any   device,   software   or   other   similar   instrument   to   interfere   or   attempt   to  interfere  with  the  proper  working  of  the  Sites;  

• will  not  disrupt  or  interfere  with  another  person's  use  or  enjoyment  of  our  Sites;    • will  not  use  or  attempt  to  use  disrupt  or  interfere  with  the  security  of,  or  otherwise  abuse,  

our   services,   system   resources   or   accounts,   or   any   servers   or   networks   connected   to   our  services;    

• will  not  attempt  to  obtain  unauthorised  access  to  our  Services,  or  to  private  information  on  our  Services.  (For  the  purpose  of  these  Terms  of  Use,  our  Services  means  all  the  information  hosting  and  delivery  services  offered  by  the  Sites,  including  the  Accounts);  

• are   solely   responsible   for   your   actions   in   relation   to   our     Services,   and   for   any  communications  transmitted  under  your  account;    

• will  not  forge  header  or  address  information  or  otherwise  impersonate  another  or  create  a  false  identity;    

• will   not   systematically   extract,   collect   or   harvest,   through   electronic  means   or   otherwise,  any   data   or   data   fields,   including   without   limitation,   lists,   list   owner   identities,   email  addresses,  or  contact  details  from  our  Sites;    

• will   not   disrupt   the   normal   operation   of   our   advertising   and   promotion   network,   alter   or  deface   inserted   advertisements,   or   cause   any   substantial   change   in   the   usual   content   or  frequency  of  emails  sent  using  our  website  Services;  and  

• will   comply   with   all   applicable   local,   state,   territory,   federal   and   international   laws   and  regulations,  including  without  limitation  those  related  to  privacy  and  data  collection.    

You  agree  that,  at  our  sole  discretion,  we  may  remove  any  material   that  appears  to  violate  any  of  the  foregoing,  and  that  we  may  immediately  limit  or  terminate  your  account  or  access  if  it  appears  you  have  violated  these  provisions.    

3.  Termination  

You  acknowledge  that  it  is  in  our  sole  discretion  to  change  or  terminate  your  access  to  your  account  on  our  Sites  or  to  any  list  in  which  you  are  a  subscriber  for  any  reason,  with  or  without  notice  to  you,  and  without   any   liability   to   you   or   any   third   party.   You  may   also   terminate   your   account   for   any  reason.  To  do  so,  please  send  an  email  to  unsubscribe@afta.com.au    

You   also   acknowledge   that,   it   is   in   our   sole   discretion,   to   suspend   or   terminate   any   list   for   any  reason,  with  or  without  notice  to  you  and  without  any  liability  to  you  or  any  third  party.    

Termination  will  prevent  you  from  using  our  website  Services.  

Termination   may   result   in   the   deletion   of   information   in   your   account,   whether   or   not   such  information  has  been   read  or   transmitted.   You  agree   that   upon   termination  we  may   immediately  delete  and  cancel  access  to  any  content  or  files  in  your  account.  

 

4.  Services  Availability  and  Customer  Services  

Although  we  strive  to  maintain  the  availability  of  the  Services  twenty-­‐four  hours  a  day,  we  make  no  representation  or  promise  that  the  Services  will  always  be  available,  and  AFTA  is  not  liable  to  you  or  any  third  party  for  the  temporary  or  permanent  unavailability  of  the  Services.    

5.  Disclaimer  of  Endorsement  

Links  to  other  websites  are  provided  for  your  convenience  only  and  we  do  not  sponsor,  endorse  or  verify  the  accuracy  or  reliability  of  any  opinions  or  information  contained  in  those  other  websites.  

6.  Third  Party  Content  

Many   of   the   products   and   services   offered   for   sale   or   advertised   and   much   of   the   information  provided  on  our  Sites  are  the  products,  services  and  information  of  third  parties.    

The  third  party  products,  services  and  information  are  not  provided  or  endorsed  by  us  and  your  legal  relationship  is  with  the  third  party  supplier.    

We  have  not  checked  the  accuracy  or  completeness  of  the  information  or  the  suitability  or  quality  of  the  products  and  services  of  the  third  parties.  You  must  make  your  own  enquiries  with  the  relevant  third   party   supplier   directly   before   relying   on   the   third   party   information   or   entering   into   a  transaction   in   relation   to   the   third   party   products   and   services   supplied   via   our   Sites.   You   should  check  with  the  third  party  supplier  whether  there  are  additional  charges  and  terms  which  may  apply.    

You   acknowledge   that  we  may   receive   fees   and/or   commissions   from   third   parties   for   goods   and  services  of   such   third  parties  displayed  or  made  available  on  our  websites  or  accessible   through  a  hyperlink  on  our  Sites..    

AFTA  does  not  support  or  permit  the  placement  of  advertisement  for  travel  products  on  our  Sites.  Tourism   destinations   such   as   government   backed   tourism   agencies   are   not   considered   travel  product  for  this  purpose.          

7.  Prices  and  products  and  services  are  subject  to  change  

All  prices  displayed  and  products  and  services  offered  for  supply  on  our  Sites  are  subject  to  change  without  notice.    

8.  Maximum  File  Size  

The  maximum  file  size  permitted  for  upload  into  AFTA  WebMAIL  is  500Kb  not  including  attachments.  You  agree  that  files  larger  than  this  may  be  deleted  or  removed  from  view  at  AFTA's  discretion.  

9.  Security  

For  security  reasons,  we  will  require  you  to  re-­‐authenticate  yourself  from  time  to  time,  for  example  after  a  period  of  inactivity  on  the  connection  between  your  browser  and  our  Sites'  servers.  We  are  not   responsible   for   any   information   you   may   lose   if   our   Sites'   servers   terminate   your   browser  session  due  to  prolonged  periods  of  inactivity  between  your  browser  and  our  Sites'  servers.    

10.  Use  of  your  information  and  material  

 

When  you  send  us  any  feedback,  suggestions,  ideas  or  other  materials  in  relation  to  or  via  the  Sites,  you  agree  that  we  can  use,  reproduce,  publish,  modify,  adapt  and  transmit  them  to  others   free  of  charge  and  without  restriction,  subject  to  our  obligations  in  our  Privacy  Statement  (also  provided  on  the  Sites).    

11.  Disclaimer  of  Warranties  

Our  Services  are  provided  on  an  "as  is"  and  "as  available"  basis.  You  expressly  agree  that  use  of  our  Sites  is  at  your  sole  risk.    

To  the  fullest  extent  permissible  pursuant  to  applicable  law,  we  disclaim  all  warranties  of  any  kind,  whether  express  or  implied,  including  without  limitation  any  warranty  of  merchantability,  fitness  for  a  particular  purpose  or  non-­‐infringement.    

We  do  not  make  any  warranty  that  any  services  will  meet  your  requirements,  or  that  the    Services  will  be  uninterrupted,  timely,  secure,  or  error  free,  or  that  defects,  if  any,  will  be  corrected;  nor  do  we  make  any  warranty  as  to  the  results  that  may  be  obtained  from  the  use  of  our  Services  or  as  to  the  accuracy  or  reliability  of  any  information  obtained  through  our  Sites'  Services.    

You   understand   and   agree   that   any   material   and/or   data   downloaded   or   otherwise   obtained  through  the  use  of  our  Sites  is  at  your  own  discretion  and  risk  and  that  you  will  be  solely  responsible  for   any   damage   to   your   computer   system  or   loss   of   data   that   results   from   the   download   of   such  material  and/or  data.    

We  do  not  make  any  warranty   regarding  any  goods  or   services  purchased  or  obtained   through  or  from  our  Sites  or  any  transactions  entered  into  by  use  of  or  through  our  Sites    

12.  Limitations  of  Liability  

To   the   extent   permitted   by   any   applicable   law,   under   no   circumstances,     shall   AFTA   or     its  subsidiaries,  affiliates,  officers,  directors,  employees,  agents,  or  suppliers  (Agents)  be  liable  for  any  direct,  indirect,  incidental,  special  or  consequential  damages,  resulting  from  the  use  or  the  inability  to  use  our  Sites  or  for  the  cost  of  procurement  of  substitute  goods  and  services  or  resulting  from  any  goods   or   services   purchased   or   obtained   or   messages   received   or   transactions   entered   into   by  means   of   or   through   our   Sites,   or   resulting   from   unauthorised   access   to   or   alteration   of   your  transmissions  or  data,  or  other  information  that  is  sent  or  received  or  not  sent  or  received,  including  but  not  limited  to,  damages  for  loss  of  profits,  use,  data  or  other  intangibles.    

You  agree  that:  

(a)  we  are  not   liable   for  any   failure   to  deliver,  hold  or   store   information   transmitted   through  the  Services;  

(b)  we   do   not   endorse   the   subject   matter   or   any   of   the   contents   of   communications  transmitted  through  the  Services;  and  

(c) we  shall  not  be  responsible  or  liable  to  you,  or  to  anyone,  for  the  statements  or  conduct  of  any  third  party  on  or  arising  from  use  of  the  Services.      Our  aggregate  liability  arising  or  relating  in  any  way  to  your  use  of  the  Sites  and  the  Services  will  not  exceed  the  total  amount  paid  by  you  for  the  use  of  the  Services  (if  any).  

 

 

 

13.  Indemnification  

You   agree   to   indemnify,   defend   and   hold   AFTA   and   its   Agents   harmless   from   any   claim,   action,  demand,   or   damage,   including   reasonable   legal   fees,   made   by   any   third   party   arising   out   of   or  related   to   your  use  of  our   Sites  or   the  Services  or   your   violation  of   these  Terms  of  Use,   including  without   limitation   the   infringement   by   you   or   any   other   user   of   your   account,   of   any   intellectual  property  or  other  right  of  any  person  or  entity.    

14.  Enforcement  

Our  failure  to  enforce  your  performance  of  any  provision  of  these  Terms  of  Use  does  not  constitute  a  waiver  of  any  right  to  subsequently  enforce  such  provision  or  any  other  provision.    

15.  Applicable  Law  

These  Terms  of  Use  are  governed  by  the  law  in  force  in  the  State  of  New  South  Wales,  Australia.    

If  any  provision  in  these  Terms  of  Use  is  invalid  or  unenforceable  under  any  applicable  law,  it  will  be  struck  out  and  the  remaining  terms  will  remain  in  force.  

If  you  would   like  to  view  the  privacy  practices  that  govern  how  we  process   information  about  you  please   review  our  Privacy   Statement.  By  using  our   site,   you   consent   to   your  personal   information  being  processed  as  set  out  in  our  Privacy  Statement.