Application of these Terms and Conditions

This document contains the terms and conditions which apply to your use of the Cornea & Contact Lens Society of Australia (ABN 63 009 718 423) ('CCLSA' or 'we') website ('website').  Your use of this website is governed by these terms and conditions and any additional terms and conditions posted on the website from time to time ('terms'). Given these terms form a contract between us, you should review them before using our website. By participating and continuing to use this website you indicate your consent and agreement to these terms of use.

General disclaimer

We are not liable to you or anyone else for any loss or damage sustained in connection with the use of this website or a linked website. This general disclaimer is not restricted or modified by any of the following specific disclaimers.

The website generally

While the CCLSA uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information in this website, the CCLSA makes no warranties or representations with respect to the content of the website. To the extent allowable by law, the CCLSA accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever rising from or in any way connected with the use of this website or its content. In particular, the CCLSA will not be liable for the accuracy, completeness, adequacy, timeliness, or comprehensiveness of the information contained on this website. The CCLSA also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damage to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the website or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the website. The CCLSA reserves the right to interrupt or discontinue any or all of the functionality of this website. The CCLSA accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any interruption or discontinuation of any or all functionality of this website, whether the result of actions or omissions of the CCLSA or a third party. The information may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The CCLSA reserves the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvements to the information at any time without notice.

Although the CCLSA may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like on this website, the CCLSA is under no obligation to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations, nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on this site. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, impersonating another person or otherwise using the website in a manner that may violate any law. The CCLSA will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing the CCLSA to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.

You must not upload use the website to post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that you do not have a right to make available under any law or contractual obligation or that contains viruses, or other computer codes, files or programs designed to interrupt, limit or destroy the functionality of other computer software or hardware

Medical information

The information contained on this website is general educational information only. It cannot be comprehensive and is intended only to provide a summary of the subject matter covered. It is not a substitute for professional advice from your eye care practitioner or a face-to-face consultation or examination. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure the answers are accurate at the time of publishing but we cannot guarantee accuracy after that time since scientific information may change. You should not act on the basis of anything contained on this website without obtaining the advice of an eye care practitioner. Medical information changes rapidly and, while the CCLSA and those who contribute to this website make every effort to ensure that the information contained on this website is correct and current to the extent permitted by law, no warranty can be given in this regard.

Intellectual property

All the material on this website is subject to the copyright of the CCLSA or its third party licensors. You must not reproduce any of the material contained on this website except that you may:

1. download a copy of this website to the local hard drive of the computer used to access the site; and
2. print extracts (hard copies) of this website, but only for your personal use.

You cannot:

1. copy any of the material on this website or otherwise incorporate into or store in any other website, electronic retrieval system, publication or other work in any form; or
2. provide a link to this website from another website without the CCLSA's prior written consent.

Trade marks may be displayed on the web site from time to time. These may belong to the CCLSA or third parties.  Nothing displayed on the website should be construed as granting any licence or right of use of any logo or trademark displayed on the website, without the express written permission of the relevant owner.