Terms of Use

Introduction

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the website: www.understorey.org.au developed by Social Enterprise Australia (we/us/our).

By accessing the website, you acknowledge and accept these Terms of Use, our Privacy Statement and Data Breach Protocol. We may at any time change these Terms of Use, our Privacy Statement, Data Breach Protocol or any other content of the website.

You must not:

• use the website in any way contrary to law or regulation or these Terms of Use
• in any way interfere with access to, or functionality of, the website, or
• reproduce, incorporate or store any information from the website except as permitted in accordance with these Terms of Use.

Disclaimer

The information provided on the website is general. It is not intended to constitute legal, business or other professional advice or as a substitute for obtaining professional advice.

While we try to ensure the content on the website and linked websites is appropriate, it may not be accurate, current or complete in all respects. Consequently, we do not make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy, currency or completeness of the website, linked websites, and their content.

When we link to external websites or  ‘like’, ‘comment’ or 'connect with' in LinkedIn, Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter), we do so in good faith but we do not endorse or recommend their content, goods or services.

We are not accountable or responsible for any loss suffered in connection with the use of the website, linked websites or their content. We exclude, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any liability arising from the use of the website, linked websites, and their content.

If you are concerned about the accuracy, currency or completeness of the website, linked websites, or their content, we encourage you to contact team@understorey.org.au.

Linking the Understorey website

We encourage direct linking to the website provided:

• you check the link periodically as information or page structures may change over time
• your website does not contain content that could be construed as distasteful or offensive, and 
• your website does not claim or infer the existence of any relationship with, or endorsement by, us unless you have obtained our written consent.

We retain the right to seek the removal of any link to the website.

Intellectual Property

We own or are entitled under licence to all rights, title and interests (including present and future copyright) in the website. 

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable licence to use the website in accordance with these Terms of Use. Nothing in these Terms of Use or the website give you ownership of any content.

When contributing your thoughts and ideas to Understorey, you licence your contributions to us under a free and open licence and waive any rights you may have to be acknowledged as the author of your contributions. You take responsibility for ensuring you do not violate copyright or human rights principles and you agree to adhere to our Terms of Use. 

You may not sell, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, republish, licence, frame, upload, transmit, post, communicate or use the content except as permitted:

1. by our Creative Commons Licence Terms (see below)

2. by these Terms of Use or by us in writing, or

3. under the Copyright Act, including fair dealing purposes such as private study, research, criticism or review.

If you want to publish or reproduce any content for any other purpose, please contact team@understorey.org.au.

If you access linked websites, you must use their content in accordance with the website owner’s terms of use and seek their permission if required before publishing or reproducing their content.

Creative Common Licence Terms

We endeavour to ensure we own or we secure the required intellectual property rights so the Australian social enterprise sector can benefit fully from all content on Understorey. To support this approach, we permit the use, adaption and modification of content, subject to the Terms of Use and these Creative Common Licence Terms. 

What content can be reproduced?

Photographs, audio and video cannot be reproduced without our written permission. This is to support the integrity of this content, noting it may contain personal information and stories and third party consent may be required for your proposed use.

Other content on Understorey:

1. in which we own the copyright (i.e. where no third party has been identified as the source of the material), and 
2. excluding the Understorey and Social Enterprise Australia logos and content marked otherwise,

can be reproduced under a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial Share Alike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence without asking for further permission from us.

The CC BY-NC-SA licence enables you to:

1. use the content for non-commercial purposes only, and
2. to adapt and make derivative work,

provided you:

1. licence your derivative work under a CC BY-NC-SA licence, and
2. acknowledge ownership of the content, e.g. '© Social Enterprise Australia Limited: Reproduced under CC BY-NC-SA licence'. Where you have modified our copyright material, you should make that clear, e.g. ‘Based on Social Enterprise Australia Ltd data or other content: Used under CC BY-NC-SA  licence’.

Last updated: 1 October 2024