Terms of Use

About the Australian Catholic Directory Website

The Australian Catholic Directory Website is operated by the National Council of Priests of Australia Incorporated ABN 30 341 323 408 (“National Council of Priests”).

Your use of the Australian Catholic Directory Website and the information, graphics, data and material contained in or accessible from the Australian Catholic Directory Website (“Website Materials”) is governed by these Website Terms of Use and the Website Privacy Statement.

Intellectual Property Rights

All intellectual property rights in and to the Australian Catholic Directory Website and the Website Materials are owned by or licensed to the National Council of Priests. Except for the temporary copy held in your computer’s cache and a single printed copy for your own reference, the material may not otherwise be used, copied, reproduced, published, stored in a retrieval system, adopted, uploaded to a third party, linked to, framed, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any process (except where such use constitutes fair dealing under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)), without the prior written approval of the National Council of Priests.

Membership

When registering as a member of the Australian Catholic Directory Website, you must provide accurate, complete and up to date information.

It is your responsibility to keep your Australian Catholic Directory profile up to date. You may do this at any time by clicking on the “My Settings” section within the Australian Catholic Directory Website. Any personal information that you provide to the National Council of Priests when becoming a member of the Australian Catholic Directory Website will be treated in accordance with the Website Privacy Statement.

Once you become a member of the Australian Catholic Directory Website, you will be assigned a username, and must choose a password. You must keep your username and password confidential. You are solely responsible for any use of your username and password. Your username and password are personal to you and are not transferable. You must immediately notify the National Council of Priests if you become aware of any unauthorised use or your username and password.

Your conduct

As a condition of your use of the Australian Catholic Directory Website, you must not use the Australian Catholic Directory Website or the Website Materials for any purpose that is unlawful or that is prohibited these Website Terms of Use. In particular, you agree not to:

  • use the Australian Catholic Directory Website or the Website Materials to defame, abuse , harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise cause offence any person;
  • e-mail, publish, distribute, or transmit any material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, indecent, offensive or inappropriate;
  • engage in unsolicited e-mailing or spamming;
  • e-mail, transmit, or otherwise make available using the website any material that contains viruses or computer codes, files or programs that are intended to interrupt, destroy or impede the functionality or any computer software or hardware;
  • mine data or conduct automated searches on the Australian Catholic Directory Website or the Website Materials, whether using additional software or otherwise; or
  • breach any applicable laws or regulations.

The National Council of Priests is not obliged to monitor any user’s use of the Australian Catholic Directory Website, but reserves the right to do so.

You will indemnify the National Council of Priests, its servants, agents and contractors if any of them suffer any losses or incur any costs in connection with your breach of any of the terms or conditions set out in these Website Terms of Use.

Accuracy of information and disclaimer of warranties

All Website Material is provided in good faith. In compiling the Website Material, the National Council of Priests has used its best efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information at the time of its publication.

Your use of the Australian Catholic Directory Website is at your sole risk. Neither the National Council of Priests nor its servants, agents or contractors make any representation or warranty that Website Material is accurate, reliable, complete or free from error, or that your access to the Australian Catholic Directory Website will be uninterrupted or secure. All information contained in the Australian Catholic Directory Website is subject to change without notice.

Subject to any responsibilities that are implied by law and that cannot be excluded, neither the National Council of Priests, nor any of its servants, agents or contractors is liable to you or to any person claiming through you for any loss, damage, liability, claim or expense arising out of or referrable to the Australian Catholic Directory Website or any Website Material, whether in contract, tort, statute or otherwise, and whether or not caused by any negligent act or omission. If any law prohibits the exclusion of any such liability, the National Council of Priests’ liability will be limited to extent permitted by the law, to the resupply of the information concerned.

Under no circumstances will the National Council of Priests or its employees, servants, agents or contractors be liable to you for any indirect, special and/or consequential losses or damages or loss of profits of any nature, arising in any way from your use of or access to (or inability to use or access) the Australian Catholic Directory Website or any Website Material, or any statements or conduct of any third party using the Australian Catholic Directory Website or any Website Material.

Third party websites

Links to third party websites are provided for your convenience only. These third party websites do not form part of the Australian Catholic Directory Website, and the National Council of Priests is not responsible for, and makes no representation concerning the condition and content of, or products offered from, such third party websites. If you link to any such third party website you leave the Australian Catholic Directory website and do so entirely at your own risk.

Availability and Termination

The National Council of Priests may change or discontinue the Australian Catholic Directory Website or any part of it, including content and availability without notice.

The National Council of Priests may also terminate this agreement and your access to the Australian Catholic Directory Website at any time without notice.

In the event of termination, you will no longer be authorised to access the Australian Catholic Directory Website, but all restrictions imposed upon you, licences granted by you, and disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set out in these Website Terms of Use will survive.

Acceptance and Changes to Website Terms of Use

You acknowledge and accept that your use of the Australian Catholic Directory Website indicates your acceptance of these Website Terms of Use and the Website Privacy Statement.

These are the current Website Terms of Use. They replace any other terms of use for the Australian Catholic Directory Website that have been published to date. The National Council of Priests may at any time vary the Website Terms of Use by publishing varied or replacement terms of use on the Australian Catholic Directory Website. You accept that by doing this, the National Council of Priests has provided you with sufficient notice of the variations.

The National Council of Priests reserves any rights not expressly granted pursuant to these Website Terms of Use.

For more information, contact: NCP National Office

PO Box 295, Belmont Victoria 3216
74 Fryers Road, Belmont Victoria 3216
Ph: (03) 5244 3680
Fax: (03) 5244 4762
Email: national.office@ncp.catholic.org.au