Online Terms of Use

MAPTCO FASTENERS (AUST) PTY LTD (ABN 45 086 086 848) ("Company")  welcomes you, the viewer and use of this website.

By using or accessing this website you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use"). As a condition of your use of this website, you warrant to the Company that you will not use this website for any purpose prohibited by these Terms of Use. If you have a complaint about any of the content that may be published on this website, or if you can't find the information you need, please make an enquiry via the contact page or phone +613 9357 9932 and get help from a Customer Service representative. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, as updated or amended, please do not use this website.

1.1   General Use Terms

Unless otherwise specified or required by the context, any reference on this website (including in any disclaimer) to 'the Company', 'Maptco' is a reference to MAPTCO FASTENERS (AUST) PTY LTD (ABN 45 086 086 848) and each of its related bodies corporate, or such of its related bodies corporate as the context requires.

The Company controls and operates this website (excluding any linked third party sites) from its offices within Australia. If you choose to access this website from another location, you must ensure that your access to this website is not illegal or prohibited by laws which apply to you or in your location.

All content of the pages of this website is for general information and use only and is subject to change without notice. Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company accepts no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, any loss or damage (including for any indirect or consequential loss) relating to access or use of this website including the use or misuse of the information provided on this website.

1.2   Revisions of Terms of Use

The Company may revise or amend these Terms of Use at any time in its absolute discretion by posting revised terms on this website. Any amendment of these Terms of Use will be effective immediately. By continuing to use this website after any amendment becomes effective, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use as so revised. You should therefore periodically visit this website to determine the then current Terms of Use to which you are bound. You agree that, in the event that any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable, such provision will be severed and the remainder of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect.

1.3   Website Contents, Ownership & Use Restrictions

The material on this website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and other countries through international treaties.

Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in all content, other material and compilations contained in, or used to create or support this website including text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips and navigational and other software (collectively referred to as the "Content") are owned, licensed or controlled, and are reserved, by the Company and its related companies, affiliates, licensors and licensees.

The names 'MAPTCO FASTENERS' and 'MAPTCO' are registered trademarks of the Company.

Nothing contained on this website should be construed as granting any licence or right of use of any Content which is displayed on this website without the express written permission of the relevant owner.

1.4   Permitted Use of this website

The Company grants you a limited licence to display, copy, download, and print in hard copy portions of this website solely for the proper and reasonable purposes of:

• for your own personal use or to inform others (for their personal use) about the Company's business or products;

• placing an Order with the Company; or

• using this website as a technical resource, provided that you do not modify the website and that the Company retains all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Contents.

(together, the "Permitted Uses")

You must not, without the Company's prior written consent, reproduce, alter, modify or disseminate the information in this website for commercial purposes or other purposes that are not expressly permitted under these Terms of Use. If you wish to use the Content other than for personal, non-commercial use, please contact the Company for further information.

1.5   Unauthorised use of this website

Any use of this website beyond the Permitted Uses is prohibited constitutes unauthorised use of this website. You are not authorised, without the prior written permission of the Company and each other owner of rights in Content that you access via this website, to reproduce, frame, download, store (in any medium), communicate, show or play in public, adapt, change, or create a derivative work from that Content.

Any unauthorised use of this website and its Contents will automatically terminate the licence granted above.

1.6   Protecting Your Log on Details

You will need to register to use certain parts of this website. When registering, you will be issued with a username and password by the Company. You must keep your user name and password safe and must not disclose this information to any third party. You are liable for all activity on any device carried out under this password and user name. You agree to release and indemnify the Company in connection with any use of your user name or password. The Company may restrict, suspend or cancel your account and access to restricted sections of this website at any time without prior notice if you breach the Terms of Use. If you become aware of any unauthorised use of your account please notify the Company immediately.

1.7   Contributing Content

You are responsible for all content you:

(a)    contribute to this website, including text, photos, videos, audio and links; or

(b)   submit to the Company via email or otherwise,

(Your Content).

By contributing Your Content, you grant the Company an irrevocable, royalty free, non-exclusive licence to use Your Content in any way that the Company wishes. .

You confirm that you own or have the right to use any copyright material included in Your Content (including music, photos, quotes and excerpts of video or audio), that you have the permission of anyone appearing or performing in Your Content and that you are not infringing any person's rights by submitting such content to the Company.

If the Company suspends or terminates your account for any reason, Your Content may continue to be available online and used by the Company after such suspension or termination.

1.8   General Prohibitions

You must not upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available through this website any material which:

• Violates or infringes the rights of others (including their privacy and intellectual property rights);

• Is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy, vulgar, obscene, profane or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to, or incite hatred of, any person;

• Encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law;

• Restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying this website;

• Affects the functionality or operation of this website or its servers or the functionality or operation of any user's computer systems (e.g. by transmitting a computer virus or other harmful component, whether or not knowingly); or

• Breaches any standards, content requirements or codes promulgated by any relevant authority, including authorities that require the Company to take remedial action under any applicable industry code.

1.9   Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and will keep the Company indemnified against any claim, demand, injury, damage, loss, expense, cost or liability (whether direct or indirect) made against or suffered by the Company as a result of or in connection with your use of this website, your breach of these Terms of Use or your breach of any rights of third parties. The Company reserves the right to assume the defence and control of any matter subject to the indemnity contained in this clause and you agree to provide all assistance as reasonably requested by the Company in the defence of such claim.

1.10            Disclaimer

The Content contained on this website is provided by the Company in good faith and on an 'as is' basis and use of this website is at your own risk. The Content is believed to be accurate, complete, current and reliable at the date it was placed on this website. The Company and its related companies, affiliates, licensors or licensees, and their respective directors, officers, employees or agents make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of the Content contained on this website (including in relation to any products or services) or that this website is free from any computer viruses or other defects, or that your access to this website will be uninterrupted, secure or error free.

1.11            Limitation of liability

Nothing in these terms of use is or should be interpreted as an attempt to modify, limit or exclude any right or remedy, or any guarantee, term, condition, warranty, undertaking, inducement or representation, implied or imposed by legislation which cannot be modified, limited or excluded.

We exclude to the extent permitted by law all other guarantees, terms, conditions, warranties, undertakings, inducements or representations whether express or implied, statutory or otherwise, which would otherwise be implied into these terms of use concerning the activities covered by these terms of use.

You agree that you do not rely on any guarantee, term, condition, warranty, undertaking, inducement or representation made by us or on our behalf which is not expressly stated in these terms of use. In particular, we make no warranty or representation that this website will always be available, accessible, secure or operate without error.

Where any legislation implies or imposes a guarantee, term, condition, warranty, undertaking, inducement or representation in relation to these terms of use and we are not able to exclude that guarantee, term, condition, warranty, undertaking, inducement or representation (Non-Excludable Provision), and we are able to limit your remedy for a breach of the Non-Excludable Provision, then the our liability for breach of the Non-Excludable Provision is limited to (at our election):

(a)    in the case of goods, the repair or replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods (or the payment of the cost of doing so); and

(b)   in the case of services, the supplying of the services again (or the payment of the cost of doing so).

Subject to our obligations under the Non-Excludable Provisions:

(a)    we do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused (including through negligence), which you may directly or indirectly suffer in connection with your use of this website or any linked website, nor do we accept any responsibility for any loss arising out of your use of or reliance on Content; and

(b)   we are not liable to you or any third party for any economic loss, loss of actual or anticipated profits, loss of revenue, loss of savings, loss of production, loss of business, loss of opportunity, loss of access to markets, loss of goodwill, loss of reputation, loss of credit, loss of publicity, loss of data, loss of use, loss of interest or loss arising from business interruption or any special, indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or unforeseeable loss or any similar loss arising in connection with any use or access, or any inability to use or access, or misuse by you or any other party, of this website or otherwise in connection with any Content, whether arising in or for breach of contract, negligence or other tort, breach of statutory duty, breach of warranty or guarantee, under an indemnity or otherwise and whether or not that loss was foreseeable, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such loss.

1.12            Online purchase

All purchases made through this website will be subject to the Company's Terms and Conditions of Trade.

1.13            Third Party Links

The website may include links to Linked Websites. These links are provided for your convenience only to provide further contact or information. These links may not remain current or be maintained. The inclusion of a Linked Website should not be construed as any endorsement, approval, recommendation or preference by the Company of the owners or operator of the Linked Website or for any information, product or service referred to on the Linked Website. The Company has no responsibility for or control over the content of the Linked Websites or their availability.

Your use of any Linked Website is entirely at your own risk and you will be bound by the terms and conditions (if any) posted on the Linked Website and not by these Terms of Use. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of any third party social media or other service providers that you can access through this website.

1.14            Governing Law

The laws of the State of Victoria, Australia shall govern these Terms of Use and by using this website you hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, Australia in respect of any proceedings in connection with these Terms of Use or this website.

1.15            Privacy

Personal information provided to the Company via this website will be handled in accordance with the Company's Privacy Policy.