Last updated: January 15, 2025
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using the Aboriginal Art & Culture website (the "Site"), you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the terms and conditions of this agreement, please do not use this Site.
2. Intellectual Property
The content on this Site, including without limitation, the text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, software, audio clips, and videos ("Content"), is the property of Aboriginal Art & Culture or its content suppliers and protected by Australian and international copyright laws. The collection, arrangement, and assembly of all content on this Site is the exclusive property of Aboriginal Art & Culture and protected by Australian and international copyright laws.
All Aboriginal artworks shown on this Site are protected by Aboriginal Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) rights, in addition to conventional copyright. These artworks may contain culturally sensitive material and traditional knowledge that belongs to Aboriginal communities and individuals.
3. Cultural Respect and Protocols
Users of this Site agree to respect Aboriginal cultural protocols. This includes acknowledging that:
- Aboriginal art and cultural expressions are connected to specific Countries, communities, and cultural traditions
- Some information and images on this Site may be subject to cultural restrictions
- Any reproduction, adaptation, or commercial use of Aboriginal art requires appropriate permissions from the relevant Aboriginal artists, communities, or their representatives
- Respect for cultural protocols is essential when engaging with Aboriginal art and cultural materials
4. User License
Aboriginal Art & Culture grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and make personal use of this Site. This license does not include:
- Any resale or commercial use of this Site or its contents
- Any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices
- Any derivative use of this Site or its contents
- Any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant
- Any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools
This Site or any portion of this Site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent from Aboriginal Art & Culture.
5. User Account
If you create an account on this Site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and password and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.
6. User Content
Any content, including but not limited to comments, feedback, suggestions, reviews, or posts that you submit to this Site ("User Content") will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Content on the Site, you grant Aboriginal Art & Culture and its affiliates a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such User Content throughout the world in any media.
You represent and warrant that:
- You own or control all rights to the User Content you post
- The User Content is accurate
- Use of the User Content does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity
- Your User Content is respectful of Aboriginal cultural protocols and sensitivities
7. Prohibited Uses
In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Use, you are prohibited from using the Site or its Content:
- For any unlawful purpose
- To solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts
- To violate any international, federal, or local regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances
- To infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others
- To harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability
- To submit false or misleading information
- To upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code
- To collect or track the personal information of others
- To spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape
- For any obscene or immoral purpose
- To interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Site
8. Disclaimer of Warranties
This Site and all information, content, materials, products, and services included on or otherwise made available to you through this Site are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, unless otherwise specified in writing. Aboriginal Art & Culture makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this Site or the information, content, materials, products, or services included on or otherwise made available to you through this Site, unless otherwise specified in writing.
9. Limitation of Liability
Aboriginal Art & Culture will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this Site or from any information, content, materials, products, or services included on or otherwise made available to you through this Site, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages, unless otherwise specified in writing.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Aboriginal Art & Culture, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and suppliers from any claim, demand, damages, or other losses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site or violation of these Terms of Use.
11. Governing Law
These Terms of Use and your use of the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within Australia, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
12. Changes to Terms of Use
Aboriginal Art & Culture reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, or otherwise alter these terms and conditions at any time. Such modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting thereof. Please review these terms and conditions periodically, as continued use of the Site after any modifications shall constitute your consent to such modifications.
13. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:
Aboriginal Art & Culture
123 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 2 8123 4567