Terms & Conditions
1. About the Website
1.1. Welcome to joyofgiving.net (the 'Website'). The Website provides the following
a) Information about reusinh and recycling goods
b) Collection and distribution of goods
c) Toy Swap Registration
d) Registration of Volunteers
1.2.The Website is operated by JOG Network Ltd (business name Joy Of Giving Network) (ABN 48 665 028 697) (the ‘Joy of Giving’). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by Joy of Giving. Please read these terms and conditions (the 'Terms') carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website, or any of Services, immediately.
1.3. Joy of Giving reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When Joy of Giving updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with notice of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.
2. Acceptance of the Terms
You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website. You may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this option is made available to you by Joy of Giving in the user interface.
3. Registration to use the Services including Toy Swap Registration
3.1. In order to access the Services, you must first register for an account through the Website (the 'Account').
3.2. As part of the registration process, or as part of your continued use of the Services, you may be required to provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or contact details), including:
a) Email address;
b) Mobile phone number;
3.3. You warrant that any information you give to Joy of Giving in the course of completing the registration process will always be accurate, correct and up to date.
3.4. Once you have completed the registration process, you will be a registered member of the Website ('Member') and agree to be bound by the Terms.
3.5. You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if:
a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Joy of Giving; or
b) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of Australia or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Services.
4. Your obligations as a Member
4.1. As a Member, you agree to comply with the following:
a) you will use the Services only for purposes that are permitted by:
i. the Terms; and
ii. any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;
b) you have the sole responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of your password and/or email address. Use of your password by any other person may result in the immediate cancellation of the Services;
c) any use of your registration information by any other person, or third parties, is strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately notify Joy of Giving of any unauthorised use of your password or email address or any breach of security of which you have become aware;
d) access and use of the Website is limited, non-transferable and allows for the sole use of the Website by you for the purposes of Joy of Giving providing the Services;
e) you will not use the Services or the Website in connection with any commercial endeavours except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by the management of Joy of Giving;
f) you will not use the Services or Website for any illegal and/or unauthorised use which includes collecting email addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorised framing of or linking to the Website;
g) you agree that commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from the Website without notice and may result in termination of the Services. Appropriate legal action will be taken by Joy of Giving for any illegal or unauthorised use of the Website; and
h) you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or its Services is prohibited.
5. Toy Swap Registration
5.1. As a Member, you agree to comply with the following:
a) For member who gives / donates items to us, should be in good working conditions for other kids to genuinely use safely.
b) For member who receives items ('toy recipient') is designed to offer individuals or organisations of the general public to receive used or new toys or books donated and provided by individuals or organisations of the general public. The items provided are free of charge unless otherwise stated. I hereby agree to and accept the waiver and privacy policy s governing my use of the Joy Of Giving Network (operated as Joy Of Giving) (ABN 48 665 028 697) toy recipient program.
c) Persons / Group / Organisation participating in a Joy of Giving program do so at their own risk. Joy of Giving accepts no responsibility and gives no warranty as to the condition, suitability or provenance of any item provided. Toy recipient takes all reasonable measures to check the condition, suitability and provenance of any item provided for your own protection. Joy of Giving accepts no liability for any claim or loss resulting from any transaction taking place in our program.
6. Copyright and Intellectual Property
6.1. The Website, the Services and all of the related products of Joy of Giving are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the Services and compilation of the Website (including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips, Website, code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) or the Services are owned or controlled for these purposes and are reserved by Joy of Giving or its contributors.
6.2. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by Joy of Giving, who grants to you, a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a Member to:
a) use the Website pursuant to the Terms;
b) copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your device's cache memory; and
c) print pages from the Website for your own personal and non-commercial use.
6.3. Joy of Giving does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by Joy of Giving.
6.4. Joy of Giving retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all related Services. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer any:
a) business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or
b) a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design, or
c) a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or
modification of such a thing, system or process), to you.
6.5. You may not, without the prior written permission of Joy of Giving and the permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the Services or third party Services for any purpose, unless otherwise provided by these Terms. This prohibition does not extend to materials on the Website, which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain.
7. Privacy
7.1. Joy of Giving takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to Joy of Giving's Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.
8. General Disclaimer
8.1. Nothing in the Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian Consumer Law (or any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or excluded.
8.2. Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:
a) all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and
b) Joy of Giving will not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms (including as a result of not being able to use the Services or the late supply of the Services), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.
8.3. Use of the Website and the Services is at your own risk. Everything on the Website and the Services is provided to you "as is" and "as available" without warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, or warranty about the Services or any products or Services (including the products or Services of Joy of Giving) referred to on the Website. includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:
a) failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or other harmful components, loss of data, communication line failure,
unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to records;
b) the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website, the Services, or any of its Services related products (including third party material and advertisements on the Website);
c) costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Services or any of the products of Joy of Giving; and
d) the Services or operation in respect to links which are provided for your convenience.
9. Limitation of liability
9.1. Joy of Giving's total liability arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the resupply of the Services to you.
9.2. You expressly understand and agree that Joy of Giving, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors and licensors shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you, however, caused and under any theory of liability. This shall include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.
10. Termination of Contract
10.1.The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or by Joy of Giving as set out below.
10.2. If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by:
a) providing Joy of Giving with 14 days' notice of your intention to terminate; and
b) closing your accounts for all of the services which you use, where Joy of Giving has made this option available to you. Your notice should be sent, in writing, to Joy of Giving via the 'Contact Us' link on our homepage.
10.3. Joy of Giving may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:
a) you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any provision;
b) Joy of Giving is required to do so by law;
c) the provision of the Services to you by Joy of Giving is, in the opinion of Joy of Giving, no longer commercially viable.
10.4. Subject to local applicable laws, Joy of Giving reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your membership at any time and may suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Website or the Services without notice if you breach any provision of the Terms or any applicable law or if your conduct impacts Joy of Giving's name or reputation or violate the rights of those of another party.
11. Indemnity
11.1. You agree to indemnify Joy of Giving, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers
and licensors from and against:
a) all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with Your Content;
b) any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or
c) any breach of the Terms.
12. Dispute Resolution
12.1.Compulsory: If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the following clauses have been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory relief is sought).
12.2. Notice: A party to the Terms claiming a dispute ('Dispute') has arisen under the Terms, must give written notice to the other party detailing the nature of the dispute, the desired outcome and the action required to settle the Dispute.
12.3. Resolution: On receipt of that notice ('Notice') by that other party, the parties to the Terms ('Parties') must:
i. Within 14 days of the Notice endeavour in good faith to resolve the Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon which they may mutually agree;
ii. If for any reason whatsoever, 14 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate mediator;
iii. The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable expenses of a mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation and without limiting the foregoing undertake to pay any amounts requested by the mediator as a pre-condition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the mediation;
iv. The mediation will be held in New South Wales, Australia.
12.4. Confidential: All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as "without prejudice" negotiations for the purpose of applicable laws of evidence.
13. Venue and Jurisdiction
The Services offered by Joy of Giving is intended to be viewed by residents of Australia. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of New South Wales, Australia.
14. Governing Law
The Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. Any dispute, controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms and the rights created hereby shall be governed, interpreted and construed by, under and pursuant to the laws of New South Wales, Australia, without reference to conflict of law principles, notwithstanding mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law clause is not contested. The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.
15. Independent Legal Advice
Both parties confirm and declare that the provisions of the Terms are fair and reasonable and both parties having taken the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and declare the Terms are not against public policy on the grounds of inequality or bargaining power or general grounds of restraint of trade.
16. Severance
If any part of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable by a Court of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be severed and the rest of the Terms shall remain in force.