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Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions are the contract between you and Holding Matters: Holdingmatters.com (“us”, “we”, etc). By visiting or using Holding Matters, you agree to be bound by them.
We are Holding Matters (holdingmatters.com)
You are: Anyone who uses Holding Matters.
Please read this agreement carefully and save it. If you do not agree with it, you should leave Holding Matters immediately.
These are the agreed terms
1. Definitions
“Content” means the textual, visual or aural content that is encountered as part of your experience on Holding Matters. It may include, among other things: text, images, sounds, videos and animations. It includes content Posted by you.
“Database” means the database of Holding Matters, the purpose of Holding Matters.
"Intellectual Property" means intellectual property owned by us, of every sort, whether or not registered or registrable in any country, including intellectual property of all kinds coming into existence after today; and including, among others, patents, trademarks, unregistered marks, designs, copyrights, software, domain names, discoveries, creations and inventions, together with all rights which are derived from those rights.
“Holding Matters” means any website or service designed for electronic access by mobile or fixed devices which is owned or operated by us. It includes all web pages controlled by us.
"Post" means place on or into Holding Matters any Content or material of any sort by any means.
“Services” means all of the services available from Holding Matters.
2. Your account and personal information
2.1. When you visit Holding Matters, you accept responsibility for any action done by any person using your name, account or password. You should take all necessary steps to ensure that the password is kept confidential and secure and should inform us immediately if you have any reason to believe that your password has become known to anyone else, or if the password is being, or is likely to be, used in an unauthorised manner.
2.2. You agree that you have provided accurate, up to date, and complete information about yourself. We are not responsible for any error made as a result of such information being inaccurate.
2.3. You agree to notify us of any changes in your information immediately it occurs. If you do not do so, we may terminate your account.
3. Inclusion in the Database
3.1. We may place data in the Database, or edit or remove any entry.
3.2. Data placed by us is obtained from open sources on the Internet or elsewhere.
3.3. We may preserve or disclose data placed in the Database by any person:
3.3.1 to comply with the law, including any judicial order;
3.3.2 to respond to any claim by a third party;
3.3.3 to protect the rights of any person;
3.3.4 to disseminate information in the normal course of use of the Database.
4. How we handle your data
4.1. Our privacy policy is strong and precise. Our privacy policy is available here.
4.2. If you Post Content to any public area of Holding Matters it becomes available in the public domain. We have no control over who sees it or what anyone does with it.
4.3. Even if access to your data is behind a user registration, it remains effectively in the public domain because someone has only to register and log in, to access it. You should therefore avoid Posting unnecessary confidential information.
4.4. You irrevocably grant to us the right and licence to edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use any Content that you place on Holding Matters, in public domain and in any medium. You represent and warrant that you are authorised to grant all such rights.
4.5. You understand that you are personally responsible for your breach of intellectual property rights, defamation, or any law, which may occur as a result of any Content having been Posted by you;
4.6. You accept all risk and responsibility for determining whether any Posting is in the public domain and not confidential.
4.7. Please notify us of any security breach or unauthorised use of your account.
5. Restrictions on what you may Post to Holding Matters
We invite you to Post Content to Holding Matters in several ways and for different purposes. We have to regulate your use of Holding Matters to protect ourselves, to protect other users of Holding Matters and to comply with the law. These provisions apply to all users of Holding Matters.
If we believe Content Posted breaches the law, we shall co-operate fully with the law enforcement authorities in whatever ways we can.
You agree that you will not use or allow anyone else to use Holding Matters to Post, upload Content or undertake any activity which is or may:
5.1. be unlawful, or tend to incite another person to commit a crime;
5.2. consist in commercial audio, video or music files;
5.3. be obscene, offensive, threatening, violent, malicious or defamatory;
5.4. be sexually explicit or pornographic;
5.5. be likely to deceive any person or be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity, age or affiliation with any person;
5.6. give the impression that it emanates from us or that you are connected with us or that we have endorsed you or your business;
5.7. post Content on behalf of some other person, or impersonate another person;
5.8. use a Posting to solicit responses unconnected with the purpose of Holding Matters or the terms proposed by this agreement;
5.9. request or collect passwords or other personal information from another user without his permission, nor Post any unnecessary personal information about yourself;
5.10. be used to sell any goods or services or for any other commercial use not intended by us, for yourself or for any other person. Examples are: sending private messages with a commercial purpose, or collecting information with the intention of passing it to a third party for his commercial use;
5.11. link to any of the material specified in this paragraph;
5.12. post excessive or repeated off-topic messages to any forum or group;
5.13. send age-inappropriate communications or Content to anyone under the age of 18.
6. Your Posting: restricted Content
In connection with the restrictions set out below, we may refuse or edit or remove a Posting which does not comply with these terms.
In addition to the restrictions set out above, a Posting must not contain:
6.1. hyperlinks, other than those specifically authorised by us;
6.2. keywords or words repeated, which are irrelevant to the Content Posted.
6.3. inaccurate, false, or misleading information.
7. Removal of offensive Content
7.1. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph is addressed to any person who comes to Holding Matters for any purpose.
7.2. We are under no obligation to monitor or record the activity of any user of Holding Matters for any purpose, nor do we assume any responsibility to monitor or police Internet-related activities. However, we may do so without notice to you and without giving you a reason.
7.3. If you are offended by any Content, the following procedure applies:
7.3.1 your complaint must be submitted to us by email at contact@holdingmatters.com;
7.3.2 we shall remove the offending Content as soon as we are reasonably able;
7.3.3 after we receive notice of a claim or complaint, we shall investigate so far as we alone decide;
7.3.4 we may re-instate the Content about which you have complained or not.
7.4. In respect of any complaint made by you or any person on your behalf, whether using our form of complaint or not, you now irrevocably grant to us a licence to publish the complaint and all ensuing correspondence and communication, without limit.
7.5. You now agree that if any complaint is made by you frivolously or vexatiously you will repay us the cost of our investigation including legal fees, if any.
8. Holding Matters: moderated Content
Whatever the age of consent in your country, we are anxious that our users should be protected from unsuitable Content. To protect you and your children, you should know our policy, which is as follows:
8.1. We do not knowingly collect personal information from any person under the age of 18 years.
8.2. Any person of any age may freely access any page of Holding Matters. We do not check identities or moderate Content beyond our reasonable control.
8.3. It is you, not we, who provide access to Holding Matters for the children in your care. It is for you to check that the Content your children might see is suitable for them.
8.4. Where links are concerned, you may like to check the privacy policies of those websites where your children might visit frequently to see how they collect and use information.
8.5. Filter software may also be useful to you.
8.6. You acknowledge that we are not responsible for Content that anyone has placed on Holding Matters for the content of the site accessible by a link from Holding Matters.
8.7. You now agree to waive any claim you may otherwise have against us on account of age-related suitability of Content and to indemnify us against any claim made by any person on behalf of a child in your care.
9. Security of Holding Matters
If you violate Holding Matters, we shall take legal action against you. You now agree that you will not, and will not allow any other person to:
9.1. modify, copy, or cause damage or unintended effect to any portion of Holding Matters, or any software used within it.
9.2. link to Holding Matters in any way that would cause the appearance or presentation of Holding Matters to be different from what would be seen by a user who accessed Holding Matters by typing the URL into a standard browser;
9.3. download any part of Holding Matters, without our express written consent;
9.4. collect or use any information obtained from or about Holding Matters or the Content except as intended by this agreement;
9.5. aggregate, copy or duplicate in any manner any of the Content or information available from Holding Matters, other than as permitted by this agreement or as is reasonably necessary for your use of the Services;
9.6. share with a third party any login credentials to Holding Matters;
9.7. Despite the above terms, we now grant a licence to you to:
9.7.1 create a hyperlink to Holding Matters for the purpose of promoting an interest common to both of us. You can do this without specific permission. This licence is conditional upon your not portraying us or any product or service in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner. You may not use any logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark of ours as part of the link without our express written consent.
10. Intellectual Property
You agree that at all times you will:
10.1. not do anything which does or might reduce the value of our Intellectual Property or challenge our ownership of it.
10.2. notify us of any suspected infringement of the Intellectual Property;
10.3. so far as concerns software provided or made accessible by us to you, you will not:
10.3.1 copy, or make any change to any part of its code;
10.3.2 use it in any way not anticipated by this agreement;
10.3.3 give access to it to any other person than you, the licensee in this agreement;
10.3.4 in any way provide any information about it to any other person or generally.
10.4. not use the Intellectual Property except directly as intended by this agreement or in our interest.
11. Disclaimers and limitation of liability
11.1. The law differs from one country to another. This paragraph applies so far as the applicable law allows.
11.2. All implied conditions, warranties and terms are excluded from this agreement. If in any jurisdiction an implied condition, warrant or term cannot be excluded, then this sub paragraph shall be deemed to be reduced in effect, only to the extent necessary to release that specific condition, warranty or term.
11.3. Holding Matters includes Content Posted by third parties. We are not responsible for any such Posting. If you come across any Content which offends against this document, please contact us at contact@holdingmatters.com
11.4. You are advised that Content may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. This is inevitable in any large website. We would be grateful if you bring to our immediate attention, any that you find.
11.5. Holding Matters contains links to other Internet websites. We have neither power nor control over any such website. You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be liable in any way for the content of any such linked website, nor for any loss or damage arising from your use of any such website or from your buying services or goods via such a website.
11.6. The Holding Matters Website is provided “as is”. We make no representation or warranty that the website will be:
11.6.1 useful to you;
11.6.2 of satisfactory quality;
11.6.3 fit for a particular purpose;
11.6.4 available or accessible, without interruption, or without error.
11.7. We claim no expert knowledge in any subject. We disclaim any obligation or liability to you arising directly or indirectly from information you take from Holding Matters.
11.8. We accept no responsibility for:
11.8.1 third party advertisements which are posted on Holding Matters or through the Services;
11.8.2 the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of Holding Matters or the Services;
11.8.3 failure or malfunction of computer hardware or software or technical equipment or system connected directly or indirectly to your use of the Services.
11.9. All the information on this website (Holdingmatters.com) is published in good faith and for general information purposes only. Holding Matters does not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information you find on this website (Holdingmatters.com), is strictly at your own risk. Holding Matters will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the use of our website.
11.10. We shall not be liable to you for any loss or expense which is:
11.10.1 indirect or consequential loss; or
11.10.2 economic loss or other loss of turnover, profits, business or goodwill even if such loss was reasonably foreseeable or we knew you might incur it.
11.11. This paragraph (and any other paragraph which excludes or restricts our liability) applies to our directors, officers, employees, subcontractors, agents and affiliated companies and persons as well as to us.
12. You indemnify us
You agree to indemnify us against all costs, claims and expense arising directly or indirectly from:
12.1. your failure to comply with the law of any country;
12.2. your breach of this agreement;
12.3. a contractual claim arising from your use of the Services
12.4. any Content you Post to Holding Matters;
12.5. a breach of the intellectual property rights of any person.
13. Miscellaneous matters
13.1. If any term or provision of this agreement is at any time held by any jurisdiction to be void, invalid or unenforceable, then it shall be treated as changed or reduced, only to the extent minimally necessary to bring it within the laws of that jurisdiction and to prevent it from being void and it shall be binding in that changed or reduced form. Subject to that, each provision shall be interpreted as severable and shall not in any way affect any other of these terms.
13.2. If you are in breach of any term of this agreement, we may:
13.2.1 publish all text and Content relating to the claimed breach, including your name and email address and all correspondence between us and our respective advisers; and you now irrevocably give your consent to such publication.
13.2.2 terminate your account and refuse access to Holding Matters;
13.2.3 remove or edit Content, or cancel any order at our discretion;
13.2.4 issue a claim in any court.
13.3. No failure or delay by any party to exercise any right, power or remedy will operate as a waiver of it nor indicate any intention to reduce that or any other right in the future.
13.4. You agree that we may disclose your information including assigned IP numbers, account history, account use, etc to any judicial or proper legal authority who makes a written request without further consent or notification to you.
13.5. In the event of a dispute between the parties to this agreement, then they undertake to attempt to settle the dispute by engaging in good faith with the other in a process of mediation before commencing arbitration or litigation.
13.6. So far as the law permits, and unless otherwise stated, this agreement does not give any right to any third party.
13.7. In the event of any conflict between any term of this agreement and the provisions of the constitution of a limited company or any comparable document intended to regulate any other corporate or collective body, then the terms of this agreement shall prevail.
13.8. The validity, construction and performance of this agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Victoria (Australia) and you agree that any dispute arising from it shall be litigated only in that State.