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Website Terms of Use

This Website is owned and operated by Auto & General Services Pty Ltd (ABN 61 003 617 909) (AFSL 241411) (‘AGS’) and/or its Related Entities. These Terms of Use are intended to be for the benefit of each of AGS and its Related Entities.

Set out below are the Terms of Use that apply to your access and use of this Website. Other terms and conditions contained in our Privacy Policy and on our Website also form part of our agreement with you. Please read them carefully before proceeding.

Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use govern your use of this Website. Your use of and access to this Website is conditional upon your acceptance and compliance with these Terms of Use. Your use of and access to this Website constitutes your agreement to be bound by these Terms. From time to time, AGS may change these Terms of Use, without notice. Any subsequent use of or access to this Website by you will mean that you have accepted the changes to these Terms of Use.

If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not use or access this Website.

Use and access

This Website and its Content is made available only for legitimate purposes.

You must not use the Website or its Content:

  • for commercial purposes (including, without limitation, for a person’s competitive advantage or to our competitive disadvantage);
  • in any other manner that is inconsistent with the purposes for which the Website is provided;
  • in any manner which is in breach of any laws; or
  • in any other way that is not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use or us.

Without limiting the above, you will not either yourself or through another party:

  • use or access this Website or its Content in a way that infringes the intellectual property rights or other rights of any person;
  • copy or disclose to any person any Content, other than as expressly permitted by these Terms of Use;
  • use any method or process (including without limitation, data scraping, collection or accumulation tool, robot, spider or scripted responses) for the purpose of obtaining, processing, copying, replicating, distributing, reconfiguring, republishing, viewing, assessing, analysing, modifying or repackaging this Website’s Content;
  • use any method or process to consolidate or combine this Website’s Content with any other content, data, information, images or material;
  • reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt to construct or identify this Website’s source code, formulas or processes;
  • use, access or retain any Website Content in any manner or form whatsoever, unless expressly permitted by these Terms of Use;
  • do anything which will or might damage, disrupt access to, or interfere with the proper operation of this Website, or any transaction being conducted on it;
  • do anything which will or might place an unreasonable load on the Website infrastructure;
  • when using this Website post, distribute or send any ‘spamming material’ or any other form of bulk communication;
  • when using this Website impersonate any person or entity;
  • when using this Website publish, or disseminate any material which is unlawful, defamatory, indecent, offensive or inappropriate;
  • use this Website to harass, defame, abuse, threaten or otherwise offend others; and
  • transmit any material which contains viruses, or other computer codes designed to interrupt, limit or destroy the efficient operation of the Website, or its software or hardware.

Copyright

We retain the copyright to all material on this Website however requests to use our material may be accommodated on request.

For internal purposes (i.e. materials not be placed on the public domain), you may quote from our material, on the express condition that Chasing Cars must be sourced.

For external purposes (i.e. materials to be placed in public domain or distributed external to your firm), and in the case of advertising and promotional materials, you must get our agreement in advance to use quotes, visual content, data, and any other Chasing Cars Content. This is to ensure that the Chasing Cars Content is used in an appropriate context.

Intellectual Property

We own certain trademarks which appear on this Website. Unauthorised use of those marks is prohibited.

The Website and its Content are subject to copyright. You may view the Website using your browser and print or download a copy for your personal, non-commercial use. Except as otherwise permitted by law, all other use, copying, reproduction, dissemination, modification, distribution, transmission, republication or display of all or part of this Website is prohibited.

Nothing in these Terms of Use constitutes a transfer of any intellectual property rights.

Disclaimer

Subject to the Terms of Use, you agree that your use of and access to the Website is at your own risk.

We try to ensure that the Content is accurate and up-to-date. Please write to us at the address below, if you spot an error. However (to the extent permitted by law) we do not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Website’s Content, and you should not rely upon the Content as being accurate or complete.

We will take reasonable steps to provide a safe and reliable service. But there are some risks with using the internet. We do not guarantee that the Website will be free from viruses. We accept no responsibility for any harmful computer code that might be introduced to your system by using this Website (to the extent permitted by law).

We do not guarantee that access to this Website will be uninterrupted, timely or secure, or that it will always operate as intended, and we accept no responsibility in that regard (to the extent permitted by law).

The Website, or any product or service available on it, may be changed or withdrawn at any time, without notice.

Your access to this Website may be terminated at any time, without notice, for whatever reason. You must not in any way access the Website or its Content after termination.

But the disclaimers, limitation of liability and indemnity provisions in these Terms of Use will survive the termination. Any licenses or other rights you granted to us will also survive termination.

Independence

Our materials are independent in nature. Chasing Cars is not influenced by input from automotive manufacturers or industry bodies.

At present there is no charge for viewing of Chasing Cars material. However, we reserve the right to charge for part or all of our material in future.

Online security

For your protection, services that involve the provision of confidential information are provided via a secure server. The information is encrypted using the Secure Socket Layer Protocol. This will significantly improve the security of the information you provide.

Website Links

Our Website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties. We do not recommend or endorse those other websites or products and services provided on those sites. We are not responsible for the condition or content of those websites as we do not have control over those websites. We make no representations about the accuracy of any information contained on any other websites. We are not responsible for any Loss arising directly or indirectly from you using, accessing or attempting to access those websites.

You must obtain our prior written permission to link to this Website.

No advice

This Website does not purport to provide you with personal, financial or investment advice of any kind. We have not taken into account your individual circumstances. You should consider whether or not the information provided on the Website is appropriate for you.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. We may ask you to provide personal information when you are using this Website. The way in which we collect, use and disclose personal information is set out in our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy is available on our Website.

Liability

Except for obligations implied by law that cannot be excluded, you agree that AGS, AGS’ Related Entities and their respective Personnel will not be liable for any Loss arising out of, as a result of or referable to the Website, the Content or the use of or access to this Website, including that arising as a result of:

  • any unauthorised access of or breach of security to this Website, for whatever reason;
  • any error, faults, omission, inaccuracies or misrepresentation in relation to this Website or its Content; and/or
  • the transmission of any computer virus.

You agree that, to the extent permitted by law, in no circumstance will an Indemnified Person be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential Loss or damage or Loss of profits, however caused.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and keep indemnified each Indemnified Person for all Loss suffered or incurred as a result of:

  • your breach of these Terms of Use;
  • your breach of any other legal obligation or law; or
  • your use of or access to this Website.

Jurisdiction

The information on this Website is provided for Australian residents only. The law applicable in the state of Queensland will apply to the use of this Website and the resolution of any dispute arising from access to and use of the Website. You submit to the courts and tribunals of the state of Queensland.

Chat Bot Terms of Use

If you are using the Chat Bot on our website (‘Service’), the following terms also apply (and form part of these Terms of Use):

  • The Service uses experimental technology and may provide inaccurate, incomplete or offensive content that does not represent our views.
  • You will use the Service at your own risk and you should check the accuracy of any data as appropriate for your needs.
  • To the maximum extent permitted by law, we do not guarantee that access to the Service will be uninterrupted, timely or secure, or that it will always operate as intended, and we accept no responsibility in that regard.
  • We reserve all rights to limit or access the Service where necessary.
  • Use discretion before relying on, publishing, or otherwise using content/information provided by the Service.
  • The information you provide to the Service is stored by OpenAI, L.L.C., its service providers or affiliates and we do not guarantee secure storage and processing of your personal information (such as name, date of birth, address or other information, which is able to identify you or an individual). Your personal information is not necessary to use of the Service and you should not upload any personal information.
  • You agree to indemnify us and keep us indemnified for all Loss suffered or incurred as a result of your use of the Service.
  • We are not responsible for any Loss arising directly or indirectly from you using, accessing or attempting to access the Service (including any use of personal information).
  • You cannot use the Service to:
    • violate any laws; or
    • infringe, misappropriate or violate any third party rights (including intellectual property or privacy rights).

Definitions

AGS means Auto & General Services Pty Ltd (ABN 61 003 617 909) (AFSL 241411).

Content means the content, text, data, information, images, pages and materials contained on this Website.

Indemnified Person means AGS and its Related Entities and their respective Personnel.

Loss means any damage, loss, cost, expense or liability however it arises and whether it is direct or indirect, present or future, fixed or unascertained, actual or contingent and includes all legal costs and expenses.

Personnel means the directors, officers, employees, agents and contractors of a person.

Terms of Use means these terms and conditions, AGS’ Privacy Policy and any other terms and conditions contained in this Website.

Us, Our or We means AGS and/or its Related Entities individually and collectively.

Website means this website which is owned and operated by AGS and/or its Related Entities (but does not include any websites owned and operated by third parties which are available via link from this website).

You means the user who is accessing all or part of this Website.