Welcome to the TRUECORE® web sites ("Web Sites"). The Web Sites are owned and operated by BlueScope Steel Limited, ABN 16 000 011 058 ("we" or "us" or “our”).
Your access to and use of the Web Sites is subject to these terms, our Privacy Policy available at www.truecore.com.au and any other terms contained on the Web Sites ("Terms of Use").
Every time you go to one of the Web Sites, you agree to access and use the Web Sites, and the content on those Web Sites, in accordance with the Terms of Use. The Terms of Use are a legally binding agreement between you and us.
By using and/or visiting the Web Sites, you affirm that you are either 18 years of age or older, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent. If you are using and/or visiting the Web Sites as a representative of a business/company, you affirm that you are an authorised representative of the business/company and for the purposes of interpreting these Terms of Use any reference to “you” in these terms shall be taken as a reference to you and the business/company as a legal entity. You also affirm that you are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Use.
1 Changes to the Terms of Use
i From time to time, we may need to change the Terms of Use to reflect our changing business and needs.
ii We may change the Terms of Use at any time by posting the changed Terms on the Web Sites. We recommend that you check these Terms of Use frequently as your continued access and use of the Websites after a change to the Terms of Use signifies your agreement to the modified Terms of Use.
2 Web Site Content
i The Web Sites contain content (such as product information, instructional sheets and videos and design tools) developed by us or third parties. The content is intended and provided for general reference purposes only.
ii While we endeavor to provide content that is accurate and up to date, we do not guarantee that the content on the Web Sites is at all times accurate, up to date or complete.
iii We or our representatives may change any content on the Web Sites at any time without notice to you.
iv The inclusion of information or content on the Web Sites about any third party (or their services/products) should not be taken to imply that we endorse, sponsor or approve of any such third party (or their services/products).
v We may receive fees or commissions (or both) from third parties in relation to some of the content, products or services which we advertise, promote or make available on the Web Sites. You acknowledge and consent to us receiving those fees and commissions.
3 Usage rules
i You must use the Web Sites in a responsible manner, and in compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, standards or codes.
ii Unless expressly stated otherwise on the Web Sites, you may download and print the content on the Web Sites for your own use for reference purposes. You may also use the Web Sites as a general information source for your individual customer’s purposes, in so far as it relates to providing them with general information about use, features, benefits and installation of frames made from TRUECORE® steel.
iii You must not, without our prior written consent:
a store, publish, distribute, communicate to the public, adapt, reverse engineer or decompile any of the content on the Web Sites;
b incorporate any of the content on the Web Sites with any other material, including advertising or promotional material;
c create HTTP links from the Web Sites to any other web site on the Internet, or frame or mirror the Web Sites;
d transmit to or via the Web Sites any information or material which infringes a third party's rights (including intellectual property rights), or which is obscene, indecent, inflammatory, pornographic, defamatory, illegal, misleading or deceptive;
e use the Web Sites or any facilities available on the Web Sites to defame, harass, threaten, menace or offend any person;
f tamper with, hinder the operation of, or make unauthorised modifications to the Web Sites or any content on the Web Sites;
g knowingly transmit any virus, worm, trojan horse or other disabling feature to or via the Web Sites;
h use the Web Sites to send commercial, unsolicited or bulk electronic messages to anyone or in any other way which would constitute an infringement of the Spam Act 2003 (Cth);
i use another person's name, username or password on the Web Sites or to access any content on the Web Sites;
j use the Web Sites or the content on the Web Sites for any commercial purpose, other than as expressly permitted under these Terms of Use or in writing by us, including but not limited to sale of access to the Web Sites, use of the Web Sites for the primary purpose of gaining advertising or subscription revenue, the sale of advertising on the Web Sites or any third-party website; and any use of the Web Sites or its related services that we find, in our sole discretion, to use the Web Sites or any content on the Web Sites with the effect of competing with or displacing the market for us or the Web Sites; or
k attempt to do, or permit another person to do, any of the above acts.
4 Operation of the Web Sites
i We will use reasonable efforts to make sure that you can access and use the Web Sites at all times. However, despite our efforts, you may experience interruptions, delays, errors or faults in your use of and access to the Web Sites. We will not be responsible to you or anyone else if these things occur.
ii When you are using the Web Sites, we may require you to re-authenticate yourself from time to time - for example, if there has been a period of inactivity on the connection between your internet browser and our servers. We will not be responsible for any information you may lose if your access to the Web Sites is suspended or terminated in these circumstances.
iii To enable you to access certain content on the Web Sites, we may provide you with a username, password or some other type of identifier, now or in the future. You agree that you are responsible keeping such identifiers secret and that you will responsible for the conduct of any person who uses your identifiers, whether or not you have authorised that use.
5 Linked Sites
i The Web Sites may contain links to other web sites which are not maintained or controlled by us. These links are provided by us solely for your convenience. We do not accept any responsibility for the content on a linked site.
ii The presence of links on the Web Sites should not be taken to imply that we endorse, sponsor or approve of any linked site, or any content, products or services available from that linked site, or that we are affiliated or associated with the owner or operator of any linked site.
6 Our liability to you
i You use the Web Sites at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law, everything on the Web Sites, or obtained by use of or access to the Web Sites, is provided “as is” without any warranty of any kind.
ii Neither we nor our related companies accept liability for any loss or damage you suffer as a result of using, relying on or accessing the Web Sites or any content available on or from those Web Sites, except to the extent that we are required to do so by law.
iii In particular, except to the extent required by law, we and our related companies do not accept, and specifically exclude, liability for any business losses, or losses of data or profits, or any other direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage, which you may suffer in connection with our supply, non-supply or defective supply of the Web Sites or any content available on or from those Web Sites.
iv To the full extent permitted by law and except as otherwise provided herein, we exclude all terms, conditions, warranties or representations whether express or implied.
v Nothing in these Terms of Use limits, excludes or modifies the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 or any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in Australia where they apply, except where we are legally permitted to do so.
7 Your liability to us
i You agree to indemnify us and our related companies from and against any loss, damage, costs or expenses suffered by any of us arising out of or in any way connected to the use of the Web Sites and/or the content on the Web Sites by you or someone using your name and password.
8 Termination and suspension
i If we reasonably believe that you have breached any of these Terms of Use or otherwise misused the Web Sites or any content, we may immediately suspend, terminate or limit your access to one or more of the Web Sites and the content available on the Web Sites.
9 Trade marks, copyright and other intellectual property
i All materials and content on the Web Sites, including but not limited to any and all trade marks, service marks, designs, products, software, images, sound recordings, video recordings, content downloads, streaming audio, streaming video, and other audio visual materials, are the property of, or used under licence by, us and are subject to copyright and other intellectual property protection.. Brands, logos, images and tag-lines are registered or unregistered trade marks owned or used under licence by us.
ii For this reason, you must not do anything with the Web Sites or anything on the Web Sites (including trade marks and content) that is not expressly authorised by these Terms of Use. Except as expressly provided in the Terms of Use, you must not, without our prior written permission, copy, mirror, broadcast, reproduce, frame, republish, download, store (in any medium), upload to a third party, transmit, post, broadcast, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the content of, or create a derivative work from, the Web Sites or the content on the Web Sites.
iii Importantly, you must not use or apply any of our trade marks without our consent. Our trade marks include our name, our logos, our slogans and the names of our competitions, including but not limited to BLUESCOPE® and TRUECORE®.
10 General matters
i These Terms of Use are governed by the laws in force in New South Wales, Australia.
ii If any of these Terms of Use are invalid, unenforceable or illegal in a particular jurisdiction, that term will be struck out for that jurisdiction only and the remaining terms will remain in full force.
iii If we do not act in relation to a particular breach by you of these Terms of Use, this will not be treated as a waiver by us of our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
iv In order to use the Web Sites, it is your responsibility to procure access to the Internet, to pay any costs associated with that access and to acquire any hardware and/or software necessary to facilitate the services.
