terms & conditions

Your use of this site and the information available on this site is subject to the following terms and conditions:

The sites  www.ondru.org and www.voicelessjourneys.org (the Website) is owned and operated by Ondru Limited (ABN 51 600 099 456) (Ondru).

1.     Acceptance of Terms and Conditions

By accessing or using the Website (including the publication of the Ondru Journal and the Ondru social media platforms), you agree to the terms, conditions, notices, and disclaimers contained in this document and elsewhere on the Website (known collectively as the Terms and Conditions). Ondru may amend the Terms and Conditions at any time by posting the amended terms and conditions on the Website. The amended terms and conditions will be effective immediately and you will be bound by the amended terms and conditions from that time. This agreement may not otherwise be amended. You should visit this page periodically to review the Terms and Conditions. If you violate any of the Terms and Conditions, your right to use and access the Website automatically terminates.

2.     Parental Permission     

Some of the available information and images on this Website may concern certain topics that may not be appropriate for children. Users of this Website below the age of eighteen (18) must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to view the content on the Website.

3.     Restrictions on Use

The Website is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Ondru has the right to change or discontinue any feature of the Website including the materials, as defined in these Terms and Conditions, hours of availability and equipment required for access. You may not copy, translate, reproduce, republish, frame, post, upload, distribute, transmit, adapt, vary, or modify in any way all or any part of the material contained on this Website, unless expressly provided for on the Website or expressly authorised in writing by Ondru.

As a condition of your use of this Website, you warrant to Ondru that you will not use this Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Website.

4.     Use of Communication Services        

This Website may contain bulletin board services, comment facilities, chat areas, news groups, blogs, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (known collectively as Communication Services). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

  • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.

  • Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, or unlawful topic, name, material, or information.

  • Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.

  • Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.

  • Use the Website for political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or "spam".

  • Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.

  • Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.

  • Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.

  • Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.

  • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.

  • Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.

  • Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.

  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Ondru has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, Ondru reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Ondru reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Ondru reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, at Ondru's sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. Ondru does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, Ondru specifically denies any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorised Ondru spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Ondru.

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

5.     Materials Provided to Ondru or Posted on any Ondru Website

For clarity, Ondru does not claim ownership of the materials you provide or upload to Ondru (including to “Voice” section, feedback, comments, and suggestions) or post, input or submit to any Ondru Website or its associated services such as Ondru’s social media platforms (known collectively as the Submissions). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submissions, you are granting Ondru, its affiliated organisations and necessary sub-licensees, permission to use your Submissions in connection with the operation of their businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy; distribute; transmit; publicly display; publicly perform; reproduce; edit; exercise right of veto; consult regarding; formulate standards for; translate and reformat your Submissions; and to publish your name (including your biography and photograph in some instances) in connection with your Submissions.

Ondru is unable to pay any compensation present with respect to the use of your Submissions, as provided herein. Ondru is under no obligation to post or use any Submissions you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time at Ondru's sole discretion. By posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submissions you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submissions as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

6.     Indemnification 

Upon request by Ondru, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold Ondru, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, volunteers, representatives, successors and assigns, harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, legal fees), arising in any way from your use or misuse of this Website or the uploading, posting, publishing, e-mailing, reproduction, distribution or transmission of any content or other materials by you or users authorised by you or any violation of these Terms & Conditions by you (including, but not limited to, any claim that your Submissions infringes the rights of any third party).

7.     Trademarks and Copyright

All names, logos and trademarks are the property of Ondru or the third parties who have contributed to the Website and social media platforms. The content of the digital media, including all information such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, video clips, digital downloads, data compilations, software, and other material (the Material), is protected by Australian and international copyright law. Unauthorised use of the Material may violate these laws. To read more about Ondru’s copyright policy, please see the Copyright Notice

8. No Representations or Warranties

All information on the Website is provided for information only. Ondru makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Material. The Material may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. The use of the Website and the Material is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to the Website and may be made at any time.

You accept that Ondru makes no undertakings to provide access to the Website at any particular time, or for any particular length of time. You agree that Ondru will not be held liable for any lapse in the Website’s accessibility, or any consequences whatsoever that flow from the unavailability of the Website.

Ondru, to the fullest extent permitted by law, denies all warranties. The Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) and all corresponding state legislation implies terms, conditions, and warranties into some contracts for the supply of goods and services and prohibits the exclusion, restriction, and modification of such terms (the Prescribed Terms). Except as provided for by the Prescribed Terms, all warranties, express or implied by law, in any way relating to access to, or non-access to, the Website or the use of or reliance upon the Website or the Material are excluded. In addition, Ondru does not warrant that the Website will operate error free, nor that the Website and its servers are free of computer viruses and other harmful goods. If your use of the Website or the Material results in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, Ondru is not responsible for those costs.

9.     Limitation of Liability

Ondru excludes, to the maximum extent permitted by law, all liability for loss or damage of any kind (however caused, including by negligence) arising from or relating in any way to the use of the Website and/or the Material. Where liability cannot be excluded, any liability incurred by us in relation to the use of the Website or the Material is limited as provided under the Prescribed Terms. We will never be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss arising out of the use of the Website, including loss of business profits.

If you are dissatisfied with any part of this Website, or with any of these Terms and Conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Website.

10.     Taxes

Certain taxes and government charges may be payable in relation to the use of our services. Ondru has no responsibility for such taxes and other government charges on transactions on or in any way connected with the Website.

11.     Hyperlinks

The Website may contain hyperlinks and other pointers to internet websites operated by third parties, over which we have no control (excluding Ondru social media). Ondru makes no representations about the accuracy of information contained on the Linked Sites and we are not liable for the content on the Linked Sites. The inclusion of a link does not imply any endorsement of the Linked Site by Ondru. You shall link to a Linked Site entirely at your own risk.

You may link to this Website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage Ondru’s reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists.

This Website must not be framed on any other site. Ondru reserves the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. Ondru accepts no responsibility for third party websites which may link to this Website.

12.     Donations

Ondru is a registered charity under the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission. All donations made to Ondru are contributed to the Ondru Fund, which currently retains deductible gift recipient status. Therefore, all donations over $2 to Ondru may be tax deductible.

When donating online, Ondru will request the following information, which including, without limitation, your email address, your contribution, and your payment details. Ondru uses a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) checkout to protect information transmitted online, however, Ondru does not store any financial information. Please be aware of the inherent risks of transferring personal financial information online (you can refer to the Ondru Privacy Policy for further information on Ondru’s data quality and security).

Donations can be made on a one-off basis, or through recurring payments on a regular basis. If you are signed up for recurring donations, and you wish to cancel, please contact mail@ondru.org.

13.     Purchases

Ondru may have items available for purchase through the Ondru Website. This may include, the Ondru Journal, merchandise, and tickets for Ondru events.

Ondru reserves the right to determine the outcome of any refund sought regarding any items purchased through the Ondru website. For further information and enquiries about refunds, please contactmail@ondru.org.

14.     Termination

The Terms and Conditions are effective until terminated by Ondru. Ondru may terminate this agreement and your access to the Website at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorised to access the Website. All restrictions imposed on you, disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in the Terms and Conditions will survive termination.

15.     Waiver

If you breach these Terms and Conditions and Ondru takes no action, Ondru will still be entitled to use their rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach the Terms and Conditions.

16.     Governing Law

The Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws Australia. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia.

If you are accessing this Website from outside Australia, we cannot guarantee that the material on this Website is compliant with the laws of other countries external of Australia. You are therefore using the Website at your own risk.

17.     Miscellaneous

If any provision of the Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of the Terms and Conditions which will continue in full force and effect. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. This agreement sets out the entire understanding and agreement between Ondru and you with respect to the subject matter.

18.     Service Contact

You may contact Ondru via email on mail@ondru.org if you wish to discuss any matters in relation to this Agreement.


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