The Silicon Kid agrees to allow you access to its website (”Website”), including the pages containing the Archives, conditional upon, and in consideration of, your acceptance and compliance with the terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers contained in this document (”Terms of Use”).

By using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. You may not use the Content for commercial purposes, and deep-linking or framing any page of this Website is forbidden. You may provide a
link on your website to the Homepage of the Website.

The Silicon Kid reserves the right to amend the Terms of Use at any time. You should therefore periodically refer to them in this document as it appears on the Website.

Intellectual property and restrictions on use of Content on the Website

All information, text, material, graphics, software and advertisements on the Website (”Content”) are copyright to the Silicon Kid, or its licensors unless expressly indicated otherwise on the Website. The Content is protected by Australian and international copyright and trademark laws.

Content on the Website is published in real-time, and you must not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, frame, upload to a third party, post, transmit or distribute this Content in any way except as expressly provided for on the Website or expressly authorised in writing by the Silicon Kid.

Only on the condition that you keep all Content intact and in the same form as presented on the Website (including without limitation all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices and all advertisements), you may use an industry-standard Web browser to download and view the Content for your personal use. You must not use the Website in any manner or for any purpose which is unlawful or in any manner which violates any right of the Silicon Kid or which is prohibited by the Terms of Use.

Links to third party websites

The Website contains hyperlinks and other pointers to Internet websites operated by third parties. These linked websites are not under the control of the Silicon Kid, and the Silicon Kid is not responsible for the contents of any linked web or any hyperlink contained in a linked website. The Silicon Kid provides these hyperlinks to you as a convenience only, and the inclusion of any link, except where expressly stated to do so, does not imply any endorsement of the linked website by the Silicon Kid.

Disclaimer and limitation of liability

The Trade Practices Act and similar State and Territory Legislation in Australia may confer rights and remedies on you which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified (”Statutory Implied Rights”). The Silicon Kid does not exclude any Non-excludable Rights but does exclude all other conditions and warranties implied by custom, law or statute.

Except as provided for above:

1. all Content is provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied,
2. the Silicon Kid and its suppliers expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose,
3. the Silicon Kid does not warrant that the functions contained in any Content or your access to the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that any defects will be corrected or that the Website or the server which stores and transmits Content to you are free of viruses or any other harmful components,
4. the Silicon Kid does not warrant or make any representation regarding your access to, or the results of your access to, the Website (including any related or linked websites) or any Content in terms of correctness, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, reliability or otherwise, and
5. you (and not the Silicon Kid) assume the entire cost of any necessary verification, maintenance, repair and/or correction of any relevant Content.

Under no circumstances (including but not limited to any act or omission on the part of the Silicon Kid) will the Silicon Kid be liable for any indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential damages or loss of profits whatsoever which result from any use or access of, or any inability to use or access, the Website or any Content.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Silicon Kid ’s liability for breach of any Statutory Implied Condition is limited, at the option of the Silicon Kid, to:

1. the supply of the services again, or
2. the payment of the cost of having services supplied again

Termination

The Terms of Use are effective until terminated by the Silicon Kid, and the Silicon Kid 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, but all restrictions imposed on you, licences granted by you and all Silicon Kid disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in the Terms of Use will survive.

Miscellaneous

The Silicon Kid relies on your continued observance of these Terms of Use. If the Silicon Kid suffers any loss or damage or incurs any costs in connection with any breach of these Terms of Use or any other legal obligation then you agree to indemnify the Silicon Kid for those losses, damages and costs.

These Terms of Use will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Australian Capital Territory. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
of the Australian Capital Territory. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of these Terms of Use which will continue in full force and effect.

All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

This Website may contain a wide variety of information on the subject of technical and work-around solutions in relation to the operation of computer hardware and software. The information on the Website is generic and relates to the experiences of the Silicon Kid in connection with specific issues arising in the past in connection which highly individual circumstances and problems. The information provided on the Website does not take into account the specific circumstances which may affect your computer, software or hardware, and which may be relevant to the proper diagnosis and treatment of any problem or condition affecting your computer, software or hardware. Furthermore, as the information is archival in nature, and more recent information may available elsewhere which is more relevant to an issue arising today.

The information provided on this Website is not advice, and the Silicon Kid specifically disclaims any relationship with you which might give rise to liability for advice. Consequently, you should never use or act upon this information without first properly consulting, and seeking proper information and advice from, a qualified person. All material is provided as an information service only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional or commercial advice.

The Silicon Kid expressly disclaims all responsibility for, and liability in respect of any particular circumstances the consequences of anyone’s failure to obtain a proper assessment and advice from a qualified person in the relevant circumstances.

The Silicon Kid expressly disclaims responsibility for any content placed on the site by third party users of this site. You agree that a you will not place any material on any part of the Website which may be offensive to, or defamatory of any person.