Business Directory Terms and Conditions

Overview

The online business directory enables the public to support with local business, organisations and services. The directory will provide businesses within the Mount Alexander Shire with a free listing on the website.

For the purposes of these terms and conditions the administrator is deemed to be Mount Alexander Shire Council and those staff involved in creating or maintaining the platform.

Eligibility

• To be eligible for the business directory and to be assessed for potential inclusion into the business directory, your business must be based within the Mount Alexander Shire Council municipality,
• Council has the sole and absolute discretion to decide whether a business profile is listed. 

Requirements

• Only one entry per business entity is accepted by Council.
• It is the responsibility of the business owner to provide up-to-date and true and correct details. Council will not accept responsibility or liability for any errors.
• By registering the group on the Business Directory the group acknowledges the information will be publicly available for anyone to access. 

Appropriate use of material and information

• Any illegal use of material created for publication on the platform which breaches any law or regulation in force in Australia is prohibited.
• Council, as administrator, may refuse, or remove any listing profile, or any links to a website contained in a profile, at any time, for any legal reason.
• Council as administrator may choose to remove information which, in the opinion of Council, is political, racist, unlawful, threatening, abusive, indecent, pornographic or defamatory.
• Council as administrator may choose to provide a reason why a profile or any content contained in a profile was edited, rejected or removed.
• Council may modify or discontinue any service contained on the website at any time for any reason.
• All listed material is subject to the parties own protected Intellectual Property Rights and responsibilities.

Compliance

• It is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of sex, pregnancy, age, race, disability, political or religious beliefs unless covered by an exemption under relevant legislation. Mount Alexander Shire Council will not accept business listings that appear to be contrary to law.
• Council reserves the right to reject, edit or remove any listing from the Business Directory at its discretion.

Privacy

• Mount Alexander Shire Council is committed to protecting your privacy. Please read and refer to our Privacy Policy for more information.
• By registering your business in the Business Directory, the information provided will be publicly available for anyone to access, copy and download from Council’s website. It is the responsibility of the listing organisation to ensure the information provided can be made public. Entry of the information in the Business Directory registration form is deemed to be considered for administrators to disclose that information as part of the Business Directory.

Liability and indemnity

• In registering with the Business Directory, you assume all responsibility for the use of the platform and internet.
• Council accepts no liability or responsibility for any loss or damage, either direct or indirect, incurred by business groups as a result of any failure, inability to use or access, or any delay in listing your organisation on the Business Directory or any related site.
• The business indemnifies Council against all claims, actions, suits, liabilities, costs and expenses incurred as a result of their listing on this site or any related site.

Updates

• These terms and conditions may be subject to change and periodically updated to reflect any changes and we encourage you to regularly review the terms and conditions.
• Council will indicate at the top of the terms and conditions when it was most recently updated and will update any material changes as required by law.