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Mount Alexander Shire Council acknowledges that the traditional custodians of this land, the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung peoples, proudly survive. We acknowledge their continued practise of custom and their close cultural, spiritual, physical, social, historical and economic relationship with the land and waters that make up their country, which includes Mount Alexander Shire.
Privacy Policy
This site is owned and operated by Mount Alexander Shire Council using software licensed from Social Pinpoint. For details on how the Council collects and protects your personal information, refer to their Privacy Policy below. For details of how Social Pinpoint may access personal information, please refer to Social Pinpoint’s Privacy Policy.
Mount Alexander Shire Council Privacy Policy
Mount Alexander Shire Council reserves the right to make changes and improvements to this site. Any information contained on the site is subject to change without notice.
Mount Alexander Shire Council make no representations about the content and suitability of the information presented online for any purpose. Specifically Mount Alexander Shire Council does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding the correctness, accuracy, reliability, currency or any other aspect regarding characteristics or use of the information presented on the web site.
Mount Alexander Shire Council, its employees, agents, consultants and representatives do not accept any responsibility whatsoever, including responsibility for negligence, physical damage, personal injury, economic loss, costs or expenses of any kind, or any other loss or damage suffered or incurred by anyone as a direct or indirect consequence of errors in or omissions from the site, or related action or inaction taken in reliance upon the contents of the site.
On occasions Mount Alexander Shire Council links our site to other sites on the web. You should be aware that third party sites are not under the control of the Mount Alexander Shire Council. Therefore, Council is not responsible for what appears on other sites and makes no representation concerning the content of these sites. Mount Alexander Shire Council does not recommend the products or services from other sites, merely providing you with a convenient link. If you suffer damages or any other associated losses etc. from visiting another site or using another's product or service, the Mount Alexander Shire Council is not liable.
Copyright
This web site and without limitation all ideas, designs, programs, reports, documents etc. contained herein are subject to copyright and are the property of the Mount Alexander Shire Council, and/or the identified contributors engaged by the Mount Alexander Shire Council. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under copyright legislation, no part of this web site may be reproduced, published or adapted in whole or in part for any commercial purpose whatsoever.
When you access the information contained in the web site, you agree to retrieve, download or print out for your personal use only, and cannot modify or copy this information without written permission from the Mount Alexander Shire Council.
Privacy Statement
Mount Alexander Shire Council is committed to the responsible handling of personal information and protecting an individual's right to privacy. For more information read our privacy policy.
Council’s website privacy statement does not apply to linked web sites, however we do not link knowingly to sites that are privacy-invasive. When you follow a link to another site, we recommend you read the privacy statement of that site to familiarise yourself with its privacy policy.
Anonymous access to our site
You can access the Mount Alexander Shire Council home page and browse our web site anonymously, without disclosing your personal information.
Collection of personal data
The Mount Alexander Shire Council web site does not collect or record personal information, other than information you choose to provide through our enquiries e-mail.
E-mail addresses and any other contact details you provide will not be added to a mailing list without your consent.
Collection of visit data
Non-personal information is automatically recorded by this site's web server for statistical and system administration purposes only.
- the date and time of your visit to the site.
- the pages you accessed and any files downloaded
- the address of the last site you visited
- your operating system and browser you are using
- your IP address, network location and internet provider
- your connection speed
- the version of Flash you use and whether you support Java
- your screen colour and resolution
- language used
Disclosure of personal information
We will not disclose your personal information to a third party without your consent, unless we are required or authorised to do so by law or other regulation. In the event of an investigation into suspected unlawful or improper activity, a law enforcement agency or government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect the web server's records (eg. in relation to hacking or abusive messages).
Terms of Use
The following Terms and Conditions govern the use of Shape Mount Alexander (“the site”). The software platform is owned by Social Pinpoint Pty Ltd and operated by us, Mount Alexander Shire Council ("the Council").
By accessing and using this site, you are choosing to accept and comply with the Terms presented throughout this agreement as well as the Privacy Policy and Moderation Policy. These Terms apply to all visitors and users of this site. Linked sites, affiliated services or third party content or software have their own Terms that you must comply with. If you disagree with any of the Terms presented in this agreement, you may discontinue using the site immediately.
If you are under 18 years old, please ensure that your parent or guardian understands and accepts these Terms and Conditions (including the Privacy Policy and Moderation Policy).
What are the conditions with a user’s account?
While using the site, you must not violate any applicable laws and regulations. It is our duty to protect the confidentiality of content you provide on our site in accordance with our Privacy Policy. When you create an account with us, you must always provide us with accurate information. Failure to provide accurate information violates the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our service. You are responsible for protecting your own password you use for this site and for any activities done under that password. Unauthorised use of your password or account must be immediately reported to us. In some cases, we or our agents may require access to your user accounts to respond to technical issues.
We are not responsible for the content on the site that has been provided by the users of the site. Any content posted by you is subject to the rules of our Moderation Policy. Your contribution to the site may be edited, removed or not published if we consider it inappropriate (refer to Moderation Policy). Contributors should also be aware that their posts may remain online indefinitely. Where practical, you may choose not to identify yourself, deal with us on an anonymous basis or use a pseudonym.
What do we require from our users?
You must understand and agree that, without limitation:
- all information, data, images and other materials are the sole responsibility of the person from whom the content originated;
- you are prohibited from advertising or offering to sell or buy any goods and services
- you cannot transmit Content that contains software viruses or programs designed to change or destroy the functionality of any computer software or hardware; or
- you cannot collect or store personal data about other users of the site
- you cannot impersonate any person or entity, including without limitation to a Council representative
- you cannot interrupt or interfere with the site or servers or networks connected to the site
- you cannot attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site or other use accounts
Can your account be suspended or terminated?
We may terminate or suspend access to your site and/or account immediately, without prior notice, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. We may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all the related files and information in your account. After your account has been terminated, the content you have posted may also remain indefinitely on the site.
If you want to terminate your own account, please send an email to shape@mountalexander.vic.gov.au.
Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia, without regards to its conflict of law provisions.
Indemnification
Mount Alexander Shire Council, its officers, affiliates and third parties are not responsible for any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising from a breach of this agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above.
What content do we own?
This website contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary information (“Intellectual Property”) of the Council and its suppliers and licensors. The Council owns and retains all proprietary rights in the intellectual property. All intellectual property in the content of this site including without limitation to text, software, source code, pages, documents and online graphics, photographs, sounds, audio, video and other interactive features are owned by or licensed to us.
Any original content that you submit or post on our site may be made available to the public and allows users to share your content (with the end user acknowledging your contribution) under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Australian License.
Except for Intellectual Property which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission, you may not copy, alter, transmit, sell, distribute any of the Intellectual Property on this site.
We are not responsible for your communications or dealings, including payment and delivery of goods or services, with a third party found via our website. Any loss or damage incurred from those communications or dealings are solely between the user and the third party.
Disclaimer and Warranties
Users must agree that you use of the site is at your own risk. We make no warranty that the site will meet your requirements or be uninterrupted or error-free. Any material that the user downloads through the site is done at their own risk and are responsible for any damages to their computer system or loss of data.
What happens if these Terms change?
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time without notice. The most recent version of the Terms can be seen on this page. By continuing to access or use our site after those revisions become effective, you agree and will comply to the revised terms. If you do not agree to the revised terms, please discontinue using our site.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at shape@mountalexander.vic.gov.au.
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