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CPAdvance™ Training Terms and Conditions

1. Terms

1.1 These terms and conditions (Terms) apply to your use of the Platform and the CPAdvance Training and constitute the agreement between you and Cerebral Palsy Alliance (ACN 000 062 288) (we, us, our) in relation to your Subscription.

1.2 By purchasing a Subscription, using the Platform and/or accessing the CPAdvance Training, you agree to be bound by these Terms, and if you do not agree to these Terms, then you must not use the Platform and/or access the CPAdvance Training.

1.3 We may amend these Terms from time to time by posting an updated version of the Terms on the Platform. Where a change is material, we will provide at least 30 days’ prior written notice.

1.4 Unless otherwise defined elsewhere in these Terms, capitalised terms used in these Terms are defined section 23 below.

2. Enterprise Subscriptions

If you:

  • purchase an Enterprise Subscription for and on behalf of any Enterprise Users, then you acknowledge and agree that:
    • each obligation on you under these Terms is to be interpreted as an obligation to also ensure that each Enterprise User complies with that obligation; and
    • you are responsible and liable for all Enterprise Users' use of the Platform and the CPAdvance Training, their acts and omissions and their compliance with these Terms, and you indemnify us from and against any Loss we suffer or incur in connection with any Enterprise Users' use of the Platform and the CPAdvance Training, acts and omissions or non-compliance with these Terms; and
  • are an Enterprise User, then you must comply with these Terms, except to the extent that such Terms do not apply to you (for example, paragraph (a) above and terms related to payment).

3. Subscriptions and Subscription Term

3.1 On the Landing Page, you may be able to purchase Subscriptions to single or multiple Modules, but you acknowledge that we reserve the right to determine how we sell the CPAdvance Training from time to time.

3.2 Subject to your payment of the Fees, we grant you (and in respect of an Enterprise Subscription, each Enterprise User) a right to access the CPAdvance Training via the Platform during the Subscription Term, and you must not sell, rent, lease, sub-license, assign, exchange or otherwise transfer that right to any other person.

3.3 Your right under section 3.2 above automatically expires at the end of the Subscription Term. We will use reasonable endeavours to notify you 30 days before the expiry of the Subscription Term, so you may decide whether you wish to renew your Subscription.

3.4 For Enterprise Subscriptions, during the Subscription Term, you may purchase additional Seats at the then-current prices, as set out on the Landing Page.

3.5 You acknowledge and agree that, except as otherwise required by the Australian Consumer Law, your Subscription is non-cancellable and non-refundable.

4. CPAdvance™ Training

4.1 We reserve the right to, at any time and at our discretion, and with 30 days' notice to you, where practicable:

  • review, update or change any of Our Material;
  • revise the Fees; or
  • discontinue the CPAdvance Training.

4.2 Information about the CPAdvance Training, including the Modules, Subscription Packages and corresponding Fees can be found on the Landing Page.

5. Accessing the Platform

5.1 When you purchase a Subscription, in order to access the CPAdvance Training, you will be required to create an account on the Platform, including a username and password (Login Details).

5.2 For Enterprise Subscriptions, once that Enterprise Subscription has been purchased, we may require that each Enterprise User creates their own account (including Login Details) in order to access the Platform, or alternatively, we may create accounts for and on behalf of each Enterprise User and provide default Login Details to those Enterprise Users.

5.3 When you create an account on the Platform, we may ask you for certain information about you, and you represent and warrant to us that all information submitted to us is complete and accurate, and you acknowledge that it is your responsibility to inform us of any changes to that information.

5.4 We may decline to allow you to create an account in our discretion. We may also require you to change your Login Details.

5.5 Your Login Details are for your personal, non-commercial use and you must keep your Login Details confidential, and not disclose them to any person, or authorise or permit any other person to access the Platform and/or the CPAdvance Training using your Login Details. If you breach your obligations under this section, then you are responsible and liable for any use of your Login Details by that person.

5.6 You must promptly notify us by email to Support@CPAdvance.org if:

  • there is any change to any of the contact or other details you register with us; or
  • you have reason to believe that another person is aware of your Login Details.

5.7 For Enterprise Subscriptions access to the Platform will be limited to the number of Seats included within the relevant Enterprise Subscription.

5.8 You must provide your own internet access and Device in order to use the Platform. You are responsible for all internet access, data download and other network charges arising from your use of the Platform, and we have no responsibility or liability for those charges.

5.9 You are responsible for the operation and maintenance of your Device and for ensuring that the Platform is accessible from your Device; this includes, but is not limited to, a responsibility to ensure the installation of a compatible operating system for the operation and use of the Platform on your Device.

6. Our Material

6.1 All Intellectual Property Rights in the CPAdvance Training and Our Material are owned by us and/or our licensors, and nothing in these Terms grants you any rights in or to the CPAdvance Training or Our Material.

6.2 If you have your own Login Details, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive, personal licence for the Subscription Term, to use Our Material solely for the purposes of your own training and education.

6.3 You must not, without our prior written consent (and must not attempt to, or allow anyone else to):

  • download, extract, copy reproduce, modify, share, distribute, transmit, republish, display or perform any part of Our Materials, including by the use of any automated or manual processes (including, without limitation, the use of robots, spiders, crawlers, scrapers, or any other data harvesting tools);
  • distribute, translate, modify or tamper with Our Materials or the Platform;
  • create derivative works of or from any part of the Platform or Our Materials;
  • use, remove, obscure, obstruct, tamper with or alter any copyright marks, trademarks or other proprietary marks or notices on the Platform or any of Our Materials; or
  • permit or assist any person to engage in any act described in paragraphs (a) to (d) above.

6.4 Without limiting section 6.3 above, for Enterprise Subscriptions, you must not provide Our Material to any person that is not an Enterprise User.

6.5 You indemnify us against any Loss that we may suffer or incur in connection with your breach of this section 6, or your infringement of our Intellectual Property Rights.

7. Updated Content and New Modules

7.1 During the Subscription Term, we may, at any time and in our discretion, add new content to, or edit, amend or update, existing Modules (in each case, provide Updated Content), at no additional charge to you, provided that you have opted-into receiving such Updated Content when purchasing your Subscription.

7.2 We will notify you of any Updated Content within a reasonable period of making that Updated Content available to Users.

7.3 If we develop any new Modules, we will notify you of those New Modules once they become available for purchase. For the avoidance of doubt, you will not be entitled to receive any new Modules automatically as part of you’re then-current Subscription, unless otherwise agreed by us in writing.

8. Your obligations

8.1 Without limiting any other part of these Terms, you must not, except with our prior written consent, use the Landing Page, Platform or Our Materials:

  • in contravention of these Terms, any applicable law or any direction given by us;
  • to do anything which will or might affect, cause damage to, disrupt or interfere with the operation of the Landing Page, Platform or Our Material;
  • to cause Loss of any kind to any person;
  • in any way that will infringe any person’s rights, including Intellectual Property Rights;
  • in any way that may bring negative exposure or harm to us, our business, our reputation, our relationships or other Users, or that may cause any such persons to incur liability to a third party;
  • for any commercial purpose, including, without limitation, for the purposes of:
    • commercial advertising;
    • promoting gambling;
    • promoting your own business;
    • soliciting, buying or selling goods;
    • promoting commercial events;
    • recruiting any person for a pyramid or multi-level marketing scheme;
    • conducting surveys, raising money for any person or cause; or
    • commercialising Our Material;
  • without limiting paragraph (a) above, to transmit, publish or communicate bulk and/or unsolicited messages;
  • in a way that introduces, or may introduce, willingly or otherwise, a virus or other harmful code into the Landing Page or the Platform;
  • to extract, or copy any data or information from the Landing Page or Platform, including using any automated or manual processes (including robots, spiders, crawlers, scrapers, or any other data harvesting tools);
  • to obtain unauthorised access to (or damage, disrupt or interfere with the operation of) any computer, system, application, network or service;
  • to impersonate any person or entity or to misrepresent your identity in any way;
  • to access, transmit, publish or communicate material or content, which:
    • is false, inaccurate, defamatory, offensive, inflammatory, obscene, unsuitable for minors, abusive, indecent, threatening, or otherwise unlawful;
    • is xenophobic, racist, abusive, harassing or hateful;
    • constitutes spam, commercial advertising, the promotion of gambling or the promotion of your own interests, website, business or organisation;
    • is invasive of a person’s privacy or constitutes personal abuse directed at another person; or
    • contains links to other sites that contain or promote the material identified in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above; or
  • for any other purpose not contemplated by these Terms, and we may direct you to cease any conduct which we believe is contrary to your obligations under these Terms, and you must immediately comply with any such direction.

8.2 You must not allow, or assist, anyone else to do any of the things contemplated at section 8.1 above.

8.3 You indemnify us against any Loss that we may suffer or incur in connection with your breach of the obligations set out in this section 8, including any Loss suffered or incurred in connection with any Claim made against us by a third party.

9. Performance of the Platform

9.1 We will use reasonable endeavours to make the Platform available during normal business hours. However, the availability of the Platform depends on various third party suppliers of both you and us, and accordingly, we do not warrant or guarantee that:

(a) you will be able to use the Platform at any time; or (b) your use of the Platform will be continuous, uninterrupted, secure or error-free.

9.2 You acknowledge and agree that the Platform may not be available for use from time to time, and that you may be disconnected from your use of the Platform at any time for any reason, including if:

  • any network connection difficulties occur;
  • the systems providing connectivity to the Platform are unavailable for any reason (including so that maintenance can be performed);
  • you breach any of these Terms; or
  • we decide to terminate your access to the Platform for any reason.

9.3 We make no guarantee as to the reliability or performance of the Platform. The performance of the Platform depends on various factors, including the functions, capacity and configuration of your Device, the speed of your internet connection, and the number of Users accessing the Platform.

10. Information available on the Platform

10.1 The information available through the Platform (including in the Modules) (Platform Information) is subject to updates from time to time (including as a result of the operation of section 7.1 above) and, while we aim to ensure that it is up-to-date, you acknowledge that there may be delays, errors or omissions that could affect its currency.

10.2 While we will use our best endeavours to ensure that the Platform Information reflects current medical and clinical thinking, guidance and best practice as to cerebral palsy, its care and treatment:

  • the Platform Information is provided by us in good faith and on an ‘as is’ basis, and we cannot and do not warrant, represent or guarantee that the Platform Information can be relied upon, is or will be current, complete or accurate, or is representative of prevailing consensus as to cerebral palsy, its care and treatment;
  • you must not rely on any Platform Information; and
  • you agree to make your own enquiries to determine whether the Platform Information is current, complete and accurate, before using it.

10.3 You acknowledge that the Platform Information:

  • is provided solely for the purpose of providing general education and it must not be taken as medical or clinical advice (or a substitute for such advice) and must not be construed as being tailored to any specific set of circumstances;
  • should not be acted upon without first obtaining relevant advice specific to your circumstances and you must not ignore or delay seeking independent medical or clinical advice if you think such advice is required; and
  • should not be used to diagnose, treat or otherwise manage cerebral palsy, unless you are a qualified health professional acting within the scope of your professional qualifications.

10.4 You acknowledge and agree that accessing or using the Platform or using the Platform Information does not create a doctor-patient relationship between you and us.

10.5 You acknowledge that the completion of any Module or the CPAdvance Training generally, does not constitute formal accreditation, or a qualification, recognised by any regulatory authority and must not be represented to any person as being an academic or professional credential.

11. Security and Cookies

11.1 To use the Landing Page and the Platform and their features as intended, you must:

  • enable the Landing Page and Platform to use cookies; and
  • grant them any other permissions and access to your Device that it requires from time to time.

11.2 If you do not grant these permissions and this access (or disable such permissions and access), you may be unable to use the Landing Page and/or the Platform.

11.3 The Landing Page uses cookies to assist in identifying registered users and deliver content to you. A cookie is a small data file that is stored in a Device’s hard drive the first time you visit the Landing Page, which allows the Landing Page to recognise the computer used to access the Landing Page. Information gained through cookies may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed and the time spent on the Landing Page.

11.4 The Landing Page and the Platform use the internet to provide services and information. By using the Landing Page and/or the Platform, you acknowledge and agree to accept all risks associated with using the internet, including the potential exposure to viruses and harmful code which may affect your Device.

11.5 We do not warrant or guarantee the security of the Landing Page or the Platform. You are solely responsible for the security of your Device (including any data stored on that Device) and for using appropriate and up-to-date software on your Device to detect and manage the threat posed by viruses and other harmful code.

12. Confidentiality

12.1 You acknowledge that any information that is visible or contained on the Platform, including any Modules and Our Material, is our Confidential Information.

12.2 If you access any Confidential Information using the Platform, you must:

  • keep such Confidential Information confidential;
  • use such Confidential Information only in accordance with these Terms; and
  • not disclose such Confidential Information to any person, except as may be permitted under the licence under section 6.2 above.

13. Privacy

13.1 We will comply with applicable Privacy Laws in our dealings with you under these Terms, including in relation to your creation of an account on the Platform, and any other interactions you may have with us or the Platform from time to time.

13.2 The ways in which we will collect, handle and protect your Personal Information are set out in our Privacy Policy.

14. Payments

14.1 If you purchase a Subscription, then you may use a credit or debit card to make such payment via the secure, encrypted payment portal on the Landing Page.

14.2 We accept all payment gateways permitted by Stripe from time to time.

14.3 We may, but are under no obligation to, allow for different payment methods for the purchase of Subscriptions from time to time.

14.4 We do not capture or store your credit card details, only the authority from our bank that your credit card payment has been approved.

14.5 All prices set out on the Landing Page, unless otherwise stated, are in Australian Dollars and are exclusive of GST.

14.6 We reserve the right to check whether you are duly authorised to use certain payment methods, and we may suspend any transaction until such authorisation is confirmed, or cancel the relevant transaction where such confirmation is not available.

15. Liability

15.1 You acknowledge and agree that your access to, and use of, the Landing Page, Platform and the CPAdvance Training is at your own risk.

15.2 To the extent permitted by law and except in relation to any guarantee or right conferred under law (including the Australian Consumer Law), the exclusion of which would contravene legislation or cause part or all of this section to be void, we exclude from these Terms:

  • all representations, guarantees, conditions, warranties, rights, remedies, liabilities and other terms that may be conferred or implied by statute, general law or custom, including in relation to Our Material, its merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title or non-infringement; and
  • all responsibility and liability arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with your use of the Landing Page, Platform or the CPAdvance Training (whether arising under statute, tort, contract or any other theory of liability), including, without limitation, for any:
    • Loss suffered or incurred by you as a result of your use of the Landing Page, Platform or the CPAdvance Training (or in the case of Enterprise Subscriptions, Enterprise Users' use of the same);
    • Loss suffered as a result of any acts or omissions of, or any Claims by, third parties;
    • actual or anticipated loss of profit, revenue, goodwill, savings, data, business opportunity, or expectation, and any and all indirect, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary Loss; or
    • any other Loss.

16. Consumer Guarantees

16.1 Under the Australian Consumer Law (and other similar legislation of Australian states and territories), certain statutory guarantees are conferred in relation to the supply of goods or services to a Consumer (Consumer Guarantees).

16.2 Where you as a Consumer acquire goods or services under these Terms, and those goods or services:

  • are of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use or consumption (PDH Goods or Services), then the operation of the Consumer Guarantees cannot be, and are not in these Terms, excluded, restricted or modified; or
  • are not PDH Goods or Services, then we limit our liability for a failure to comply with any Consumer Guarantee (other than where to do so would otherwise cause all or part of this section to be void) to, at our option, re-supplying the services (which may include, as appropriate, ensuring your ability to access the Platform and Our Material), or refunding you the cost of the Modules you have purchased, and we do not exclude or limit the operation of the Consumer Guarantees under any other provision of these Terms or in any other manner, and you agree it is fair and reasonable in all the circumstances for our liability to be so limited.

17. Termination

You acknowledge that we reserve the right to:

  • immediately suspend, lock or terminate your access to and/or use of the Platform for any reason, including if we believe you have breached these Terms or if we suspect that your use of the Platform may compromise the availability, security, integrity or functionality of the Platform; and
  • withdraw, add, amend or disable the Platform and/or any of its features or components or any of Our Materials at any time, for any reason and without notice to you.

If requested by us, you must immediately:

  • cease your use of the Platform; and/or
  • destroy, expunge, disable or restrict access to any information from the Platform that you have printed or downloaded (including Our Material), and any information derived or generated from that information.

18. Export restrictions

You must not access, enrol in, download, use, export, re-export or otherwise make available any of Our Material from, into or to:

  • any country or region subject to sanctions under the Sanctions Laws; or
  • any individual or entity that is a target of the Sanctions Laws, including those listed on any sanctions list, or owned or controlled by such a person.

19. Third-party links

19.1 The Landing Page and the Platform may contain links to other third party websites over which we have no control, including links to any third party payment portal. Those links are provided for your convenience only, and we are not responsible for their use, effect or content.

19.2 The inclusion of such a link on the Landing Page or Platform should not be construed as an endorsement, approval, recommendation or preference by us of the owners or operators of that third party website, or for any information, product or service referred to on that website.

19.3 You acknowledge that you access such links at your own risk and we make no representations or warranties as to, and accept no responsibility or liability for your use of such links, or the accuracy of information provided via such links on those websites, nor do we endorse any information, opinions, goods or services referred to on them.

20. Support

If you need support in your use of the Platform or any Modules, or if you have general queries in relation to the CPAdvance Training, you may notify us by emailing support@CPAdvance.org, and we will endeavour to assist you.

21. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New South Wales, Australia, and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New South Wales, Australia, and the courts having appeal from them.

22. Miscellaneous

22.1 We do not waive a right, power or remedy in connection with these Terms if we fail to exercise or delay in exercising the right, power or remedy.

22.2 If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the relevant provision may be severed from these Terms and the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.

22.3 Any indemnity and any obligation of confidence under these Terms is independent and survives the Subscription Term. Any other term by its nature intended to survive the Subscription Term will so survive, including sections 6, 8, 14, 15, 16, 22 and 23.

23. Definitions

Unless the contrary intention appears, in these Terms:

Australian Consumer Law has the meaning given to that term in section 4 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).

Claim means any claim, demand or proceeding arising out of any cause of action (including breach of contract, tort (including negligence) and any other common law, equitable or statutory cause of action).

Confidential Information means all information (regardless of the form of disclosure or the medium used to store it) treated by us as confidential and of which you become aware either through disclosure by us, involvement with us or your use of the Platform.

Consumer has the meaning given to that term under section 3 of the Australian Consumer Law.

CPAdvance Training means our training program titled 'CPAdvance Training' hosted on the 'Moodle' web-based learning management platform, and all Modules and Our Materials related to that program.

Device means your own internet-enabled device that is compatible with the Landing Page and the Platform and has a current and working internet connection.

Enterprise Subscription means a Subscription purchased by an employer or principal for or on behalf of its personnel.

Enterprise User means any User permitted to access the Platform and the CPAdvance Training under an Enterprise Subscription.

Fees means the fees payable by you to us for the right to access the CPAdvance Training for the applicable Subscription Term, as specified on the Landing Page.

GST has the meaning given to that term in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).

Intellectual Property Rights means all intellectual property rights, registered or unregistered, and related rights, including any:

  • patents, copyright, rights in circuit layouts, registered designs, trade marks, know-how, inventions and the right to have confidential information kept confidential; and
  • any application or right to apply for registration of any of the rights referred to in paragraph (a) above.

Landing Page means the website that we operate, through which you can access the Platform, located at https://training.cpadvance.org

Loss means any liability, loss, damage, cost and expense (including legal costs and expenses, regardless of whether incurred or awarded) arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise.

Module means the individual units of learning content that collectively constitute the CPAdvance Training, each as detailed on the Landing Page and on the Platform, as may be released by us from time to time.

Our Material means the material and content contained in the CPAdvance Training and each Module.

Platform means the online URL(s) through which a User accesses the CPAdvance Training, including the CPAdvance Training merchant page and any other interfaces used to access or purchase the CPAdvance Training

Personal Information has the meaning given to that term in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), or otherwise has the same meaning as equivalent terms such as 'personal data' under other Privacy Laws.

Privacy Law means any applicable privacy legislation, whether Australian or otherwise including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament, and any related codes of conduct, directives or orders made or issued under such legislation, which have the force of law.

Privacy Policy means our privacy policy, as amended from time to time and published at https://cerebralpalsy.org.au/privacy/ (or any replacement web page from time to time).

Sanctions Laws means any applicable export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations, including the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 (Cth) and the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (Cth).

Seat means, in respect of an Enterprise User, the entitlement of that Enterprise User to use the CPAdvance Training under the relevant Enterprise Subscription.

Stripe means the third-party online payment processing platform provided by Stripe, Inc. and its affiliates.

Subscription means a subscription to CPA Advance, and includes any Enterprise Subscription.

Subscription Packages means a group of Modules that are sold together under one Subscription.

Subscription Term means the period of 12 consecutive months from the date on which a Subscription is purchased, and any further 12 month period for which that Subscription may be renewed in accordance with section 3 of these Terms.

Updated Content has the meaning given to that term in section 7.1 of these Terms.

User means a person that is permitted to access the Platform under a Subscription, and includes any Enterprise User.

24. Interpretation

Unless the contrary intention appears, in these Terms:

  • headings are for ease of reference and do not affect the meaning of this document;
  • the singular includes the plural and vice versa and a gender includes another gender;
  • other grammatical forms of defined words have corresponding meanings;
  • a reference to a party includes a reference to that party’s executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns;
  • words importing natural persons include partnerships, bodies corporate, associations, governments and governmental and local authorities and agencies; and
  • the use of the word 'including' (or an equivalent word or phrase) when introducing a list of items does not limit the meaning of the word to which the list relates to those items in that list.