Terms & Conditions - Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Terms of Use Access to and use of www.retailtoday.net, associated websites and its email alert, is provided by Retail Greenhouse Pty Ltd (ABN 17 113 160 811), referred to in this document as "the publishers", "retail today" and "www.retailtoday.net" on the following terms. Please read the whole of this page carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not obtain information, services or products from this site.

Subscriber services The publishers offer retail today subscribers access to content or information not available to non-subscribing users. Terms and conditions attaching to the use of any subscriber service are in addition to these terms. If you are a subscriber to the email or the online magazine or any of its products or services, you acknowledge that:
You purchase the right to access the retail today email or online magazine from any computer you choose, for the duration of your subscription.
Your subscription is for your own personal use only and you will not enable third parties to have access to the email whether free or for a charge.
Where a subscription for a site licence has been paid for, an individual receiving the retail today email on behalf of others is authorised to forward the retail today email only to the number of email addresses paid for in their site licence subscription.
You are solely responsible for the protection and confidentiality of any password or user ID that may be issued to you from time to time and you will not reveal (or cause to be revealed through any act or omission) your password to any other person.
The price of any subscriber service is subject to change at any time.

General disclaimers Use of the email and the website is at your risk. None of the publishers' affiliates or directors, officers, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers or licensors makes any express or implied representation or warranty about, or shall be liable, in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, special or consequential loss, damages or reliance in connection with the email or the website, its use, its content or any products or services (including the publishers' products or services) referred to in the email or on the website. This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:
Reliance on the completeness, accuracy, suitability or currency of the email or the website or their content (including third party material and advertisements on the email or the website), irrespective of any verifying measures taken by us. The email and the website are designed for general interest only.
Failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or other harmful component, loss of data, communication line failure, unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to records.
Accessing any sites or servers maintained by other organisations through links on the email or the website. Links are provided for the convenience of users of the email and the website only and without responsibility for the content or operation of those sites. Unless otherwise stated, linked sites and their products and services are not endorsed by the publishers and your linking to any such site is at your own risk.
The provision of credit card or other financial information, the failure to complete (or delay in completing) any transaction, or other loss or damage arising from any e-commerce transacted or attempted to be transacted on the website.
Defamatory, threatening, offensive or unlawful conduct of third parties or publication of any materials relating to or constituting such conduct.
A breach by the publishers of their privacy policy (other than a wilful breach).

Accuracy of information and limitation of liability We accept no liability for any errors, omissions or resultant consequences including any loss or damage arising from reliance on information in this website. The views expressed in this publication reflect the opinion of the writer and are not necessarily endorsed by the editors orRetail today Pty Ltd. We recommend obtaining a professional advice from a credited advisor before relying on the information published in this publication.

Copyright The material provided on www.retailtoday.net or any of the other publications of Retail Greenhouse Pty Ltd is copyright protected. The material may be used for personal reference only. The material may not be copied, reproduced, published, stored in a retrieval system, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means in whole or part (except where such use constitutes fair dealing under the Copyright Act) without the prior written approval of Retail Greenhouse Pty Ltd.

Continued site availability and access The publishers do not warrant that they will continue to make the online magazine available generally or at all and reserves the right at any time to impose or increase fees for future access to any material appearing in the email or on the website. The right is reserved to alter the email or the website at any time, even if it changes the equipment needed to access or use the email or the website or any part of it.

Limitation of liability (if any) The publishers' total liability to you (if any) for loss, damage or reliance shall be limited to the re-supply of the information or services or payment of the amount paid by you (if any) for accessing the email or the website.

Conduct monitoring retailtoday.net has no obligation to monitor the use of the website by users, nevertheless, we reserve the rights to monitor and disclose the information on the website as may be necessary by the law.
Advertising, Links and Directories
Advertisements, links and directories showing third parties details or websites will appear on our website. The third parties do not form part of Retail Greenhouse Pty Ltd and Retail Greenhouse Pty Ltd shall have no liability in respect of any damage caused by the use of any third party websites. Retail today may also provide tools of communication with third parties, such as e-mail service tool. Retail Greenhouse Pty Ltd accepts no liability or responsibility to any action taken by the third party in response to the communication or transaction entered between you and the third party.

Forum Rules The forum may be used by registered users only. By registering to the website and by using the forum you agree to abide by the rules and policies detailed below. Although the administrators and moderators of Retail today Forums will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of Retail today Forums will be held responsible for the content of any message. By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, racist, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violating any laws. The owners of Retail today reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.

Contributor Rules The underlying principle of Retail today is retail professionals helping retailers develop and grow sustainable businesses. www.retailtoday.net and associated retail today websites are about knowledge sharing, we therefore welcome registered users to post articles on our website. By registering to the website and by contributing articles you agree to abide by the rules and policies detailed below. Although the administrators, editors and moderators of Retail today will attempt to keep all objectionable articles off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all articles. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of Retail today will be held responsible for the content of any message. By posting an article on retail today, you give copyright to Retail Greenhouse pty ltd to use, edit or modify the content for an indefinite period. By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, racist, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violating any laws. By posting an article, you warrant that the article is of original content, and the facts are checked by yourself with a third party. The owners of Retail today reserve the right to remove, edit, move or reject any articles at any time. Any rewards, such as credits or payments for contributors may change at any time without prior notice.

Indemnity You indemnify the publishers, their affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred or suffered by you or by us as a direct or indirect consequence of your accessing, using or transacting on this site or your attempts to do so and any breach by you or your agents of these terms.

Copyright and intellectual property The material on the email and the website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and, through international treaties, other countries. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the content and compilation of the email and the website (including text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips and software) are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved, by the publishers or their contributors. You may not, without the prior written permission of the publishers and the permission of any other relevant rights owners, broadcast, republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the content of, or create a derivative work from, the email or the website for any purpose. This prohibition does not extend to materials on this site which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain.

Trade mark No "retail today", "retail formula", "retail sales machine", "retail best practice", "retail structure" or "retail greenhouse" trade mark or logo (whether registered or otherwise) may be used without the prior, specific, written permission of Retail Greenhouse Pty Ltd.

Links to Retail today We welcome you to create links from your website to www.retailtoday.net online magazine. However, you must not use retail today trade marks or logos for this purpose unless you have the permission of the publishers.

General provisions These terms of use are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia. If any part of these terms of use is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed without affecting the remainder.



Privacy Policy

Retail today Pty Ltd's daily email and the online magazine www.retailtoday.net are published by Retail today Pty Ltd (ABN 17 113 160 811), which employs staff and manages subscriber/contributor databases, accounting services and consultancy services. In this privacy policy Retail today Pty Ltd, www.retailtoday.net and www.retailtoday.net.au are referred to as "Retail today".

Privacy policy purpose The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to advise subscribers, trial lists, contributors, customers, staff members and those applying for positions with Retail today what kind of information the organisation may collect, how that information may be used, to whom it may be disclosed, how that information is stored (including security of the information), the processes for correcting information held and the disposal of such information by Retail today.

Use and disclosure of personal information Retail today will use personal information provided to it only for the purpose for which it was provided. Personal information will not be used for any other purpose without the consent of its provider unless Retail today is required by law to disclose that information. Retail today may be required to disclose personal information to third parties in order to provide a service requested. For example, subscription services such as gift packs may require disclosure of subscribers' addresses to third parties for delivery, disclosure necessary to fulfil the purpose for which the personal information was provided. Other than in circumstances such as these, Retail today will not disclose personal information provided, such as name, address, email address or telephone number, to any organisation or person outside Retail today unless the provider has authorised Retail today to do so.

No sale of personal information Retail today will not sell or receive payment for licensing or disclosing personal information. From time to time Retail today readers may be invited to respond to surveys which may be conducted by a third-party organisation, in such cases no personal information will be disclosed by Retail today to the survey company.

Access and correction Retail today will provide, where possible, access for providers of personal information to their file. Providers may correct any information that is incorrect and instruct Retail today to delete the information from its files. Those who have reason to believe information held is inaccurate should inform Retail today by contacting:
privacy@retailtoday.net
Reasonable steps will be taken to correct the information so that it is accurate, complete and up to date.

Security Retail today uses reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, and physical measures to safeguard personally identifiable information in its possession against loss, theft, and unauthorised use, disclosure or modification. No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure. Remember to close your browser when you have finished a user session. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe. You as an individual are responsible for the security of and access to your own computer.

Complaints about privacy Queries regarding privacy complaints and disputes should be addressed to:
privacy@retailtoday.net
Retail today will investigate all complaints.

Changes to this privacy policy
Retail today is continually monitoring privacy developments and accordingly, from time to time may modify this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the law, self-regulatory initiatives and/or technology. Amendments to the Retail today Privacy Policy will be posted on www.retailtoday.net