The Innovation Showcase is managed by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (the Department). The Innovation Showcase is hosted on govspace (govspace.gov.au), which is managed by the Department of Finance and Deregulation (Finance).
Your use of the Innovation Showcase is deemed to be your acceptance of these Terms of Use. Please read them carefully.
Lawful purposes
You agree to use the Innovation Showcase only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the Innovation Blog by any third party. This includes conduct which is unlawful or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person, the transmission of obscene or offensive content or disruption to the Innovation Showcase.
You must not post or transmit via the Innovation Showcase any unlawful, defamatory, obscene, offensive or scandalous material, or any material that constitutes or encourages conduct that would contravene any law.
Disclaimer
Your use of the Innovation Showcase does not:
- affect or reduce any obligation any Agency owes You;
- affect or reduce any obligation You owe to any Agency.
The Innovation Showcase is not a substitute for independent professional advice and you should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to your particular circumstances.
Material, summarised views, standards or recommendations of third parties, which may also be included on this blog, do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education or indicate a commitment to a particular course of action.
We take reasonable care in linking to other websites but we have no direct control over the content presented in those websites or the availability of those websites.
We make no representation that the material on any linked websites does not infringe the intellectual property rights or any other rights of any person. We do not authorise the reproduction of such material.
The Department has no direct control over the content of any linked websites, or the changes that may occur to the content on those websites. Links to external websites are provided in good faith, but it is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external websites.
Content and comments
You are responsible for the comments you make on the Innovation Showcase. If you wish to comment on the Innovation Showcase, you must do so in accordance with our Moderation Policy.
With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted, material presented on the Innovation Blog is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence.
Security
We strive to protect comments and information you provide on the Innovation Showcase. We will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that your comments and information are not compromised. However, we cannot guarantee that no harmful code will enter the Innovation Showcase. You should be aware of the risks associated with using websites.
We recommend that you use appropriate and up-to-date firewall and anti-virus software to protect your computer systems.
Privacy
The Innovation Showcase allows anonymous and pseudonymous participation.
We will only use and disclose your personal information to a person, body or other Agency:
- to provide you with a service that you have requested;
- as authorised by law, for example, if a law enforcement authority or court order lawfully directs us to disclose the information of a user.
For more information, please see our Privacy Statement.
General
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Australian Capital Territory, Australia and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Australian Capital Territory.
If any of these Terms of Use are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining Terms of Use will continue in full force.
These Terms of Use do not negate any Terms or Conditions that apply to your use of any other government website.
We may revise these Terms and Conditions from time to time.
Please contact us if you have any questions, problems or feedback regarding the Innovation Showcase.