Terms & Conditions

1. About the Website

Welcome to www.socialchangecentral.com (Website). The Website is operated by Social Change Central Pty. Ltd. (SCC) (ABN 87 614 389 276).  Access to and use of the Website, is provided by SCC. Throughout the Website, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to SCC. The Website provides a range of resources including a directory of opportunities for social enterprises, social entrepreneurs and changemakers (Services).  Please read these terms and conditions (Terms) carefully.  If you do not agree with the Terms, you must stop using the Website and leave it immediately.

If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@socialchangecentral.com or via the contact us page on the Website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, you agree to be bound by the Terms, as amended from time to time.  

2. Subscription to use the Services

Some of the Services are available to members only and to access these you will first be required to register for an account through the Website (Subscription) and, where relevant, pay the applicable fee for the selected Subscription (Subscription Fee). Where your Subscription requires a Subscription Fee you will be billed in advance on a recurring, periodic basis (each period is called a “billing cycle”). Billing cycles are annual. Your Subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing cycle unless you cancel auto-renewal by contacting SCC at hello@socialchangecentral.com. You may cancel auto-renewal on your Subscription at any time, in which case your Subscription will continue until the end of the current billing cycle before terminating.

Details of our membership packages and associated Subscription Fees are set out in the Website, as amended from time to time. You agree and acknowledge that SCC can vary the Subscription Fee at any time and that the varied Subscription Fee will come into effect following the conclusion of the current billing cycle.

Subscription Fees must be paid annually in advance by electronic payment as indicated on the Website. Where the option is given to you, you may pay the Subscription Fee by way of credit card payment using Stripe Australia Pty Limited (Stripe).  In using the Website, the Services or when making any payment in relation to the same, you warrant that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Stripe terms and conditions which are available on the Stripe website.

3. Refund Policy                                                                           

SCC will only provide you with a refund of the Subscription Fee in the event it is unable to continue to provide the Services or if SCC makes a decision, at its absolute discretion, that it is reasonable to do so under the circumstances. Where this occurs, the refund will be in the proportional amount of the Subscription Fee that remains unused.   

5. Privacy

SCC takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to SCC’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.                                                       

6. Your Obligations

You agree to comply with the following:

• you will use the Website and the Services only for purposes that are permitted: by the Terms; and any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;
• you have the sole responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of your password and/or email address. Use of your password by any other person may result in the immediate cancellation of the Services;
• any use of your registration information by any other person, or third parties, is strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately notify SCC of any unauthorised use of your password or email address or any breach of security of which you have become aware;
• access and use of the Website is limited, non-transferable and allows for the sole use of the Website by you for the purposes of SCC providing the Services;
• you will not use the Services or the Website in connection with any commercial endeavours except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by SCC;
• you will not use the Services or Website for any illegal and/or unauthorised use;
• you will not post any material that is inappropriate, misleading or offensive;
• you agree that commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from the Website without notice and may result in termination of the Services. Appropriate legal action will be taken by SCC for any illegal or unauthorised use of the Website;
• you will not distribute, reuse, reproduce, modify, sell or exploit our Intellectual Property; and
• you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or its Services is prohibited.

7. Copyright and Intellectual Property

The Website, the Services and all of the related products of SCC are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the Services and compilation of the Website (including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips, Website, code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) or the Services (Intellectual Property)  are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by SCC or its contributors.

All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by SCC, who grants to you a worldwide, non- exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you to:

• use the Website pursuant to the Terms;
• copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your device’s cache memory; and
• print pages from the Website for your own personal and non-commercial use.

SCC does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by SCC.

SCC retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all related Services. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer to you any:

• business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or
• a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trademark or industrial design, or
• a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing, system or process).

You may not, without the prior written permission of SCC 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 Services or third party Services for any purpose, unless otherwise provided by the Terms.

8. Links to other websites

Links to third party websites that are not operated or controlled by SCC are provided for your convenience.  SCC is not responsible for the privacy or security practices or contents of those websites.  

9. General Disclaimer

Nothing in the Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian Consumer Law (or any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or excluded.

Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:

• all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and
• SCC will not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage, loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms (including as a result of not being able to use the Services or the late supply of the Services), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.

Use of the Website and the Services is at your own risk. Everything on the Website and the Services is provided to you “as is” and “as available” without warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contributors and licensors of SCC make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services (including the products or Services of SCC) referred to on the Website. This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:

• 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;
• the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website, the Services, or any of its Services related products (including third party material and advertisements on the Website);
• costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Services or any of the products of SCC; and       
• the Services or operation in respect to links which are provided for your convenience.

10. Limitation of liability

SCC’s total liability arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the resupply of the Services to you.

You expressly understand and agree that SCC, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors and licensors shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you, however caused and under any theory of liability. This shall include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.

11. Termination of Contract

You can terminate your Subscription at any time by emailing hello@socialchangecentral.com. If you terminate a Subscription which requires a Subscription Fee in the middle of a billing cycle, you will not receive a refund for any period of time you did not use the Services in that billing cycle unless you are terminating these Terms because SCC is unable to continue to provide the Services.

Subject to local applicable laws, SCC may in our absolute discretion, refuse, discontinue or cancel your Subscription and may suspend or deny your access to all or any portion of the Website or the Services at any time, including in the event of your actual or suspected unauthorised use of the Website and/or Services, or non-compliance with the Terms.

Sections 1,2,5,7,8,9,10,12,13,14 and 15 herein shall survive termination.

12. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify SCC, its 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, suffered or arising out of or in connection with your content;
• any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or

any breach of the Terms.                                                                                                                                           

13. Venue and Jurisdiction

Services offered by SCC are intended to be viewed by residents of Australia. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of New South Wales, Australia.

14. Governing Law

The Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. Any dispute, controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms and the rights created hereby shall be governed, interpreted and construed by, under and pursuant to the laws of New South Wales, Australia, without reference to conflict of law principles, notwithstanding mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law clause is not contested. The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

15. Severance                                     

If any part of these Terms is found to be void, illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a Court of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be severed to the extent necessary and the rest of the Terms shall remain in force.