Terms and conditions - [STAGING] Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

You agree to be bound by the terms and conditions relating to its use set out below by using this website.

This website contains information of a general nature. It is not a substitute for seeking appropriate advice. We make no representations for the information on this website about its:

content
and suitability.

We have taken due care in the compilation of the information on this website. The website and its contents may contain errors, faults, and inaccuracies. It may not be complete or current. We provide the information and the website ‘as is.’ We do so without any express or implied warranty of any kind. This includes, without limitation, about its fitness for purpose. This also includes whether your use will be interrupted or error-free. You use the information and website at your own risk.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by anyone through relying on or using any information on this website. Such loss or damage includes direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damage based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, even if we have been advised of the possibility of damage.

This Site contains links to other third party services and sites which are not under the control of Peter Mac. Those links are only provided for your convenience.

Peter Mac does not warrant
- the accuracy of any hypertext links provided on the Site or the suitability, accuracy completeness, currency, merchantability, fitness for purpose or any other aspect of any content located at those links;
- that the linked site does not infringe the intellectual property or other rights of any person;
- the physical location at which that site is hosted (or the location of any person accessing or controlling that site);
- the confidentiality and privacy practices of that site; and
- the security and safety of that site or any file on it (including the existence of Harmful Code);
unless specifically stated otherwise, do not constitute any association of Peter Mac with, or any endorsement or approval by Peter Mac of, those other websites, their content, or the people who run or contribute to them; and
any omission of links to any site or organisation does not constitute any non-endorsement or disproval of those sites or organisations.

Your use of the links, and use or reliance on the content on any linked site, is at your own risk and to the extent permitted by law, Peter Mac disclaims any liability in relation to those links or sites. Peter Mac recommends you take care when accessing and using third party sites and that you read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of any third party site as they may be different to Peter Mac’s terms and policies.

We accept no liability for any interference with or damage to a user’s computer system, software, or data because of connecting with this website, including without limitation, arising from viruses or other harmful codes.

We endeavour to ensure that the website is operational but accept no responsibility or liability for the website being temporarily unavailable for any reason.

These Terms of Use (Terms) apply to your access to and use of this website and to any images, videos, animations, text and other content we make available online (collectively, Content). By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. We may update these Terms from time to time and will post the amended version on this page. Your continued use of the website following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. In these Terms, ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ mean the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (operating as Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre) (ABN 42 100 504 883).

Use of the website

You must:

comply with these Terms at all times;
monitor any electronic system or address designated by you for receiving communications;
ensure information you submit, upload or provide via the website is true, correct and does not infringe the rights (including intellectual property rights) of any person—each submission constitutes a representation and warranty that you have complied with this obligation;
comply with any policies or procedures regarding website use notified by us from time to time; and
maintain and safeguard the privacy and security of all personal or confidential information you obtain in relation to the website.

You must not:

use the website for any unlawful purpose;
introduce any Harmful Code (defined at section 7) into the website or use it in a manner that could damage, disable or impair our services or systems;
use any robot, scraper or other automated means to access the website;
access information or perform services relating to any other person unless expressly permitted; or
send or post unsolicited messages or any offensive, inflammatory, defamatory, threatening, abusive, hateful, racist, obscene, fraudulent, deceptive or otherwise unlawful or inappropriate material.

Social Media

Parts of this website have social media functionality. We also operate channels on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Bluesky. These channels are provided by third parties and your use of them is subject to the relevant provider’s terms and conditions (even where accessed via links from this website).

If you participate in any social media, you must:

act responsibly and be respectful of other users;
not submit any content advertising or endorsing products or services of any other organisation;
not submit content that personally identifies any other person without their express consent; and
not submit content that we or a reasonable person would consider inappropriate.

We may remove any content submitted by you which we consider (in our absolute discretion) to breach these Terms.

Intellectual property and permissions

Unless otherwise stated, all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the Content and the website (including its design, layout, software, text and graphics) are owned by us, our related parties or our licensors.

You may view and print Content for your personal, non‑commercial use provided you do not modify it and you retain all notices (including copyright, attribution and disclaimers).

You must not reproduce, distribute, publicly display, adapt or create derivative works from any Content, or use our trademarks, names or logos, without our prior written permission. For permission requests, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

By submitting materials, you grant Peter Mac permission to use, reproduce and adapt those materials for its purposes.

Security

We implement security controls to prevent unauthorised access to, or use of, the website; however, the internet is an insecure public network and your interactions with this website may be viewed, intercepted, or modified by third parties and the website may contain Harmful Code.

To the extent permitted by law, we do not guarantee that the website is free of Harmful Code or accept liability for any breach of security by a third party or interference with or damage to your systems, software, or data in connection with this website.

We endeavour to provide continuous access to the website but do not warrant that access will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error‑free. Access may be suspended for system failure, maintenance, repair, or reasons beyond our control.

We may use cookies to customise, measure, and improve our services and the content, layout, and operation of our website.

Third-party material and links

For information about third‑party services, links, and related disclaimers, please refer to the Terms and Conditions above and Privacy Policy respectively.

Disclaimers

Content on this website is provided as general information only and may change without notice. While we have taken all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the Content, we do not accept any legal liability in respect of any inaccuracy or incompleteness in such Content or the website (and how you may use it and the Content) more generally.  You use the Content at your own risk, and you are solely responsible for all your acts or omissions carried out in connection with, or in reliance on, the Content. Content is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment by an appropriately qualified health care professional.

Despite any provision in these Terms to the contrary, we will not be liable for any consequential, special, incidental, indirect or punitive losses, costs, expenses or damages, whether in contract, tort or otherwise (including negligence) arising out of or in connection with the website or our performance or non-performance of our obligations under these Terms, even if we have been advised of the possibility of that damage.

General

‘Harmful Code’ means any computer code or routine that is harmful, destructive, or disabling, or which assists in or enables theft, alteration, denial of service, unauthorised disclosure or destruction or corruption of data, including viruses, worms, spyware, adware, keyloggers and trojans.

Contact

If you have any queries about these Terms, accessibility, or wish to seek permission to use any of our intellectual property, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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