Terms and Conditions of use of ACCR website

Please read the Terms of Use completely prior to accessing this website operated by The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). This Agreement sets out the legally binding terms and conditions attached to the use of the Site.

Please read the Terms of Use completely prior to accessing this website operated by The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). This Agreement sets out the legally binding terms and conditions attached to the use of the website.

By accessing or using the website in any manner, including, but not limited to, visiting or browsing the website or contributing content or other materials to the website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and have read and accepted the terms of our Privacy Policy.

ACCR is a not for profit research and shareholder advocacy organisation with a focus on  environmental, social and governance practices of corporate Australia. ACCR provides general information through its website and publications.

Disclaimer

All of the content contained on this website is edited, checked, and verified for accuracy as much as it is possible to do so. ACCR, its owners, affiliates, and contributing authors do not guarantee the data or content contained herein to be accurate, complete or timely and they will not have any liability for its use or distribution. No reproduction is permitted without the prior written permission of ACCR.

No Financial Advice

None of ACCR, its officers, agents, representatives or employees hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) and none of them purport to give advice or operate in any way in contravention of the relevant financial services laws. ACCR, its officers, agents, representatives and employees exclude liability whatsoever in negligence or otherwise, for any loss or damage relating to this website or its publications to the full extent permitted by law.

The pages of this website have been prepared as information or education only without consideration of any user's specific investment objectives, personal financial situation or needs. Because of this, no reader should rely upon the information and/or recommendations contained in this website. Users should, before acting on any information contained herein, consider the appropriateness of the information, having regard to their objectives, financial situation and needs.

Any statements made in this website are the author’s opinions, which have been based upon publicly available facts, information, and analysis, and are not statements of fact. This website is not, and should not be regarded as investment advice or as a recommendation regarding any particular security. ACCR believes that the information contained via this website is based on information from sources that are considered reliable and is accurate when issued. However, the ACCR does not warrant its accuracy and this website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information on and available via the website. All views and information expressed by the ACCR, its officers, agents, representatives and employees are for the purposes of information and education only.

No representation is made that any estimated returns discussed in this website will be achieved, or that all (or any) assumptions in achieving these returns have been considered or stated. It should not be assumed that any of the securities transactions or holdings referenced in this website were, or will prove to be, profitable, or that any future investment decisions will be profitable, or will be comparable to the investment performance of the securities or strategies discussed in this website. Past performance of any investment is not indicative, or a guarantee, of future results.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain information constitutes “forward-looking statements”, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “target”, “project”, “estimate”, “intend”, “continue” or “believe”, or the negatives thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. The projected results and statements contained in this website that are not historical facts are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such projected results and statements. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of ACCR.

Conflicts of Interest

ACCR provides independent reports on companies’ environmental, social and governance practices in this website. ACCR, its members, employees and affiliates may have a long position in securities discussed in this website. ACCR intend to continue trading in these securities and may at any time be long these securities (or any other securities of the same issuer) or any related investments, regardless of the position or views expressed in this website.

No Offer or Solicitation

This website is not intended and must not be construed as an offer or solicitation to purchase, or an offer to sell, shares of any fund, company or another investment product mentioned in this website in any jurisdiction.

Copyright

Any and all of the content presented on this website is, unless explicitly stated otherwise, subject to a copyright held by the ACCR and while ACCR consents to a person providing a link to content from this website where the original source is clearly stated it does not consent to the wholesale reproduction or partial modification of content without the written consent of ACCR.

Where the name of a company or product is referred to on the website or in a report accessible from the website that company may own the trademark and that entity’s consent to the use of the relevant trademark must be obtained before any reproduction is made.

Termination

ACCR reserves the right to terminate your access to the website and the related services, at any time and without any advance notice.

Links to Other Websites

The ACCR website may contain links to other websites not owned or controlled by the ACCR and ACCR assumes no responsibility for the content or general practices of any of these third party websites and/or services whose terms and conditions and privacy policy should be read if you access a website as a result of following a link that is posted on the ACCR website.

Governing Law

This agreement (and any further rules, policies or guidelines incorporated by reference) is governed by the laws of the state of New South Wales, Australia and you consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in New South Wales, Australia in any and all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this website.

Changes to This Agreement

ACCR reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. We do so by posting and drawing attention to the updated terms on this website. Your decision to continue to visit and make use of the website after such changes have been made constitutes your formal acceptance of the new Terms of Use.

You should check and review this Agreement regularly for such changes and if you do not agree to any provision of this Agreement or any changes we make to this Agreement, we ask and advise that you do not use or continue to access the ACCR website immediately.

Any rights not expressly granted in these terms are reserved.