Terms and Conditions of Use of Website

If you access and use the Elkana website you understand and agree to be bound by and comply with the present Legal Terms of Use and Notices (“Terms”)

If you don’t agree to them, do not use is any manner the Elkana website.

Changes may be made by the webmaster to the present Terms at any time without notice.

You understand and agree to review the present Terms regularly and it is intended that your access and/or use of the Elkana website shall mean you agreement about any changes of them.

This website (Website) is owned by the Elkana Trust, it is operated on its behalf by the webmaster.
Your use of, and access to, the Website constitutes your agreement to the Terms of Use set out below and any other terms set out elsewhere on the Website.
The webmaster may amend the Terms of Use at any time, so please, check this page at least once a month or when in doubt.

Intellectual Property Rights in the Content on the Website

All information, graphics, and other material on the Website (Content) is owned or licensed by the Trust or one of its affiliates and is protected by Australian and international laws relating to copyright and trade marks.
You must not use the Content in any manner or for any purpose that is unlawful or in any manner which violates any right of the Trust. You must not edit or otherwise modify, copy or otherwise reproduce, transmit or otherwise distribute any of the Content except for a purpose which would reasonably have been intended by the Trust.
No part of this website may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or by information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Each of the mastheads listed on the Website is a trademark of the Trust or one its affiliates. Nothing contained on the Website constitutes the grant of a licence or right of use of any trademark displayed on the Website. All elements of the Site, including the Elkana website images and content, are protected by copyright, trade dress, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to the protection of intellectual property.

Restrictions of Use of Material

The contents, source code and layout of the Elkana website are copyright © of the Elkana Trust of Queensland. Except when noted on the Elkana website, you may download material for your own personal and non-commercial use but you must:

Using any of our materials for a commercial purpose - without our express written consent or as expressly permitted under the Copyright Act - violates our copyright and other proprietary rights.

Image Use

By downloading the above described image from the Elkana website, both the Elkana;s Terms of Use and the legal requirements stated in the Copyright & Credits guidelines have been accepted by website visitor.

Permission to download an image has been given on the condition that the image shall only be used once - and only for the specific purpose stated above!
Any subsequent use, which has not been explicitly authorized by Elkana website owner and the photographer concerned, is forbidden! (This includes the storage of the image on any media for any purpose other than the above stated use and beyond the necessary production period. So no building of 'offline archives' with downloaded images or storing the image - or copies of it - on CD-ROM, DVD, Bluray, USB or digital storage device or material for later re-use!
Any subsequent use of the image will require a fresh download from the Elkana website with a freshly completed download request form!

The images are on loan to you, and are accepted by you under the following terms and conditions:

It is also understood that the image - or any copy of it - may not be given to any third party beyond the need for the above stated use. In particular the image may not, under any circumstances, be used for any commercial use outside a clearly defined and previously authorized Elkana context.

Any breach of these conditions will be considered a severe violation of the Terms of Use and of copyright law, for which the above user will bear full legal responsibility. In case of doubt please contact the Elkana website team!

Photo-credits are mandatory! Every published image must be accompanied by a properly formatted individual photo-credit - exactly as indicated above. (Caption and credit information is also available from the IPTC file info embedded in the downloaded image.)

Trademarks

Elkana Trust owns Elkana™ Border Collie™ Border Collies ™ Elkana Border Collies ™ trademarks, service marks, tradenames and logos appearing on this website. Using these trademarks in any way or on any other content, except as stated in these Terms of Use, is strictly prohibited.

Indemnity

Each person using or accessing any part of the Website indemnifies Elkana, the Elkana Trust, its affiliated companies, and each of their trustees, directors, officers, employees, authors and agents against any action, claim, loss or expense arising their use of the Website.

Liability

The Trust does not accept any liability for loss or damages (including for any indirect, special, economic or consequential loss or damage) incurred by any person as a result of reliance on the Content or any other information incorporated into the Website by reference.
This limitation of liability applies regardless of whether the loss or damage was caused by negligence or otherwise and whether or not the trust was aware or should have been aware of the possibility of such damage.
The Content is provided on the basis that all persons accessing the Website undertake the responsibility for assessing the accuracy of its Content and that they rely on it entirely at their own risk.
To the extent permitted by law, all other representations, conditions or warranties, whether based in statute, common law or otherwise, are excluded.
Liability of Elkana Trust for any breach of a term or condition implied by law is limited, the Trust’ and its affiliates option, to the supply of any service again or the payment for the cost of having any service supplied again.

Account Security

You agree You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your password and account information.
You agree You are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under Your account.
You agree to notify the Elkana website immediately of any unauthorized use of Your account or any other breach of security.
You agree Elkana Trust will not be liable for any loss that You may incur as a result of someone else using Your password or account, either with or without Your knowledge.
You further agree You could be held liable for losses incurred by Elkana website or another party due to someone else using Your account or password.
For security purposes, You should keep account access information in a secure location and take precautions to prevent others from gaining access to Your user name and password.
You agree that You will be responsible for all activity in Your account, whether initiated by You, or by others on Your behalf, or by any other means. The Elkana website specifically disclaims liability for any activity in Your account, whether authorized by You or not.

Changes to Site Terms

We reserve the right to change any of the terms and conditions contained in the Site Terms or any policy or guideline of the Site, at any time, without notice and in its sole discretion. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes. We encourage you to review the Site Terms whenever you visit one of our websites.

Privacy Policy

The Website is operated in accordance with its Privacy Policy