Oz Free Online Terms & Conditions

Welcome to Ozfreeonline Auctions Terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are set out your use of this site.

1. To qualify to use this service you must be 18 years of age or over.

2. We are not an Auctioneer.
We are not an auctioneer we are a site that allows buyers and sellers to auction their goods. In addition we are not involved in the actual transaction between buyers and sellers and do not have control in regard to the legality, quality or safety of the goods entered on to the site by members. Further we do not guarantee the accuracy of the listed goods or the sellers ability to sell their goods and the buyers ability to buy them. In this regard the buyers or sellers ability to complete the transaction is not guaranteed by us.

3. Identity of seller and buyer
Because of the nature of the internet confirming the correct identity of the seller and buyer is not possible so we encourage you to deal directly with them. You are able to do this by sending them an email.

4. Responsibility
We take no responsibility for any disputes between any parties using this site and you agree not to include this site in any disputes you may have through the use of it. Please keep in mind that risks associated with dealing with persons and goods that may be shown to be different than what is shown on the site. You also agree that any information you provide us with is true and correct and in no way affects the rights of others

5. Selling Goods on this site.
You must be legally able to sell any goods on this site and complete the sale with the buyer. The description of the goods you are selling must be accurate and concise. We may delete or suspend your membership to this site at any time if you fail to meet these conditions and do not act in good faith. You also agree not to infringe upon the copyright, trademark or other rights of third parties. You also agree not to in any way interfere or manipulate the price of goods on this site other than to bid. You also agree that any information you provide us with is true and correct and in no way affects the rights of others.

6. Buying goods from this site.
By registering on this site and bidding for items you agree to be bound by any purchases you make and complete the sale by paying for the item. We may delete or suspend your membership to this site at any time if you fail to meet these conditions and do not act in good faith. You also agree not to in any way interfere or manipulate the price of goods on this site other than to bid. You also agree that any information you provide us with is true and correct and in no way affects the rights of others.

7. Interference and manipulation of this site or the processes and information on it.
By using this site you agree not to interfere with the workings of the site and to not try to manipulate, change, copy or modify it in any way.

8. Use of your information
Your information will not be used for any other purpose other than to perform the functions of this site. Your email address and any other details you provide us with are kept in the strictest confidence.

9. Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 24 October 2006

Ozfreeonline.com strives to offer its visitors the many advantages of Internet technology and to provide an interactive and personalised experience. We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your name, e-mail address, street address, telephone number) subject to the terms of this privacy policy. We will never sell, barter, or rent your email address to any unauthorised third party. Period."

How we gather information from users

How we collect and store information depends on the page you are visiting, the activities in which you elect to participate and the services provided. For example, you may be asked to provide information when you register for access to certain portions of our site or request certain features, such as newsletters or when you make a purchase. You may provide information when you participate in sweepstakes and contests, message boards and chat rooms, and other interactive areas of our site. Like most Web sites, Ozfreeonline.com also collects information automatically and through the use of electronic tools that may be transparent to our visitors. For example, we may log the name of your Internet Service Provider or use cookie technology to recognize you and hold information from your visit. Among other things, the cookie may store your user name and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that information each time you visit, or may control the number of times you encounter a particular advertisement while visiting our site. As we adopt additional technology, we may also gather information through other means. In certain cases, you can choose not to provide us with information, for example by setting your browser to refuse to accept cookies, but if you do you may be unable to access certain portions of the site or may be asked to re-enter your user name and password, and we may not be able to customize the site’s features according to your preferences.

What we do with the information we collect

Like other Web publishers, we collect information to enhance your visit and deliver more individualised content and advertising. We respect your privacy and do not share your information with anyone.

Aggregated Information (information that does not personally identify you) may be used in many ways. For example, we may combine information about your usage patterns with similar information obtained from other users to help enhance our site and services (e.g., to learn which pages are visited most or what features are most attractive). Aggregated Information may occasionally be shared with our advertisers and business partners. Again, this information does not include any Personally Identifiable Information about you or allow anyone to identify you individually. We currently use the following companies to help us collect Aggregated Information:

* Google Analytics
* Nielsen NetRatings
* StatCounter

We may use Personally Identifiable Information collected on Ozfreeonline.com to communicate with you about your registration and customisation preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products offered by Ozfreeonline.com and other topics we think you might find of interest.

Personally Identifiable Information collected by Ozfreeonline.com may also be used for other purposes, including but not limited to site administration, troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce transactions, administration of sweepstakes and contests, and other communications with you. Certain third parties who provide technical support for the operation of our site (our Web hosting service for example) may access such information. We will use your information only as permitted by law. In addition, from time to time as we continue to develop our business, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets. We may also disclose your information in response to a court order, at other times when we believe we are reasonably required to do so by law, in connection with the collection of amounts you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or necessary. Please note we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in such cases.

Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements

Ozfreeonline.com expects its partners, advertisers and affiliates to respect the privacy of our users. Be aware, however, that third parties, including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content providers accessible through our site, may have their own privacy and data collection policies and practices. For example, during your visit to our site you may link to, or view as part of a frame on a Ozfreeonline.com page, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party. Also, through Ozfreeonline.com you may be introduced to, or be able to access, information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties. Ozfreeonline.com is not responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties when providing information on a feature or page operated by a third party.

While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other third parties may use cookies or other technology to attempt to identify some of your preferences or retrieve information about you. For example, some of our advertising is served by third parties and may include cookies that enable the advertiser to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before. Other features available on our site may offer services operated by third parties and may use cookies or other technology to gather information. Ozfreeonline.com does not control the use of this technology by third parties or the resulting information, and is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties.

You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of Ozfreeonline.com and this policy.

Children

Ozfreeonline.com does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally Identifiable Information from or about children under 18 except as permitted by law. If we discover we have received any information from a child under 18 in violation of this policy, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe Ozfreeonline.com has any information from or about anyone under 18, please contact us at the address listed below.

Contacting Us.

We can be reached by contacting:

WWW.Ozfreeonline.com
3/118 Church Street
Hawthorn VIC 3122

Email: privacy@ozfreeonline.com

10. Outages
• Although we strive to ensure this service is always available, the internet can always experiences outages. In the light of this we have the below policy for outages.

If an outage causes a problem with viewing or bidding of items yet to be auctioned the item or items affected will be extended to cover the time of the outage. If the outage has been for more than and hour all auctions are extended for 24 hours.
SCHEDULED outage
From time to time we may schedule an outage for maintenance or other reasons. This does not constitute an outage where listings will be extended

11. Disputes
In the event that a dispute arises in connection with the purchase or sale of any item on this site we firstly encourage you to try and remedy this with the person involved in the dispute. In the event that this can not be done you have the option of reporting the event to us through our contact section detailing what has happened we will then try to fix the situation. If the dispute is in connection to someone not following the guidelines set down by us that person can be warned or banned from using the site again.

Jurisdiction and Other Points to Consider

If you use our site from locations outside of Australia, you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.

These Terms of Use shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia, as it is applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within such jurisdiction.

To the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Ozfreeonline.com and/or its affiliates' intellectual property rights, Ozfreeonline.com and/or its affiliates may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the State of Victoria, Australia, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

Any other disputes will be resolved as follows:

If a dispute arises under this agreement, we agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following location: Melbourne, Victoria. Any costs and fees other than solicitors/legal/attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of us.

If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration at the following location: Melbourne, Victoria, under the rules of Australian Arbitration laws. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so.

12. GST

Sellers
If you are selling an item on Ozfreeonline.com and are required to be registered for and pay GST, please ensure that GST is included in the price of the item you are selling as all items that must include GST should be quoted with that amount included in the final price. Ie The price you quote is the price the buyer pays. You cannot add the GST amount on after someone has won the auction or brought your item.

Buyers
Any price you see is inclusive of GST.

Ozfreeonline.com may modify these Terms of Use, and the agreement they create, at any time, simply by updating this posting and without notice to you. This is the ENTIRE agreement regarding all the matters that have been discussed.

Oz Free Online Privacy Policy

OzFreeOnline.com General Privacy Policy

Introduction

We only collect personally identifying information about you when you specifically and knowingly provide it to us.

Basic Statement

Personally identifying information that you provide will not be made available to third parties outside of our network without your explicit permission.

We collect personally identifying information about you only when you specifically and knowingly provide it to us. Your personally identifying information will be used to personalize your experience within us, or for such other purposes as are described at any point where we collect this information from you.

Information that personally identifies you will be kept strictly confidential unless you specifically authorize it to be made available, as in the case of profiles.

Personally identifying information which you choose to provide to another party or Web site will be subject to their privacy policy. For example, if you send your resume to an employer or recruiter you found while searching our site, information you provide to that party is subject to their privacy policy rather than ours.

What Is Personally Identifying Information?

Personally identifying information is information that can be explicitly used to identify and/or contact you as an individual. This includes, information like your real name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, etc. Information that, by itself, cannot be explicitly linked with your real identity is not considered personally identifying. Examples of this are favorite or bookmarked Web sites, or your preferences with respect to how you wish to see a given page or site set up according to the selections you choose.

On occasion, we may ask you for personal information such as your name or address. We do this when you register for contests/promotions or services that require registration or subscription. We need to collect this information for fulfilling prizes, and for tracking/verifying compliance with our policies. It may also be needed for purposes of compliance with federal/state and local laws and/or for editorial and feedback solicitation purposes. When we intend to use your personal information, we tell you up front. This way you can decide whether you want to give us the information or not.

Links To Other Sites

Users should be aware that when you are on our site, you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There are links to other sites that take you outside our service. This includes links from advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use the our logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data or solicit personal information. Always be aware of where you end up!

Our policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and therefore beyond our control, and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.

E-Mail To Us

When you send us e-mail, we will use your name and e-mail address only to respond to the concerns you write to us with. Your e-mail may be shared with appropriate people within the organization to help us respond to your concerns and improve the service.

Changes To This Policy

From time to time, we may introduce new products and services to its users and members. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time by notifying customers, via our site, of a new privacy policy. You can send e-mail to support with any further questions.