Please read these terms and conditions of use carefully before using this website. Welcome to our website. This website is owned and operated by Australian Taxation Services (Aust) Pty Ltd trading as Expat Taxes Australia (“Expat Taxes”) ABN 60 119 976 948.
Your use of, and/or access to, this website constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions, and your agreement to be bound by them. Together with our Privacy Policy and our website disclaimer, they govern Expat Taxes’ relationship with you in relation to your use of this website.
“Us”, “Our” and “We” refers to Expat Taxes; “You” and “Your” refers to you, the client, visitor, website user or person using our website.
Amendment of terms
Expat Taxes reserves the right to change, modify, add and/or remove any part of these terms at any time. Please check these terms regularly prior to using our website to ensure you are aware of any changes. Your use of our website for any purpose constitutes your agreement and acceptance of any terms that may have changed since your previous visit.
Limitation of liability
Our liability is limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. Further information on the scheme is available from the Professional Standards Councils’ website.
Your use of, and/or access to, this website constitutes that you agree and accept that Expat Taxes is not legally responsible for any loss or damage you might suffer related to your use of the website — whether from errors or omissions in our documents or information, any goods or services we may offer, or from any other use of the website. This includes your use or reliance on any third-party content, links, comments or advertisements.
It is your responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific, personal requirements. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors, and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Competition and Consumer Act
For the purposes of Schedule 2 of the Australian Consumer Law — in particular Sections 51 to 53, 64 and 64A of Part 3-2, Division 1, Subdivision A of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) — Expat Taxes’ liability for any breach of a term of this agreement is limited to: the supplying of the goods or services to you again; the replacement of the goods; or the payment of the cost of having the goods or services supplied to you again.
You must be over 18 years of age to use this website and to purchase any goods or services.
Links to other websites
Expat Taxes may from time to time provide links to other websites, advertisements and information for your convenience. This does not necessarily imply sponsorship, endorsement, approval or arrangement between Expat Taxes and the owners of those websites. Expat Taxes takes no responsibility for any of the content found on linked websites. Before disclosing your personal information on any other website, examine the terms and privacy statement of that site.
Third-party content, products and services
Products and services offered for sale or advertised, and other information found on this website, may be the products, services and information of third parties. Third-party products and services are not provided by us. If you purchase third-party products and services, your legal relationship will be with the third-party supplier and not us. We may receive fees or commissions from third parties for such products and services.
Certain links on this site connect to other websites maintained by third parties. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Expat Taxes of the site or a relationship with the organisations to which links are provided. We make no representations about the accuracy or suitability of the information or links provided. The information is provided “as is” without express or implied warranty. You use the information at your own risk.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this site is of a general nature and is not intended to address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Although we endeavour to provide accurate and timely information, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate as of the date it appears on this site, or that it will continue to be accurate in the future.
The information on this site is not intended to serve as legal, accounting, financial or tax advice. Users are encouraged to consult with professional advisors at Expat Taxes or elsewhere for advice concerning specific matters before making any decision. No one is entitled to rely on this information and no one should act on it without appropriate professional advice.
Content on this site does not imply that Expat Taxes is providing a testimonial or endorsement of an organisation, its products or services. Materials on the site may not be modified, reproduced, publicly displayed, performed, distributed or used for any public or commercial purposes without explicit written permission.
Your privacy
At Expat Taxes, we are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information we collect about you to personalise the services that we provide. Expat Taxes respects the privacy and confidentiality of the information provided by you and adheres to the Australian Privacy Principles. Please read our separate Privacy Policy carefully.
You may change your details at any time by advising us in writing via email. We hold personal information in electronic formats and we will take reasonable steps to protect its security — for example, firewalls, passwords, data encryption and a valid SSL certificate to protect sensitive information. Credit card information is not stored by us on our servers.
Third parties
Expat Taxes does not and will not sell or deal in personal or customer information. We may, however, use information in a general sense (without any reference to your name) to create marketing statistics, identify user demands and assist in meeting customer needs generally. We may also use the information you provide to improve our website and services, but for no other use.
Disclosure of information
Expat Taxes may be required, in certain circumstances, to disclose information in good faith where it is required to do so: by law or by any court; to enforce the terms of any of our customer agreements; or to protect the rights, property or safety of our customers or third parties.
Exclusion of competitors
If you are in the business of creating similar documents, goods or services for the purpose of providing them for a fee to users (whether business or domestic), then you are a competitor of Expat Taxes. Expat Taxes expressly excludes and does not permit you to use or access our website, to download any documents or information from our website, or to obtain any such documents or information through a third party. If you breach this term then Expat Taxes will hold you fully responsible for any loss we may sustain. Expat Taxes reserves the right to exclude and deny any person access to our website, services or information at our sole discretion.
Intellectual property
Title to, and all intellectual property rights in, any services provided by Expat Taxes, the website and any documentation relating to our services remain the property of Expat Taxes (or its licensors). Intellectual property rights in all documentation, systems, materials, methodologies and processes brought to any service provided by Expat Taxes, or created in the course of our engagement, shall remain the property of Expat Taxes.
Copyright, trademark and restrictions of use
This website contains material that is owned by or licensed to us — including, but not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance, trademarks and graphics. You are not permitted to reproduce the documents, information or materials on the website for the purposes of sale or use by any third party. In particular, you are not permitted to republish, upload, transmit electronically or otherwise distribute any of the materials, documents or products available on this website.
Expat Taxes expressly reserves all copyright and trademark in all documents, information and materials on our website, and reserves the right to take action against you if you breach any of these terms. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited, other than: you may print or download to a local hard disk for your personal and non-commercial use only; and you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material.
Whole agreement
These terms together with our Privacy Policy represent the whole agreement between you and Expat Taxes concerning your use of and access to Expat Taxes’ website and the documents and information on it. No other term is to be included in this agreement except where it is required to be included by any legislation of the Commonwealth or any State or Territory.
Exclusion of unenforceable terms
Where any clause or term above would by any applicable statute be illegal, void or unenforceable in any State or Territory, then such a clause shall not apply in that State or Territory and shall be deemed never to have been included in these terms in that State or Territory. Such a clause, if legal and enforceable in any other State or Territory, shall continue to be fully enforceable and part of this agreement in those other States and Territories.
Jurisdiction
This agreement and this website are subject to the laws of Victoria and Australia. If there is a dispute between you and Expat Taxes that results in litigation, then you must submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria.
