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Copyright
All content at www.smassociates.com.au including logos and design is copyright as the intellectual property of Stephen Mitchell Associates. It is intended for personal use and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published, broadcast, or otherwise disseminated without express written consent from Stephen Mitchell Associates. “Personal use” means we encourage you to read our blog, download specific blog articles, even print them — but please keep it to a single copy per article. Photocopying, however, violates copyright law and is strictly prohibited.
Media outlets, publications, and individuals are welcome to cite anything on the website without obtaining permission, provided we are credited by name, and anyone is, of course, free (and encouraged) to link to our articles or share them on social media with no permission required. If you’d like to use our content in some way that is not expressly stipulated here, please just send us an email at admin@smassociates.com.au and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Newsletter 
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Third parties and external links
You may occasionally see third-party advertisements displayed on our site. Please be aware that the presence of these advertisements on our site does not mean that we in any way endorse them or are familiar with or responsible for their content. Each advertiser is solely responsible for the content of its ads, which may or may not be forthright and accurate. Third parties interested in advertising on our site may contact us at admin@smassociates.com.au 

Changes to these terms
We occasionally revise and update our terms and conditions. By accessing our site, you agree to the terms of service as they exist at that time, so we recommend that users consult this page periodically to re-familiarise themselves with them.

Liability and indemnity
By viewing, accessing, or otherwise interacting with this website, you agree not to hold us liable or legally responsible for any content (including that of third parties) found here. While we always strive to be accurate in the information we provide, we may occasionally fall short of perfection, and your use of our Services is an acknowledgement of this fact. Accordingly, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Stephen Mitchell Associates, as well as its owners, contractors, and affiliates, from any and all damages, liabilities, and claims arising from a breach of our privacy policy or terms of use.
 

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Stephen Mitchell Associates be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the service. 

You agree to indemnify and hold Stephen Mitchell Associates and any associated agents harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including legal practitioners’ fees), made against them by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with your use of the website or any of the services offered on the website.

Preference of law and dispute resolution
These Terms, the rights and remedies provided hereunder, and any and all claims and disputes related hereto and/or to the services, shall be governed by, construed under and enforced in all respects solely and exclusively in accordance with the internal substantive laws of New South Wales. without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any and all such claims and disputes shall be brought in, and you hereby consent to them being decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Sydney, Australia. The application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is hereby expressly excluded.
 

Effective date of this policy

1st January 2019