The following terms of use (Terms) apply to your use of and access to this website, SPARRetailPortal@spar.com.au (Website). By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge you have read, understood and accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms. If you do not agree to accept and comply with these Terms do not access or use our website.

The following terminology applies to these Terms: 

1. “you” and “your” refers to you, the person accessing this website and accepting SPAR Australia Limited’s Terms. 
2. “we”, “us” or “our” refers to SPAR Australia Limited and related entities. 

Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural or capitalisation are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.

Disclaimer  

The content of the pages of this Website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice. Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this Website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

Limitation of Liability 

Your use of any information or materials on this Website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this Website meet your specific requirements. 

In no event will we, our affiliates, shareholders, employees, contractors, agents and other representatives be liable for any loss or damage, other than that which cannot be excluded by law, arising out of or in connection with your use of this Website or reliance on any information provided on this Website. Copyright notice and trademarks

This Website and its content is copyright of SPAR Australia Limited. This Website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following: You may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only. 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. You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other Website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

The mark SPAR and the SPAR logo are registered trademarks of SPAR Australia Limited and cannot be used by anyone for any purpose without the express written agreement of SPAR Australia Limited. All trade-marks reproduced in this Website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the Website.

Purpose of collecting your information

Our services may require you to provide us with personal information. We may collect and use personal information obtained either directly or through an affiliated SPAR Australia Limited organisation to provide you with products or services, to bill you for products and services you request, to market products and services which we think may be of interest to you, or to communicate with you for other purposes which are evident from the circumstances or about which we inform you when we collect personal information from you. By subscribing to all or part of publications of SPAR Australia Limited, you consent to receive such publication(s) that may include information in relation to products and services which SPAR Australia Limited considers may be of interest to you. The personal information that we process in conformity with the described purposes could include: your name, address, phone number, email address and those of your company or foundation and your IP address. We keep the data as long as necessary for the purpose for which we use your data although email correspondence is retained on secure servers for seven years. You may at any time cancel your subscription to receive all or part of publications of SPAR Australia Limited. 

Disclosure of your information to third parties

We will not sell, share, or otherwise distribute your personal information to third parties except as provided in these Terms. We may disclose your personal information to other SPAR Australia Limited affiliates that agree to treat it in accordance with these Terms. Personal information may also be transferred to third parties who act for or on our behalf, for further processing in accordance with the purpose(s) for which the data were originally collected or may otherwise be lawfully processed, such as services delivery, evaluating the usefulness of this Website, marketing, data management or technical support. These third parties have contracted with us to only use personal information for the agreed upon purpose, and not to sell your personal information to third parties, and not to disclose it to third parties except as may be required by law, as permitted by us or as stated in these Terms. SPAR Australia Limited may also disclose your personal data acting in good faith if it believes that such action is necessary to: (i) conform with a legal requirement; or (ii) comply with a legal process; or (iii) defend the rights or property of SPAR Australia Limited.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our Website in order to tailor it to users’ needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Website.

Virus protection

We make reasonable efforts to check and test material at all stages of production and to exclude viruses from the Website. You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you employ for accessing the Website does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your own computer system. It is always wise to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the internet. We cannot accept any liability regarding (computer)viruses or other damage of your computer.

Links to other websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by these website terms statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Accuracy of your data

When you provide to SPAR Australia Limited any information, you undertake to notify SPAR Australia Limited of any changes to the information which you provide from time to time. You have a right to ask for a copy of your information and to correct any inaccuracies in it. If you wish to contact us regarding our use of your personal data or object to the processing of your personal data, please email us at: info@spar.com.au 

Applicable Law 

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Australian law and you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland, Australia, over any claim or matter arising under or in connection with these Terms.