This site is owned and operated by the Huon Valley Council using software licensed from Social Pinpoint. For details on how the Huon Valley Council collects and protects your personal information, refer to the Council’s Access to Information Policy CORP GOV 011 below. For details of how Social Pinpoint may access personal information, please refer to Social Pinpoint’s Privacy Policy.

Huon Valley Council’s Access to Information (Privacy) Policy

When you interact with this site, you may be asked to give us personal information. If so, we may use your information:

• for the purpose(s) we indicate to you when we collect the information
• to administer the site, including managing your account (if you have one)
• to maintain the integrity of the consultation process by ensuring individuals or groups do not have undue influence
• to protect the site from spam, trolls or cyberattack
• to send you information if you have signed up to receive such information
• to contact you when necessary for site administration purposes
• to respond to your queries
• to attribute your posts on the site using the screen name you choose
• to inform the department’s policy decisions, including sharing information with third parties assisting us with research or policy development
• for any purpose otherwise authorised by law.

If you do not provide the information when asked, this may impact your ability to interact with the site or participate in consultation processes. Any personal information you give us will be held in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 (Tas). You have the right to access your personal information and to ask us to correct or delete it. Please send a request via email to hvc@huonvalley.tas.gov.au

The following Terms and Conditions govern the use of Engage Huon Valley (“the Site”). The software platform is owned by Social Pinpoint Pty Ltd and operated by us, the Huon Valley Council.

By accessing and using this Site, you are choosing to accept and comply with the Terms presented throughout this agreement as well as the Huon Valley Council’s Access to Information (Privacy) Policy and Social Pinpoint’s Privacy Policy and Moderation Policy. These Terms apply to all visitors and users of this Site. Linked Sites, affiliated services or third-party content or software have their own Terms that you must comply with. If you disagree with any of the Terms presented in this agreement, you may discontinue using the Site immediately.

If you are under 18 years old, please ensure that your parent or guardian understands and accepts these Terms and Conditions (including the Huon Valley Council’s Access to Information (Privacy) Policy and Social Pinpoint’s Privacy Policy and Moderation Policy).

What are the conditions with a user’s account?

While using the Site, you must not violate any applicable laws and regulations. It is our duty to protect the confidentiality of personal information content that you provide on our Site in accordance with our Huon Valley Council’s Access to Information (Privacy) Policy. When you create an account with us, you must always provide us with accurate information. Failure to provide accurate information violates the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account. You are responsible for protecting your own password you use for this Site and for any activities done under that password. Unauthorised use of your password or account must be immediately reported to us. In some cases, we or our agents may require access to your user accounts to respond to technical issues.

We are not responsible for the content on the Site that has been provided by the users of the Site. Any content posted by you is subject to the rules of Social Pinpoint’s Moderation Policy. Your contribution to the Site may be edited, removed or not published if we consider it inappropriate. Contributors should also be aware that their posts may remain online indefinitely. Where practical, you may choose not to identify yourself, deal with us on an anonymous basis or use a pseudonym.

What do we require from our users?

You must understand and agree that, without limitation:

• all information, data, images and other materials are the sole responsibility of the person from whom the content originated.
• you are prohibited from advertising or offering to sell or buy any goods and services
• you cannot transmit Content that contains software viruses or programs designed to change or destroy the functionality of any computer software or hardware; or
• you cannot collect or store personal data about other users of the Site
• you cannot impersonate any person or entity, including without limitation to a Huon Valley Council representative
• you cannot interrupt or interfere with the Site or servers or networks connected to the Site

you cannot attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site or other use

Can your account be suspended or terminated?

We may terminate or suspend access to your Site and/or account immediately, without prior notice, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. We may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all the related files and information in your account. After your account has been terminated, the content you have posted may also remain indefinitely on the Site.

If you want to terminate your own account, please send an email to engage@huonvalley.tas.gov.au.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed in accordance with the laws of Tasmania, Australia.

Indemnification

The Huon Valley Council its officers, agents and licensors are not responsible for any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising from a breach of this agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set out in this agreement.

What content do we own?

This Site contains the copyright material, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary information (“Intellectual Property”) licensed to or owned by the Huon Valley Council. All Intellectual Property in the content of this Site including without limitation, text, software, source code, pages, documents and online graphics, photographs, sounds, audio, video and other interactive features are owned by or licensed to the Huon Valley Council.

Any original content that you submit or post on this Site may be made available to the public and allows users to share your content (with the end user acknowledging your contribution) under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Australian License.

Except for Intellectual Property which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission to use, copy or reproduce - you may not copy, alter, transmit, sell, distribute any of the Intellectual Property on this Site.

The Huon Valley Council is not responsible for your communications or dealings, including payment and delivery of goods or services, with a third party found via our Site. Any loss or damage incurred from those communications or dealings are solely between the responsible user and the third party.

Disclaimer and Warranties

All users of this Site must agree that you access and use of the Site at your own risk. The Huon Valley Council makes no warranty that the Site will meet your requirements or be uninterrupted or error-free. Any material that a user downloads through the Site is done at their own risk and the user is responsible for any damages to their computer system or loss of data.

What happens if these Terms change?

The Huon Valley Council reserves the right, at its’ sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time without notice. The most recent version of the Terms can be seen on this page. By continuing to access or use this Site after those revisions become effective, you agree and will comply to the revised terms. If you do not agree to the revised terms, please discontinue using this Site.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact the Huon Valley Council’s Engagement Team at engage@huonvalley.tas.gov.au