Terms and conditions

Information we collect
We only collect or monitor personal information about you if it is:

- Required by law.
- Necessary to protect the rights or property of From the pond or any member of the public.
- Necessary to supply what you want or give you the access you need - for example if you want to:

- Become a member or supporter of From The Pond;
- Buy something from our site;
- Post a message in our forums;
- Receive one of our email newsletters.

We keep all personal information confidential. The only information actually stored on our website is that sufficient to identify a member for logging in purposes.

No credit card data is stored on the site.

We will not sell, rent, swap, or otherwise disclose to any third party any information provided during your membership registration or purchase from our site except as is necessary to complete the financial transaction with our banks and for sending you product purchased.

We will not use or disclose any information about you without your consent unless:
- Required to do so by law.
- We need to do so to provide you with the content, service or features you have requested.
- We need to do so to protect the rights or property of From The Pond or any member of the public.

We do not include on our site any functionality allowing third parties to perform 'reverse searches' to identify individuals from email addresses.

We do collect general information on site usage which is then aggregated so we can track and analyse overall use of this site. This helps us improve the site to give you the information, service and features you want. We do not link this information to individual users.

Other Terms and Conditions of Use of this Site

Copyright

The intellectual property rights, copyright, and all material on this web site belongs to From The Pond (ACN 095 589 781), trading as From The Pond.

The From The Pond web site and its content are for your personal and non-commercial use.

You may not distribute, transmit, publish, license, transfer, or sell any information, products or services obtained from this site, regardless if they have been modified, reformatted or derivative works have been created therefrom.

Our resources may not be used for any commercial purpose. From The Pond will take all steps open to it to prevent commercial use of its materials.

Please report any apparent violation to From The Pond, PO BOX 264, Cardiff, NSW 2285 or 0438 540 982 or by email admin@fromthepond.com.au

From The Pond respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with information in relation to that infringement, and we will address the situation.

All material sent for publication on this site is presumed to be copyright free.

Use of resources
Whilst From The Pond has taken all reasonable care in the preparation of the content in the site and its resources, it does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, performance or fitness for any particular purposes of From The Pond content, and shall not be liable for any claims, losses, injuries, penalties, damages, costs or expenses arising from the use of the From The Pond web site or its content or from any action taken from using the web site.

Additionally, From The Pond does not offer any guarantees or warranties that the web site and its content is free from viruses or other software or hardware contamination or that the web site is compatible with any computer system, browser or software


Links to other sites
From The Pond provides links to other websites when we consider you may be interested in the content on those sites. Links within this site are provided for your information. From The Pond does not endorse those sites or their content and has not necessarily verified any of the information available through the use of any link found within the site. From The Pond has no control over the conduct of the companies or organisations operating those sites. Before you disclose any personal information to such a site, we advise you to check its terms and conditions, including its privacy and security policies.


While we aim to act on any complaint within one business day of receipt, we cannot guarantee that we will read your complaint (or act on it) within any specific time period.


Removal of material
We may remove any material from the site at any time without cause and without notice to any person. The removal of material is not an admission that the material is inappropriate nor is it an admission of liability by From The Pond .


Changes to these terms and conditions
From The Pond may modify these terms and conditions at any time without providing notice to you. Your continued use of the site after such a modification constitutes your acceptance of that modification. For this reason we provide a link to the terms and conditions on every page -- you should check them each time you visit, because you are bound by them if you use the site.


Your consent
By using this site you consent to these terms and conditions.