Terms and Conditions
1. Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to the Australian Urban Legends website ("Site"). By accessing and using this Site, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. In addition, when using this Site's particular services, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services, which may be posted and modified from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions.
2. Description of Service
Australian Urban Legends provides users with access to research, stories, media, and events related to Australian folklore and urban legends through its website, newsletter, and organized activities ("Service"). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Service shall be subject to these Terms and Conditions.
You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that Australian Urban Legends assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
All content included on this Site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Australian Urban Legends or its content suppliers and protected by international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this Site is the exclusive property of Australian Urban Legends and protected by international copyright laws.
You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way any material from this Site, including code and software, unless expressly permitted in writing by Australian Urban Legends.
4. User Submissions
By submitting content to Australian Urban Legends via the Site, you grant Australian Urban Legends a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms and Conditions and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Australian Urban Legends for all claims resulting from content you supply.
5. Prohibited Activities
You are prohibited from the following activities while using our Site:
- Using the Site for any purpose in violation of local, state, national, or international laws
- Using the Site as a means to distribute or post unlawful material, including threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or pornographic content
- Impersonating others or providing inaccurate information
- Engaging in or promoting any criminal activity or enterprise, or providing instructional information about illegal activities
- Interfering with the proper working of the Site or bypassing measures used to prevent or restrict access to the Site
- Engaging in any activity that, in our sole judgment, restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the Site
Australian Urban Legends reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at any time without notice for any reason.
6. Third-Party Links
The Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by Australian Urban Legends. Australian Urban Legends has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. By using the Site, you expressly relieve Australian Urban Legends from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.
Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave our Site and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other website that you visit.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Australian Urban Legends does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials on the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.
8. Limitation of Liability
AUSTRALIAN URBAN LEGENDS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE, EVEN IF AUSTRALIAN URBAN LEGENDS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Australian Urban Legends, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms and Conditions or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Site using your account.
10. Termination
These Terms and Conditions are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate these Terms and Conditions at any time by discontinuing use of the Site and destroying all materials obtained from the Site.
Australian Urban Legends reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and to block or prevent future access to and use of the Site.
11. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between Australian Urban Legends and you for any purpose concerning these Terms and Conditions or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Australia.
12. Changes to Terms
Australian Urban Legends reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change the Terms and Conditions at any time. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
13. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 2 8765 4321
Address: 42 Mystery Lane, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
14. Last Updated
These Terms and Conditions were last updated on June 15, 2025.