Terms and Conditions
Welcome to the Southern Cross Speech Academy website. These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of our website and the services provided therein, including online courses, professional development programs, training modules, and workshops (collectively, the "Services"). By accessing or using the website and Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use the website or Services.
Acceptance of Terms
By using the Southern Cross Speech Academy website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, as they may be amended from time to time. These terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Services.
Services
Southern Cross Speech Academy provides online speech pathology courses, continuing professional development programs, specialised therapy training modules, clinical supervision training workshops, and professional development services for allied health professionals. The specific details of courses, programs, and services, including content, duration, fees, and certification, are provided on the website and through related course materials.
User Obligations
You agree to use the website and Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. You agree not to use the website or Services:
- In any way that violates any applicable national, state, local, or international law or regulation.
- To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Southern Cross Speech Academy, a Southern Cross Speech Academy employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
- To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the website, or which, as determined by us, may harm Southern Cross Speech Academy or users of the website or expose them to liability.
Intellectual Property
The website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by Southern Cross Speech Academy, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by Australian and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our website, except as generally permitted by copyright law or as specifically allowed by Southern Cross Speech Academy.
Payment Terms
Fees for Services are specified on the website and course materials. All fees are in Australian Dollars unless otherwise stated. You agree to pay all fees and applicable taxes incurred by you or anyone using an account registered to you. All sales are final unless otherwise stated in specific course terms or refund policies published by Southern Cross Speech Academy.
Third-Party Links
The website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Southern Cross Speech Academy. Southern Cross Speech Academy has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Southern Cross Speech Academy shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The website and Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Neither Southern Cross Speech Academy nor any person associated with Southern Cross Speech Academy makes any warranty or representation with respect to the completeness, security, reliability, quality, accuracy, or availability of the website or Services. Without limiting the foregoing, neither Southern Cross Speech Academy nor anyone associated with Southern Cross Speech Academy represents or warrants that the website, its content, or any services or items obtained through the website will be accurate, reliable, error-free, or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, that our website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components, or that the website or any services or items obtained through the website will otherwise meet your needs or expectations.
Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Southern Cross Speech Academy, its affiliates, licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers, or directors be liable for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the website, any websites linked to it, any content on the website, or such other websites or any services or items obtained through the website or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to, personal injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract, or otherwise, even if foreseeable.
Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to the website and Services immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms and Conditions.
Changes to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms and Conditions at any time. We will indicate at the end of these terms the date of the most recent revisions. Your continued use of the website or Services following the posting of revised Terms and Conditions means that you accept and agree to the changes.
Contact Information
For formal notices or correspondence regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at our physical address:
Southern Cross Speech Academy
525 Bourke Street, Suite 10, Level 3, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia.
Effective Date
These Terms and Conditions are effective as of 27 May 2024.