terms of use

The Paramount Australia and New Zealand (Paramount ANZ) corporate website (www.paramountanz.com.au)  ( the Website) is owned and/or operated by Network Ten Pty Limited ABN 91 052 515 250 (‘Ten’). These terms of use are the terms and conditions of an agreement between the person accessing and/or using the Website (you) and Ten. These terms and conditions apply, no matter how you may access each Website, including but not limited to via personal computers, laptops, mobile devices, television, connected devices and/or a really simple syndication (RSS) feed.

1. Terms

Your access to and use of the Website are conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with all terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers contained in these Terms of Use and anywhere else in the Website (the Terms). By accessing and/or using the Website, you indicate your acceptance of the Terms. Ten may change the Terms at any time, and your continued access/use of the Website after such change constitutes your acceptance of the changes. You should check the Terms from time to time for that reason.​

Ten may change, alter or discontinue any aspect of the Website without notice.​

2. Disclaimer and acknowledgements

Except where expressly stated, Ten makes no representations about the content and suitability for any purpose of the information contained in any Website. It is provided ‘as is’ without express or implied warranty of any kind.​

Other than warranties and conditions implied by relevant legislation including the Australian Consumer Law, the exclusion of which from an agreement would contravene that statute or cause part or all of this clause to be void (Non-excludable Condition), Ten excludes all terms, conditions and warranties in relation to all services, information and other material provided, or intended to be provided, through each Website.​

If Ten is liable to you in connection with a breach of any Non-excludable Condition, Ten limits its liability to you for that breach, at Ten’s option, to any one of replacing, repairing or paying the cost of replacing or repairing, the goods, or supplying again, or paying the cost of supplying again, the services, in respect of which the breach occurred.

Other than liability for any Non-excludable Condition, Ten excludes all liability for any damages whatsoever including without limitation any special, indirect or consequential damages resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action in contract, negligence or other tort, statute or otherwise arising out of or in connection with access to or use of the relevant Website or the use or performance of information contained in it.​

Neither Ten nor any of its employees, agents or third party content providers or licensors warrants that the Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.​

In using the Website, you acknowledge that:​

(a) your use of the Website may not be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error free;​

(b) the Website and the servers that provide you with data, content, services, third party content, and third-party services may not be free of viruses or other harmful components; and​

(c) you are responsible for all of your costs and expenses associated with your internet connection and otherwise associated with your access to the Website (including but not limited to internet or data service provider charges, such as any excess charges for exceeding any limits on the amount of data you can download, and all equipment and software used to access the Website).  In no circumstances is Ten liable for such costs and expenses. There may be occasions where certain areas of the Website contain adult or mature content. In those circumstances, you must be at least 18 years of age to access and view such areas. By clicking “I Accept” (or providing other appropriate form of acknowledgement as required) where indicated before entering certain parts of the Website, you certify that you are 18 years of age or older.​

By using the Website, you may be exposed to material that you find offensive, objectionable and harmful. By using the Website, you assume all associated risks.​

3. Indemnity

Ten accepts no responsibility for your actions or omissions, and you agree by accessing and/or using the Website, to indemnify and hold harmless Ten and its related bodies corporate and its and their employees, officers, agents and contractors from and against all actions, proceedings, suits, claims, demands and costs (on a full indemnity basis) brought or made against Ten by any person arising from or in consequence of such actions or omissions, and from and against any damage, loss, cost or expense suffered or incurred by Ten as a direct or indirect consequence thereof, including in relation to any content or material you contribute to the Website (e.g. through blogs, chat rooms, or forums or other submissions).​

You agree that Ten may notify and/or cooperate with any authorities and law enforcement agencies in relation to any of your activities in relation to the Website, including providing any and all information held by Ten, including your personal or other details, to those authorities and law enforcement agencies.​

4. Intellectual Property Rights and Usage Restrictions

4.1 Content and functionality, including all information, text, images (moving and still), graphics, sound, stories, competitions, software and advertisements contained in the Website (collectively referred to as material) may be protected in Australia and internationally, by intellectual property laws, including copyright and trade mark laws, and all rights are reserved. Except where expressly, stated all material on the Website are presented for your information and entertainment only, and you are not permitted to download or reproduce any material except when reasonably necessary to access and/or use the Website. When you access the Website, you agree that you do so on the following conditions:​

(a)  except as noted above, you may access, use, retrieve, review or download the material for your personal information and entertainment only.​

(b)  you may save a local copy of or print material from the Website for your own personal information or entertainment, and to inform others about it, but you may not charge any fee for any use and all commercial use or exploitation of any material on the Website is expressly prohibited.​

(c)  any copyright notice or mark appearing on any material on the Website must be included on any copy you make.​

(d)   you must keep all material intact and in the same form as presented on the Website and you may not modify it without the express permission of Ten.​

(e)  you must not reproduce, communicate, republish or otherwise make available any material from the Website on the internet or any means including by other publicly accessible media (e.g., newspaper, television or radio) without the specific written consent of Ten.​

(f)  you must not use the Website or any of the material contained in it for any purpose which is unlawful, prohibited under these Terms, or which violates any right of Ten or any other owner of any rights in the material contained in the Website.​

These Terms replace entirely any implied licence terms that might otherwise apply to the material on the Website. Ten explicitly prohibits use of the material on the Website in any manner other than as expressly licensed in these Terms. Notwithstanding the above, educational institutions may download audio or audio-visual program material solely for their educational purposes under the terms of Part VA of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). For more information educational institutions should contact Screenrights (licensing@screenrights.org).​

4.2 Activities you must not engage in include:​

(a)  making a copy, modification, adaptation or reselling or redistributing any material on the Website;​

(b)  any commercial use of material on the Website, unless such use is authorised in writing by Ten;​

(c)  any form of representation, including linking or framing, that could mislead or deceive a person into believing that the material is from a source other than the Website;​

(d)  any use of or access to the Website by any automatic tool, including “spiders”, “crawlers”, “robots” or offline browsing tools; or​

(e)  any access or use of the Website by any means that is contrary to the commercial interests of Ten (eg, to facilitate a means of encouraging users of the Website to use another website offering services similar to those on the Website).​

4.3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE (AFP) COPYRIGHT NOTICE

AFP text, photo, graphic, audio or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. AFP news material may not be stored in whole or in part in a computer or otherwise except for personal and non-commercial use. AFP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions in any AFP news material or in transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages whatsoever. As a newswire service, AFP does not obtain releases from subjects, individuals, groups or entities contained in its photographs, videos, graphics or quoted in its texts. Further, no clearance is obtained from the owners of any trade marks or copyrighted materials whose marks and materials are included in AFP material. Therefore, you will be solely responsible for obtaining any and all necessary releases from whatever individuals and/or entities necessary for any uses of AFP material.​

4.4 AAP DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE​

AAP content is owned by or licensed to Australian Associated Press Pty Limited and is copyright protected. AAP content is published on an “as is” basis for personal use only and must not be copied, republished, rewritten, resold or redistributed, whether by caching, framing or similar means, without AAP’s prior written permission. AAP and its licensors are not liable for any loss, through negligence or otherwise, resulting from errors or omissions in or reliance on AAP content. The globe symbol and “AAP” are registered trademarks.​

4.5 ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE​

Associated Press (AP) text, photos, graphics, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in any electronic or other system except for personal, non-commercial use. AP will not be held liable in any way to you or to any third party or to any person who may receive information in Service or to any person whatsoever, for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing or occasioned thereby.​

4.6 THOMSON REUTERS DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE​

Text or Multimedia from Thomson Reuters are for your personal, non-commercial use only and not otherwise for copying, archiving, storing, republication, re-distribution, re-dissemination, publication or any other commercial exploitation in any form or by any method whatsoever. Thomson Reuters will not be held liable in any way to you or to any third party or to any person who may receive information in Service or to any person whatsoever, for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing or occasioned thereby.​

4.7 PLAYREADY NOTICE​

Owners of certain content use Microsoft PlayReadyTM content access technology to protect their intellectual property, including copyrighted content. The Website use PlayReady technology to protect certain content. If the PlayReady technology fails to protect the content, content owners may require the service to restrict or prevent the delivery of protected content to specified devices or PC software applications. In certain cases, you may be required to upgrade the PlayReady technology to continue to access the service’s content. If you decline such an upgrade, you will not be able to access content that requires the upgrade.​

5. Trade marks

The logo and word mark for each of 10, 10 Play, 10 Bold, 10 Peach, 10 Shake and Paramount+ are trade marks owned by Network Ten Pty Limited or its Related Body Corporate (as that terms is defined in the Corporations Act 2001(Cth)) and each mark may not be used without the prior specific and written permission of Ten. No other trade mark appearing in the Website may be used without the prior specific and written permission of the trade mark owner.

6. Registration and Mailing List

6.1 You agree to provide true and accurate information about yourself as prompted by any registration form (‘Registration Information’) and promptly update any such Registration Information. We may use the information you provide at registration to let you know about programs and other things we think may be of interest to you. If we use this information for direct marketing purposes, we will give you the opportunity to opt out of receiving any further marketing material.​

6.2 These Terms will be supplemented by any specific terms and conditions for individual competitions or promotions that you may enter on the Website.​

7. Hotlinks

The Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties (including associates and affiliates of Ten). Ten is not responsible for the contents of any linked web site (including any goods or services offered or supplied through such a web site) or any hyperlink contained in the linked web site. The inclusion of any link does not imply any endorsement of the linked web site by Ten. Any link within the Website, which takes you to a third-party website, is clicked on entirely at your own risk. Ten does not endorse or in any way adopt representations made by advertisers on the Website or any linked website, nor are any offers made by such advertisers or website operators also made by Ten.​

8. Non-compliance with these Terms and Termination

Ten will determine your compliance with these Terms in its sole discretion. Any violation of these Terms may result in restrictions on your access to all or part of the Website and may be referred to law enforcement authorities. No waiver of any of these Terms shall be of any force or effect unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorised officer of Ten. Upon termination of your access to the Website, or upon demand by Ten, you must destroy all materials obtained from the Website and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof.

Ten reserves the right to modify or discontinue this Website, or any portion thereof, without liability or notice to you or any third party.

9. Notices

Notices to you may be made by various means, including by email, regular mail or by displaying notices or links to notices on the Website.​

10. Comments and Complaints​

Ten has a variety of complaint handling mechanisms. You can contact us at contactus@networkten.com.au and details about how to lodge a complaint can be found on our Contact Us​ page.

11. Miscellaneous

The Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Ten and will be governed by the Laws of New South Wales, Australia. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales, Australia in relation to any matter arising in connection with a Website or these Terms. If any provision of the Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by an Australian Court of Law, it shall be severed and will not affect the remainder of these Terms, which will continue in full force and effect. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.​ reserves the right to modify or discontinue this Site, or any portion thereof, without liability or notice to you or any third party.

12. Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and the use and protection of your Personal Information. Please see our Privacy Policy for important information and disclosures relating to the collection and use of your Personal Information in connection with your use of the Site.

The operations of Network Ten Pty Limited and its subsidiaries are exempt from the Australian Privacy Principles to the extent that the relevant processing of personal information occurs in the course of the collection, preparation and dissemination of news, current affairs and information. Network Ten Pty Limited and its subsidiaries are committed to observing the privacy standards set specifically for the journalism context in the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 and the Privacy Guidelines for Broadcasters administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

This page last updated April 19 2020

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