| Policies
of our Web-Site |
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This document outlines some of the important policies and procedures that
guide our website, and important conditions for our users to be aware
of. If you have any questions regarding the material presented here, please
contact us.
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| Authenticity
Policy |
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It is our policy to deal directly with Aboriginal communities. Many of
these are remote communities in the outback of Australia, now for the
first time able to display their creativity and culture to the world through
the shop window that is the Aboriginal Australia web site. You can be
confident that each item for sale through the Aboriginal Australia web
site represented to be from a particular Aboriginal community has the
origin we attribute to it.
We are not
yet able to guarantee "authenticity", since we believe that the term implies
not only geographical veracity but also cultural authenticity. With over
one hundred active and diverse Aboriginal cultures in Australia at one
time or other the assertion of cultural ownership
is a contentious issue among the various Aboriginal communities and the
bodies that represent them. Aboriginal Australia is committed to using
its resources to help the Aboriginal communities to reach a concensus
on this complicated issue.
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| Privacy
Policy |
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What Information do we collect?
You are free
to visit Aboriginal Australia without identifying yourself, but if you'd
like to use the shopping cart or make a purchase you will need to register
information. Any information you provide during the registration process,
and the purchases you make, are considered part of your Aboriginal Australia
account. We use this information to fill your orders, provide customer
service assistance, and improve the content of our site so that we may
better meet your needs.
In the future
we may use your account information to provide you with details of special
offers, products or services offered by Aboriginal Australia or our web
site partners. You may choose not to receive this information by sending
us an email at the following address and we will honour your request:
never@aboriginalaustralia.com.
Will Aboriginal
Australia disclose the information to outside parties? Aboriginal Australia
believes that your personal information - including your purchases, email
and residential addresses and credit card information - belongs to you.
We collect this type of information when you provide it, but we do not
rent or sell the information concerning our customers to third parties.
Aboriginal
Australia may release customer information when we believe, in good faith,
that such release is reasonably necessary to comply with the law; enforce
or apply the terms of any of our user agreements; or protect the rights,
property or safety of our employees, our users or others.
What if we
change our policy? If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will
post these changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information
we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it
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| Pricing
Policy |
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Our policy is to be keenly competitive on the price of our mass produced
products (books, CDs, T-shirts etc.). We will work with our creative artists
and crafts people to offer the widest possible range of unique Aboriginal
art, craft and cultural products at a fair price to our customers, and
a fair return to our suppliers.
Our standard
commission to those Aboriginal communities that allow us to offer their
art and craft items for sale is ten percent (10%) of the retail price.
The other ninety per cent (90%) of the price you pay goes back to the
community.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRADE: SHOP |
| Currency
Conversion Disclaimer |
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All amounts, including prices, displayed in any currency other than the
default currency are indicative only. The currency converter gives you
a close idea of the price in a currency selected by you, but is not the
exact price that applies. For example, if you purchase an item by credit
car, the price shown on your credit card statement will be determined
by your bank of credit card company according to their rules. Your card
will actually be charged in the default currency regardless of the currency
that you select to view the prices in, and it may not be exactly the same
as the indicative price shown on this web site. Some banks and credit
card companies charge a fee for currency conversion. Also, some banks
and credit card companies do not process a currency transaction on the
same day that the transaction takes place, so if the excahnge rate changes
in that time, the price charded to you may go up or down.
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| Returns |
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Within seven days of receipt of your order, you may dispatch back to Aboriginal
Australia:
- any unused
book, poster, clothes, art or craft in their original condition; and
- any unopened
CD, tape, software or other item specially packaged and sealed by the
manufacturer for a full refund of the purchase price.
How to
return
Simply indicate
the reason for your return, include the reciept with your return and wrap
the package securely. Attach the return label from the front of your packing
slip and ship to the address indicated on the label. As the item will
be at your risk until receipt by Aboriginal Australia, we recommend you
insure the shipment.
If you do
not have the packing slip, please indicate the order number on a separate
piece of paper and send the package to the following address:
Aboriginal
Australia Pty Ltd
Returns Department
12-20 Gilles St
Adelaide SA 5000
Australia
Refunds
We will notify
you via email of your refund, once we have received the return in good
order. Please note that we can refund shipping costs only if the return
is as a result of our error.
Warranty
We undertake
that the goods that we supply or that are ordered through Aboriginal Australia
will be of merchantable quality and will fit the description on our web
site at the time of purchase. We also undertake that if you have made
known to us in writing (but not verbally), prior to your order, a particular
purpose for the goods, those goods will be fit for that purpose. All other
warranties, guarantees, representations or other assurances implied or
imposed by law and statute are hereby negatived and excluded to the fullest
extent possible at law and under statute. In any event, our liability
shall be limited to either replacing the goods in question or refunding
the cost of those goods.
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| Customs
Charges |
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Customs charges may be levied when a package reaches your country. Aboriginal
Australia is not responsible for these charges and cannot provide estimates
as to what the charges may be. You may wish to contact your local customs
office for further information.
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| 3.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF SITE |
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Access to
and use of this site is provided subject to these terms and conditions
PLEASE READ
THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Reference
in these terms to Aboriginal Australia shall be taken to include Aboriginal
Australia Pty Ltd, its parent company subsidiaries, sibling entities,
employees, agents and representatives as well as their successors and
assigns.
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| Applicable
Laws |
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This web site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by Aboriginal Australia
from its offices within the state of South Australia, Australia. It can
be accessed from other countries around the world. As each of these places
has laws that may differ from South Australia, by accessing this web site
both you and Aboriginal Australia agree that the statutes and laws of
South Australia, within the Commonwealth of Australia, will apply to all
matters relating to the use of this web site.
You and Aboriginal
Australia also agree and hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
and venues of the Supreme, District and Magistrates Courts of South Australia
with respect to such matters.
Aboriginal
Australia makes no representation that materials on this web site are
appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them
from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those
who choose to access this site from other locations do so at their own
initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
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| Links
to Third Party Sites |
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The Aboriginal Australia site contains links to third-party sites. While
we try and limit these sites to content that we believe is compatible
with Aboriginal Australia and our customer base, the linked sites are
not under the control of Aboriginal Australia and we are not responsible
for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked
site. Aboriginal Australia is providing these links as a convenience,
and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site
by Aboriginal Australia.
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| Copyright
Information |
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The information,
artwork, text, video, data, audio, or pictures (collectively "Materials")
contained on this site are subject to copyright.
You may use
the Materials for personal or educational purposes, provided that you
do not modify the Materials and include any copyright notice specifically
pertaining to the Materials in all reproductions or redistributions.
Any other
use, reproduction or redistribution of the Materials is prohibited without
the express written consent of Aboriginal Australia.
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| Trade
Marks |
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The name "Aboriginal Australia" is the trade mark of Aboriginal Australia
Pty Ltd and may not be used either alone, in combination with other words
or by substituting similar words by any other person without the express
written consent of Aboriginal Australia Pty Ltd.
The 'black
and white joining hands' logo is the trade mark of Aboriginal Australia
Pty Ltd and the use, reproduction or redistribution of the logo is strictly
prohibited without written permission from Aboriginal Australia Pty Ltd.
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| Information
Limitations |
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The information provide on our web site has been prepared in good faith.
We do not guarantee the accuracy of the information and Aboriginal Australia
shall not be liable for any reliance placed on the information in the
absence of specific written acknowledgment by Aboriginal Australia.
The views
and opinions expressed by contributors to the site are their own personal
views and opinions and are not necessarily those of Aboriginal Australia.
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| Limitation
of Liabilities |
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Unless otherwise stated, the information and services provided on our
site are provided "as is", without warranties or representations of any
kind. Any warranties, guarantees, representations or other assurances
implied or imposed by law or statute are expressly negatived and excluded
to the fullest extent permitted at law or by statute. To the extent that
they cannot be excluded, the liability of Aboriginal Australia Pty Ltd
shall be limited to the cost of the resupply of the information or services.
Aboriginal
Australia Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any consequential damages such
as loss of profits, loss of wages loss of enjoyment, property damage or
stress or anxiety arising out of any negligence or non performance or
breach of a contractual obligation in respect of any matter act or thing
in relation to this web site, including but without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, any late delivery of goods or services or the downloading
by a user of infected data.
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| Purchase
of Goods |
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Any goods purchased from or through Aboriginal Australia are subject in
addition to the terms and conditions of trade specified in our Shop
help section.
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