Website Terms and Conditions

1. Acceptance of these Terms

Welcome to the Smart Energy Council website (“Website”), operated by Smart Energy Council Ltd (ABN 32 006 824 148) (“Smart Energy Council”, “SEC”, “we”, “our” or “us”).

These Website Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of this Website, including all pages, member areas, digital platforms, online services, downloadable resources and content made available through the Website.

By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice.

If you do not agree with these Terms, you should discontinue use of the Website.

2. About the Smart Energy Council

The Smart Energy Council is Australia’s independent industry body representing businesses and organisations involved in renewable energy, energy storage, electrification and related technologies.

Through this Website we provide information relating to:

• industry advocacy;
• policy and regulatory matters;
• events and conferences;
• training and education;
• memberships;
• working groups;
• publications;
• reports;
• media;
• news;
• videos;
• webinars;
• campaigns;
• and other services.

3. Changes to these Terms

We may amend these Terms from time to time.

Changes become effective when published on this Website.

Continued use of the Website after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

4. Website Availability

While we endeavour to keep the Website available at all times, we do not guarantee uninterrupted access.

We may:

• suspend;
• modify;
• replace;
• remove;
• update; or
• discontinue

any part of the Website at any time without notice.

5. Permitted Use

You may use this Website for lawful purposes only.

You agree not to:

• use the Website unlawfully;
• interfere with Website operations;
• introduce viruses or malicious code;
• attempt unauthorised access;
• disrupt servers or networks;
• impersonate another person;
• harvest personal information;
• upload harmful material;
• misuse forms or communication channels.

6. Member Accounts

Some areas of this Website are restricted to members.

If you are provided with login credentials you must:

• keep them confidential;
• not share them;
• notify us immediately if compromised.

You remain responsible for all activity under your account.

7. Member-only Content

Certain content is available exclusively to members.

Unless expressly authorised, member-only material must not be:

• reproduced;
• redistributed;
• shared publicly;
• sold;
• commercially exploited.

Membership does not transfer ownership of intellectual property.

8. Events, Training and Registrations

Registrations for conferences, webinars, training courses and events are subject to any additional registration terms published for those activities.

Cancellation, refund and substitution policies may vary depending on the event.

9. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all content available on this Website is owned by or licensed to the Smart Energy Council.

This includes:

• reports;
• policy papers;
• submissions;
• research;
• publications;
• articles;
• graphics;
• logos;
• branding;
• videos;
• webinars;
• podcasts;
• presentations;
• downloads;
• templates;
• software;
• databases;
• photographs;
• educational materials;
• source code;
• page layouts.

All intellectual property rights are reserved.

10. Copyright Licence

You may:

• browse the Website;
• print pages for personal use;
• download publicly available publications for personal or internal organisational use.

You may not:

• republish;
• modify;
• commercially exploit;
• reproduce;
• redistribute;
• create derivative works

without our written permission unless permitted by law.

11. Trade Marks

The Smart Energy Council name, logo and associated branding are protected by law.

Nothing on this Website grants any licence to use our trade marks without prior written permission.

12. Downloads and Publications

Reports, submissions, technical papers, policy documents and other publications are provided for general information.

They may be downloaded for personal, educational or internal business use unless otherwise stated.

Commercial redistribution is prohibited without written permission.

13. Website Information

We strive to ensure information published on this Website is accurate and current.

However:

• information changes;
• legislation changes;
• policies change;
• technologies evolve.

Accordingly, we do not warrant that Website content is complete, current or suitable for every purpose.

Artificial Intelligence and Website Content

Some content published on this Website may be developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence technologies as part of our editorial, research or content production processes.

All material published by the Smart Energy Council is subject to appropriate review before publication. However, users should not rely solely on website content when making commercial, legal, engineering, financial or regulatory decisions.

While we take reasonable care to ensure the accuracy of information published on this Website, we do not warrant that all content is free from errors or omissions.

14. No Professional Advice

Information published on this Website is provided for general information only.

Nothing on this Website constitutes:

• legal advice;
• engineering advice;
• financial advice;
• investment advice;
• technical certification;
• regulatory advice;
• professional consulting services.

Users should obtain independent professional advice before relying upon Website content.

15. Advocacy Positions

The Website contains advocacy material, submissions, campaign information and policy positions.

These reflect the views of the Smart Energy Council at the relevant time and should not necessarily be interpreted as representing the views of every member organisation.

16. Third-party Links

Our Website may link to third-party websites.

These links are provided for convenience only.

We do not endorse or accept responsibility for external content.

17. Embedded Services

The Website may incorporate services provided by third parties including:

• YouTube
• Vimeo
• Eventbrite
• Microsoft
• HubSpot
• Stripe
• ActiveCampaign

Their services remain governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

18. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Access

Except where permitted by applicable law or with our prior written permission, you must not use automated means to access, extract, copy, index or reproduce content from this Website.

This includes the use of:

• web crawlers;
• bots;
• spiders;
• scraping software;
• artificial intelligence systems;
• machine learning models;
• large language models;
• automated data collection tools; or
• similar technologies,

where such use is intended to systematically collect or reproduce Website content, interfere with Website operations, or create competing products or services.

This restriction does not apply to recognised search engines indexing publicly available pages in accordance with standard internet protocols, unless otherwise prohibited.

19. Security

You must not attempt to compromise the security of the Website.

This includes attempting to:

• bypass authentication;
• access restricted systems;
• test vulnerabilities;
• interfere with servers;
• overload infrastructure.

20. User Content

Where you submit comments, enquiries or other content, you grant the Smart Energy Council a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce and publish that content for the purpose of administering the Website and responding to your enquiry.

You warrant that any content you submit:

• is accurate;
• is lawful;
• does not infringe the rights of others;
• is not defamatory, offensive or misleading.

We reserve the right to remove or moderate user-submitted content at our discretion.

21. Privacy

Our collection, use and disclosure of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy.

The use of cookies and similar technologies is explained in our Cookie Notice.

22. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Smart Energy Council excludes all liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense (including indirect, incidental, consequential or economic loss) arising from or in connection with:

• your use of, or inability to use, the Website;
• reliance on information published on the Website;
• interruptions to Website availability;
• errors or omissions in Website content;
• viruses or malicious software transmitted through the Website;
• third-party websites or services linked from the Website.

Nothing in these Terms excludes any rights that cannot lawfully be excluded under Australian Consumer Law or other applicable legislation.

23. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Smart Energy Council, its directors, officers, employees and agents against any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses arising from your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the Website.

24. Termination of Access

We may suspend or terminate access to the Website, including member-only services, where we reasonably believe a user has breached these Terms or where necessary to protect the security or integrity of the Website.

25. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth of Australia.

You submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Australian Capital Territory and any courts hearing appeals from those courts.

26. Contact Us

For questions regarding these Terms & Conditions, please contact:

Smart Energy Council

PO Box 2315
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia

Email: info@smartenergy.org.au

Phone: 1300 768 204

Website: www.smartenergy.org.au