Terms & Conditions

Website Terms and Conditions of Use

a.     Welcome to https://newspower.com.au/ (the 'Website'). The Website provides you with an opportunity to browse and purchase various products that have been listed for sale through the Website (the 'Products'). The Website provides this service by way of granting you access to the content on the Website (the 'Purchase Services').

b.     The Website is operated by Newspower Australia (ABN 68059478894). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by Newspower Australia. Please read these terms and conditions (the 'Terms') carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website, or any of  it's Services immediately.

c.     Newspower Australia reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When Newspower Australia updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with notice of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.

a.     You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website.

a.     In order to access the Purchase Services, you may be required to provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or contact details), including:

ii.     Preferred username

iii.    Mailing address

iv.    Telephone number

v.     Password

b.     You warrant that any information you give to Newspower Australia in the course of completing the registration process will always be accurate, correct and up to date.

c.     Once you have completed the registration process, you will be a registered customer of the Website ('Customer') and agree to be bound by the Terms. As a Customer you will be granted immediate access to the Purchase Services.

d.     You may not use the Purchase Services and may not accept the Terms if:

i.     you are a person barred from receiving the Purchase Services under the laws of Australia or

ii.     other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Purchase Services.

a.     As a Customer, you agree to comply with the following: You will use the Purchase Services only for purposes that are permitted by:

i.     the Terms;

ii.     any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;

iii.     you have the sole responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of your password and/or email address. Use of your password by any other person may result in the immediate cancellation of the Purchase Services;

iv.     any use of your registration information by any other person, or third parties, is strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately notify Newspower Australia of any unauthorised use of your password or email address or any breach of security of which you have become aware;

v.     access and use of the Website is limited, non-transferable and allows for the sole use of the Website by you for the purposes of Newspower Australia providing the Purchase Services;

vi.     you will not use the Purchase Services or Website for any illegal and/or unauthorised use which includes collecting email addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorised framing of or linking to the Website;

vii.     you agree that commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from the Website without notice and may result in termination of the Purchase Services. Appropriate legal action will be taken by Newspower Australia for any illegal or unauthorised use of the Website; and

vii.     you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or its Purchase Services is prohibited.

a.     In using the Purchase Services to purchase the Product through the Website, you will agree to the payment of the purchase price listed on the Website for the Product (the 'Purchase Price'). These prices are exclusive online only.

b.     Payments of the Purchase Price may be made through Square and Paypal (the "Payment Gateway Provide'). In using the Purchase Service, you warrant that you have familiarised yourself with, and agree to be bound by, the applicable Terms and Conditions of Use, Privacy and other relevant legal documentation provided by the Payment Gateway Providers.

c.     Following payment of the Purchase Price being confirmed by Newspower Australia, you will be issued with a receipt to confirm that the payment has been received and Newspower Australia may record your purchase details for future use.

d.     Newspower Australia may, at their sole discretion, provide a refund on the return of the Products within 30 days where the Product packaging is unopened and remains in a saleable condition. You acknowledge and agree that you are liable for any postage and shipping costs associated with any refund pursuant to this clause.

a.     Newspower Australia's Products come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure of the Product and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the Products repaired or replaced if the Products fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure (the Warranty').

b.     You may make a claim under this clause (the 'Warranty Claim') for material defects and workmanship in the Products within the manufactures given timeframe (the Warranty Period'). All Warranty claims will be deal directly between the customer and manufactures.

a.     You acknowledge that the Purchase Services offered by Newspower Australia integrate delivery (the ' Delivery Services') through the use of third party delivery companies (the ' Delivery Service Providers').

b.     In the event that an item is lost or damaged in the course of the Delivery Services, Newspower Australia asks that you:

i.     contact the Delivery Service Provider directly to request a refund; and

ii.     contact us by sending an email to shop@newspower.com.au  outlining in what way the Products were damaged in transit so we are able to determine if the Delivery Service Provider should be removed from the Purchase Services.

a.     The Website, the Purchase Services and all of the related products of Newspower Australia are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the site content and compilation of the website (including text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips and software) (the 'Content') are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by Newspower Australia or its contributors.

b.     Newspower Australia retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all related content. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer to you:

i.     the business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright of Newspower Australia; or

ii.     the right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design; or

iii.     a system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a system or process).

c.     You may not, without the prior written permission of Newspower Australia and the permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the Content or third party content for any purpose. This prohibition does not extend to materials on the Website, which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain.

a.     Newspower Australia takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or the Purchase Services are subject to Newspower Australia's Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.

a.     You acknowledge that Newspower Australia does not make any terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions whatsoever regarding the Products other than provided for pursuant to these Terms.

b.     Newspower Australia will make every effort to ensure a Product is accurately depicted on the Website, however, you acknowledge that sizes, colours and packaging may differ from what is displayed on the Website.

c.     Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian Consumer Law (or any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or excluded.

d.     Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:

i.     all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not expressly stated in these Terms are excluded; and

ii.     Newspower Australia will not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Purchase Services or these Terms (including as a result of not being able to use the Purchase Services or the late supply of the Purchase Services), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.

e.     Use of the Website, the Purchase Services, and any of the products of Newspower Australia (including the Delivery Services), is at your own risk. Everything on the Website, the Purchase Services, and the Products of Newspower Australia, are provided to you on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers or licensors of Newspower Australia including any third party where the Delivery Services are made available to you make any express or implied representation or warranty about its Content or any products or Purchase Services (including the products or Purchase Services of Newspower Australia) referred to on the Website. This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:

i.     failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or other harmful component, loss of data, communication line failure, unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to records;

ii.     the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website, the Purchase Service, or any of its Content related products (including third party material and advertisements on the Website);

iii.     costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Purchase Services or any of the Products;

iv.     the Content or operation in respect to links which are provided for the User's convenience;

v.     any failure to complete a transaction, or any loss arising from e-commerce transacted on the Website; or

vi.     any defamatory, threatening, offensive or unlawful conduct of third parties or publication of any materials relating to or constituting such conduct.

a.     Newspower Australia's total liability arising out of or in connection with the Purchase Services or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the most recent Purchase Price paid by you under these Terms or where you have not paid the Purchase Price, then the total liability of Newspower Australia is the resupply of information or Purchase Services to you.

b.     You expressly understand and agree that Newspower Australia, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you, however caused and under any theory of liability. This shall include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.

c.     Newspower Australia is not responsible or liable in any manner for any site content (including the Content and Third Party Content) posted on the Website or in connection with the Purchase Services, whether posted or caused by users of the website of Newspower Australia, by third parties or by any of the Purchase Services offered by Newspower Australia.

d.     You acknowledge that Newspower Australia does not provide the Delivery Services to you and you agree that Newspower Australia will not be liable to you for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage, loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Delivery Services.

a.     The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or by Newspower Australia as set out below.

b.     If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by:

i.     notifying Newspower Australia at any time; and

ii.     closing your accounts for all of the Purchase Services which you use, where Newspower Australia has made this option available to you.

c.     Your notice should be sent, in writing, to Newspower Australia via the 'Contact Us' link on our homepage.

d.     Newspower Australia may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:

i.     you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any provision;

ii.     Newspower Australia is required to do so by law;

iii.     the partner with whom Newspower Australia offered the Purchase Services to you has terminated its relationship with Newspower Australia or ceased to offer the Purchase Services to you;

iv.     Newspower Australia is transitioning to no longer providing the Purchase Services to Users in the country in which you are resident or from which you use the service; or

v.     the provision of the Purchase Services to you by Newspower Australia is, in the opinion of Newspower Australia, no longer commercially viable.

e.     Subject to local applicable laws, Newspower Australia reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your custom to the Website at any time and may suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Website or the Purchase Services without notice if you breach any provision of the Terms or any applicable law or if your conduct impacts Newspower Australia's name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.

f.      When the Terms come to an end, all of the legal rights, obligations and liabilities that you and Newspower Australia have benefited from, been subject to (or which have accrued over time whilst the Terms have been in force) or which are expressed to continue indefinitely, shall be unaffected by this cessation, and the provisions of this clause shall continue to apply to such rights, obligations and liabilities indefinitely.

a.     You agree to indemnify Newspower Australia, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:

i.     all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis} incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with any Content you post through the Website;

ii.     any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so and any breach by you or your agents of these Terms; and/or

iii.     any breach of the Terms.

a.     Compulsory: lf a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the following clauses have been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory relief is sought).

b.     Notice: A party to the Terms claiming a dispute ('Dispute') has arisen under the Terms, must give written notice to the other party detailing the nature of the dispute, the desired outcome and the action required to settle the Dispute.

c.     Resolution: On receipt of that notice ('Notice') by that other party, the parties to the Terms ('Parties') must:

i.     Within 14 days of the Notice endeavour in good faith to resolve the Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon which they may mutually agree;

ii.     If for any reason whatsoever, 14 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate mediator be appointed by the President of the or his or her nominee;

iii.     The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable expenses of a mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation and without limiting the foregoing undertake to pay any amounts requested by the mediator as a pre-condition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the mediation;

iv.     The mediation will be held in Sydney, Australia.

d.     Confidential: All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as "without prejudice" negotiations for the purpose of applicable laws of evidence.

e.     Termination of Mediation: If 14 days have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the Dispute has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate the mediation and the mediator must do so.

a.     The Purchase Services offered by Newspower Australia is intended to be viewed by residents of Australia. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of New South Wales, Australia.

a.     The Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. Any dispute, controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms and the rights created hereby shall be governed, interpreted and construed by, under and pursuant to the laws of New South Wales Australia, without reference to conflict of law principles, notwithstanding mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law clause is not contested. The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

a.     Both parties confirm and declare that the provisions of the Terms are fair and reasonable and both parties having taken the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and declare the Terms are not against public policy on the grounds of inequality or bargaining power or general grounds of restraint of trade.

a.     If any part of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable by a Court of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be severed and the rest of the Terms shall remain in force.