RDNS Moodle Terms of Use

RDNS Disclaimer Statement / Terms of Use

  1. In these terms of use “RDNS”, “we”, “us” and “our” means Royal District Nursing Service ACN 052 188 717.
  2. You agree to be bound by these terms of use by accessing, browsing, opening or otherwise using any part of this website.
  3. While RDNS has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and currency of the material on this website (“Material”), it is subject to change and there may be inaccuracies, errors and omissions. 
  4. RDNS reserves the right to change, and or remove any Material in or from the website without notice.
  5. You must take your own precautions to ensure that whatever you select for use from this website is free from viruses or anything else that may interfere with or damage the operation of your computer system.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

  1. The Material on this website is intended only to provide general information.  It is not intended to be comprehensive and nor should it be used in place of your own health professional’s advice.  You should seek personal advice from your own health professional to diagnose, treat or prevent any health condition rather than relying on Material on this website.
  2. There is a possibility that people from particular cultural and religious backgrounds may be offended by some of the medical information and graphics found on this or linked websites.
  3. If you use automatic language translation services in connection with this website you do so at your own risk.
  4. To the extent permitted by law, RDNS:
    1. excludes all implied conditions and warranties;
    2. is not liable to you or anyone else for any loss or damage, however caused (including negligence), which may be directly or indirectly suffered in connection with the use of this website; and
    3. excludes liability howsoever arising for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage, including without limitation loss of revenue and loss of, or damage to, data, suffered or incurred in connection with this website.
  5. Without limiting the general disclaimer, RDNS:
    1. makes no warranty as to the completeness or accuracy of any Material or as to its fitness for a particular purpose;
    2. does not warrant that the Material or the material on any linked website does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person;
    3. does not warrant that the functions contained in this website or third-party websites will be uninterrupted or without error, that defects will be corrected, or that electronic Material in the website and other third-party website free of viruses or other harmful components.
    4. will not be liable for disruptions to this website; and
    5. is not liable to you or anyone else if interference with or damage to your computer systems occurs in connection with the use of this website or any external site to which a link is provided.
  1. Where any law implies a warranty into these terms of use that cannot lawfully be excluded, then to the maximum extent permitted by law, RDNS’ liability is limited to resupplying the Material or cost of resupply of the Material at RDNS’ sole discretion.

Indemnity

  1. You must indemnify RDNS and keep RDNS fully indemnified against all liabilities, damages, claims, losses, costs and expenses which RDNS may incur to a third party or you as a result of your use of this website or as a result of breach by you of these terms of use.

Links to or from other Sites

  1. For your convenience and information, this website contains links to other third party websites.  RDNS has no control over and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or any other aspect of the information on those linked sites. 
  2. No link to another website is to be construed as an endorsement by or recommendation of RDNS in respect of any information, goods or services.
  3. You must not create or maintain any link from another website to this website without our prior written consent.

Intellectual Property Rights

  1. Unless otherwise indicated, we reserve all copyright in the content and design of this website. We own all copyright or use it under licence or applicable law.
  2. You may only access and use the Material for your own personal, non-commercial purpose.  You may print out any Material in this website for your personal use only.
  3. No Material in this website is to be used, copied, modified, transmitted, stored, published or distributed without the prior written consent of RDNS.
  4. We own the trademark “RDNS” and reserve all rights in relation to it. Other product and company names referred to on this website may be owned by third parties.
  5. The website, products, technologies and process contained or referred to in this website may be the subject of other intellectual property rights owned by RDNS or third parties. No licence is granted in respect of those intellectual property rights other than as set out in these terms of use.

Privacy

  1. We may automatically record details about any computer used to access the website (including the IP address, domain name and browser time), the date and time of access and details of the information downloaded.  If collected, this information will only be used for internal statistical purposes and to improve this website.
  2. Any other information supplied to RDNS, including personal or health information is treated in accordance with RDNS’ Privacy Policy.

Subscription Services

  1. Those persons with access to RDNS’ secure website (“Subscribers”) must not distribute their passwords or usernames to any other person, body or Corporation.
  2. Subscribers may store in digital format in computer terminals, databases or other repositories, Material which is supplied in the normal course of their subscription.
  3. Subscribers must take due care to protect the copyright of Materials and other intellectual property rights relating to the Materials and must protect any confidential information from unauthorized use, copying, publication or distribution.
  4. Subscribers must adhere strictly to RDNS’ Privacy Policy and all privacy laws as regards personal or health information contained the Material.  A copy of RDNS’ Privacy Policy is available here [insert link to Privacy Policy].
  5. In the event that a subscriber’s conduct is found to be in violation of these terms of use, the intellectual property rights of any party or RDNS’ Privacy Policy, RDNS may immediately suspend or terminate that Subscriber’s subscription without notice.

Posting to the site (eg. Forums)
As a user, some sections of this site may allow the posting of content that is made available for others to view. In doing so I acknowledge and accept that:

  1. Copyright:  I am aware of the requirements of the Copyright Act 1968 and will ensure that materials presented will conform to these requirements for all content (including text, graphics, images, illustrations, audio, software, animation & video) that I publish and that:
    1. all original work is created by me as the sole author OR
    2. written permission has been obtained for all content created by another author or the rights reside with another publisher and these have been appropriately acknowledged 
  2. I accept all liability for any legal action as a result of content published by me in relation to the access, transmission, retrieval, storage or display of all materials including but not limited to:
  1. sexually explicit material
  2. hate speech or offensive material
  3. material regarding illicit drugs or violence
  4. material regarding criminal skills and/or illegal activities
  5. material of a defamatory, discriminatory or harassing nature

NOTE:  All material must form part of a legitimate educational activity, otherwise strictly forbidden on this site.

  1. I will not use this site for any form of commercial gain (eg promotion, solicitation) that is not approved by RDNS SA.
  2. I will not knowingly transmit software or any form of computer virus or file that contains a harmful component
  3. I understand that any material published may be edited or deleted at the discretion of the administrators of this site

NOTE:  A violation of any of the above terms may result in immediate suspension or removal of your access to this site and/or criminal or civil prosecution.