In these terms, a reference to “we”, “us” “Torcaso Lawyers” means Torcaso Lawyers Pty Ltd (ACN: 631 202 063), which operates the website www.torcasolawyers.com.au referred to as “Torcaso Lawyers Website” or “Website”.
A reference to “you” or “your” in these terms is a reference to any person, accessing, reviewing or using the Torcaso Lawyers Website.
1. By using or accessing the Torcaso Lawyers Website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (Terms of Use). If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you must refrain from using the Torcaso Lawyers Website.
2. We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use from time to time. Amendments will be effective immediately upon notification on this website. Your continued use of this website following such notification represents an agreement by you to be bound by these Terms of Use as amended from time to time.
3. The purpose of the Torcaso Lawyers Website is to provide you with information about Torcaso Lawyers, our culture, employees and the legal services we provide. We may also use our Website to provide portal services for clients to access information.
4. Content on the Torcaso Lawyers Website, and any publications referred to, is general information and is provided as a guide only. It is not intended to, nor does it constitute, legal advice, financial or any other advice, and must not be relied upon. We advise you to seek professional advice (whether that be legal or otherwise) before acting or relying on any information contained on this Website, or any of our publications.
5. We will endeavour to keep our information and material up to date. However, the Website may not always reflect the most recent developments in the areas it covers. We therefore recommend that you make your own enquiries, and obtain professional advice, whether that be legal or otherwise, before acting on any matters referred to on our Website.
6. Your use of the Torcaso Lawyers Website, and the receipt of any information from us, does not create, nor is it intended to create, a solicitor-client relationship between you and Torcaso Lawyers.
7. We do not accept responsibility for loss suffered because of your reliance on the accuracy or currency of any information contained on the Torcaso Lawyers Website.
8. We may provide clients with an interactive portal to access information about their matter (Client Portal). Information available via the Online Portal is provided for convenience only. We do not warrant its accuracy, completeness, or that it is up to date with the latest information.
9. You may access the Torcaso Lawyers Website at any time, unless we have restricted access to perform necessary maintenance, updates, or upgrades. We do not warrant that our Website will be accessible at all times. Sometimes it may not be accessible because of reasons beyond our control.
10. The Torcaso Lawyers Website may permit you to view, cache, browse, display, print or download a copy of any content featured on the Torcaso Lawyers Website to your computer, provided that you use it for personal use only and not for any commercial, unlawful or any other purpose which may prejudice the reputation or interests of Torcaso Lawyers.
11. By using our Website, you agree to:
(a) keep confidential all passwords and logins supplied to you by Torcaso Lawyers.
(b) to hide, deface, alter or delete any copyright symbol, trademark or other proprietary rights notice;
(c) not hack into, change or otherwise knowingly transmit a virus or otherwise damage the Torcaso Lawyers Website or any information contained within it.
(d) not link it to any other website.
(e) not breach any other terms of these terms or other of our policies, including our Privacy Policy.
12. The transmission of data over the internet is not always secure. Although we endeavour to secure our Website, we are not liable for any breach of security. Therefore, your use of the Torcaso Lawyers Website is entirely at your own risk.
13. We do not warrant that:
(a) functions available on this Website will be uninterrupted or error free, free of viruses or programming bugs or any interference/s.
(b) this website will be accessible by you or any particular web browser used by you, or that it will be accessible at all times (or at all).
(c) the Website is free from anything that may damage any computer or data on a computer that is used to access the Website. Accordingly, any information that you transmit to this Website is transmitted at your own risk. If you become aware of any problems with the security of the data or the website, please contact us immediately.
You acknowledge and accept that:
(a) It is your responsibility to implement sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.
(b) the Internet is not a secure medium and communications to and from this Website may be intercepted or altered.
(c) you must take your own precautions to ensure that the process that you employ for accessing this Website does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code, or other forms of interference, which may damage your own computer system.
For the avoidance of doubt, we do not accept responsibility for any interference or damage to your own computer system, which arises from or in connection with, your use of the Torcaso Lawyers Website or any linked website contained therein.
16. The Torcaso Lawyers Website contains intellectual property including trademarks, confidential information and copyright, together with any goodwill or reputation and intellectual property rights, subsisting in those things. You should assume that intellectual property on this Website is owned by Torcaso Lawyers or third parties, and unless permitted by law, you must not copy, reproduce, transmit, display or otherwise distribute any of that intellectual property, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent.
17. You may only share the information contained on this website for the purpose of private use, research, or review as permitted under copyright legislation.
18. You must not copy, adapt, reproduce (other than for the purpose of viewing the website in your browser), store, modify, distribute, print, upload, display, perform, remove any credits, publish post frame within another website or create derivative works from any part of this Website or commercialise any information obtained from any part of this Website without our prior written permission or, in the case of third party material, from the owner of the intellectual property rights in that material.
19. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to our Website, at our sole discretion, if we believe that you have breached these Terms of use. If this occurs, we will endeavour to notify you of the breach and ways in which you can remedy any such breach.
20. Our Website may contain links to third party websites, for which we have no control. We are not responsible for the operation, security measures, content or any other aspect of any third-party websites linked to our website or referred within the content of our website.
21. Links to third party websites are provided solely for your convenience and do not indicate our endorsement or affiliation of them or their products and services. We make no representations or warranties about the information contained on those websites, nor are we liable for any of the content contained on those websites.
22. You agree to view any third-party party website, whether linked to the Torcaso Lawyers Website, or not, at your own risk. The links are provided for convenience only and may not remain current or be maintained. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices associated with such third-party websites.
23. You may contact us to provide comments, feedback, ideas or suggestions (Feedback) regarding the Torcaso Lawyers Website. By uploading, transmitting, posting or otherwise making available any Feeback, you hereby agree to.
(a) grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, licence to use, reproduce, edit and/or exploit such Feedback for any commercial or non-commercial purpose.
(b) warrant that in providing your Feeback, you will not have breached any laws or regulations or these Terms.
(c) give your unconditional and irrevocable consent for us to any act in any way with respect to your Feedback, which would otherwise, but for your consent, infringe your moral rights (as defined by the Copyright Act 1968)
(d) accept full responsibility for any Feedback uploaded posted or otherwise transmitted via the Torcaso Lawyers Website.
(e) Torcaso Lawyers will not be liable for any such Feedback provided by you and otherwise made available via our website.
(f) not post any links or references to any other service provider via any Feedback provided by you.
24. We reserve the right to review, modify, reformat, reject, remove, prevent the upload, posting or transmission or any form of Feedback made by you via the Torcaso Lawyer Website, that violates these Terms of Use or otherwise has the potential to harm, endanger or violate the rights of any person.
25. While we endeavour to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information contained on this Website, we advise that any such information may contain errors and omissions and may be subject to change.
26. Torcaso Lawyers provides no warranties, nor do we accept, responsibility for any loss or damage you may suffer as a result or your reliance on any of the material / information on our Website, including with respect to the quality, accuracy, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose for which the material relates, or in relation to any material provided by any third parties.
27. We exclude, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any liability which may arise as a result of the use of the Torcaso Lawyers Website, its content or any information on it. Where liability cannot be excluded, any liability incurred by us in relation to the use of the Torcaso Lawyers Website and/or its contents is limited to the extent provided for under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
28. You agree that Torcaso Lawyers will not be liable for any direct or indirect loss, or damage, whatsoever (including through negligence, viruses, cube crime or any other matter) arising out of, or in any way related to, the use of the Torcaso Lawyers Website or any other third party / linked website referred to therein.
29. If any part of these Terms of Use are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable or void that part shall be severed to the extent necessary and the remainder terms shall continue in full force and effect
30. No waiver of any breach of these Terms of Use will be construed as a waiver of any other breach of these terms.
31. You agree to indemnify us for all damages, losses, penalties, fines, expenses and costs (including legal costs) which arise out of or relate to your use of this Website, any information that you provide to us via this Website or any damage that you may cause to this Website. This indemnification includes, without limitation, liability relating to copyright infringement, defamation, invasion of privacy, trademark infringement and breaches of the law.
32. Access to this Website may be withdrawn at any time without notice. These Terms of Use will survive any such withdrawal
33. Information on this site is provided for Australian residents only.
34. Our compliance with privacy legislation is set out in our separate Privacy Policy, which may be accessed via our Website.
35. These Terms of Use are governed by the laws in force of the State of Victoria, Australia. You submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Victoria, Australia in respect to any claim made by either party against the other which in any way arises out of these terms.
36. If a dispute arises regarding these Terms of Use, the laws of Victoria, Australia, will apply. In relation to any such dispute, you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, Australia.
This policy was last updated in July 2023.
Attention: Policy Officer
Torcaso Lawyers Pty Ltd
[email protected]
(03) 9088 0558.
