Rules and Regulations for Worldwide Tank Services Internet World Wide Web Sites & Courses

Worldwide Tank Services, its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Worldwide Tank Services “) requires that all the visitors to our site(s) on the World Wide Web (the “Site”) adhere to the following rules and regulations. By accessing the Site, you indicate your acknowledgment and acceptance of these terms and conditions.

Jurisdiction/Governing Law

Users of this Site agree to submit to the laws of the country in which the course/services are conducted.

This Web site is published in Australia for Australian citizens and permanent residents and relates only to Worldwide Tank Services Australia and its affiliates. If you have any interest in Worldwide Tank Services Businesses NOT located in Australia, please check your local Worldwide Tank Services office to determine if any offers apply to you.

Copyright/Trademarks

The trademarks, logos and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the Site are the property of Worldwide Tank Services and other parties. Users are prohibited from using any Marks for any purpose including, but not limited to use as Metatags on other pages or sites on the World Wide Web without the written permission of Worldwide Tank Services or such third party which may own the Marks. All Worldwide Tank Services and content including any software programs available on or through the Site (“Content”) is protected by copyright. Users are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing, creating derivative works or using any Content available on or through the Site for commercial or public purposes.

No Warranties

ALL CONTENT ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SECURITY OR ACCURACY. WORLDWIDE TANK SERVICES DOES NOT ENDORSE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT MADE THROUGH THE SITE BY ANY PARTY OTHER THAN WORLDWIDE TANK SERVICES. OTHER THAN AS REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL WORLDWIDE TANK SERVICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A USER’S RELIANCE ON WORLDWIDE TANK SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT.

Limitation of Liability

Worldwide Tank Services specifically disclaims any liability (whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise) for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with access to or use of the Site, (even if Worldwide Tank Services has been advised of the possibility of such damages) including liability associated with any viruses which may infect a user’s computer equipment.

Confidentiality of User Communications

Except as required by law and in accordance with the Worldwide Tank Services Internet Privacy Statement, WORLDWIDE TANK SERVICES will maintain the confidentiality of all user communications which contain personal user Worldwide Tank Services, and which are transmitted directly to Worldwide Tank Services. Postings by a user on any message board or in any chat room will not be protected as confidential and Worldwide Tank Services may use and provide Worldwide Tank Services contained in any such postings (including any ideas, concepts, know-how or other intellectual property) to any of its parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates for any purpose whatsoever and as deemed appropriate by Worldwide Tank Services.

Linked Internet Sites

Worldwide Tank Services prohibits caching, unauthorised hypertext links to the Site and the framing of any Content available through the Site. Worldwide Tank Services reserves the right to disable any unauthorised links or frames and specifically disclaims any responsibility for the Content available on any other Internet sites linked to the Site. Access to any other Internet sites linked to the Site is at the user’s own risk.

Postings [For use in connection with message boards or chat rooms on the Site.]

Worldwide Tank Services is under no obligation to review any messages, Worldwide Tank Services or content (“Postings”) posted on the Site by users and assumes no responsibility or liability relating to any such Postings. Notwithstanding the above, Worldwide Tank Services may from time to time monitor the Postings on the Site and may decline to accept and/or remove any Postings that contain:

Any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.

Advertisements or solicitations of any kind. [Note – This is not applicable for those Sites with message boards containing classified advertisements.]
Messages posted by users impersonating others.

Personal Worldwide Tank Services such as messages which state phone numbers, social security numbers, account numbers, addresses, or employer references.

Messages by non-spokesperson employees of Worldwide Tank Services purporting to speak on behalf of Worldwide Tank Services.
Messages that offer unauthorised downloads of any copyrighted or private Worldwide Tank Services.
Multiple messages placed within individual folders by the same user restating the same point.
Chain letters of any kind

Transmission of Personal Data

[For use in connection with Sites through which proprietary customer account data may be transmitted.] User acknowledges and agrees that by providing WORLDWIDE TANK SERVICES with any personal or proprietary user Worldwide Tank Services through the Site, user consents to the transmission of such personal or proprietary user Worldwide Tank Services over international borders as necessary for processing in accordance with Worldwide Tank Service’s standard business practices.

Changes to rules and regulations

Worldwide Tank Services reserves the right to revise these Rules and Regulations at any time and users are deemed to be apprised of and bound by any changes to these Rules and Regulations.

Violation of rules and regulations

Worldwide Tank Services reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Rules and Regulations, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to the Site.

Access to password protected/secure areas

Access to and use of password protected and/or secure areas of the site is restricted to authorised users only. Unauthorised individuals attempting to access these areas of the Site may be subject to prosecution.