These Terms and Conditions (“Terms” or “Agreement”) form a legally binding contract between the operator of smallpressnetwork.com.au (“Website Operator,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) and you, the user (“User,” “you,” or “your”). This Agreement governs your access to and use of the smallpressnetwork.com.au website and all related products and services (collectively, the “Website” or “Services”).

Age Requirement

You must be at least 13 years old to use this Website. By accessing or using the Website, you confirm that you meet this age requirement.

Backups

We are not responsible for any content you upload or store on the Website. You are solely responsible for maintaining your own backups. In some cases, we may — at our discretion — restore data from our backups, but we do not guarantee that any content will be recoverable.

General Use of the Services

You are granted permission to access and use the Services, subject to the following conditions:

• You may not modify, alter, or change any part of the Services.

• You agree not to use automated tools (e.g., robots, spiders, offline readers) to access the Services in ways that artificially inflate pageviews, followers, or other performance metrics.

• Public search engines may use spiders solely for creating searchable indexes but not for caching or archiving our content. We reserve the right to revoke this permission at any time.

• You may not collect personal information from users or use communication systems offered through the Services for unsolicited commercial purposes.

• You must comply with all applicable laws when using the Services.

• We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Services at any time.

Advertisements

You may interact with advertisers or sponsors featured on the Website. Any dealings, including promotions or transactions, are solely between you and the third-party. We are not responsible for any resulting interactions, losses, or disputes.

Prohibited Activities

You are prohibited from using the Website or its content to:

• Engage in illegal activities.

• Solicit others to participate in unlawful acts.

• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

• Infringe upon our intellectual property or the intellectual property rights of others.

• Harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, intimidate, or discriminate against others.

• Submit false or misleading information.

• Upload or transmit viruses or other harmful code.

• Collect or track personal information from others.

• Engage in spam, phishing, pharming, pretexting, spidering, crawling, or scraping.

• Use the Website for any obscene or immoral purpose.

• Interfere with or bypass the Website’s security features.

Violation of these prohibitions may result in termination of your access to the Services.

Copyright Infringement (DMCA)

If you believe that any content on the Website infringes your copyright, you may submit a DMCA notice by emailing us at contact@smallpressnetwork.com.au with the required information.

Counter-Notice

If you believe that your removed content does not infringe copyrights, or that you have authorization to use it, you may send us a counter-notice as outlined in the DMCA.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we and our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages, including lost profits, revenues, or data, even if we were advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total liability for any claim related to the Services will not exceed the greater of one dollar ($1) or the amount you paid to us in the month preceding the incident giving rise to the claim.

These limitations apply even if a remedy fails to achieve its essential purpose.

Changes to This Agreement

We may modify this Agreement or any policies related to the Website or Services at any time. Updates become effective immediately upon posting on the Website. Continued use of the Website after changes are posted means you accept the new terms.

Acceptance of Terms

By using the Website or its Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you are not authorized to access or use the Website or its Services.