Terms & Conditions

Bass Coast South Gippsland Food System Alliance Website

1. About Us

The Bass Coast South Gippsland Food System Alliance (“the Alliance”, “we”, “our”) is a collaborative network working to build a fair, resilient and sustainable local food system across Bass Coast and South Gippsland, Victoria.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms & Conditions and to comply with all applicable Australian laws.

3. Website Purpose

This website provides information about our work, activities, projects, and opportunities to get involved. Content is general in nature and not intended as professional, legal or financial advice.

4. Use of Website Content

Unless otherwise stated, our content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

You may:

Share content

Adapt content for non-commercial purposes
Providing that you:

Attribute the Alliance

Do not use material commercially without permission

Seek consent before reusing photos or personal stories

Third-party content (including Indigenous cultural knowledge and partner materials) may require separate permission.

5. Respectful Conduct

This website and associated online spaces support a respectful community culture.

You must not:

Harass, abuse, threaten or vilify others

Share offensive, discriminatory or harmful content

Spread false or misleading information

Post spam, advertisements or unauthorised promotions

Interfere with website operation or security

We may remove inappropriate content or restrict access if necessary.

6. Indigenous Knowledge & Cultural Content

We acknowledge Traditional Owners across the region and recognise that First Nations knowledge is living cultural intellectual property.

Any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander content shared on this site remains the property of the relevant community and must not be reused, reproduced or adapted without appropriate permissions.

7. Personal Information & Privacy

We may collect personal information such as your name and email when you voluntarily:

Submit a contact form

We handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

We collect this information to communicate with you about Alliance activities and initiatives.
We will not share your personal information without your consent, unless required by law.

Our full Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store, use and protect your information.

8. Email Communications

By providing your email, you consent to receiving updates from the Alliance.

Emails comply with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth).
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the link in our emails or by contacting us.

9. Security

We take reasonable steps to keep information secure, but we cannot guarantee absolute security.
You are responsible for your own device security when interacting with our website.

10. External Links

Our website may link to partner and community websites.
We do not endorse and are not responsible for external content, policies or security practices.

11. Disclaimer & Liability

We aim to provide accurate information but do not guarantee completeness, currency or accuracy. To the maximum extent allowed by Australian law, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from:

Website use or unavailability

Reliance on website content

Third-party content or links

12. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms & Conditions periodically.
Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of updated terms.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms & Conditions or your personal information, please contact:

Email: foodsystems@mgch.org.au

Terms & Conditions

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