Disclaimer:

MY WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA DISCLAIMERS

This website is presented for the purpose of disseminating information free of charge for the benefit of the public.

I do not guarantee and accept no legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material contained on these websites or on any linked site.

I recommend that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to their use of this website and that users carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance of the material on the website for their purposes.

The material on these pages is not intended to be nor should it be relied on as a substitute for legal or other professional advice. Users should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

The material on these websites may include the views or recommendations of third parties, which do not necessarily reflect my views of, or indicate my commitment to a particular course of action.

Links

These websites contain links to other websites that are external to my websites.

I take reasonable care in linking to websites but I have no direct control over the content of the linked sites, or the changes that may occur to the content on those sites.

It is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external websites.

Links to external websites do not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any material on those sites or of any third party products or services offered by, from or through those sites. Users of links provided by this website are responsible for being aware of which organisation is hosting the website they visit.

Social media

I use a number of social media services to complement my traditional public outreach activities. These services include Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, Mastodon, and other social media sites. The number and nature of social media services used by me will change over time.

The following disclaimer applies to all social media services in use by me at any given time, regardless of whether they are listed on this page.

Any content, views, opinions and/or responses to questions uploaded, expressed or submitted by the creators, sponsors, advertisers or users of social media services used by me, other than the content provided by me, are solely the views, opinions, copyright and responsibility of the person submitting them and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of myself.

I am not responsible for content that third parties publish, post, upload, distribute, disseminate or otherwise transmit via social media services.

Social media services may occasionally be unavailable and I accept no responsibility for lack of service due to downtime.

While I will endeavour to maintain the currency and accuracy of information published via social media services, I do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information available on its social media channels.

Myself, my staff, agents and contractors accept no liability in any way for the currency, accuracy or completeness of any material posted on social media sites and disclaims all responsibility for any loss or damage which may arise from the use of the information provided via this vehicle.

Users should check the accuracy and currency of information before taking any action.

Any reliance placed on such information is strictly at the user’s own risk.

I may include links to other web pages, but these links are not an endorsement of those pages. I am not responsible for any website not operated by me.

Your privacy

Users are reminded that social media sites are public spaces on the internet and interactions are publicly viewed and searchable over time.

Social media services provide their own disclaimers and policies on collection and use of visitor information, over which I have no control.
I encourage users to familiarise themselves with the terms of use of each social media site before use.

Due to privacy considerations, it is not possible to comment on individual staff members via social media services. For assistance please contact me at raymond dot pert at gmail dot com

Replies

I will reply to comments and messages received via social media services at my discretion.

Comment moderation

While I do not wish to stifle conversation on social media sites, users must not post or upload any comments or links to my social media pages that are unlawful, or may defame, discriminate, offend, interfere with privacy or infringe copyright or other intellectual property rights.

I reserve the right to moderate comments and may remove any comments that, in my opinion, are inappropriate.

Terms of Use

Mastodon, and other social media services I use have strict guidelines on discrimination and intimidation. Therefore, I take a strong stance on deleting content which is discriminatory, hateful or threatening and actions which may offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate.

When contributing your views to any social media services, please ensure that you:

do protect your personal privacy and that of others by not including personal information about yourself or others in your comments (such as names, email addresses, private addresses or phone numbers)

do represent your own views and do not impersonate or falsely represent any other person

do not abuse, harass or threaten others

do not make defamatory or slanderous comments

do not use insulting, provocative or hateful language

do not use obscene or offensive language

do not post material to the forum that infringes the intellectual property rights of others

do not post multiple versions of the same view to the forum

do not post comments promoting personal professional interests

do not post overtly party political comment

do not post anything which racially or religiously vilifies others; incites, induces or aids violence, discrimination, harassment, victimisation or hatred towards others, or is likely to offend, insult or humiliate others, particularly on the basis of their race, colour, descent, national origin, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation or any disability.

Moderation policy

My social media services comments and messages are “post-moderated’’ in accordance with this social media policy. This means that comments will be published automatically and reviewed by me after publication.

While I review public comments on a regular basis, there may be times when inappropriate or offensive posts or comments that do not meet the terms of use appear before they can be removed.

Where inappropriate material is identified it will be hidden from public view, however it will be retained in the system. Comments that violate the terms of use will be removed or not published. I will not edit comments.

I do not undertake to inform users when their comments and posts are moderated, however, I will warn and take appropriate action to suspend and expel users who regularly and consistently submit in appropriate content. Repeat offenders may be blocked from using social media services indefinitely.

Friend requests

I will not automatically accept Facebook Mastodon, YouTube, or other friend requests.

Privacy

Users are reminded that Facebook, and other social media sites are a public space on the internet and many interactions are publicly viewable and searchable over time. For more information please refer to Facebook’s, or other social media sites’ privacy policy.

Links

Links to external websites and social media profiles are provided as a convenience to users and such sites and associated content are not under my control.

The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of that website, service or person by me. I am not responsible for the content or reliability of links, or for any loss or inconvenience arising from their use.

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