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ALL LAW NINJAS SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL AUTO-RENEW UNLESS CANCELLED BEFORE THE RELEVANT DATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE TERMS. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.
1. About the Website
1.1. Welcome to www.lawninjas.co (the “Website”). The Website provides a range of services including, but not limited to, webinars, workshops, coaching, networking groups, conferences, training, subscriptions and related services to assist lawyers and law students across the globe (the “Services”).
1.2. The Website is operated by Law Ninjas (ABN 69 66 26 12 189). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated products or Services, is provided by Law Ninjas. Please read these terms and conditions (the “Terms”) carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, using the Services, registering as a Member (as defined in Clause 3.4 below) and/or making payments on the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy on the Website and the Terms. If you do not agree to such Privacy Policy or the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website and any of its associated products or Services immediately.
1.3. Law Ninjas reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating them at its sole discretion. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the date of their publication. Your access and use of the Website and/or the Services after Law Ninjas makes any changes constitute your acceptance of any such changes, and you will be bound by those changes. If you do not agree to any changes, you must cease usage of the Website and any of its associated products or Services immediately.
2. Acceptance of the Terms
You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website and/or using the Services. You may also accept the Terms by proceeding to sign up as a Member (as defined in Clause 3.4 below).
3. Registration to use the Services
3.1. In order to access some Services, you must first register for an account through the Website (“Member Account”).
3.2. As part of the registration process, or as part of your continued use of the Services, you may be required to provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or contact details), including, but not limited to, name, e-mail address, address, billing address, phone number, credit card details, location, username, password and service interests.
3.3. You warrant that any information you give to Law Ninjas in the course of completing the registration process will always be accurate, correct and up-to-date. If your registration details change, you must immediately update your details and notify Law Ninjas accordingly.
3.4. Once you have completed the registration process, you will be a registered member of the Website and the Services (“Member”). Law Ninjas will respond and grant you access to the Member’s area of the Website and other Services as quickly as possible. Depending on the number of applicants, approval time can range from immediately to two (2) weeks.
3.5. You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if: (a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Law Ninjas; or (b) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of Australia or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Services.
3.6. By registering for a Member Account or using the Services, you represent and warrant to Law Ninjas that: (a) you have reached the legal age in your jurisdiction; (b) you have the right, authority and capacity to agree to and abide by the Terms and the Privacy Policy on the Website; (c) if you are registering with Law Ninjas or purchasing the Services on behalf of a business, that business is taken to have accepted the Terms and the Privacy Policy on the Website and you are taken to have been duly authorised to bind the business; and (d) you will use the Services, the Member Account and the Website in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws, regulations and all other Law Ninjas policies.
3.7. You understand that by supplying Law Ninjas with your contact details including, but not limited to, address, e-mail address and phone number, you may receive regular e-mails, newsletters or other updates from Law Ninjas in order to keep you informed about Law Ninjas activities. If you do not wish to receive updates from Law Ninjas, please contact us at rohan@lawninjas.co.
4. Your obligations as a Member
4.1. As a Member, you agree to comply with the following:
(a) use the Services, the Member Account and the Website only for purposes that are permitted by the Terms and any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;
(b) not to share your Member Account, username or password with any other person;
(c) maintain the confidentiality of your Member Account and all the activities under your account;
(d) any use of your Member Account or registration information by any other person or third party is strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately notify Law Ninjas of any unauthorised use of your Member Account or any other breach of security;
(e) not to expressly or impliedly impersonate another Member or use the Member Account or username or password of another Member at any time;
(f) access and use of the Website is limited, non-transferable and allows for the sole use of the Website by you for the purposes of Law Ninjas providing the Services;
(g) not to use the Services or the Website in connection with any commercial endeavours except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by Law Ninjas;
(h) not to use the Services or Website for any illegal and/or unauthorised use including, but not limited to, collecting names, contact details or e-mail addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited e-mail or unauthorised framing of or linking to the Website or otherwise;
(i) that commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from the Website without notice and may result in termination of your Member Account and/or the provision of Services to you. Appropriate legal action will be taken by Law Ninjas for any illegal or unauthorised use of the Website; and
(j) you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website, Member Account or Services is prohibited.
5. Payment
5.1. If a free trial period applies to a subscription plan, you must provide the required details including, but not limited to, your credit card number, card expiration date and billing address, as part of the registration process as a Member. On the date of the expiry of the trial period, you must make payment for the Services (the “Services Fee”) as part of your continued registration as a Member.
5.2. Where the option is given to you, you may pay the Services Fee by way of a credit card payment or payment per invoice. If payment by credit card, then valid credit card information is due at the time of purchase.
5.3. Payments made in the course of your use of the Services are made using Stripe (www.stripe.com). In using the Website, the Services or when making any payment in relation to your use of the Services, you warrant that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by Stripe’s terms and conditions which are available on their website.
5.4. You acknowledge and agree that where a request for the payment of the Services Fee is returned or denied, for whatever reason, by your financial institution or is unpaid by you for any other reason, you are liable for any costs, including, but not limited to, banking fees and charges, associated with the Services Fee.
5.5. Law Ninjas reserves the right to vary the Services Fee at any time and will provide you with 30 days’ written notice before doing so.
5.6. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts and prices quoted on the Website and/or in relation to the Services are in US dollars and are exclusive of applicable taxes.
5.7. Law Ninjas may, in its sole discretion, create promotional codes that may be redeemable for account credit or discounted services. Promotional codes may not be duplicated, sold or transferred in any manner or made available to anyone but its intended recipient. Law Ninjas at its sole discretion can redeem or refuse promotional codes at any time for any reason.
5.8. You will be charged in accordance with the billing terms in effect at the time of your registration as a Member, unless you are notified of a fee change in accordance with the Terms.
5.9. For any subscription plan, you agree that for each term for such plan, the Services Fee for the next term will be due and immediately payable in full as at the first day of that term. If a free trial period applies to a subscription plan, the Services Fee for the next term will be due and immediately payable in full upon the expiry of that trial period.
5.10. For any subscription plan, you agree that it will renew automatically at the end of any free trial period and at the end of each term thereafter unless and until you complete the cancellation requirements within your Member Account. If you do not complete these requirements prior to the relevant renewal date in accordance with the Terms, your credit card will be automatically charged for each relevant term for such plan.
5.11. For any subscription plan, you are liable to pay the Services Fee for each term regardless of whether or not you have accessed the Website and/or used the Services during that term.
5.12. If Law Ninjas provides you with a tax invoice related to your payment for any Services, the provision of such tax invoice does not in any way mean that Law Ninjas is providing legal advice to you or is holding itself out as a provider of legal advice.
6. Cancellation/Refund
If you are unsatisfied with the Services you have purchased, you may notify Law Ninjas on rohan@lawninjas.co within 30 days of initial point of purchase and Law Ninjas will attempt to resolve your concerns – this does not include subscription renewal. Law Ninjas, at its sole discretion, may provide a refund of the Services Fee to you or compensate you in another manner.
7. Copyright and Intellectual Property
7.1. The Website, the Services and all of the related products and services of Law Ninjas are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the content and compilation of the Website (including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips, code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) and the Services are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved, by Law Ninjas or its contributors.
7.2. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by Law Ninjas where applicable. Law Ninjas grants to you a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, revocable license to use the Website and the Services whilst you are a Member pursuant to the Terms.
7.3. Law Ninjas does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by Law Ninjas.
7.4. Law Ninjas retains all rights, title and interest (including copyrights, patents and trademarks) in and to the Website, Services, products and all related content therein. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website or the Services will transfer to you any: (a) business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or (b) a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design, or (c) a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing, system or process).
7.5. You may not, without the prior written consent of Law Ninjas, and the permission of any other relevant rights owners, broadcast, republish, download, record, screen record, upload to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the Services or third party Services for any purpose.
7.6. You acknowledge and agree that Law Ninjas may use your name, title, name of company, name of university, logo, branding or other trademarks (your “Trademarks”) on the Website or otherwise for Law Ninjas’ marketing efforts. You grant to Law Ninjas a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty free right to use your Trademarks. If you do not wish that your Trademarks be used, you may request for a removal of your Trademarks from the Website or Law Ninjas’ marketing materials by contacting Law Ninjas at rohan@lawninjas.co. Within 30 days of receipt of the request, Law Ninjas will use reasonable endeavours to remove your Trademarks from the Website and any marketing material to the extent practicable.
8. Privacy
8.1. Law Ninjas takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website, Member Account and/or Services are subject to Law Ninjas’ Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.
9. General Disclaimer
9.1. Nothing in the Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian Consumer Law (or any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or excluded. If you are not a Consumer (under the Australian Consumer Law), you agree that Law Ninjas has no direct or indirect liability (including in negligence) to you in any way related to your use of the Website or the Services. If you are a Consumer (under the Australian Consumer Law), Law Ninjas limits all its direct and indirect liability (including in negligence) to you to the Consumer Guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law. Where there is a breach of the Consumer Guarantees, then to the maximum extent permitted by law, Law Ninjas’ liability to you will not exceed the most recent fee paid by you to Law Ninjas for the purchase of the Services under the Terms.
9.2. Subject to this Clause 9, and to the extent permitted by law: (a) we exclude all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations and conditions, whether express or implied, by statute, trade or otherwise; and (b) we will not be liable for any liabilities, claims, costs and expenses (including legal costs), damage or injury or any special, direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Services or the Terms (including as a result of not being able to use the Services or the late supply of the Services), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.
9.3. Use of the Website and the Services is at your own risk. Everything in relation to the Website and the Services are provided to you “as is” and “as available” without warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contributors and licensors of Law Ninjas make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services (including the products or Services of Law Ninjas) referred to on the Website. This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following: (a) failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or other harmful component, loss of data, communication line failure, unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to records; (b) the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website, the Services, or any of its Services related products (including third party material and advertisements on the Website); (c) costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Services or any of the products of Law Ninjas; (d) the Services or operation in respect to links which are provided for your convenience; and (e) any defamatory, threatening, offensive or unlawful conduct of third parties or publication of any materials relating to or constituting such conduct.
9.4. Law Ninjas may, in its sole discretion, accept or refuse to provide its products and/or Services to you at any time and for any reason.
9.5. Law Ninjas reserves the right to change and/or limit the use of the Website and/or the Services at any time, in its sole discretion, without notice.
10. Limitation of liability
10.1. Law Ninjas’ total liability arising out of or in connection with the Services or the Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the most recent fee paid by you to Law Ninjas for the purchase of the Services under the Terms.
10.2. You expressly understand and agree that Law Ninjas, its officers, directors, affiliates, employees, agents, contributors and licensors shall not be liable to you for any loss or damage or for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you, however caused and under any theory of liability. This shall include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.
10.3. Law Ninjas is not responsible or liable in any manner for any user content or other content posted on the Website or in connection with the Services by someone other than Law Ninjas.
10.4. Law Ninjas does not control and is not responsible for the behaviour and actions of its Members, their comments, posts or information that they upload or post. Accordingly, Law Ninjas is not responsible for any offensive, inappropriate, obscene or unlawful content or actions that you may encounter on the Website or in connection with your use of the Services.
10.5. Law Ninjas is not a law firm, is not engaging in legal practice and does not offer any legal services. Nothing provided by Law Ninjas is legal advice and you cannot rely on it. You should always consult a legal professional to get certainty of your legal rights and obligations.
10.6. Any use of the Services is not intended to, and does not, create a lawyer-client relationship. Any communication via Law Ninjas may not be held confidential and is not bound by legal privilege.
10.7. Law Ninjas will have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond our reasonable control.
11. Termination
11.1. The Terms will continue to apply until terminated either by you or by Law Ninjas as set out below.
11.2. If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by: (a) providing Law Ninjas with 30 days’ notice of your intention to terminate; and (b) closing your Member Account and other accounts for all of the Services which you use, where Law Ninjas has made this option available to you. Your notice should be sent in writing to Law Ninjas via the ‘Contact Us’ link on the Website.
11.3. Law Ninjas may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if: (a) you have breached or intend to breach any provision of the Terms; (b) Law Ninjas is required to do so by law; or (c) the provision of the Services to you by Law Ninjas is, in the opinion of Law Ninjas, no longer commercially viable.
11.4. Subject to local applicable laws, Law Ninjas reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your membership at any time and may suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Website or the Services without notice if you breach any provision of the Terms or any applicable law, or if your conduct impacts Law Ninjas’ name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.
11.5. You agree that any cause of action related to or arising out of your relationship with Law Ninjas must commence within one year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.
12. Indemnity
12.1. You agree to indemnify Law Ninjas and its officers, directors, employees, sublicensees, agents, affiliates, contributors, third party content providers, licensors, successors and assigns from and against (a) any and all claims, actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, losses, settlements and damages (including, without limitation, lawyers’ fees and court costs) incurred, suffered or arising out of, or relating to, or in connection with, your use of the Website, Member Account or Services; (b) any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or (c) any breach of the Terms, in each case, including, but not limited to, any misuse of the Website, Member Account or Services by you or someone authorised by you, including and without limitation any dishonest, inaccurate, incomplete, fraudulent, negligent, wrongful, unlawful, or criminal act or omission by you or someone authorised by you.
12.2. This Clause 12 will survive termination of the Terms.
13. Dispute Resolution
13.1. If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the following clauses have been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory relief is sought).
13.2. A party to the Terms claiming a dispute (“Dispute”) has arisen under the Terms, must give written notice to the other party detailing the nature of the dispute, the desired outcome and the action required to settle the Dispute.
13.3. On receipt of that notice (“Notice”) by that other party, the parties to the Terms (“Parties”) must:
- Within 45 days of the Notice, endeavour in good faith to resolve the Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon which they may mutually agree;
- If for any reason whatsoever, 45 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate mediator be appointed by the President of the Australian Mediation Association or his or her nominee;
- The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable expenses of a mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation and, without limiting the foregoing, undertake to pay any amounts requested by the mediator as a precondition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the mediation;
- The mediation will be held in Sydney, Australia.
13.4. All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as “without prejudice” negotiations for the purpose of applicable laws of evidence.
13.5. If 45 days have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the Dispute has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate the mediation and the mediator must do so.
14. Venue and Jurisdiction
In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Services or the Website which cannot be resolved by mediation pursuant to the Clause above, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of New South Wales, Australia and the venue shall be Sydney, Australia.
15. Governing Law
The Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. Any dispute, controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms and the rights created hereby shall be governed, interpreted and construed by, under and pursuant to the laws of New South Wales, Australia, without reference to conflict of law principles, notwithstanding mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law clause is not contested. The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.
16. Independent Legal Advice
All parties confirm and declare that the provisions of the Terms are fair and reasonable and both parties having taken the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and declare the Terms are not against public policy on the grounds of inequality or bargaining power or general grounds of restraint of trade.
17. Severance
The Terms will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. If any part of the Terms is found to be void or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be severed and the rest of the Terms shall remain in force.
18. Waiver
18.1. A waiver of any right, power or remedy under the Terms must be in writing signed by the party granting it.
18.2. A waiver is only effective in relation to the particular obligation or breach in respect of which it is given. It is not to be taken as an implied waiver of any other obligation or breach or as an implied waiver of that obligation or breach in relation to any other occasion.
18.3. The fact that a party fails to do, or delays in doing, something the party is entitled to do under the Terms does not amount to a waiver.
19. Assignment
19.1. Law Ninjas may assign or transfer its rights or obligations under the Terms at any time without your consent.
19.2 You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under the Terms without prior written consent of Law Ninjas. A purported assignment without written consent will be deemed to be void and convey no rights.
20. Entire Agreement
The Terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter of the Terms and supersede all previous communications, representations, inducements, undertakings, agreements or arrangements between the parties.
21. How to Contact Us
Thank you for reading the Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you have any questions relating to them, please e-mail us at rohan@lawninjas.co.
Last updated April 2021