This Privacy Agreement outlines the way in which accommodationgateway.com.au
collects, holds and discloses information we hold about accommodation
establishments.
accommodationgateway.com.au collects information necessary
for us to provide our accommodation information & booking services.
All of the information on this website is for informational
purposes only. While accommodationgateway.com.au makes every effort
to ensure that all information displayed on this website is accurate,
necessary and complete, none of the information on this website
should be considered solely reliable for use in making purchases
of services, goods or any type of financial decisions.
accommodationgateway.com.au shall not be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special or consequential
losses or damages as a result of this site or the information contained
in this website.
accommodationgateway.com.au enlists the services of
ResOnline , and shares with this firm any details collected enabling
ResOnline to carry out their enquiry of booking functions. Outside
of this agreement, acommodationgateway.com.au does not rent, sell,
or share any information on this website with other people, businesses
or companies other than the direct contact form that is used for
you to contact some of the accommodation owners directly by email..
accommodationgateway.com.au is located in Newcastle,
NSW Australia and is governed by, and adheres to the Privacy Act
1988 (Cth) which follows the 11 National Privacy Principles (http://www.privacy.gov.au/publications/npps01.html).
This privacy policy is subject to change. The policy
was last updated on 25 February 2006.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy
policy, please contact accommodationgateway.com.au at privacy@accommodationgateway.com.au
Terms and Conditions
Material on our sites is mostly provided by Accommodation Gateway ABN
62 298 895 865 trading as Accommodation Gateway. and employees (us,
we, our).
We are simply a referral forum for short term holiday lets less than
60 days.
Register your accommodation property, with Accommodation Gateway travel
portal on a commission only basis, that is, no confirmed reservation
or booking, no fee.
Accommodation Gateway welcomes any kind of hotels, inns, resorts, villas,
holiday home, B&B, hostel or hotel and apartments.
Your establishment may be independent or chain, first class or budget,
large or small. Use our system on the Web to increase exposure, revenue
and room occupancy. Accommodation Gateway will make your business information,
including room descriptions, facilities, photos, maps, rates accessible
to the finger tip of any traveler worldwide.
Commission only model
There is no sign-up cost to join Accommodation Gateway. We offer our
service on a no reservation or confirmed booking, no fee basis. Hotel
partners only pay commission on actual room sales made through Accommodation
Gateway.
Guests pay directly to hotel
Accommodation Gateway does not charge a reservation fee or pre-payment
from the guest.
Marketing worldwide
Accommodation Gateway helps you achieve global online marketing without
making any investments.
You are not charged any thing for listing.
When there is a confirmed booking made via Accommodation Gateway at
our business website http://www.accommodationgateway.com.au, you agree
to our charges as follows when you make a registration with us and list
your property :
Our charges: We charge you 10% GST inclusive of total booking paid
by guests.
Or we charge a fixed advertising fee of $99 per annum for short listings
that are NOT providing accommodation 12 months of the year. This billing
option is only available to property owners not proving accommodation
12 months of the year and must be paid in advance before a listing is
made after registration.
Note: Only one of the above is applicable for any one property owner
or agent.
A property owner as defined, may not actually be the registered proprietor
of the property - they may be a manager or agent - please see the definition
of owner.
You are not charged for an inquiry. We send you an email after the
person has made a booking enquiry to see if they are confirmed and then
again after the departure date to confirm our referral commission. We
then send you the bill for payment which will be due within 7 days
We work on an honesty policy. By accepting our terms and conditions
you agree to pay us for bookings made initially through our website
http://www.accommodationgateway.com.au
We make some verification checks and when a complaint is made about
a property we try to verify that complaint and if proven to our satisfaction
we remove the advertising material or keep it depending on the outcome.
Reliance and Waiver
we will not accept any claim, by you in relying on any material contained
in, or omitted from our sites, whether due to our negligence, or the
negligence or even dishonesty of renters or owners. In return for access
to or the publication of material on our site you agree not to make
any claim against us
Privacy Policy
please read the privacy policy
We treat the personal information of users of our site with respect
and confidentiality and take all reasonable steps to ensure that your
personal information is stored securely and accurately. If at any stage
you have information we have stored that you wish to change please let
us know and we will not only amend.
By submitting your material on our sites, either as a renter or an
owner you agree, you ask us to email and/or SMS your personal information
to the owner or renter, as the case may be. Your personal information
which we collect and retain may also be used, by us, to promote or inform
you of our other products or services, which may interest you. You may
notify us at any time that you no longer wish to receive marketing or
promotional material by emailing toni@accommodationgateway.com.au with
REMOVE written in the subject line, and you will be removed from any
e-mail lists. Your personal information will never be provided to any
other party for their use.
Acceptable use: Your use of our sites
a condition of your use of our sites is that you promise not to use
our sites for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms
and conditions or by other applicable laws or regulations.
You agree:
1. You will not include false or misleading material on our sites, or
material that might be false or misleading
2. You agree to indemnify us for any claim, direct or indirect, on a
complete indemnity basis including our legal costs, whether contributed
to by our own negligence or otherwise that arises from any breach of
copyright or intellectual property rights on material uploaded us on
your behalf .
3. You agree to allow us to advertise your property worldwide. (See
Copyright section)
We reserve the right to edit or remove any material on our sites at
any time at our absolute discretion.
Links
The links on our sites to other sites operated by other parties are
not under our control. Following a link to other sites is done at your
own risk. Any advertising appearing on those sites is not an endorsement
by us.
Copyright
Copyright is claimed by us to the extent we are able to claim for all
material on our sites. Other than using it for your own personal use,
that material may not otherwise be used or copied without our prior
written approval or the prior written approval of the person or corporation
who owns it, a copy which approval you will provide to us if we request
it.
By placing advertising material on our sites you give us a license to
use that material, including altering it in any way, allowing us to
use it as we see fit in any media anywhere in the world for the promotion
of or information about our sites or business or software, and you will
not make a claim against us for breach of copyright or intellectual
property in that material
Governing Laws
The laws of the state of New South Wales, Australia, govern these terms
and conditions. You as a renter or owner, regardless of the situation
of the property, or where you are located, agree to submit to the jurisdiction
of the courts of New South Wales.
Renters
You agree not to claim against us for the failure of a booking, for
whatever reason.
If you are intending to stay at one of the properties described on our
sites, you must rely entirely in your own enquiries and satisfy yourself
as to the accuracy of the material on our sites. Whilst we may provide
the initial means of contact between you, and the property we take no
responsibility whatsoever for any transaction entered into between you
and the owner.
We cannot promise that
1. The person administering a property is the owner or registered proprietor
of that property.
2. That they have appropriate safety standards or insurance coverage.
The prices are fixed by the owner, we have absolutely no involvement
in determining the:
1. Price, value, suitability or of the safety for you or those accompanying
you on any stay.
In return for your access to material on our site you agree not to make
any claim against us. You agree to leave the property in a condition
similar to that in which you found it and to report all damage and loss
to the owner.
Owners
You agree to use this site only for advertising short term lets (less
than 60 days per stay). You agree that in return for the services specified
on our site and in e-mails sent to you, you will pay the amounts specified
for those services within 30 days of the invoice being forwarded to
you and that if you do not pay that invoice your material may be removed
from publication and we may commence proceedings against you for any
money you owe us at our discretion.
You agree not to claim against us for the failure of a booking, for
whatever reason.
We take reasonable care to transcribe your material into an online format.
However, we reserve the right to edit or condense material in any way
we see fit and you agree not to claim against us for any change we make.
In consideration of the publication of material you supply to us you
agree not to make any claim against us including anything caused by
our negligence. We reserve the right to refuse any material based completely
on our own discretion.
In renting out your property you must rely entirely on your own enquiries
and satisfy yourself as to the accuracy of the material sent to you
by our site or appearing on our site, Whilst we may provide the initial
means of contact between you, and the renter we take no responsibility
whatsoever for any transaction entered into between you and the renter.
You agree to make no claim for:
1. The conduct or behavior of renters,
2. Anything from a failed booking
3. The non-payment of a tariff or rent
4. The state in which the property is left, or
5. Damage which may be done to the property or neighbors
6. The loss of any data or records stored by us.
In consideration for the publication of your material on our site you
agree not to make any claim against us.
By placing material on our sites you give us a license to use that
material, including altering it in any way, allowing us to use it as
we see fit in any media anywhere in the world. (See copyright section)
You agree to provide material that is truthful about the property,
that is quiet, clean and safe to use as a rental property and that you
have appropriate insurance cover for your own losses and claims that
might be made against you by renters their guests and your neighbors.
Where renters do not have exclusive use of the property or facilities
this should be clearly explained.
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Definitions
Negligence: wherever used includes our negligence as well as the deliberate
or negligent acts of others
Sites: means all websites, Internet access portals, URL's capable of
being accessed by a browser, including WAP and other formats operated
and maintained by you
Owner(s): the person or company who represents themselves to us as the
registered proprietors, agent, or administrator of the property
Stay: means the period of the rental of the property, to be less than
60 days per stay.
Material: means Text, graphics, photos, other media and or any information
on our sites
Us, we, our: means Govisual ABN 62291143771 trading as Accommodation
Gateway and employees
Truth: Means reliability, accuracy or completeness
Claim: means a demand for payment, or rectification, or publication
whether by litigation or otherwise and includes the loss or damage claimed
and legal costs incurred
Promise: means a guarantee, warranty or representation
Renter(s): means person seeking to enquire about or stay at properties
referred to in material on our sites
User Agreement
The information presented by this siteis deemed to be accurate, but
it has not been independently verified. We make no guarantee, warranty
or representation. It is the user's responsibility to independently
confirm accuracy and completeness.
User Conduct
User agrees to abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign
laws, treatises and regulations in connection with the service. The
user agrees to not transmit or post information that is harmful to other
members.
Termination
This website in its sole discretion, may terminate user's password,
account or use of the service and remove and discard any data within
the service if user fails to comply with this Agreement. User may terminate
the service upon notice to this website at any time; however, user will
not receive a refund of any portion of fees paid. Upon termination,
user's rights to use the service, web solutions, domain name, design
and associate technologies will also terminate.
Indemnification
User shall indemnify and hold e1solutions and its parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents, harmless
from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities,
and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of, or
in connection with user's use of the service (including the content)
or breach of this Agreement.
Limitation of Liability
In no event shall this website aggregate liability exceed the amount
actually paid by user in the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding
the event giving rise to such a claim. In no event shall e1 Solutions
be liable to anyone for any indirect, punitive, special, exemplary,
incidental, consequential or other damages of any type or kind arising
out of, or in any way connected with this service, including but not
limited to user's use or inability to use the service or for any content
obtained from or through the service, even if e1 solutions has been