1. Your use of Something In Common website and Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website
Something In Common website (www.somethingincommon.gov.au) and Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website (www.tellmesomethingidontknow.gov.au) are managed by the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission).
The Commission welcomes your participation in the Something In Common website through contributing to discussion and action on human rights. Contributions mean content, including comments, forum posts, blog posts, photographs and images (both still and interactive), video, audio and multimedia content that is uploaded or linked-to by users.
2. Moderation Policy
All contributions are moderated by the Commission and its appointed representatives in accordance with these terms and conditions, and in particular the Participation Principles.
The Commission endeavours to moderate all user-generated content during the working week within 24 hours after publishing and content that we consider does not comply with the Terms and Conditions of Use may be removed.
The Commission is not responsible for, and accepts no liability with respect to, any contributions by any person other than us. For the avoidance of doubt, the Commission will not be taken to have uploaded, posted, transmitted or otherwise made content available on the Something In Common website and Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website simply by facilitating others to post, transmit or other make content available. The Commission does not endorse any opinion, advice or statement made by any person other than us.
3. Participation Principles
The intent of the Participation Principles are to create a positive environment where people are able to publicly contribute their views, in the spirit of promoting respectful relationships, without fear of abuse or harassment or exposure to offensive or otherwise inappropriate content and protecting the operators of the consultation forum from legal liability.
Contribution to the Something In Common website is like having a conversation or speaking at a physical meeting, so normal social conventions apply. Help us to keep the conversation on topic by being polite, constructive and respectful of others.
By contributing to the Something In Common website, you:
- give permission for your contributions to be posted on the site and affirm that your contributions represent your own work and do not infringe on the copyright of any other individual or organisation.
- acknowledge that some of your contributions for the Something In Common website may be moderated by the Australian Human Rights Commission moderators before publication and therefore the publication of contributions may not be immediate
- acknowledge that some of your contributions for the Something In Common website will be moderated by the Commission moderators after publication and will be removed if they do not comply with the Terms and Conditions of Use
- will ensure your contributions are limited to 2000 characters for stories and 200 words on forums
- acknowledge and give permission for your contributions to be used, without personal identification, by the Commission for any purpose. For more information, see the Commission’s Privacy Statement.
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acknowledge all material on this site is subject to copyright. For more information, see the Commission’s Copyright Statement.
When contributing your views to the Something In Common website, you will 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 post material to the blog or forum that is relevant to the issues being consulted on
- do represent your own views and do not impersonate or falsely represent any other person
- do not abuse, harass or threaten others
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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
- do not make defamatory or libellous 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 promote commercial interests in your posts to the forum
- do not post overtly party political comment (e.g. reference to candidates, fundraisers, support for political parties) and
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do not incite, encourage or make reference to conduct that may constitute a criminal or civil offence or otherwise violate law.
4. Referral information
If you or someone you know is in danger call 000 or tell someone you can trust.
If you would like to speak to an experienced counsellor, you can call:
- Lifeline on 13 11 14
- Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800, if you are under 18 years old.
The information contained on the Something In Common website and the Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website is not intended to be comprehensive or to be taken as a substitute for legal advice.
The Commission takes reasonable care in referring users of the Something In Common website and the Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website who are interested in obtaining further information, help and assistance, to relevant organisations and bodies who provide such a service. For more information, see the Further Information Links on the Something In Common website.
5. Linking Policy
Linking from the Something In Common website or the Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website
Links provided from the Something In Common website or the Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website to other websites are for the user’s convenience and do not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any material on those sites or any third party products or services offered by, or through, those sites.
The Commission takes reasonable care in linking websites but has 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. When following links to another website you are encouraged to examine the copyright, privacy and disclaimer notices on that site.
The Commission links to websites that:
- complement existing information on our website, and
- are reviewed and updated regularly, and contain accurate information.
Linking to the Something In Common website or the Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website
The Commission encourages you to link to the Something In Common website or the Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website, including use the website logos, but please do not:
- imply that the Australian Government endorses your website or product
- change the content of the material technically (for example, material is to be presented in a frame so that users are able to determine the location of the original material)
- link from a site that violates any laws
- link from a site whose content may be construed as inappropriate, obscene, defamatory, vulgar, hateful or otherwise objectionable, or
- mislead or deceive or potentially mislead or deceive any person.
The Commission reserves the right to change this Linking Policy at any time.
6. Disclaimers
The Something In Common website and the Tell Me Something I Don’t Know website are not a substitute for independent professional advice and you should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to your particular circumstances.
The Commission takes reasonable care in linking to other websites but has no direct control over the content presented in those websites or the availability of those the websites.
The Commission makes no representation that the material on any linked websites does not infringe the intellectual property rights or any other rights of any person and does not authorise the reproduction of such material.
The Commission does not endorse or recommend any links to external websites or third party content, including products and services offered by, from or through those the websites or their content.
7. Security
The Commission does not guarantee that no harmful code will enter the Something In Common website. You should be aware of the risks associated with using the websites.
The Commission recommends that you use appropriate and up-to-date firewall and anti-virus software to protect your computer systems.
8. Privacy
The Something In Common website allows anonymous and pseudonymous participation. Something In Common website requires users to submit a valid email address to be used for verification purposes.
The Commission will only use and disclose your information to a person, body or other Agency:
- to provide you with a service that you have requested;
- as authorised or required by law, for example, if a law enforcement authority or court order lawfully directs us to disclose the information of a user.
For more information, please see the Commission’s Privacy Statement.
9. General
These Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the New South Wales.
If any of these Terms and Conditions of Use are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining Terms and Conditions of Use will continue in full force.
These Terms and Conditions of Use do not negate any Terms or Conditions that apply to your use of any other government website.
The Commission may revise the Terms and Conditions of Use from time to time.
