User Agreement
The following User Agreement details the conditions of use which TeachInABox offers
when using our services.
1. Definition of Keywords
1.1 ‘Buyer’ refers to individuals wanting to purchase teaching resources through
TeachInABox;
1.2 ‘Member’ refers to buyers and sellers that have submitted the required information
to TeachInABox enabling them to register and become members;
1.3 ‘Seller’ refers to people offering to sell their teaching resources through
the service provided;
1.4 ‘Service’ means the service offering provided by TeachInABox, which includes
the enablement of sales and purchases of teaching resources;
1.5 ‘TeachInABox’ means the internet based service accessible from the domain www.TeachInABox.com.au
and the operator of that domain;
1.6 ‘Teaching Content’ refers to the original downloadable teaching resources produced
by the sellers and then offered for sale on TeachInABox;
1.7 ‘User’ refers to anyone purchasing, selling, visiting or browsing on TeachInABox;
1.8 ‘Agreement’ refers to this user agreement;
1.9 ‘Terms’ refers to the user agreement ;
2. Clarification & Explanation
Unless an opposing view is intended:
2.1 When referring to the singular this also comprises of the plural and when referring
to the plural this comprises of the singular;
2.2 When referring to a gender this comprises of all additional genders;
2.3 In the instance where a term or phrase is defined, its additional grammatical
equivalences have a consistent meaning;
2.4 When discussing or stating a certain person this includes any organisation,
enterprise, partnership, company, trust association, government, municipal authority,
joint venture and vice versa;
2.5 When referring to a phrase, clause or annexure it is in relation to a phrase,
clause or annexure in this User Agreement;
2.6 When referring to an appeal, demand, announcement or notification it refers
to one made in writing;
2.7 When referring to any institution or party in this agreement or any other document
on the service it includes the institution or party’s beneficiaries, replacements
or substitutes.
2.8 When referring to a document it is to the document as revised, modified, edited,
amended, adapted or substituted as required and refers to any appendices, agendas,
programs or annexures that may apply to that document, excluding any revisions which
are deemed unlawful by that document.
2.9 When referring to any form of behaviour, conduct or action it includes any deed,
error, depiction, declaration or undertaking either in writing or not;
2.10 When stating or referring to anything after including, includes, include, consists
of, consist, consisting of, containing, contain, contains, involves, involve, or
involving does not limit the inclusion of anything else mentioned;
2.11 When referring to an individual that includes more than two individuals means
those individuals together, mutually and separately;
2.12 The titles / headings are for clarity and simplifying the document and do not
influence the understanding or explanation of the agreement;
2.13 When referring to dollars it is exclusively Australian dollars.
3. Description of Service
3.1 TeachInABox allows educators to trade lessons and teaching resources online,
providing a platform that enables teachers to purchase and sell materials directly
to and from each other.
3.2 TeachInABox sole responsibility is to provide the service for teachers to utilise;
TeachInABox does not own or sell any teaching resources on behalf of users.
3.3 This user agreement administrates the ability to utilise this service. Whether
you are a member that is buying or selling participating in any of the services
on TeachInABox or just a visitor browsing through the site this agreement dictates
the adequate use of this amenity.
3.4 TeachInABox has sections which are available for public viewing such as the
preview pages of items uploaded for sale by teachers, while there are some areas
only accessible to members such as the messaging system.
3.5 Whether a member or visitor of this site you agree to the terms of TeachInABox
and the rules which govern it.
4. Use of the Service
4.1 TeachInABox is to be utilised by adults 18 years and over only.
5. Service fee, membership payment and pricing
5.1 Seller's that wish to sell on TeachInABox need to become a member to do so.
5.2 Seller's that wish to buy on TeachInABox need to become a member.
5.3 There are three membership options for TeachInABox users.
5.3.1 Buyers Membership
(a) Users that wish to buy from TeachInABox using the Buyers membership join for
free and pay no monthly membership, transaction fees service fees or commission.
5.3.2 Seller Membership
(b) Users that wish to buy and sell on TeachInABox can do so free of charge, TeachInABox
will take 15% royalty from every sale made by the user.
5.3.3 Platinum Membership
(c) Users that wish to buy and sell and earn 100% royalty on items sold can do using
when then purchase a Platinum Membership. The Platinum Membership comes at a cost
of $4.95 a month for users. This Membership carries no insertion fees when placing
an item for sale, and no commission is taken on items which are sold.
5.4 Pricing of Teaching Content
5.4.1 Educators selling items on TeachInABox are exclusively responsible for setting
the price on any items they wish to sell.
5.4.2 TeachInABox adds a 20% automated admin fee onto the price of each item uploaded
for sale by TeachInABox members, this fee becomes part of the cost of the item to
buyers (referred to as the listing price) once the items is live to customers via
Teachinabox. The seller does not pay this admin fee.
5.5 Payment of membership fees to TeachInABox and payment to sellers for sold
items
5.5.1 TeachInABox will automatically deduct the monthly membership fee from sellers
either from your PayPal account or credit card account; you agree to provide the
details of these payment platforms in the registration process.
5.5.2 TeachInABox will collect payment from buyers and will then distribute money
owed to sellers at the end of each month.
5.5.3 TeachInABox will contact sellers via email and notify them once an item has
been sold and payment has been made.
5.5.4 Payment for items sold on TeachInABox by members will be made via PayPal only
and will be deposited into each account on the 30th day of each month except for
February where payment will be made on the 28th Day.
5.5.5 The money will be deposited into the PayPal account provided in the user’s
member profile.
5.5.6 If TeachInABox is unable to debit your credit card or PayPal account and verify
its legitimacy, you may incur some delay in utilising the service until these issues
have been rectified.
5.6 Supplementary Requirements and Responsibilities of Sellers
5.6.1 By uploading teaching materials to be sold on TeachInABox, the seller agrees
and authorises that
They have the authority and right to sell the item.
5.6.2 The item is precise, up to date, complete and accurate. Neither the listing
nor the description is ambiguous, misleading or untrue.
5.6.3 Sellers will not disclose any information or data regarding the interaction
and transaction with buyers or other members of the site to any third party unless
otherwise authorised. This relates to any information attained through TeachInABox
as well as any other users of the service. The only exception is when information
is necessary to finalise a transaction on TeachInABox or fulfil user commitments
attached to this user agreement.
5.7 Conditions for Buyers
5.7.1 Users that purchase teaching resources from TeachInABox have 7 days to download
the material and save it to their computer before it is no longer available. During
this time period you can download the item a total of 3 times before you no longer
have access to this document in your TeachInABox ‘purchase summary’.
5.7.2 Buyers agree to pay for items bought on TeachInABox in full once they have
followed through with the purchasing process.
5.7.3 Buyers are accountable for the timely payment of all purchases made on TeachInABox.
5.7.4 When users join under the ‘Buyer Membership’ they incur no monthly fee or
charges, if they decide they would like to sell items on TeachInABox the they have
the ability to upgrade their membership to the ‘Absolute’ which allows users to
purchase and sell items for $4.95 a month.
5.7.5 Buyers agree the transfer of teaching resources via the service does not involve
the transfer of commercial or promotional rights.
5.7.6 Buyers acknowledge and agree that utilising TeachInABox as a service involves/constitutes
acceptance of the user agreement as well as the seller terms of sale acknowledging
that any unauthorised use of teaching resources purchased or violation of the user
agreement may be an infringement of copyright and other regulations.
5.8 Electronic Records and Signatures
Individuals using TeachInABox acknowledge that:
5.8.1 Using the service includes the capability to enter into terms and purchase
teaching resources electronically.
5.8.2 Through their electronic submissions users agree to oblige by the terms and
conditions provided and pay for items purchased on TeachInABox.
5.8.3 They agree to oblige and commit to all electronic submission made using the
service, applying to all archives relating to transactions made on TeachInABox,
including and not limited to policies, contracts, applications and cancellation
notices.
5.8.4 To access or maintain electronic records through use of the service, specific
hardware and software may be required and this is the sole responsibility of the
user.
5.9 Limitations
5.9.1 Use of the service between users is solely the responsibility of the users.
This includes all interactions between buyers, sellers, members and users involving
purchases, sales, payment, downloading of goods and services and all other agreements,
conditions, guarantees or representations related to any transactions made.
5.9.2 TeachInABox does not represent any seller, buyer, user or visitor of the service
offered in any way and holds no responsibility for any losses incurred as a result
of any dealings whilst utilising the service. TeachInABox does not take any responsibility
for any occurrences where a user or members
5.9.3 Personally identifiable information is infringed or utilised as a result of
transactions made between users.
5.9.4 The collection and utilisation of the personally identifiable information
of users occurs with accordance to the privacy policy of TeachInABox.
5.9.5 Disputes or disagreements between any users or members occur with no expectation
or responsibility of TeachInABox becoming involved to resolve or mediate any concerns.
Users agree that TeachInABox is free and disconnected to any damages, demands or
claims whatsoever made in relation to any such dispute between any users or third
parties.
6.1 Authorisation and Permission Granted to TeachInABox
6.1.1 Any user selling an item on TeachInABox retains all copyright associated with
the resource being sold. However the seller agrees to grant TeachInABox a commission/royalty
free, continuous, irreversible, non-exclusive, international, sub licensable right
to enact any copyright, marketing/advertising and database rights the seller has
in the teaching content as required in order for TeachInABox to adequately post
the teaching resources and make them available for viewing and purchasing by users.
6.1.2 If a seller chooses to terminate their membership and in doing so removes
the resources uploaded for sale then the rights associated with the license granted
to TeachInABox above will be considered withdrawn from the time of the cancellation
and removal of the items from the service.
6.2 Sellers on TeachInABox dictate the rights associated with the uploaded teaching
resources.
6.2.1 Sellers agree to and represent that:
(a) The teaching resources provided are original pieces of work.
(b) There are no other individuals or parties entitled to any rights associated
with the materials uploaded.
6.2.2 The seller has the sole responsibility of informing buyers of the terms and
conditions associated with the items sold to buyers.
7. Registration Commitments
7.1 Users of TeachInABox agree, signify and pledge that they:
7.1.1 Are at least 18 years of age or older
7.1.2 Provide factual, up to date, precise and entire information required by TeachInABox
when completing the registration form in order to become a registered member as
well as;
7.1.3 Maintaining and updating the information when required in order to keep the
information factual, up to date, precise and complete at all times.
8. Member and visitor conduct and expectations
8.1 By agreeing to use the service, members and users acknowledge that they:
8.1.1 Need to be a member in order to buy and sell on TeachInABox
8.1.2 Are required to select a user identification name as well as a password.
8.1.3 Are responsible for upholding the confidentiality of their User Identification
and password.
8.1.4 Are personally and solely accountable for their conduct including the teaching
materials which they choose to upload along with any information submitted, displayed
or written on the service. This also applies to other individuals authorised to
upload, submit or display any content on TeachInABox under their username.
8.1.5 Will not endeavour to or assist any other individual in the alteration or
interruption of any system, security software or any other software or technology
associated with the service and the user agreement policy.
8.1.6 Will not post, upload, email, communicate or transfer any information, material
or content which is falsified, illegal, damaging, intimidating, insulting, distressing,
tortious, derogatory, discourteous, indecent, pornographic, blasphemous, sexually
explicit and crude, intrusive of others privacy, detestable or racially, ethnically
or religiously offensive.
8.1.7 Will ensure that no material including advertising and marketing materials
of any facet is posted, uploaded emailed or communicated to member users or visitors
that is unapproved or unauthorized by TeachInABox itself.
8.1.8 Will ensure that no malware, spyware, viruses, worms or malicious codes are
transmitted onto the service.
8.1.9 Will ensure that the service is only used for its intended purposes and not
for any unlawful or prohibited behaviour.
8.1.10 Will not mimic or imitate any individual or body or corporation.
8.1.11 Will not transfer or communicate any personally identifiable information
of any individual to any other user or person unless they have gained the consent
of approval of that particular individual.
8.1.12 Will also not communicate or transfer any other material or information that
is untrue, distorted or deceiving.
8.1.13 Will not trade, sell or propose to sell any teaching resources that impose
on proprietary rights of another individual or body or that violate any rights of
privacy or publicity. They will also not trade or sell any items which vilify any
person or offer any resources which they do not have any right to distribute under
any law or contractual agreement.
8.1.14 Will not distort or impede with any other members listings or teaching resources
uploaded onto the service.
8.1.15 Will not market, promote, advertise or sell any unlawful or prohibited products
or services which are forbidden or regulated by applicable law.
8.1.16 Will not upload or offer for download any resources, teaching materials or
other content that may contain viruses, malware, files, programs or codes intended
to disrupt, interfere, terminate or limit the ability of any software, hardware
or electronic equipment to function properly.
8.1.17 Will not disrupt the channel of communication and inundate the service with
an unwarranted quantity of messages which affects the ability of the service to
perform adequately and also impacts on the members and users ability to utilise
the service.
8.1.18 Will not utilise deceptive identifiers such as email and IP addresses as
well as others to inhibit the origin and source of the teaching material provided.
8.1.18 Will not endeavor to gain unapproved access to the computer systems of TeachInABox
via software or any other means as well as any action that interrupts, unsettles,
weakens the quality or performance of the service as well as anything that damages
the functionality of TeachInABox.
8.1.19 Will not track, pester or hassle any member on TeachInABox or working through
the service.
8.1.20 Will not attempt to gather any personally identifiable information of any
member or user of TeachInABox for any personal, commercial or illegitimate purposes.
8.1.21 Will not use unauthorised avenues such as automated or electronically controlled
means to download data or files without the consent of TeachInABox.
9. Unsuitable Resources or Material Posted by Users
9.1 When TeachInABox has recognised that there has been a violation of user
conduct such as the above mentioned, we will endeavor to use our available resources
and efforts to remove the irrelevant content and conduct from TeachInABox.
9.2 Users of the Service accept and agree that:
9.2.1 TeachInABox is by no means responsible or accountable for any content, data
or resources uploaded or posted by users at anytime.
9.2.2 They may be susceptible to any resources, data or content posted or uploaded
by other users on TeachInABox.
9.2.3 They also agree that they accept the risks associated with the exposure to
any posted materials as well as accepting the exposure to the use of any resources
information or content posted by other users. This also includes and not limited
to any dependence on the correctness, comprehensiveness or usefulness of such resources,
data or content.
9.2.4 TeachInABox has the right to but is not required to monitor or oversee any
content posted on the service. Without limitation TeachInABox may confiscate, revise,
transfer or close the entire or part of any content, data or resources from or on
the service, at any time for any reason, at the discretion of TeachInABox.
10. Links to Additional Websites and Resources
10.1 TeachInABox may contain links to other websites or resources. TeachInABox has
no influence or authority over these external sites or resources.
10.2 Users agree that TeachInABox:
10.2.1 Is not accountable for the availability or accuracy of external sites and
resources it provides links to.
10.2.2 Is not accountable for or responsible for information, marketing, products
and services as well as content available on external sites and resources they provide
links to. Users understand that their dependence on the contents or services of
an external website or resource is at the users own peril, these users are also
accountable and responsible for any consequences resulting from such use or dependence.
11. Copyright Policy
TeachInABox acknowledges and prioritises the copyright of others. The copyright
policy is available on the home page as well as at the bottom of all pages on the
site. Users agreeing to these terms are obliged to acknowledge the copyright policy
which is incorporated, associated and bound to these terms.
12. Privacy Policy
TeachInABox takes the privacy of its users very seriously and prioritises this area.
The privacy policy is available on the home page as well as at the bottom of all
pages on the site. Users agreeing to these terms are obliged to acknowledge the
privacy policy which is incorporated, associated and bound to these terms.
13. Indemnity
Users accepting these terms agree and understand that TeachInABox along with its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, workforce, associates and licensors
are free of any legal responsibility as users indemnify all of the above from any
charges, legal responsibilities, demands, liabilities, expenses or tax duties or
charges as well as legal fees ascending from any claim made by any third party relating
to any of the following:
13.1 Teaching Resources;
13.2 Utilisation of the service;
13.3 The breach or supposed breach of this User Agreement including the Copyright
Policy and Privacy Policy;
13.4 The breach or supposed breach of any third party intellectual property or proprietary
rights;
13.5 The breach or alleged breach of any related laws, regulations, rules or general
rights of others;
14. Guarantees and disclaimers
14.1 Users agree that they utilise TeachInABox as a website and a service at the
lone risk of the user.
14.2 Users accepting these terms agree and understand that TeachInABox along with
its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, workforce, associates and licensors
disclaim all guarantees, express or implied, in association with this website, the
service provided and users access to and the use of the service. This includes any
indirect guarantee of merchantability, title, non-infringement, or any indirect
guarantee ascending from course of dealing or usage of trade.
14.3 TeachInABox does not represent any individual user and is not liable for any
actions of users, and make no guarantees regarding their credibility or validity
and that they will perform as pledged about the honesty, accuracy or completeness
of the content provided on the service or any sites linked to TeachInABox. This
also applies to the accessibility, quality, legitimacy, functionality, pricing,
delivery, protection, safety or features, of any products, content and teaching
resources without any omission which is posted for sale or any product description
or product literature.
14.4 TeachInABox applies no guarantee that the products sold on the site or the
content posted on the service are customised for any particular purpose or task
or will be specific in purpose to fit the necessities of any particular user and
in saying this TeachInABox accepts no liability for;
14.4.1 Any faults, inaccuracies, or errors in any of the content supplied to the
service;
14.4.2 Any individual injury or damage of any material goods, in any form or manner
of any kind resulting from access to and use of the service.
14.4.3 Any unapproved access to or usage of our internal systems or servers as well
as any or all private or financial information stored within;
14.4.4 Any disruption or termination to and from the service;
14.4.5 Any damaging or detrimental code or virus which may be transferred to or
through TeachInABox by any third party;
14.4.6 Any faults, exclusions or oversights in any teaching resources posted on
the service;
14.4.7 Any cost or damage whatsoever incurred as a result of any teaching resource
sold, emailed, communicated, or otherwise accessible through the service.
14.5 TeachInABox does not authorise, recommend, pledge or accept responsibility
for any product or service promoted, advertised or offered by a third party through
the TeachInABox or any website hyperlinked or presented in any banner or other promotion.
TeachInABox is also not accountable or a mediating party in anyway involving transactions
between users and external parties providing any goods or services. TeachInABox
is by no means liable or obliged to observe or monitor any transactions between
third parties and users/members/buyers or seller.
14.6 TeachInABox is not liable for any injuries, harm or claims as a result of:
14.6.1 Members or users communicating with other members or users.
14.6.2 Dealings or transactions completed outside the service, including any contact
with or transactions made with other users or non-users which may initiate through
the service but are finalised offline or outside the service.
15. Limitation of liability
15.1 Users acknowledge and agree that TeachInABox along with its, associates, partners,
representatives, managers, executives, administrators, directors and employees will
not be liable to users for any damages, costs or injuries that are caused directly,
indirectly or incidental, standard or consequential, under extraordinary circumstances
and not restricted to:
15.1.1 Costs for loss of revenue, goodwill, status, data or other physical losses,
resulting from the access to or the use or the inability to use the service;
15.1.2 The cost of the acquisition of additional goods or services as a consequence
of buying any teaching resources from TeachInABox, or as a result of any communication
with other users, transactions which have taken place or messages and interactions
which have occurred through, from or external to the service.;
15.1.3 Unapproved or illegal admission or modification to your communication or
overall records and data whilst using the service;
15.1.4 Announcements and declarations of any external or third parties utilising
the service or any additional matter pertaining to the service;
15.2 Wherever the liability and legal responsibility of TeachInABox cannot be restricted
in agreement with and relating to paragraph 20.1 the liability of TeachInABox to
Users or any third party shall be limited to the lesser of:
15.2.1 The overall quantities paid by users to TeachInABox during the 12 months
preceding to the claim or the act suspected of giving rise to such liability; or
15.2.2 $60.00
16. Cessation of Use
16.1 TeachInABox retains and possesses the right to interrupt, terminate or utilise
any action it sees necessary, applicable or rational with regards to a member’s
subscription or account. TeachInABox retains the right to do so without the previous
notification of any member and may do so for whatever reason deemed necessary and
at no risk of sustaining any accountability or liability of any kind.
16.2 If TeachInABox chooses to cancel a member’s account then the ability and right
of the user to utilise the service will immediately cease.
16.3 Users have the right to cancel their TeachInABox membership at any period and
for any motive, measures have been provided in order for users to able to terminate
their account through the service at any time.
16.4 All requirements attached the terms of the user agreement, privacy and copyright
policy will continue in their entirety after a member’s account has been terminated
, this includes and is not limited to the ownership requirements, licenses, guarantee
disclaimers, protection and restrictions of liability.
17. Miscellaneous Requirements
17.1 Imitation Prohibited
Teaching resources from TeachInABox are under no circumstances unless as otherwise
stipulated in the user agreement to be imitated, duplicated, reprinted and distributed,
uploaded, displayed or communicated and this also applies to the alteration or adjustment
of items and resale without permission. See copyright policy for more information.
17.2 Complete Terms
The user agreement comprising of the privacy policy along with the copyright policy
are integrated to make up the entire user agreement which governs the use of TeachInABox
by users.
17.3 Not a Representative
TeachInABox is by no means the go-between, middle-man or representative of any users
buying or selling, TeachInABox is solely a service supplier that enables members
and users to connect and trade (buy and sell) teaching resources with one another.
17.4 Waiver and Severability
17.4.1 If TeachInABox for any reason does not administer or follow through with
any provision or right explained / provided in the user agreement then this not
does not establish a renunciation or abandonment of such a right or provision.
17.4.2 Should any provision of the terms put forward in the user agreement be deemed
prohibited, invalid or inapplicable for any reason, then that provision will be
considered detached from the user agreement and shall not impact on the legitimacy,
implementation and application of the remaining provisions. The detached provision
will be modified in order for to allow its original purpose to be adequately and
legally imposed.
17.5 Announcements and Notifications
TeachInABox may possibly provide users of the service with notices, including and
not limited to variations regarding the user agreement and various other service
associated announcements through notices publicised on the site as well as communication
via email.
17.6 Future Adjustments and Amendments of Terms of Service
TeachInABox asserts the right to amend or alter the User Agreement at any period
in time, by placing the revised terms on the TeachInABox website. Users continuing
to use the service indicate that they accept the revised User Agreement, however
if you decline to agree to the amended terms then you can cease to use the service
immediately and discontinue access to the site.
17.7 Future Variations in the Service
TeachInABox is entitled at any time to revise, interrupt, suspend or withdraw supplying
the service or certain aspects of the service to its users and may do so with or
without prior notice. TeachInABox holds no responsibility or liability in the case
of a revision, interruption, suspension or withdrawal of the service provided.
18. Goods and Services Tax
18.1 Users of the service agree that they are absolutely and solely liable and accountable
for any GST that may apply to any sales finalised through the use of the service.
18.2 The sum owed for any taxable amount completed through or in agreement with
these terms and User Agreement is exclusive of GST.
18.3 The sum owed for any taxable amount completed through or in agreement with
these terms and User Agreement shall be increased by the percentage of GST enforced
by law and regulation.
18.4 Any sellers residing in any country outside of Australia are not obliged to
add GST to their items which are being offered for sale; an exemption to this applies
if the seller has a permanent business franchise or other enterprise base in Australia
in which case GST is to be added if they qualify for this under legislation.
18.5 Tax Invoice
Any enterprise or persons involved in a taxable supply in agreement with these terms
must supply the persons receiving the taxable supply with a tax invoice.
18.6 ABN
When a seller has exceeded sales that amount to $20,000 or over in a single year
than that information will be available to the Australian Taxation Office and you
will be required to apply for an ABN if you have not already got one. You do not
require a separate ABN if you already have one.
18.6.1 You will be notified by TeachInABox if your earnings are closing in on $20,000
in a single year and you have not already registered your ABN details with the service.
18.6.2 An ABN is not required by international sellers.
18.6.3 Users are solely and exclusively responsible for any legal responsibility
relating to obtaining an ABN and all the regulations which are associated with it,
including all taxable responsibilities.
18.7 Interpretation
The language in this section is in coordination
19. Overall
19.1 Governing Law
This User Agreement is governed by the laws and regulations of New South Wales and
the Commonwealth of Australia.
19.2 Jurisdiction
The relevant individuals or parties submit to the authority of the courts of New
South Wales and the Commonwealth of Australia. Any course of action taken in the
Federal Court of Australia is required to be established in the New South Wales
District Registry.
19.3 Connection
This User Agreement does not develop any connection or relationship of principal
and representative, business and operative, partnership or joint venture between
relevant individuals or groups except if stated so in this Agreement.
19.4 Severance
Any aspect of the User Agreement which is deemed unacceptable, unlawful, illegitimate
or unable to be enforced is to be read down to the degree necessary for it to be
deemed invalid and remove the effect entirely. Where this is unattainable the provision
is required to be omitted from the agreement but only to the point needed to evade
that effect. The remaining provisions of the User Agreement continue to be valid,
legal, binding and enforceable.
Privacy Policy
TeachInABox takes every measure possible to ensure the privacy and security of its
members and users. The privacy policy to follow is indicative of the online actions
of TeachInABox only and is directed at the 18+ legal residents of the Commonwealth
of Australia and is not aimed at minors.
Personally Identifiable Information and Registration
While becoming a member of TeachInABox users undertake a registration process which
requires them to disclose personally identifiable information including and not
limited to their (first and last name, email address, residential address, phone
number and paypal account).
Identification of users internally through the use of a selected User Name or Store
Name is not considered personally identifiable information.
The personally identifiable information collected may be used by TeachInABox and
its agents / associates for the following purposes:
- To fulfil transaction requirements between TeachInABox and its users as well as
amongst users themselves.
- In association with competitions, tournaments, reviews and assessments including
surveys, noticeboards, discussion forums, appeal for recommendations and suggestions,
submission of resources and materials, subscription registration, blogs and classroom
undertakings.
- To adequately manage, alter and develop the site according to our user needs and
demands.
- Allowing TeachInABox to broadcast service related information to users.
- Information may be provided internally between users when dealing with the purchase
or sale of resources to ensure the transaction process is fulfilled.
- To provide our users with information to inform them of promotions, resources or
activities which may appeal and be of interest to them. This does include the products
and services of relevant third parties, explaining the reason for providing information
to these third parties.
With every email sent to you from TeachInABox an option to opt out is available
at the bottom of the page, which allows you to stop emails from being sent. Please
follow the link and this will automatically cease sending you emails. If you would
like TeachInABox to not disclose your personally identifiable information with its
third parties, please email info@TeachInABox.com.au with your request and contact
information.
Information collected during the registration process including your PayPal email
address, residential address and contact number are necessary for the secure and
authorised payment which is to be administered to sellers on TeachInABox, hence
the reason for the collection of this information. Once registered there is the
opportunity to create a member profile detailing as much or as little information
as you like in order to create a your seller homepage. This information allows other
users to view your academic experience, areas of expertise and other information
you wish to provide about your personal or career aspects. Notice boards and forums
may be available for you to disclose personal information also and is done so at
your own discretion.
Please be aware that the information which is uploaded onto TeachInABox in your
member profile, noticeboards, or forums is available for other member to view. The
personally identifiable information collected and provided can be viewed, edited
or removed in your ‘MyTeachInABox’ section once logged in.
Cookie technology allows us to understand how our users browse TeachInABox and monitors
what areas of the site visitors frequent most often. Cookie technology also allows
us to understand how many visitors our site is receiving so we can observe traffic
flow. This technology is also useful in understanding customer preferences and needs
solely through the ability to understand which sections of the site users are frequenting
most often. In no way does this technology allows us to gauge any personally identifiable
information off your server, in fact once you close your browser the cookie ends
and it is no longer active. There is an option from the users end to save the cookie
which allows you to not have to log in more than once and authenticates the user
with the site so sign in is no longer required. This is completely at the discretion
of the user and is controlled from your end. Simply, a cookie is a small amount
of data generated by a website and saved by your browser which stores information
such as user preferences and search priorities temporarily as once the browser is
closed the cookies are terminated.
IP addresses are collected in the backend server for the sole purpose of a collective
summary so we can gauge how many users have responded to a specific aspect of the
site or how many visits we received for a specific category. IP addresses are not
in any way used to monitor specific users independently, they are used in a collective
format involving mass calculations. If we believe that a specific user is a threat
to TeachInABox and has infringed on the safety of our users than we will use the
necessary information to proceed with legal action.
All information received by TeachInABox is protected in the same manner whether
it is personally or non-personally identifiable information. All information is
treated as confidential and held in the upmost secure environment away from any
direct threat from the internet. Unless the information received is for public display
such as your member profile, noticeboard or forum then the adequate processes will
be taken to protect your information. As with the IP address, the only situation
where personal information will be supplied to an external party is where there
is a legal purpose such as a court order, criminal investigation or subpoena as
well as a direct threat to our site or the users of TeachInABox. Our server software
is of the highest standard protecting your credit card information and encrypting
all your personal information making it virtually impossible to read while in transition
to our system. This information is held in a high level security environment once
received and not within reach of the worldwide web.
With regard to other sites which are advertised on TeachInABox or links to websites
which may appear, TeachInABox has no control over these sites and does not take
any responsibility for any security protection or privacy concerns as our privacy
statement does not apply to any other site. As always when visiting unknown sites
caution should be taken and the privacy policy/act read and understood accordingly.