LEGAL KITS
Your use of this website implies your full acceptance of the below terms and conditions. Please read our terms and conditions carefully before using Quicklaws.com.au.
1. Agreement
On the basis of Quicklaws.com.au (the website) providing you with the documents available through the website www.quicklaws.com.au (the service) you acknowledge and agree to these terms and conditions.
If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, then you may not use this website and Quick Laws does not consent to your use or access to this website. Please review these terms and conditions, which is a binding agreement that governs your use of this website. By visiting or using this website, you agree to these terms and conditions and our privacy policy.
‘Use’ of or ‘using’ this website or services includes, without limitation, navigating to or between our web pages, clicking any items on web pages, inputting information in the online forms, or your involvement with the website in any way. You must be at least 18 years of age to use this website. By using our website you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age and have legal capacity to enter into a contract.
2. The service
Quick Laws provides users with online information, tools and resources that give users the means for self-help (‘legal products’). Quick Laws provides access to legal documents and DIY kits that can save you time, money and stress. Quick Laws allows the user to take care of their own straightforward legal situations with an easy to use and affordable process. Quick Laws helps people manage their own legal affairs by offering easy-to-use kits that can be accessed from anywhere. Quick Laws reserves the right to add or change its services, including the cost of individual services, without notice.
3. License to use
Quick Laws grants users a non-transferable license to use our forms and create documents for your own personal or internal business use, provided that you pay for the use of each document. Except as provided herein, you agree not to resell, modify, copy, create derivative works of, alter, enhance, or in any way exploit any of the products, services, or technology from the Website in any manner, except for modifications in filling out the forms for your authorised use, without the express written consent of Quick Laws. You shall not violate these copyright restrictions.
4. Communication policy
Quick Laws, on its own accord or by and through a third-party business partner providing mailing services for Quick Laws, may from time to time send you messages regarding the service and to advise you of updates, notices regarding your account, and new products/offers via email. You may at any time exercise your option not to receive such notifications.
5. Links and use of third party services
Quick Laws does not accept any responsibility or liability for use of a third-party website accessed via links on our website. Quick Laws has no control over third-party websites. This website contains certain services provided by third parties. To help provide documents to you, you agree that we may share required information to provide such services via third parties.
6. Warranty disclaimer
You agree that use of this website is at your own risk. Quick Laws does not guarantee that your access to or use of this website will be uninterrupted or error free or that the website hosted is free of viruses or other harmful components or that any particular results, legal or otherwise, may be obtained by use of this website or our service. By using this website, you acknowledge that email is not a secure mode of communication. If you do not receive any expected email communication, you agree that it is your responsibility to check any spam filters or folders or to email info@quicklaws.com.au. Quick Laws is not liable for any loss of data or information provided through email.
Quick Laws provides online legal resource whereby you can take care of your own simple legal affairs. The buyer of a legal kit does not engage Quick Laws as a law firm or legal practice, nor does it engage in legal representation on your behalf. You are not receiving legal advice from Quick Laws.
The legal products provide general information only. General information is not the same thing as legal advice and is not guaranteed to be accurate, current, or complete. The user accepts the risks involved in preparing their own legal documents and acknowledges that Quick Laws has not provided legal or financial advice. Because our products must be generally applicable, they cannot account for every situation. Do not use this website as a substitute for legal advice specific to your particular circumstance. Your use of the website, and any materials provided through the website are entirely at your own risk. By using this website, you will be deemed to have released and discharged Quick Laws from all liability (including negligence) for all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs that you may incur as a result of relying on the products or information contained on this website or in a document or any information obtained via this website. You will be deemed to have accepted all risks associated with the use of this website.
7. Refund policy
Any refund is subject to the buyer paying a 5% credit card processing fee. If the buyer obtains an exchange item or a refund, this discharges completely any liability at law of Quick Laws to the buyer, subject to any statutory rights of the buyer (including under Australian Consumer Law). Quick Laws will not provide a refund where a buyer has already received their kit and misunderstood what it contained or its application. Quick Laws endeavours to provide up-to-date kits and reserves the right to provide a buyer with an updated kit as opposed to a refund once the buyer has received their kit.
8. Limitation of liability
Quick Laws does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information provided and does not adopt or accept responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made by any party or on this website. The information and services contained on the website may contain inaccuracies and typographical errors. Do not rely on the information or services for legal, business, financial, or other advice, and Quick Laws recommends consulting professional advice from the appropriate person relating to your particular circumstances. Quick Laws is not responsible for any loss or damage resulting from reliance on information or other content on the website or obtained via the use of this website.
The sole and exclusive maximum liability to Quick Laws for all damages, losses, and causes of action will be the total amount paid by you, for access to the website and services. Quick Laws is not responsible for any losses or profits that may result from the use of information contained within this website and/or the service.
9. Indemnity
By using this website you agree to assume liability and indemnify Quick Laws for any third-party claims that may arise due to your actions or from your use of this website. You agree to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify Quick Laws from and against any and all claims of any kind, damages, costs, debt, losses, liabilities, obligations, injuries, and expenses, including any Lawyer’s fees and costs arising from your use of and access to the website.
10. Changes to terms and conditions
These terms and conditions may be modified by Quick Laws at any time to include changes to the service. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, please do not use this website. Please check the website frequently to view recent changes to the terms and conditions.
11. Miscellaneous
If any term of the terms and conditions are found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then that term shall be deemed as severable from the terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of these terms and conditions.
12. User acknowledgement
I acknowledge that in using these legal products:
Quick Laws has not provided me with legal advice in relation to preparing my own legal document and I accept those risks. I agree not to use or rely on Quick Laws as legal advice for any purpose.
Quick Laws has not provided me with any financial or tax advice. I understand that there are risks involved in not obtaining financial or tax advice in relation to preparing my own legal document and I accept those risks.
Quick Laws has not assessed my personal or financial affairs nor has it recommended that a legal document is appropriate for me.
LEGAL SERVICES
Your use of the legal drafting service is provided on the basis of your full acceptance of the below terms and conditions. Please read our terms and conditions carefully before using this service.
1. Agreement
On the basis of Quicklaws.com.au providing you with the documents available through the website www.quicklaws.com.au (the service) you acknowledge and agree to these terms and conditions.
If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, then you may not use this service and Quick Laws does not consent to your use or access to this service. Please review these terms and conditions, which is a binding agreement. By visiting or using this website, you agree to these terms and conditions and our privacy policy.
‘Use’ of or ‘using’ this website or services includes, without limitation, navigating to or between our web pages, clicking any items on web pages, inputting information in the online forms, or your involvement with the website in any way. You must be at least 18 years of age to use this website. By using our website you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age and have legal capacity to enter into a contract.
2. The service
Quick Laws is a law firm and provides legal services. Quick Laws provides a legal drafting service for a fixed fee. The legal drafting service is not an offer to act on your behalf or provide any other legal service to you other than to draft and prepare the requested document on the information available at the time. Any requested changes to the drafted document may be attended to free of charge. The legal drafting service is limited to the drafting of a document related to one client and one matter only.
If you want us to legally represent you or to provide other legal services, then you will be required to enter into a costs agreement in addition to this agreement. The fixed fee is to provide a document drafting service and does not include any costs or disbursements incurred by you or by us on your behalf in connection with your legal matter.
3. Costs
In addition to our fixed fees, you agree to pay all other expenses and any other expenses properly incurred by us, unless otherwise stated. These expenses will include costs we incur on your behalf: photocopying, receiving and sending facsimiles, travel expenses, file opening and archive retrieval fees.
Other costs incurred on your behalf may consist of fees charged by barristers, couriers, cost assessors, consultants, witnesses, process servers, investigators and agents including other lawyers. Medical reports, stamp duty, postage, parking, accommodation and transfer fees may also be payable.
4. Your instructions
As a buyer of a legal drafting service you provide us with instructions to draft the legal document on the basis of the information provided by you at the time. It is important that you provide us with full and accurate instructions including all necessary documents and information that we request from you.
5. Communication policy
Quick Laws, on its own accord or by and through a third-party business partner providing mailing services for Quick Laws, may from time to time send you messages regarding the service and to advise you of updates, notices regarding your account, and new products/offers via email. You may at any time exercise your option not to receive such notifications.
6. Links and use of third party services
Quick Laws does not accept any responsibility or liability for use of a third-party website accessed via links on our website. Quick Laws has no control over third-party websites. This website contains certain services provided by third parties. To help provide documents to you, you agree that we may share required information to provide such services via third parties.
7. Warranty disclaimer
You agree that use of this website is at your own risk. Quick Laws does not guarantee that your access to or use of this website will be uninterrupted or error free or that the website hosted is free of viruses or other harmful components or that any particular results, legal or otherwise, may be obtained by use of this website or our service. By using this website, you acknowledge that email is not a secure mode of communication. If you do not receive any expected email communication, you agree that it is your responsibility to check any spam filters or folders or to email info@quicklaws.com.au. Quick Laws is not liable for any loss of data or information provided through email.
8. Changes to terms and conditions
These terms and conditions may be modified by Quick Laws at any time to include changes to the service. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, please do not use this website. Please check the website frequently to view recent changes to the terms and conditions.
9. User acknowledgement
I acknowledge that I have read and understood the contents of this agreement and agree to its terms.
PRIVACY POLICY
We are committed to protecting the privacy of our contacts, customers and suppliers ("you" and when relating to you, "your") and complying with the Australian Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). In this policy we describe how we manage your personal information.
1. The kinds of personal information we collect
The kinds of personal information that we collect include:
contact details such as name, role or position, address, email address, mobile number, landline number;
information relating to your circumstances and affairs relevant to the matter/s in which we are instructed; and
information about your legal interests and requirements and the legal services that you may wish to purchase.
2. How we collect personal information
2.1 We collect personal information by various means including when:
(a) you contact us with a question or inquiry;
(b) you subscribe to our newsletter or legal updates service;
(c) you attend a seminar or event where we are hosting or presenting;
(d) you instruct us to act for you and we open a file and conduct a conflict check;
(e) you visit our website.
2.2 Where practicable we collect personal information about you directly from you. However, we may have collected information about you from a third party such as a client, a third party information provider, the courts or a person responding to our questions or inquiries.
2.3 We are required to collect the full name and address of our clients by the Solicitors Rules made under the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW). Accurate name and address information must also be collected in order to comply with the trust account record keeping requirements in the Legal Profession Regulation 2005 (NSW) and to comply with our duty to the courts.
2.4 If you are a client and do not provide us with name and address information we cannot act for you.
2.5 If you do not provide us with accurate personal information we may not be able to carry out our instructions or achieve the purpose for which the information has been sought.
3. The purposes for which we collect, hold, use and disclose personal information
3.1 We collect, hold, use and personal information in order to:
(a) respond to your enquiries;
(b) provide legal services;
(c) employ competent and diligent personnel;
(d) monitor or improve the use of and satisfaction with our legal services; and
(e) let you know about legal developments, our expertise and legal services that may be of interest to you.
3.2 We disclose personal information:
(a) in order to carry out the instructions of our clients; and
(b) subject to our confidentiality obligations, when using services in support of our legal practice.
4. The parties to whom your personal information is disclosed
4.1 Subject to our confidentiality obligations, we may share some relevant personal information with:
(a) parties related to a matter you have with us, government authorities and service providers as reasonably required to carry out your instructions;
(b) our e-mail marketing provider for the purposes of providing you our newsletter, invitations and legal updates; and
(c) third party service providers who assist us with archival, auditing, accounting, legal, business consulting, website or technology services.
4.2 We also will disclose your information if required by law to do so or in circumstances permitted by the Privacy Act – for example, where we have reasonable grounds to suspect that unlawful activity, or misconduct of a serious nature, that relates to our functions or activities has been is being or may be engaged in, in response to a subpoena, discovery request or a court order.
5. Disclosure of information outside the jurisdiction of collection
5.1 Some of the third parties described above including our service providers and related bodies corporate may be in Australia.
6. Opting out of marketing communications
6.1 We may, from time to time, send you newsletters, invitations and legal updates about our services. You can opt out of receiving further such communications by notifying us using our contact details below by clicking the "unsubscribe" option at the bottom of any marketing e-mail received from us.
7. Security
7.1 We take reasonable physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure. For example, we maintain our files in secure offices and limit access to personal information to individuals with a need to know.
8. Access/correction/updating personal information
8.1 You can contact us to access, correct or update your personal information. Unless we are subject to confidentiality obligation or some other restriction on giving access to the information and we are permitted to refuse you access under the Privacy Act, we will endeavour to make your information available to you within 30 days. Examples of circumstances where we may refuse to give you access to your personal information include where:
(a) giving access would be unlawful;
(b) we reasonably believe that giving you access would pose a serious threat to the life, health or safety of any individual or to public health or public safety;
(c) giving access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others;
(d) the information could reveal the intentions of a party in negotiations;
(e) giving access could prejudice the taking of appropriate action in relation to unlawful activity;
(f) giving access could reveal evaluative information in a commercially sensitive decision making process.
8.2 If you request to correct your personal information, we will correct, or, if we consider more appropriate, note your request for amendment of the information on your record.
8.3 We will not charge you to make a request to access your record but we may charge you to actually provide access depending on the costs associated with obtaining and providing the material.
8.4 These actions can usually be taken by contacting a customer relations representative using the contact information on the "Contact Us" section below.
9. Notification of Changes
9.1 If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will send you a copy of our revised policy or post a copy on our website.
10. Complaints / Contact us
If a breach of this Privacy Policy occurs, a complaint may be made to us by sending it to:
Quick Laws
Attention: Amber Quickenden
PO Box 1017
KINGSCLIFF NSW 2487
or by calling 0405 620 624.
We will endeavour to respond to any complaint within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint you may seek a review by contacting the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner using the information available at http://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-complaints.