Welcome to the ConnectSmart Website (https://www.connectsmart.cloud or ‘Website’) and/or ConnectSmart Manager (https://my.connectsmart.cloud or ‘Manager’).
These Terms & Conditions cover the access and use of the ConnectSmart Suite including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart, NoteSmart, VideoSmart (the ‘Services’).
The Website is operated by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd, ACN/ABN 631 222 574.
Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd.
Please read these terms and conditions (the ‘Terms’) carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website, or any of Services, immediately.
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by
updating this page at its sole discretion. When ConnectSmart Pty Ltd updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavors to provide you with notice of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.
1. Acceptance of the Terms
You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website or continue to use its Services.
Where the option is available in the user interface, you may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms.
2. About the Service
ConnectSmart Suite including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart,
NoteSmart, VideoSmart is a suite of cloud-based services developed for professional services firms.
You acknowledge and agree that the accounts offered, as well as the account features may change from time to time, and may be governed by separate terms which apply specific to the account.
Where special account-specific terms apply, you will be informed, and must accept those terms before you are given such an account.
Some accounts may be governed by a separate Software Licensing Agreement with ConnectSmart Pty Ltd, which may amend the terms of use.
For the avoidance of doubt these Terms apply unless otherwise agreed or amended by the terms of an applicable Software Licensing Agreement.
3. Acceptable use of the Service
ConnectSmart Suite including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart,
NoteSmart, VideoSmart, its related features, and website must only be used lawfully.
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd reserves the right to suspend, cancel, or otherwise deny access to users and accounts who use the service:
To engage in any act that would disrupt the access, availability, and security of
ConnectSmart Suite including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart,
NoteSmart, VideoSmart and other ConnectSmart Pty Ltd services, including but not limited to:
Tampering with, reverse-engineering, or hacking our servers.
Modifying, disabling, or compromising the performance ConnectSmart Suite
including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart, NoteSmart,
VideoSmart or other ConnectSmart Pty Ltd services.
Overwhelming, or attempting to overwhelm our infrastructure by imposing
an unreasonably large load on our systems that consume extraordinary
resources.
Compromising the integrity of our system, including probing, scanning and
testing the vulnerability of our system unless expressly permitted by
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd.
For any illegal purpose, or to violate any laws, including and without limitation to data, privacy, and export control laws.
To stalk, harass or threaten users and any member of the public.
To misrepresent or defraud any user or member of the public through phishing, spoofing,
manipulating headers or other identifiers, impersonating anyone else, or falsely implying any sponsorship or association with ConnectSmart Pty Ltd or any third party To access or search any part of the Service, or any other Service owned by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd other than our publicly supported interface, or otherwise allowed for in an applicable Software Licensing Agreement.
To post, upload, share, or otherwise circulate content in violation of ConnectSmart Suite including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart, NoteSmart, VideoSmart’s content policy
4. Security and Data Privacy
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd takes your privacy seriously and information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to ConnectSmart Pty Ltd’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.
The Privacy Policy also addresses ConnectSmart Pty Ltd’s processes, policies, and obligations in respect of ConnectSmart Suite including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart, NoteSmart, VideoSmart security breaches.
5. Data Use
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd collects, stores, and processes your data on ConnectSmart Suite including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart, NoteSmart, VideoSmart. The data is used to provide Services to you, as well as to facilitate ConnectSmart Pty Ltd’s business operations.
The Privacy Policy outlined how your data is collected, stored, and processed by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd.
The Privacy Policy also addresses ConnectSmart Pty Ltd’s processes, policies, and obligations in respect of data encryption and removal requests.
6. Use of Services
In order to access and use the Services, you must first purchase or order a Service through a ConnectSmart Partner.
After purchasing or ordering a Service, you will be considered a member (‘Member’).
In purchasing the Service, you acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to ensure that the Service you elect to purchase is suitable for your use.
Before, during or after you have purchased the Service, you will then be required to register for an account through the Manager before you can access the Services (the ‘Account’).
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 your name, email addresses and phone numbers.
You warrant that any information you give to ConnectSmart Pty Ltd in the course of
completing the registration process will always be accurate, correct and up to date.
Once you have completed the registration process, you will be a registered user of the Manager Service and agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions, including the ConnectSmart Partner Terms & Conditions as provided by them.
As a Member you will be granted immediate access to the Services from the time you have completed the registration process until the Service period expires (the ‘Subscription Period’).
You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if:
- you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with ConnectSmart Pty Ltd;
- or 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
7. Payments
Subject to the terms of any applicable Software License Agreement, the Subscription Fee may be paid by all payment methods available on the Manager Service or via the ConnectSmart Partners preferred payment method. These payment services may change from time to time.
Payments made in the course of your use of ConnectSmart Suite including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart, NoteSmart, VideoSmart may be made using third party applications and services not owned, operated, or otherwise controlled by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd.
You acknowledge and agree that ConnectSmart Pty Ltd will not be liable for any losses or damage arising from the operations of third-party payment applications and services.
You further acknowledge and warrant that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the applicable third-party payment applications and services you choose to use as a payment method for ConnectSmart Suite including but not limited to CloudPBX, CallSmart, PrintSmart, NoteSmart, VideoSmart services.
You acknowledge and agree that where a request for the payment of the Subscription Fee is returned or denied, for whatever reason, by your financial institution or is unpaid by you for any other reason, then you are liable for any costs, including banking fees and charges, associated with the Subscription Fee.
You agree and acknowledge that ConnectSmart Pty Ltd can vary the Subscription Fee at any time and that the varied Subscription Fee will come into effect following the conclusion of the existing Subscription.
8. Refund Policy
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd will only provide you with a refund of the Subscription Fee in the event they are unable to continue to provide the Services or if a Director of ConnectSmart Pty Ltd makes a decision, at its absolute discretion, that it is reasonable to do so under the circumstances. Where this occurs, the refund will be in the proportional amount of the Subscription Fee that remains unused by the Member (the ‘Refund’).
9. Copyright and Intellectual Property
The Website, the Services and all of the related products of ConnectSmart Pty Ltd 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 Services and compilation of the Website (including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips, Website code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) or the Services are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd or its contributors.
All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd, who grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a User to:
use the Website pursuant to the Terms;
copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your
device’s cache memory; and
print pages from the Website for your own personal and non-commercial use.
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd.
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all related Services. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer any:
- business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or
- a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design, or
- 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), to you.
You may not, without the prior written permission of ConnectSmart Pty Ltd and the
permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-load 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, unless otherwise provided by these Terms.
This prohibition does not extend to materials on the Website, which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain.
10. General Disclaimer
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.
Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:
- all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not
expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and - ConnectSmart Pty Ltd will not be liable for any special, 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 these 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.
Use of the Website and the Services is at your own risk. Everything on the Website and the Services is 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 ConnectSmart Pty Ltd make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services (including the products or Services of ConnectSmart Pty Ltd) 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:
- 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; - 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); - costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Services or any of the
products of ConnectSmart Pty Ltd; and - the Services or operation in respect to links which are provided for your
convenience.
11. Limitation of Liability
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd’s total liability arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the resupply of the Services to you.
You expressly understand and agree that ConnectSmart Pty Ltd, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors and licensors shall not be liable to you 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.
12. Termination of Contract
The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you, by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd or an authorised ConnectSmart Partner as set out below.
If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by:
not renewing the Subscription prior to the end of the Subscription Period;
providing ConnectSmart Pty Ltd with 30 days’ notice of your intention to terminate;
and closing your accounts for all of the services which you use, where ConnectSmart Pty Ltd has made this option available to you.
Any notices pursuant to Clause 13.2 above should be sent, in writing, to ConnectSmart Pty Ltd via the ‘Contact Us’ link on our homepage.
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:
you do not renew the Subscription at the end of the Subscription Period;
you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any provision;
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd is required to do so by law;
the provision of the Services to you by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd is, in the opinion of
ConnectSmart Pty Ltd, no longer commercially viable.
Subject to local applicable laws, ConnectSmart Pty Ltd reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your Subscription or Account 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 ConnectSmart Pty Ltd’s name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.
13. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify ConnectSmart Pty Ltd, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:
all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with your content;
any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or any breach of the Terms.
14. Dispute Resolution
Compulsory:
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).
Notice:
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.
Resolution:
On receipt of that notice (‘Notice’) by that other party, the parties to the Terms (‘Parties’) must:
Within 30 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, 30 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has
not been resolved, the Parties must request that an appropriate mediator be
appointed by the the Law Society of New South Wales;
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 pre-condition to the
mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with
the mediation;
The mediation will be held in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
15. Venue and Jurisdiction
The Services offered by ConnectSmart Pty Ltd is intended to be viewed by residents of Australia.
In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of New South Wales.
16. Governing Law
The Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales. 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.
17. Independent Legal Advice
Both 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.
18. Severance
If any part of these 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.
19. Effective date
These Terms are effective from the 19th of November 2023.