Please read these terms of use carefully, as these will apply to your use of and access to our website, paterdis.com (Website). By using and accessing our Website, you accept these terms and conditions and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you should not use or access our Website. 

If you have any questions about the Terms and Conditions, please contact info@paterdis.com.

Information About Us

Our Website is owned and operated by Paterdis Pty Ltd (ABN 43 313 208 668). Paterdis’ office is located at 2 Stephens Street, Annerley QLD 4103.

If you are seeking to instruct Paterdis for the provision of structural engineering services, our Fee Proposal Terms will apply (click link to download a copy of our Fee Proposal Terms or a copy of our Fee Proposal terms are available upon request).

Our Website is designed to assist you in understanding Paterdis’ services and to help you communicate with us.

Changes to our Website terms and conditions

Paterdis reserves the right to revise these terms of use by changing, modifying, adding or removing any portion of these terms in whole or in part, at any time. You should not use the Paterdis website if you do not wish to accept the new Terms and Conditions. Changes to the terms will be effective when they are published on our Website. If you continue to use or access the Website after this date you indicate your agreement to be bound by the new Terms and Conditions.

We may update the Website from time to time, including by changing the content. We will take reasonable steps to update our Website from time to time. However, the content on the Website may be out of date and we give no representations regarding its accuracy. We do not guarantee that the Website, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Website User Conduct

Users of this website are not to disrupt or interfere with the security of the website or otherwise abuse any service provided on the website or linked web website or obtain any unauthorised access to any part of the website that is restricted from public access.

Availability of the Website

Please report any technical issues you encounter when using our Website to info@paterdis.com. If we are informed of any inaccuracies in the material on the Website or of a fault, we will take reasonable steps to correct the inaccuracies or fault as soon as reasonably possible.

Access to the Website may occasionally be restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will endeavour to restore the service as soon as possible.

Links

The Website may contain links to other sites. Although we take care to ensure that links to third party sites are reputable, we make no representations in relation to the security, availability or reputation of any third party sites that the Website links to. 

The linked pages are provided for the convenience of our website users only and do not constitute an approval of the services or practices (including privacy practices) of those third party sites. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those third party sites and we are not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Links from other sites to the Website do not require prior permission from Paterdis and should not be taken to indicate an affiliation between Paterdis and those third party sites.

We encourage our users to be aware, when they leave our website, to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.

Limitation of Liability

The operators of the Website will not be liable to users or any third party for any damages whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential relating to or arising out of a visitor’s use of or access to the Website.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our Website or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

use of, or inability to use, our Website; or

use of or reliance on any content displayed on our Website. 

In particular, we will not be liable for loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue, business interruption, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation or any indirect or consequential loss or damage. 

Intellectual Property Rights

Our Website contains intellectual property (including copyright) owned by Paterdis and third parties. 

We and our third parties retain all rights, title and interest in our Website and all related content. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer to you:

the business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright; or

the right to use, reproduce, display or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design; or

a system or process that is the subject of a patent, or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a system or process), of Paterdis or any third party.

No part of the Website, including its content, may be reproduced or reused for any commercial purpose whatsoever. You are not permitted to copy or imitate page headers, button icons, collection material, custom graphics and all other types of graphics used on this Website and which contains our intellectual property or those of a third party without express written permission (which may be granted or withheld in the owner’s absolute discretion).

Reviews and Comments

When visiting our social media pages, and subject to your compliance with these terms, you may post reviews and comments.

If your reviews or comments contains defamatory, misleading or false statements or is threatening, aggressive or contains obscenities, or is otherwise contrary to the relevant social media platform’s content or other rules, we may remove your reviews and comments and remove your access to the Website and social media pages.

You agree to indemnify us for all claims made against us resulting from your reviews or comments on our social media pages in breach of these terms and conditions. 

You acknowledge that we are not the author of any reviews or comments on our social media pages and we are not responsible and do not assume any liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

If you are concerned about any reviews or comments, please contact us at info@paterdis.com. 

• Privacy

Paterdis respects your right to privacy and is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our customers and visitors to the Website. We comply with the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). 

This policy sets out how we collect and treat your personal information.

What personal information do we collect? 

Paterdis may, from time to time, receive and store personal information you provide to us directly or that we have obtained or validly received from third party platforms such as, but not limited to, LinkedIn or Zoom Info.

You may provide basic information such as your name, phone number, address and email address to enable us to send information and provide updates. 

Additionally, we may also collect other personal information you provide while interacting with us.

How do we use your personal information?

We may use personal information collected from you to provide you with information, updates and services. We may also use your personal information to make you aware of and market any new and additional services and opportunities available to you. We may use your personal information to improve our services and better understand your needs.

How do we store your personal information?

We will store your personal information in our database for the time period allowed for under the Privacy Act. 

You may request details of personal information that we hold about you by emailing us at info@paterdis.com.

How do we disclose your personal information?

We do not and will not sell or deal in personal information or any customer information.

We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors. We will only do this to the extent it is reasonably necessary to provide our services to you. 

We may from time to time need to disclose personal information to comply with our legal obligations.

We may also use your personal information to protect the copyright, trademarks, legal rights, property or safety of Paterdis, paterdis.com, our clients or third parties.

Information that we collect may from time to time be stored, processed in or transferred between parties located in countries outside of Australia.

If there is a change of control in our business or a sale or transfer of business assets, we reserve the right to transfer (to the extent we are legally able to) our user databases, together with any personal information and non-personal information contained in those databases. This information may be disclosed to a potential purchaser under an agreement to maintain confidentiality. We would seek to only disclose information in good faith and where required by any of the above circumstances.

By providing us with personal information, you consent to the terms of this privacy policy and the types of disclosure covered by this Policy. Where we disclose your personal information to third parties, we will request that the third party comply with this privacy policy regarding the handling of your personal information.

How do we secure your personal information?

We are committed to ensuring that the information you provide to us is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.

The transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk. We cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to or receive from us. 

What rights do you have in relation to your personal information?

You have the right to access your personal information and require us to correct any of your personal information.

Changes to Privacy Policy

Please be aware that we may make changes to our privacy policy in the future. Please check back from time to time to review our privacy policy.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file placed in your web browser that collects information about your web browsing history. Use of cookies allows a website to tailor its configuration to your needs and preferences. Cookies do not access information stored on your computer or any personal information (for example: name, address, email address or telephone number). 

We may issue to and request from your computer “cookies” to enable more convenience browsing when you revisit the Website. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can opt-out of “cookies” by setting your browser to remove or reject “cookies”. If you choose to disable “cookies” that we use, you may experience reduced functionality of the Website.

• General

Governing Law

These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. Both you and Paterdis irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland, Australia.

Contact Us

If you have any queries, please email info@paterdis.com.