Welcome to www.nuvho.com (the ‘Website’). The Website provides accommodation sector services (the ‘Services’).

The Website is operated by Nuvho Pty Ltd, located in Brisbane, Australia. Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by Nuvho 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.

Copyright and Intellectual Property

The Website, the Services and all of the related products of Nuvho 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 Nuvho Pty Ltd or its contributors.

All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by Nuvho Pty Ltd, who grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a Member to use the Website pursuant to the Terms and 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.

Nuvho 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 Nuvho Pty Ltd. Nuvho 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 Nuvho 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.

Privacy

Nuvho Pty Ltd takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to the Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.

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 Nuvho 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 Nuvho Pty Ltd make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services (including the products or Services of Nuvho Pty Ltd) referred to on the Website 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 Nuvho Pty Ltd; and
• the Services or operation in respect to links which are provided for your convenience.

Limitation of Liability

Nuvho Pty Ltd 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 Nuvho Pty Ltd, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors and licencors 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.

Termination of Contract

The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or by Nuvho Pty Ltd as set out in a detailed scope of works and associated contract.

Nuvho Pty Ltd may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:

• you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any provision;
• Nuvho Pty Ltd is required to do so by law; and
• the provision of the Services to you by Nuvho Pty Ltd is, in the opinion of Nuvho Pty Ltd, no longer commercially viable.

Subject to local applicable laws, Nuvho Pty Ltd reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your 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 Nuvho Pty Ltd or Hero Explorer’s name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.

Indemnity 

You agree to indemnify Nuvho Pty Ltd, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licencors 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.

Dispute Resolution

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). 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. On receipt of that notice (‘Notice’) by that other party, the parties to the Terms (‘Parties’) must within 28 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, 28 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate mediator be appointed by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. 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 Brisbane, Australia.

All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as “without prejudice” negotiations for the purpose of applicable laws of evidence.If 3 months have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the Dispute has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate the mediation and the mediator must do so.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 Queensland, Australia.

Governing Law

The Terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. 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 Queensland, 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.

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.

Severance