The Independent Schools Victoria website contains information about ISV and its services. By using this website, you agree to the terms of use set out below. The terms of use include our legal disclaimer, our privacy policy and other terms or conditions on this website.

By continuing to use our website, you accept the Terms of Use as they apply from time to time. This provision is in addition to any other provisions that might apply.

Email disclaimer

All emails from ISV staff (including any attachments) are for the intended recipient’s use only. They may contain information that is confidential, privileged and/or protected by copyright. If you have received an email by mistake, please notify ISV immediately and delete this email. The dissemination, distribution or copying of email (including any attachments) by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. Email content is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should seek independent legal or other professional advice in relation to any matters that you or your organisation may have.

ISV accepts no liability for the content of email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. Any views or opinions presented via email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of ISV. While every attempt has been made to ensure that email (including any attachments) is free from computer viruses or other defects, you should check for the presence of viruses. ISV does not accept liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted.

Website material

The content of this website – including documents and publications – is intended only to provide a summary and a general overview of matters of interest. We use our best endeavours to ensure accuracy and currency, within the limitations imposed by the resources of the organisation. No guarantee is, however, made. Specific situations often require specialist advice.

Not legal advice

The content of any material dealing with legal issues is intended to provide an information resource of interest to most parents and/or schools.

No material with legal content constitutes legal advice and you may not rely upon it as such. Your use of the site or your receipt of legal material does not constitute a solicitor-client relationship between you and Independent Schools Victoria or any of its employees, associates, agents or board members.

Independent Schools Victoria intellectual property

Independent Schools Victoria owns the copyright in all the material on its website including documents and publications except where indicated. You may only access the content for non-commercial or personal use unless you have prior written approval from Independent Schools Victoria. All other use, copying or reproduction is prohibited (except to the extent permitted by law).

Links

Our website is linked to other websites over which we have no control. We make no representations about the accuracy or currency of the information on those websites, nor are we liable for their content.

Spam

Independent Schools Victoria publishes electronic addresses on this website to facilitate communication in pursuit of Independent Schools Victoria strategies and plans. It is not to be inferred as consent by Independent Schools Victoria or any addressee to receive unsolicited commercial electronic messages or SPAM.

Limitation of liability

Independent Schools Victoria’s aggregate liability under any or all these provisions is limited to the nominal amount of $1.

Social media moderation policy

Independent Schools Victoria welcomes your participation through our online channels, including Twitter, LinkedIn, our Facebook page, and other online and social media channels that may be added in future.

We strive to maintain a positive, friendly and informative environment for all visitors. Independent Schools Victoria, as is common practice, moderates content and may edit or delete visitor comments.

Moderation and removal policy

In particular, we will remove at our absolute discretion, any content that is unrelated to education and the topics of interest to our communities, and material that we deem as commercial, advertising, solicitation or spam, including the posting of the same or similar message more than once. Content will be removed or edited that includes profanity, offensive language, personal details, especially private information that relates to individual students, parents, teachers or private figures. All content that appears automated, unintelligible or is linked to unrelated sites or content will be removed. Similarly, content that impersonates another person, or falsely misrepresents your affiliation with any person or entity, or is confidential in nature will be removed.

Inappropriate content

Content will be moderated or removed that disparages or demonstrates unfair or unfounded bias on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or age or is otherwise objectionable. Items that may breech Australia law, content ownership rights, or may be considered offensive (harassment, threatening, abusive, violent, malicious or unduly inflammatory) will be moderated or deleted and in certain cases reported. Independent Schools Victoria will also adhere to the policies and instructions of the platforms and online channels through which our content is published, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and WordPress.

Age and audience appropriateness

Independent Schools Victoria produces online content for everyone interested in education in Australia, including some student audiences. For this reason, we set our anticipated audience age to the lowest rating available on each online channel (generally G-rated). We expect participants on these platforms to respect this content classification, specifically avoiding any content that may be considered adults-only in nature, and we will moderate our content channels accordingly. We also aim to provide a fair, balanced and friendly environment for our member schools and communities and will moderate or remove content that may put this commitment at risk, including negative and prejudicial content about specific schools, education practices and comparative performance.

General nature of content

The content of our online and social media channels is published to provide a summary and general overview of matters of interest. We use our best endeavours to ensure accuracy and currency, within the limitations imposed by the resources of the organisation. No guarantee is, however, made and specific situations may often require specialist advice. No material constitutes legal advice and you may not rely upon it as such.

Content rights and links

Independent Schools Victoria owns the copyright for, has been given permission to, or is allowed under Creative Commons to reproduce all the material published through these channels. In relation to third-party links provided purely for convenience, we make no representations about the accuracy or currency of the information on those websites, nor are we liable for their content.

Automation and settings

We may also use the settings of social media and online platforms to manage privacy and account settings and to reduce the risk of abuse and malicious behaviour, including but not limited to preventing newly created or unidentifiable accounts from making comment, forcing moderation and automated filtering where possible.

Repeated abuse and reporting

Posting of content that repeatedly violates this policy will result where possible in the account being banned, black-listed and reported.

Response and moderation timeframe

We aim to respond to direct questions and participate in conversation threads in a timely manner; however, we cannot guarantee responses to all questions and comments and may take some time to ensure an accurate and considered response. Similar consideration may be required in the ongoing moderation of content and we make no specific commitment to time frames for publishing comments or moderating content.

We strive to make our online channels positive environments for the participation of our communities of interest, and reserve the right to update this policy as required and without notice. We value your opinion, and thank you for contributing to Independent Schools Victoria’s community engagement through online and social media channels.