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Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

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1. Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions (Terms) apply to the Tunarch Architectural Website (at www.tunarch.org) and portal (Portal) and any material or services used or accessed through the Portal.

These Terms form part of the agreement between you and Tunarch (hereinafter referred to as "Tunarch", "we", "our" or "us"), the operator of a platform that gives you, the user, access to our Portal. Our Portal offers many features such as access to architectural designs, concepts, drawings, renderings and other materials (Materials).

Any reference to “Tunarch” in these Terms refers to Tunarch Pty Ltd ACN 649 521 086 which comprises all related bodies of Tunarch Pty Ltd ACN 649 521 086 as that term is defined under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

2. Acceptance

By using the Portal, you are deemed to accept these Terms which govern Tunarch’s relationship with you in relation to the Portal. Our Privacy Policy sets out how your personal information will be used by us, and can be accessed as part of the account registration process for the Portal. Tunarch may change the content of the Portal at our discretion and without notice. By continuing to use the Portal, you accept these Terms as they apply as amended from time to time.

3. User License

Permission is granted to download one copy of the Materials from the Portal for personal, non-commercial use and viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

* Modify or copy the Materials;

* Use the Materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);

* Attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on the Website;

* Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the Materials; or

* Transfer the Materials to another person or "mirror" the Materials on any other server.

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Tunarch at any time at Tunarch’s sole discretion if Tunarch is of the reasonable view that your conduct warrants termination. Upon termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded Materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format. In the event that any material you may upload, share, publicise or transmit on the Website is protected by intellectual property rights, you grant Tunarch a non-exclusive, global, non-transferable license, reserving the right to: sub-license, exploit, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly reproduce or display, translate its content and derivate works based on them. This means, for example, that by publishing a project, you give us the permission to store, copy and share it with other users and service providers operating our Website. The license will automatically terminate when the user content is removed from our systems.

4. Protecting Your Privacy

The Portal is an internet application that provides users with a secure means to view information, designs, concepts, images or other media relating to architecture (Materials). As part of the user registration process, Tunarch collects personal information. Tunarch’s policies and procedures are compliant with the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth) (Privacy Act). Where Tunarch is operational or otherwise accepts or stores personal information from data subjects ordinarily resident or domiciled in the United Kingdom (UK) or European Union (EU), you understand that, while Tunarch takes all reasonable measures to comply with applicable legislation relevant to the UK and EU, Tunarch warrants that it will use all reasonable endevours to process personal data in accordance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (UK).

You agree that the following security measures are in place for the protection of your privacy:

* Unique Username and Password. You will define your own unique username and password in order to access the Portal. You agree not to share your username and password to the Portal with anyone else.

* Encryption. Information transmitted in the portal is encrypted via https connection(s) with single-socket layer (SSL) certificates

* Access requirements. When you are provided access to define your unique username and password by Tunarch, you are authorised to access and use the Portal in accordance with these Terms and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

* Responsibility for username and password.You are solely responsible for any activities related to your username and password. You will immediately report: 1. any inappropriate access to your account and 2. any loss or disclosure of your username or password.

* Right to revoke username and password. Tunarch reserves the right to revoke your access to the Portal at any time in its sole discretion, including to protect your privacy. You will be notified if we discontinue your access to the Portal.

* Environmental appropriateness. You are solely responsible for choosing an appropriate environment from which to log into the Portal.

* Logout. You shall always log out of the Portal before leaving your computer.

* Wireless. If you access the Portal using a wireless device, you are solely responsible for the security of the session.

* Portal Security. The Portal has security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information under our control. These measures include using a secured messaging service when we send you personal information electronically. Despite these measures, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from us via the Portal by Internet or e-mail cannot be guaranteed.

* Site Visitor data. Tunarch monitors the Portal including from time to time frequency of usage, issues with usage and other specific usage.

* Evaluation and research. We may periodically ask users to complete surveys asking about their experiences with features of the Portal. Our surveys may ask visitors for demographic information such as age, gender, and education, but will not request in such surveys that users provide specific information about any medical condition. We use survey information for research and quality improvement purposes, including helping Tunarch improve the Portal. In addition, users giving feedback may be individually contacted for follow-up due to concerns raised during the course of such evaluation.

* Disclosure. We may disclose personal information if required or permitted by law.



The Materials contained in the Portal are Tunarch’s property or the property of the users who have granted us an applicable licence (this also applies to any relevant third-party software forming part of the Portal). We grant you the right to use these materials and content, but only for the purposes of using the Portal in accordance with these Terms.

You acknowledge that our ownership and centralised management of personal records is in compliance with the requirements of the Privacy Act and to manage risk.

5. Closing Your Account

If you want to discontinue your use of the Portal, you agree to inform Tunarch of your request to close your account. You understand that if you close your account, you will no longer be able to use or access the Portal and your account on the Portal will be closed. You understand that any information stored in the Portal at the time your account is closed and will be archived in our database.

Users can delete individual content items (Uploaded Content) or all content at once by deleting their user account. You can download or export a copy of your Uploaded Content at any time before deleting your account. After deletion of your account, your Uploaded Content will no longer be visible to other users. Tunarch takes no responsibility and cannot reasonably monitor or ensure that users who may have downloaded your Uploaded Content prior to deletion of your account delete or destroy any of your Uploaded Content.

Tunarch will take all reasonable measures to delete all Uploaded Content from its storage devices following the deletion of your user account, subject to any requirements to retain your Uploaded Content for legal, compliance or other related or investigatory purposes. In such cases, Uploaded content will be kept for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was saved (the exact duration will be determined individually). In each of the above cases, the license will be valid until the content has been completely removed.

Where Tunarch has intellectual property over any of the Materials, you agree that your use of the license granted under these Terms does not serve to waive Tunarch’s rights, and that any use of the Materials to which intellectual property rights may attach must not be exercised without Tunarch’s prior express written consent.

6. Disclaimer of Liability

Although Tunarch has taken due care in the compilation of the information on the Portal, its contents may contain errors, faults and inaccuracies, offensive content, and may not be complete or current. Accordingly, the information and the Portal is provided ‘as is’ without any express or implied warranty of any kind (including without limitation, as to fitness for purpose or that use will be uninterrupted or error-free), and the Portal is used at your own risk.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Tunarch expressly disclaims all liability (including negligence) for any loss, damage, injury, expense or costs incurred by you accessing or relying on the information of the Portal, or by you becoming exposed to offensive or explicit Uploaded Content.

Where links to external sites are shared in the Platform, Tunarch has not reviewed all of the sites linked to the Portal and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Tunarch of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user's own risk. Tunarch does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the Materials on the Portal or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

7. Portal Interruption

The Portal includes text, software code, scripts, graphics, displays and others.

Due to the nature of the internet and the given technology, we are unable to guarantee that you will be able to use the Portal at all times without any interruption and without delay or faults, and that the Portal will at all times meet your expectations or be free from offensive content. We can therefore make no assurance with respect to the performance or availability of the Portal.

8. User Account

You may access the Portal directly via the web-based application.

After accessing the Portal, you can set up a user account with a username (email or mobile phone number) and password. When you register your user account or provide us with other information, you are also declaring that the information provided to us is correct and complete. In the event of any change in the information at a later time, you declare that you will promptly notify us of such changes by updating the information.

9. Collection of Personal Information

We collect personal information to provide you with unique login credentials and account recovery protocols in accordance with our Privacy Policy. This will include collecting information about your email address, first and last names. We may also collect information about your interactions with us, including your responses to surveys relating to Portal improvement.

10. Data Security

Tunarch holds personal information electronically with the assistance of service providers who provide data storage, hosting and cloud computing services. In either case we implement a range of measures to protect the security of that personal information. For further information on what measures we implement, contact info@tunarch.org

11. Portal Websites and Cookies

Tunarch operates various websites including tunarch.org and where relevant, other websites on which these Terms is posted with our authority (collectively, our Websites).

If a user visits any of our Websites to read, browse or download information, our system may record information such as the user’s IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Tunarch for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of our Websites.

Our Websites may use cookies to help identify and interact more effectively with users’ devices. A cookie is a text file that is placed on a user’s device by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. The cookie helps us to maintain the continuity of users’ browsing sessions and remember their details and preferences for when they return.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our Websites.


1. Tunarch Privacy Policy

The terms of this Privacy Policy (Terms) apply to the Tunarch Architecture Website (at www.tunarch.org) and portal (Portal) and any material or services used or accessed through the Portal.

These Terms form part of the agreement between you and Tunarch (hereinafter referred to as "Tunarch", "we", "our" or "us"), the operator of a platform that gives you, the user, access to our Portal. Our Portal offers many features such as access to architectural designs, concepts, drawings, renderings and other materials (Materials).

Any reference to “Tunarch” in these Terms refers to Tunarch Pty Ltd ACN 649 521 086 which comprises all related bodies of Tunarch Pty Ltd ACN 649 521 086 as that term is defined under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

At Tunarch, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our users through compliance with the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. These Terms contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Tunarch and how we use that information. If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us. In compliance with the Principles, this this Privacy Policy intends to give you an overview of how we treat your personal information, applies only to our online activities and is valid for users to our Portal with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than our Portal.

2. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

3. Information we collect

The most common types of information we collect include things like: usernames, member names, email addresses, IP addresses, other contact details, survey responses, blogs, photos, payment information such as payment agent details, transactional details, support queries, content you direct us to make available on our Portal (such as item descriptions or architectural designs, or any Materials), your actions on our Sites (including any selections or inputs into items) and web and email analytics data.

4. How we use your information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

* Provide, operate, and maintain our Portal;

* Improve, personalize, and expand our Portal;

* Understand and analyse how you use our Portal;

* Develop new products, services, features, and functionality;

* Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes;

* Send you emails;

* Recover your account, and prevent unauthorised access;

* Find and prevent fraud.

5. How we keep your personal information secure

We store personal information on secure servers that are managed by us and our service providers, and occasionally hard copy files that are kept in a secure location in Australia. Our principal server is that of Amazon Web Services, hosted in Australia and the US. Personal information that we store or transmit is protected by security and access controls, including username and password authentication, two-factor authentication, and data encryption where appropriate.

6. How you can access your personal information

You can access some of the personal information that we collect about you by logging in to your account. You also have the right to make a request to access other personal information we hold about you and to request corrections of any errors in that data. You can also close the account you have with us for any of our Sites at any time. Closure of your account will delete your personal information held by the Site. To make an access or correction request, contact our privacy officer using the contact details at the end of this policy.

7. Log Files

Tunarch follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

8. Information about children

Our Portal is not intended to be used by minors. If you are under 18 years of age, you may not be complying with this Policy or our Terms of Use by registering and/or accessing the Portal particularly in relation to making transactions on our Site.

9. How long we keep your personal information

We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to provide the services to you and others, and to comply with our legal obligations. If you no longer want us to use your personal information or to provide you with services, you can request that we erase your personal information and close your account. Please note that if you request the erasure of your personal information we will retain information from deleted accounts as necessary for our legitimate business interests, to comply with the law, prevent fraud, collect fees, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with investigations or requests by government, a court of law, or law enforcement authorities, enforce the terms of service and take other actions permitted by law. The information we retain will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

10. When we need to update this policy

We will need to change this policy from time to time in order to make sure it stays up to date with the latest legal requirements and any changes to our privacy management practices.

When we do change the policy, we’ll make sure to notify you about such changes, where required. A copy of the latest version of this policy will always be available on this page.

11. Third Party Privacy Policies

Tunarch’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, generally, such information can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

12. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

To the extent relevant, under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), among other rights, California consumers have the right to, among other things:

* Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.

* Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected; and

* Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

13. GDPR Data Protection Rights

For the purposes of applicable EU data protection law (including the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (the GDPR), we are a ‘data controller’ of your personal information. Under the GDPR, every user is entitled to among the following:

* The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

* The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.

* The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

* The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

* The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

* The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.



For the purposes of transparency, we use the following ‘data processors’ to process, store and retrieve your data:

* Amazon Inc – Amazon Web Services for website hosting;

* Google LLC – to store manually transferred or business data;

* Microsoft Corporation – off-site storage of encrypted backup and active data.

14. How To Control Your Personal Data And Opt-Out From Mailing List

You can also make choices about the collection and use of your data by Tunarch as they relate to how we market or communicate with you. You can control your personal data that Tunarch has obtained, and exercise your data protection rights, by contacting us. In some cases, your ability to access or control your personal data will be limited, as required or permitted by applicable law. You can control your personal data and choose whether you wish to receive promotional emails, SMS messages, and telephone calls postal mail from Tunarch. If you do not want to receive our emails and wish to opt-out of our mailing list, you can unsubscribe by using ‘Unsubscribe’ option in our emails or replying with the subject header, ‘Unsubscribe’. If you want to access personal data processed by Tunarch, please contact us at info@tunarch.org

15. How you can contact us

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or the way in which we have been managing your personal information, please contact our privacy officer in writing at info@tunarch.org


Cookies Policy

When you visit our Sites, there’s certain information that’s recorded which is generally anonymous information and does not reveal your identity.

For more information about cookies, web beacons and similar technologies, see http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

If you’re logged into your account some of this information could be associated with your account. We’re talking about the following kinds of details:

* your IP address or proxy server IP address;

* the domain name you requested;

* the name of your internet service provider is sometimes captured depending on the configuration of your ISP connection;

* the date and time of your visit to the website;

* the length of your session;

* the pages which you have accessed;

* the number of times you access our site within any month;

* the file URL you look at and information relating to it;

* the website which referred you to our Sites;

* the operating system which your computer uses; and

* the technical capabilities of your web browser.



Create:

  • Visit https://www.tunarch.org
  • Click on “Register Account”
  • Read “Terms of Use and Privacy Policy” and fill out the form.
  • Email will be sent to your email account. Click on the link to confirm your email address.
  • Sign-in to your account by typing username or your email address and chosen password.
  • Congratulations – you successfully created Tunarch account!

Modify:

  • In the upper-right corner, click on your “username” button and choose “Settings”.
  • You can edit your “Profile” by filling or updating fields.
  • You can edit your account password by clicking “Account” under “Personal settings” headline and filling the fields.
  • You can edit you preferences by clicking “Preferences” under “Personal settings” headline and filling the fields.
  • You can add or edit your profile’s avatars (logo, business card background) by clicking “Avatars” under “Personal settings” headline, uploading your avatars and submitting via a button.
  • Also, you can modify your project’s data or images via buttons on project’s card (upper-right corner) or at project’s page (lower-left corner) by filling and/or updating form fields.

Delete:

  • In the upper-right corner, click on your “username” button and choose “Settings”.
  • Click “Account” under “Personal settings” headline.
  • Click on the “Delete your account” button.
  • After pop-up window will show, confirm deleting your account by reading a text and clicking on the button “Delete”.


Any Questions?

If you would like to contact us regarding these Terms or any other document mentioned in them, please email us at info@tunarch.org

Payment/Donation

Currently payment can be made via “Paypal” donation button only.