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“Fairfax Digital is Australia's premier

network of online news, information and

classified websites. Our sites are as diverse

as the audiences they attract, covering news

and information, sport, entertainment,

business, travel, lifestyle, technology,

automotive, real estate, employment and

dating” (Fairfax Digital, 2010)

SO, you’ve signed up for Fairfax Digital’sonline news and services …..

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BUT, did you read the

Conditions of Use of

Fairfax Digital, or are you

like many other users who

select ‘accept’ without

reading the legalities of

what you are signing up

for?

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As well as reading the Conditions of Use for Fairfax Digital, you

should also be aware that affiliated sites may also have their own

terms and conditions that you may be subject to.

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Let’s explore the some of the

issues covered by the

Conditions of Use and they

ways in which a Conditions of

Use document affects both you

and the site owner.

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“These terms and conditions, together with the

Fairfax Privacy Policy and any additional terms,

conditions, notices and disclaimers displayed

elsewhere on the Fairfax Network ("Conditions")

govern your use of and access to the Fairfax

Network.” (Fairfax Digital, 2010)

The Conditions of Use, first of all allow you access to the site. If you do not accept them, you do not gain entry.

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Over 18 ?

If not, a parent or legal guardian

should have signed you up. But

how can Fairfax Digital know if

you are over 18 or received

permission when you are doing

all this online. They can’t - it’s

up to you.

IDENTITY…you are

responsible for all the

information provided.

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IDENTITY

You provide all your details

You are responsibility for providing accurate

details

You must not create memberships for friends.

You ensure confidentiality and security of

membership details

You can be asked for forms of identification to

verify your identity at any time

IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU!

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…and while you share all this,

Fairfax Digital rewards you by

reserving the right, at their sole

discretion to suspend or

terminate your membership

should you…..

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SPAM

…Use the Fairfax Network for the

transmission of SPAM, including junk

mail, chain letter, unsolicited emails.

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Infringe on COPYRIGHT.

If it is not your own work, do not use

the Fairfax Network to upload, post or

transmit any material that violates or

infringes the intellectual property or

other rights of another person.

COPYRIGHT

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..and even it is your own material

….unless you have Copyrighted the

material, once you upload it you are

automatically granting the Fairfax

Network all rights over that work. It can

be reproduced, added to change as

they see fit and no royalties are paid.

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HARASSMENT

Defamatory obscene offensive threatening abusive,

pornographic vulgar profane indecent racially or

religiously vilifies incites violence or hatred offends insults

humiliates - others based on race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation or

any other physical or mental disability. (Fairfax Digital, 2010)

Let’s play a little word game….

What do these words all have in common?

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What you do online can be

seen all over the world. Some

things that may be

acceptable in Australia may

not be in another part of the

world. (Bambauer, 2008, Depken, 2006).

…They are all forms of HARASSMENT

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COPYING

You are free to reproduce the material

on the Fairfax Network for your own

personal, non-commercial use…but

one copy only held on your personal

computer and a temporary copy held

in your computer cache. (Fairfax Digital, 2010)

……otherwise you need written approval from Fairfax Digital.

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PRIVACY“National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 “

(Fairfax Digital, 2010)

As a site member you agree to trust and

allow Fairfax Digital to

Collect Disclose Use

your information such as name, address, credit card

information.

Opt In-Out will be available to you for any information you receive.

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Surveillance

When you registered, you agreed to

Fairfax Digital monitoring your site usage.

Various technology methods are employed

to do this.

The findings of this information, you have

agreed, can be used for promotional

purposes and/or shared with affiliated

partners, if we think their product might suit

you based on your search data.

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So, now you understand a bit more about Fairfax Digital’s

Conditions of Use, however, to empower yourself you

should read the Conditions of Use in full, this goes for any

other regulatory information Terms and Conditions, End

User Licence Agreement and Terms of Use to name a few.

TAKE THE TIMEVisit http://www.fairfax.com.au/conditions.html

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References

24/7 (image) Flicker.com. Retrieved October 24, 2010 from http://www.flickr.com/photos/sally_12/2613972183/ APM (Image) Fairfax Digital. (2010). Retrieved October 25, 2010, from www.fairfax.com.au Bambauer, D. (2008). Filtering in Oz: Australia's Foray into Internet Censorship. Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper, No. 125. Retrieved September 20, 2010 from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1319466

Barak,A. (2005). Sexual Harassment on the Internet. Social Science Computer Review 23 (1). Retrieved October 11, 2010, from http://construct.haifa.ac.il/~azy/SexualHarassmentBarak.pdf.

Depken, C. (2006). Who Supports Internet Censorship? First Monday, 11(9).Retrieved September 20, 2010 from http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1390/1308

Drive (Image) Fairfax Digital. (2010). Retrieved October 25, 2010, from www.fairfax.com.au

Fairfax Digital Homepage (Image). Fairfax Digital. (2010). Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://www.fairfax.com.au/

Fairfax Digital Logo (Image). Fairfax Digital. (2010). Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://www.fairfax.com.au/

Fairfax Digital (2010). Fairfax General Conditions of Use. Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://www.fairfax.com.au/conditions.html

Fairfax Digital. (2010) Fairfax Privacy Policy. Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://www.fairfax.com.au/privacy.html MasterClip Images. (BLO61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69). IMSI Inc. (1990-1998).MyCareer (Image) Fairfax Digital. (2010). Retrieved October 25, 2010, from www.fairfax.com.au

RSVP (Image) Fairfax Digital. (2010). Retrieved October 25, 2010, from www.fairfax.com.au SMH.com.au (Image). Fairfax Digital. (2010). Retrieved October 25, 2010, from www.fairfax.com.au

TheVine (Image) Fairfax Digital. (2010). Retrieved October 25, 2010, from www.fairfax.com.au

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sally_12/2613972183/

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1319466

http://construct.haifa.ac.il/~azy/SexualHarassmentBarak.pdf

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1390/1308

http://www.fairfax.com.au/


http://www.fairfax.com.au/conditions.html

http://www.fairfax.com.au/privacy.html


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