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Terms and Conditions
Material on our sites is mostly provided by Accommodation Gateway ABN 62 298 895 865 trading as Accommodation Gateway. and employees (us, we, our).
We are simply a marketing and referral forum for short term holiday lets less than 60 days.
Register your accommodation property, with Accommodation Gateway travel portal on a commission only basis, that is, no confirmed reservation or booking, no fee.
Accommodation Gateway Welcomes any kind of hotels, inns, resorts, villas, holiday home, B&B, hostel or hotel and apartments.

Accommodation Gateway reserves the right to change these conditions at any time and then posting them on this site.

Your establishment may be independent or chain, first class or budget, large or small. Use our system on the Web to increase exposure, revenue and room occupancy. Accommodation Gateway will make your business information, including room descriptions, facilities, photos, maps, rates accessible to the finger tip of any traveler worldwide.

Commission only model for refferal and marketing.

There is no sign-up cost to join Accommodation Gateway for displaying Holiday accommodation. We offer our service on a no reservation or confirmed booking, no fee basis. Hotel partners only pay a fixed Marketing Fee based on total booking cost.

Guests pay directly to hotel
Accommodation Gateway does not charge a reservation fee or pre-payment from the guest . Only in some cases where the property owner has asked us to take marketing fee from your initail deposit being never more than 10% of total booking cost. This amount is then deducted rom your total booking cost for the accommodation.

Marketing worldwide
Accommodation Gateway helps you achieve global online marketing without making any investments.
You are not charged any thing for listing.

Other benefits include receiving advertising by listing your property on our site.
When You List "
All Properties receive their own dedicated webpage with photos and text. " You can login and edit your listing details "

All enquiries/requests are sent directly to you “You will get free use of the booking system and calendar".

Features and options are: availability calendar
( optionial),View reservations, affiliate program option, travel agent management, care
taker management, last minute special, customer feed back forms, invoicing,
promotional coupons, generate brochures, generate virtual tours and more.Virtual Tour of properties will be introduced shortly.

A property owner as defined, may not actually be the registered proprietor of the property - they may be a manager or agent - please see the definition of owner.

You are not charged for an inquiry. We send you an email after the person has made a booking enquiry to see if they are confirmed and then again after the departure date to confirm our referral commission. We then send you the bill for payment which will be due within 7 days after check out.

We work on an honesty policy. By accepting our terms and conditions you agree to pay us for bookings made initially through our website http://www.australia--travel.com.au from our marketing of your property.

We make some verification checks and when a complaint is made about a property we try to verify that complaint and if proven to our satisfaction we remove the advertising material or keep it depending on the outcome.

Accuracy of information and disclaimer of warranties

Renters Guests Users Owners
You agree not to claim against us for the failure of a booking, for whatever reason. Accommodation gateway provides the infomation in good faith.

If you are intending to stay at one of the properties described on our sites, you must rely entirely in your own enquiries and satisfy yourself as to the accuracy of the material on our sites.

Whilst we may provide the initial means of contact between you, and the property we take no responsibility whatsoever for any transaction entered into between you and the owner.

We cannot promise that
1. The person administering a property is the owner or registered proprietor of that property.
2. That they have appropriate safety standards or insurance coverage.
The prices are fixed by the owner, we have absolutely no involvement in determining the:
1. Price, value, suitability or of the safety for you or those accompanying you on any stay.
In return for your access to material on our site you agree not to make any claim against us. You agree to leave the property in a condition similar to that in which you found it and to report all damage and loss to the owner.

Reliance and Waiver
We will not accept any claim, by you in relying on any material contained in, or omitted from our sites, whether due to our negligence, or the negligence or even dishonesty of renters or owners or advertisers. In return for access to or the publication of material on our site you agree not to make any claim against us

Privacy Policy
Please read the privacy policy below
We treat the personal information of users of our site with respect and confidentiality and take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is stored securely and accurately. If at any stage you have information we have stored that you wish to change please let us know and we will not only amend.

By submitting your material on our sites, either as a renter or an owner you agree, you ask us to email and/or SMS your personal information to the owner or renter, as the case may be. Your personal information which we collect and retain may also be used, by us, to promote or inform you of our other products or services, which may interest you.

You may notify us at any time that you no longer wish to receive marketing or promotional material by emailing office@Australia--Travel.com.au with REMOVE written in the subject line, and you will be removed from any e-mail lists.

Your personal information will never be provided to any other party for their use.Except in the case when you are making a booking and your infomation is passed to the property.

Acceptable use:

Your use of our sites a condition of your use of our sites is that you promise not to use our sites for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms and conditions or by other applicable laws or regulations.

You agree:
1. You will not include false or misleading material on our sites, or material that might be false or misleading
2. You agree to indemnify us for any claim, direct or indirect, on a complete indemnity basis including our legal costs, whether contributed to by our own negligence or otherwise that arises from any breach of copyright or intellectual property rights on material uploaded us on your behalf .
3. You agree to allow us to advertise your property worldwide. (See Copyright section)
We reserve the right to edit or remove any material on our sites at any time at our absolute discretion.

Links
The links on our sites to other sites operated by other parties are not under our control. Following a link to other sites is done at your own risk. Any advertising appearing on those sites is not an endorsement by us.

Copyright
Copyright is claimed by us to the extent we are able to claim for all material on our sites. Other than using it for your own personal use, that material may not otherwise be used or copied without our prior written approval or the prior written approval of the person or corporation who owns it, a copy which approval you will provide to us if we request it.
By placing advertising material on our sites you give us a license to use that material, including altering it in any way, allowing us to use it as we see fit in any media anywhere in the world for the promotion of or information about our sites or business or software, and you will not make a claim against us for breach of copyright or intellectual property in that material

Governing Laws
The laws of the state of New South Wales, Australia, govern these terms and conditions. You as a renter or owner, regardless of the situation of the property, or where you are located, agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.

Owners
You agree to use this site only for advertising short term lets (less than 60 days per stay). You agree that in return for the services specified on our site and in e-mails sent to you, you will pay the amounts specified for those services within 7 days of the invoice being forwarded to you and that if you do not pay that invoice your material may be removed from publication and we may commence proceedings against you for any money you owe us at our discretion.

You agree not to claim against us for the failure of a booking, for whatever reason.

We take reasonable care to transcribe your material into an online format. However, we reserve the right to edit or condense material in any way we see fit and you agree not to claim against us for any change we make. In consideration of the publication of material you supply to us you agree not to make any claim against us including anything caused by our negligence. We reserve the right to refuse any material based completely on our own discretion.
In renting out your property you must rely entirely on your own enquiries and satisfy yourself as to the accuracy of the material sent to you by our site or appearing on our site, Whilst we may provide the initial means of contact between you, and the renter we take no responsibility whatsoever for any transaction entered into between you and the renter. You agree to make no claim for:
1. The conduct or behavior of renters,
2. Anything from a failed booking
3. The non-payment of a tariff or rent
4. The state in which the property is left, or
5. Damage which may be done to the property or neighbors
6. The loss of any data or records stored by us.
In consideration for the publication of your material on our site you agree not to make any claim against us.
By placing material on our sites you give us a license to use that material, including altering it in any way, allowing us to use it as we see fit in any media anywhere in the world. (See copyright section)
You agree to provide material that is truthful about the property, that is quiet, clean and safe to use as a rental property and that you have appropriate insurance cover for your own losses and claims that might be made against you by renters their guests and your neighbors. Where renters do not have exclusive use of the property or facilities this should be clearly explained.
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Definitions

Negligence: wherever used includes our negligence as well as the deliberate or negligent acts of others

Sites: means all websites, Internet access portals, URL's capable of being accessed by a browser, including WAP and other formats operated and maintained by you

Owner(s): the person or company who represents themselves to us as the registered proprietors, agent, or administrator of the property

Stay: means the period of the rental of the property, to be less than 60 days per stay.

Material: means Text, graphics, photos, other media and or any information on our sites

Us, we, our: means Accommodation Gatewayl ABN 62 298 895 865 trading as Accommodation Gateway and employees

Truth: Means reliability, accuracy or completeness

Claim: means a demand for payment, or rectification, or publication whether by litigation or otherwise and includes the loss or damage claimed and legal costs incurred

Promise: means a guarantee, warranty or representation

Renter(s): means person seeking to enquire about or stay at properties referred to in material on our sites

User Agreement
The information presented by this site is deemed to be accurate, but it has not been independently verified. We make no guarantee, warranty or representation. It is the user's responsibility to independently confirm accuracy and completeness.

User Conduct
User agrees to abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treatises and regulations in connection with the service. The user agrees to not transmit or post information that is harmful to other members.

Termination
This website in its sole discretion may terminate user's password, account or use of the service and remove and discard any data within the service if user fails to comply with this Agreement. User may terminate the service upon notice to this website at any time; however, user will not receive a refund of any portion of fees paid. Upon termination, user's rights to use the service, web solutions, domain name, design and associate technologies will also terminate.

Indemnification
User shall indemnify and hold Accommodation Gateway and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents, harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of, or in connection with user's use of the service (including the content) or breach of this Agreement.

Limitation of Liability
In no event shall this website aggregate liability exceed the amount actually paid by user in the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the event giving rise to such a claim. In no event shall
Accommodation Gateway be liable to anyone for any indirect, punitive, special, exemplary, incidental, consequential or other damages of any type or kind arising out of, or in any way connected with this service, including but not limited to user's use or inability to use the service or for any content obtained from or through the service, even if Accommodation Gateway has Listing Terms for Holiday Property’s listings for users and people listing.

Your personal data will never be sold, traded, rented, exchanged or given to anyone else without your consent. Australia--Travel.com.au will only use your personal membership information in accordance with our privacy statement.

Australia--Travel.com.au is an advertising and marketing facility to assist property owners wishing to sell their own holiday property (the "Facility"). By using Australia--Travel.com.au advertising you acknowledge and agree that Australia--Travel.com.au :

Property’s for sale
You may advertise properties for sale only if you have legal rights as the owner of the property.

Australia--Travel.com.au

Listing Terms for Holiday Property’s listings for users and people listing and advertiser listing property for sale..

Your personal data will never be sold, traded, rented, exchanged or given to anyone else without your consent. Australia--Travel.com.au will only use your personal membership information in accordance with our privacy statement.

Australia--Travel.com.au is an advertising and marketing facility to assist property owners wishing to sell their own holiday property (the "Facility"). By using Australia--Travel.com.au advertising you acknowledge and agree that Australia--Travel.com.au :

Does not endorse any of the properties that are displayed through the Facility;

1. By clicking on any link within this site you agree to the Terms of Service. All aspects of Australia--Travel.com.au are available to persons acting as either private sellers or as property seekers. Real Estate Agents or Marketeers for any businesses, unless not acting in such capacity and acting specifically for the purpose that they are genuinely interested in purchasing the property, are not entitled to use this site to solicit business from listings in The Facility. All users of
2. The Facility must agree before placing a listing that they do not wish to be contacted by real estate agents nor by any third party marketeer enquiries. Site users are encouraged to report infringments of this policy to the Office of Fair Trading within your State, or email us regarding the telemarketing or spamming and we will pursue the matter on your behalf;

3. Australia--Travel.com.au is not in any way acting as your agent and does not charge or is not entitled to receive any commission arising out of any sale that results from your use of this Facility;

4. Australia--Travel.com.au is not responsible for any misrepresentations of properties and/or breaches of contract by either buyer and/or seller;

5. Australia--Travel.com.au is not liable for any loss of data, loss of any password or any breach of security, or for interference to any data by any third person;

6. Australia--Travel.com.au is not responsible for the unauthorised use by third parties of our site;

7. Australia--Travel.com.au is not responsible for the failure of the Facility to provide a service;

8. Australia--Travel.com.au retains the right to terminate your rights to use the Facility;

9. Australia--Travel.com.au retains the right to delete or modify your listing, without notice, if we consider that the details that you provide are incorrect, duplicated elsewhere on the site, misleading or do not meet our standards;

10. Australia--Travel.com.au has no control over the quality, or legality of the items listed or the truth or accuracy of the listings and/or other item descriptions on the Facility;

11. Australia--Travel.com.au listers are required to have a current and valid email address to use the Facility;

12. you agree not to sell, resell, duplicate or use for any commercial ends any aspect of the Facility.

Become a new member of Accommodation Gateway Club and you will be able to see specials advertised in your back office area.

You can login and receive these special discounts when you want to book a holiday, check availability and add Accommodation to your favorites. See coupons for discounts in the Club members area, login regularly to check the latest specials.

Other features include being able to login and see and manage any bookings you
make.

Please read terms and conditions first below before continuing. By registering you agree to the terms and conditions of use displayed here in on this site. Please also see our privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy
Please read the privacy policy
.

This Privacy Agreement outlines the way in which Australia--Travel.com.au collects, holds and discloses information we hold about accommodation establishments.

Australia--Travel.com.au collects information necessary for us to provide our accommodation information & booking services.

All of the information on this website is for informational purposes only. While Australia--Travel.com.au makes every effort to ensure that all information displayed on this website is accurate, necessary and complete, none of the information on this website should be considered solely reliable for use in making purchases of services, goods or any type of financial decisions.

Australia--Travel.com.au shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special or consequential losses or damages as a result of this site or the information contained in this website.

Australia--Travel.com.au enlists the services of ResOnline , and shares with this firm any details collected enabling ResOnline to carry out their enquiry of booking functions. Outside of this agreement, acommodationgateway.com.au does not rent, sell, or share any information on this website with other people, businesses or companies other than the direct contact form that is used for you to contact some of the accommodation owners directly by email..

Australia--Travel.com.au is located in Newcastle, NSW Australia and is governed by, and adheres to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) which follows the 11 National Privacy Principles (http://www.privacy.gov.au/publications/npps01.html).

This privacy policy is subject to change. The policy was last updated on 25 February 2006.

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact Australia--Travel.com.au at privacy@Australia--Travel.com.au

Credit card details
It is the policy of Australia--Travel.com.au to not store any of our customer's credit card numbers. This means that even in the unlikely event of our security becoming breached, there is nothing to steal, and your credit card details remain safe, as we do not take credit card details ourselves. This is handeled by the property owners and or online payment processing accounts held with online payment processing businesses. If there is an error processing your card for any reason, (e.g. the card number you supplied is invalid) transaction will be revoked. Although we do not store your credit card details, all credit card transactions receive a unique identification number that proves the transaction's acceptance into the banking system. This identification number can be used to trace any transaction back to the credit card issuer (eg; the bank that issued the MasterCard, Bankcard, or VISA credit card).

We are simply a marketing forum for the accommodations listed on this site. Payment goes to either the property owner or Accommodation Gateway for placing a booking.

You may pay money for a booking which may be a % of the total booking cost to secure your accommodation or full payment in some cases depending on dates and property terms.

Accommodation Gateway dose not accept full payment. Only a deposit in some cases where a property owner has requested we do so. The deposit is then deducted from the full price of the booking which you then pay to the property owner or accommodaion business where you will be staying.

Some Property owners request that we take your deposit as payment for using our booking and reservation engine including for the purposes of marketing and advertising with us and our system. This deposit is then deducted from the total price of your booking.

We treat the personal information of users of our site with respect and confidentiality and take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is stored securely and accurately. If at any stage you have information we have stored that you wish to change please let us know and we will not only amend.

By submitting your material on our sites, either as a renter or an owner you agree, you ask us to email and/or SMS your personal information to the owner or renter, as the case may be. Your personal information which we collect and retain may also be used, by us, to promote or inform you of our other products or services, which may interest you.

You may notify us at any time that you no longer wish to receive marketing or promotional material by emailing office@Australia--Travel.com.au with REMOVE written in the subject line, and you will be removed from any e-mail lists.

Your personal information will never be provided to any other party for their use.
Acceptable use: Your use of our sites
a condition of your use of our sites is that you promise not to use our sites for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms and conditions or by other applicable laws or regulations.

You agree:
1. You will not include false or misleading material on our sites, or material that might be false or misleading
2. You agree to indemnify us for any claim, direct or indirect, on a complete indemnity basis including our legal costs, whether contributed to by our own negligence or otherwise that arises from any breach of copyright or intellectual property rights on material uploaded us on your behalf .

We reserve the right to edit or remove any material on our sites at any time at our absolute discretion.

Privacy Agreement Sunday the 10th of December 2006

This website, "www.Australia--Travel.com.au", is owned and operated by Accommodation Gateway and is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance of the following document without modification of the terms. By accessing and becoming a member also to use this website you agree to total acceptance of all terms and conditions contained herein. If at any time the terms and conditions of this agreement are no longer acceptable to you, you should immediately cease use of the website.