Terms of Use

Welcome to the Sydney Discus World Aquariums, Australia's Premier Online Store for Aquarium Products, Complete Aquarium Setups, Live Fish, Coral and Plants and more.

Our shopping area provides you with valuable information on all our products. Please take your time to select your items and ensure that you do your own research to make an informed decision. If you require more information please don't hesitate to contact us prior to purchase for complimentary advice and information. Advice provided is general in nature and does not take into account your personal circumstances. We will not be held liable for any decision made in relation to this advice.

Agreement to Terms of Use

These Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms of Use”) apply to our web site located at www.sydneydiscusworld.com (the “website”). 

The term 'Sydney Discus World Aquariums' or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website. The term 'you' or 'your' or 'customer' refers to the user or viewer of this website.

If you continue to browse, shop, access or otherwise use the website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the website.

The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only.

We reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use, at any time. It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes. As long as you comply with these Terms of Use, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the website.

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by us, and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. All information provided on this site is subject to change without notice. 

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Trademarks

All Trademarks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website. 

Content

All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, video, YouTube video, music, artwork and computer code (collectively, “Content”), including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, “look and feel” and arrangement of such Content, contained on the Site is owned, controlled or licensed by or to us and is protected by trade dress, copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.

We do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or currency of the Content.  As a user of this Website, you are required to make your own inquiries before entering into any transaction on the basis of or in reliance upon the Content.  To the extent permitted by law, we and its employees, officers, agents and contractors exclude all liability for any loss or damage (including without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss or damage) arising from the use of, or reliance upon the Content whether or not this is caused by a negligent act or omission. We may reproduce Content sourced from our Suppliers in part or in full. We do not accept liability for the accuracy of this information.

Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no Content may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted or distributed in any way (including “mirroring”) to any other computer, server, Web site or other medium for publication or distribution or for any commercial enterprise, without express prior written consent from us.

You may use information on our products and services (such as data sheets, knowledge base articles, and similar materials) purposely made available by us for downloading from the website, provided that you (1) not remove any proprietary notice language in all copies of such documents, (2) use such information only for your personal, non-commercial informational purpose and do not copy or post such information on any networked computer or broadcast it in any media, (3) make no modifications to any such information, and (4) not make any additional representations or warranties relating to such documents.

Item Photos

Photos of Livestock (fish, invertebrates, coral, plants etc: Our website consists of photos of livestock taken by us or sourced from our Suppliers or their affiliates. These photos are for illustrative and informational purposes only and they are a representation of what the Customer will receive in their order. The colour, shape, pattern may differ from what is depicted in the item photo. The packaging, casing and container that the product is packaged or planted in may differ. The item photo is used as a guide only and may differ from what you receive. For example, the shape and size of a rock or plant you receive may differ from what is depicted in the item photo. Plants may come in pots or in a cup, but they are still the same species in the product description.

Sydney Discus World Aquariums Online will endeavour to pack and handle our livestock with care and send the order in a timely manner. However, please note that sometimes, livestock may appear slightly different to the photograph in our website due to many attributing factors such as lighting, stress or living conditions. If you have any doubt about the livestock photo or description, please contact us prior to purchase.

Your Use of the Site

You may not use any “deep-link”, “page-scrape”, “robot”, “spider” or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the Site or any Content, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site or any Content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not purposely made available through the Site. We reserve the right to bar any such activity.

You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site, or any other systems or networks connected to the Site or to any of our server(s), or to any of the services offered on or through the Site, by hacking, password “mining” or any other illegitimate means.

You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network connected to the Site, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Site or any network connected to the Site. You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the Site, or any other customer of ours, including any of our online accounts not owned by you, to its source, or exploit the Site or any service or information made available or offered by or through the Site, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including but not limited to personal identification or information, other than your own information, as provided for by the Site.

You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any transaction being conducted on the Site, or with any other person’s use of the Site. You may not use the Site or any Content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of us or others.

Website Ownership 
This website is owned and operated by Sydney Discus World Aquarium Products. All of the content featured or displayed on this website, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, photographs, images, moving images, sound, illustrations and software ("Content"), is owned by us, or its licensors, clients and content providers. All elements of the website, including, but not limited to, the general design and the Content, are protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress, moral rights and other laws relating to intellectual property rights.

Acceptance of your Order

We reserve the right to accept or reject your Order for any reason at any time. If We reject your Order you will receive a refund of any money paid

Age Restrictions
If you are under eighteen (18) years of age, you must have parental consent before ordering from this site.

Indemnification
We will pursue all necessary legal action and will seek all available financial compensation and damages (including statutory copyright damages up to $150,000 per item) should we be notified or otherwise discover any infringement or wrongful use of any Content available through this website. You will indemnify us, its subsidiaries, its affiliates and licensors against any losses, expenses, costs or damages incurred by any or all of them as a result of your breach of these Terms or your unauthorized use of the Content and related rights.