WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

1. About the Website

1.1. Welcome to www.howardlanedesigns.com (Website). The Website is operated by Tamiko Gleeson t/as Howard Lane Designs (ABN: 81 389 198 865) (Howard Lane Designs).

1.2. The Website provides you with an opportunity to browse the site and Howard Lane Designs’ services (Services).

1.3. Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Services, is provided by Howard Lane Designs. Please read these terms and conditions (Terms) carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website immediately.

1.4. Howard Lane Designs reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When reasonably practicable, Howard Lane Designs will provide notice of material changes to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.

2. Acceptance of the Terms

You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website.

3. Information Disclaimer

3.1. Any information, advice, content or documentation provided on the Website, through social media accounts, or on any other related platform do not constitute professional, financial, business or other advice, and are provided for general information and guidance purposes only.

3.2. All care is taken in the preparation of the information and published materials on the Website, social media accounts, podcast, or on any other related platform. Howard Lane Designs does not make any representations or give any warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose.

3.3. To the extent permissible by law, Howard Lane Designs will not be liable for any expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damages) or costs that might be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason or your reliance on the information, advice or documentation on the Website, through social media accounts or on any other related platform.

4. Copyright and Intellectual Property

4.1. The Website and all of the content on the Website is subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in compilation of the Website (including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips, Website, code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) are owned or controlled for these purposes and are reserved by Howard Lane Designs or its contributors.

4.2. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by Howard Lane Designs, which grants you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license to:

(a) use the Website pursuant to the Terms;

(b) copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your device's cache memory; and

4.3. Howard Lane Designs does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website. All other rights are expressly reserved by Howard Lane Designs.

4.4. Howard Lane Designs retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all related content. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer any:

(a) business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or

(b) a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design, or

(c) a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing, system or process), to you.

4.5. You may not, without the prior written permission of Howard Lane Designs and the permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the Website for any purpose, unless otherwise provided by these Terms.

5. Privacy

Howard Lane Designs takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website are subject to Howard Lane Designs' Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.

6. General Disclaimer

6.1. Nothing in the Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian Consumer Law (or any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or excluded.

6.2. Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:

(a) all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and

(b) Howard Lane Designs will not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Website or these Terms whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.

6.3. Use of the Website is at your own risk. Everything on the Website is provided to you "as is" and "as available" without warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contributors and licensors of Howard Lane Designs make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Website or any content on the Website.

7. Third Party Services

The Website may integrate, be integrated into, or be provided in connection with third-party websites, services, content, and/or materials (Third-Party Services). Howard Lane Designs does not control any Third-Party Services. Howard Lane Designs additionally makes no claim or representation regarding the Third-Party Services and accepts no responsibility for the quality, content, nature, or reliability of Third-Party Services accessible from the Website, applications, software or any other element of the Services. There is no implied affiliation, endorsement, or adoption by Howard Lane Designs of these Third-Party Services and Howard Lane Designs will not be responsible for any content provided on or through these Third-Party Services. You should read the terms of use and legal Agreements that apply to these Third-Party Services.

8. Limitation of liability

8.1. Howard Lane Designs's total liability arising out of or in connection with the Website or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the resupply of the content on the Website to you.

8.2. You expressly understand and agree that Howard Lane Designs, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors and licensors will not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you, however caused and under any theory of liability, except to the extent such liability cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. This will include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.

9. Mailing List Registration

9.1. You may be given the option to register for the Howard Lane Designs Mailing List (Mailing List).

9.2. As part of the registration process, you may be required to provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or contact details), including your name and email address.

9.3. If you choose to register for the Mailing List you agree to receive promotional material, updates and other content from Howard Lane Designs.

10. Indemnity

10.1. You agree to indemnify Howard Lane Designs, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:

(a) all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with any content you submit, post or transmit through the Website;

(b) any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website in breach of these Terms; and/or

11. Venue and Jurisdiction

In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute will be in the courts of New South Wales, Australia.

12. Governing Law

The Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. Any dispute, controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms will be governed pursuant to the laws of New South Wales, Australia.

13. Independent Legal Advice

You acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice in relation to these Terms before accepting them.

14. Severance

If any part of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that part will be severed and the rest of the Terms will remain in force.

Last updated 29 May 2026