Terms and Conditions
Effective Date: 23 March 2026
Hear No Evil Australian Deaf Dog Rescue (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose personal information through our website and related services.
Organisation details
Hear No Evil Australian Deaf Dog Rescue
ABN: 67 278 965 320
Email: [email protected]
1. About this website
This website is provided for general information about Hear No Evil Australian Deaf Dog Rescue, our mission, dogs in care, adoption and foster opportunities, volunteer opportunities, donations, resources, and related activities.
We may update, change, suspend, or remove website content, forms, pages, downloads, or functionality at any time without notice.
Government website disclaimers commonly make clear that online information is general in nature, may change, and should not be treated as a complete or definitive source on a topic.
2. Use of the website
You agree to use this website lawfully, respectfully, and in a way that does not interfere with its proper operation or with other users.
You must not:
- use the website for any unlawful, fraudulent, or misleading purpose
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, server, forms, data, or connected systems
- upload malicious code, viruses, spam, or harmful material
- submit false, misleading, or impersonated information
- misuse forms, applications, downloads, or contact channels
- copy, scrape, reproduce, republish, or exploit website content without permission, except as allowed by law
- interfere with website security or functionality
This kind of prohibited-use wording is consistent with standard Australian public-sector website terms, which commonly prohibit unlawful use, impersonation, misuse, and interference with the service.
3. Donations
We may accept donations through this website or through third-party donation and payment platforms linked from this website.
By making a donation, you acknowledge that:
- donations are made voluntarily to support our rescue activities
- you are responsible for checking donation details before submitting payment
- donation processing may be handled by a third-party platform
- donations are generally non-refundable unless required by law or unless we choose, at our discretion, to address an error or exceptional circumstance
If a donation is processed through a third-party platform, that platform’s own terms, privacy practices, and payment processes may also apply.
4. Applications and submissions
This website may allow you to submit enquiries, adoption applications, foster applications, volunteer applications, testimonials, stories, photos, reviews, or other content.
By submitting information or content to us, you confirm that:
- the information you provide is true, accurate, and not misleading to the best of your knowledge
- you have the right to provide the content you submit
- your submission does not infringe another person’s rights
- your submission is not unlawful, abusive, defamatory, threatening, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate
Submitting an application or form does not guarantee approval, acceptance, placement, contact, or any particular outcome.
We may review, decline, remove, ignore, or respond to submissions at our discretion.
5. Downloadable resources
This website may provide guides, downloads, fact sheets, or other free resources.
Unless we state otherwise, these materials are provided for personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, sell, republish, or distribute them for commercial purposes without our prior written permission.
6. User content
If you submit photos, testimonials, stories, reviews, comments, or similar content to us, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, reproduce, publish, edit, adapt, and display that content in connection with our website, rescue activities, campaigns, marketing, social media, and communications.
We are not required to publish any content submitted to us.
We may remove or refuse user-submitted content at any time, including where we believe it is inappropriate, inaccurate, misleading, offensive, or inconsistent with our mission.
7. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website is owned by or licensed to Hear No Evil Australian Deaf Dog Rescue. This includes, without limitation:
- text
- logos
- branding
- graphics
- images
- layout
- downloads
- documents
- design elements
- website content and materials
You must not use our content, branding, or materials without permission except as allowed by law.
Australian government website copyright notices commonly state that logos, branding, and website content are protected and must not be reused in ways that suggest endorsement or unauthorised copying.
8. Third-party links and platforms
This website may contain links to third-party websites, services, platforms, donation processors, social media pages, partner organisations, or external resources.
These links are provided for convenience only. We do not control, endorse, or guarantee third-party websites, content, services, or availability unless we expressly say so.
If you leave our website or interact with a third-party platform, you do so at your own risk and should review that third party’s own terms and privacy policy.
That approach aligns with standard NSW website disclaimers, which state that linked third-party content is not necessarily endorsed and should not be treated as controlled by the website operator.
9. Overseas disclosure
We aim to keep website information accurate and up to date, but we do not guarantee that the website will always be complete, current, error-free, secure, or continuously available.
Information on this website is general in nature and may change at any time. This includes information about dogs, availability, adoption processes, foster needs, volunteer opportunities, donations, events, and resources.
You should not rely solely on website information where confirmation is needed for a specific matter.
Official guidance and public-sector website disclaimers commonly state that website information may be incomplete, changed, or unavailable, and should not be relied on as the ultimate source.
10. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Hear No Evil Australian Deaf Dog Rescue is not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense arising out of or in connection with:
- your use of, or inability to use, this website
- errors or omissions on the website
- website downtime, interruptions, delays, or technical issues
- third-party links, services, or platforms
- reliance on website content, downloads, or user submissions
- unauthorised access to data or transmissions, to the extent outside our reasonable control
11. Privacy
Your use of this website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we may collect, use, and handle personal information submitted through the website and related services.
12. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date.
By continuing to use the website after changes are published, you accept the updated Terms and Conditions.
13. Governing law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia.
Any disputes relating to these Terms and Conditions or use of this website will be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.
Jurisdiction clauses are a standard feature of website terms, including NSW government terms that specify the governing law and forum.
14. Contact us
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact:
Hear No Evil Australian Deaf Dog Rescue
Email: [email protected]
15. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, please contact:
Hear No Evil Australian Deaf Dog Rescue
ABN: 67 278 965 320
Email: [email protected]