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The e f he i e e ice ided b 99de ig P L d, A a ia C a N be 121 195 248 ("99de ig "), i g e ed b b h he e a d c di i e be a e a each Adde d (" hi Ag ee e "). Wi h i i i g he a i hich a be b d b hi Ag ee e , b ig i g a d c e ag eei g be b d b hi Ag ee e , b c ic i g a b chec b c e c ee i c di g acce a ce f hi Ag ee e , b ceedi g e he Se ice (a defi ed be ) i be dee ed ha e acce ed a d i be b d b he e a d c di i f hi Ag ee e .

1. Definitions and interpretation

1.1 Definitions
I hi Ag ee e , he f i g e i ha e he f i g ea i g , e he c e he i e e ie :

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Design Transfer Agreem ent mean he doc men b ha name (o a imila name) hich e o a defa l e of e m and condi ion go e ning he epa a e ag eemen be een he C ome and De igne de c ibed in cla e 4; Designer mean a pe on ho c ea e a De ign in e pon e o a C ome ' De ign B ief a pa of a De ign Con e o he i e offe fo ale a De ign in he Read -made De ign S o e; Designer Fee ha he meaning gi en in cla e 5.3(a)(i); e ice f om 99de ign , hich ma be edeemed fo o

Dollar Credits mean c edi o o che fo he p cha e of good o Uni ed S a e dolla ("US Dolla ") o o he c encie ; Indem nified ha he meaning gi en in cla e 13;

Intellectual Propert Rights mean all in ellec al p ope igh of an pe ha oe e h o gho he o ld incl ding all igh a i ing nde cop igh , pa en igh , adema k, ade ec e and o he , imila doc ine , he he o no ch igh a e egi e ed o able o be egi e ed; Personal Inform ation ha he meaning gi en in cla e 8.1; hich De igne ma offe De ign fo ale o C ome (b no a

Read -m ade Design Store mean he ma ke place on 99de ign .com on ale ia a De ign Con e );

Read -m ade Design Services Addendum mean he addend m o hi Ag eemen b ha name hich e o he e m and condi ion appl ing o De igne and C ome in ela ion o hei e of he Read -made De ign S o e; Services mean he e ice p o ided b 99de ign Stock Im ages mean image , logo o o he a i ic hi d pa ; Ta es mean an applicable d ie , ale con empla ed b hi Ag eemen ; ok hich a e de c ibed in cla e 2; eb i e o di ec l f om a

hich ma be p cha ed f om a hi d pa

a e , GST, VAT o o he a e

hich ma be le ied in e pec of a an ac ion

Third Part Work mean an image, logo, a i ic o k, li e a o k o o he i em o hing (incl ding a S ock Image) in In ellec al P ope Righ a e o ned b a hi d pa ; and User Account mean an online acco n i h 99de ign hich enable o o e 99de ign .com.

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1.2 R le fo In e p e a ion
In he in e p e a ion of hi Ag eemen , nle he con a in en ion appea : (a) a efe ence o hi Ag eemen mean a efe ence o an ag eemen be een o and 99de ign on he e m and condi ion of he doc men de c ibed in cla e 1.3, and incl de an amendmen o pplemen o, o eplacemen o no a ion of hi Ag eemen ; (b) he o d "incl de " o "incl ding" mean "incl de i ho limi a ion" o "incl ding i ho limi a ion"; (c) a efe ence o a pe on incl de a efe ence o a co po a ion, fi m, a ocia ion o o he en i , and ice e a; (d) he ing la incl de he pl al and ice e a; (e) a efe ence o an gende incl de a efe ence o all o he gende ; (f) a efe ence o an legi la ion o o an p o i ion of an legi la ion incl de a efe ence o an modifica ion o eenac men of o an p o i ion b i ed fo ch legi la ion o p o i ion ; (g) an ag eemen , ep e en a ion o a an made b o o mo e pe on i made b hem join l and b each of hem e e all ; (h) he e an e p e ion i defined, ano he pa of peech o g amma ical fo m of ha e p e ion ha a co e ponding meaning; and (i) heading a e in e ed fo con enience onl and do no affec he in e p e a ion of hi Ag eemen .
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1.3 What documents comprise this Agreement?

( )T A () () ( ) ( ) : ; D C R 1- -1 I A S D S S A , A . A A . ; ;

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2. Services offered b 99designs

2.1 99designs provides online services relating to the sale, purchase and suppl of Designs, in accordance with and subject to, the terms and conditions of this Agreement ("Services"), whereb :
( )C D ( )C A ( )C D C D , D ; ( )C D 99 A . S R A C A , D , D D S , A C 1- -1 I S A C ; R , D , D S ; A ,

2.2 You, as a user of the Services, ma use the Services in the capacit as a Customer, Designer or both a Customer and a Designer. The terms and conditions of this Agreement will appl to our use of the Services in either or both of those capacities.

3. Creating a user account to use the services

3.1 Creating a User Account
( ) ( ) 99 ( ) 99 ( ) ( ) Y Y Y Y Y . ()Y ( )Y ) ( )A 99 .Y , .I , , () I , S A A . , .F . U A 99 99 S 18 18 U U A A 18 .B U A , U 99 A ( . S 99 . . U U U . A . A 99 . 99 99 U A U A . , U A . A 99 99 S ' , .

3.2 Use of our User Account and 99designs.com

Y .I ( ) , 3.1( ), U A U 99 A 99 . 99 . . , U A
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pe on; (b) e o U e Acco n o p omo e he e ice of a compe i o of 99de ign i ho fi ob aining he p io i en con en of 99de ign ; (c) e o U e Acco n in a f a d len o illegal manne , o email o end an ma e ial f om o U e Acco n hich a e offen i e, nla f l, ha a ing, libello , defama o , ab i e, h ea ening, ha mf l, lga , ob cene o o he i e objec ionable o in iola ion of applicable la ; (d) e o U e Acco n o alk o ha a ano he pe on; (e) e o U e Acco n o impe ona e an pe on in an a ha oe e ; (f) e o U e Acco n o inf inge he cop igh , adema k, pa en o o he In ellec al P ope Righ of an pe on; (g) e o U e Acco n fo ending ad e i ing, chain le e , j nk mail, " pamming" o an o he pe of n olici ed email; (h) fo ge o al e he heade o add e info ma ion con ained in an email o comm nica ion hich o end f om o U e Acco n o in ela ion o he Se ice ; (i) e o U e Acco n o end o deli e i e , p a e, mal a e o o he ha mf l, di p i e, o de ci e file ; (j) e o U e Acco n in ch a a hich damage 99de ign .com o denie acce o 99de ign .com o o he e of 99de ign .com; (k) in en ionall o eckle l e o U e Acco n in a a ha deg ade he pe fo mance of 99de ign .com fo o he e ; and (l) cancel an De ign Con e o o he ale o p cha e of a De ign fo he p po e of con ac ing epa a el iha De igne o C ome o mee h o gh 99de ign .com hich e l in o a oiding pa ing 99de ign an C ome Pa men o an fee and cha ge of 99de ign . In he e ci c m ance , i ho limi ing 99de ign emedie again o , 99de ign ma eco e i lo fee and cha ge and he C ome Pa men f om o b pending o U e Acco n and/o ded c ing i lo f om an 99de ign C edi in o U e Acco n .

4. Suppl of designs from designers to customers

4.1 The suppl of a Design from a Designer to a Customer will be made in accordance with the Read made Design Services Addendum or Design Contest Services Addendum (whichever applies). 4.2 Once a Customer selects a winning Design in a Design Contest or purchases a Design on the Read -made Design Store, the Customer and the Designer will be deemed to have entered into a separate binding agreement in relation to the provision of the Design and the Customer's rights in relation to the Design. 99designs and its third part providers will not be a part to this separate agreement and will have no liabilit whatsoever in relation to the performance or failure to perform of a Customer or Designer under the terms of the separate agreement. The terms of the separate agreement will be:
(a) in he ca e of De ign old f om he Read -made De ign S o e, on he e m of he De ign T an fe Ag eemen , a cop of hich ma be fo nd he e; and (b) in he ca e of a De ign old p an o a De ign Con e , nle epa a el ag eed in i ing be een a C ome and De igne , on he e m of he De ign T an fe Ag eemen .

4.3 B entering into this Agreement but subject to clause 4.2, ou agree that ou will be bound b the Design Transfer Agreement in our capacit as a Customer who purchases a Design or a Designer who provides a Design.

5. Pa ments
5.1 99designs Credits
(a) Yo ma pa fo good and e ice p o ided b 99de ign , incl ding de ign e ice in oiced h o gh he 1o-1 In oice Se ice , b e changing 99de ign C edi in e n fo ho e good and e ice . (b) Yo ma p cha e 99de ign C edi a an ime ia 99de ign .com. 99de ign C edi ma be p cha ed ia o c edi ca d, Pa Pal o an o he me hod of pa men pecified f om ime o ime b 99de ign . (c) The e a e o pe of 99de ign C edi : (i) Dolla C edi ; and (ii) Bon C edi .
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5.3 The amount pa able b a Customer

( )W () P () ( ) D ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )T () C () ( ) ( )I P () D () ( )Y C D S , . , P D , ; 99 C , : D ); 99 ( D 99 . 1- -1 I ). F D ( D , D 1- -1 I D D R S C D . S ; C T 1- -1 I T C . C P D C : S A D P 99 S , C : C P 1- -1 I S , 5.3( )( ) 5.3( )( ) 99 ( 99 R D S ; D , , ; D , ); D C D ("D , C F "); , D , 99 ("C P ")

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5.4 How is the Customer Pa ment paid?

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99de ign f om ime o ime hich ma incl de c edi ca d, Pa Pal, di ec debi , o eleg aphic an fe . If 99de ign C edi a e ed fo pa men , hen 99de ign ma pecif a ma im m n mbe of 99de ign C edi ( hich ma be e o) hich ma be ed o a d pa men .

5.5 Wha amo n

a e paid o De igne ?

(a) If a C ome elec o p cha e o De ign (ei he ia a De ign Con e o ia he 99de ign Read -made De ign S o e) o o pa fo o de ign e ice ha a e he bjec of an in oice i ed h o gh he 1- o-1 In oice Se ice , hen 99de ign ill pa o he amo n of he De igne Fee ( bjec o ha ing fi ecei ed pa men f om he C ome ). (b) The De igne Fee ill be paid o o in 99de ign C edi (i e pec i e of he me hod of pa men ed b he C ome ) b ma be eclaimed b 99de ign if an ef nd i pa able o he C ome nde cla e 6 o an Addend m, o an cha geback o pa men e e al occ in ela ion o an pa men b he C ome hich ela e o he ale of o De ign o o de ign e ice ha a e he bjec of an in oice i ed h o gh he 1- o1 In oice Se ice , a applicable. (c) Yo ma edeem 99de ign C edi in o ca h a de c ibed in cla e 5.2.

5.6 E pi

of 99de ign C edi

(a) The balance of Dolla C edi held b o ill e pi e 12 mon h f om he da e ha o la pen an Dolla C edi o p cha e an good o e ice f om 99de ign . Balance of o Dolla C edi hich a e no pen i hin hi 12 mon h pe iod a e lo . (b) The balance of Bon C edi held b o ill e pi e 48 mon h f om he da e ha o la pen an Bon C edi o p cha e an good o e ice f om 99de ign . Balance of o Bon C edi hich a e no pen i hin hi 48 mon h pe iod a e lo .

5.7 99de ign i no an e c o

e ice

99de ign i no an e c o e ice and doe no hold p ope on behalf of an pe on. All amo n depo i ed o paid o 99de ign a e p ope of 99de ign and 99de ign ma e ho e f nd a i ee fi . The onl igh ha o ha e o ecei e pa men of an amo n held b 99de ign a e a e o in hi cla e 5 o nde cla e 6.

5.8 Ta e
Yo ag ee ha o a e e pon ible fo he collec ion and/o pa men of all Ta e hich o ma be liable fo in an j i dic ion a i ing f om o ale o p cha e of an De ign ia 99de ign .com o o p o i ion of de ign e ice ha a e he bjec of an in oice i ed h o gh he 1- o-1 In oice Se ice . 99de ign i no e pon ible fo collec ing, epo ing, pa ing, o emi ing o o an ch Ta e .

6. P oce ing of ef nd
6.1 Ho ef nd a e paid
If 99de ign i e o a ef nd, ha ef nd ill be paid o o ing he ame pa men me hod o ed o emi he C ome Pa men o 99de ign a de c ibed in cla e 5.4 o ia an o he me hod pecified b 99de ign f om ime o ime.

6.2 Ref nd fo "defec i e" De ign

If a ef nd i paid o a C ome a a e l of a defec i e De ign (a de e mined nde cla e 6.3), hen: (a) if he De ign i p o ided b o , in o capaci a a De igne , hen o m eimb e 99de ign fo he amo n of he De igne Fee o ecei ed in e pec of ha De ign. The eimb emen ill fi be paid o of an 99de ign C edi o hold and an emaining deb ill be pa able b o o 99de ign on demand; o (b) if he ef nd i paid o o a a C ome , hen o ill ini iall ecei e he amo n of he C ome Pa men paid b o , le he De igne Fee. Yo ill ecei e he De igne Fee onl once he De igne Fee i eimb ed b he De igne o 99de ign a con empla ed in cla e 6.2(a) abo e.

6.3 When i a De ign deemed o be "defec i e"?

(a) A De ign (incl ding de ign e ice in oiced h o gh he 1- o-1 In oice Se ice ) ill be deemed o be "defec i e" if: (i) bo h a C ome and he De igne ag ee i i (o he a e) defec i e and no if 99de ign of hi fac ; (ii) i i (o he a e) de e mined o be defec i e nde he e m of an Addend m; (iii) 99de ign ecei e a demand o claim f om a hi d pa ho claim o ne hip of he De ign (o he
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Intellectual Property Rights in the design services) and 99designs accepts (to be determined by 99designs in its sole and absolute discretion) that there may be grounds for the third party's claim; or (iv) 99designs deems (in its sole and absolute discretion) that it is (or they are) defective. (b) You agree that any determination by 99designs that a Design is (or design services are) defective is final and conclusive, is not subject to challenge by you, and is binding upon you. (c) If 99designs determines that a Design is not defective (or that design services are not defective), this w ill not restrict a Customer from pursuing a Designer separately for amounts paid by 99designs to the Designer.

6.4 Other circumstances in which a refund may be paid

(a) 99designs may refund an amount paid by a Customer in respect of a Design (or design services) supplied by a Designer if: (i) the refund is issued in accordance w ith any terms aw arding a refund as set out in an Addendum; (ii) 99designs is required by law or considers that it is required by law to do so; (iii) 99designs determines that issuing a refund to the Customer w ill avoid any dispute or increased costs to 99designs; (iv) 99designs issues the refund to the Customer in accordance w ith any refund policy specified by 99designs from time to time; (v) the order placed (or request made) by the Customer is found to be fraudulent; (vi) the Customer placed a duplicate order (or request) in error; or (vii) in 99designs s sole opinion, 99designs considers that it is likely that the refund is necessary to avoid a credit card charge back. (b) 99designs's determination as to w hether a refund is required by this clause 6.4 is final and conclusive and may not be challenged by you.

7. Suspension of the services

7.1 Without limiting 99designs s other rights arising under this Agreement, 99designs may suspend your User Account and your use of the Services at any time, with or without notice to you, and for any reason in its sole and absolute discretion, including if:
(a) 99designs considers that you have breached any of your obligations to 99designs under this Agreement (including an obligation arising under an Addendum); (b) you submit a Design for sale via 99designs.com w hich is a Third Party Work w ithout the w ritten consent of the ow ner of the Third Party Work; (c) 99designs considers that you are using your User Account in bad faith; (d) a provision contained in an Addendum permits 99designs to suspend your User Account or use of the Services; (e) you are using your User Account or the Services for illegal or fraudulent purposes or in a manner w hich 99designs in its sole discretion considers unlaw ful, offensive, harassing, libellous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherw ise objectionable; or (f) in 99designs s sole and absolute opinion, the provision of the Services to you is resulting in an unreasonable load on 99designs s servers or 99designs s other services.

7.2 You agree that:

(a) 99designs may suspend the Services w here permitted under clause 7.1 at any time; (b) 99designs s suspension of the Services may, in 99designs s sole discretion, apply to only some of the Services and/or for a fixed or indefinite period of time; and (c) 99designs may in its sole discretion reactivate the Services and your User Account for you at any time after their suspension.

7.3 For the avoidance of doubt, you may not make withdrawals of, or spend any 99design Credits during any period of suspension of your User Account. Further 99designs may in its sole discretion retain the balance of all 99design Credits in your account to offset any loss and/or damage 99designs may have suffered as a result of your breach of this Agreement which lead to the suspension of your User Account.

8. Privacy
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8.1 99de ig i c ec e a i f a i i c di g a e, c ac de ai a d a e de ai (i c di g, i h i i a i , c edi ca d de ai ) ("Pe a I f a i "). A Pe a I f ai i be ha d ed, ed, ai ai ed a d di c ed b 99de ig i acc da ce i h a icab e i ac a a d da a ec i a a e a i i ac ic hich a ie f i e i e, a c f hich a be f d he e. 8.2 Y ag ee ha i e a ai ab e f he e he e f i e ac i g i h he a d a he C e De ig e. 8.3 Y a a a a d da a ea i he he Pe a I f ai f he C e De ig e ade c e a ed b , a d e i ed de hi Ag ee e a d f i ea i he Se ice . U e e a a e ag eed be ee e, e hei Pe a I f ai f a he

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g a De ig C e , b cha i g e i g a De ig f he Read cha i g e i g de ig e ice a he 1- -1 I ice De ig e ) ha 99de ig , i idi g he Se ice a d acce ga af e ef e e i a e a a e ag ee e ih (a he ca e a be). 99de ig i a a ha e a a e ib e f a ac i i f he he a ie ha e a a e

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10.8 o ill no cond c an online o p blic o ing ( he he ia 99de ign .com o an o he eb i e) in ela ion o an De ign no c ea ed b o in o capaci a a De igne o p cha ed b o in o capaci a a C ome ; 10.9 o ill no e an obo , pide , c ape o o he a oma ed mean fo an p po e i ho o e p e i en pe mi ion; and 10.10 o ill no : o acce 99de ign .com

(a) ake an ac ion ha impo e o ma impo e (in o ole di c e ion) an n ea onable o di p opo iona el la ge load on 99de ign .com; (b) cop , ep od ce, modif , c ea e de i a i e o k f om, di ib e, o p blicl di pla an con en (o he han con en o De ign o ha e bmi ed o 99de ign .com) f om 99de ign .com i ho o p io e p e i en pe mi ion and he app op ia e hi d pa , a applicable; (c) in e fe e o a emp o in e fe e i h he p ope o king of 99de ign .com o an ac i i ie cond c ed on 99de ign .com; o (d) b pa an mea e e ma e o p e en o e ic acce o 99de ign .com o o o U e Acco n .

11. Te m and e mina ion

11.1 Thi Ag eemen ill commence on he da e ha and ill e mina e a he la e of he da e ha :
(a) he U e Acco n i e mina ed o clo ed; o (b) o o he i e cea e ing he Se ice .

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c ea e a U e Acco n

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11.2 If af e e mina ion o clo e of o U e Acco n , o U e Acco n i eac i a ed o a ne U e Acco n i opened, o ill again become bo nd b hi Ag eemen a ha ime. 11.3 Thi Ag eemen and o U e Acco n ma be e mina ed b 99de ign a an ea on ha oe e i h o i ho no ice o o . 11.4 Thi Ag eemen ma be e mina ed b a pa immedia el on ime fo an

i en no ice o he o he pa

if:

(a) he o he pa i in defa l o b each of hi Ag eemen ; and (b) he pa ha p o ided he defa l ing pa ih i en no ice of he defa l o b each and he defa l ing pa fail o ec if he b each o defa l i hin 7 da of he no ice.

11.5 Upon he e mina ion of hi Ag eemen :

(a) 99de ign ill, i hin a ime pe iod de e mined b 99de ign , di able o acce o, and e of he Se ice ; (b) an Bon C edi o hold ill be cancelled immedia el ; (c) o ma edeem an Dolla C edi held b o o US dolla p an o cla e 5. 99de ign ma ho e e i hhold a ea onable po ion of an amo n pa able o o ( i h ch amo n o be de e mined b 99de ign in i ole di c e ion) on acco n of c edi ca d cha ge back , ef nd , pa men d e o hi d pa ie on o behalf o o he co and e pen e hich ma be inc ed b 99de ign af e e mina ion (incl ding a a e l of a b each b o ); and (d) i hin 12 mon h af e e mina ion of hi Ag eemen , 99de ign ill pa o o he amo n i hheld nde cla e 11.5(c) le an po ion of ha amo n ed b 99de ign o a i f c edi ca d cha ge back , ef nd , pa men d e o hi d pa ie o o he co and e pen e inc ed b 99de ign ei he befo e o af e e mina ion.

11.6 Yo obliga ion and 99de ign igh a i ing nde cla and 15 ill i e he e mina ion of hi Ag eemen .

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Yo indemnif 99de ign , i agen , office , emplo ee , and hi d pa p o ide ("Indemnified") again an lo , co , e pen e o damage (incl ding legal co on a f ll indemni ba i ) hich an of he Indemnified ffe o inc a a di ec o indi ec e l of: (a) an b each b o of an ep e en a ion, a an o e m of hi Ag eemen ; (b) an ac o omi ion b o hich a e de c ibed in cla e 7.1; (c) an b each b o of o obliga ion o a hi d pa , incl ding ano he C ome o De igne ; (d) an inf ingemen b o of he In ellec al P ope Righ of a hi d pa incl ding in e pec of an Thi d Pa Wo k; and (e) an legal p oceeding h ea ened o ini ia ed again 99de ign b a hi d pa a a e l of he e en de c ibed in cla e 13(a) o (d), incl i e, abo e.

14. Intellectual propert

14.1 You acknowledge that 99designs is the owner of all Intellectual Propert Rights which subsist in our User Account and 99designs.com (but not our Designs). You acknowledge that ou have no Intellectual Propert Rights in our User Account or in 99designs.com. 14.2 You acknowledge that the ownership of the Intellectual Propert Rights in an Design will be set out in the separate agreement described in clause 4 between the Customer and the Designer. 14.3 You grant a worldwide, ro alt free, irrevocable, perpetual licence to 99designs.com for 99designs.com to:
(a) e an De ign o bmi o di pla on 99de ign .com and fo 99de ign ' p omo ional p po e ; and (b) ep od ce, di ib e, p epa e de i a i e o k of, and di pla o De ign o an o he o k , i em o hing o ppl o 99de ign ( he he ia 99de ign .com o b o he mean ).

14.4 You acknowledge and agree that:

(a) bjec o cla e 6.3, 99de ign ill no ac a a mode a o o adj dica o in ela ion o an claim b o o an hi d pa ha a De ign o o he con en bmi ed o 99de ign .com inf inge an In ellec al P ope Righ o ned b o o a hi d pa ; (b) 99de ign doe no a an o ep e en ha i ha nde aken o ill in f e nde ake an pa ic la in e iga ion o e ie a o he he an De ign pplied b a De igne inf inge an In ellec al P ope Righ held b a hi d pa . Each C ome i e pon ible fo nde aking hei o n d e diligence o in e iga ion in ela ion o he ame; (c) 99de ign ill no be liable o e pon ible fo an b each b a De igne o C ome of an In ellec al P ope Righ held b a hi d pa in ela ion o an De ign, Se ice o o he e of 99de ign .com; and (d) no i h anding he abo e, 99de ign ma a an ime emo e an con en , Thi d Pa Wo k o De ign f om 99de ign .com hich 99de ign de e mine , in i ole and ab ol e di c e ion, ma inf inge he In ellec al P ope Righ of a hi d pa .

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(a) in the case of a notice delivered b hand, w hen so delivered; (b) in the case of a notice sent b pre paid post, on the third da after the date of posting; (c) in the case of a notice sent b facsimile, upon the receipt b the sender of a transmission report from the dispatching facsimile machine w hich confirms that the facsimile has been successfull sent; or (d) in the case of a notice sent b email, upon the receipt b the sender of a confirmation from the recipient or the recipient's email server that the email has been received b the recipient.

15.4 Thi Ag eemen pe ede all p io ep e en a ion , a angemen , nde anding and ag eemen be een he pa ie ela ing o he bjec ma e of hi Ag eemen and e fo h he en i e and e cl i e ag eemen and nde anding be een he pa ie ela ing o he bjec ma e of hi Ag eemen . 15.5 A p o i ion of o a igh c ea ed nde hi Ag eemen ma no be ai ed e cep in i ing igned b he pa o pa ie o be bo nd b he ai e . No ingle o pa ial e e ci e b an pa of an igh , po e o emed nde hi Ag eemen ill p ecl de an o he o f he e e ci e of ha o an o he igh , po e o emed . The igh , po e o emedie p o ided in hi Ag eemen a e c m la i e i h and no e cl i e of an igh , po e o emedie p o ided independen l of hi Ag eemen . 15.6 If an p o i ion of hi Ag eemen i j dged in alid o nenfo ceable fo an ea on ha oe e b a co of compe en j i dic ion, ch in alidi o nenfo ceabili ( nle dele ion of ch p o i ion o ld ma e iall ad e el affec one of he pa ie ) ill no affec he ope a ion o in e p e a ion of an o he p o i ion of hi Ag eemen o he in en ha he in alid o nenfo ceable p o i ion ill be ea ed a e e ed f om hi Ag eemen . 15.7 99de ign ma a ign i igh and no a e o an fe obliga ion hich a i e nde hi Ag eemen . Yo ma no a ign, no a e o o he i e an fe o igh o obliga ion nde hi Ag eemen i ho he p io i en con en of 99de ign ( hich ma be i hheld b 99de ign in i ole di c e ion). 15.8 The pa ie ackno ledge and ag ee ha no le of con c ion applie o he di ad an age of a pa beca e ha pa a e pon ible fo he p epa a ion of hi Ag eemen o pa of i . 15.9 Thi Ag eemen i go e ned b , and m be con ed in acco dance i h, he la of he S a e of Vic o ia, A alia and he pa ie i e ocabl bmi o he e cl i e j i dic ion of he co of he S a e of Vic o ia, A alia and hei Co of Appeal.

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