Terms and Conditions for Southern Cross Maps

1. Introduction

Welcome to Southern Cross Maps. These Terms and Conditions govern your use of our services, including digital map creation, custom itinerary mapping, interactive guide development, geospatial data analysis, print map production, and virtual tour creation. By accessing or using any part of our online platform or engaging with our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access our site or use any services.

2. Services Provided

Southern Cross Maps specializes in cartography and tourism services. Our offerings include, but are not limited to:

All services are provided with reasonable care and skill. Variations in output may occur due to the nature of geographical data and technological limitations.

3. User Obligations

By using our online platform and services, you agree to:

4. Intellectual Property

All content, including but not limited to maps, designs, virtual tours, text, graphics, logos, and software used on this site or provided as part of our services, is the property of Southern Cross Maps or its content suppliers and protected by Australian and international copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, display, or transmission of any content is strictly prohibited.

For custom work, upon full payment, ownership of the specific custom output (e.g., a unique map design or interactive guide) transfers to the client, while Southern Cross Maps retains rights to underlying methodologies, software, and general cartographic techniques.

5. Payments and Billing

Payment terms for specific services will be outlined in individual project proposals or service agreements. All prices are quoted in Australian Dollars unless otherwise specified. Southern Cross Maps reserves the right to change its pricing at any time, but such changes will not affect active, agreed-upon projects. Late payments may incur additional charges as specified in your service agreement.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

Our services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. While Southern Cross Maps endeavors to provide accurate and up-to-date cartographic and tourism information, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of our site or the information, content, materials, or products included on our site.

We do not warrant that our online platform will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Southern Cross Maps, including its directors, employees, partners, and agents, will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use our services; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on our service; (iii) any content obtained from our service; and (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.

8. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Southern Cross Maps and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees), resulting from or arising out of a) your use and access of our service, by you or any person using your account and password; b) a breach of these Terms, or c) content posted on our service.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Victoria, Australia, for the resolution of any disputes.

10. Changes to Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. Your continued use of our services after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms and Conditions.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:

Southern Cross Maps
Level 3, 27-29 Hardware Lane,
Melbourne, VIC, 3000,
Australia

Phone: +61 3 8765 4321