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AgriFutures Australia is the trading name for Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC), a statutory authority of the Australian Government established by the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989. AgriFutures Australia is a trade mark owned by Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC).

The views expressed and the conclusions reached in the reports presented on this website are those of the authors and not necessarily those of persons consulted. AgriFutures Australia shall not be responsible in any way whatsoever to any person who relies in whole or in part on the contents of such reports.

All content on this site is copyright. However, AgriFutures Australia encourages wide dissemination of its research. In line with the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act 1968, please feel free to link or download pages for personal, educational or any other non-commercial purposes, providing AgriFutures Australia is clearly acknowledged.

Links to other websites are inserted for convenience and do not constitute endorsement of material at those sites, or any associated organisation, product or service.

For any enquiries concerning reproduction of material on this site, or to make a website-related enquiry, contact AgriFutures Australia on 02 6923 6900 or 

Website Terms of Use

The AgriFutures Australia website (“our website”) is owned and operated by Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) trading as AgriFutures Australia.  Each reference in these terms of use to “our website” includes all materials that we make available to you on our website.

By using our website, you agree to comply with these terms of use and our Cookie Policy, which can be found here: www.agrifutures.com.au/cookie-policy. Please check this page each time you use our website, as we may update these terms from time to time.

If you carry out any transaction through our website (such as by booking event tickets or obtaining services through our website), that transaction may be subject to additional terms and conditions which you will be asked to read and accept at the relevant time.

Your obligations

You must comply with any instructions we give you about how to use our website and must not do anything that interferes with or adversely affects the normal operation of the website (including the ability of other users to access or use the website).

You are responsible for ensuring the security of the systems and devices that you use to access our website, including through use of appropriate virus-checking and other security software.

Account details

You may need to register or open an account with us in order to access certain parts of our website.  In this case, we will issue you with a user name and password, or other appropriate log-in details for your account.  You are responsible for keeping your log-in details confidential so that they cannot be used without your permission.  You will be responsible for any use of our website by anyone using your log-in details.

Your content

To the extent that our website includes functionality that allows you to upload content to our website (“your content”):

you remain the owner of your content;
you grant us an irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce and communicate to the public your content for the purposes of operating our website and providing services to you;
you must ensure that your content does not include anything that is illegal, offensive, obscene, defamatory, breaches the intellectual property, privacy or other rights of any other person, or otherwise breaches any acceptable use rules that we post on our website from time to time; and
we may reject or take down your content at any time, including if we think in our discretion that it breaches these terms of use or otherwise is not appropriate for inclusion on our website.
Rights to suspend or terminate access

We may suspend, terminate or block your access to all or any part of our website at any time and without prior notice to you. The provisions of these terms regarding privacy and liability survive termination.

Intellectual property

All of the intellectual property rights in and to our website, belong to us and our licensors.  We may update and change the materials available on our website, including by removing materials, at any time in our discretion.

You may download or print sections of our website if needed for your own personal use, but otherwise you may not reproduce any part of our website without our express prior consent.  To the extent that our website contains functionality that allows you to access or download specific materials through our website, your use of that functionality and the downloaded materials may be subject to separate terms and conditions which you will be asked to read and accept at the relevant time.

Website links

Our website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties who are not associated with us, these links are provided for your information only.  We have no control over those websites or the services made available through them, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

You may provide a link to the home page of our website at, on any website you operate, as long as you do not suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part without our express prior permission and you promptly delete the link at our request.

Liability

While we will use reasonable care and skill in operating our website, we cannot promise that our website will always be available or completely free of faults or errors.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, except as expressly set out in these terms of use, we exclude:

all conditions, representations, warranties and statutory guarantees, whether express or implied, in relation to our website; and
any liability (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise) for any indirect or consequential loss, damage or expense incurred by you or any other user in connection with our website.
To the extent we are unable by law to exclude any implied condition, representation, warranty or statutory guarantee in relation to the provision of goods or services through our website, we limit our liability for a breach to the re-supply of those goods or services, or payment for such re-supply.

Privacy

We will manage any personal information that we collect through our website in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Collection Statement. We may also use cookies to enhance your experience, to track engagement with the website and to help us improve the site in accordance with our Cookie Policy.

You agree that we may send you commercial electronic messages via various channels (including by email, SMS, phone and mail) where you have not opted out from receiving such electronic messages sent to you by us. If you tell us you opt out of the receipt of such material, you will only receive information we are required by law to provide to you or factual information directly about your account, including changes to these terms and/or our Privacy Policy. Your agreement to receive commercial electronic messages from us will be effective until you opt out.

Waiver

Failure or neglect by us to enforce at any time any of these terms will not be construed or deemed to be a waiver of our rights under these terms.

No waiver by us of our rights under these terms will be deemed a waiver of any other term or provision and will be limited to a single waiver limited to the specific circumstances under which such waiver was granted.

Governing law

These terms of use are governed by the laws in force in New South Wales, Australia and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that place.

Contact us

For more information about the use of cookies when visiting our website, you can contact AgriFutures Australia at the contact details below at any time:

Email:
Phone: 02 6920 6900

Last updated 28 January 2021

Cookie Policy

In this Cookie Policy, “AgriFutures Australia”, “us” and “we” refers to Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) trading as AgriFutures Australia.

What are cookies?

“Cookies” are small text files created and stored on your hard drive by your internet browser software, in order to hold relevant information about the website you are currently viewing. We mainly use the following types of cookies, which may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages:

• Functional cookies: To recognise and remember your preferences for useful features, for example, by recording your username for login or registration.
• Marketing cookies: To collect information about your browsing habits and website usage and to measure engagement with our websites.

What are they used for?

We use cookies to allow you to engage with our platform and content, to monitor your use of the website, to observe behaviour and track engagement, to compile aggregate data for our internal business purposes and for the purpose of reporting and to provide users with an improved and more effective service.

How long do cookies stay on my computer/device?

The cookies that we use may either be persistent or session cookies:

• Persistent cookies remain stored in your browser and will allow our site to recognise you when you return to our site another time. This provides us with useful analytics that help us to optimise our website and your visits.
• Session cookies only exist for the life of your current visit while you have your browser open. They are not stored on your hard disk and are erased when you exit your web browser.

How do I manage my cookies preferences?

You can manually manage cookies on your computer/device through your browser settings. If you access the Internet from more than one computer/device it is important to ensure each browser is configured to suit your cookie preferences. If you wish to block all cookies all the time you can set your browser to do this.

Please note that blocking cookies may result in some parts of our site not working as efficiently as they might otherwise do or at all. This may affect your browsing experience. In addition, using the browser settings to reject cookies may also cause your browser to reject cookies from all websites, not just our website.

This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Collection Statement, which set out how we collect, handle and manage your personal information, copies of which can be found below.

Privacy Policy
Collection Statement

Contact us

For more information about the use of cookies when visiting our website, you can contact AgriFutures Australia at the contact details below at any time:

Email:
Phone: 02 6920 6900

Last updated 20 January 2021

Contracts and agreements

AgriFutures Australia uses standard form contracts and agreements for projects and research procured by AgriFutures Australia. These contracts and agreements set out the terms on which AgriFutures Australia will engage successful applicants to carry out the project.

Applicants must be familiar with the contracts and agreements before submitting a response, and are advised to seek legal advice beforehand.

These contracts and agreements have been developed to reflect AgriFutures Australia’s statutory and other procurement responsibilities.

If you require any amendments to the standard agreement please complete the statement of non-compliance for each of the relevant clause. AgriFutures will then assess those requests.

Applicants will be taken to have agreed to all clauses in the Research Agreement that are not referred to in a statement of non-compliance. The extent of any non-compliance will be a factor in AgriFutures Australia’s evaluation of the application.

If you require further information regarding these contracts and agreements please, contact:

Louise Heaslip
General Manager, Corporate

Privacy Statement

This privacy policy sets out how we comply with our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act). As an Australian Government agency, we are bound by the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act which regulate how government agencies collect, use, store and disclose personal information, and how individuals may access and correct personal information held about them.

Read Privacy Statement here.