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While SARG Inc. aims to provide useful and accurate information, information may contain errors, become outdated or be incomplete.

Users should independently verify information where accuracy is important.

Information relating to amateur radio equipment, frequencies, repeaters, antennas, propagation, digital communications, MeshCore, APRS and related technologies is provided as general technical information.

Users remain responsible for ensuring their activities comply with:

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Repeater services may be changed, interrupted, unavailable, affected by maintenance or subject to technical failure without notice.

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Users should verify current operational information where necessary.

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This information may:

• be delayed;
• contain errors;
• represent incomplete coverage;
• show stale information;
• depend on third-party infrastructure; or
• become unavailable.

Projects described by SARG may involve radio transmitters, antennas, towers, electrical systems, batteries, solar equipment, RF systems, computers, networks or other equipment that can present technical or physical risks.

Anyone reproducing a project or procedure described on sarg.au does so using their own judgement and is responsible for appropriate safety precautions and regulatory compliance.

Users who are not competent to perform a particular task should seek assistance from an appropriately qualified person.

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References to particular radios, antennas, software, manufacturers, businesses or services may be provided for informational purposes.

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Sponsorship does not mean that every statement, technical opinion or activity appearing on sarg.au represents the views of a sponsor.

Sponsor acknowledgement does not mean that SARG guarantees or warrants products or services offered by a sponsor.

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The site may be temporarily unavailable because of:

• maintenance;
• software updates;
• hosting failures;
• Internet outages;
• cyber security incidents;
• equipment failure; or
• circumstances outside SARG's reasonable control.

To the extent permitted by law, SARG does not accept responsibility for loss or damage resulting solely from reliance on information published on sarg.au where that information is incomplete, inaccurate, outdated or used outside its intended informational context.

Nothing in this disclaimer is intended to exclude rights, guarantees or liabilities that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Acceptable Use

You must not knowingly use sarg.au to:

• conduct unlawful activity;
• attempt unauthorised access to website systems;
• interfere with website operation;
• introduce malicious code;
• bypass website security;
• harvest personal information without authority;
• impersonate SARG or another person;
• misrepresent an association with SARG;
• misuse SARG intellectual property; or
• interfere with services provided to other users.

Automated Access

Automated systems, bots, scraping tools or similar technologies must not be used in a manner that:

• places unreasonable load on SARG infrastructure;
• attempts to bypass access controls;
• systematically collects personal information;
• republishes substantial SARG content without permission; or
• interferes with normal website operation.

Normal indexing by reputable Internet search engines is permitted unless technical restrictions indicate otherwise.

Member Accounts

Where sarg.au provides registered-user functionality, users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials.

Users should not:

• share administrative credentials;
• allow unauthorised persons to access restricted areas;
• attempt to obtain another user's credentials; or
• deliberately circumvent website permissions.

SARG may suspend or restrict access where reasonably necessary to protect website security, infrastructure or users.

User Submissions

Where users are able to submit information to SARG, they must not knowingly submit:

• unlawful material;
• malicious software;
• defamatory material;
• material that infringes another person's rights;
• misleading information represented as fact;
• personal information they are not authorised to disclose; or
• copyrighted material they do not have permission to provide.

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Use of SARG content is subject to the SARG Copyright & Website Use policy.

Access to sarg.au does not transfer ownership of SARG intellectual property.

External Services

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Use of those services may also be subject to the third party's own terms, privacy policies and operating conditions.

Changes

SARG may modify, remove or replace website information, functionality and these Terms of Use from time to time.

The version published on sarg.au will be regarded as the current version.

Governing Context

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These Terms are intended to operate consistently with applicable Australian law.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to restrict rights that cannot lawfully be restricted.