Summary
* Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using the site.
* These terms and conditions shall apply to your use of TheCurb.com.au.
* By visiting and using The Curb, posting comments, entering competitions or signing up to receive our emails, you agree to the following terms. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions you should not use The Curb. We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.
* We may change these terms and conditions from time to time, so you should check these regularly. We will state the date that these terms and conditions were last updated on this page. Your use of The Curb will be deemed acceptance of the terms existing at that time.
* These terms and conditions refer to our Privacy and Cookies Notice, which also applies to your use of The Curb.
* These Terms & Conditions were last updated on 1 January 2025
1. Who we are and what we do
a. The Curb is operated by Not a Knife (“We/Us”). We are registered in Australia with the ABN 30 868 726 942.
b. The Curb is a culture focused website which writes reviews, engages in interviews, and covers arts culture in a journalistic manner.
2. How to contact us
To contact us, please use our contact form here.
3. Acceptable use policy
By using The Curb, you accept the following conditions:
a. You accept sole responsibility for all your activity on The Curb including the content of comments on the website and on social media.
b. You will treat The Curb writers and fellow visitors with respect.
c. When using The Curb you agree not to:
i. Breach any laws, infringe on a third party's rights (including but not limited to any libel, copyright or trademark law), or breach these Terms and Conditions.
ii. Use The Curb to harass or threaten anyone or spread untruths about other people, to intentionally behave in such a manner as to cause upset and/or offense to other people, use hateful and discriminatory language.
iii. Post or transmit through The Curb any defamatory, threatening, obscene, harmful, pornographic or otherwise illegal material or material which would violate or infringe in any way upon our rights or those of others (including intellectual property rights, rights of confidentiality, or rights of privacy) or cause distress or inconvenience.
iv. Express opinions that are vulgar, crude, sexist, racist, unproven or unfounded allegations (especially of wrongdoing) or otherwise offensive.
v. Impersonate someone else or claim the identity of a person who is not you, claim authorship over content that was not created by you, or post content that you are not the author of, or do not have permission from the original author to post.
vi. Hack into any part of this website, or post or transmit any information or software containing a virus, work, Trojan horse, or other damaging or destructive component.
vii. Advertise or promote goods and services, or use the website in any way that associates with or propagates spam or any other activity causing disruption of network services and/or annoyance and frustration to other people using the service.
viii. Post or upload any personal information belonging either to you or another person, such as name, address, phone number, email address (unless required for the purposes of creating a user account, signing up to a mailing list or signing up to a competition).
ix. Post or otherwise make available on The Curb any material which you do not own without the express permission of the owner of the material.
x. Copy, download, reproduce, republish, frame, broadcast, transmit in any manner whatsoever any material on The Curb except as is strictly necessary for your own personal non-commercial home use.
xi. Access The Curb by automated means or otherwise for the purpose of scraping, extracting or otherwise obtaining any material from The Curb for use within a third-party website or application.
xii. Do anything that affects the operability or security of The Curb or causes unreasonable inconvenience or offence or disruption to our staff.
4. Email Signup and member profile terms
a. Signing up refers to signing up to receive communication from The Curb via email.
b. By signing up you agree to:
i. to be bound by the Terms & Conditions on this page;
ii. to receive email communications from us (these will come in the form of newsletters or notes from sponsors, and email notifications).
c. You can unsubscribe from email communications at any time.
d. You can request your profile or subscription be removed at any time.
e. Any details you provide in signing up shall remain private, kept secure and not shared with any third party. This information will only be used to send more relevant communications. Please see our full Privacy Policy.
6. Liability for and information provided on The Curb
a. The Curb is provided and distributed on an “as-is” basis, with no representations, guarantees or warranty of any kind, either express, or implied, including without limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. We do not promise that the material or any of the functions contained in The Curb will operate without interruption or delay or will be error free, free of viruses or bugs or is compatible with any other software or material. You acknowledge that use of the service is at your sole risk.
b. We do our best to ensure all information is accurate but neither The Curb nor any associate accepts liability for information made available on The Curb that may be inaccurate, or for any content posted by visitors.
c. You accept all risk and liability for all information that you retrieve or use from this website and all comments and reviews posted to this website. If you have any claim arising from the actions or statements of another member, you agree to pursue such a claim only against that user and not against us.
d. The Curb uses Square for all monetary transactions. We will not ask for your credit card details.
e. The Curb contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from therm. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and are not responsible or liable in any way for the availability and content of these services.
7. Intellectual property
a. All copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property rights in The Curb and all materials or content supplied as part of The Curb shall remain at all times vested in us or our licensors.
b. You will not assist or facilitate any third party to copy, reproduce, distribute, frame, publish, transmit, commercially exploit or create derivative works of such material or content. (If you become aware of any such distribution or commercial exploitation, you agree to notify us immediately.)
c. TheCurb.com.au and its logos are our trademarks. All rights in respect of this trademark are expressly reserved and you are not permitted to use them without our written approval. Unless otherwise indicated, all other trademarks appearing on the site are the property of their respective owners.
e. The Curb complies with relevant copyright laws. Should we receive a claim of infringement, we will review it and remove any content which is in violation of these laws.
8. We may make changes to The Curb
The Curb is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that The Curb, or any content on it will always be available or uninterrupted. We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of The Curb at any time, including the availability of any previously published content. We reserve the right to restrict access, or impose limits on any aspect of the service without notice or liability.
9. Governing law
a. If you are using TheCurb.com.au in Australia, these terms and conditions are governed by the laws of Australia, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of those respective courts.
10. Invalidity
If any court or regulator decides that any provision of these terms and conditions is invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such provisions shall be severed and deleted from these terms and conditions and the remainder of these terms and conditions shall continue to have full force and effect.
11. Third party rights
These terms and conditions apply between us and you. No other person is entitled to benefit under these terms and conditions.
12. We may transfer this agreement to someone else
We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms and conditions to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens.
13. Indemnity
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold The Curb and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and third party service providers, harmless from any and all claims, damages, costs, expenses (including legal fees) and liabilities arising out of any breach of these terms and conditions by your or relating to your use of The Curb.