nothing in these terms and conditions binds CBA or its other Related Bodies Corporate in contract or otherwise; and 

x15 is not an agent of or otherwise authorised to make representations on behalf of CBA or its other Related Bodies Corporate. 

refuse a Proposal or refuse to review or continue to review all or any part of a Proposal; and/or.  

 to commence, adjust, cancel, terminate, or suspend any correspondence between x15 and an Applicant with respect to any Proposal received by x15.  

obligates x15 to continue with, pursue or otherwise (i) consider the Proposal or related subject matter, or (ii) to invest in or otherwise consider entering into any investment related deal or contract with any Applicant; and  

prevents x15 from: (i) discussing any commercial, business and industry opportunities; or (ii) negotiating any other investment or agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with any other person (including any competitor product of the Applicant).  

(ownership and licence by Applicants) Subject to the “Acknowledgements that x15 is exposed to other IP” clause below in this 3.1, the Applicant will retain its Pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights contained in the Proposal, and nothing in these Terms and Conditions assigns or transfers the Pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights to x15.    

(Applicant licence) Subject to clause 3.2, each Applicant grants to x15 (and its Related Bodies Corporate and third-party suppliers and advisors to the extent they are providing services to x15) a perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, distribute, disclose, reproduce, or modify any Applicant Material and Proposal, or permit a third party to do any of those things, solely for the purpose of considering, and reporting on the Proposal.  

(identification of third party information) Any third-party intellectual property rights or third-party data used by Applicants in their entry must be clearly identified by the Applicants as well as the applicable terms of license and other details relating to use of same. 

(x15 Material) Except as otherwise noted on the Site, all x15 Material is the sole and exclusive property of x15 or our licensors. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Site or in respect of any Submission will transfer any Intellectual Property Rights in x15 Material to you. 

(acknowledgement that x15 is exposed to other IP) Each Applicant acknowledges and agrees: (i) x15 has access to many ideas, concepts, inventions, and intellectual property (“Other  Material”) which may be similar or identical to the Applicant’s Proposal and that x15 reserves all rights it has to use such independently acquired or separately developed Other Material; and (ii) the Applicant hereby waives any and all claims that the Applicant may have against x15 as a result of x15’s use of Other Material that may be similar or identical to the Applicant’s Pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights or other material independently developed by the Applicant. 

(indemnity) Each Applicant hereby indemnifies and keeps x15 and its  Related Bodies Corporate, employees, and directors indemnified against, and must pay x15 on demand against all claims, liabilities, expenses, costs (including legal costs) and damages that x15 or its Related Bodies Corporate, employees and/or directors may incur or suffer that arise out of: (i) the Applicant’s breach of clause 3 of these terms and conditions; and (ii) any content provided in relation to or as part of the Applicant’s Proposal, including the Applicant’s Pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights.  

(confidentiality) Each Applicant agrees to: (i) keep confidential, and not use or disclose, any Confidential Information of x15; and (ii) not provide any Applicant Confidential Information to x15 in the Proposal. 

(destruction or return of Confidential Information) Each Applicant that receives Confidential Information of x15 must, on the request of x15, return or destroy such Confidential Information. 

(privacy) By submitting a Proposal, the Applicant agrees to x15’s Privacy Policy available on the Site, including any updates that may be made to such policy from time to time by x15 at its discretion.  

(publicity) An Applicant must not:
- Make any public or press announcement or release relating to x15, any response by or correspondence with x15 in relation to the Applicant’s Proposal, and/or these Terms and Conditions; or  
- Reproduce, disclose, display or otherwise make available any x15 Material or name, trade marks, logos or other indicia of x15, CBA or any Related Bodies Corporate, without the prior written approval of x15.   

(Applicant Material and Proposal) the Applicant’s Material and Proposal, and the use of that Applicant Material and Proposal: (i) does not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any person; (ii) does not breach any obligations owed by the Applicant to any person, including without limitation obligations of privacy or confidentiality; and (iii) does not breach any law; 

(rights and licences) the Applicant has all licences, permissions and consents required to provide the Applicant Material and Proposal, including any moral rights consents.  

 (notice) the Applicant will notify x15 if the Applicant becomes aware that any Harmful Code has been introduced into the Proposal or any x15 Environments.  

(no commercialisation) the Applicant will not attempt to or commercialise or publicly exploit any x15 Material. 

(Disclaimer) The Site and all the content of this Site is provided “as is” and for information only and without warranty of any kind, either express or implied (whether by common law, custom, statute or otherwise) and all other conditions, statements and warranties are hereby excluded to the fullest amount permissible by law. Without prejudice to the foregoing, x15 does not give and hereby expressly exclude any and all warranties, representations, undertakings, guarantees or other terms relating to the accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability or fitness for a particular purpose of any materials or information contained on the Site. 

(Third-party websites) This site may include links to other websites as a convenience. We do not make any express or implied warranties in respect of and we will have no liability arising out of or related to any operators of linked sites or any information, material, products, or services that are contained on or accessible through linked sites. Without limiting the foregoing, these sites are in no way approved, vetted, checked or endorsed by us. If you choose to access a website beyond our control, you do so at your own risk. 

(Links) If you link our Site to any material you distribute, including emails or your website, the following terms in this clause (Links) apply: 
- Your Site must not contain the following: (A) Illegal, sexually explicit, pornographic, or otherwise offensive or distasteful material; (B) content promoting gaming, wagering or betting sites; (C) instructions on the manufacture and/or use of illegal drugs, or other dangerous materials; (D)  material that promotes harassment, hatred or discrimination based on age, race, religion, gender, sexual preference or any other factor; (E) defamatory, disparaging, abusive, threatening or offensive messages (whether aimed at our company or a third party); and/or (F) false or misleading information about our products and services or products and services of our Related Bodies Corporate; and   
- To the extent permitted by law, neither we nor any of our Related Bodies Corporate will be liable for any loss or damage from any cause (including negligence) to your site(s) and/or system(s), or to people linking to us from your site(s), caused by or in connection with your link to our Site. If you create a link to our Site, you remain fully responsible for any consequences of that link, whether direct or indirect, and you will protect us against all loss, damage, liability, cost or expense arising from or in connection with the link. 

(non-excludable guarantees) Nothing in these terms limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act, as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in the states and territories of Australia (Non-Excludable Guarantees). 

(x15 disclaimer) Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, x15 and its Related Bodies Corporate (including its respective directors, officers, employees and agents) are not responsible for and exclude all liability, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any personal injury, or any loss, claim or damage (including loss of opportunity, loss or corruption of data, loss of profit, goodwill or damage to reputation) whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of, or in connection with, the Site or any content on the Site, your submission and our review of your Proposal or any breach of these terms and conditions. 

(Indemnity) You indemnify us and our Related Bodies Corporate and our respective officers, employees and agents against all actions, claims and demands (including the cost of defending or settling any action, claim or demand) which may be instituted against us arising out of a failure by you to comply with clause 4 of these terms and conditions.

(Proposals) Any Proposal not complying with these terms is invalid.  Errors and omissions may be accepted or rejected by x15 (at its sole discretion). 

(waiver) Failure by x15 to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights. 

(x15’s ability to adjust these terms) x15 may adjust these Terms and Conditions at any time and/or may remove the ability for Applicants to submit Proposals.

(governing law) These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of New South Wales and subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales. 

regarding the business of x15 or x15’s Related Bodies Corporate; 

x15 Material 

regarding these terms, or any commercial arrangement between an Applicant and x15; 

which is by its nature confidential or which is designated as confidential by x15;  

which is “personal information” as that term is defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth);  

which an Applicant knows, or ought to know, is confidential; and/or 

All copies of any of the information referred to above. 

in the public domain otherwise than as a result of a breach of these terms or another obligation of confidence; 

independently developed by the recipient; 

already known by the recipient independently of its interaction with the other party and free of any obligation of confidence; or 

that must be disclosed at law.