Terms of Service

These terms apply to the services run by Tasmanian Bands League Incorporated (ABN 40 759 019 145) (“the League”, “TBL”, “we”, “us”): this website, the member portal, and the Chordinate mobile app for Android and iOS when it is connected to the League (together, “the services”). By using the services you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use them.

The League is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit association. The services are free: there are no subscriptions, in-app purchases or advertising.

Who can use the services

• Anyone can browse the public website.
• The member portal and the Chordinate app are for members of League bands, their parents or guardians, and people a band or the League has invited (for example a visiting band’s contest contact). You need an account, which your band or the League sets up or approves.
• If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must complete or approve your registration, and must separately give permission before you can sign in to the Chordinate app. See “Young members” in our Privacy Policy.

Your account

• Your account is for you alone. Keep your password to yourself and do not share your sign-in.
• Keep your details accurate and up to date; you can edit most of them in the portal or the app.
• Tell your band or the League promptly if you think someone else has used your account.
• You are responsible for what is done through your account, including on a device you leave signed in.

Acceptable use

When you use the services you agree not to:

• post or send anything unlawful, harassing, defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, or that breaches the League’s Code of Conduct;
• share another person’s personal information from the member area outside your band, or use the directory for anything other than band business;
• try to reach information you are not entitled to see, including another band’s members or records;
• interfere with the services, probe or bypass their security, or introduce malicious code;
• copy member information in bulk, or use automated tools to collect data from the services, other than the public feeds we publish for that purpose;
• pretend to be someone else, or submit an entry, registration, transfer or consent you are not authorised to give;
• use the services for commercial solicitation or unsolicited bulk messages.

What you post

• You keep ownership of what you post or upload (announcements, replies, photos, documents). You give the League and your band permission to store it and show it to the audience it was posted to, for as long as it stays on the services.
• Only post material you have the right to share. That includes sheet music, recordings and photos of other people.
• Announcements and replies are visible to your band’s officers, who moderate them. Any member can report a post. We and your band’s officers may remove content that breaches these terms or the Code of Conduct.

Band officers

If your band has given you access to other members’ records (for example as Band Admin, Band Secretary or Musical Director), you agree to use that access only to run your band, to keep the information confidential, and to follow our Privacy Policy and any data agreement between your band and the League. That duty continues after you leave the role.

Registrations, contests and results

• The League’s Constitution and Contest Rules govern membership, registrations, transfers, permits, contest entries and results. If anything on the services differs from them, the Constitution and Contest Rules prevail. Current copies are on our Forms & Documents page.
• Deadlines, eligibility checks, schedules, draws and live contest information are provided to help bands and audiences, and we work to keep them right. They can change at short notice. Decisions of the League’s officials under the Contest Rules are the official record.
• A declaration, consent or approval you submit through the services (for example a player list declaration or a transfer approval) has the same effect as one given on paper.

The Chordinate app

• We give you a personal, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the Chordinate app on devices you own or control, for your own band activities.
• The app needs an internet connection to stay current. Schedules and announcements are cached on your device, so what you see offline may be out of date.
• Push notifications are a convenience, and delivery depends on your device, its settings and third-party services. Do not rely on a notification as your only source for a rehearsal or call time; check the schedule.
• You are responsible for your device, your mobile data charges, and keeping the app updated. Older versions may stop working.
• The app store you downloaded the app from (Google Play or the Apple App Store) has its own terms, which also apply. Google and Apple are not parties to these terms, are not responsible for the app or its content, and have no obligation to provide support for it. Questions or claims about the app should come to us.
• You must not reverse-engineer the app or use it to build a competing service.

Other websites and services

The services link to things we do not run: member bands’ own websites, ticket sellers, live streams, maps, and sponsors’ offers. Those are the responsibility of whoever runs them, and their own terms and privacy policies apply. A sponsor’s offer is between you and the sponsor.

Our content

The League’s name and crest, the design of the services, and the content we publish belong to the League or the people who contributed it. Band names and logos belong to the bands. You are welcome to share links and to quote news and results with attribution. Please ask before reusing photographs, archive material or documents.

Availability and changes

Volunteers build and run the services. We aim to keep them available and accurate but we do not promise they will be uninterrupted or free of errors. We may change, suspend or withdraw any part of them, and will give members notice of a significant change where we reasonably can.

Suspending or closing an account

• You can stop using the services at any time, and can ask for your account to be deleted on our account deletion page.
• Your access to a band’s area ends when you are no longer a member of that band.
• We may suspend or close an account that breaches these terms, puts other members at risk, or threatens the security of the services. Where we can, we will tell you why and give you a chance to respond.

Liability

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any right or remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law or any other law that cannot be excluded. Subject to that, the services are provided as they are, and to the extent the law allows the League, its officers and its volunteers are not liable for loss or damage arising from your use of the services, including from relying on a schedule or notification, from the services being unavailable, or from the acts of other users or third-party services.

Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, who can see it and what your rights are. It forms part of these terms.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Tasmania, Australia, and the courts of Tasmania have jurisdiction over any dispute about them.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. When we do, we will update this page and the “last updated” date above, and flag significant changes to members directly. Continuing to use the services after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms can go to the League Secretary at secretary@tbl.org.au.