TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. This service is for adults only. To register as a member of Social 8 you must be at least eighteen (18) years old. When you register and from time to time thereafter, Social 8 may require that you provide sufficient information to satisfy that you are at least eighteen (18) years old. By becoming a member you represent a warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years old.

2. We reserve the right at any time to do the following :-

2.1 Vary the Terms & Conditions of this agreement.
2.2 Vary the services offered by Social 8 and change any fees or charges from time to time.
Any changes we make will be effective immediately upon notice, which we may provide to you by any means, including and without limitation, posting on our website.

3. Social 8 may revoke the membership granted to you at any time for any reason whatsoever and reserve the right to immediately suspend or teminate your access to the service, without notice, upon any breach of this agreement by you which is brought to our attention.

4. Member Registration

4.1 To apply to become a member of Social 8 you must register on our website.
4.2 When you register to become a member you agree :-
4.2.1 to provide accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form and at the subsequent interview;
4.2.2 that we may rely on your registration to be accurate, current and complete.

4.3 Social 8 is committed to maintaining the privacy of our members and further information regarding the collection and use of your personal information can be found in our Privacy Statement.
4.4 The restrictions on becoming a member of Social 8 are disclosed below.
4.4.1 you may not join this service if you are a director, shareholder or employee of a dating or contact – related website or business, or a direct relative who is a
shareholder, or employee of a dating or contact related service;
4.4.2 you may not join this service if you have ever been convicted of a sexually related offence
4.4.3 you may not join this service if you are a minor
4.4.4 Social 8 reserves the right to refuse membership at our sole discretion without providing any notice or reason whatsoever.

5. Interview

5.1 Once you have registered your interest to become a member of Social 8 on our website, we will contact you to arrange a time to meet with one of our employees for an  interview.
5.2 The purpose of the  interview is to explain the service in more detail and to obtain further information about you in order to assist us in planning events for people. You are required to provide a small photograph at this interview to complete your application.
5.3 We will subsequently contact you, if your application is successful.

6. Event Attendance

6.1 If, after the preliminary interview you are offered membership with Social 8, you will receive invitations to attend Social 8 events and dinners.
6.2 By accepting our invitation and attending at those events, you agree to follow the rules explained in the terms of this agreement.
6.3 You agree to pay Social 8 a membership. Costs of dinners and functions will be provided when you receive the invitations to these dinners or functions. The costs of any drinks or any food not listed on the menu provided to you at the Speed Dinner, is your cost and is not paid by Social 8.
6.4 Social 8 does not warrant or guarantee the number of dinners or events that we will invite you to.

7. One on One Introductions

7.1 Clients registering for one on one introductions, agree that their profiles will be given or emailed to clients for the purpose of introductions.

7.2 A sample form of these porfiles is available at the office.

8.0 Follow Up
8.1 Dinners :  You will be asked to provide feedback from the dinners and to advise our staff if you wish to nominate a person from the dinner that you wish to contact. 
8.2 If a person you nominate also indicates that they would like to contact you after the event, we will provide the nominated contact details for you.

8.3  At the dinners, only your first name is written on the place cards at the table. However, if it is necessary to distinguish you from someone else with the same first name, we will include the first letter of your last name. 
8.4 If you do not have an email address, we will provide your mobile phone number or other contact number you nominate for this purpose. 

9.  Membership Cancellation 

9.1 You can cancel your membership by contacting us by email.
10. Cooling Off Period

10.1 All levels of Social 8 memberships, come with a cooling off period of two (2) working days during which time a full refund is available, should you decided to withdraw your application for membership.

11. Membership Suspensions

11.1   Should you decided to suspend your membership during the twelve month period covered by your membership fee, you may activate your membership at any time again during that twelve (12) month period.  However the period covered by your membership does not extend past th expiry date unless a renewal fee is paid. 

12 Code of Conduct

As a member you agree to the following terms : 
12.1 With the exception of contact you make with a Social 8 member with whom you have nominated and who agreed to the release of their contact details through email or by phone number provided, you will not directly or indirectly contact other Social 8 members without their invitation or consent.
12.2 You will not when corresponding with other members make any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually offensive, threatening, harassing or
racially offensive comments.
12.3 You will use the Social 8 service in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations. You will not when corresponding with other members make or include in your emails any negative anatomical or sexual references, or offensive sexually suggestive or commentive language, and you will not transmit any photos containing nudity or personal information. Social 8 reserves the right to cancel the membership of any member that does not comply with these prohibitions.
12.4 You will not engage in, advertise to, or solicitation of, other members to buy or sell any products or services through the service. You will not transmit any chain letters or junk emails to any other Social 8 members.
12.5 You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Social 8 members.
Social 8 reserves the right, but has no obligation to monitor disputes between you and other members. Any interaction may lead to legal remedy on behalf of Social 8. 
12.6  You will treat email and other information on this service as private and will not forward the person information without the permission of the publisher of that information.
12.7 You will not transmit by email to any other member any information containing content that is libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or otherwise violates any law. 
12.8  You will assume full responsibility for all fees and charges associated with your membership. 
12.9  You will not harass other members or continually attempt to communicate with someone who has clearly asked you to cease communication. You are responsible for ensuring that your behaviour with other members is lawful and complies with all applicable laws. To the extent that you do not comply with all applicable laws or any clause of this agreement, you release and discharge Social 8 from all rights, claims, actions, suits, proceedings and claims wich, but for this clause, you may have had against Social 8.

13. Liability and Indemnity 
13.1  Social 8 provides the Social 8 service on an “as is” basis and grants no warrantees of any kind, express, implied, statutory, in any communication with
Social 8 or its representatives, or otherwise with respect to the service. Social 8 specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantabiity, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Social 8 does not warrant that your use of the Social 8 service will be secure or meet your requirements, or that any defects in the service will be remedied. 
13.2  In addition, Social 8 disclaims all liability, regardless of the form of action, for the acts or omissions of other members or users of the service.
13.3 You will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Social 8, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties for any loss, damage or liability (including legal fees) relating to, or arising out of, your use of the service, including any breach by you of the terms of this agreement. 
13.4 Social 8 is not responsible for ensuring that members adhere to these terms, notwithstanding these terms outline behaviour that is unacceptable when participating in the service and under no circumstances is Social 8 liable to any member for any incident, consequential or indirect damages arising out of the use of the Social 8 service.
13.5 In addition, Social 8 disclaims all liability to the full extent permitted by law, regardless of the form of action, for the acts or omissions of other members or users. 
13.6  In the event that you have a conflict with a member, to the extent permitted by law, you hereby release Social 8 and our agents and employees from any claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind of nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such conflict.

14. Proprietary Rights

14.1 Social 8 owns and retains the proprietary rights in this Social 8 service. The service contains the copyrighted material, trade marks and other proprietary information of Social 8. 

15.  Information Supplied by Member

15.1 Social 8 will keep confidential all information supplied by you to us and shall use or disclose such information only for the purposes for which such information was collected or as required by law. 
15.2  For more information regarding the privacy of your personal information and how it is used please see our Privacy Statement.

16. Complaints

16.1 To resolve a complaint regarding the Social 8 service, you should first contact
Social 8.

17. General Provisions

17.1 You agree that the laws of South Australia govern this agreement, and that any dispute arising out of, or in relation to, this agreement, shall be subject to the Federal and State courts in South Australia. This agreement, accepted upon paying your registration fee, contains the entire agreement between you and Social 8. The terms will survive termination of your membership to the service. If any provision of this agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
17.2 Any provision of these Terms and Conditions which is prohibited or unenforceable will be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition of unenforceability but that will not invalidate the remaining provisions of that transaction document or affect the provision in any other jurisdiction.