GENERAL

1 Use of ACCEL™ is subject to these terms and conditions.
2 ACCEL™ is provided by James Hardie Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 12 084 635 558) (‘James Hardie’).
3 Use of ACCEL™ is open to all persons or businesses that participate in the building industry in Australia whether as an architect/designer, builder, installer or distributor of building products and who register as a user.
4 To register as a user, a person must complete the ACCEL™ training module and registration form.
5 Users will fall into different user categories according to the nature of their business.
6 If a user refuses to provide all necessary information outlined in the registration form, James Hardie may refuse access to ACCEL™.
7 It is an ongoing condition of use of ACCEL™ that a user agrees to receive, including by means of email or other electronic communication, technical updates and supplements in relation to James Hardie’s products.
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The right to access ACCEL™ is personal to each registered user and cannot be transferred to another person or company.

9 Users of ACCEL™ gain access to a suite of online tools and information and access to James Hardie’s building industry experts all of which is aimed at helping users make the best use of James Hardie and Scyon™ products in their business.
10 James Hardie may vary the tools and information provided as part of ACCEL™ from time to time without notice.
11 James Hardie will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including but not limited to all direct, indirect and consequential loss or damage) or for any personal injury or death which is suffered or sustained as a result of being an ACCEL™ user. This does not apply to any liability that cannot be excluded by law.
12 Separate terms and conditions apply to the use of specific tools such as CAD drawings and also in respect of James Hardie’s products. See [attach link to legal page] for more information.
13 In the event of any dispute relating to the interpretation of these terms and conditions or any issues arising relating to use of ACCEL™, James Hardie’s decision is final and binding and no correspondence shall be entered into.
14 James Hardie may at its sole discretion suspend or terminate a user’s right to access ACCEL™ without notice.
15 If a registered user does not login to ACCEL™ for a period of 6 months, they will be sent an email notifying them that their registration has become inactive and that they will need to reregister for further access to ACCEL™.
16 By registering as an ACCEL™ user, users consent to the information they submit when registering being entered into a database maintained by James Hardie. Users consent to James Hardie using this information for the purposes of sending users future technical, promotional, marketing and publicity material without any further reference and this includes information sent by electronic communication including but not limited to email or SMS.
17 Users have the right to access, update or correct any of their information and should contact James Hardie with any request to do so.
18 It is a condition of use of any online tools on the ACCEL™ website that users acknowledge and agree that any information they enter or authorize to be entered in the process of using one of the online tools is visible to and may be accessed by James Hardie and its employees. Users agree that James Hardie may use any such information to help users identify further opportunities to use Scyon™ and other James Hardie products on projects and to help users identify opportunities to achieve lower “on the wall costs”. However, James Hardie has no obligation to use the information in this manner or at all.
19 Users acknowledge and agree that use of an online tool may result in them being contacted by a James Hardie representative or receiving an electronic communication as a follow up.
20 James Hardie reserves the right to make alterations to these terms and conditions without notice. From time to time, James Hardie may publish updated copies of these terms and conditions on the ACCEL™ website.
21 These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of New South Wales and users submit to the non exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales in relation to any disputes arising in connection with them or the use of ACCEL™.