Terms and conditions

User Agreement

By using the External Moodle, you agree:

  • that you are responsible for your own use of the course sites within University of South Australia (UniSA) External Moodle and for any content you submit, post, publish or distribute on the site including but not limited to forum posts, wiki contributions, video, audio and file uploads;
  • that you will use the site in compliance with the Terms of Use defined below and comply with all relevant laws rules and regulations of Australia or any other jurisdiction, including copyright laws;
  • that University of South Australia can act as outlined in these Terms of Use.
Terms of Use
1 - Compliance

You must comply with these terms. Failure to do so will result in immediate cancellation of your account and denial of access to UniSA External Moodle.

You may also be liable to compensate the University of South Australia or other person who suffers loss due to your breach of these terms.

Conduct that constitutes a possible breach of law will be referred to an appropriate authority for investigation. The University will give that authority all reasonable assistance requested, including disclosing your personal data to the authority.

2 - Variation of terms of use

UniSA reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time without advance notice. Changes to the Terms of Use will be effective immediately upon inclusion on this page.

By accessing a UniSA External Moodle course site after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement to the modified Terms of Use.

Return to this page periodically to ensure you are familiar with the most current version of the Terms of Use.

2 - Authorised Accounts

In order to participate fully in UniSA External Moodle course sites you must register for a user account which authorises your personal access to eligible External Moodle course sites. You will be required to provide information including your name, an email address and a user password. You must never share access or divulge access information for your user account with a third party. All information provided by you must be accurate and current.

Any prospective user under 15 will require an email from his or her parent or guardian approving his or her request for an account and consenting to the collection and use of the prospective user’s personal information. 

3 - Code of Conduct

Unacceptable behaviour is not permitted to occur on, or through the use of, the University’s computer systems.  The Acceptable Use of Information Technology (IT) Facilities Policy applies to use of the External Moodle.

Users of UniSA External Moodle course sites must not transmit information or material that:

  • contains discriminating or sexually harassing content
  • is profane, pornographic, obscene, indecent or unlawful
  • defames, harasses, threatens or intimidates others
  • infringes another person's intellectual property
  • is advertising or any form of commercial solicitation
  • is related to partisan political activities
  • contains unsolicited personal opinions on social, political, religious matters, where sending such opinions is not a legitimate part of undertaking a course
  • discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit, or to encourage or incite others to commit, illegal acts
  • contains intentionally inaccurate information or that is posted with the intent of misleading others.

Users of UniSA External Moodle course sites must not:

  • use, or attempt to use, another person's logon credentials without authorisation
  • use another person's identity or conceal or misrepresent their name or affiliation or address.
5 - Content access and use

The resources, texts, assessments, quizzes, videos, images and other instructional material provided are for the personal use of enrolled users in connection with courses they are undertaking.

The University of South Australia reserves the right to alter, amend or delete any program, course, admission requirement, mode of delivery or other arrangement without prior notice.

6 - Copyright

Unless indicated as being in the public domain, all content on External Moodle is protected by copyright laws. Copyright law restricts the copying of material subject to copyright (documents, music, broadcasts, videos etc.) except with the express permission of the copyright owner.  The University of South Australia is the owner of copyright in course materials presented on the External Moodle, unless otherwise indicated.

Certain reference documents, digital textbooks, articles and other information presented on course sites are used with the permission of third parties.  The use of these materials may be subject to conditions, which will be identified with the material. By using External Moodle course sites, you agree to abide by all third party conditions.

Except as permitted by copyright law, no copying, storage or transmission of material published on the University's webpages (including the External Moodle) may be undertaken without prior written permission of the University of South Australia.  To request permission to use material published on the University's webpages, please ask the Library

You must not modify or delete any copyright or other notifications on content you obtain from course sites.

5 - Malicious behaviour

Users of External Moodle course sites must not transmit information or material that is, or contains, chain letters, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, corrupted files, malware, spyware or any other similar software that may damage the operation of another person's computer or property.

External Moodle sites must not be used in any manner intended to damage, disable, overburden or impair any UniSA server or network. Attempts must not be made to gain unauthorized access to course sites, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to UniSA through hacking, password mining or any other means. Users must not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information stored on sites, servers or associated computers through any means not intentionally made available through UniSA External Moodle.

6 - Reporting non-compliance

Suspected breaches of the UniSA External Moodle Terms of Use must be reported by email to the UniSA Help Desk at ISTS.Helpdesk@unisa.edu.au

7 - Disclaimers

The External Moodle makes use of third party, open source software.  The University of South Australia has no control over the accessibility, useability or security of this software.

While every effort is made by the University of South Australia to ensure that accurate information is disseminated through the External Moodle, the University does not confirm the accuracy, veracity or completeness of information provided by any other person. 

The University has no knowledge of your particular circumstances or your purpose in using the External Moodle.

To the extent permitted by law, the University of South Australia will have no liability to you with respect to your use of the External Moodle.  To the extent that consumer guarantees apply under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), the University limits its liability under these terms to the remedies provided for under that Act.  Without limitation, the University of South Australia will not be liable for any special indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of income or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising in connection with the use or performance of the External Moodle.

The External Moodle contains hypertext links to third party websites where relevant to a course.  These are included as convenience for users and do not indicate or imply any link or affiliation between us and the third party or any endorsement of the third party or material appearing on the third party’s website.

The user of the links remains responsible for any fees charged by a linked site and must comply with laws and conditions of use applying to that site.

8 - Privacy notification

8.1 Consent

This part of the Terms of Use describes the personal information which will be collected, stored and used by UniSA as a result of your use of the External Moodle.  By choosing to use the External Moodle, you are consenting to the collection, storage and use of your personal information.

UniSA is bound by the State Records Act 1997 and will store the personal information in accordance with that legislation.

8.1 Personal information collected by UniSA

If you are not a University staff member or student, your personal information will be collected by the University at the time you apply for an External Moodle user account.  This personal information will be held by the University and only be used for the administration of your user account.  If you do not provide this information, an account will not be able to be established for you and you will not be able to access the External Moodle.

If you are a University staff or student, then the University will use personal information which it currently holds about you for the purpose of administering your use of the External Moodle. 

Personal information provided by you while using the External Moodle will also be collected and stored by UniSA.

8.2 Personal information collected when using the External Moodle

The University also collects personal information when you use a University website, including the External Moodle.

Cookies

One way of collecting information is through cookies, which are small information files that many websites store on your hard disk. For example, when you log into your External Moodle account from a particular computer for the first time, cookies containing your log on information will be saved to your hard disk. The server can then read your cookie file to confirm your identity for that site.  Cookies are used by the University to enhance the experience of using the University's website and provide information to users of the website (including targeted information regarding services offered by the University).

A Client Relationship Management system (CRM) uses the cookies to identify the IP address of a device used to access the University's website and matches that IP address to information held by the University. You may choose to disallow Cookies through your web browser settings. This may alter some functionality otherwise available on the University's website.

Website usage

The University makes a record of your visit to its website using Google Analytics Web statistics service.  The University logs the following information for statistical purposes - IP address, the date and time of the visit to the site, the pages accessed and documents downloaded, the previous site visited and the type of browser and OS being used. More information about Google Analytics and privacy.

8.3 Privacy Policy

For information on how the University holds, uses and discloses personal information collected generally, please view the University’s policy on Privacy.

8.4 Complaints and additional information

If you have any questions or concerns, want to access or correct personal information, or believe the University has breached its obligations under the Australian Privacy Principles or its Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer, Director: Chancellery and Council Services by email at privacy.officer@unisa.edu.au or by mail to:

Privacy Officer
GPO Box 2471
Adelaide SA, 5001

If you are a European Resident and have any questions about the University's compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), please contact the Privacy Officer, Director: Chancellery and Council Services (who is also the University's Data Protection Officer for the purposes of the GDPR) in the first instance.