Who we are and what this covers

This website is operated by Take A Sip (“we”, “us”, “our”), an Australian digital product studio. These terms apply to your use of this website (the “Site”) only. How we handle your personal information is explained in our Privacy Policy.

Accepting these terms

By accessing or using the Site you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the Site. If you use the Site on behalf of a business, you confirm that you have authority to accept these terms for that business.

About the information on this site

The Site describes our studio and the products and ventures we are building. Descriptions, features, availability, screenshots, interface previews and timing are illustrative and indicative only, and may change or be withdrawn without notice. Nothing on this Site is an offer to supply a product or service, a quote, or a promise that any product will be released.

Our products and ventures

Many of the products shown on this Site are in development, and some are built with partners. Where a product is marked as in development, it may not be available to use, and any preview shown may not reflect the final product. Individual Take A Sip products carry their own terms of service once publicly available. Where a product has its own terms, those terms apply to that product and prevail over these terms for that product.

Enquiries and partnerships

Sending an enquiry through the contact or partner form does not create a contract, a partnership, an agency or any commitment by either of us. Any paid work, joint venture or partnership will only exist once we have agreed it in a separate written agreement or proposal, and the terms of that document will apply to that work instead of these terms.

We do not agree to keep information confidential just because it was sent through the Site. Please do not include trade secrets, confidential documents or sensitive personal information in your first message. If confidentiality is needed, we are happy to sign an appropriate agreement before you share details.

Ideas and submissions

You keep ownership of any ideas, concepts and materials you send us. By sending them, you give us a non-exclusive licence to use them for the purpose of reviewing and responding to your enquiry, and you confirm that you have the right to send them and that doing so does not infringe anyone else’s rights.

We develop our own products and work with many people, so we may already be working on, or may later independently develop, products or ideas similar to yours. Receiving your submission does not prevent us from doing that, does not oblige us to pay you or credit you, and does not transfer any of your rights to us. Any arrangement to develop your idea together will be recorded in a separate written agreement.

Client and paid work

This Site does not set out our prices, timelines, deliverables or terms for paid work. If we agree to do work for you, that work will be governed by a written proposal or agreement that sets out the scope, fees, payment terms, ownership of what is created and any other terms. Until such a document is agreed, we have no obligation to provide services and you have no obligation to pay for them.

Intellectual property

The content of the Site, including its text, design, graphics, layout, interface previews, product names, logos and branding, belongs to Take A Sip or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. Other trade marks shown belong to their respective owners, and their use here does not imply endorsement.

You may view the Site, and share links to it. You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, publish or commercially exploit any part of it without our written permission, other than as permitted by law.

Acceptable use

You agree not to use this Site:

• for anything unlawful, fraudulent, defamatory, obscene or harassing;
• to send spam or unsolicited commercial messages, including through our forms, or to submit false or misleading details;
• to introduce viruses or other malicious code, or to attempt unauthorised access to the Site or its systems;
• to interfere with, overload or disrupt the Site, or to scrape it in a way that harms its performance; or
• to infringe anyone else’s intellectual property, privacy or other rights.

Availability and security

We aim to keep the Site available and secure, but we do not guarantee that it will be uninterrupted, error-free or free from harmful components. We may suspend, restrict or change the Site at any time, including for maintenance.

Links and third-party services

The Site may link to third-party websites and rely on third-party services to operate. We do not control those sites or services and are not responsible for their content, availability or practices.

Disclaimer and limits on our liability

The Site is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent the law allows, we exclude all warranties and conditions that are not set out in these terms, and we are not liable for any loss or damage (including indirect or consequential loss, or loss of profit, data or opportunity) arising from your use of, or reliance on, the Site.

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law or any other law that cannot be excluded. Where we are allowed to limit our liability for a breach of a guarantee or condition that cannot be excluded, we limit it, to the extent permitted, to resupplying the service or paying the cost of having it resupplied.

Your responsibility

You are responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of these terms or your unlawful use of the Site, to the extent permitted by law.

Blocking access

We may block or restrict your access to the Site, and remove any submission, if we reasonably believe you have breached these terms or are misusing the Site.

Changes to the site and these terms

We may change or discontinue any part of the Site at any time. We may also update these terms; the “last updated” date shows the latest version. Continuing to use the Site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

General

• These terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the whole agreement between us about your use of the Site.
• If any part of these terms is unenforceable, the rest continues to apply.
• If we do not enforce a right straight away, that does not mean we have given it up.
• You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these terms without our written consent.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws in force in Australia. You and we submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Send us a message through the contact form.