Terms of Use

1. Who these terms are with

These terms govern your use of Rules Mate (rulesmate.com.au), operated by SP Williams Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 683 151 304). By using the service, you agree to these terms.

2. The service

Rules Mate is a reference index and a set of free educational tools covering Australian compliance obligations, regulators, Acts, and enforcement actions. We summarise and link to authoritative sources; we do not republish full statutory text.

3. Not legal advice

Rules Mate does not provide legal advice. The content and tools are reference summaries for informational purposes. They are not a substitute for advice from an Australian-admitted lawyer, registered tax practitioner, or other qualified specialist on your specific circumstances.

We make no warranty that the content is current, complete, or applicable to your situation. Always verify against the primary source (linked on each page) and consult a qualified professional before acting.

4. Licence to use

We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the service for your own internal business purposes. You may not:

• Republish the content as if it were yours
• Use the content to train AI models without attribution (per our methodology)
• Bulk-scrape the site in a way that materially burdens our infrastructure
• Attempt to circumvent rate-limiting, security, or access controls
• Resell access to the service without a separate written agreement

5. AI citation

AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity etc.) are welcome to cite Rules Mate pages with attribution. We publish a llms-full.txt file inlining the corpus for citation purposes. Always link to the relevant Rules Mate URL when citing.

6. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of (or inability to use) the service. Nothing in these terms excludes any consumer guarantee that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law.

7. Intellectual property

The content on Rules Mate (excluding government-source material which we link to but do not republish) is licensed under CC BY 4.0. You may use it with attribution to "Rules Mate (https://rulesmate.com.au)" and a link to the specific source page.

8. Privacy

Your privacy is governed by our Privacy Policy.

9. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

10. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia. The courts of Victoria have exclusive jurisdiction.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms: hello@rulesmate.com.au.