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Last updated: 28/06/2026
www.cool.org (“Website”) is operated by Cool Australia Limited as trustee of the Cool Australia Trust ABN 52 435 794 034 (“Cool Australia”, "Cool.org", “we”, “us, “our”). Cool.org develops and produces resources (including educational content) that are made available by Cool.org for access and use via the website for free.
These terms form the agreement between Cool.org and the user (User, you).
The user must read and accept these terms prior to accessing the platform and using the resources.
The user accepts these terms, along with an order, by clicking ‘I accept’ (or otherwise confirming the acceptance of these terms electronically).
By accepting these terms, you agree that you have read, understood and will be bound by the Agreement.
By accessing the website and/or using the resources, you accept and agree to comply with the terms. If you do not accept these terms, you should not access the platform and/or use the resources.
If you use AI tools made available by Cool.org, use of those tools will be subject to our AI User Policy, the terms of which are set out here and form part of these terms.
We may amend the terms at any time, and we will notify you of any amendment to the terms on our Website.
2.1 Information, graphics, images, videos, advertisements and other content (“Material”) and resources on this website have been provided by a variety of agencies and stakeholder companies. Ownership of intellectual property rights in the Resources (other than in the material provided by third parties such as our sponsors) is owned by Cool.org. The resources may not be passed off as your own. Please do not frame any part of this website without our prior written permission.
2.2 Resources contained on this Website can be downloaded, copied and communicated by Users who are covered by statutory licensing arrangements with the Copyright Agency Limited (this includes schools, students, teachers and other educational institutions) for educational non-commercial purposes. Otherwise, such information and/or resources may not be copied, modified, distributed or otherwise exploited without our prior written permission.
2.3 If you would like to republish versions of this website in other publications, for example, by using a picture of the website's home page, please contact Cool.org directly by letter or as instructed in the Contact section of this website. These requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
3.1 You must not use this website and resources in any way or for any purpose that is unlawful or breaches these terms.
3.2 You must not:
disrupt, damage, impair or interfere with the Website or any servers, software, hardware or equipment connected to it;
restrict or inhibit any other user from using or enjoying the website; attempt to bypass any firewalls associated with the website, or to distribute or transmit junk or spam email that contains any resources
distribute or transmit any virus or other harmful code on the website or to any other user;
distribute any part of the resources for commercial purposes;
breach any applicable law regarding your use of the website;
try to reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any part of the Website;
try to modify, adapt, translate, or sell the website, or any part of it, or any resources on it (other than your own materials or resources);
use the Website to undertake, show or distribute details of any non-Cool.org competition, survey, scheme or chain letter or to falsely represent (i) your identity or (ii) that you are related to or affiliated with any other person or entity; and
access any part of this Website that you are not authorised to use (including but not limited to trying to circumvent any security measures put in place).
4.1 You are responsible for:
the suitability, uploading, downloading, use, operation, communication, accuracy and legality of any content you upload, send or communicate to the Website (“Content”) and you acknowledge that Cool.org does not monitor, install, configure, download, review, authorise, edit or alter such Content.
backing up your content.
4.2 You authorise and license Cool.org to copy, reproduce, communicate, distribute and display the Content for the purposes of providing accessibility to the Website and/or Resources and any associated services to you.
4.3 You warrant that the content and your use and provision of it complies with all applicable laws;
is not obscene, indecent, unsuitable for minors, excessively violent, racist, misleading, deceptive or defamatory;
does not infringe any intellectual property rights or other rights of any entity or person;
does not include pornography, nudity, adult sexual content or any sex-related merchandising;
is not damaging to our servers or any other servers on the internet; and
does not include material or resources relating to hacking, viruses, anarchy, or that promote or participate in wilful harm to Internet sites or providers.
4.4 If you become aware of any content in breach of the above, you must notify Cool Australia immediately at the contact details listed on this website. Cool.org may, without notice to you, remove, amend, alter or deny access to any content at our sole discretion if:
Cool.org must do so by applicable law (including an order or judgement of a court or tribunal or other competent body (such as a “take down notice” issued under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth)); or
In Cool.org’s opinion, any such content breaches clause 4.3 of these terms or is, in our sole discretion, otherwise inappropriate.
5.1 For security, statistical, compliance, regulatory and other related purposes Cool.org may:
monitor the user's access to the website and use of the resources; and
record or otherwise capture data or other information relating to the User's access to the Website and use of the Resources (including username, country and location).
6.1 The user acknowledges that Cool.org retains the sole discretion regarding the resources and features, functions and other benefits that will be available within the website from time to time and that:
Nothing in these terms requires Cool.org to provide or maintain any particular resources or features, functions and other benefits of the website;
Cool.org may vary the resources and features, functions and other benefits available to the user in respect of the website at any time;
Not all of the resources and features, functions and other benefits may be available at all times;
Some or all of the resources and features, functions and other benefits may be unavailable due to scheduled outages and downtime, disaster recovery processes or due to circumstances beyond the control of Cool.org; and
Nothing in these terms imposes obligations on Cool.org to provide any services to the user in respect of the Website, including (without limitation) development or customisation services, technical or user support, training or maintenance services.
7.1 The website may contain third-party advertisements. Such advertisements do not in any way imply that Cool.org endorses or recommends the advertiser, its products, services or websites (even if linked). You must deal with the relevant advertiser regarding the advertiser and its products and/or services. To the extent permitted by law, Cool.org disclaims all responsibility for any interaction between you and the third party and has no liability in relation to such interaction.
8.1 During your use of the Website, we may issue to and request from your computer blocks of data known as “cookies”. By using this Website, you authorise us to issue such cookies to your device.
9.1 Cool.org will attempt to ensure that resources on this website are correct; however, we cannot guarantee their accuracy, suitability or completeness. The resources are provided to you on an “as is” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, subject to clause 11.3.
9.2 Without limiting clause 10.1 and subject to clause 11.3, Cool.org does not warrant or guarantee to the User that the Website and Resources:
will be uninterrupted or error-free;
will be suitable or fit for any particular purpose;
is professional advice and to be relied upon as such;
will be accurate or reliable; or will be compatible with any other computer software, computer hardware or other technology.
9.3 This website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties. Cool.org does not make any representation as to the accuracy or suitability of any of the information contained on those other websites and does not accept any responsibility or liability for, or give any endorsement in respect of, the conduct, content, products or services of those other websites or their operators.
10.1 To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, Cool.org, its directors, employees and suppliers will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential damages or lost profits) resulting from your use of or access to, or your inability to use or access, the website and/or resources.
10.2 If the user is a consumer as defined in section 3 of the Australian Consumer Law (Consumer) and supplies PDH Goods or Services to the user, Cool.org acknowledges that the user may have certain rights under the Australian Consumer Law in respect of the guarantee provided under Division 1 of Part 3-2 of the Australian Consumer Law (Consumer Guarantees) as they apply to the PDH Goods or Services supplied by Cool.org, and nothing in these terms should be interpreted as attempting to exclude, restrict or modify the application of any such rights.
10.3 If the user is a consumer and any goods or services supplied by Cool.org to the user are non-PDH goods or services, Cool.org’s liability to the user in connection with any breach of the consumer guarantees in respect of those non-PDH goods or services is limited (at Cool.org’s discretion)
In the case of services:
the supply of the services again; or
the payment of the cost of having services supplied again; and
In the case of goods:
the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods;
the repair of such goods;
the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or acquiring equivalent goods; or
the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired.
11.1 Cool.org may terminate these terms and your access to the website and/or resources at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you must immediately cease accessing and using the website and resources. All restrictions imposed on you, licences granted by you, disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in the Terms will survive termination.
If any provision of the Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of the Terms, which will continue in full force and effect.
The terms are governed by and will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia, and all disputes arising from the terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State.
Cool.org will collect, handle and store personal information (including personal information regarding the User and their access and use of the website and resources) in accordance with Cool.org’s privacy policy, a copy of which is available at https://cool.org/privacy-policy or by requesting a copy from Cool.org through the contact form or by calling 1300 853 810.
In these terms, unless the context otherwise requires:
Australian Consumer Law means Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (or any equivalent State or Territory legislation).
Content is defined in clause 4.1(a) of these Terms.
Data means the information and data generated by the website or made available to the user through the website.
PDH Goods or services means goods or services which, for the purposes of the Australian Consumer Law, are of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use or consumption.
Material is defined in clause 2.1 of these terms.
Resource means any material, content or data created, developed, licensed or owned (whether in part or full) by Cool Australia, including lesson plans, online courses, fact sheets, infographics, worksheets, student worksheets, teacher explainers, videos, how-tos and podcasts in relation to Australian school education, which are made available for access, use and download on the website, and 'resources' has a corresponding meaning.
In these terms, headings are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these terms and, unless the context otherwise requires:
The singular includes the plural and vice versa;
If a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;
The meaning of general words is not limited by specific examples introduced by ‘includes’, ‘including’, ‘for example’, ‘such as’ or similar expressions;
A reference to a person includes an individual, a partnership, a corporation or other corporate body, a joint venture, a firm, a trustee, a trust, an association (whether incorporated or not), a government and a government authority or agency; and
No provision of these terms will be construed to the disadvantage of a party merely because that party was responsible for the preparation of the Terms or the inclusion of the provision in the terms.