Terms of Service

1. About these Terms

1.1 Who we are

4S Corporates Pty Ltd (ABN ) is a corporate services and consulting company based in Melbourne VIC, Australia. We operate the website https://4scorporatesau.space and provide the services described on our Services page. In these Terms, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to 4S Corporates Pty Ltd, and “you” and “your” refer to our client or any user of this website.

1.2 How these Terms apply

These Terms apply to all services we provide unless we have agreed in writing to specific terms for a particular engagement. Where we issue a proposal, quote or engagement letter that conflicts with these Terms, the document most recently agreed in writing will prevail to the extent of the conflict.

2. Our Services

We provide corporate services and consulting, including business advisory, governance and compliance support, documentation assistance and related services. The exact scope of any engagement will be set out in a written proposal, quote or engagement letter agreed between us before work begins. Any description of our services on this website is general information only and does not constitute financial, legal or tax advice.

3. Quotes, Proposals and Engagements

You can request a quote through our Get a Quote page or by contacting us via our Contact page. Quotes and proposals we issue are valid for 30 days from the date of issue unless stated otherwise. An engagement begins only once you have accepted our quote or proposal and any required onboarding steps have been completed. We may decline an engagement, or limit its scope, at our discretion.

4. Fees, Invoicing and Payment

• Fees for our services are set out in the accepted quote, proposal or engagement letter.
• All amounts are quoted in Australian dollars (AUD). GST is payable in addition to our fees where applicable and will be shown on our tax invoices.
• Invoices are payable within 14 calendar days of issue unless otherwise agreed in writing.
• If an invoice remains overdue, we may suspend work on your engagement until the account is brought up to date, and interest may be charged on overdue amounts as stated on the invoice.
• Pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in delivering the services will be on-charged at cost with supporting documentation.

5. Variations to Scope

If the scope of an engagement changes, either party may request a variation. We will confirm any varied scope, timeline or fees in writing before performing the additional work. Work performed outside the agreed scope may be invoiced separately.

6. Your Responsibilities

To enable us to deliver our services effectively, you agree to:

• provide accurate, complete and timely information and documents reasonably required for the engagement;
• respond to requests for feedback, approvals or instructions within a reasonable time;
• use our services and any deliverables only for lawful purposes connected with your business;
• comply with all laws applicable to your business and your use of our services; and
• ensure you hold any authority required to instruct us on behalf of any entity or person you represent.

We rely on the information you provide. We are not responsible for delays, errors or rework caused by incomplete, inaccurate or late information or instructions.

7. Confidentiality

Each party must keep confidential all non-public information it receives from the other party in connection with an engagement, and use it only for the purposes of the engagement. This obligation does not apply to information that is or becomes public through no breach of these Terms, was lawfully known before disclosure, or must be disclosed by law or a regulator. This obligation survives the end of any engagement.

8. Privacy

We handle personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Our Privacy Policy forms part of these Terms and explains what information we collect, how we use it and how you can seek access to or correction of your personal information.

9. Intellectual Property

All content on this website, including text, layout and branding, is owned by or licensed to 4S Corporates Pty Ltd and is protected by Australian and international law. You may view and print pages from this website for your own internal business use, but you must not reproduce, republish or commercialise our content without our prior written consent.

On payment of our fees for an engagement, you own the final deliverables prepared specifically for you under that engagement. We retain ownership of our pre-existing methodologies, templates, tools and know-how, and any know-how developed in the course of providing services that is not specific to your affairs.

10. Third-Party Links and Services

This website may contain links to third-party websites, software or services. These links are provided for convenience only and do not imply endorsement. We do not control third-party services and are not responsible for their content, availability or practices. Any dealings you have with third parties are at your own risk.

11. Consumer Guarantees under Australian Consumer Law

Our services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)). Where the Australian Consumer Law applies, our services must be provided with due care and skill, be reasonably fit for any purpose you have made known to us, and be supplied within a reasonable time when no time is set.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any consumer guarantee, right or remedy that you have under the Australian Consumer Law or any other applicable law that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified.

If our services do not meet a consumer guarantee that applies and cannot be excluded, you may be entitled, under the Australian Consumer Law, to have the services re-supplied or to compensation for the reasonable cost of having the services supplied again.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, and except for liability that cannot lawfully be limited (including liability under consumer guarantees that cannot be excluded):

• our total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with an engagement is limited to the fees you actually paid to us for the services giving rise to the claim;
• we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or for loss of profit, revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings; and
• our liability for any failure to comply with a consumer guarantee that cannot be excluded is limited, where permitted by the Australian Consumer Law, to the re-supply of the services or the payment of the cost of re-supplying the services.

You are responsible for obtaining your own independent professional advice where appropriate. Nothing on this website constitutes financial, legal or tax advice.

13. Suspension and Termination

Either party may end an engagement by giving at least 14 days’ written notice to the other party. Either party may end an engagement immediately by written notice if the other party commits a material breach of these Terms and fails to remedy it within 14 days of notice, or becomes insolvent. If an engagement ends, you must pay for all services properly performed and expenses properly incurred up to the date of termination. Clauses that by their nature should survive termination (including confidentiality, intellectual property, liability and governing law) will continue to apply.

14. Dispute Resolution and Governing Law

If a dispute arises out of or in connection with these Terms, the parties agree to first attempt to resolve it by good-faith discussion between senior representatives for a period of 28 days. If the dispute is not resolved, the parties agree to attempt mediation in Melbourne VIC before commencing court proceedings, except where urgent relief is required.

These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia. The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria and the courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.

15. General Provisions

• Severability: if any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force.
• Waiver: a failure or delay by a party to enforce a provision is not a waiver of that provision or any other provision.
• Assignment: you must not assign or transfer your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent.
• Notices: notices under these Terms must be in writing and may be given by email to the addresses last notified between the parties.
• Entire agreement: these Terms, together with any accepted quote, proposal or engagement letter and our Privacy Policy, form the entire agreement between the parties regarding their subject matter.
• Events beyond our control: we are not liable for delays or failures in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, provided we notify you and take reasonable steps to mitigate the impact.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version will always be published on this page with a revised “last updated” date. Changes take effect when published, except that the version of these Terms in force at the time you accepted a quote or proposal will continue to apply to that engagement unless you agree otherwise.

17. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please email us at ceo@4scorporatesau.space or reach out through our Contact page. We aim to respond to enquiries within two business days.