The Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. incorporated in Western Australia and operating as FamilyHistoryWA (FHWA) is a not for profit organisation established in 1979 and operated by an elected Management Committee on behalf of its membership.

Policy of the Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. for Copyright and Disclaimer for Material published

Preamble
The Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. (the Society) operating as FamilyHistoryWA (FHWA) publishes material and content in different media, in both print and digital formats. While not limited, the main platforms are the web site, Facebook and the Western Ancestor journal. The terms: “Content”, “information” and “material” are used throughout and have the same meaning. The Policy comprises sections for the web site which includes sub-sites and Facebook, the Western Ancestor journal and a general Copyright statement and Disclaimer which apply to all forms of publication whether digital or other.

FHWA Web Site Copyright
Information, articles, newsletters, data, indexes, tables, ideas, documents, charts, text, logos, images, graphics, photographs, files, audio and video clips, formats, software, PDF documents, or any other item, contained on or downloadable from any page of the FamilyHistoryWA (FHWA) web site, hereafter the “Content”, are the exclusive property of the Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. (the Society) and its content contributors.
This Content cannot be copied, reproduced, broadcast, downloaded, stored (in any medium including social media platforms), transmitted, shown or played in public, adapted of changed in any way, or used for any purpose whatsoever, except for personal, or non-commercial purposes, without prior written permission from the Society. Subject to the conditions herein, the reproduction of any Content owned by the Society and held by or accessed from the FHWA web site should be acknowledged as sourced from FHWA together with an appropriate bibliographic citation.
FHWA pages may be freely linked to other sites, but specific format, graphics and content must not be copied without the prior written permission of the Society.

FHWA Web Site Third Party Content
The site may include Content, including but not limited to family trees and records supplied by third parties, including FHWA Members ('third party material'). The Society does not monitor and accepts no liability for third party Content. Any information contained in third party material, is the responsibility of the respective author(s), or providers of that third-party material. The Society makes no representation and gives no endorsement of the accuracy, adequacy, currency, suitability, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of third-party material of any third-party material provider or the identity, knowledge or qualifications of any third-party material provider. Your access to and reliance on third party material is entirely at your own risk.
References in third-party material, to any specific products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its sponsorship, endorsement or recommendation by the Society, and such references shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

Adopted by Management Committee on 21 February 2021