Terms of Use

Lobby500 provides rankings and analysis to help clients find and compare lobbying and government relations firms. You can view our content and refer to our rankings in accordance with these terms. You cannot use our badges or branding without a subscription or our prior written consent. The full terms follow.

Lobby500 is operated by Lobby500 Pty Ltd (ABN 58 700 001 556) ("Lobby500", "we", "us", "our").

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Lobby500 website, platform, publications, and related services (the "Service"). "You" and "your" refer to any person or entity accessing or using the Service.

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

If you are a subscriber, these Terms apply alongside your Subscription Terms. Where there is a conflict between these Terms and the Subscription Terms, the Subscription Terms prevail.

Lobby500 aggregates information from government registers, industry and public sources to produce rankings, analysis, firm profiles, badges, and related content.

We may change, update, correct, or discontinue any part of the Service, including its content, design, rankings, and methodology, at any time. If we discontinue the Service or your subscription, clause 11 and (for subscribers) the Subscription Terms apply.

Lobby500 and all associated branding, logos, badges, and marks are trademarks of Lobby500 Pty Ltd. You may not use any Lobby500 trademark without our prior written consent, except as expressly permitted by these Terms.

All content on the Service - including rankings, analysis, data compilations, firm profiles, badges, and the way information is selected, arranged, and presented - is protected by copyright under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).

Using the Service does not give you any ownership of our intellectual property. Except as permitted by these Terms, you may not:

(a) reproduce, distribute, scrape, mirror, frame, or create derivative works from any content without our written permission;

(b) use our methodology, rankings, or content to create a competing ranking, index, or similar service; or

(c) present our content as your own or without attribution to Lobby500.

Subscribers grant us a licence in content they contribute or approve, as set out in clause 7 of the Subscription Terms.

If you publish a statement about a Lobby500 ranking, it must be accurate when published. It must not misstate the position, category, recognition period, or nature of the recognition. If published online, it must include a link directly to the relevant ranking page on the Lobby500 website.

Lobby500 badges, logos, and other visual branding may only be used by subscribers in accordance with the Subscription Terms, or with our prior written consent.

Unauthorised use of Lobby500 rankings, badges, branding, or other intellectual property is a material breach of these Terms and may result in immediate termination of access and legal action.

You agree not to:

(a) interfere with or disrupt the Service;

(b) attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems;

(c) use the Service for any unlawful purpose;

(d) resell or commercially redistribute any content from the Service; or

(e) use the Service in any way that infringes on the rights of any third party.

The Service is for general information only. It is not professional, legal, or business advice. You should verify any information independently before making business decisions based on it.

Our data comes from government registers and other sources. We are not responsible for errors or omissions in the data, and data may be updated, corrected, or removed at any time without notice.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided "as is" and "as available", and we make no representations or warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. Consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law and other rights that cannot be excluded are unaffected (see clauses 8 and 12).

We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data, use, or goodwill arising from your use of the Service, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for all claims related to the Service is capped at the unused portion, calculated pro-rata, of the fees paid for your current subscription term at the time of the event giving rise to the claim, or AUD $100, whichever is greater.

Subject to clause 12, where liability cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law, our liability is limited, at our option, to re-supplying the services or paying the cost of having them supplied again.

The caps in this clause apply only to our liability to you. They do not limit your liability to us, including for breach of clauses 4, 5, 6, or 9.

You agree to indemnify Lobby500 against claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal costs) arising from your unauthorised use of Lobby500 content, rankings, branding, badges, or any other Lobby500 intellectual property, including any third-party claims resulting from that use.

Subscription fees, invoicing, renewal, and refunds are set out in the Subscription Terms.

We may suspend or terminate your access immediately upon written notice if you:

(a) breach these Terms (other than clauses 4, 5, or 6) and do not fix the breach within 14 days of notice;

(b) breach clauses 4, 5, or 6, for which no fix period applies;

(c) become insolvent or enter administration; or

(d) act in a way that, in our reasonable opinion, brings Lobby500 into disrepute.

We may discontinue the Service or any subscription on 30 days' written notice. For subscribers, renewal, cancellation, refunds, and the effect of subscription termination on badge and recognition artwork rights are set out in the Subscription Terms.

Clauses 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 12–14 survive termination.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or modifies any rights or guarantees under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) or other Australian laws, to the extent those rights or guarantees cannot be excluded or modified by agreement.

These Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia.

Before starting legal proceedings, both parties must try to resolve the dispute through genuine negotiation for at least 14 days after written notice.

Each party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.

We may assign these Terms, any Subscription Terms, and any rights under them without your consent in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructure, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets or business. You may not assign your rights without our written consent.

Notices must be in writing and sent by email. Notices to us must be sent to contact@lobby500.com. Notices to you may be sent to any email address you provide to us. You are responsible for keeping those email addresses current. Notices are deemed received on the next business day.

If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, it is severed and the rest of these Terms continue. Our failure to enforce any right is not a waiver of that right.

These Terms (and, where applicable, the Subscription Terms and any invoice issued under them) are the entire agreement between us.

For questions, email us at contact@lobby500.com