Terms of Use

Plain-English Summary (Non-Legal)

BIMei exists to share knowledge openly.

You are welcome to use, adapt, and build on BIMei materials for learning, research, and internal use, as long as:
- you credit BIMei,
- you do not sell or monetise the materials, and
- you share adaptations under the same licence.

Our tools and outputs are educational, not professional advice.
If you plan to generate revenue from BIMei materials (with limited educational exceptions), you’ll need to talk to us first.

The formal terms below explain this in more detail.

1. About BIMe Initiative

The BIM Excellence Initiative website (https://BIMexcellence.org/) (“Website”) is developed, operated, and maintained by ChangeAgents AEC Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia (ABN 15 545 766 126) (“we”, “us”, or “BIMei”).

By accessing or using the Website, its materials, tools, applications, or related services, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

2. Purpose of the Website

BIMei provides open educational resources, research outputs, frameworks, tools, and thought leadership related to Building Information Modelling (BIM), digital transformation, and organisational performance.

All content and tools are provided for educational and informational purposes only.

3. No Professional Advice

All materials, tools, assessments, outputs, indicators, scores, visualisations, and guidance provided through the Website or associated platforms:

- are not professional advice;
- do not constitute certification, accreditation, or endorsement; and
- are not a substitute for professional, legal, technical, financial, or other expert advice.

You remain solely responsible for how you interpret and use BIMei outputs.
BIMei is not liable for decisions or actions taken based on their use.

4. Licence and Use of Materials

4.1 Default Licence

Unless otherwise stated, BIMei materials are licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.

This licence allows you to:

- Share — copy and redistribute the material;
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material;

provided that you:

- give appropriate attribution;
- use the material for non-commercial purposes only; and
- license derivative works under the same licence.

The full licence text is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

4.2 What “Non-Commercial” Means at BIMei

To reduce ambiguity:

- Permitted without permission
- - Personal learning and research
- - Academic and educational use
- - Internal organisational use (including government and consultancy internal work)
- - Teaching by educational institutions, even where tuition fees are charged

- Not permitted without permission
- - Selling BIMei materials or tools
- - Packaging them into paid products or services
- - Using them as part of revenue-generating offerings

If BIMei materials contribute to commercial value creation, a licence must be sought in advance.

When unsure — ask. We prefer conversations to cease-and-desist letters.

5. Tools, Data, Applications, and External Repositories

BIMei provides tools, datasets, and applications through:

- this Website, and
- external platforms such as GitHub or similar repositories.

Key points:

- All tools and outputs are provided “as is” and “as available”.
- No guarantee is made regarding accuracy, completeness, or suitability.
- Outputs are educational illustrations, not definitive evaluations.

Some repositories, datasets, or tools may include specific licence notices or usage conditions (e.g. in a README.md file).
Where present, those notices prevail and must be reviewed individually.

6. How to Attribute BIMei (Required)

When using BIMei materials, attribution must be clear and visible.

- A recommended attribution format is: “Source: BIM Excellence Initiative (BIMei), licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.”
- Where possible, include a link to: https://BIMexcellence.org/ and the applicable licence page.
- For adapted materials, clearly state: “This work is adapted from BIM Excellence Initiative materials, https://BIMexcellence.org".

7. User Accounts, Registrations, and Events

You may be required to create an account or register to:

- access specific Website features;
- participate in events or initiatives; or
- contribute content.

You agree to:

- provide accurate information;
- keep credentials secure; and
- use the Website responsibly.

BIMei reserves the right to suspend or terminate access in cases of misuse, abuse, or breach of these Terms.

8. User Contributions

Users may submit comments, feedback, data, or other content (“Contributions”).

By submitting Contributions, you confirm that:

- you have the right to submit them;
- they do not infringe third-party rights; and
- they are lawful and appropriate.

You grant BIMei a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, and analyse Contributions for educational, research, and knowledge-sharing purposes, including in anonymised or aggregated form.

Contributions are not confidential.

9. Acceptable Use

You must not:

- misuse, scrape, disrupt, or overload the Website or tools;
- remove attribution or licence notices;
- misrepresent BIMei materials as certified, endorsed, or proprietary;
- imply BIMei endorsement of products, services, or organisations without permission.

10. Intellectual Property

Except as permitted under the applicable licence:

- BIMei branding, names, and logos may not be used without prior consent.
- Rights not expressly granted are reserved.

11. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

- BIMei excludes all warranties, express or implied.
- BIMei is not liable for any loss, damage, or claim arising from use of the Website, materials, or tools.

Nothing in these Terms limits consumer guarantees under Australian law that cannot be excluded.

12. Privacy

Use of the Website is subject to the Privacy Policy, available at: https://BIMexcellence.org/privacy/

13. Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be updated from time to time. Continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia, and applicable Commonwealth legislation.

15. Contact

Questions regarding these Terms, attribution, or licensing may be raised via the contact details provided on the Website.