The Nautical Nerds Inc.
ABN: 67 108 773 870
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
1. General Information
The information on this website is provided by The Nautical Nerds Inc. for general information, education and awareness purposes.
We aim to provide information that is accurate and useful, but information may change over time and may not always be complete, current or suitable for every purpose.
2. Environmental and Scientific Information
Our website may contain information about marine environments, oyster reef restoration, water quality, research, conservation methods and related environmental matters.
Environmental and scientific knowledge, project methods, results and regulatory requirements may change as new information becomes available.
Information on this website should not be relied upon as professional scientific, environmental, engineering, legal or regulatory advice for a particular project or situation.
Where appropriate, you should obtain advice from a suitably qualified professional or relevant authority.
3. No Professional Advice
Nothing on this website constitutes legal, financial, taxation, accounting, investment, medical, safety or other professional advice.
Information relating to donations and possible tax deductibility is general information only. Individual circumstances may differ, and donors should obtain their own taxation or financial advice where required.
For further information about donations, receipts and refunds, please see our Donations & Refunds Policy.
4. External Websites and Third-Party Services
Our website may contain links to external websites, organisations, research, government resources, media, social-media platforms and third-party services such as GiveNow and technology providers used to operate features of our website.
These links and services are provided for convenience, functionality or additional information.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, The Nautical Nerds Inc. does not control external websites or third-party services and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, accuracy, privacy practices or terms of use.
A link to another organisation or website does not necessarily mean that The Nautical Nerds Inc. endorses everything published or provided by that organisation.
5. Professor Shell and Artificial Intelligence
Our website includes an interactive artificial-intelligence chatbot known as Professor Shell.
Professor Shell uses artificial intelligence to generate responses to questions entered by website users. Users are interacting with an automated AI system, not a human representative of The Nautical Nerds Inc.
AI-generated responses are provided for general information, education and entertainment purposes only. Although we aim for Professor Shell to provide useful and relevant information, artificial-intelligence systems can make mistakes or produce information that is inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, out of date or inappropriate to a particular situation.
You should not rely solely on information provided by Professor Shell when making important decisions.
In particular, Professor Shell should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional scientific, environmental, medical, legal, financial, taxation, regulatory, safety or emergency advice.
Where information is important, users should verify it using appropriate authoritative sources or seek advice from a suitably qualified professional or relevant authority.
Please do not enter passwords, payment-card details, financial information, health information or other sensitive or confidential personal information into Professor Shell.
Questions and other information submitted through Professor Shell may be processed using third-party technology or artificial-intelligence service providers in order to generate a response. Further information about how information submitted through the chatbot may be collected, used, disclosed or processed is provided in our Privacy Policy.
The Nautical Nerds Inc. may change, suspend, limit or discontinue Professor Shell or its functionality at any time.
6. Website Availability and Accuracy
We may update, change, remove or add website content from time to time without notice.
While we take reasonable care in maintaining the website, we do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free or free from technical problems.
To the extent permitted by law, The Nautical Nerds Inc. is not responsible for loss arising solely from reliance on general information contained on this website or information generated through Professor Shell.
Nothing in this Disclaimer excludes, restricts or modifies any rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified.
7. Projects, Plans and Future Activities
Information about proposed projects, partnerships, funding, research, environmental activities or future plans may reflect intentions or expectations at the time of publication.
Projects and activities may change due to funding, approvals, environmental conditions, research findings, operational requirements or other circumstances.
Unless clearly stated otherwise, information about a proposed or developing project should not be treated as a guarantee that the project will proceed exactly as described.
8. Privacy
Use of personal information collected through this website, including information that may be submitted through Professor Shell, is addressed in our Privacy Policy.
9. Contact
If you believe information on our website or information provided by Professor Shell is inaccurate or requires updating, please contact:
The Nautical Nerds Inc.
Email: contact@thethenauticalnerds.org
Location: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
ABN: 67 108 773 870
Last updated: 10 September 2026