The following are common questions and the answers about The-Bar-End.com hosting.

Is The-Bar-End.com a commercial operation?

No. The-Bar-End.com is run by Edward Barend, an Australian citizen. Due to the resources available to me (which are beyond my personal needs) I have decided to allow Australian individuals or Australian groups or Australian associations wishing to have a website to use these excess resources free from any hosting charge so long as the abide by the hosting Guidelines. The service is provided on an "as is" basis.

How is The-Bar-End.com hosting funded?

The-Bar-End.com is funded out of my own pocket. Admitably my pockets are not deep, and saving a major event, most of the costs should be able to be meet. If there is a need for additional funding for any reason I will email participants to see if they wish to make a voluntary gift. As I am not a gift receipient or a business (this service is a hobby of mine) under the Australian Income Tax legislation it is expected that these gifts will not be tax deductible.

How will you know if I am an Australian Resident?

Part of the initial formalities will be to obtain information about who you are. For individuals this will require a copy of your current drivers license or Australian Passport or other acceptable form of identification. This information will only be used in accordance with the Privacy Policy for The-Bar-End.com.

I am an individual who is an Australian resident. I would like to set up a personal website. Can I use your hosting service?

Yes, I would be more than happy to have your website hosted on my web server so long as you abide by the hosting Guidelines.

We are a group of ladies who get together to do craft work. We would like to be able to have a few web pages to promote our group and show off our work. Are we able to take up your free offer for web hosting?

Yes, I would be more than happy to have your website hosted on my web server so long as you abide by the hosting Guidelines.

My wife and I run a small pizza shop in Melbourne and employ a couple of casual staff to help out. Are we able to take up your free offer for web hosting?

No. You are operating a commercial enterprise and should therefore be using a commercial hosting service.

We are a group of people who have a common interest in motorcycles. We already have an inexpensive web host but they only provide a very limited amount of space for us to host our web pages. Are we able to set up a sub domain on your server so we can include a greater number of events in our photo albums?

Yes, I would be more than happy to have your sub domain hosted on my web server so that you can display your event photographs so long as you abide by the hosting Guidelines.

We are a small Australian association with our only funding coming from membership fees. These fees do not even cover the operations of the association and we rely heavily on our members volunteering time and resources to make ends meet. Are we able to use your free hosting service?

Yes, I would be more than happy to have your association hosted on my web server so long as you abide by the hosting Guidelines.

We are a large Australian association with funding coming from membership fees, donations, courses, and Government grants. We have a large investment portfolio in excess of one million dollars. Are we able to use your free hosting service?

No. By the sound of things your association is in a great financial position and more than able to afford a commercial hosting service.

Can you provide us with a design for our web pages?

No. The-Bar-End.com is a hosting service only. You may, however, find some useful hints about how to set up a web page in the resouces section.

Browse through the information available on these pages, including the Guidelines, and if you wish to take it further or know more then please do not hesitate to contact me for further information about possible instigation of your free hosting. All initial contact is via the email address on the contacts page.