top of page
Terms & Conditions
1. Introduction
1.1 Welcome to the Pride Wairau website. These terms and conditions outline the rules for using our website. If you need to contact us about these terms or our website, please email us at the address provided in the Contact Us section below.
2. General Usage Terms
2.1 Accessing and using our website is subject to:
(a) The terms and conditions detailed below.
(b) Any specific terms mentioned on our website.
(c) Our Privacy Policy, which may be updated periodically.
2.2 By accessing and using our website, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these terms. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use our website or should stop using it immediately.
2.3 We may change the format, content, or functionality of any part of our website at any time.
2.4 All information on our website is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to be relied upon nor as a substitute for your own judgment or for advice (including medical advice). We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or suitability of any information on our website.
3. Changes and Updates
3.1 We reserve the right to update these terms at any time by posting a revised version on our website. The updated terms will take effect immediately upon posting.
3.2 We may also take additional steps to notify you of these changes directly. It is your responsibility to review these terms regularly to stay informed of any updates.
4. Permitted and Prohibited Uses
4.1 You must:
(a) Review and comply with any eligibility criteria mentioned when you use our website.
(b) Use our website for personal, non-commercial purposes only.
4.2 You must not:
(a) Use the website to violate the privacy or other rights of other users or any third party.
(b) Use the website in any manner that breaches any applicable laws or causes distress, harm, or inconvenience to others.
(c) Engage in data mining, screen scraping, or crawling of the website, its pages, or its content, or use any process that sends automated queries to the website without our prior written consent.
(d) Misuse or disrupt any part of our website, including by knowingly introducing software viruses, trojans, worms, or other harmful material.
(e) State, suggest, or imply any commercial relationship with us, that you are our agent, or that we have endorsed any submission you may make to our website.
5. Security and Privacy
5.1 We take the security of your information and your use of our website seriously. We implement reasonable technical and organisational precautions to protect our website and the information we hold.
5.2 However, due to the inherent nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee that our website or any information we hold or that you transmit to us will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
5.3 You are responsible for taking your own measures to reduce the risk of viruses or other forms of interference damaging your computer system.
6. Limitation of Liability
6.1 To the extent permitted by law:
(a) Our website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and any warranties, representations, conditions, undertakings, and terms, whether express or implied, are excluded.
(b) We will not be liable under contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise for: (i) your access to, use of, inability to use, or reliance on our website; or (ii) any information contained in, accessed, or provided to us through our website.
6.2 You acknowledge that access to our website is provided free of charge, and therefore the exclusions of liability in this clause are fair and reasonable.
6.3 Our website may provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These external websites are beyond our control, and the inclusion of a link does not imply our endorsement of the content on those websites or any association with their operators. External websites may have their own terms of use and privacy policies, which you should review before using them.
6.4 If you link our website to your own, you must remove the link at our request.
7. Intellectual Property
7.1 We own or have obtained valid licenses for all copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights used on our website. All such intellectual property rights will remain solely with us and/or our licensors.
7.2 Unless otherwise indicated, the material on our website is protected by copyright. You may reproduce this material on your own computer for personal use free of charge, provided you:
(a) Reproduce the material accurately.
(b) Do not use the material in a derogatory or misleading manner.
(c) Acknowledge the source and copyright status of the material.
7.3 You may not post or redistribute any portion of our website unless you have obtained a license from us.
8. Event Registration & Funding Terms
8.1 Specific terms and conditions regarding the provision of funding by Pride Wairau for your event or registering in our festival are outlined separately on the event registration page and in the event and funding contracts signed with Pride Wairau.
9. Governing Law and Miscellaneous
9.1 These terms are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of New Zealand, and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand.
9.2 These terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding our website.
9.3 If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary so that the rest of these terms will remain in full effect. Our failure to exercise any right will not be considered a waiver of that right or any other rights we may have.
9.4 In these terms: (a) headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation; (b) a reference to a statute includes all regulations under and amendments to that statute and any statute passed in substitution for that statute or incorporating any of its provisions; (c) words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa; (d) a reference to a party includes that party’s successors and permitted assigns and substitutes; (e) “including” will be read as “including, without limitation”; and (f) the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
bottom of page