PRIVACY POLICY

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Our Words Matter is committed to ensuring your privacy is protected according to the relevant privacy legislation. Our Words Matter may use personal information provided by visitors to this website for any of the following purposes:

• Replying to your queries;

• Processing your application for registration for use of Our Words Matter services or to gain access to information on this site made available only to registered users;

• Providing you with information, products or services in relation to this site;

• Providing you with information about Our Words Matter;

• Providing commercial partners with non-individually identifying demographic information;

• Any specific purpose which Our Words Matter notifies to you at the time the personal information is collated; and/or

• Complying with relevant legislation and regulations.

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Our Words Matter may disclose personal information about you (including your identity) to third parties for any of the above purposes, or if required to do so by law. Our Words Matter may also disclose your information if Our Words Matter determines that disclosure is necessary in connection with any breach of these Terms of Use.

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Our Words Matter may use non-personalised statistics about the use of this website to continually improve it and improve customer service. These statistics do not comprise personal information. Where you provide personal information to obtain any service or information through this website, it is your responsibility to ensure that personal information is correct, complete and up-to-date.

 

Please note that this website may contain links to other sites not controlled by Our Words Matter. Those sites may not follow the same privacy policy as Our Words Matter.

 

Cookies

Our Words Matter may use “cookies” to provide you with access to tailored information and services on this site, and to serve you better when you return to it. A cookie is a small data file that the site sends to your browser, which may then store it on your computer system for later retrieval by the site. Cookies track your movements through different websites; they do not record any other personal information about you. Cookies are widely used on websites to help with navigation and to personalise your experience when you visit a website. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your settings to prevent cookies being stored. However, if you do this, the service Our Words Matter is able to provide to you may be inhibited.

 

Confidentiality

Our Words Matter will attempt to seek permission wherever possible before using any communication or material transmitted to Our Words Matter or this site by electronic mail or otherwise but in the event that contact cannot be achieved items you transmit, including ideas, suggestions, information or other material, may be reproduced, published, modified, adapted or transmitted without restriction. Where users have commented in the user comments their permission and licence is automatically granted upon publication for the reproduction, publication, modification, adaptation or transmission of their comments without restriction.

 

Additional Terms

You may need to agree to additional terms and conditions for particular services, promotions or competitions which may be made available to you from time to time through this site. Any such additional terms will be read in conjunction with these Terms of Use. In the event of any inconsistency between these terms and any additional terms and conditions, the additional terms and conditions will prevail for those particular services, promotions or competitions.

 

Disclaimer

The information provided on this site is for general guidance only. Users of the information contained on this site must make their own assessment of the suitability and appropriateness of the products, services and information for their particular use.

 

All Liability Excluded

• To the extent permitted by law:

• all warranties, representations and guarantees (whether express, implied or statutory) are excluded, including without limit, suitability, fitness for purpose, accuracy or completeness of this website or the content on, or accessed through it; and

• Our Words Matter will not be liable for any damage, loss or expenses, or indirect losses or consequential damages of any kind, suffered or incurred by you in connection with your access to or use of this website, or the content on, or accessed through, this website.

 

If the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 applies, you may have rights or remedies, which are not excluded or limited by the above. If you are using this Website or its content for business purposes, the above exclusions and limits will apply and the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 will not apply.

 

The exclusions and limits set out in these Terms of Use will also operate for the benefit of the Our Words Matter affiliates and related entities, partners, relevant suppliers, licensors and agents of Our Words Matter which Our Words Matter uses to provide the website.

 

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify Our Words Matter, affiliates and related entities, relevant suppliers, licensors and agents of Our Words Matter in respect of any loss, damage, cost or expense (including reasonable enforcement costs, whether incurred on a solicitor and own client base or otherwise) suffered or incurred by Our Words Matter as a result of any inaccurate, defamatory, illegal or incomplete information provided or views expressed by you to Our Words Matter or any breach by you of any of your obligations under these Terms of Use or any other applicable terms and conditions for other services, promotions or competitions on this website (including any acts or omissions of your employer, contractors or agents).

 

Governing Law

This site and its Terms of Use are governed the laws of New Zealand and all matters or disputes connected with this site or the Terms of Use will be dealt with by the New Zealand courts.

 

Amendments

Our Words Matter may amend these Terms of Use from time to time. You should periodically revisit this page to review the then current Terms of Use. By continuing to use this website after any such amendment, you are deemed to have agreed to the amended terms of use.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns in relation to this site or these Terms of Use, please contact us. 

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