Terms and Conditions

  1. Acceptance of Terms: By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms, which constitute a legal agreement between you and the owner of the website.

  2. Use of the Website: You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use this website in accordance with these Terms. You agree to use this website for lawful purposes only and not to engage in any conduct that may harm the website, its owners, or other users.

  3. Intellectual Property: All content on this website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, digital downloads, and software, is the property of the website owner or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright laws. In addition, the website owner acknowledges the importance of Māori intellectual property rights and mātauranga Māori, and agrees to respect and protect such rights. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or use any content on this website without the express written permission of the website owner.

  4. User Submissions: By submitting any content to the website, including but not limited to comments, feedback, or suggestions, you grant the website owner a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and display such content in any manner or medium without compensation to you. If you are submitting any mātauranga Māori, you represent and warrant that you have the right to share such content and that you are not infringing on any intellectual property rights or cultural protocols.

  5. Disclaimer of Warranties: This website is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The website owner does not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or its server are free of viruses or other harmful components.

  6. Limitation of Liability: In no event shall the website owner be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use or inability to use this website, even if the website owner has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

  7. Indemnification: You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the website owner, its affiliates, officers, agents, and employees from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising out of or in connection with your use of the website or any violation of these Terms.

  8. Modification of Terms: The website owner reserves the right to modify or amend these Terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

  9. Governing Law: These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the website owner operates, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

  10. Entire Agreement: These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the website owner regarding the use of this website and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral.