Website terms and conditions
These terms and conditions apply to your use of our website and the information it contains. By using or linking to our website, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by them and that you will comply with all applicable laws.
Disclaimer
The information on our website has been prepared by Central Districts Water, or provided to us by the councils that established us or other persons. We make all reasonable efforts to ensure – but to the maximum extent permitted by law do not warrant or represent – that our website and its content:
- is accurate and up to date
- is free from errors or omissions
- is accessible and secure, and that access is uninterrupted
- is free from viruses, faults, defects, or other harmful components, and
- does not infringe any other person’s rights.
The information on our website is not exhaustive and may change without notice at any time. It is not provided as advice or on the basis that it is suitable for any particular purpose. Users are responsible for making their own assessment of the information and should seek assistance from their own professional advisors in relation to it. We do not accept responsibility or liability for any loss, damages, costs or expenses (whether direct or indirect) resulting from anyone’s use of, or reliance on, the information on our website or the functionality of our website.
Where our website or social media channels allow users to post opinions and comments, they are the opinions and comments of those users, not Central Districts Water or the councils that established it.
Copyright
The information on our website is owned or licensed by Central Districts Water or the people or organisations that provided it to us, including the councils that established us.
You are not permitted to copy and sell, or to exploit for commercial purposes, any information on our website.
You are permitted to access, view, print, and copy the information on our website for non-commercial personal or internal business purposes.
You may also reproduce information on our website free of charge and without further permission, so long as you:
- do so for informational purposes
- reproduce it accurately
- do not use it in a misleading or derogatory context, and
- acknowledge that the information is sourced from Central Districts Water and is subject to copyright.
Some information on our website – including registered and unregistered trademarks, logos and service marks – is owned by people other than Central Districts Water. That information retains the status given to it by the relevant copyright or other rights holder. The permissions above do not apply to such information, and no licence to copy, reproduce or adapt it is granted to users of our website.
The permissions above are not written authority from any council to use its coat of arms in contravention of section 234 of the Local Government Act 2002, or to otherwise claim or imply their patronage or that of Central Districts Water.
If you have any questions about the use, copying, sharing or adaption of any information on our website, please contact us at info@centraldistrictswater.co.nz
Links and our website
We are not affiliated with any person whose goods or services are linked to or from our website or any associated site. We do not sponsor, endorse or approve of any of those goods or services. We do not guarantee that external sites are accurate or that they will operate correctly. Users are responsible for making their own decisions about the accuracy, reliability and correctness of information found through links to external sites.
You may link to our website site, but permission is restricted to making a text link without any alteration of the website's content.
Privacy
Your privacy is important to us at Central Districts Water. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices or our collection, use and sharing of personal information, you can contact us at info@centraldistrictswater.co.nz
See our privacy statement for more details
Asking for information
If you would like to ask us for information, you can send an email to info@centraldistrictswater.co.nz
We comply with the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the Privacy Act 2020, which may apply to your information request depending on its nature and details.
General use of our website
Unless specifically authorised by us or in accordance with other parts of these terms and conditions, you are not allowed to do anything which alters our website or interferes with or affects its operation or functionality. This includes removing anything from it, adding anything to it, or distributing any part of it to anyone else.