Māori Television Service is a body corporate established under the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Act 2003. Whakaata Māori's principal function is contributing to the protection and promotion of te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori through content that informs, educates and entertains viewers, and enriches Aotearoa New Zealand’s society, culture and heritage. We play an essential role in realising the joint vision set out by the Maihi Karauna and the Maihi Māori strategies, and their common goal to revitalise te reo Māori. We aim to continue this role and complement these strategies by nourishing, sustaining and helping increase the use of te reo Māori throughout the world by delivering informative, educative, entertaining, inspiring and meaningful content that reflects the unique identity of Aotearoa New Zealand. The terms and conditions set out below ("Terms and Conditions") govern your use of Whakaata Māori Platforms. By using Whakaata Māori Platforms, you are considered to have read and accepted these Terms and Conditions, and you undertake to abide by them.
If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions, please leave and refrain from using Māori Television Platforms.
If you have any complaints or questions regarding Whakaata Māori Platforms or these Terms and Conditions then you can contact us through https://www.whakaatamaori.co.nz/contact. Whakaata Māori reserves the right to make changes to these Terms and Conditions which will be effective once they are published on https://www.whakaatamaori.co.nz/terms-of-use as well as Whakaata Māori Platforms. We advise you to revisit these Terms and Conditions on https://www.whakaatamaori.co.nz/terms-of-use and Whakaata Māori Platforms regularly to check these Terms and Conditions.
You agree to only use Whakaata Māori Platforms for purposes permitted by these Terms and Conditions. You are responsible for all equipment, software and network you use to access Whakaata Māori Platforms.
You are not allowed to:
To the extent permitted by law, Whakaata Māori and its information contributors and associated service providers exclude all warranties, including without limitation, as to the availability, accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of the Content, products or services, including products or services of any third party, that are made available via Whakaata Māori Platforms.
Whakaata Māori does not investigate or endorse any person, company or organisation that uses, advertises, posts on or provides Content to Whakaata Māori Platforms or any events, information, products or services offered for sale or otherwise identified or provided by them (“Third Party Content”).
The availability of Content through Whakaata Māori Platforms does not constitute advice about the appropriateness, value or suitability of any Content or Product, any particular transaction or course of action to you, nor does it constitute any recommendation or endorsement by Whakaata Māori of any Third-Party Content. Any decision that you make about any Content or Third-Party Content offered, identified or provided through Whakaata Māori Platforms or referred to or advertised on Whakaata Māori Platforms must be based solely on your own evaluation of your circumstances and objectives and of the Content or Third-Party Content. Whakaata Māori recommends that you independently verify the accuracy, currency or reliability of any Content made available via Whakaata Māori Platforms and upon which you intend to rely.
Whakaata Māori Platforms and Content available on it (excluding news and current affairs) are provided on an "as is" basis, unless otherwise stated by us. You understand that by using this Whakaata Māori Platforms, you may be exposed to Content (including news and current affairs) that which you may find indecent or objectionable.
Whakaata Māori makes no warranty that Whakaata Māori Platforms will be free from viruses or any kind of malicious code whatsoever. To the extent permitted by law, all implied warranties, conditions and representations about or in relation to:
are excluded.
To the extent permitted by law, we (and our officers, employees, agents or related bodies corporate) exclude all liabilities (including in contract, for negligence or otherwise) for any loss, damage (whether direct or consequential), costs or expenses suffered by you or claims made against you in connection with, however caused:
Whakaata Māori Platforms may contain links to external websites. Those websites are not part of Whakaata Māori Platforms and, unless otherwise indicated, are not under Whakaata Māori's control. No link appearing in Whakaata Māori Platforms and no external websites linked to Whakaata Māori Platforms is endorsed by Whakaata Māori and no responsibility is taken for material in them. You agree that by accessing any linked website you are doing so at your own risk and you agree to fully indemnify Whakaata Māori against any liability arising out of your accessing any linked website.
Whakaata Māori Platforms may contain links to external websites. Those websites are not part of Whakaata Māori Platforms and, unless otherwise indicated, are not under Whakaata Māori's control. No link appearing in Whakaata Māori Platforms and no external websites linked to Whakaata Māori Platforms is endorsed by Whakaata Māori and no responsibility is taken for material in them. You agree that by accessing any linked website you are doing so at your own risk and you agree to fully indemnify Whakaata Māori against any liability arising out of your accessing any linked website.
Where applicable, you are responsible for providing and maintaining correct and up-to-date information when registering on Whakaata Māori Platforms, and throughout your membership.
You are responsible for keeping your login information (i.e., email address and password) safe and secure. You will be responsible for any and all activities undertaken using your login details unless you can prove us otherwise (at our sole and free discretion). Your account is for your own personal use. You may not allow others to use your account and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. If you think that your details may have been used by someone else, we advise you to change your password immediately and notify Whakaata Māori as soon as possible. You agree to indemnify Whakaata Māori against any and all claims arising out of your failure to maintain the security and confidentiality of your login information.
We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to:
You agree that Whakaata Māori has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Content (including Content submitted by you) on Whakaata Māori Platforms.
By providing Content to Whakaata Māori for posting or publishing on Whakaata Māori Platforms, or posting or publishing content on the fields allocated for user entries on Whakaata Māori Platforms (e.g., comment sections) you:
You acknowledge that our use of your Content may include licensing or sub-licensing such Content to third parties and/or using such Content for advertising and promotional purposes. In no event shall we be required to seek your approval or provide you with any compensation in connection with such uses. You acknowledge that nothing contained within your Content would require us to seek permission of a third party in order to use the Content as described in these Terms of Use.
You acknowledge that copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights ("IPR") in Whakaata Māori Platforms and in the Content displayed or available through Whakaata Māori Platforms belongs to Whakaata Māori or its licensors.
You are provided access to Whakaata Māori Platforms only for your personal use. Subject to applicable laws:
Without limiting the above, and subject to applicable law, you may not without prior and explicit written permission from Whakaata Māori:
The trademarks used on Whakaata Māori Platforms are Whakaata Māori's trademarks or the trademarks of a third party. Nothing on Whakaata Māori Platforms should be construed as granting any licence to use any trade mark without the permission of the owner.
You must not use any of Whakaata Māori's trademarks:
You acknowledge that your use of Whakaata Māori Platforms and associated services may be subject to interruption or delay. Due to the nature of the network communications, Whakaata Māori and its service providers do not make any warranty that Whakaata Māori Platforms or services will be error free, without interruption or delay or free from defects in design or engineering.
We do not guarantee any compatibility for the software or hardware you use to access Whakaata Māori Platforms.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you specifically agree to indemnify and hold Whakaata Māori and its affiliates, employees, agents, representatives, licensors, Content providers, and third-party service providers, harmless from any and all claims and liabilities relating to your use of Whakaata Māori Platforms (including linked External Websites) or its use by any person on your behalf.
You acknowledge that you have read and understood the terms of the Whakaata Māori Privacy Policy available on https://www.whakaatamaori.co.nz/privacy-policy. We advise you to check Whakaata Māori Privacy Policy on a regular basis. You agree that Whakaata Māori may use and disclose information about you in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and Whakaata Māori Privacy Policy.
You acknowledge that Whakaata Māori is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 ("OIA") and may be required to disclose information (including without limitation, information about you) based on an OIA request unless there is good reason for withholding it under the OIA. We will notify you as soon as practically possible should an OIA request includes any information request directly about your account on Whakaata Māori Platforms.
In case any provision in these Terms and Conditions shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable; the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
We reserve the right to suspend, limited, cancel or disable your access or membership to Whakaata Māori Platforms without prior notice, if;
Whakaata Māori is not required to provide any reasons for a decision to suspend, limited, cancel or disable your access or membership to Whakaata Māori Platforms.
Upon termination of your membership, you will be restricted from accessing any member restricted area of Whakaata Māori Platforms, submitting any Content to Whakaata Māori Platforms and any Content submitted by you to Whakaata Māori Platforms or other information held by Whakaata Māori in relation to your use of Whakaata Māori Platforms may be deleted and will not returnable to you.
Whakaata Māori holds the benefit of all rights conferred on Whakaata Māori or its officers, employees or agents under these Terms and Conditions as trustee for those persons and may enforce those rights on their behalf in its capacity as trustee.
These Terms and Conditions are governed by, and construed in accordance with the law in force in New Zealand. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts for any proceedings in connection with these Terms and Conditions
In these Terms and Conditions:
Whakaata Māori Platforms means all of the websites, mobile websites and apps that we own and/or operate from time to time, regardless of how those websites are accessed by users (including via the Internet, mobile phone or any other device).
Content means information, data, text, software, illustrations, photos, audio, video, any combination of these or other materials.
Us, we, our or Whakaata Māori means Māori Television Service and its affiliates, related companies or joint ventures.