Website terms of use

This site is owned and operated by Taranaki Regional Council, trading as Te Pahi. Taranaki Regional Council (referred to as “Te Pahi”, “Te Pahi Taranaki”, “TRC”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of your information. The following Terms of Use govern the use of the Te Pahi website (“the site”).   

These Terms of Use do not apply to Have your say Taranaki, our public engagement and consultation website. Please see our Have your say Taranaki Terms of Useopen_in_new. 

These Terms of Use does not apply to Bee Cards. Please see the Bee Card Terms and Conditionsopen_in_new.

By accessing and using this site, you are choosing to accept and comply with the Terms presented throughout this agreement as well as the Privacy Policy. These Terms apply to all visitors and users of this site. Linked sites, affiliated services or third party content or software have their own Terms that you must comply with. If you disagree with any of the Terms presented in this agreement, you may discontinue using the site immediately. 

If you are under 18 years old, please ensure that your parent or guardian understands and accepts these Terms of Use (including the Privacy Policy). 

Accuracy of information

Taranaki Regional Council has made every reasonable effort to provide complete and accurate information on this website, but accepts no responsibility or liability for the public's subsequent use or misuse of the information provided. 

While every effort is made to keep this website up to date, please note that some documents and information may have been superseded and/or amended since they were first published. 

Indemnification 

Taranaki Regional Council, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, licensors and other partners are not responsible for any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising from a breach of this agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above. 

What content do we own? 

This website contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary information (“Intellectual Property”) of Taranaki Regional Council and its suppliers and licensors. Taranaki Regional Council owns and retain all proprietary rights in the intellectual property. All intellectual property in the content of this site including without limitation to text, software, source code, pages, documents and online graphics, photographs, sounds, audio, video and other interactive features are owned by or licensed to us. 

We are not responsible for your communications or dealings, including payment and delivery of goods or services, with a third party found via our website. Any loss or damage incurred from those communications or dealings are solely between the user and the third party. 

Disclaimer and Warranties 

Users must agree that you use of the site is at your own risk. We make no warranty that the site will meet your requirements or be uninterrupted or error-free. Any material that the user downloads through the site is done at their own risk and are responsible for any damages to their computer system or loss of data. 

What happens if these Terms change? 

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time without notice. The most recent version of the Terms can be seen on this page. By continuing to access or use our site after those revisions become effective, you agree and will comply to the revised terms. If you do not agree to the revised terms, please discontinue using our site.