Terms of Use

This site (the "Site") is administered, hosted and owner by Waitemata District Health Board ("we", "our", "WDHB").

Agreement to terms

These terms apply to the entire contents of the Site. By viewing and using the Site, you will be deemed to agree to these terms.

General obligations

You agree not to:

• (a) damage, interfere with or harm the Site, or any network, or system underlying or connected to them, or attempt to do so
• (b) use a robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Site or information featured on it for any purpose.

Revisions

We may revise these terms of use at any time. Any such revisions will take effect once notified through a post on the Site.

Copyright

© Copyright Waitemata District Health Board

The Site and material featured on this Site is subject to copyright.  Unless specified in or on the material, all material contained on the Site may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring specific permission.  This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context.

Where the material is being published or issued to others, the source and copyright status must be acknowledged.

Privacy

This section explains how WDHB uses any information you give to us through this website www.waitematadhb.nz and the way we protect your privacy.

Security

Protecting the privacy and personal data of the visitors to our website is of the utmost importance to us. This site has security measures in place to protect the loss and alteration of information under our control.

Personal Information

• We do not collect personal information on this site unless you choose to give it to us.
• We do not collect identifiable information about you if you only browse our website.
• Information provided will be held by us, Waitemata District Health Board.

Use and disclosure

• We only use personal information that you provide to us through this site for the purposes for which you supplied it. We do not share your personal information externally unless this is necessary for the purpose for which you gave us the information (for instance to investigate a complaint) or sharing is permitted by law.
• If you provide feedback regarding our website we will only use it to develop and improve the site.
• We analyse non-identifiable web traffic data to improve our services.

Important Information

This privacy statement does not cover links within this site to other websites.

Your Rights and Choices

We are happy to provide you with access to any personal information that we hold about you. If it is wrong, please ask us to correct it.

For explanations of what we do with your information, check the parts of the site where you can provide us with that information, or contact our team. 

Disclaimer

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.  WDHB does not warrant that the Site provided will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, WDHB disclaims and excludes all implied conditions or warranties, including, but not limited to, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

This Site is for information only.  The information provided on the Site is not intended to supplant the need for you to take appropriate medical advice in relation to any health issues and should not be relied upon in the place of medical advice.  We recommend that you seek the advice of your doctor if you have any queries or questions, or require any medical or health-related advice or assistance.  The information contained on this Site is derived from a number of sources.  While the WDHB has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that all information is from reliable and reputable sources and is accurate, it accepts no liability or responsibility for any acts or omissions, done or omitted in reliance in whole or in part, on the information.  The WDHB accepts no responsibility for the manner in which this information is subsequently used.

You agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any and all liability and responsibility of WDHB to you or any other person under or in connection with these terms of use, or in connection with this Site, or the material on the Site, or your use of or inability to use this Site, is excluded regardless of whether such liability arises in contract, tort (including negligence), equity, breach of statutory duty or otherwise.  WDHB’s liability and responsibility is excluded in respect of any and all loss or damage, whether direct or indirect, including, without limitation, loss of profits, loss of data, loss of business or anticipated savings, general and special damages, and consequential and incidental loss.

Links

WDHB is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind. WDHB cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and WDHB has no control over availability of the linked pages or documents. WDHB does not author, edit, or monitor the content, links, or services provided by third parties.

It is the policy of WDHB not to permit links to the Site (included in so-called "deep links" to pages of the Site other than the homepage) without the prior written permission of WDHB.

General

These terms of use are governed by the laws of New Zealand. You submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of New Zealand.

Please contact us if you have any questions.