These terms and conditions apply to the use of this web site.  In using this website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.  If you do not accept these terms and conditions,    you must refrain from using the website.    In these terms and conditions, the expressions “we”, “us” and “our”  are a reference to the  Auckland Heart Group.   These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of force in New Zealand.

1.                    Amendments to Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions from time to time.  Amendments will be effective immediately upon notification on this website.  Your continued use of the website following such notification will represent an agreement by you to be bound by any amended terms and conditions.

2.                    Disclaimer

We do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused (including through negligence), which you may directly or indirectly suffer in connection with your use of our website or any linked website, nor do we accept any responsibility for any such loss arising out of your use of or reliance on formation contained on or accessed through this website.

To the extent permitted by law, any condition or warranty which would otherwise be implied into these terms and conditions is hereby excluded.  Where legislation implies any condition or warranty, and that legislation prohibits  us from excluding or modifying the application of, or our liability under, any such condition or warranty, that condition or warranty will be deemed included but our liability will be limited for a breach of that condition or warranty to one or more of the following: (i) the supplying of the services again or (ii) the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.

Exception to Disclaimer:  This disclaimer  does not attempt or purport to exclude liability arising under statute if, and to the extent, such liability cannot be lawfully excluded.

3.                    Specific Warnings

You must ensure that your access to this website is not illegal or prohibited by laws which apply to you and take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you employ for accessing this website does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your own computer system.  We do not accept responsibility for any interference or damage to your own computer system which arises in connection with your use of this web site or any linked website. 

Whilst we have no reason to believe that any information contained on this website is inaccurate, we do not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of such information, nor do we undertake to keep this website updated.  We do not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance by you upon the accuracy or currency of information contained on this web site.

Responsibility for the content of information appearing on this web site (including hyperlinks to health suppliers’ own web sites) rests solely with the health suppliers.  The placement of such information does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by us of the health supplier or its services and each health supplier is solely responsible for any representations made in connection with its information.

4.                    Restricted Use

You are provided with access to this website for your personal use only.  You are authorized to print a copy of any information contained on this website for your personal use,  unless such printing is expressly prohibited.  Without limiting the foregoing, you may not without our written permission on-sell information obtained from this website.

5.                    Termination of Access

Access to this web site may be terminated at any time by us without notice.  Our disclaimer will nevertheless survive any such termination.

6.                    Security of Information

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as totally secure.  Whilst we strive to protect such information, we do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to use.  Accordingly, any information which you transmit to us is transmitted at your own risk.  Nevertheless, once we receive your transmission, we will take reasonable steps to preserve the security of such information.

7.                    Copyright

Copyright in this website (including text, graphics, logos, icons, sound recording and software) is owned or licensed by us other than for the purposes of and subject to the conditions prescribed under the Copyright Act 1994  New Zealand  and similar legislation which applies in your location and except as expressly authorized by these terms and conditions, you may not in any form or by any means adapt, reproduce, store distribute, print, display, perform, publish or create derivative works from any part of this web site; or  commercialise any information products or services obtained from any part of this website without our written permission.

8.                    Trade Marks

Except where otherwise specified, any word or device to which is attached the ^TM or ® symbol is a registered trade mark.  If you use any of our trade marks in reference to our activities products or services you must include a statement attributing that trade mark to us.  You must not use any of our trade marks:

·          in or as the whole or part of your own trade marks;

·          in connection with activities or products or services which are not ours;

·          in a manager which may be confusing, misleading or deceptive

·          in a manner that disparages us or our information, products or services (including this web site)

9.                    Linked Websites

This web site may contain links to other web sites (“linked websites”).  Those links are provided for convenience only and may not remain current or be maintained.

We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices associated with linked websites.

Our links with linked websites should not be construed as an endorsement, approval or recommendation by us of the owners or operators of those linked websites, or of any information, graphics, material, products or services referred to or contained on those linked websites, unless stipulated to the contrary. 

10.                 Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy on this website. This website is provided by Auckland Heart Group Limited for interested persons to obtain medical and health information and information about health providers.

Currently we do not collect personal information through this website unless you have otherwise agreed to it.

We utilise cookies which enable us to analyse the number of visitors to the website and to monitor the traffic and usage patterns so to service you more efficiently if you revisit the site.  Your personal information will not be collected by the cookies until you have registered with or logged onto the website, in which case, your login name and password details may be identified and collected.  You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie and this will provide you with an opportunity to either accept or reject it in each instance.      If for any reason this website is enabled to collect personal information in the future, it will be used only for our internal purposes.  The use and disclosure of personal information in such circumstances will be governed by the Privacy Act 1993. 

We will preserve the content of any email you send us if we believe we have the legal requirement to do so.  Your e-mail message content may be monitored by us for trouble-shooting or maintenance purposes or if any form of e-mail abuse is suspected. 

All information which we collect from you (including your contact details and, if relevant, credit card details) is kept confidential to the best of our ability.  You will appreciate, however, that we cannot guarantee the security of transmission.

It is the responsibility of parents to monitor their children’s use of our web site.

If you wish to comment or query our privacy policy, or if you wish to make an inquiry regarding any personal information relating to you which may be in our possession, contact us on ahg@heartgroup.co.nz