Terms and Conditions

Welcome to taituara.elearning.org.nz

If you continue to use this website and the Learning Management System (LMS) you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Taituarā and its relationship with you in relation to this website and LMS.

If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you must stop accessing and using this website immediately. Taituarā may vary these terms and conditions at any time. By continuing to use the site after the terms and conditions have been varied, you agree to be bound by the variation.

The term "Local Government Professionals Aotearoa" or "Taituarā" or "us" or "we" refers to the owner of the website and LMS whose registered office is Level 9, 85 The Terrace, Wellington. The term "you" refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance, course materials and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.

Unauthorised use of this website may give to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without prior written consent from Taituarā .

Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of New Zealand.

Copyright Notice

Except as provided by the Copyright Act 1994, no content contained in this website may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

Privacy Policy

The internet offers the chance to collect information about site users. This information can be personally identifiable information or aggregated information. However your privacy is important to us and we want to be sure that you understand the terms and conditions relating to the way in which we collect information and the use of that information. This Privacy Policy tells you what information we collect, what we do with it and your rights to view, correct or change it. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner ( http://www.privacy.org.nz) provides further details of the New Zealand Privacy Act and how it protects personal information in New Zealand.

As part of our operations we collect personal information that you give to us to register for the online learning modules. We also collect information as you work your way through each module. This will include the questions you complete and your results.

Who we share this information with:

We will not share the information that we collect with any third parties apart from in the following circumstances:

The information may be hosted with a service provider. Our agreements with them protect the information that we collect from any use by them that we have not authorised.

The aggregated data (not the personally identifiable information) may be shared with third parties such as advertisers or business partners.

Your personally identifiable information may be shared with third parties when we believe in good faith that we are required to do so by law.

If we have asked your prior permission (which we would usually do at the time of collection), we may share the information with specified third parties. For instance we may ask permission to provide adjudicators access to your course materials or results for assessment purposes and/ or for NZQA Accreditation.

What else do we do with the Personally Identifiable Information?

We have collected this information in order to provide the best possible service to you while you are visiting this website and LMS. To this end we may use the information that you provide for the following purposes:

To verify your identity if you need help with a forgotten password or you are having login problems with one of our site services.

To process any transactions that you might make on our site.

To help provide any other services that you have requested

To offer the most relevant information suitable to you and your interests.

For any marketing, promotional, publicity, direct marketing or market research that we might undertake.

For any other purposes for which you have given permission.

What about Cookies?

A cookie is a small file that resides on your computer and is recognised by our server when you visit our sites. A cookie does not provide us with any personally identifiable information. It does provide details of your IP address, the computer platform that you use (eg Mac or Windows), the browser that you use (eg Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) and what domain you are accessing our sites from. With this information we can do the following:

Track traffic patterns to our site.

Ensure that the most relevant content is being shown.

Allow you to enter certain site member services without having to log in each time you visit.

If you would rather we did not use cookies with you, you can refuse them by turning them off in your browser and/or deleting them from your hard drive. You will still be able to visit our sites.

What about our Advertisers and Business Partners?

This Privacy Policy only relates to our sites. You should be aware that we are not responsible for the practices of our advertisers or business partners. Our site may contain links to other sites. You should check their privacy policies before providing personally identifiable information to them or any other third party.

Opting In and Opting Out

You will always have the option to opt in to certain services and to opt out of those services at any stage. This means you may change your mind at any stage about participating in any of our member services.

Can we change this Policy?

In order to reflect the fact that our activities and services will change over time, we reserve the right to change this policy at any time. Any changes to the Privacy Policy will be published in this website.

Your right to access your information

The New Zealand Privacy Act of 1993 gives you the right to access and correct this information. To find out more about how to do this, please contact us on (04) 905 1280.