Website Terms of Use

This website is owned and operated by the Wellington Access Broadcasting Society, Incorporated (hereinafter referred to as “Wellington Access Radio”). You are advised to read these terms carefully, as they govern your use of this website and its contents.

The website provides information about Wellington Access Radio, its activities, and programme-makers. By accessing and using the website, you shall be deemed to accept and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions of use (the “Terms”) and Wellington Access Radio’s Website Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any of the Terms, you must immediately cease all access to and use of the website.

Updates

• Wellington Access Radio reserves the right to amend the Terms of Use at any time by posting an updated version on the website.
• Wellington Access Radio may modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the website at any time, including but not limited to any service or content.

Intellectual Property

• Wellington Access Radio asserts ownership of all information presented on the website, whether such information is directly owned or licensed to Wellington Access Radio. All material on the website, including and without limitation, text, images, designs, graphics, photographs, videos, software, music, sound files, layout, look and feel, and any other information contained herein, is protected by copyright, various intellectual property rights (both registered and unregistered), and other proprietary rights.
• While Wellington Access Radio generally permits the use of the information contained within the website for community radio programme information and other legitimate purposes, such use must be accompanied by an appropriate acknowledgement of Wellington Access Radio. Any downloading, copying, saving, or any other reproduction of pages within the website requires prior authorisation and subsequent acknowledgement from Wellington Access Radio.
• The Website may periodically provide links to third-party websites, which may contain information that is protected by copyright and subject to restrictions on use or reproduction. You are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner to utilise copyrighted materials from third-party websites or materials on this website that are protected by the copyright of a third party. Wellington Access Radio cannot grant such permission on behalf of third parties.

Disclaimer

• The opinions expressed by programme-makers on or about the website do not necessarily reflect the views of Wellington Access Radio.
• Wellington Access Radio, its employees, or board members shall not accept any liability for any loss, howsoever arising, resulting from reliance upon any information contained on, or omitted from the website.
• The website is intended to provide general information to the public, and while reasonable care has been exercised to ensure that the information on the website is complete, accurate, and as up-to-date as practicable, Wellington Access Radio does not endorse the information, content, presentation, or accuracy of any other websites linked to or referenced from the website.
• Wellington Access Radio provides no warranty, either express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility that:
  • the website or the server is free from computer viruses or any other harmful components, defects, or errors;
  • any defects in the website will be remedied; and
  • Your access to the website will be reliable, uninterrupted, or error-free (including access to any linked websites), or free from inaccuracies, failures, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, computer viruses, or communication line failures; or for any destruction, damage, or unauthorised access by a third party to your computer system or network.

General Restrictions

In utilising the website:

You must not violate any applicable laws

• Distribute viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programmes that may damage the operation of any computer hardware or software;
• Use the website for any purpose that is threatening, defamatory, abusive, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, racist, indecent, or infringing upon another person’s rights; or
• Engage in any other conduct that inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the website.

Links

• You are permitted to create a hyperlink to the website. Should you establish a hyperlink to any of the pages on the website, we would appreciate it if you would notify us.
• While you may utilise the name of the website within the text of any such hyperlink, you are prohibited from using any of our logos or trademarks without our prior written consent.
• You must not frame the website or represent or imply that any portion of the website is owned by any entity other than us.
• If we communicate to you our objection to your provision of hyperlinks to the website, you shall immediately cease such activity.
• By creating a hyperlink to the website, you acknowledge that you bear full responsibility for all direct or indirect consequences arising from such a hyperlink. You further agree to indemnify Wellington Access Radio for any loss, damage, liability, or costs incurred concerning the hyperlink.
• Wellington Access Radio shall not be liable for the content of any external websites accessed via hyperlinks on the website. When visiting other websites, you are advised to review their respective terms of use, and you should not rely on the terms herein.

Adobe Acrobat Files

Occasionally, Wellington Access Radio may make various documents available on the Website that necessitate viewing via Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, it is obtainable free of charge from the Adobe website.

Cookies

• Wellington Access Radio may implement cookie technology on the Website. A cookie is defined as a string of information transmitted by a user interface and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer’s memory. Upon accessing our user interfaces, we may place a cookie on your computer, thereby enabling the user interfaces to recognise you as you navigate through them. We reserve the right to store and access cookies on your device. You retain the right to delete cookies from your web browser at any time.
• Wellington Access Radio may gather information about viewer trends and patterns, utilising cookies and software tools to quantify Website usage and related information.
• Other websites linked to this Website may also employ cookies, over which we have no control. The utilisation of cookies by such external websites is governed by their respective policies.

Website Privacy Policy

By utilising the website, you may provide us with personal information to which you possess certain rights. Your utilisation of the Website constitutes your consent for us to process your personal information by our Website Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into the Terms of Use.

General

• The website shall be governed by the laws of New Zealand, and the courts of New Zealand shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
• If any provision of the Terms is:

1. deemed unenforceable, the enforceable provisions shall be given effect to the fullest extent permissible; or
2. inconsistent with any applicable law, the inconsistent provisions shall be construed by that law to the extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

• The Terms constitute the entire agreement between Wellington Access Radio and yourself regarding your use of the website.
• Your utilisation of the website is conducted electronically, and we may correspond with you electronically regarding all matters about your use of the website, including the provision of electronic notices.
• The term “including,” as used in the Terms, is not intended to be a term of limitation.

Contact Us

We invite your enquiries and feedback. Please do not hesitate to contact Wellington Access Radio via email at info@accessradio.org.nz

These website Terms were last updated on 14/1/25.