Welcome to www.hospice.org.nz (Website), a site hosted and operated by Hospice New Zealand (us, we, our and Hospice NZ).
These terms apply to the contents of the Website. By viewing and using the Website, you will be deemed to have accepted these terms.
Use of the Website
The Website is only to be used in a way that complies with all applicable laws and regulations, that does not infringe our rights or other users' rights, and that does not inhibit or restrict other users' enjoyment of the Website.
In particular, you agree not to:
- damage or harm the Website, or any underlying or connected network or system;
- use a harvesting bot, robot, spider, scraper, or other unauthorised automated means to access the Website or content featured on it for any purpose;
- introduce any viruses, content or code to the Website that is technologically harmful;
- do anything that could disable, overburden, or impair the proper working of the Website;
- use the Website to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory; or
- facilitate or encourage any violations of these terms,
or attempt to do any of the above.
Intellectual property
Hospice NZ or our licensors own all intellectual property rights relating to the Website, including all of the content on the Website (such as text, graphics, logos, icons, and videos), all software code underlying and forming part of the Website, and any improvements or enhancements, or modifications or adaptions to, the Website or its content, unless otherwise stated. There may be specific terms applying to resources provided on the Website, including as part of Knowledge Hub.
Unless you have received our prior written permission, you agree not to, and will not permit or encourage any third party to:
- adapt, reproduce, modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, distribute, print, display, perform, publish or create adaptations from, any part of the Website (including its content); or
- commercialise, copy or on-sell any content from any part of the Website (including its content).
Despite the above terms, you may view, save, copy and print any part of the Website (including its content) for your personal use or in the course, and for the purpose of, managing or providing hospice related services. You must obtain written permission from us to otherwise use, copy, modify, or distribute any part of the Website (including its content) in any way. If you wish to use any third party material identified as such on the Website you must obtain the prior consent of the relevant owner. This includes the content of websites you access via links from the Website.
You may not publish or use the Website's brand, branding or logos without our prior written permission.
The Website links to other services and websites
The Website may enable you to access other websites. Even though these websites are accessible through the Website, they may not be owned and controlled by us. Any links to third party websites are provided for convenience only, and the inclusion of any link does not imply that we endorse or verify such websites. Articles or reports by named authors express their own views and do not necessarily reflect the views of Hospice NZ. Accordingly, we are not responsible or liable for any loss or damage incurred by you as a result of your access to those applications and websites.
Your use of and access to other websites will be governed by their terms and conditions and privacy policies. When accessing a third party website, we recommend that you read their terms and conditions and privacy policy.
The Website is provided "as is" and "as available"
We will try to ensure that the content of the Website is reliable and accurate at the time of publishing. However, it may be updated at any time and may, at times, be out of date, inaccurate and/or incomplete. We don’t accept responsibility for keeping the content of this Website up to date, accurate and/or complete, nor do we accept any liability for any failure to do so.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim and exclude all implied conditions, guarantees and warranties and we do not give any commitment that the quality of any products, services, information or other material purchased or obtained by you through the Website will meet your expectations.
We will not be liable for any indirect loss or damage (even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from the use of, or the inability to use, the Website.
Your material
You agree to ensure that any material you send or upload to the Website (including, without limitation, e-mails, text, graphic files, still or moving images, or responses to any questionnaire available through the Website, and any personal information provided when registering for an account or subscription) (your material) is legal, not offensive, truthful and accurate, complies with all applicable laws and regulations, does not infringe the intellectual property rights or other rights of us or any third party, is not defamatory, unreliable or misleading or otherwise objectionable. You must also ensure that any personal information provided is complete, accurate and current.
You are solely responsible for your material. If we consider that any part of your material exposes us to the risk of a claim or complaint by a third party, we may block access to all or part of the Website and remove all or part of your material. You must provide all reasonable assistance in this respect.
Unsolicited messages
The publication of email addresses and other contact information on this Website should not be taken as deemed consent to receiving unsolicited electronic messages. Anyone wishing to send commercial electronic messages to parties whose contact details appear on this site must comply with the requirements of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007.
Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy applies to the handling, storage, and use of any personal information you submit to us and forms part of these terms. Our Privacy Policy can be found here: Hospice New Zealand General Privacy Policy.
Knowledge Hub
Our Knowledge Hub Terms of Use and Privacy Policy apply if you use Knowledge Hub, our online learning portal found here: Knowledge Hub. By using Knowledge Hub, you are agreeing to our Knowledge Hub Terms of Use and Privacy Policy found here: Knowledge Hub Terms of Use and Knowledge Hub Privacy Policy.
Governing law
These terms are governed by New Zealand law, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts for any matter or dispute arising in relation to these terms.
Contact us
If you have any questions about these terms, the Website, or if you would like to give us feedback, you can contact us in the following ways:
Email: [email protected]
Post: Hospice New Zealand, PO Box 11557, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
We can amend these terms
We may revise these terms of use at any time. Any such revision takes effect once posted on the Website.
Last updated: August 2025