SITE TERMS.

Terms and Conditions
The following terms and conditions apply to the use of this website (“Terms of Use”). By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, you must refrain from using the website.

Our Terms and Conditions

Terminology
In these Terms of Use, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Bretherton Finlayson Consultants Limited (trading as BCL Surveyors), a limited liability company, with offices at 23 Edwin Street, Mt Eden, Auckland.

Changes
We may update or revise these Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy, at any time. Changes to these Terms of Use will take effect immediately once they are published on this website. You the user are responsible for regularly checking these Terms of Use for changes. If you continue to use this website after we post changes these Terms of Use, such use indicates your acceptance of such changes.

No Advice
All information provided on this website is preliminary and general information only and is provided by us on an “as is” basis. You agree that such information does not constitute professional advice and does not make any endorsement or recommendation of any kind including, without limitation, regarding the value or suitability of any particular course of action or transaction. Any decision that you make must be based solely on your own assessment of the suitability of any information for your requirements. We recommend that you seek professional advice before relying upon or acting on any information provided on this website.


Disclaimer
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, representations, and guarantees (whether, express, implied, or statutory), with respect to the information provided on this site including, but not limited to, warranties of availability, accuracy, non-infringement, completeness, timeliness, currency, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. We do not warrant that this website will operate in an uninterrupted or error-free manner or that this website will be free of viruses or other malformed or malicious code. If you are acquiring information from this website for the purposes of a business, then the guarantees and remedies provided under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 shall not apply to the supply of that information.


Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense, howsoever caused (including through negligence or breach of statutory duty), which you may directly or indirectly suffer in connection with your access to, use of, or reliance upon, the information provided on this website.

Technical Difficulties
Your use of this website and any associated services may be subject to interruption or delay on occasion. Due to the nature of the Internet and electronic communications, we and our service providers do not make any warranty that the website or any associated services will be error free, without interruption or delay, or free from defects in design.

Your responsibilities
You are responsible for ensuring that the process that you employ for accessing this website does not expose you to risk of viruses or other form of interference which may damage your own computer system. For the avoidance of doubt, we do not accept responsibility for any interference or damage to your own computer system which arises in connection with your accessing of this website or any linked website.

When registering for a service provided through this website, we may allocate you a username to verify your identity. Your username and password are personal to you and you must at all times maintain the confidentiality of your username and password and not disclose them to any third party. You agree that you are solely responsible for any use of the website by any person using your username and password and you agree to indemnify us against any and all claims arising out of your failure to maintain the confidentiality of your username or password.

Copyright
You acknowledge that all copyright in the content, material, layout and design of this website is owned by us or licensed for use by us. Except where you have our prior written permission in each instance, or where expressly permitted in these Terms of Use, or where permitted by copyright legislation that applies to you, you may not in any form or by any means:

use, copy, modify, adapt, store, distribute, print, display, perform, publish, or redistribute any part of this website; or

commercialise any information, products or services obtained from this website.

You may only access, download, view, or print information contained on this website for your own internal business purposes.

Trade Marks
You acknowledge that BCL Surveyors, the BCL Surveyors logo, are trade marks that are owned by us. Any other trade marks that appear on this website are the property of their respective owners.

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. Except for the foregoing purpose, you must not use, copy, adapt, or reproduce any of our trade marks:

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

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

in a manner which may be confusing, misleading, or deceptive; or

in a manner that disparages us or our information, products or services (including this website).


Hyperlinks
You may not publish or distribute any hyperlink to this website without our prior written permission in each instance. In consideration for any hyperlinking right granted by us you will undertake to observe any terms and conditions we notify as a condition of our permission. This website may contain hyperlinks to third party websites (“external hyperlinks”). External hyperlinks are provided for your convenience only and may not remain current or be maintained. We make no endorsement of, and accept no responsibility for, any content accessible through any external hyperlink. You are responsible for complying with any terms and conditions imposed by third party websites.

Security
No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be secure. Whilst we endeavour to protect information within our control, we do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us. Accordingly, any information which you transmit to us is transmitted at your own risk.

Electronic Communications
You consent to the usage, provision and acceptance of any information in electronic form and agree to be bound by any agreement reached by electronic communications in terms of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002.

Privacy
Any personal information that may be collected on this website is governed by our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms of Use.

Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed and interpreted by New Zealand law, and you submit to the jurisdiction of New Zealand courts.

Terms of Use updated: 18 October 2007.