1. Access/Use

The website MyRA.co.nz ("Website") is operated by Arthritis NZ - Mateponapona Aotearoa ("Arthritis NZ") ("us", "we", "our"). Please review these Terms and Conditions carefully. By accessing and/or using this Website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.

These Terms and Conditions may be revised, modified and/or updated at any time by us. Please check back frequently to review the Terms and Conditions then in effect.

Your continued access and/or usage of the Website will constitute acceptance of these Terms and Conditions (as revised by us from time to time).

2. Advertising Policy

We do not accept advertising on this Website.

3. Intellectual Property

All text, photographs, data, information, visual, or other digital material, software (including source and object codes) and all other content of any description available on the Website ("Content") is our sole property or the property of our licensors. All Content is protected by copyright, trademark, service marks, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary rights and laws. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from the Website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory is prohibited. In addition, use of the Content for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms and Conditions is prohibited.

You may download one copy of the Content to any single computer for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. You may not otherwise, in any form or by any means:

• adapt, reproduce, store, distribute, print, display, perform, publish or create derivative works from any part of this Website or from any information obtained from this Website; or
• commercialise any information, products or services obtained from any part of this Website;

without our written permission or, in the case of third-party material, from the owner of the copyright in that material.

If you breach any of these conditions, then (without limiting your other liabilities) your authorisation to use the Website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials.

4. The Website Does Not Provide Medical Advice

The Content is for informational and educational purposes only. While we endeavour to keep the Content on this Website up to date and accurate, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness or currency of Content contained on this Website. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the Website.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your general practitioner/doctor or 111 immediately. 

We do not endorse or recommend any specific doctors, health professionals, tests, products, opinions, procedures, or other information that may be mentioned on the Website. Reliance on any information provided by us, our employees, others appearing on the Website at our invitation, or other visitors to the Website is solely at your own risk.

5. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

The use of the Website and the Content is at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability in relation to this Website or any linked website or your use of or reliance on information contained on or accessed through this Website, including all express and implied warranties and representations. We will not be responsible, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any loss or damage, however, caused (including indirect, consequential or special loss or damage, or loss of profits, loss of data, loss of anticipated savings or loss of opportunity).

6. User Submissions

We may use, store and disclose personal information you submit to the Website in accordance with our Privacy Policy. A link to our Privacy Policy is displayed on the Website.

The Website contains functionality that allows users to upload content to the Website (collectively "Public Areas"). You agree that you will not upload or transmit any communications or content of any type to the Public Areas that infringe or violate any rights of any party. By submitting communications or content to the Public Areas, you agree that such submission is non-confidential for all purposes.

If you make any submission to a Public Area or if you submit any business information, idea, concept or invention to the Website by email, you automatically grant or warrant that the owner of such content or intellectual property has expressly granted to us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication or content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed.

If you wish to keep any business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not submit them to the Public Areas or to the Website by email. 

We try to answer every email submitted by you in a timely manner but are not always able to do so.

7. User Submissions - Image, Video, Audio Files

You agree to only post or upload media (like photos, videos or audio) that you have taken yourself or in relation to which you own all rights to transmit and license and which do not violate trademark, copyright, privacy or any other rights of any other person. Photos or videos of celebrities and cartoon or comic images are usually copyrighted by the owner.

To protect your privacy, you agree that you will not submit any media that contains personal information (e.g. information about an identifiable individual like name, phone number or email address) of you or of anyone else. Uploading media like images or videos of other people without their permission is strictly prohibited.

By uploading any media on the Website, you warrant that you have permission from all persons appearing in your media for you to make this contribution and grant rights described herein. Never post a picture or video of or with someone else unless you have their express permission.

It is strictly prohibited to upload media of any kind that contain expressions of hate, abuse, offensive images or conduct, obscenity, pornography, sexually explicit or any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable law or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and Conditions, and the Privacy Policy.

You agree that you will not upload any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or this Website.

By uploading any media like a photo or video, (a) you grant to Arthritis NZ a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the media and any material included in the media; (b) you certify that any person pictured in the submitted media (or, if a minor, his/her parent/legal guardian) authorises Arthritis New Zealand to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the media and any material included in such media; and (c) you agree to indemnify Arthritis NZ and its partners, supporters, affiliates, directors and employees and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including legal fees, arising from the media and/or your failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions.

Arthritis NZ reserves the right to review all media prior to submission to the Website and to remove any media for any reason, at any time, without prior notice, at its sole discretion

8. Passwords

The Website has several tools that allow you to record and store information. You are responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorised person shall have access to your password(s) or account(s). It is your sole responsibility to (1) control the dissemination and use of any sign-in name, screen name and passwords; (2) monitor and control access to and use of your account and password; (3) promptly inform us if you believe your account or password has been compromised or if there is any other reason you need to deactivate a password. You will be responsible for any damage or losses caused by unauthorised access resulting from your failure to keep your password secure. To send us an email, use the "Contact Us" links located at the bottom of every page of the Website. 

You grant us and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the Website the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of the Website. We cannot and do not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit or your or third parties' use or misuse of information transmitted or received using our tools and services.

9. Your Conduct

If you use a Public Area, such as message boards, any forum or other member communities, you are solely responsible for your own communications, the consequences of posting those communications, and your reliance on any communications found in the Public Areas. We and our licensors are not responsible for the consequences of any communications in the Public Areas. In cases where you feel threatened or believe someone else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your general practitioner, a doctor or 111 immediately.

In using this Website (including the Public Area) you agree not to: 

• disrupt or interfere with any other user's enjoyment of the Website; 
• upload, post or otherwise transmit any viruses, malicious computer code or other harmful files through the Website; 
• disrupt or interfere with the security of or otherwise cause harm to the Website; 
• use any automated system or software to extract data from this Website for any purpose whatsoever;
• post material that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;
• violate any applicable laws;
• post material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by us in our sole discretion; and 
• post advertisements or solicitations of business;

We reserve the right (but are not obliged) to do any or all of the following:

• record the dialogue in Public Areas;
• investigate an allegation that a communication(s) do(es) not conform to the terms of this section and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the communication(s);
• remove communications that are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms and Conditions;
• terminate a user's access to any or all areas of the Website upon any breach of these Terms and Conditions;
• monitor, edit, or disclose any communication in the Public Areas;
• edit or delete any communication(s) posted on the Website, regardless of whether such communication(s) violate these standards;

10. Links to Other Sites

We may offer links on the Website to the websites of third parties. Such links are provided only as a convenience. We do not review the content of such websites, and neither endorse, nor are responsible for, any content, advertising, products, services or other materials on or available from such third-party websites. You assume full responsibility for your use of third-party websites. Such websites may be governed by terms and conditions different from those of this Website, and we encourage you to review the terms and privacy policies of those third parties before using their websites.

11. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us, our directors, employees, agents, licensors, partners, supporters and suppliers, harmless from and against all costs, expenses and damages incurred in connection with any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your breach of these Terms and Conditions.

12. Entire agreement

These Terms and Conditions form the entire agreement between us and you relating to our Website.

13. General

The Website is hosted in Sydney, Australia. We make no claims that the Website, or any of the Content are appropriate or may be downloaded outside of New Zealand. Access to the Content by certain persons or in certain countries may not be legal. If you access the Website from outside New Zealand, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

The internet is an insecure public network which means there are risks that information sent to or from this Website may be intercepted, corrupted or modified by third parties. In addition, files obtained from or through this Website may contain computer viruses, disabling codes, worms or other devices or defects. You bear the risks and responsibility for any loss or damage caused, directly or indirectly, by these risks, and we accept no liability for any interference with, or damage to, your computer system, software or data occurring in connection with this Website.

If at any time we do not enforce any of these Terms or Conditions, or grant you time or any other indulgence, we will not be construed as having waived that term or condition or our rights to later enforce that, or any other, term or condition. Further, if any part or provision of these Terms and Conditions is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or in conflict with the law, that part or provision is replaced with a provision which, as far as possible, accomplishes the original purpose of that part or provision. The remaining terms and conditions will continue to be binding on the parties. The provisions intended to survive the expiration or termination of these Terms and Conditions shall not merge following expiration or termination for any reason whatsoever.

14. Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are governed by and shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of New Zealand, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action to enforce these Terms and Conditions may be brought in courts located in New Zealand. You further agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of these courts for the purpose of any proceeding arising out of these Terms and Conditions and waive any objections and defences inconsistent with such venue. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that your use complies with applicable law in your jurisdiction of residence.

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