Acceptance of terms

These terms of use govern your access to and use of the Rural Leaders website (ruralleaders.co.nz). By using this site or receiving emails from Rural Leaders, you accept these terms. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the site. You may opt out of receiving emails by contacting us at programmes@ruralleaders.co.nz.

Changes to this site

Rural Leaders may update information and resources contained on this site from time to time and reserves the right to make changes without notification. We may also revise these terms of use at any time by updating this page. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

Accuracy

We endeavour to ensure the accuracy of information on this site and in any emails you receive from us. However, Rural Leaders makes no guarantees as to the accuracy or reliability of this information and accepts no liability or responsibility for any errors in the content of this site, any email, or any email attachment.

Use of site content

General

You may download and view content from this site for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that any trademark, copyright notice, or author attribution remains unchanged and visible. No right, title, or interest in any downloaded content is transferred to you by downloading or copying.

Automated access

You may not use any automated means, including bots, crawlers, scrapers, or similar technologies, to access, index, collect, or reproduce any part of this site or its content, except to the extent expressly permitted by a robots.txt file published on the site. This prohibition applies regardless of the purpose of the automated access.

Scholar reports

The Rural Leaders website hosts reports authored by scholars who have participated in Rural Leaders programmes. These reports are published by Rural Leaders as custodian, with the permission of the authors. Copyright in each report is owned by its respective author.

These reports are not intended as formal academic publications. They have been produced by scholars in good faith and based on information available at the date of publication, without independent verification. Information and sources may be withheld or anonymised to ensure confidentiality.

Readers are responsible for assessing the relevance and accuracy of the content of any report. Neither Rural Leaders, any programme, nor any scholar can be held liable for costs incurred or arising from use of the information contained in these reports.

Scholar reports are made available on this site for personal, non-commercial reading and reference purposes only. You may not, without the prior written permission of the relevant author, reproduce, distribute, republish, display, or create derivative works from any scholar report, whether in whole or in part and in any format or medium.

Without limiting the above, you may not use any scholar report, or any part of its content, as training data, input, or source material for any artificial intelligence system, machine learning model, large language model, automated text or data mining process, or similar technology, whether commercial or non-commercial. This prohibition applies regardless of the method of ingestion or processing.

To request permission to use a scholar report, or to obtain a scholar’s contact details for media, speaking, or research purposes, please contact Rural Leaders at programmes@ruralleaders.co.nz.

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, the images, marks, and written content contained on this site are the property of Rural Leaders or of third parties who have authorised their use. These items may not be copied, displayed, or reproduced without permission, except for personal, non-commercial use as described above.

Links to other websites

For your convenience, this site and emails we send may link to websites or material owned by third parties. These sites will have their own terms of use and privacy policies. Rural Leaders is not responsible for the content of any linked site and makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of material on those sites.

Unlawful use

You will not use any content or information obtained from this site or from any email sent to you by Rural Leaders for any unlawful purpose.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by New Zealand law, Rural Leaders excludes all liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss or damage arising from your use of, or inability to use, this site or any information contained on it or in any email sent to you by Rural Leaders. This includes, without limitation, any loss of profits, data, business opportunity, or goodwill, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability, or any other legal theory, even if Rural Leaders has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under New Zealand law, including under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.

Disclaimers

All content and information on this site and in any emails we send is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Rural Leaders makes no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or reliability of any content or information.

Rural Leaders takes no responsibility for any loss, liability, damage, or claim of any kind resulting from errors on this site or in any email we send to you, including errors in any third-party content accessed through links on this site.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Rural Leaders, its trustees, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and costs (including legal fees) arising from your use of this site, your breach of these terms, or your use of any information obtained from this site or from any email sent to you by Rural Leaders.

Governing law

These terms of use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand. You submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand in respect of any dispute arising under or in connection with these terms.

Contact

If you have any questions about these terms of use, please contact Rural Leaders at programmes@ruralleaders.co.nz or write to:

The New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust
PO Box 85084
Lincoln 7647
Canterbury
New Zealand