Terms and conditions

Copyrights

Copyright 2010 Match Fishing League Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The text, images, graphics, sound files, animation files, video files and their arrangement on the Match Fishing League Internet site(s) are all subject to copyright and other intellectual property protection. These objects may not be copied for commercial use or distribution, nor may these objects be modified or re-posted to other sites. By using this Site you agree not for yourself or through or by way of assistance from any third party to distribute, copy, extract, or commercially exploit such material or content without prior consent. Some Match Fishing League Internet sites also contain images that are subject to the copyright rights of their providers.

Trademarks and patents

Unless otherwise indicated, all marks displayed on Match Fishing League’s Sites are subject to the trademark and patent rights of Match Fishing League Ltd.

No Warranties or Representations

The information on this web site is provided by Match Fishing League “as is” and without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including (but not limited to) any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, or non-infringement. While the information provided is believed to be accurate, it may include errors or inaccuracies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This web site contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Match Fishing League management. When used in this web site, words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan” and “project” are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the views of Match Fishing League as of the date made with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Match Fishing League disclaims any intention or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Damages, legality and disputes

In no event will Match Fishing League be liable for any damages including, without limitation, indirect or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use, data, or profits, whether in action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Site. Match Fishing League does not warrant that the material contained in this site will be error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.

If any of these Legal and Privacy terms should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Legal and Privacy terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction which that Term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from this clause and the remaining Legal and Privacy terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

These Legal and Privacy terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand. Disputes arising here from shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand.

No Licenses

Match Fishing League has sought to achieve an innovative and informative Internet site. However, Match Fishing League must protect its intellectual property, including its patents, trademarks and copyrights. Accordingly, please appreciate that this Internet site has granted no license to Match Fishing League’s intellectual property.

Privacy

This website, matchfishingleague.com (the “Site”), and all personal information collected from users of this Site, are owned solely by Sports Media Holdings Limited. In this Privacy Policy references to “us”, “our”, and “we” are references to Sports Media Holdings Limited.

We take our users’ privacy seriously.
This Privacy Policy details how we treat your personal information, and is part of the Terms and Conditions of this Site. This Privacy Policy applies only to this Site, not to sites that we have no control over (i.e. sites that link to our Site, or sites that we link to).

Your consent
Your use of this Site signifies your consent to us collecting and using personal information about you in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

What information do we collect?
You can access the majority of this Site without disclosing any personal data. However, in order to provide you with a range of other services (such as ecommerce, email alerts, etc), we may collect other information. In any case when we collect information, you will be the one that personally supplies it to us, predominantly when filling in a form to order a product or service, or fill in a survey. This may be, for example, your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, gender and preferences, and we may store this for future reference.

How do we use your information?
Any personal data relating to you is used and stored in accordance with this Privacy Policy and current data protection best practices. We may use your personal information to let you know about new features or offerings on matchfishingleague.com, for record keeping purposes, to track activity on our site, or to improve usefulness and content, for example.

We may operate an opt-in mailing list to send you Match Fishing League-related news. We only send emails to you if you have subscribed to the mailing list. You can unsubscribe at any time. We currently do not share, license or sell these e-mail addresses.

We reserve the right to disclose your personal information:

  • To another entity taking over the running of this Site or purchasing our assets
  • To any law enforcement agency reasonably requesting it on the condition that we are satisfied as to the circumstances surrounding the request.
  • In order to comply with applicable laws a lawful government requests,
  • To protect our users and ourselves.

Security
We take every precaution to protect your personal information. We may ask you for proof of identity before disclosing any personal information to you.

Competitions

From time-to-time we may run competitions. If we contact you to inform you of a competition, your entry is voluntary. Should you choose to enter a competition, we will treat the information you provide with the same high standard of care as all other customer information.

Application to be a Match Fishing League contestant

You may apply to be a Match Fishing League contestant. Your application will be assessed by Match Fishing League personnel, and may be submitted to outside agencies for evaluation.

Cookies
This Site may send you a cookie automatically when you use it. Cookies are used, for example, to compile anonymous usage statistics and patterns of browsing. When used in this manner you are not personally identifiable.

Some of our business partners may use cookies on our Site or their own sites. We have no access to, or control over these cookies. You can set your internet browser to reject cookies, though some features of this Site may become unusable.

Correcting and Updating Personal Information
If your personal information changes, or if you believe we are storing incorrect data about you, you may ask us to correct or update it by using the form in the Contact Us page. We may require you verify your identity before effecting any changes.

Site and Service Updates
We may send you Site and service announcements or updates. You cannot unsubscribe from these as they will contain important information about the services provided on the Site.

Notification of Changes
We may occasionally modify our Privacy Policy.

Text and Picture Messaging Service

By subscribing to the Match Fishing League Text and Picture Messaging Service (“the Service”), you accept the following terms and conditions:

  • The Service is provided by Sports Media Holdings Ltd in conjunction with our telecommunications supplier.
  • All content supplied via the Service is owned by us or our licensors, and is protected by copyright, database rights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights. Any reproduction is strictly prohibited.
  • You agree and accept that the Service is for your own personal use and may not be used for commercial purposes, whether revenue generating or not, and may not be further distributed in any way.

As per our Privacy Agreement, we may supply your mobile telephone number to third parties engaged by us in the provision of the Service, and by subscribing to the Service you give us permission to send you updates by email, mail or phone.

We will not be liable to you for failures, delays or defects in the delivery of the content that are caused by factors outside our control, including delays or interruptions to services due to faults in mobile networks or third party suppliers.. It is your responsibility to ensure that your device and network are capable of receiving the Service. Picture messages must be downloaded within 30 days of purchase, after which the link will be inactive. The total amount of any and all liability to you in relation to the Service is limited to the amount you have paid.

We reserve the right to alter the Service and the content of messages at any time and at our entire discretion but should we do so we will provide a reasonable alternative. The Service may be temporarily available in the event of upgrades, modifications or maintenance requirements. We will endeavour to keep those periods of non-availability to a minimum.

If you use the Service from a country outside New Zealand your use may be subject to additional local costs and to local laws and regulations. We are not liable for any such additional costs or such local laws or regulations.

Match Fishing League Store

Welcome to the Match Fishing League Store (“the Store”). By accessing this Site and/or placing an order you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below. We ask that you read them carefully and only proceed with your order if you are happy to be bound by them:

Products in the Store are supplied either by Match Fishing League, or via Match Fishing League from various suppliers.

You must not use Match Fishing League-branded merchandise to represent yourself as being employed, affiliated with, a contractor to, or servant of Match Fishing League. Please contact us directly if you would like merchandise with a corporate license.

If you have not obtained a commercial license from us you must not resell or apply any trade marks to any product that you purchase from the Site, nor can you use any products for any form of advertising or promotional purpose.

Nothing in these Conditions affects or detracts from your statutory rights under New Zealand law, including the Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees Act.

To process your order we will need various information, including your name, e-mail address, telephone number, delivery address, invoicing address, billing address and such other details as may be appropriate. Please review our Privacy Policy, above, regarding how we manage this information. Once you have placed an order with us we will send you an email acknowledging your order details. However acceptance and confirmation of your order only take place when we send you an email confirming dispatch and we reserve the right at any time to reject any offer made by you to purchase products. If products are out of stock or subject to a delay, we will email you as soon as possible.

Pricing: All prices shown on the Site are for on-line purchases only and are priced in New Zealand dollars with GST included. GST will be separately itemized on your invoice. Prices may change without notice.. Please note that you must comply with all laws and regulations of the country where you are receiving the order as you will be considered the importer and may be subject to additional import duties and taxes which must be borne by you and of which we are not aware. Where prices have been displayed in error, we are not bound to honour them but will, at our discretion; either contact you before dispatch to confirm whether you wish to continue with the purchase at the correct price or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation.

Payment: We currently accept on-line payments with Visa and MasterCard, conditional on validation of the card transaction with the issuer at the time of purchase. You confirm that the credit card being used is yours. We may share your personal information with such third parties as are necessary to enable us to do such checks and we reserve the right not to dispatch any order prior to the completion of security checks, which may delay dispatch of the order by up to 48 hours.

Payment is in New Zealand dollars (NZ$). However, for your convenience you can also view prices in US dollars (US$) based on an estimated foreign exchange transaction rate. To view prices in these currencies simply click the appropriate currency symbol on the pages of the Store. On clicking one of these symbols, the Site page you are currently displaying will refresh with all prices displayed in your new currency. Please note that this may not be the exchange rate actually applied when taking payment from your account.

Delivery: Postage and packaging charges are shown when you place an order (but prior to you finally submitting the order request) and are calculated according to the chosen product and the type of delivery selected. All packages will be required to be signed for on delivery. Please note that if your country is not listed when you enter your address details, it is because we cannot deliver there and we reserve the right to withdraw delivery to any location at any time.

Cancellation Policy: Once you have ordered a product and it has been dispatched, you cannot cancel your order.

Exchange Policy: Once you have ordered a product and it has been dispatched, you cannot exchange it for another product.

Faulty Products Returns Policy: In the highly unlikely event that you receive a damaged or defective product, you must return it to us within 14 days for a full refund or exchange at your choice. Please use the Returns Procedure below. Refunds of the price of the goods (excluding additional services such as shipping) will be made directly onto the credit card used in the initial purchase within 30 days of the return of the item. Postage rates will be reimbursed in the same way, providing they are reasonable, appropriate and accompanied with a postage receipt. We bear no responsibility for the secure arrival of your return.

Returns Procedure: We ask that you securely package up your product and attach a copy of your invoice. Send it to us at PO Box 16127, Sandringham, Auckland, 1351, New Zealand. We do not accept hand delivered returns (because it’s a mailbox).

General:

  • We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these Conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond our reasonable control.
  • You are responsible for ensuring that your computer system meets all relevant technical specifications necessary to use our Site, that it is compatible with our Site and that you have implemented sufficient procedures and virus checks. We cannot guarantee or warrant that any material available for downloading from our Site will be free from infection, viruses and/or other code that has contaminating or destructive properties.
  • We accept no responsibility for variances in colour, style, finish or appearance due to your computer settings or any minor differences in product detailing due to the fact that our goods are not mass produced.
  • We accept no liability for loss or damage suffered by you arising out of or in connection with the viewing, use or performance of our Site or its contents other than as a direct result of your purchasing goods, except where we have been negligent.
  • The Website is controlled and operated in New Zealand. These Conditions and all matters connected with any order you place on the Website are governed by New Zealand law and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand in relation to all matters connected with or arising out of the Site or any order you place on the Site. Customers who access the Site from outside New Zealand do so at their own risk and on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with their own local laws, to the extent that any local laws are applicable.
  • Nothing in these Conditions in any way is an attempt to restrict or affect your statutory rights under New Zealand law.