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Disclaimer


The information available on or through this website is intended to provide general information to the public, and is not intended to address specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity. All reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of the information available on this website. If you find any information on this website that you believe may be inaccurate, please send an email to webmaster@moh.govt.nz.

Those accessing this website are advised:

1. The HISAC Committee is an independent committee established by the Minister of Health. The information on this website is the work of the HISAC Committee and is published by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the HISAC Committee, but does not necessarily represent the views of the Ministry of Health.
2. The HISAC Committee and the Ministry of Health make no warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information that is available on or through this website.
3. The information on this website may be changed, deleted, added to, or otherwise amended without notice.
4. The HISAC Committee and the Ministry of Health are not responsible for the content of other websites linked to, or referenced from, this website. The HISAC Committee and the Ministry of Health neither endorse the information, content, presentation, or accuracy of such other websites, nor make any warranty, express or implied, regarding these other websites.
5. Nothing contained on this website is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation by the New Zealand government or the HISAC Committee.
6. The contents of this website should not be construed as legal or professional advice and visitors to this website should take specific advice from qualified professional people before undertaking any action following information received from this website.
7. Any reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacture, or otherwise does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the New Zealand government or the HISAC Committee.
8. Each page on this website must be read in conjunction with this disclaimer and any other disclaimer that forms part of it.

Copyright


The copyright owner of this website is the Health Information Strategy Advisory Committee.

Health Information Strategy Advisory Committee work on this website may be reproduced in any number of copies and in any format or medium provided that:
  • the content is not changed
  • it is not sold
  • the material is not used to promote or endorse any product or service
  • it is not used in an inappropriate or misleading context having regard to the nature of the material
  • any disclaimers included on the published information are reproduced on the material
  • a copyright acknowledgment to the Health Information Strategy Advisory Committee is included.
  • any reproduction of the work must respect the moral rights of the author of the work as set out in Part IV of the Copyright Act 1994.

    Photographic and graphic work


    No photograph or graphic work on this website, nor in any Health Information Strategy Advisory Committee publication, may be reproduced out of the document or resource from which it came, without the expressed written permission of the Health Information Strategy Advisory Committee.

    Permission to use photographs or graphic work


    To enquire about the process for obtaining permission for using a photograph or graphic work, please consult the Publications Team Leader (email to: webmaster@moh.govt.nz or use email link below) of the Ministry of Health.

    Party other than the Health Information Strategy Advisory Committee


    Permission to reproduce Health Information Strategy Advisory Committee work does not extend to include any work identified on this website as the copyright material of a party other than the Health Information Strategy Advisory Committee. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.

    Copyright enquiries


    If you are in doubt as to whether a proposed use is covered by this licence, please consult the Publications Team Leader (email link) of the Ministry of Health.

    Privacy and security


    You may browse and access information contained within this website without providing personal information. Where you voluntarily provide personal information (e.g. through online forms or email requests), we are required as a minimum to hold your personal information as directed under the Privacy Act 1993. The Privacy Act 1993 regulates us through the Information Privacy Principles as to how we collect, use, hold, disclose, access, correct, manage and dispose of your personal information.

    Some information, however, is automatically retrieved while visiting our site, such as site browsing patterns. Please be assured that in the event that any personal information is sourced we only use this information in aggregate form so that no effort is made to identify individual visitors.

    To view any personal information held by us, or if you have any concerns about personal information that we hold and wish to request its correction, please write to:

    The Privacy Officer
    Ministry of Health
    PO Box 5013
    Wellington