Terms of Use, Copyright and Privacy

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Copyright Statement

© Crown copyright.

Material featured on this site is subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. The Crown copyright protected material may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring specific permission. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a misleading context. Where the material is being published or issued to others, the source and copyright status must be acknowledged.

The permission to reproduce Crown copyright protected material does not extend to any material on this site that is identified as being the copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.

Privacy and Security

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board or their agents may monitor the system to which this site connects and any related equipment. Personal information regarding users of this site may be collected for statistical purposes in determining the use of this site. Information that may be collected about you will not be disclosed to any other person in a form that will identify you unless you have consented to such disclosure or such disclosure is required or permitted under law (including but not limited to the Privacy Act 1993).

Further, browser cookies (cookies) are used by this site to provide the Ministry of Health with information about site usage and improve the service offered to site visitors. Cookies are small files which are sent by this site and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies from this site are not used to gather or allow the gathering of any personally identifiable information and are not used to track individual user activity around this site. You may manually disable cookies at any time - check your browser's "Help". This will not affect your ability to view this site. Any questions regarding privacy issues should be directed to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Phone: (09) 302 8655 or 0800 803 909 or write to The Privacy Officer, Ministry of Health, PO Box 5013, Wellington 6145

 

Electronic Messages

This electronic message, together with any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient:

1. do not copy, disclose or use the contents in any way.
2. please let me know by return email immediately and then destroy the message.

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is not responsible for any changes made to this message and/or any attachments after sending by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board.

Before opening or using attachments, check them for viruses and effects. The Bay of Plenty District Health Board takes no responsibility for affected attachments.

Disclaimer

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of information provided on this site but cannot guarantee that it is complete or up to date. The information contained on this site ("information") is not intended to be a replacement for medical advice or advice in relation to the health or care of any person. The information is generalised and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional clinical advice. If you have any questions relating to the information you should seek the advice of a qualified medical practitioner. The information is derived from a number of sources. The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has endeavoured to ensure that all information is from reliable and reputable sources. However, the Bay of Plenty District Health Board accepts no liability or responsibility for any outcome occasioned by the use of the information.

Disclaimer for Links to Other Organisations

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is not responsible for the content, accuracy or reliability of the websites linked to this site ("linked websites") and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within linked websites. Listing the linked websites within this site is not to be construed as an endorsement by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board of these websites. The Bay of Plenty District Health Board cannot guarantee that the links on the site will work all of the time and has no control over availability of the pages or documents on linked websites.

 

Contacting the Web Team

To provide feedback on the layout and information that is available in this site, please contact Communications@bopdhb.govt.nz.  Your feedback is appreciated.