About the Website

 

Welcome to thevines.co.nz (the 'Website'). The Website provides you with an opportunity to browse and purchase various products that have been listed for sale through the Website (the 'Products'). The Website provides this service by way of granting you access to the content on the Website (the 'Purchase Services').

 

The Website is operated by THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED (NZBN 9429041154885). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED. Please read these terms and conditions (the 'Terms') carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website, or any of Services, immediately.

 

THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITEDupdates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with notice of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.

 

Acceptance of the Terms

 You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website. You may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this option is made available to you by THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED in the user interface.

 

Registration to use the Purchase Services

In order to access the Purchase Services, you must first register as a user of the Website. As part of the registration process, or as part of your continued use of the Purchase Services, you may be required to provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or contact details), including:

 

Email address

 

Telephone number

 

You warrant that any information you give to THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED in the course of completing the registration process will always be accurate, correct and up to date.

 

Once you have completed the purchase process, you will be a registered user of the Website ('User') and agree to be bound by the Terms. As a User you will be granted immediate access to the Purchase Services.

 

You may not use the Purchase Services and may not accept the Terms if:

 

you are not of legal age to form a binding contract withTHE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED; or

 

you are a person barred from receiving the Purchase Services under the laws of New Zealand or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Purchase Services.

 

Your obligations as a User of the site

 As a User, you agree to comply with the following: You will use the Purchase Services only for purposes that are permitted by:

 

the Terms;

 

any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;

 

You are solely responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your password and/or email address. Use of your password by any other person may result in the immediate cancellation of the Purchase Services;

 

any use of your registration information by any other person, or third parties, is strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately notify THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED of any unauthorised use of your password or email address or any breach of security of which you have become aware;

 

access and use of the Website is limited, non-transferable and allows for the sole use of the Website by you for the purposes of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED providing the Purchase Services;

 

you will not use the Purchase Services or Website for any illegal and/or unauthorised use which includes collecting email addresses of Users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorised framing of or linking to the Website;

 

you agree that commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from the Website without notice and may result in the termination of the Purchase Services. Appropriate legal action will be taken by THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED for any illegal or unauthorised use of the Website; and you acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or its Purchase Services is prohibited.

 

Purchase of Products and Returns Policy

 In using the Purchase Services to purchase the Product through the Website, you will agree to the payment of the purchase price listed on the Website for the Product (the 'Purchase Price'). Prices are subject to change without notice.

 

 

Payment of the Purchase Price may be made online through Stripe (the 'Payment Gateway Provider'. In using the Purchase Services, you warrant that you have familiarised yourself with, and agree to be bound by, the applicable Terms and Conditions of Use, Privacy Policy and other relevant legal documentation provided by the Payment Gateway Providers.

 

Following payment of the Purchase Price being confirmed byTHE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED, you will be issued with a receipt to confirm that the payment has been received and THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED may record your purchase details for future use.

  

Copyright and Intellectual Property

 The Website, the Purchase Services and all of the related products of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by copyright under the laws of New Zealand and through international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the site content and compilation of the website (including text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips and software) (the 'Content') are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED or its contributors.

 

THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all related content. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer to you:

 

the business name, trading name, domain name, trademark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED; or

 

the right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trademark or industrial design; or

 

a system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a system or process).

 

You may not, without the prior written permission of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED and the permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the Content or third-party content for any purpose. This prohibition does not extend to materials on the Website, which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain.

 

Privacy

THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or the Purchase Services are subject to THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.

 

General Disclaimer

 You acknowledge that THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITEDdoes not make any terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions whatsoever regarding the Products other than provided for pursuant to these Terms.

 

THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED will make every effort to ensure a Product is accurately depicted on the Website, however, you acknowledge that sizes, colours and packaging may differ from what is displayed on the Website.

 

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act (or any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or excluded.

 

Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:

 

all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not expressly stated in these Terms are excluded; and

 

THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED will not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Purchase Services or these Terms (including as a result of not being able to use the Purchase Services or the late supply of the Purchase Services), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.

 

Use of the Website, the Purchase Services, and any of the products of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED, is at your own risk. Everything on the Website, the Purchase Services, and the Products of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED, are provided to you on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contributors, third-party content providers or licensors of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED make any express or implied representation or warranty about its Content or any products or Purchase Services (including the products or Purchase Services of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED) referred to on the Website. This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:

 

failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or other harmful component, loss of data, communication line failure, unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to records;

 

the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website, the

Purchase Service, or any of its Content related products (including third party material and advertisements on the Website);

 

costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Purchase Services or any of the Products;

 

the Content or operation in respect to links which are provided for the User's convenience;

 

any failure to complete a transaction, or any loss arising from e-commerce transacted on the Website; or

 

any defamatory, threatening, offensive or unlawful conduct of third parties or publication of any materials relating to or constituting such conduct.

 

Limitation of Liability

THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED total liability arising out of or in connection with the Purchase Services or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the most recent Purchase Price paid by you under these Terms or where you have not paid the Purchase Price, then the total liability of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED is the resupply of the information or Purchase Services to you.

 

You expressly understand and agree that THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED , its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third-party content providers and licensors shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you, however, caused and under any theory of liability. This shall include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.

 

THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED is not responsible or liable in any manner for any site content (including the Content and Third Party Content) posted on the Website or in connection with the Purchase Services, whether posted or caused by users of the website of THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED, by third parties or by any of the Purchase Services offered by THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED.

 

Indemnity 

You agree to indemnify THE VINES @ BUSHMERE ESTATE LIMITED, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third-party content providers and licensors from and against:

 

all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with any Content you post through the Website;

 

any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so and any breach by you or your agents

of these Terms; and/or

 

any breach of the Terms.

 

 

Dispute Resolution

 Compulsory:

 

If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the following clauses have been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory relief is sought).

 

Notice:

 

A party to the Terms claiming a dispute ('Dispute') has arisen under the Terms, must give written notice to the other party detailing the nature of the dispute, the desired outcome and the action required to settle the Dispute.

 

Resolution:

 

On receipt of that notice ('Notice') by that other party, the parties to the Terms ('Parties') must:

 

Within 28 days of the Notice endeavour in good faith to resolve the Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon which they may mutually agree;

 

If for any reason whatsoever, 28 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon the selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate mediator be appointed by the President of the or his or her nominee;

 

The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable expenses of a mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation and without limiting the foregoing undertake to pay any amounts requested by the mediator as a pre-condition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the mediation;

 

The mediation will be held in Gisborne, New Zealand.

 

Confidential:

 

All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as "without prejudice" negotiations for the purpose of applicable laws of evidence.

 

Termination of Mediation:

 

If 30 days have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the Dispute has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate the mediation and the mediator must do so.