Privacy Policy

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Privacy policy

Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC) understands the importance the community places on the preservation of confidentiality of individuals' private and/or sensitive information. As a result, LBC is bound by, and fully committed to supporting, the Privacy Principles as set out in the Privacy Act 1993. The Privacy Act sets out guidelines which control how organisations should treat personal and/or sensitive information they collect, use, handle or store.
LBC also supports the Code of Practice for Direct Marketing in New Zealand.
Personal information collected from this website, or as a result of direct mail campaigns, will be held by Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand of 6 Claude Road, Epsom, Auckland 1023. The information will be used for the primary purpose for which it was collected and may also be used to allow us to communicate with you on matters relevant to that purpose. LBC may disclose information to third parties in order to assist it to fulfil the purpose for which the information was collected, or as required by law. LBC will not sell, or exchange, or release, personal information about an individual for commercial gain. By opting into communications from LBC, you are confirming that you are over 18 years of age.
In accordance with the legislation, LBC takes reasonable steps to make sure that the personal information it collects, uses or discloses is accurate, complete and up-to-date. LBC also takes reasonable steps to protect the personal information it holds from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Information collected and held by LBC about an individual is accessible to that individual on request. If you would like to access, amend, or correct that information, or you would no longer like to receive communications from LBC, please email info@leukaemia.org.nz, or call 0800 15 10 15

Copyright

All design elements, code, and contents of this website are the property of LBC, Artez Interactive or the copyright owner as indicated. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive license to access and make personal use of the website. Content over which LBC holds copyright may be reproduced in any medium for personal use only, without requiring specific permission, subject to the content being reproduced accurately and not being used in a misleading way. The source and copyright status must be acknowledged. We may, in our sole discretion, request that you remove any links to the website or cease using any material or content owned by LBC or sourced from this website, and upon receipt of such request, you shall immediately remove such link and cease to use such material.
Content on this site which is not owned by LBC must not be reproduced without permission from the copyright owner.

Terms of use

By accessing or using this website, you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions of use, our privacy policy and other terms and conditions and policies which you may find throughout this website, as they may be modified and posted on our website from time to time. We reserve the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any aspect of our website or the content or services available through it, including your access to it. Unless explicitly stated, any new features including new content, and/or the release of new interactive tools or downloadable resources shall be subject to these terms and conditions. Unless otherwise specified, the materials published on our website are presented solely for your private, personal and non-commercial use. You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of our website and use of all information contained within it. For more information, see the Disclaimer paragraph below.
LBC makes no representations whatsoever about any other websites that you may access through our website, or which may link to our website. When you access any other website you understand that it is independent from LBC and that we have no control over the content or availability of that website. LBC does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the content, or the use of any website you link to. LBC shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, by, or in, connection with use of, or reliance on, any content, goods or services available on, or through, any other website or resource. Any concerns regarding any external link should be directed to its website administrator.
We will try to ensure our website is available and accessible but cannot guarantee that it will operate continuously, or without interruptions, or be error-free, and LBC will in no circumstances be liable for its unavailability. You must not attempt to interfere with the proper working of our website. In particular, you must not attempt to circumvent security, tamper with, hack into, or otherwise disrupt any computer system, server, website, router, or any other internet-connected device.
Without limiting the generality of any other provision of these Terms and Conditions, if you default in any of the obligations set forth in these terms and conditions, you shall be liable for all the losses and damages that this may cause to LBC, our affiliates, partners or licensors.

Disclaimer

Information on this website about diseases, treatments and general matters has been written and edited by individuals which may include LBC support service staff, haematology nurses, specialist health professionals, clinical haematologists, patients and carers. LBC makes every effort to ensure the information provided is as up-to-date and accurate as possible; however, LBC does not accept liability for misinterpreted or incorrect information. It is also not the intention of LBC to recommend any particular form of treatment. At all times you need to discuss the information on this website, or from any other source, with your doctors or health team, given your unique situation and status.

Refund policy

LBC will be happy to assist if you have incorrectly typed your donation amount and need to change it. Please just call us on 0800 15 10 15 or email info@leukaemia.org.nz with the details. Thank you.

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