Introduction

These terms and Conditions, as amended from time to time, and any rules published by Invercargill Young Professionals (“IYP”) from time to time (the “Rules”) govern all aspects of IYP.

These Terms and Conditions, the Rules and information contained within the Website forms the basis of IYP membership. They are intended to protect you as a Member of IYP.

In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and the Rules, the Rules shall prevail.

Your membership in IYP will be governed by these Terms and Conditions and the Rules, and it is your responsibility to read and understand them. Further clarification can be obtained from the Executive Committee.

Each Member of IYP is responsible for remaining aware of the Terms and Conditions and the Rules.

Every effort has been made to ensure the information provided in relation to IYP is correct. However, to the extent permitted by law, IYP accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracy or misdescription.

Definitions

In these Terms and Conditions, unless the context otherwise requires:

"IYP" means Invercargill Young Professionals;

"Executive Committee" means the executive committee of IYP;

"Member" means the individual member in whose name the IYP membership is maintained in the current Membership Period;

"Membership Period" means the membership period commencing on 1 February in any year and ending on (and including) 31 January in the following year;

"Membership Fee" means the annual amount payable by a Member in the current Membership Period, as consideration for membership to IYP;

"Website" means the IYP website at _______

"Working Day" means a day of the week other than:

(i) Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, the Sovereign’s Birthday, Labour Day and Waitangi Day; and

(ii) a day in the period commencing 25 December in any year and ending on (and including) 5 January in the following year.

Changes to the Terms and Conditions or the Rules

IYP reserves the right at all times to vary the Rules or the Terms and Conditions at any time.

IYP will use reasonable endeavours to advise Members of any such changes, but will not be liable in any way for any failure to do so.

Without limiting this clause 2 in any way, Members will be taken to have received notice of any changes to these Terms and Conditions if IYP notifies the Member of the change by any method, including but not limited to, by providing notice at an address provided to IYP by the Member and/or by posting details of the changes on the Website at __________.

Membership Fee

The Membership Fee will be payable at the commencement of a Membership Period. If a Membership is purchased after the commencement of the current Membership Period the Membership will still expire at the end of the Membership Period.

The Membership Fee remains the same as if the Membership had been purchased at the commencement of the Membership Period.

Membership Fees shall be determined and set by the Executive Committee.

You will not be accepted as a Member until your Membership Fee is received in full.

Membership Fee and all other transactions are billed in New Zealand dollars.

Once a Member is approved, Membership Fee is non-refundable.

Governing Laws

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand.

Privacy

IYP collects personal information (as that term is defined in the Privacy Act 1993) about you through:

your registration details; and

information relating to your use of the Website and the content you access.

You agree that IYP may use this personal information for internal research purposes, to verify your identity, for promoting and marketing other Member Benefits to you, marketing IYP products or services or the products or services of its Sponsors and Partners, and for any other use that you authorise.

Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 may apply however you agree it will not apply where the membership has been obtained, or you have represented it has been obtained, for business purposes, in which case provisions of that Act are excluded from these Terms and Conditions.

Where the supply of the membership is not a supply for business then any terms and conditions contained herein which reduce, limit or are contrary to the guarantees and remedies contained in the Consumer Guarantees Act shall be deemed to be omitted from these Terms and Conditions for the purposes of the Act.

Events

The terms of sale of any ticket for any event and any terms associated with attendance of any event will be provided on the Website at the time of sale of tickets for that event.

COVID-19

Requirement of Vaccination Passports will be determined in accordance with Government Direction and will form part of the Terms and Conditions relating to individual events.