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The Council does not guarantee that there will always be uninterrupted or error-free access to the website, or that any files available for downloading will be error-free or free from viruses, faults or defects.
Timaru District Council does not invite any visitor to this website to act or omit an action based upon any information within this website. The use of any such information is entirely at the visitor's own risk and discretion.
Links
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Website use
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Social Media Use
When engaging with the Timaru District Council over social media, you are agreeing to the following:
Commenting on a Council Social Media Site
Comments made by the public to social media sites are reviewed and, while comments will not be edited by Council personnel, a comment may be deleted if it violates the comments policy described here.
Comments should be related to the posted topic for the Council's social media page or post. Timaru District Council social media accounts are not meant for comments that do not directly relate to the purpose or topic of the social media website.
You are subject to the Terms of Service (TOS) of the host site. Information (photos, videos, etc.) you share with or post to official Timaru District Council social media pages is also subject to the TOS of the host site and may be used by the owners of the host site for their own purposes. For more information, consult the host website's TOS.
Timaru District Council social media channels are not open to comments promoting or opposing any person campaigning for election to a political office, or promotion or advertisement of a business or commercial transaction.
The use of obscene, threatening or harassing language is prohibited.
Personal attacks of any kind or offensive comments that target or disparage any ethnic, racial, age, or religious group, gender, sexual orientation or disability status are prohibited.
Comments advocating illegal activity or posting of material that violates copyrights or trademarks of others are prohibited.
This comment policy is subject to amendment or modification at any time.
User-Created Content
Users are welcome to submit or post content, including photographs and videos, to an official Timaru District Council social media site where the channel allows users to post content, the content meets the standards articulated in this Customer Use Policy and pertains to the subject of the social media site. Users may only post their own, original content. Reproduced or borrowed content that reasonably appears to violate third party rights will be deleted.
Policy changes
Due to the changing nature of the world wide web, this policy may be changed at any time at the Council's discretion without notice.
Jurisdiction
This website is governed by, and is to be interpreted in accordance with, the laws of New Zealand.