Intellectual Property Rights

• The website and its content (including without limitation the Doggone brand, website design, text, graphics and all software and source codes connected with the website and the services) are protected by copyright, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property rights and laws. In accessing the website and using the services you agree that you will access the contents solely for your personal, non-commercial use. None of the content may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior written consent of Doggone. This excludes the downloading, copying and/or printing of pages of the website for personal, non-commercial home use only.
• The Doggone services are protected by copyright, trademark, patents and other intellectual property rights and laws. In using the Doggone services, you agree that you will do so solely for personal, non-commercial use. None of the services can be copied, reproduced, transmitted, sold or distributed without the prior consent of Doggone.

Guaranties, Warranties, and Limitation of Liability

• Certain legislation in New Zealand may provide consumer guarantees or impose obligations on Doggone which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified, or only to a limited extent. These Terms and Conditions are subject to such legislation, including without limitation New Zealand consumer law such as the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 and the Fair Trading Act 1986.
• Doggone warrants against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for 365 days from date of purchase by you or by your local Council (if the Council is using our service). In the event that a Doggone tag is faulty through no fault of your own, the tag should be returned to us or to your Council (if you received this through your Council) for a replacement tag and Doggone will provide your Council with a replacement tag, when it receives the faulty tag.
• Doggone is not liable for any damage arising from failure to follow instructions in relation to the tag’s use or using the tag outside its permitted use (see safety precautions and instructions); damage caused by accident, abuse, lack of care, or any external cause; or damage caused by normal wear and tear.
• Subject to clauses 4.1 and 4.2 above, Doggone will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages, or any loss of profit, income or any intangible losses, or any claims, costs, expenses, or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), equity or otherwise, incurred by you or any third party through the use of the services or your reliance on information on this website or for any modification, suspension, interruption or discontinuance of the services for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to circumstances outside the control of Doggone, including without limitation power outages, acts of god, fire, earthquake, strikes, lockouts, acts of war, epidemics, compliance with a law or governmental order or monetary or economic developments which prevent Doggone from continuing to provide the services.
• Doggone endeavours to ensure that the information on the website is current, accurate and complete but it does not guarantee this. Site users are solely responsible for their actions based on the content in, or content accessed through, the website. If you wish to rely upon or verify any content of the website, please contact Doggone
• In using the website, you accept any associated risk.

User indemnification of Doggone

• You agree to indemnify and hold Doggone and its employees and agents harmless from and against any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions and any claim or demand brought against Doggone by any third party arising out of your use of the services and/or any content submitted, posted or transmitted through the services, including without limitation, all claims, actions, proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, expenses (including reasonable legal costs and expenses) howsoever suffered or incurred by Doggone in consequence of your breach of these Terms and Conditions.
• If you create a link to any page on this website, you remain fully responsible for any consequences of that link, whether direct or indirect, and you will indemnify Doggone against all loss, damage, liability, costs or expense arising from or in connection with the link.

Content and Warranty Disclaimer

• Subject to clauses 4.1 and 4.2 above, use of the website, and the services is at your own risk. The website and the services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any kind of warranty, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
• Subject to clause 4.1 and 4.2 above, Doggone does not warrant that the use of its website and the services will be uninterrupted, available at any time or from a location, secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected or that the website is free of viruses or other potentially harmful components.

Third Parties

• This site may contain links to third party sites or applications. Access to any other internet site or application is at your own risk and Doggone accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements made on such sites. Doggone provides these links merely as a convenience and this does not imply an endorsement by Doggone.

Termination

• Doggone may terminate access to the website and the services at any time without notice, for any reason in its absolute discretion, including without limitation, breach of these Terms and Conditions. Any disclaimer will nevertheless survive such termination
• You acknowledge that in the event of termination in terms of Clause 8.1, Doggone will be under no obligation to make a refund of your fees or dog registration fees.

Governing Law

• This website and its use are governed by the laws of New Zealand. Any matters or disputes connected with this website shall be governed by the laws of New Zealand and the New Zealand courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all claims in connection with this website and its use.

Dispute Resolution

• If a dispute arises between you and Doggone, you should first attempt to resolve it by contacting Doggone directly. Doggone will attempt in good faith to resolve all claims within 30 days of receipt.

Additional terms of use

• Certain areas of the website may be subject to additional terms of use, all of which are incorporated by reference into the Terms and Conditions. You agree that by using such areas, or any part thereof, you agree to be bound by the additional terms of use applicable to such areas.

General

• You must not assign or otherwise transfer any rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions whether in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Doggone.
• If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions and the remainder of the provisions in question will not be affected.
• No failure or delay on Doggone’s part in exercising any power or right under these Terms and Conditions operates as a waiver, nor does any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude any other or further exercise, or the exercise of any other power or right.
• References to any statutory provision include any statutory provision which amends or replaces it, and any bylaw, regulation, order, statutory instrument, determination or subordinate legislation made under it.
• In respect of non-consumer products, you agree that the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 do not apply to these Terms and Conditions.
• In the event that you need to return Doggone hardware (tags) to Doggone, it is to be done at your cost. Please return tags to Doggone, PO Box 76 183,
  Northwood,Christchurch 8548.