This website is operated by the Marlborough Historical Society Incorporated (the Society). By accessing, browsing, or using this website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions of use. If you do not accept these terms, you must stop using this website. These terms apply to all visitors, donors, researchers, anyone browsing our online gift store, and anyone who contacts or submits material to the Society through this website.
The Society is an incorporated society registered under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. The registered details are:
3.1 Museum Content
All archival photography, historical research monographs, manuscript records, exhibition text, oral histories and documentary features, taonga documentation, regional collection materials, and other museum content published on this website are the intellectual property of the Society unless otherwise stated in a figure caption, credit line, footnote, or other item-specific notice. Copyright in the source code files comprising this website was assigned to the Society by DigiCraft Labs Limited on handover of the completed website. The Society owns the delivered website code. Standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript techniques used on this website, including responsive layout methods, grid structures, and common design conventions, are not claimed as proprietary by any party.
These materials are protected under the Copyright Act 1994 and applicable moral rights. Except where permitted by New Zealand law, by an item-specific licence or notice, or with prior written permission from the applicable rights holder, you may not reproduce, distribute, republish, adapt, or commercially exploit material from this website.
3.2 Item-Specific Notices & Third-Party Material
Where a particular image, document, graphic, or other item carries a credit, licence, permission statement, or other rights notice, that item-specific notice applies to that material and takes precedence over the general terms in this section. This allows the Society to identify any material that may in future be used under a third-party licence, permission, or other rights arrangement without implying that such arrangements apply to material not expressly identified.
Some photographic and graphic assets currently used on this website are provided by third parties under their own licence terms. These include selected Canva content, DrawKit icons, and Font Awesome icons. Ownership of each third-party asset remains with its respective rights holder. See section 4 for attribution and licence details.
3.3 Cultural & Historical Material
Some collection material may have cultural significance in addition to its legal copyright status, particularly material relating to Māori taonga, people, places, tikanga, whakapapa, or mātauranga. Where the Society provides cultural-use guidance, a restriction, or an item-specific notice, users are asked to respect that guidance. Copyright permission does not necessarily remove the need to consider appropriate cultural protocols or permissions.
Historical material may also preserve language, descriptions, images, or attitudes from earlier periods that would not necessarily be used today. Where such material is reproduced for historical or research purposes, its inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Society.
3.4 Museum, Society & Designer Branding
The names, logos, and other distinctive branding of the Marlborough Museum and Provincial Archives and the Marlborough Historical Society Incorporated must not be copied, altered, or used in a way that suggests endorsement, sponsorship, or an official association without prior written permission from the Society.
The DigiCraft Labs company brand insignia displayed on this website is the intellectual property of DigiCraft Labs Limited and is used with permission. You may not reproduce or reuse that brand insignia for any other purpose without written permission from DigiCraft Labs Limited.
3.5 Permission, Attribution & Copyright Concerns
If you wish to reproduce museum material for a purpose not otherwise permitted by these terms or by an item-specific notice, contact the Society using the details in section 13 and describe the material you wish to use and how you intend to use it. Where permission is granted, any attribution or other conditions specified by the Society or applicable rights holder must be followed.
If you believe material on this website has been incorrectly attributed, infringes copyright or another intellectual property right, or has been used contrary to an agreement or permission, please contact the Society via the contact channels set out in section 13. The Society will consider the concern and take appropriate steps where required.
Canva
Selected photographic and graphic assets used on this website are licensed through Canva and are used in accordance with the Canva Content License Agreement. Copyright and other intellectual property rights in Canva-supplied content remain with the applicable rights holders. Such content is licensed for use as incorporated into this website and must not be separately extracted, redistributed, sublicensed, sold, or reused except where permitted by the applicable licence.
DrawKit
Certain graphic icons used on this website are provided by DrawKit Vector Illustrations and are used under the DrawKit Official Licence. Ownership of those assets remains with the applicable rights holder.
Font Awesome
Some icons on this website are provided by Font Awesome Free and are used under the Font Awesome Free License. Font Awesome Free icons are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Copyright Fonticons, Inc.
This policy explains how the Society collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.
This website uses Cloudflare infrastructure to provide SSL/TLS transport layer encryption and edge security for connections between your browser and our servers.
5.1 What We Collect
Personal information you provide through this website may include:
The Society does not require user accounts and does not intentionally collect personal information through this website beyond what you choose to provide or what is reasonably required to respond to you, process a transaction, or operate and secure the website.
5.2 How We Use It
We use personal information only for purposes connected with the reason it was provided, including responding to enquiries, processing donations or orders, administering memberships or related requests, maintaining records required for the Society's charitable and operational purposes, and protecting the security and integrity of the website.
5.3 How We Store It
Contact form submissions are transmitted by FormSubmit and delivered directly to the Society's designated administration inbox. Order and donation data is managed by PayPal under its own privacy terms. The Society stores enquiry records and transaction records in its internal systems.
5.4 Cookies & Tracking
This website does not set cookies and does not use tracking technologies for advertising or profiling. The Society uses Cloudflare for hosting, security, and content delivery. Cloudflare Web Analytics provides cookieless aggregate statistics. Google Search Console is used to monitor how the site appears in Google Search; it does not collect visitor data or set cookies.
5.5 Server Logs
Cloudflare may record IP addresses in server logs for security, abuse prevention, and operational purposes. These logs are not used by the Society for advertising, behavioural profiling, or personalised marketing.
5.6 Your Rights
Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to request access to personal information the Society holds about you and to request correction of information that is inaccurate. To exercise these rights, please submit a written request using the contact channels in section 13.
5.7 Breach Notification
If a privacy breach occurs that is likely to cause serious harm, the Society will notify affected individuals and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner as required by the Privacy Act 2020.
5.8 Retention
The Society keeps personal information only for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law or legitimate record-keeping obligations.
5.9 Event Photography & Video
Photographs or video taken at museum events or activities may occasionally be published on this website or on the Society's social media channels for documentary, educational, or promotional purposes. Where the Society arranges photography involving identifiable people, it will handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and take reasonable steps to obtain permission where appropriate. If you appear in an image or recording published by the Society and have concerns about its use, contact the Society using the details in section 13 so the Society can review your request.
5.10 Privacy Contact
All privacy enquiries should be directed to the Society using the contact details in section 13.
Ordinary enquiries, personal information, and private correspondence are not treated as material licensed for publication merely because they are sent to the Society.
If you voluntarily provide photographs, documents, stories, research, corrections, recollections, or other material specifically for possible inclusion in the Society's collections, exhibitions, publications, website, social media, educational material, or other museum activities, you retain any copyright you own unless a different arrangement is agreed in writing.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, by submitting such material for those purposes you grant the Society a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, reproduce, display, publish, and communicate that material in print and digital formats for the Society's charitable, museum, archival, research, educational, and promotional purposes. The Society may make reasonable formatting, accessibility, or editorial adjustments that do not materially misrepresent the contribution.
You must have the right or authority to provide any material you submit for publication or reuse. If material belongs to, depicts, or contains intellectual property or personal information relating to another person, you are responsible for obtaining any permission reasonably required for the intended submission. The Society is not obliged to publish, retain, or use submitted material.
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Nothing in these terms limits your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993. Goods supplied by the Society must be of acceptable quality, fit for purpose, match their description, and be delivered within a reasonable time where the Act applies. Services must be carried out with reasonable care and skill.
Fair Trading Act 1986
The Society does not engage in misleading or deceptive conduct. Product descriptions, prices, and availability are stated accurately to the best of the Society's knowledge.
Payments
All transactions are processed in New Zealand Dollars (NZD). Shop orders and donations are handled via PayPal or bank transfer. Bank transfers for membership subscriptions, donations, and related payments are processed through the Society's SBS Bank account. Where a payment is processed by a third-party provider such as PayPal, that provider's own terms and privacy practices also apply to its service.
Refunds & Returns
If an item you receive is faulty, damaged, or not as described, contact the Society using the contact details in section 13 to arrange an appropriate remedy. Archival reproduction orders are custom-produced to order and cannot be returned for change of mind, but this does not limit any rights or remedies you may have if the item is faulty, damaged, or does not match your order. Other change-of-mind returns are at the Society's discretion.
Donations
Donations support activities including, but not limited to, collection conservation, building maintenance, and Society heritage programmes at Marlborough Museum, Brayshaw Heritage Park, and Riverlands Cob Cottage. Donations are generally non-refundable except where an error has occurred or where a refund is otherwise required by law.
This website contains links to third-party websites and services, including social media platforms, Eventfinda, payment services, and other external resources. These links are provided for convenience, reference, or access to services used by the Society.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, a link does not mean that the Society endorses, controls, or accepts responsibility for the content, availability, security, products, services, privacy practices, or terms of an external website. When you leave this website, your use of the external site or service is governed by that provider's own terms and privacy policies.
9.1 Downloadable Material
The Society provides a limited number of downloadable materials, such as brochures and forms, for convenience. Reasonable care is taken when preparing and publishing these files, but the Society cannot guarantee that every file will be compatible with every device, application, or system. Users should maintain appropriate device security and backups when downloading or opening files.
9.2 Website Availability
The Society aims to keep this website available and functioning reliably but does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access. Access may occasionally be affected by maintenance, technical faults, security measures, network conditions, or circumstances outside the Society's control.
9.3 Website Changes
The Society may update, correct, reorganise, suspend, replace, or remove website content or functionality where reasonably necessary. The Society may also discontinue part or all of the website or a particular online service without prior notice where circumstances require it.
Information on this website is provided on an "as is" basis. The Society aims to keep visiting hours and admission schedules, exhibition details, collection information, and other published material accurate and up to date, but does not guarantee that all information is free from error or omission. Historical interpretations, identifications, dates, attributions, and collection descriptions may also be revised as new research or information becomes available.
The public is advised to check the Society's social channels, such as the Marlborough Museum Facebook page or Eventfinda page, for the most up-to-date information regarding opening times, closures, and upcoming events.
To the maximum extent permitted by New Zealand law, the Society is not liable for loss or inconvenience arising solely from reliance on website material, temporary website unavailability, the use of an external website or service, or compatibility issues affecting downloadable material. The Society is not liable for indirect or consequential loss except where such liability cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any right, guarantee, remedy, or liability that cannot be excluded or limited under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Privacy Act 2020, or other applicable New Zealand law.
The Society may update these terms from time to time to reflect changes to the website, its services, legal requirements, or the Society's practices. Any revised terms take effect when they are published on this page. Your continued use of the website after publication of revised terms means that the revised terms apply to that use.
These terms are governed by New Zealand law. If a dispute, complaint, or concern arises, the Society encourages you to contact the Society using the details in section 13 first so that we can work to resolve it directly. Nothing in these terms prevents you from referring a matter to any court, tribunal, regulator, or complaints body that has jurisdiction.
Marlborough Historical Society Incorporated
26 Arthur Baker Place, Brayshaw Heritage Park
Redwoodtown, Blenheim 7201, New Zealand
Telephone: Call (03) 578 1712
Email: Email the Society
NZBN: 9429042756149
Incorporation number: 221131
Charities Services registration: CC21573
