Terms & Conditions
Welcome to kiwihawthornrugby.com. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using our website. These terms explain the rules for using our website and its content. By accessing or using our website in any way, you agree to follow these terms. If you do not agree with any part of them, please do not use our website.
1. About Our Website
Our website provides free rugby news, match previews and reviews, player stories, rules guides and opinion articles. We cover international rugby, New Zealand and Australia rugby, club and community rugby, and general information about the game.
This is a private and independent fan website. We are not a rugby club, team, league, union or governing body, and we are not affiliated with any club or organization with a similar name. We do not sell tickets, memberships or merchandise, register players or provide any official rugby service.
2. Who Can Use Our Website
Our website is open to a general audience. Readers under the age of 18 should use our website under the guidance of a parent or guardian. By using our website, you confirm that you will follow these terms and all laws that apply to you.
3. Rules for Using Our Website
While using our website, you agree that you will not:
- Use our website for any illegal, misleading or fraudulent purpose
- Present our website or content as the official voice of any club, team, union or competition
- Pretend to be our team, a club official, a player or any organization to deceive others
- Post abusive, threatening, discriminatory or harassing comments about players, officials, fans or anyone else
- Post spam, promotional links, false information or harmful content
- Copy, scrape or republish our articles without written permission
- Use automated tools, bots or scripts to collect data from our website
- Upload or send viruses, malware or any harmful code
- Try to hack, damage, overload or access our website or servers without permission
We may remove comments and block access to our website for anyone who breaks these rules, without prior notice.
4. Accuracy of Information
Fixtures, results, team selections, statistics and competition rules change often. We try to keep our content accurate and updated, but we do not guarantee that any information is complete, correct or current. Please confirm important details with official club, union or competition sources.
5. Opinions and Predictions
Our analysis, ratings and predictions are opinions shared for discussion and entertainment. They are not facts or guarantees. They are not betting tips, and we do not encourage gambling. Anyone who chooses to bet should do so responsibly, legally and only if they are of legal age.
6. Health and Safety Information
Any information about training, fitness, injuries or player welfare is general and educational only. It is not medical advice. Please seek guidance from a qualified doctor, physiotherapist or certified coach, and follow the safety rules of your club and governing body.
7. Your Responsibility
You are fully responsible for any decision you make based on our content, including buying tickets, travelling to matches, joining clubs, training or placing bets. We are not responsible for any outcome, payment, injury, dispute or problem between you and any club, ticket seller, organizer or third party.
8. Comments
If you post a comment, you are responsible for its content. Comments should be respectful, honest and relevant to the article. Passionate debate is welcome, but personal attacks are not. We may review, edit or remove any comment at our discretion.
9. Sponsored Content
From time to time, we may publish sponsored or paid content. Any such content will be clearly labelled. Sponsored content does not mean that we endorse the sponsor, and readers should evaluate any offer independently.
10. Intellectual Property
All original articles, text, graphics, layout and design on our website belong to us unless stated otherwise, and they are protected by copyright laws. You may read our content, share our website name with others, or keep a copy for personal use. Any other use, including copying, republishing or distributing our content on websites, apps, videos or social media pages, requires our written permission. Names, logos and crests of clubs, teams, unions and competitions belong to their respective owners.
11. Advertisements and Third-Party Content
Our website displays ads from Google AdSense and other third-party networks. These ads help keep our content free. We do not control or endorse the products, services or offers shown in these ads, and any dealing with an advertiser is only between you and that advertiser. We are also not responsible for the content or practices of any club, competition, broadcaster or publication mentioned in our articles.
12. No Warranties
Our website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranties of any kind. We do not promise that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free or completely secure.
13. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss, including financial loss, injury, missed events or betting losses, arising from your use of our website or reliance on its content.
14. Indemnification
You agree to protect us and hold us harmless from any claims, losses, damages or expenses, including legal costs, that arise because you broke these Terms and Conditions or misused our website.
15. Privacy
Your use of our website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect visitor information.
16. Changes to These Terms
We may update or change these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Changes will be posted on this page. By continuing to use our website after changes are posted, you accept the updated terms.
17. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute related to this website or these terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.
18. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:
Email: insight.mvm@gmail.com