Legal

Acceptable Use Policy

Effective: 11 February 2025

This Acceptable Use Policy sets out the terms under which you may access and use the Waka Research website (https://wakaresearch.com). This policy applies to all users of our website.

5.1 Prohibited Uses

You may not use our website:

• In any way that breaches any applicable New Zealand or international law or regulation.
• In any way that is unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purpose or activity.
• To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material.
• To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, spyware, or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

5.2 Prohibited Content

You may not upload, post, or transmit through our website any content that:

• Is defamatory, obscene, offensive, hateful, or inflammatory.
• Promotes violence, discrimination, or any illegal activity.
• Infringes any intellectual property right of any person.
• Is likely to deceive any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation.
• Breaches any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
• Advocates, promotes, or assists any unlawful act.

5.3 Automated Access and AI Training

You must not use any automated system, including robots, spiders, scrapers, or other automated means, to access our website for any purpose without our express written consent. This includes:

• Automated data collection, scraping, or mining.
• Automated monitoring or copying of website content.
• Use of any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the website.
• Collection of data for the purpose of training, developing, or improving any machine learning model or artificial intelligence system.

5.4 Security

You must not:

• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, the server on which our website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to our website.
• Attack our website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
• Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of our systems or network.
• Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure.

5.5 Intellectual Property

You must respect all intellectual property rights associated with our website. You must not remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices on our website. Any use of content from our website must comply with our Terms of Use.

5.6 Consequences of Breach

Failure to comply with this Acceptable Use Policy constitutes a material breach of our Terms of Use. We may take any action we deem appropriate, including:

• Immediate, temporary, or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our website.
• Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs resulting from the breach.
• Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary.

We exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of this policy.

5.7 Reporting

If you become aware of any misuse of our website or any breach of this Acceptable Use Policy, please report it to hi@wakaresearch.com. We take all reports seriously and will investigate promptly.

5.8 Changes

We may revise this Acceptable Use Policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make.