Terms & Conditions

Thank you for visiting this website. Please be sure to read the Terms & Conditions contained in this document carefully since any use of this website constitutes your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions set out herein. Langbein Media owns or license all copyright and other intellectual property rights in this website. All rights are reserved. You may not copy, reproduce, publish, download, post, broadcast, transmit, adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any content on this website. Langbein Media and its associates provide their services to you subject to the following conditions:

BEHAVIOUR ON THE SITE

You must not use this website or its services to threaten, abuse, defame, harass or stalk others. Your contributions must be civil, tasteful, constructive and polite. You must not post objectionable content – harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable, or use vulgar or offensive user names. You must not disrupt online activity in any way. You must not create or use a false identity for the purpose of misleading others as to the identity of the sender or origin of any message. You must not do anything that is unlawful on or through the website.

PRIVACY POLICY

Langbein Media is committed to protecting your privacy. By using our website, you consent to our website Privacy Policy. We will not collect any information about individuals, except where it is specifically and knowingly provided by them. We compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction only so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may use personal information to help us to verify your identity, to enforce or apply our terms and conditions, to protect the rights and safety of Langbein Media, our users, or others, for internal research purposes, and for promoting and marketing other Langbein Media products and services to you. Where we may contract third parties to undertake various services, we may provide those third parties with personal information required to fulfil those services. Whilst we make every effort to provide you with links to high-quality, reputable sites, they are not under our day-to-day control. When you click through to these sites you leave the area controlled by Langbein Media. In addition to Langbein Media’s safeguard your personal data is protected in New Zealand by the Privacy Act 1993. This provides, amongst other things, that the data we hold about you should be processed lawfully and fairly. It should be accurate, relevant and not excessive. The information should be kept up to date, where necessary, and not retained for longer than is necessary. You have the right to see what is held about you and correct any inaccuracies. Langbein Media treats all data held with the utmost care and security. After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.

If you have any questions concerning our privacy policy, please email hello@langbein.com

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We own or license all copyright and other intellectual property rights in this website. All rights are reserved. You may not copy, reproduce, publish, download, post, broadcast, transmit, adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any content on this website. All pages within this website are the property of Langbein Media. This website, including all materials, is protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions, whether or not a copyright notice is present on the materials. You agree to comply with all copyright laws worldwide in your use of this website and to prevent any unauthorised copying of the materials on this website. Except as expressly set out in these terms offered, Langbein Media does not grant you any express or implied rights.

HYPERLINKED WEBSITES

Any link or frame (including hyperlinks, buttons or referral devices of any kind) used on this website is provided for the use and convenience of the visitor. The appearance of a link on this website does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation or certification by Langbein Media, nor should the presence of a link in any way be construed as a suggestion that the website has any relationship with Langbein Media. We have no control over the content of third party websites and the use of any linked or framed website is at your own risk. Langbein Media generally does not object to links to this website from third party sites. However no links are allowed to this website that in any way suggest Langbein Media has any relationship or affiliation with your website or endorses, sponsors or recommends the information, products or services on your website. Do not use Langbein’s name, logos, designs, slogans or trademarks in any advertising, publicity, promotion, or in any other manner without the prior express written permission for a particular use from Langbein Media. Please do not incorporate any content from this Website into your website (eg. by in-lining or framing).

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When you visit Langbein Media’s website or send emails to us, you are communicating with us electronically and consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by email, e-newsletters, by posting notices on this site or our social media network sites. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

YOUR USER ACCOUNT

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. If you are under 18, you may use our website only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Langbein Media and its associates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

REVIEWS, EMAILS, POSTINGS, COMMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHY AND OTHER CONTENT

Visitors may post reviews, comments and other content, including and not limited to recipes and photography, and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any form of "spam". You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. Langbein Media reserves the right (but not the obligation) to monitor, edit and remove any activity or content, but does not regularly review posted content. If you do post content including but not limited to recipes and photography or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Langbein Media and its associates a nonexclusive, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute and display such content throughout the world in any media or technology. You grant Langbein Media and its associates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post, that the content is original and accurate, that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity, and that you will indemnify Langbein Media or its associates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Langbein Media takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

DISCLAIMER

Langbein Media and its associates attempt to be as accurate as possible. However, Langbein Media does not warrant that recipe descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. Langbein Media reserves the right to change, delete or move any material at any time without notice. Langbein Media makes no representation or warranty express or implied as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information included on the website. Langbein Media does not accept liability for any loss arising directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance upon information contained within the site. Langbein Media shall not be liable to you or any third parties for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or punitive damages allegedly sustained arising out of your use of content, or access to or inability to access the site. This includes viruses alleged to have been obtained from the site, your use of or reliance on the site or any of the information or materials available on the site, regardless of the type of claim or the nature of the cause of action. By having material on the site, or by linking to other sites, we do not endorse products or services or make a recommendation about them. You must rely solely on your own judgement as to the suitability of any product or service for your needs. Use of this site signifies your agreement with and acceptance of these Terms & Conditions.

DISPUTES

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to this site or to products you purchase through Langbein Media shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law in force in New Zealand. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts for any proceedings in connection with these Terms & Conditions.

SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATIONS AND SEVER-ABILITY

We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS

Langbein Media does not accept or consider unsolicited creative ideas, including ideas for books, television series, new promotions, new products or technologies, processes, materials, or marketing proposals or concepts. Accordingly, if you send us information about your company, do NOT include confidential or proprietary information, including any original creative artwork, samples, demos or other works. The sole purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes when Langbein Media products, series or marketing strategies might seem similar to ideas submitted to Langbein Media. You acknowledge and agree that Langbein Media at all times has many products and projects in various of development, and that the results of these endeavours may be similar or identical to your own products or projects. If, despite our request that you not send us your ideas and materials, you still send them, please understand that Langbein Media makes no assurances that your ideas and materials will be treated as confidential or proprietary.