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Copyright
Except where indicated, material on this website is subject to Crown copyright and is maintained by the Ministry for the Environment. This material may be reproduced for non-commercial use without formal permission or charge, provided the material is reproduced accurately and not used in a derogatory manner or misleading context. Where the material is being published or issued to others, the source and copyright status must be acknowledged. Material on this website must not be used in a commercial context unless the written permission of the Ministry for the Environment has been obtained.
For material on this website that is subject to Crown copyright and maintained by another government organisation, authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from that organisation.
For material on this website that is identified as being the copyright of a third party, authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holder concerned.
Images
The Ministry for the Environment holds copyright or licensing rights to all images on this website, including the Ministry for the Environment logo. Images on this website must not be used or reproduced for any purpose, including personal or educational use, unless the written permission of the Ministry for the Environment has been obtained.
Requesting permission
To request permission to use material from this website in a commercial context, or to use an image for any purpose, please contact:
Quality Planning Administrator
Ministry for the Environment
PO Box 10362
Wellington
New Zealand
or email admin@qp.org.nz.
Disclaimer
The information on this website is, according to the Ministry for the Environment’s best efforts, accurate at the time of publication and the Ministry makes every reasonable effort to keep it current and accurate. If you find any information on this website that you believe may be inaccurate, please send an email to webmaster@qp.org.nz.
Links and references to other websites are provided for your convenience only and listing shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind. The Ministry for the Environment is not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. The Ministry also does not endorse any website which links to this one.
The Ministry cannot guarantee that links to other websites will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of the linked pages. However, if you find a link on this site which fails to work, please send an email to webmaster@qp.org.nz so we can remedy it.
Email newsletters
You will only receive email newsletters from us if you have signed up for email newsletters or updates on the QP website. Information about which web pages are accessed and by whom is collected so we can determine which articles are of the most interest to our readers. We collect this information by tracking the clicks on individual links within the newsletter.
The information we collect is:
- How many times a subscriber opened the email
- How many times a subscriber clicked on links from the email
- What links that subscriber clicked on.
All our email newsletters contain a link which allows you to unsubscribe at any time.
Privacy and security
You may browse and access information contained within this website without providing any personal information. Where you voluntarily provide personal information (for example, through online forms or email requests), we will only use that information for the purpose for which you provide it. The Ministry will hold all information you provide in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993.
If you would like to access and/or correct any personal information we hold, please contact:
The Privacy Officer
Ministry for the Environment
PO Box 10362
Wellington
New Zealand
or email privacy@qp.org.nz.
Accessibility
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