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HRINZ Terms & Conditions

The following terms and conditions will help you in your dealings with Human Resources Institute of New Zealand Inc. (HRINZ). Please read carefully. If you have any concerns please contact HRINZ National Office hrinz@hrinz.org.nz or 04 499 2966

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Membership

HRINZ is made up of individual members. It does not have corporate or institutional members, your membership remains with you, regardless of your employment or who funds your membership.

Membership fees for new members are due at time of application.

It is your responsibility to inform HRINZ of any changes of address and other contact information and of changes in your position or employment.

The annual membership subscription to be paid shall be set for the financial year commencing 1 April and shall be payable by members within one month of invoicing. 

HRINZ membership will commence on the date on which your application is received and your fees will cover the period until the 31st March following, at which time you will be invoiced for the next year's fees at the rate then applying, unless you formally resign your membership. Please refer to the Institute's Constitution.

On April 1 each year all members are emailed an invoice for the next 12 months membership. 

A member may resign membership by notifying HRINZ in writing (please post to HRINZ National Office, PO Box 11450, Wellington or email hrinz@hrinz.org.nz), provided that all subscriptions, fees and levies then due and owing have been paid by the member. All resignations will be formally acknowledged within 15 working days. To avoid being invoiced for the next membership year you will need to resign before 31 March. 

 

Branch Events

Cancellations: Must be received by HRINZ National Office by (email hrinz@hrinz.org.nz) more than 48 hours before the start of the event and will be refunded in full. Cancellations after this time and 'no shows' on the day will be charged. Substitutions are welcome. Please email hrinz@hrinz.org.nz with their details.

Manual Invoicing: If you are attending a branch event and have not pre-registered online, you must pay at the event. If payment is not made at the event and a manual invoice is required to be raised, an additional $20 administration fee may be added. Credit cards facilities are not available at most events.

Liability of Payment: The individual (event profile holder) is liable for payment of event invoices registered against their profile.  Please note: if you register other people for events against your personal profile, you will be liable for payment.

New Member or Guest Vouchers: To attend a branch event using a voucher, please register online and select invoice as the payment option. The invoice will be cancelled when the completed voucher is presented at the event. The voucher must be presented at the event otherwise you will be charged the appropriate rate for attending.

NZATD & PRINZ Members who wish to receive the HRINZ member rate for attending a HRINZ branch event must email hrinz@hrinz.org.nz with the following details: Name of event that you wish to attend, Event Date, First Name, Last Name, Position, Organisation, Email, Daytime contact phone, Postal Address for sending invoice, NZATD or PRINZ Membership Number (we will verify this) - If you register online, you will be charged the displayed Non-Member rate.

 

Professional Development Events

Please refer to the individual terms and conditions for each course (listed on Professional Development) webpage.

Please note that if you join HRINZ between 1st January and 31 March and you would like to attend a HRINZ workshop or seminar at the member rate, to be eligible to do so HRINZ requires you to pay for the following year’s membership fees at the time of registering.


HumanResources Magazine

The views expressed in HumanResources are not necessarily those of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand, nor does the advertisement of any product or service in this magazine imply endorsement of it by the Institute. ISSN 1173-7522. Copyright© Human Resources Institute of New Zealand Inc. All material appearing in HumanResources is copyright and cannot be reproduced without prior permission of the publisher.

 

Advertising

Advertising in any of the HRINZ publications, hard copy or electronic, will be invoiced on acceptance of copy and becomes payable on receipt of invoice.

 

Sponsorship

Sponsorship will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis as per agreement reached.

 

Magazine Subscriptions

Annual subscription to the Magazine HumanResources continues to 1 April of each year. Payment is due within one month of invoicing.

 

Payment of Accounts

Accounts may be paid by cash, cheque, credit card, electronic transfer or automatic payment and are due upon receipt of invoice. Please ensure you include the invoice number with your payment. Credit card payments can be made only through our secure website due to security and audit reasons.

 

Overdue Accounts

In the absence of special arrangements, we do not allow a credit facility. Overdue accounts are deemed to be those accounts that remain unpaid after thirty days from the date of invoice for services provided by HRINZ.

Collection costs incurred by HRINZ for the collection of any overdue accounts will be the responsibility of the debtor and all charges must be paid in full at the time of collection.

 

Responsibility

HRINZ will endeavour to ensure a full professional approach to all services provided. However, HRINZ shall not be liable for any consequences of the provision of services to you, except for consequences arising as a direct result of the wilful negligence on the part of HRINZ.

 

HRINZ Website Usage

The materials on the HRINZ website are intended to provide general information only and may not necessarily be accurate or current. This site may contain links or other references to other parties and their websites. HRINZ cannot control the contents of those other sites, and makes no guarantee about the accuracy, timeliness or subject matter of the material located on those sites. HRINZ does not necessarily approve of, endorse or sponsor any content or material on those sites.

HRINZ makes no guarantees or representations that material on other websites to which this website is linked does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person anywhere in the world. HRINZ is not, and must not be taken to be, authorising infringement of any intellectual property rights contained in material or other sites by linking or allowing links to, this website to such material on other sites.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, HRINZ and each author of this site disclaims any liability to any person arising out of any action or failure to act by that person, in accessing, downloading, using or relying on any materials from this website whether caused by the negligence of HRINZ or otherwise.

Under no circumstances will HRINZ and each author of this website be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, including damages for loss of business or other profits, arising in relation to the use of any material from this website in any way whatsoever whether caused by the negligence of HRINZ or otherwise.

HRINZ does not represent or guarantee that any files obtained from or through this site are free from computer viruses or other defects. Any such files are provided, and may only be used, on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from use of those files.

 

Emails

As part of your membership, HRINZ will use email to communicate with you about events and HR related news. This address is used to send you your electronic membership invoice at the start of each year. Please note HRINZ does not send emails on behalf of third parties.

Opting out  - You can remove yourself from individual regional branch streams by updating your profile here. To be completely removed from all HRINZ membership emails please send an email to membership@hrinz.org.nz

Important please note: 1) There is no alternate way to communicate our branch event notices or other membership information. 2) Opting out of receiving emails from HRINZ does not cancel your membership. This must be done seperately.

 

Acknowledgement of Terms

This document, along with the HRINZ Constitution and Rules, contains the terms upon which HRINZ provides services to you.

Unless you formally advise otherwise, your continued association and use of the website will be taken by HRINZ  as your acceptance of these terms.

 

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