Your use of MetService’s Apps

These Terms of Use apply to MetService’s Apps namely, the MetService App, MetService Marine and MetService Rural Weather. These Terms are to be read in conjunction with MetService’s End User License Agreement. Please read these Terms prior to using the Apps. By accessing and using MetService’s Apps you accept these Terms of Use.

Changes

MetService may change these Terms without notice at any time by updating them on this website. These changes will be effective immediately. Because of this, we recommend checking this page from time to time. By continuing to use the Apps following an update, you agree to the changed Terms.

These Terms were last updated on 23 January 2024.

Access to Information         

You may use MetService’s Apps, and the information contained within them for your own personal use. Using this information for commercial purposes, except for open access data, is not permitted. Furthermore, the information must not be used for unlawful purposes. It must not be altered, resupplied, or used to train artificial intelligence in any way.

Your Responsibilities

Do not attempt to damage, reverse engineer,  introduce anything, decode, or extract the source code of the Apps.

Access and download the Apps only through approved stores. You are responsible for any data charges incurred by using our services. You indemnify MetService against all loss that MetService suffers or incurs as a direct or indirect result of your failure to comply with these Terms.

Intellectual property

The copyright for all text, photographs, logos, graphics, recordings, information and all other elements of the application are owned by the Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited unless labelled as another party’s property.

Except to the extent expressly permitted by these Terms, you must not adapt, copy, distribute, display, publish, reproduce, or create adaptations or derivative works from any part of these Apps. All suggestions, feedback and recommendations provided by users to improve the Apps are the property of MetService.

Liability

Uncertainty is inherent in weather forecasts. MetService leverages its expansive data inputs to allow the expertise of its meteorologists to flourish. However, the result of this is still just highly informed opinion.

Consequently, MetService gives no warranty, guarantee or representation that the Apps are accurate, complete, current, or fit for any purpose.

Further, to the maximum extent permitted by law you access and use these Apps at your own risk. MetService has no liability or responsibility for any loss in connection with:

1. any weather forecasts provided on the Apps.
2. the Apps being unavailable (in whole or in part), delayed or error-prone from time to time.
3. MetService changing, suspending, discontinuing, or restricting access to the Apps without notice.
4. any linked website.
5. any site linked from the Apps . Links on the Apps are not MetService’s endorsement, approval, or recommendation of those sites. MetService does not have any responsibility for the content of those sites.

This exclusion applies regardless of whether liability or responsibility arises in contract, tort (including negligence), equity, breach of statutory duty, or otherwise. In cases where MetService’s liability cannot be excluded, MetService’s liability is limited) to the cost of remedying or replacing the defective information.

MetService also reserves the right to, without notice, change or eliminate a feature, update the software and make any free part of the App a paid service without any liability to the user whatsoever. 

Furthermore, MetService makes no representation or warranty that the Apps are appropriate or available for use in all countries or that the content satisfies the laws of all countries. You are responsible for ensuring that your access to and use of these Apps are not illegal or prohibited. You are also responsible for complying with applicable local laws.

Notifications

We’ll make our best efforts to get notifications to you. You accept that MetService cannot guarantee the receipt or provision or notifications and has no liability or responsibility associated with the information provided or accessed, or information not provided. MetService is not responsible for any information supplied by any third party.

Privacy

You accept that you have read and agreed to MetService’s Privacy Policy. If you have any privacy concerns regarding the Apps, please write to our Privacy Officer at privacy@metservice.com. More information is available about your privacy rights in New Zealand through the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of New Zealand and are subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts.

General

If MetService does not exercise or enforce any rights available to it under these Terms, it does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

If any part or provision of these Terms is illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, that part or provision is replaced with a provision which, as far as possible, accomplishes the original purpose of that part or provision. The remainder of these Terms will be binding on you.

These Terms supersede all previous conditions, understandings, commitments, agreements, and representations whatsoever whether oral or written, and constitutes the entire agreement between you and MetService relating to the subject matter of these Terms.