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. Annabel 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. Annabel 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

Annabel 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 Annabel Langbein Media, our users, or others, for internal research purposes, and for promoting and marketing other Annabel 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 fulfill 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 Annabel Langbein Media. In addition to Annabel 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. Annabel 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 admin@annabel-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 Annabel 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, Annabel 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 Annabel Langbein Media, nor should the presence of a link in any way be construed as a suggestion that the website has any relationship with Annabel 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.

Annabel 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 Annabel 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 Annabel 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 Annabel 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 Annabel 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, enewsletters, 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. Annabel 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. Annabel 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 Annabel Langbein Media and its associates a nonexclusive, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable 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 Annabel 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 Annabel Langbein Media or its associates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Annabel Langbein Media takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

Disclaimer

Annabel Langbein Media and its associates attempt to be as accurate as possible. However, Annabel Langbein Media does not warrant that recipe descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. Annabel Langbein Media reserves the right to change, delete or move any material at any time without notice. Annabel 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. Annabel 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. Annabel 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 Annabel 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, modification and severability

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

Annabel 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 Annabel Langbein Media products, series or marketing strategies might seem similar to ideas submitted to Annabel Langbein Media. You acknowledge and agree that Annabel Langbein Media at all times has many products and projects in various stages of development, and that the results of these endeavors 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 Annabel Langbein Media makes no assurances that your ideas and materials will be treated as confidential or proprietary.

Competition terms & conditions

Unless otherwise specified, competitions and giveaways conducted on this site are subject to the following conditions: 

1. The instructions on the promotional material and entry page form part of these Terms & Conditions.
2. Entry is available only to residents of New Zealand unless otherwise stated. 
3. Employees of the Promoters and agencies associated with this promotion (and their immediate families) are ineligible to enter.
4. You must be over the age of 18 to enter.
5. All entries must be on the relevant online entry form or via the method described in the competition instructions.
6. One entry per person please, unless otherwise stated.
7. All entries must be received on or before the closing date stated in the entry instructions. 
8. The winner/s will be selected by random draw within one week of the closing date. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
9. Attempts will be made by Annabel Langbein Media to notify the winner/s by telephone and/or email within a week of the draw. If Annabel Langbein Media, having used reasonable efforts, is unable to contact a winner within a week of the draw, the winner’s prize will be forfeited and a further winner will be selected by random draw.
10. The winning prize/s is/are as stated on the promotional material and  must be used in its/their entirety. No part of the winning prize/s may be exchanged, converted to cash or transferred to another person/s.
11. The winning prize includes free delivery to a single address in any New Zealand main centre, unless otherwise stated. A delivery charge may be applied to deliveries outside of main centres.
12. Entries become the property of Annabel Langbein Media and may be used by them and their partners for promotional and other purposes, at no cost. 
13. By entering the competition, winners agree that their name and personal details and photographs or videos of them may be used by the promoter for promotional purposes, at no cost. 
14. Neither Annabel Langbein Media nor any other person or party associated with the promotion shall be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered (including, but not limited to, direct, indirect and/or consequential loss) or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with either participation in the promotion or with any prizes offered.
15. Entry into the competition is deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
16. The Promoter is Annabel Langbein Media Ltd, PO Box 99068, Newmarket, Auckland
17. The Promoters reserve the right to modify these rules, or suspend or discontinue this promotion at any time.
18. These rules are governed by the relevant laws of New Zealand.
19. The Privacy Act of 1993 gives you the right to see or correct your personal information held by Annabel Langbein Media. 

Win a trip or two to Provence with L'Occitane terms & conditions

Entry is subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. The Promoters are Annabel Langbein Media and L’Occitane.
2. Entry is available to residents of New Zealand only, except employees of Annabel Langbein Media and L’Occitane, their trade customers and their immediate families, who are not permitted to enter.  You must be over the age of 18, have a clean criminal record, and be fit to travel. The Promoters reserve the right to verify the validity of entries and withdraw the prize from the winner if they do not fulfil these conditions.
3. The competition closes at 11.59pm on 31 December 2018.  To enter you must buy a copy of Annabel Langbein’s new book ESSENTIAL Volume Two: Sweet Treats for Every Occasion and complete the online entry form at www.annabel-langbein.com, including your receipt number. Please keep a copy of your receipt, as Annabel Langbein Media will need to verify this if you are the winner. Proof of entering is not proof of receipt of entry.
4. There is one prize of a trip for two to Provence, France.  The prize comprises two adult Economy return tickets from any major New Zealand airport to France, transfers to Provence plus accommodation, activities and food while in Provence, to a maximum value of NZ$8000. The prize will be organised and provided by L’Occitane. L’Occitane will negotiate with the winner regarding the total spend of the NZD$8000 prize on flights, accommodation, activities and food. The number of nights will vary depending on the accommodation chosen, airfare prices and residual budgets. The winner and the winner’s travel companion must travel together on one itinerary. Tickets must be booked as return flights with passengers travelling on the same flights.
5. The prize is valid for travel before 31 December 2019. Blackout dates may apply.
6. All aspects of the prize are subject to availability and all prize components must be booked in advance and redeemed during these times. A full prize itinerary will be organised for the winner by L’Occitane. The winner will be responsible for any translation costs required for their itinerary.
7. Domestic transport or transfers within New Zealand, travel insurance, valid passports, vaccinations, visas, departure taxes, re-entry permits, optional tours and activities, taxis, petrol, meals, spending money and all other ancillary costs are the responsibility of the winner unless otherwise stated.
8. Maximum total value of the prize is NZ$8000. Any further expenses are the responsibility of the winner.
9. Where a component of a prize is awarded in the form of a pass or ticket, the redemption of the prize is subject to the terms and conditions stipulated on the pass or ticket. The Promoters shall not be responsible for any pass/ticket/voucher that is lost, stolen, damaged, forged or tampered with in any way.
10. The prize and any of its components cannot be transferred, taken separately or redeemed for cash. All aspects of the prize are non-transferable. If the winner and the winner’s travel companion are unable to travel in accordance with the blackout date restrictions, the winner shall be deemed to have forfeited the prize.
11. The Promoters reserve the right to substitute the prize in whole (or any of its components), with a substitute prize of equal or greater value. 
12. L’Occitane and Annabel Langbein Media assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
13. L’Occitane, Annabel Langbein Media and any other person or party associated with this promotion have organised the prize in good faith, and to the fullest extent allowable by law, shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered while enjoying the prize (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss or damage) or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with either participation in this promotion or with any prizes offered.  
14. All entries shall become the property of the Promoters, and their directors, officers, representatives, advertising and promotional agencies are not responsible for contacting or forwarding prizes to entrants who provide unclear or incomplete information or for entries lost, misdirected, delayed or destroyed.
15. The email address and phone number you provide to enter the competition will be used by us to contact you if necessary, and will not be shared with other companies.
16. Entries must be submitted by the named entrant and will be invalid if found to come from a third party. You may enter more than once as long as each entry is accompanied by a separate valid receipt number. Multiple entries from a single source (eg 'competition entry' website/company) will be disqualified.
17. A random draw will take place in early January 2019 to select the winner. The prize winner will be notified by telephone/email, and will need to respond within one week to confirm they are able to accept the prize. If a selected entrant does not meet all of the contract conditions, another entrant will be selected from the remaining eligible entries.
18. If Annabel Langbein Media, having used reasonable efforts, is unable to contact the winner within one week of the prize draw, a new winner will be drawn and the original winner will forfeit his/her right to the prize.
19. In randomly selecting the winner, and in the event of any dispute or need for clarification, the Promoters’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
20. The right is reserved to terminate or withdraw this contest at any time.
21. Annabel Langbein Media Privacy Statement: we will only use and store your personal information for the purposes disclosed to you.
22. By entering the contest, entrants consent to the use of their names, city of residence, photograph and/or image for publicity purposes in all media carried out by L’Occitane and Annabel Langbein Media, without payment or compensation.
23. Entry to the competition is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions. By clicking on the Submit button you are deemed to have read and accepted these terms.

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