Legal Disclaimer

National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) disclaims responsibility for any materials accessed directly or indirectly through this website and shall not be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of user’s access to the web portal. NIWA makes no guarantees or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of or results to be obtained from accessing and using such material.

Though NIWA uses the best technical standards to control its site, materials on this web portal may inadvertently include technical inaccuracies or other errors. It will be appreciated if users notify NIWA of any errors or inaccuracies they may find. Please note that users access the web portal at their own risk.

NIWA does not warrant that the functional aspects of the web portal will be uninterrupted or error free or that this web portal, or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. NIWA reserves the right to modify, delete or replace the contents and information in this web portal from time to time, at its discretion and without notice.

Disclaimer for e-mail:
The National Inland Waterways Authority accepts no liability for the contents of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

Privacy Statement:
The private policy sets out how the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) uses and protects any information that you may give when you make use of the website.

NIWA is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. In the event that you are requested to provide certain information by which you can be identify when using this web portal, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

NIWA may change this policy from time to time by updating this page.

The following information may be requested for:

Name and job title
Contact information including e-mail address
Demographic information such as postal address, preferences and interests
Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

The information is required to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping
  • The information may be used to improve our products and services
  • We may use your information to contact you by email or phone for market research purposes.
  • We may use the information to customize the web portal according to your interest.
  • We may provide your information to our third party partners for marketing or promotional purposes
  • We will never sell your information

Security
NIWA is committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.