Last updated: 5 May 2026
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of seerdenboardpartners.com (the “Website”), operated by Seerden Board Partners. By using the Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
1. About Us
Seerden Board Partners is a board and governance advisory practice based in Auckland, New Zealand, founded by Andrew Seerden. The Website provides information about our services, articles on governance and board effectiveness, and other content of interest to directors, founders, and senior executives.
2. Permitted Use of the Website
You may access and view the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may share links to pages and articles on the Website through social media, email, and similar channels. Any other use requires our prior written consent.
3. Intellectual Property and Copyright
All content published on the Website, including articles, blog posts, frameworks, methodologies, diagrams, illustrations, photography, branding, and the Seerden Board Partners name and logo, is owned by Seerden Board Partners or its licensors. This content is protected under the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand) and applicable international copyright laws.
Copyright in all original written content authored by Andrew Seerden, including all blog and article content published on the Website, is owned by Andrew Seerden and Seerden Board Partners. Copyright vests automatically upon creation. All rights are reserved.
3.1 What you may do
- Read articles online and save personal copies for your own reference.
- Share links to articles on social media or in email.
- Quote brief extracts of fewer than 100 words for review, commentary, or academic purposes, provided you credit Andrew Seerden and Seerden Board Partners and link back to the original article.
3.2 What you may not do
- Reproduce, republish, redistribute, or syndicate any article or blog post in whole or in substantial part on any other website, newsletter, publication, platform, or medium without our prior written consent.
- Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on our content.
- Use any of our content for commercial purposes, including paid newsletters, paid courses, consulting deliverables, or client reports.
- Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or attribution notices.
- Scrape, crawl, harvest, or extract content from the Website using automated tools, scripts, or bots, except for legitimate search engine indexing.
- Use any content from the Website to train, fine-tune, or develop artificial intelligence models, machine learning systems, large language models, or any similar technology, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, without our prior written consent.
Requests for reuse, syndication, or licensing should be forwarded to us by completing the Contact us form.
4. Trademarks
“Seerden Board Partners” and the Seerden Board Partners logo are trademarks of Seerden Board Partners. You may not use these marks without our prior written consent.
5. No Professional Advice
Content on the Website is provided for general information and discussion. It is not legal, financial, tax, accounting, or investment advice and must not be relied upon as such. Governance decisions are specific to each organisation. You should obtain advice from suitably qualified professionals before acting on any information published on the Website.
6. No Director-Client Relationship
Reading the Website, subscribing to our updates, or contacting us through the Website does not create an advisory, director-client, or fiduciary relationship between you and Seerden Board Partners. Any engagement is established only through a signed letter of engagement or written contract.
7. Accuracy of Content
We take reasonable care to ensure information on the Website is accurate at the time of publication. Governance practice, regulation, and case law change. We do not warrant that content is current, complete, or free from error. We may amend, update, or remove content at any time without notice.
8. Third-Party Links and Content
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, articles, or services. We provide these links for convenience only. We do not endorse, control, or accept responsibility for the content, products, services, or privacy practices of third-party sites.
9. User Submissions
If you submit comments, questions, or other content to us through the Website or by email, you grant Seerden Board Partners a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence to use that content for the purpose of responding to you and improving our services. You confirm that any content you submit is your own and does not infringe the rights of any third party.
10. Privacy
Our handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to the collection and use of information as described in that policy.
11. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Seerden Board Partners excludes all warranties, conditions, and representations, whether express or implied, in relation to the Website and its content.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Seerden Board Partners is not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Website or any content on it, including indirect, consequential, or economic loss.
Where you are a consumer in New Zealand, nothing in these Terms is intended to limit any rights you have under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 or the Fair Trading Act 1986 that cannot lawfully be excluded.
12. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify Seerden Board Partners against any claim, loss, or cost arising from your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the Website, including any unauthorised reproduction or distribution of our content.
13. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand.
15. Contact
For questions about these Terms, copyright permissions, content licensing, or any other matter, please contact:
Andrew Seerden
Seerden Board Partners
Website: seerdenboardpartners.com
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