Welcome to the New Zealand PwC Academy website.

These Terms of Use were last updated on 11 May 2021.

In these terms of use, “PwC”, “we”, “us” and “our” means PricewaterhouseCoopers (New Zealand Business Number 9429044819965) of Level 26, PwC Tower, 15 Customs Street West, Auckland 1010. “You”, “your” and similar expressions refers to the individual, corporate, trust, partnership or other entity (and any of their related bodies corporate) agreeing to use the PwC Academy website available at http://academy.pwc.co.nz (“the PwC Academy Website”) for the purpose of registering to attend or use any workshop, live or recorded webinar, or other e-Learning course or event offered on the PwC Academy Website (individually or together “Training”).

By accessing or using the PwC Academy Website, you represent that you are authorised to enter into these terms of use for the PwC Academy Website and the Training and you agree that you will comply with these terms and all applicable laws and regulations.

As part of your use of the PwC Academy Website, you may permit your employees, representatives and any person authorised by you (“Invited Users”) to register for or participate in Training, provided that you acknowledge that we may refuse, cancel, or suspend, rights for any person to use the PwC Academy Website or Training for any reason in our sole and absolute discretion. You must ensure that your Invited Users comply with these terms of use. You will be liable for the acts and omissions of your Invited Users as if they were your acts or omissions.

Where the context permits, a reference to “you” and “your” in these terms of use also refers to each of your Invited Users.

Your use of the PwC Academy Website and Training

Unless you enter a separate agreement in writing with PwC, in consideration for the performance of your obligations, these terms apply in relation to any rights we grant to you for a time-limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive subscription to access and use the PwC Academy Website and/or any rights we grant to you to attend or complete Training for your own learning and development needs within New Zealand:

You, including any Invited User(s), agree to:

register an individual email address and password (or other log in details) and
pay any applicable fee(s), including GST
via the PwC Academy Website before we grant any rights to you to access or attend any Training.

Events offered through the PwC Academy Live Portal

PwC reserves the right to cancel any event prior to the scheduled time, for any reason. If PwC cancels an event, for any reason, PwC will issue a refund equal to the value of any payment received from you for the registration(s).
If you cancel any registration(s) for an event by writing to nz_training.support@pwc.com seven or more days before the scheduled event, PwC will issue a refund equal to the value of any payment received by PwC for the registration(s).
If you cancel any registration(s) for an event by writing to nz_training.support@pwc.com less than one week before the scheduled event, you will not be entitled to any refund or credit for any payment received by PwC for the registration(s).
You must notify PwC by email to nz_training.support @pwc.com if you would like to transfer a registration for an event to another person prior to the scheduled event.

Our rights and obligations

Any amendments to these terms of use will apply from the date of the publication on the PwC Academy Website. You agree to be bound by any amendments to these terms of use.
We provide access to the PwC Academy Website and all its content, materials and information on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We reserve the right to make changes or updates to the PwC Academy Website at any time without notice and we make no warranty that the PwC Academy Website will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, or error-free basis. Your access to the service may be occasionally restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will attempt to restore the service as soon as we reasonably can.
We take no responsibility for matters arising from changed circumstances or other information or material, which may affect the accuracy or currency of the PwC Academy Website and Training materials.
PwC’s maximum aggregate liability to you for all claims for direct loss or damages suffered by you under or relating to these terms of use is limited to the amount of five times the sum of the fees paid by you to PwC, and PwC is not liable for any indirect or consequential loss or loss of profit.
You undertake not to bring any claims in respect of the PwC Academy Website and the Training against any other PwC firm (its partners, employees, members of its bodies) or any other third party engaged by PwC.
We are subject to certain professional and governmental regulatory requirements, including with respect to independence of our audit clients and associated entities or persons. We may need to ask follow-up questions and you agree to provide responses accurately and promptly.
If we determine that our independence obligations mean that we cannot provide you with access to the PwC Academy Website and Training we will, at our sole option, and with immediate effect and by notice to you, terminate your rights to access and use the PwC Academy Website and Training.
PwC will use reasonable care to ensure that the details published on the PwC Academy Website and in our Training and marketing materials are correct at the time of publication
We make no promise that PwC Academy Website and all its content, materials and information are appropriate or available for use in locations outside New Zealand. If you choose to access the PwC Academy Website from a location outside New Zealand, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
If any part of these terms of use is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable part is to be given effect to the greatest extent possible and the remainder will remain in full force and effect.
These terms of use are governed by the laws of New Zealand and both of us submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand and waive any right either of us may have to claim that those courts do not have jurisdiction or are an inconvenient forum.
These terms of use constitute the entire agreement between us and you in relation to the PwC Academy Website and Training and supersede all other (prior or contemporaneous) communications or displays whether electronic, oral, or written, between us.