OpenBrief
⌘K
Log in Sign up
Legal

Terms and conditions

OpenBrief
Last updated: 12 May 2026 · Effective date: 12 May 2026

1. Introduction

These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of the OpenBrief website at openbrief.co.nz and any related services, features, and content (together, the “Service”) provided by Mnemosyne Limited (NZ company number 9427882, NZBN 9429053656087) (“we”, “us”, “our”).

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.

2. Definitions

  • “Account” means a registered user account on the Service.
  • “Content” means any text, files, data, information, or other material submitted to, generated by, or made available through the Service.
  • “User Content” means Content that you or other users submit to the Service.
  • “You” means the individual or entity using the Service. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organisation, “you” refers to that organisation, and you confirm you have authority to bind it to these Terms.
  • “Dossier Content” means any profile, summary, or compilation of information about a Member of Parliament or electoral candidate published by us through the Service, whether produced with AI assistance, editorial curation, or both.

3. Eligibility and accounts

To use the Service, you must:

  • Be at least 16 years of age, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is greater
  • Have legal capacity to enter into a binding contract
  • Not be prohibited from using the Service under any applicable law

To access certain features, you must register for an Account. You agree to:

  • Provide accurate, current, and complete information
  • Keep your Account information up to date
  • Keep your login credentials confidential and secure
  • Notify us promptly of any unauthorised access to or use of your Account
  • Be responsible for all activity that occurs under your Account

We may refuse, suspend, or terminate any Account at our discretion in accordance with these Terms.

4. Subscriptions, fees and payment

Some features of the Service may be offered on a paid or subscription basis. If you purchase a paid plan:

  • Fees are payable in New Zealand dollars (NZD). We are not currently registered for GST, so no GST is charged on our fees; this may change in the future if we exceed the GST registration threshold, in which case GST will be added on reasonable prior notice
  • You authorise us (or our payment processor) to charge the payment method you provide
  • Subscription fees are billed in advance on a recurring monthly basis and will automatically renew unless cancelled before the renewal date
  • You may cancel a subscription at any time; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period
  • Except as required by the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 or otherwise stated, fees paid are non-refundable
  • We may change our fees on reasonable prior notice; changes will take effect at the start of your next billing period

5. User Content

You retain ownership of all User Content you submit to the Service. By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to host, store, copy, transmit, display, and process that User Content solely for the purpose of operating and providing the Service to you.

You represent and warrant that:

  • You own or have all necessary rights to your User Content
  • Your User Content does not infringe the rights of any third party
  • Your User Content complies with these Terms and all applicable laws

We do not claim ownership of your User Content and will not use it for purposes outside the operation of the Service without your consent, except as required by law.

6. Acceptable use

You must not use the Service to:

  • Breach any law, regulation, or third-party right
  • Submit, transmit or store any Content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, harassing, threatening, hateful, likely to excite hostility against any group on a prohibited ground of discrimination within the meaning of section 61 of the Human Rights Act 1993, or otherwise objectionable
  • Submit Content that infringes the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any person
  • Distribute viruses, malware, or other harmful code
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service, other users’ accounts, or any underlying systems
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers/networks connected to it
  • Use any automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access or collect data from the Service, except as expressly authorised
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service
  • Resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the Service except as expressly permitted
  • Impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation with any person
  • Use the Service for any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purpose
  • Submit, transmit or store any Content that contravenes the communication principles in section 6 of the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015
  • Submit any Content constituting election advertising within the meaning of Part 6AA of the Electoral Act 1993 without including a valid promoter statement as required by section 204H of that Act

7. Our intellectual property

All intellectual property rights in the Service (excluding User Content) — including software, design, text, graphics, trade marks, logos, and other materials — are owned by us or our licensors. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your personal or internal business use in accordance with these Terms.

Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to you. You must not remove, modify, or obscure any copyright, trade mark, or other proprietary notices.

8. Third-party services

The Service may contain links to, or integrate with, third-party websites or services that we do not control. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third-party services. Your use of any third-party service is at your own risk and subject to that party’s terms.

9. Availability and modifications

We aim to make the Service available continuously, but we do not warrant that it will always be available or uninterrupted. We may, at any time and without liability:

  • Modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (in whole or in part)
  • Impose limits on certain features or restrict access
  • Carry out maintenance, updates, or upgrades

We will give reasonable notice of material changes where practicable.

10. Termination

You may stop using the Service and close your Account at any time.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service (in whole or in part) if:

  • You breach these Terms
  • We are required to do so by law
  • Your continued use poses a risk to us, the Service, or other users
  • We discontinue the Service

On termination:

  • Your right to use the Service ends immediately
  • We may delete your Account and User Content in accordance with our data retention practices (subject to any legal obligations to retain it)
  • Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, and 16) will continue to apply

We recommend you export any User Content you wish to retain before terminating.

11. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be error-free, uninterrupted, secure, or that defects will be corrected.

Dossier Content published through the Service is produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence tools and/or editorial curation from publicly available sources. It does not constitute legal advice, verified reporting, or a statement of established fact.

Dossier Content represents the editorial opinion and commentary of Mnemosyne Limited at the time of publication. It should be read as opinion and commentary only. Each Dossier includes source references to enable independent verification.

Mnemosyne Limited does not warrant the completeness, currency, or accuracy of any third-party source relied upon in the preparation of Dossier Content.

Consumer Guarantees Act 1993: If you are acquiring the Service as a “consumer” under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (NZ), you may have rights and remedies under that Act that cannot be excluded or limited. Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude, restrict, or modify those rights.

If you are acquiring the Service for the purposes of a business, you agree that the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 and sections 9, 12A, 13, and 14(1) of the Fair Trading Act 1986 do not apply, and that it is fair and reasonable for those provisions to be excluded.

12. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

  • Our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with the Service or these Terms (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), under statute, or otherwise) is limited to the greater of (a) NZ$100, or (b) the total fees paid by you to us in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the liability.
  • We are not liable for any indirect, consequential, incidental, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, business, opportunity, goodwill, data, or anticipated savings, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
  • We are not liable for any loss caused by an event outside our reasonable control (including network outages, third-party failures, or force majeure).

These limitations apply to the fullest extent permitted by law. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be lawfully limited, including: (a) liability for fraud or wilful misconduct; (b) liability under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 where applicable; or (c) any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

13. Editorial Standards, Corrections and Takedown

Mnemosyne Limited is the primary publisher of all Dossier Content. In publishing Dossier Content we are committed to: (a) drawing information from publicly available and reputable sources; (b) attributing sources within each Dossier to enable independent verification; (c) presenting Dossier Content clearly as editorial opinion and commentary, not as verified fact; and (d) disclosing where AI assistance has been used in the preparation of Dossier Content.

If you are the subject of a Dossier and believe that it contains a factual error, you may contact us at [email protected] with details of the alleged error and supporting information. We will review all correction requests promptly and, where a correction is warranted, will update or annotate the relevant Dossier.

We cooperate with NetSafe in accordance with the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 and will comply with any takedown or correction order made under section 19 of that Act.

Mnemosyne Limited publishes Dossier Content in compliance with the Defamation Act 1992, the Human Rights Act 1993, the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015, and the Electoral Act 1993. Where Dossier Content is published during an election period, we will comply with the requirements of Part 6A of the Electoral Act 1993 in respect of our own published content.

14. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Mnemosyne Limited and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with:

  • Your use of the Service
  • Your User Content
  • Your breach of these Terms or any applicable law
  • Your infringement of any third-party right

15. Privacy

Our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The updated Terms will be posted on the Service with a revised “Last updated” date. Material changes will be notified through the Service or by email. Your continued use of the Service after the changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Service.

17. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand. You and we submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand in respect of any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Service.

18. General

  • Entire agreement: These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies referenced, constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to the Service.
  • Severability: If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
  • No waiver: Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that right or provision.
  • Assignment: You may not assign or transfer your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations to any successor or affiliate.
  • No agency: Nothing in these Terms creates any agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship.
  • Notices: We may give you notice through the Service, by email to the address associated with your Account, or by post.

19. Contact us

For any questions about these Terms, please contact:

Mnemosyne Limited
Suite 16305, Unit A Level G
26 Hobson Street
Auckland City 1010
New Zealand
Email: [email protected]