📋 Terms of Use

1. About Te Kete Ako

Te Kete Ako is a free educational platform providing teaching and learning resources for kaiako (teachers) and ākonga (students) in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our resources are designed to support the New Zealand Curriculum, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, and Te Mātaiaho.

By accessing or using Te Kete Ako (tekete.co.nz), you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the platform.

2. Use of Content

Educational Purpose

All resources on Te Kete Ako are provided for educational purposes. You may:

• Use resources in your classroom teaching and lesson planning
• Share resources with colleagues within your school
• Adapt and modify resources to suit your students' needs
• Print materials for classroom use

Restrictions

You may not:

• Sell or commercially distribute Te Kete Ako resources
• Claim authorship of resources created by Te Kete Ako
• Use resources in ways that are disrespectful to Māori culture, tikanga, or te reo Māori
• Use automated tools to bulk-download or scrape content

3. Accounts and Access

Some features of Te Kete Ako require a free account. When creating an account:

• You must provide accurate information
• You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure
• You must not share your account with others
• You must be 16 years or older, or have parental/guardian consent

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.

4. Cultural Respect

Te Kete Ako is grounded in a commitment to biculturalism and mātauranga Māori. All users are expected to:

• Treat te reo Māori content with respect, including correct use of macrons
• Use cultural resources (karakia, whakataukī, tikanga guides) in appropriate educational contexts
• Not misrepresent or trivialise Māori cultural concepts
• Report any content that may be culturally inappropriate

5. AI-Generated Content

Some resources on Te Kete Ako are created or enhanced using AI tools. AI-generated content:

• Is reviewed for accuracy and cultural appropriateness before publication
• Should be verified by educators before classroom use
• May contain errors — we welcome corrections via our contact page

6. Community Features

If you participate in forums, comments, or other community features:

• Be respectful and constructive in all interactions
• Do not share personal information about students
• Do not post content that is offensive, discriminatory, or harmful
• Content you post may be moderated or removed at our discretion

7. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, content on Te Kete Ako is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence. This means you are free to share and adapt the material for non-commercial educational purposes, provided you give appropriate credit and distribute adaptations under the same licence.

Some content may include third-party materials used under fair dealing provisions of the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994. Such materials remain the property of their respective owners.

8. Disclaimers

• Te Kete Ako is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind
• We do not guarantee uninterrupted access to the platform
• Resources are intended as teaching aids, not as definitive curriculum documents
• We are not liable for any loss arising from the use of our resources

9. Privacy

Your use of Te Kete Ako is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. Significant changes will be communicated via the platform. Continued use of Te Kete Ako after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

11. Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of New Zealand. Any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about these terms, please contact us:

• 📧 Email: admin@tekete.co.nz
• 💬 Contact Form