PAKURANGA GOLF CLUB
MEMBERSHIP TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ACCESS
1.1 These terms and conditions (Terms) set out the rules governing Pakuranga Golf Club membership and access to the Pakuranga Golf Club website.
MEMBER SIGNUP / REGISTRATION
2.1 By registering you are becoming an affiliated member of New Zealand Golf, and a member of Pakuranga Golf Club implying full acceptance of these Terms, including any changes that may be made to the Terms from time to time.
2.2 To become a Pakuranga Golf Club member, the person must register and provide the information requested accurately. Personal information provided at the time of registration is presumed to be true and correct. It is your responsibility to update personal information as and when necessary.
2.3 Persons may only register once. Registration is for a single person only.
2.4 Pakuranga Golf Club members consent to the disclosure of their personal information, including but not limited to their name, email address, and golf scores onto the New Zealand Golf site, to any person who visits the New Zealand Golf or members who log into the Pakuranga Golf Club websites, to New Zealand Golf.
2.5 Pakuranga Golf Club members consent to receiving communication from New Zealand Golf, but have the option to opt out of them.
MEMBERSHIP
3.1 You agree to join Pakuranga Golf Club for the period of 12 months, or as specified on the application form.
3.2 Your Pakuranga Golf Club membership will continue indefinitely until cancelled.
3.3 When you pay using your debit or credit card, the system automatically stores your credit card details to enable you to pay for the same / other services on the site. Credit card details are stored under heavy encryption by a third party payment provider, Payment Express, and not on the DotGolf system. Read the Payment Express Privacy Policy here.
3.4 If the Pakuranga Golf Club is forced to close during periods of Covid 19 alert level 4 membership payments will continue to be processed by the dotgolf system. Refunds or credits of membership payments will not be granted for these periods.
PAYING BY INSTALMENT
4.1 The Pakuranga Golf Club offers members the option to pay their annual membership subscription by instalments. This option incurs an instalment fee which is additional to the membership fees as this service is facilitated by an external thrd party. The instalment fee varies for each membership category and wil be shown on your membership invoice.
4.2 By electing to pay your annual subscription by the way of instalments, you understand that you are liable for the full payment of the annual subscription even if you opt out of the membership during the membership year.
4.3 You further understand that by electing to pay by instalment:
- The Dotgolf Automatic Billing system can only process payments against pre-loaded billing card (which can be credit card or debit card).
- The first instalment includes the Joining fee (new members only), first monthly subscription fee, Auckland Golf Inc. and NZ Golf affiliation fees, Hospitality Levy and an administration fee are to be processed at the beginning of the membership year.
- Subsequent instalments will be processed on the same day of the month as your initial payment until the balance of the subscription fees is fully paid.
- If the subscription becomes overdue due to declined payments or dishonoured payments, then your membership will be put on hold. You cannot participate in club competitions until you are a financial member.
- If the subscription becomes 14 days overdue due to declined payments or dishonoured payments, your monthly payment option will be revoked and you will be required to pay the remaining balance of your membership in full.
- This option will continue to be applied on renewal of membership at new subscription rates until further advice from members.
4.4 When you pay using your debit or credit card, the system automatically stores your credit card details to enable you to pay for the same / other services on the site. Credit card details are stored under heavy encryption by a third party payment provider, Payment Express, and not on the DotGolf system. Read the Payment Express Privacy Policy here.
MEMBERSHIP ENTITLEMENTS
5.1 See the benefits listed on the Membership Packages page
5.2 As an affiliate of New Zealand Golf, your membership entitles you to an official New Zealand Golf handicap, a 7-digit ID number will provide you access to golf.co.nz, access to New Zealand Golf App and Tee Booking App, and receive any benefits associated with New Zealand Golf promotions and New Zealand Golf’s partner promotions.
5.3 If you were previously a member of our club, or another golf club, you can obtain your history of scores.
5.4 As a member of an official affiliated club of New Zealand Golf, you are entitled to an offer for affiliated green fee rates, noting an offer for affiliated green fee rates are at the full discretion of a golf club.
FEES
6.1 You agree to pay a membership subscription fee, as set out on the club website and on the Application Form.
6.2 If paying by debit/credit card, fees will be charged and billed to your nominated debit/credit card.
6.3 There may be changes to your membership fees. If there are, we will give you notice before this takes effect.
6.4 If paying online through the club website, you agree to pay the applicable online transaction fee(s).
OVERDUE PAYMENTS
7.1 If your credit card payment or direct debit payment hasn’t been processed, we will communicate with you to settle your account, so you can continue to receive the benefits of being a Pakuranga Golf Club member.
7.2 It is your responsibility to keep your account in funds and to pay all of your own bank fees, including any fees which your bank charges if your account is overdrawn because of our direct debit. If any of your direct debits or credit card payments fail, we will either add the outstanding sum to the next direct debit or make additional direct debits to recover the overdue amount.
7.3 If your account is overdue your tee booking priviledges will be revoked immediatley and you will be unable to play until you pay the outstanding amount.
7.4 If your account with us is more than 1 month in arrears, we will resign you from your Pakuranga Golf Club membership, with or without notice. You will also be marked as unfinancial until you pay the outstanding amount.
OUR LIABILITY TO YOU
8.1 You have rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 and the Fair Trading Act 1986. Other than those rights and the rights given to you under this contract: we will not be liable to you for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage or injury of any kind to you or your property, however it arises. Compensation for personal injury by accident in New Zealand is covered by The Accident Compensation Act 2001;
8.2 We will not be obliged to give you any refund of fees paid for your membership if you fail to use your membership or terminate early, before the end of your subscription period.
MEMBER RESIGNATION
9.1 Members may resign from the club at the conclusion of their current subscription period.
9.2 If you want to resign as a member from Pakuranga Golf Club, please contact the club.
9.3 At any time, we can resign your membership immediately by giving you notice in writing or by email if we reasonably believe you have seriously breached an important term of this contract, including:
- if your account with us is more than 1 month in arrears (you will also be marked as unfinancial until you pay the outstanding amount)
- breaching any rules such as carrying out any illegal, offensive, or unsafe activity on the premises of any affiliated New Zealand Golf club.
- If we do terminate your membership under this clause because of your serious breach of this contract, we are still entitled to recover our costs and losses under this contract.
Joining Fee - Effective from 1st November 2024
10.1 The joining fee is a one-off, non-refundable payment due at the time of joining the club.
10.2 The joining fee must be paid in full prior to your membership being accepted and activated.
10.3 After joining if a member wishes to upgrade their membership category the variance in the original joining fee paid and the currrent joining fee for their new category will be applied. (this is only applicable to members who join after the 1st November 2024). Refunds of joining fees will not be provided for downgrades of membership categories.
10.4 The upgrade charge in joining fee does not apply to members who naturally graduate by age from Junior to Intermediate or Intermediate to Full Playing Categories.
10.5 As per clause 7.0 of the clubs constitution the joining fee may be altered at any time by The Board.