Terms & conditions
1 November 2025
‘’Seller’’ & ‘’Company’’ Bec Hodgson Photography and Gorge.
”Site” www.bechodgson.com
‘’Product” Magazine Albums
Contact details
Bec Hodgson Photograhy
Gorge.
Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
How to order - Gorge Magazines
When placing an order, you must follow the instructions listed on the website.
Once you select the product that you wish to order, you will be shown the charges you must pay, and any delivery costs if applicable.
All charges are in New Zealand currency.
We will receive your order via email and will respond to you via email to complete the next stage of your order.
Your order remains valid as an offer until we issue our confirmation of order or, if earlier, when we receive your notice cancelling your order.
For each project we collect a deposit - the amount differs depending on the product chosen.
We must receive the deposit to proceed with the product design. We provide a PDF proof via email before we send the product to print.
We will invoice you the total costs payable, outlining the deposit amount and also the total cost for the end of the project. We reserve the right to obtain proof of your payment details before providing you with the Product or Service.
We undertake and warrant that all details you provide to us for the purpose of purchasing the Product from us will be correct.
When you submit an Order to the Site, you agree that you do so subject to these Terms and Conditions current at the date you submit your Order. Gorge has the discretion to update these terms and conditions at any time. When we do, we revise the updated date at the top of this page, we encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed.
Upon placing an order a contract shall be formed and we shall be legally bound to supply the product to you when we accept your order. Acceptance shall take place when we accept your order by email to you, called a "Thank you for your order - Confirmation" email, stating that we are accepting your order. Our confirmation of order shall be deemed to come into effect when it has been sent by us. We may send an invoice to you at any time after we have accepted your Order. Until the time when we accept your order, we reserve the right to refuse to process your order and you reserve the right to cancel your order.
We may in our discretion refuse to accept an order from you for any reason, including unavailability of supplies or we may offer you an alternative Product.
If you feel you have made a mistake with your order, please contact our team immediately at hello@gorgemagazines.co.nz
By placing your order through our site, you are confirming your status as the copyright owner. In New Zealand, the paying ‘client’ who has commissioned the wedding photography, owns the copyrights. Gorge does not own any copyright in your supplied photographs, so we are unable to edit any photographs, we can only design your magazine and use the photographs as they are. In the case where you have agreed in writing for the photographer to retain copyright, it is your duty to warrant to the photographer that the Product created by Gorge will be for private purposes only.
Privacy - Gorge Magazines
We strongly respect our Gorge customers privacy rights, and we will seek your consent should we wish to use your product as a sample for Gorge marketing purposes. We will seek consent to be able to display your product at any location as mentioned here - online, at wedding fairs, to show prospective customers and general marketing purposes.
Payments & Deposits policy - Gorge Magazines
For each project we collect a deposit - the amount differs depending on the product chosen.
We must receive the deposit to proceed with the product design. We provide a PDF proof via email before we send the product to print.
We will invoice you the total costs payable, outlining the deposit amount and also the balance of costs for the end of the project. We reserve the right to obtain proof of your payment details before your magazine goes into design mode.
When your magazine has been completed and your happy to proceed to print, we will invoice you the balance remaining. Once we receive those funds, we will send your magazine to print.
We reserve the right to obtain proof of your payment details before providing you with the Product.
Price Validity Period - Gorge Magazines
This price is valid for 3 months from the date your order is placed. Due to increasing business operating expenses, we wish to advise that final payment made outside the validity period may be subject to price increases.
Delivery policy - Gorge Magazines
We aim to deliver your completed magazine in 4 – 8 weeks’ time from the start of the project. The maximum time for deliveries is 8 weeks. We will keep you fully informed with a timeline at the start of the project. We work hard to stick to the timeline. If we see your project taking longer than it should, we will let you know as soon as practical.
We will deliver your product to the delivery address you provide us. Your magazine will be packaged securely and couriered with tracking to ensure it arrives to your address. All customers will be asked to sign for their goods upon delivery. You must take special care when opening your product packaging, not to damage the product inside.
We try extremely hard to deliver our products in excellent condition. However, if you tell us that the product has been delivered damaged, we ask that you take photographs of it and email our customer support team so we can assist with a resolution hello@gorgemagazines.co.nz
Refunds & Returns policy - Gorge Magazines
We do not offer refunds because we provide you with opportunities to revise your design until you 100% happy with it, we do not print your magazine unless your 100% happy with it. If you’re not happy with it at all, no further charges will be made, your deposit however is non-refundable.
Magazines are personalised so there is no resale value.
What paper we use - Gorge Magazines
We print our magazines on paper which have Eco Credentials.
Product Quality - Gorge Magazines
Quality and practicality are number one to Gorge, however we cannot guarantee the magazine will last if it is exposed to liquid, moister, chemicals or UV ray.
Designs and printing - Gorge Magazines
All designs are owned by Gorge and only Gorge has the rights to printing. Design proofs will be watermarked to protect the rights of Gorge. Customers can purchase as many printed copies as they wish. We even store your design for up to 7 years in case you wish to print further copies.
Complaints - Gorge Magazines
Should you have a complaint, contact our customer service team at hello@gorgemagazines.co.nz
Limitation of Liability - Gorge Magazines
We do not warrant and we exclude all liability in respect of the accuracy, completeness, fitness for purpose of legality of any information accessed using the site. You should not rely on any information accessed using the site to make a purchasing decision, you should make your own enquiries before forming your own opinion and taking any action based on any such information.
Force Majeure - Gorge Magazines
Each party shall be excused from liability for the failure or delay in performance of any obligation under this Agreement by reason of any event beyond such party’s reasonable control, including but not limited to, Acts of God, fire, flood, explosion, earthquake, or other natural forces, war, civil unrest, any strike or labour disturbance. Such excuse from liability shall be effective only to the extent and duration of the event(s) causing the failure or delay in performance and provided that the party has not caused such event(s) to occur. Notice of a party’s failure or delay in performance due to force majeure must be given to the other party within five (2) calendar days after its occurrence. All delivery dates under this Agreement that have been affected by force majeure shall be tolled for the duration of such force majeure. In no event shall any party be required to prevent or settle any labour disturbance or dispute. In the event of a force majeure that persists for thirty (30) days or more, then either party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other party.
Your Acceptance of These Terms - Gorge Magazines
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy and terms of service. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Last updated 1st November 2025
This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which Bec & Gorge collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (“User”) of the www.bechodgson.com website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by Bec & Gorge.
Web Browser Cookies
Our Site may use “cookies” to enhance User experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them, such as page view numbers. Users may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.
Personal Identification Information
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the site, place an order, fill out a form, respond to a survey, subscribe to the newsletter and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site.
We collect personal information from you as appropriate, including information about your:
We collect your personal information in order to:
Non-Personal Identification Information
We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilised and other similar information.
Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously.
Providing some information is optional. If you choose not to provide photographs, we'll be unable to provide a boutique custom wedding magazine (‘’Product’’).
You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at hello@gorgemagazines.co.nz.
How We Protect Your Information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, transaction information and data stored on our Site. Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.
Third Party Websites
Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Gorge has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we revise the updated date at the top of this page, we encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
Email: Bec Hodgson Photography bec@bechodgson.com
or Gorge. hello@gorgemagazines.co.nz
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