Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
We respect your privacy and take the protection of personal information very seriously. This document outlines how we collect, store, use, and protect your information.
Contents of This Document
General Terms of Use
Introduction
These are the general terms of the relationship between you (website visitor) and us (website owner). The terms cover all use of this website. You agree to the terms by visiting and using this website.
Definitions and Interpretation
2.1 Definitions. In the agreement:
Terms means the terms, consisting of these terms of use and any other relevant specific terms, policies, disclaimers, rules and notices agreed between the parties.
We, us, or our means the owner of the website. It includes our officers, agents, employees, owners, co-branders and associates where the terms limit or exclude our liability.
You or your means any visitor to this website, including any other person, website, business or agent (including any virtual or robotic agent) associated with the visitor.
2.2 Conflict
If the meaning of any general term conflicts with any other relevant specific term, the specific term will apply.
Use of This Website
3.1 Licence
We grant you a limited licence to use this website on these terms. We may cancel your licence at any time for any reason. Your licence is automatically cancelled if you do not get our written permission before using this website in a way these terms do not allow.
3.2 Breach
If you breach any of the terms or infringe any other person's rights (including copyright), we may cancel your licence, block you from using the website, claim specific performance or damages against you and take any other steps the law allows.
3.3 Framing
You may not frame this website or any of its pages.
3.4 Linking
You may only link to the home page of this website. You may not deep link or link in any way that could suggest that we endorse or support you, or that you have any rights in our website or intellectual property.
3.5 Virtual Agents
You may not use any technology (including spiders, crawlers, bots and similar virtual agents) to search or gain any information from this website.
Your Capacity
4.1 Capacity and Agreement
You promise that you may visit this website and agree to the terms because you are at least 18 (or regarded as legally adult), or you are not 18 yet but have permission from your parent or legal guardian to do so.
4.2 Accurate Information
You promise that you will give only accurate information to us and this website.
Intellectual Property
5.1 Ownership
All right, title, interest, and ownership (including all rights under all copyright, patent, and other intellectual property laws) in, to or of this website are our sole property or will vest in us or a third party licensor. All moral rights are reserved.
5.2 Trademarks
Our logo and sub-logos, marks, and trade names are our trademarks and no person may use them without permission. Any other trademark or trade name that may appear on our marketing material is the property of its respective owner.
5.3 Restrictions
Except as expressly permitted under the agreement, the website may not be modified, distributed, or used to make derivative works; rented, leased, loaned, sold or assigned; decompiled, reverse engineered, or copied; or reproduced, transferred, or distributed.
Limits to Our Liability
6.1 You use this website at your own risk
We provide the website "as is". We do not give any express or implied warranty or make any other promise about this website. We do not warrant that it is good quality, fit for any particular purpose, accurate, complete, up-to-date, legally effective or secure.
6.2 You indemnify us
You indemnify (or promise to protect) us against any claim, demand, loss, damage, cost, or liability (including reasonable attorneys' fees) related to your use of this website.
6.3 Faults
We will do our best to fix any fault in this website as soon as reasonably practical after we find out about it. This is the limit of our responsibility and liability for any fault in the website.
6.4 Direct Damages Limited
Our maximum liability to you for all claims for direct damages is R100. This limit applies whether a claim is based on contract, delict (tort) or any other legal cause of action.
6.5 No Liability for Indirect Damages
We will never be responsible for any indirect or consequential damages or losses, even if we should have foreseen them. These may include any loss of profit, loss of goodwill, loss of use or damages related to lost or damaged data.
6.6 Other Websites
We are not responsible for anyone else's website.
General
7.1 Entire Agreement
The terms are the entire agreement between the parties on the subject.
7.2 Changes to Website
We may change or stop publishing this website without notice and will not be responsible for any consequences.
7.3 Changes to Terms
We may change the terms by placing a notice on this website. If you do not agree with the change, you must stop using this website or the changed terms will apply to you.
7.4 Facts about Website
If an administrator of this website signs a letter confirming any fact related to the website, that letter is conclusive proof of its contents.
7.5 Waiver
We do not ever waive (give up) our rights, even if we allow you any favour or extension of time, or we delay enforcing our rights against you.
7.6 Severability
Any term that is invalid, illegal or cannot be enforced must be regarded as deleted. The remaining terms continue as intended.
7.7 Law and Jurisdiction
South African law and conditions govern the terms. Only the South African courts may decide any dispute about the terms.
How We Handle Your Personal Information
Purpose of This Policy
We respect your privacy and take the protection of personal information very seriously. The purpose of this policy is to describe the way we collect, store, use, and protect information that can be associated with a specific natural or juristic person and can be used to identify that person ("personal information").
Personal information includes:
Certain information collected when you contact us
Optional information that you voluntarily provide to us
Personal information excludes:
Information that has been made anonymous so that it does not identify a specific person
Permanently de-identified information that does not relate or cannot be traced back to you specifically
Non-personal statistical information compiled by us
Information you have provided voluntarily in an open, public environment or forum (blog, chat room, community, classifieds or discussion board)
Collection of Information
We collect certain information in the following ways:
When you contact us on our website
From your web browser (usage information via server logs)
From cookies we may send to your computer and from web beacons on our website
Optional information that you provide when you upload or download content from our website
10.3 Cookies
When you access our website we may send one or more cookies (small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters) to your computer. We use information gathered by cookies to improve the website. Some of our business partners (e.g. advertisers) use their own cookies on our website โ we have no access to or control over these.
We use Remarketing with Google Analytics to advertise online
Third-party vendors, including Google, show your ads on sites across the Internet
We use first-party and third-party cookies together to inform and optimise ads based on past visits to this website
10.4 Web Beacons
Our website may contain electronic image requests (single-pixel gif or web beacons) that allow us to count page views and access cookies. Our web beacons do not collect, gather, monitor or share any of your personal information โ they are used only to compile anonymous information about our website.
10.5 Recording Calls
We will monitor and record telephone calls that you make to our call centre, unless you specifically request us not to.
Use of Your Information
We may use your information for the following purposes:
To send administrative messages and email updates regarding the website
For marketing purposes (you can opt-out of promotional messages at any time)
Targeted content in certain, specified instances
Disclosure of Information
We might disclose your information in the following specific circumstances:
13.1 Sharing
We may share your personal information with other divisions or companies within our group, and with affiliates (who will be required to honour this privacy policy).
13.2 Regulators
If you contact us regarding your experience with our products, we may disclose your personal information as required by law or governmental audit.
13.3 Law Enforcement
We may disclose personal information if required by a subpoena or court order, or to comply with any law.
13.4 Marketing Purposes
We may disclose aggregate statistics about the personal information to advertisers or business partners.
13.5 Employees
We may need to disclose personal information to our employees that require it to do their jobs.
13.6 Change of Ownership
If we undergo a change in ownership or merger, we may assign rights to the personal information we process to a successor entity. We will disclose the transfer on the website. If you are concerned, you may request us to delete your personal information.
Security of Personal Information
Our hosting company will host our website in a secure server environment that uses a firewall and other advanced security measures to prevent interference or access from outside intruders. We authorize access to personal information only for those employees who require it to fulfil their job responsibilities.
Your website is hosted in a secure, firewall-protected server environment. Access to your personal data is strictly limited to authorised personnel only.
Retention of Personal Information
We will only retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes explicitly set out in this policy, unless retention of the record is required or authorised by law, or you have consented to the retention of the record. During the period of retention, we will continue to abide by our non-disclosure obligations and will not share or sell your personal information.
Your Choices
You can turn off cookies in your browser settings at any time
You can opt-out of marketing communications with us
Visitors can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customise Google Display Network ads using the Google Ads Settings
Consent to Collection
We will obtain your consent to collect personal information in accordance with applicable law and at the time you provide us with any optional information.
Acceptance of Terms
By using this website you are deemed to have read, understood, accepted, and agreed to be bound by these terms.
Your continued use of this website constitutes your acceptance of all terms and conditions set out in this document.
Limitation
We are not responsible for, give no warranties, nor make any representations in respect of the privacy policies or practices of linked or any third-party websites.
Enquiries & Contact
If you have any questions or concerns arising from this privacy policy or the way in which we handle personal information, please contact us. This policy applies to all visitors to our website.
You can reach us with any privacy-related questions via the contact details listed on our website. We're committed to addressing your concerns promptly.
We respect your privacy and take the protection of personal information very seriously.โ The Kwikwap / Kwikweb Privacy Commitment