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CONCRETE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (CONCRETE SOCIETY)
1. WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USAGE 1.1 Please read the following Website Legal Notice carefully as it contains the terms and conditions of usage (“Terms and Conditions”) of the Concrete Society website located at www.concretesociety.co.za (“Website”) owned by the Concrete Society of Southern Africa ("Concrete Society") as well as other important legal notices applicable to the end user accessing the Website (“User”) or (“You”) Enquiries: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Your usage of the online information services contained on the Website constitutes Your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions contained below and Your arising obligations towards the Concrete Society. The Concrete Society may amend these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting the amended terms and conditions on the Website. The amended Terms and Conditions shall automatically become effective immediately after they are posted on the Website and any subsequent use of the site shall be governed by such amended terms. These Terms and Conditions were last revised on 31 March 2011. You are advised to check these Terms and Conditions regularly for any amendments or updates. Enquiries: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Limited Liability of the Concrete Society: The User understands that usage of the Website is at the sole discretion and risk of the User. The Concrete Society reserves the right to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Website, including, but not limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use. Despite taking every effort to maintain the availability and accessibility of the Website, the Concrete Society takes no responsibility for and will not be liable for the Website being temporarily unavailable or inaccessible. 1.2 No Warranty: The information contained on the Website is provided by the Concrete Society and/or its partners, suppliers or agents without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including (but not limited to) any implied warranties of reliability, fitness for any particular purpose, timeliness, sequence, completeness, non-infringement of third party rights and/or freedom from errors or inaccuracies as far as permissible by law. 1.3 Indemnification of the Concrete Society: You agree to defend, indemnify and hold the Concrete Society, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, damages, actions and liabilities including without limitation, your loss of profits, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the Website or the software supporting/enabling the Website and any legal and accounting fees, resulting from or alleged to result from Your use of this Website or the software supporting/enabling the Website. 1.4 Unauthorised use of the Website: The User is permitted to use the Website for lawful purposes only. Unauthorised use of the Website includes posting or transmission of data which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of the Concrete Society or third parties, which is unlawful, defamatory or otherwise objectionable or which constitutes advertising of goods or services in the absence of written approval from the Concrete Society. Unauthorised use of this Website may give rise to the Concrete Society instituting a claim for damages against You and/or You may be found guilty of a statutory and/or criminal offence and/or be liable for civil damages. 1.5 Website Links: The Website may include links to other websites. These links are provided for Your convenience for the purposes of providing further information. Such links do not indicate that the Concrete Society endorses the website(s) linked to. You agree that the Concrete Society is not responsible for and does not bear any liability in relation to the content of the linked website(s).You may not create a link to this Website from another website or document without the Concrete Society’s prior written consent, in which case the terms of linking to the Website shall be governed by the terms of Your “Linking Agreement” with the Concrete Society. 1.6 Applicable Law and Jurisdiction: You consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court of South Africa for the adjudication of any legal dispute between the Concrete Society and You. This Website Legal Notice will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. 1.7 Severability: If any provision of this Website Legal Notice is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Website Legal Notice, which shall remain in full force and effect. 1.8 Website Intellectual Property: This Website comprises of software and content (such as text, articles, images and photographs, video, trademarks, (all names, marks, brands, logos, designs, trade dress, slogans used on/in connection with the website) and trade secrets that is the intellectual property of the Concrete Society and/or various third parties subject to the intellectual property/other laws of South Africa and as applicable foreign laws, international conventions and treaties. Further, and to the extent that the Concrete Society does not own specific content or such content falls within the public domain, the Concrete Society may hold copyright/further intellectual property rights in the selection, co-ordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content on the Website. No license to the Concrete Society’s intellectual property or the intellectual property of third parties has been granted to You unless otherwise indicated. Without limitation to the prohibitions placed on the User by contract or law and subject to 1.9 You expressly agree not to: 1.8.1 Reproduce or use the aforementioned intellectual property either in print or electronic form in violation of the intellectual property rights of the Concrete Society and/or such third parties as applicable; 1.9 Unsolicited Commercial Communications (spam): You agree not to collect or use any Personal Information of Users of the Website and/or members of Concrete Society for the purposes of transmitting and/or facilitating in the transmission of unsolicited commercial communications.
2. CONCRETE SOCIETY INFORMATION AND WEBSITE COMPLIANCE The following table contains further information on the Concrete Society and represents the information that must be provided by the Concrete Society to You in compliance with Section 43 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act. This section of the Website Legal Notice was last revised on 31 March 2011. You are advised to regularly check this section of the Website Legal Notice for any amendments or updates. Enquiries: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
3. PRIVACY POLICY The following table contains important information on the Concrete Society’s Privacy Policy and includes the various consents and permissions provided by You to the Concrete Society in respect of use of Your Personal Information. This section of the Website Legal Notice was last revised on 31 March 2011. You are advised to regularly check this section of the Website Legal Notice for any amendments or updates. 3.1 Privacy and Personal Information: 3.1.1 The Concrete Society endeavours to comply with all laws and regulations governing privacy. As such, The Concrete Society seeks to ensure the quality and accuracy of personal information in its possession and compliance with South African law. 3.2 Personal Information Collected, Principle of Minimalism and Purpose of Collection: Please be assured that the privacy of the Concrete Society’s Users is of the utmost importance to the Concrete Society. The Concrete Society collects, processes and stores personal information of its Users subject to the following principles: 3.2.1 Relevant and minimal personal information of Users is collected for the purpose of managing User’s communications with the Concrete Society. Users warrant that all personal information supplied by them with regard to an electronic transaction is both true and correct. In the event of any aspect of your personal information changing, it is your responsibility to immediately notify the Concrete Society of the changes. Notification must occur via an email sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 3.3 Handling of Your Personal Information: 3.3.1 To prevent unauthorised access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information, the Concrete Society has in place policies and procedures to protect the personal information the Concrete Society collects about the User. 3.4 Disclosure of personal information: the Concrete Society may disclose personal information 3.4.1 to comply with the law or with legal process; |





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