Disclaimer
Interpretation
| "user" |
|
a person who uses and/or access computer Software
and/or material via the SABC site; |
| "SABC" |
South African Broadcasting Corporation established
in terms of the Broadcasting Act No. 4 of 1999; |
| "Software" |
Including but not limited to any images or files
incorporated in or generated by the software or data accompanying such
software; |
| "material" |
Including but not limited to: text, submissions,
images, audio and/or video in whole or in part; |
| "content" |
Included but not limited to software and
material; |
| "SABC sites" |
All the sites on the World Wide Web controlled
and/or owned by the SABC; |
| "submissions" |
Including but not limited to notes, images, creative
materials, ideas, suggestions concepts, communication including any
data, questions, comments and other information submitted in the SABC
sites via transmission by electronic mail or otherwise; |
| "forums" |
Including but not limited to bulletin boards,
chatrooms and other public areas found on the SABC sites; |
In this agreement unless it appears to the contrary, the singular
shall include the plural and visa versa, any reference to any gender
shall also includes the opposite gender and any reference to a natural
person, shall include legal person and visa versa.
1. Trade mark / copyrights and restrictions on use
- The sites consist of contents which are derived entirely or in part
from content supplied by the SABC and other sources. The said contents
are protected under applicable South African Copyright and Trade Mark
Laws, International Trade Marks and Copyright Laws and
conventions.
- The user, with the inclusion of but not the limitation of, may not
reproduce, duplicate, publish, modify, copy, download, upload in any
manner, post, broadcast or transmit, reverse engineer or disenable,
display, or distribute or in any way exploit any of the contents that
being software and/or material. Except in so far that the user may
download one copy of the content on any single computer for the user's
personal, non commercial home use only. Provided that all propriety
notices and restrictions attached onto the content are kept intact,
unless expressly permitted by the site, or unless prior written consent
from the SABC has been obtained. Requests for permission regarding any
issue relating the contents which fall into the ambit of the
limitations stated above, can be made by contacting the SABC in writing
at :
- Legal Services
- Private Bag x1
- Auckland Park
- 2006
- The user is also strictly prohibited from creating works, and/or
software materials derived from or which are based on the contents
found on this site. The prohibition applies regardless of whether the
content are sold, negotiated or given away and/or further alienated in
any manner whatsoever.
2.access and availability of service and links
3. Submissions / bulletin boards
- Any submissions, shall be deemed to be and remain the exclusive
property of the SABC. The various forums content, which are found on
the SABC sites, shall be deemed to remain the exclusive property of the
SABC.
- The SABC has the right, but not the obligation to monitor and
review submissions submitted by users, in the forums. The SABC shall
not be responsible for any of the content of these messages. The SABC
further reserves the right, to delete, move or edit submissions that
the SABC, in its exclusive discretion, deems abusive, defamatory,
obscene or in violation of any Copyright or Trademark laws or otherwise
objectionable.
4. Rules of conduct for the user
5. Damages, Warranty, Indemnity
- The user expressly agrees that the use of the SABC site is at the
users sole risk. The SABC does not guarantee or warrant;
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- that the SABC sites will be uninterrupted;
- that the SABC sites will be default free and that the defects will
be corrected;
- that the results that may be obtained from the use or application
from information gained from the SABC sites in so far as accuracy and
content of any such information is concerned;
- any merchandise provided through the SABC sites.
- These sites are provided "AS IS" and on an "IS AVAILABLE" basis,
without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of
any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to
warranties of satisfactory quality, non- infringement, title, security
and compatibility.
- The user acknowledges and confirms the SABC indemnity to, including
but not limited to, indirect, direct, incidental, special,
consequential or punitive damages arising from the use of or inability
to use SABC sites. The user acknowledges that the provisions of this
paragraph shall apply to all the contents of the SABC sites.
- The disclaimer of liability applies to damages or injury, including
but not limited to, indirect, direct, incidental, special,
consequential or punitive damages or any damages whatsoever arising
from use or loss of use of data or of profits, whether in breach of
contract, tortious action, negligence, or under any other cause of
action.
- If any of the terms and conditions of this agreement should be
deemed to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of
the laws of any state or country in which these terms and conditions
are intended to be effective than to the extent only and within the
jurisdiction in which that term and condition is illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from this agreement and
the remaining terms and conditions shall survive, remain in full force
and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
6. General
7. Agreement to and termination of agreement
- The use of or access to these sites constitutes the users
acceptance of terms and conditions hereof, which are binding on the
user and take effect on a date which the user first makes use of, or
access to the SABC sites.
- If the user does not accept all the terms and conditions in full,
the user must exit the site immediately. The SABC has the exclusive
discretion to terminate the agreement at any time.
- After the user has exited the site as aforesaid the user must
destroy all content, whether materials or software, obtained from the
site and all copies thereof.
- In the event of the user failing to exit the site as aforesaid the
SABC has the right to claim any indirect, direct, incidental, special
or punitive damages caused to the SABC from the users unauthorized
access and/or use of the SABC sites. The user further indemnifies the
SABC against any claims for damages of whatsoever nature caused to
another party by the users unauthorized use and/or access of the
sites.