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TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS WEBSITE
- PARTIES AND USER ACCESS
- The parties to this agreement are you (“the user”) and the owners of this website
being Paul Miell (“PaxRon.com”)
- Your use of and access to this website will at all times be governed by the provisions
of these terms and conditions and by using and/or accessing this website you accept
fully all these terms and conditions and agree to bound by and comply fully therewith.
- If you do not wish to be bound by and comply with these terms and conditions in
full, your access and use of this website must be terminated immediately.
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- PRIVACY POLICY
PaxRon.com is committed to ensuring the privacy and integrity of information submitted
by users of our website. All information of a personal nature submitted or provided
by users will be treated confidentially and will not be disclosed to any person
without express consent of the user concerned but always subject to the following:
- Disclosure of any information provided or submitted by a user will only be allowed
to be made where:
- Such information is in the public domain; or
- PaxRon.com is obliged in terms of any law, order of court, legal process or other
lawful reason to disclose such information.
- Personal information may be disclosed to PaxRon.com’s vendors, suppliers and marketing
agents where this information is necessary for them to evaluate and enhance the
product and services offered on this website.
- PaxRon.com may disclose certain personal information of users such as names and e-mail
addresses to affiliated service providers for purposes of distributing promotional
materials, surveys and questionnaires or other information or material for which
a user has specifically indicated its willingness to receive.
- PaxRon.com may provide general information to third parties which do not contain
particular personal information of users such as their names and addresses, and
which is intended to be used solely for compiling statistical or demographic information
or otherwise.
- PaxRon.com does not and cannot control the confidentiality, access to or dissemination
of information which is retrieved through the use of “cookies” or information retrieved
through the collecting and storing of IP addresses of visitors to this website.
A “cookie” is a computer file, which is transferred automatically from our website
to a user’s computer during an online session which enable PaxRon.com and its sponsors
and advertisers to customise webpage content and to gather general information on
the use and frequency of the user traffic.
An IP address is an address assigned to your computer or server identifying it when
conducting Internet activity.
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- COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS
- A user’s access to this website and the information contained on it, does not in
any way convey or transfer any right in or to the intellectual property rights of
PaxRon.com’s data or information displayed or accessible from the website or in any
of the trademarks, copyright, designs, patents, domain names, know-how, confidential
information, trade secrets or any other intellectual property rights which may vest
in PaxRon.com or in the author, compiler, creator or licensor of such information.
- All PaxRon.com’s trademarks, logos, brands, domain names and other marks and
intellectual property relating to this website, or any information contained or
accessible from this website shall remain the sole and exclusive property of PaxRon.com
and the relevant authors or licensors and the user undertakes that it will not use,
disseminate, or otherwise deal with such intellectual property without PaxRon.com,
the relevant licensor or author’s prior written approval.
- Copyright and all other intellectual property rights subsisting in any data base/s
maintained by PaxRon.com and relating to this website is owned by PaxRon.com or the
relevant provider or supplier thereof.
- A user may only use information retrieved, viewed, downloaded or otherwise obtained
by viewing this website, for its own personal and non-commercial use and such information
and/or data may not be sold, resold, transmitted or otherwise made available or
disseminated in any manner via any media to any third parties unless the prior written
consent of PaxRon.com has been obtained.
- The user undertakes not to change or delete any proprietary notices contained in
any material, data or information downloaded or otherwise retrieved from the PaxRon.com
website.
- Under no circumstances may a user reverse, engineer, disassemble, decompile, reproduce,
transcribe, store in a retrieval system, translate into any language or computer
language, retransmit in any form or by any means, (electrical, mechanical, photo
reproduction, recordation or otherwise) any of the material, information or content
viewed, downloaded or otherwise retrieved from this website without the prior written
consent of PaxRon.com.
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- CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE
- The content on this website is presented for information purposes only.
- All information viewed or services used or accessed from this website are provided
“as is” without any warranty, whether express or implied.
- PaxRon.com does not warrant, hold out or represent that any services, benefits or
facilities offered on this website to will always be available, be accurate, reliable,
or perform the functions it was intended to. Users are cautioned against relying
on any service or facility provided on this website and should always independently
verify any information or confirmation contained or generated form this website
or any software associated therewith.
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- HYPERTEXT LINKS and ADVERTISING
- PaxRon.com provides hypertext links to websites on the Internet which are operated
by third parties. Users are encouraged to use discretion when searching or accessing
such links.
- Under no circumstances does PaxRon.com take responsibility for the content and/or
services or products offered on third party websites which may be linked to this
website and gives no warranty, guarantee and makes no representation in respect
of such linked websites.
- The provisions of these terms and conditions do not apply to such third party websites
as these websites are not maintained and/or hosted by PaxRon.com or its service providers.
- This website contains advertisements, comprising, inter alia, any illustrative
and/or textual material, including banners, pop-up windows, buttons, intermercial,
links and advertising sponsorships. Unless specifically otherwise indicated in writing,
PaxRon.com does not endorse any product whose services are advertised or promoted
by such advertisement nor does PaxRon.com make any representation or give any warranty
in regard to the content, accuracy, suitability or fitness for purpose of any material,
information or data contained in or linked to any advertisement on this website.
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- USER’S RESTRICTIONS AND SECURITY
- The user undertakes to conform to generally acceptable Internet etiquette and to
abide by all PaxRon.com’s operating policies which may be amended from time to time
at PaxRon.com’s discretion. The user warrants and undertakes that all information,
documentation, data and material provided or transmitted to PaxRon.com will be accurate,
truthful and current and the user is solely responsible for the content of such
information, documentation, data and material.
- PaxRon.com reserves the right to take any action in relation to any documentation,
information, data or material which PaxRon.com may in its sole discretion deem necessarily
appropriate, if it believes that the failure to take such action may create any
liability whether perceived or otherwise for PaxRon.com or its suppliers, or advertisers
who cause PaxRon.com to lose or suffer any harm or damages in any proprietary interest
or goodwill or which may adversely affect the provision or access to this website
or the services of any of its service providers. In particular, the user undertakes:
- not to violate the privacy of any person or to violate the security of any computer
system or network, which shall include but not be limited to:
- the infringing, directly or indirectly, any third party copyright, patent, trademark,
trade secret or any other proprietary rights or rights to publicity or privacy;
- the violation of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation or public policy
in force in South Africa. In this regard the user undertakes to familiarise itself
with and ensure that he is kept continuously aware of, any amendments to such laws
or regulations which may be in force from time to time;
- any information, documentation, data or material submitted or provided to PaxRon.com
shall not be defamatory, trade libellous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing,
obscene, offensive or in bad taste;
- any files transmitted shall not contain any “viruses”, “Trojan Horses”, “worms”,
“time bombs”, “cancelbots” or any other computer programming routines or software
that is intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, intercept or expropriate
any system, data or computer network nor to engage any activities which can be regarded
as hacking or otherwise interfering with the integrity of this website and its supporting
infrastructure;
- the commission of any act or any omission which may have adverse technical affects
on the integrity or functionality of this website and its supporting servers and
infrastructure;
- giving or making available in any way the user’s user name and password to any other
person in any manner for such person’s use, and the user undertakes to take whatever
steps may be necessary to ensure the safekeeping and confidentiality of such user
name and password and in any event a user shall not disclose same to any third party
without PaxRon.com’s prior written consent. A user shall be legally bound by and
held responsible for actions taken with its user name and password. The user hereby
acknowledges that PaxRon.com is entitled to reasonably presume that the user is the
transacting party where a specific user name and password has been used to gain
access to, view and/or engage in any activity on this website or any part thereof;
- to immediately notify PaxRon.com should it have any reason to believe that the confidentiality
of the user name and password may be compromised;
- to inform PaxRon.com of any restrictions and/or limitations on the authority of any
authorised user who has been given access to the service and/or content of this
website promptly and in writing.
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- DISCLAIMER AND INDEMNITY
- Due to the number of sources from which PaxRon.com obtains content and the nature
of electronic distribution via the worldwide web and internet, neither PaxRon.com
nor any of its suppliers shall be liable to any user or to any other person in respect
of any loss or damage of whatsoever nature caused by or arising from any of the
following circumstances, (and the user hereby indemnifies PaxRon.com and its suppliers
against any and all claims in respect of such loss or damage):
- resulting from or related to the use or access of or inability to use or access
any of the Information, content or services provided on this website;
- any fact or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of PaxRon.com;
- any breakdown in the service provided by external service providers (including but
not limited to line failure attributable to Telkom);
- the performance or unavailability of this website, or any other website to which
it is connected or linked;
- any suspension or interruption of access to this website by PaxRon.com;
- any breach of privacy or security by any person or entity;
- the loss, damage, destruction, theft, contamination or corruption of any data, information
or content accessible by means of this website;
- the preservation and protection of the integrity of any text or any other form of
data, information or content which is contained on or accessible from this website;
- any publication or use of any information or data contained on or accessible from
this website;
- a user’s failure to perform any of its obligations in terms of this agreement, including
but not limited to a failure to comply with any of the provisions of clauses 6 and
8.
- Without limiting the generality of the aforegoing, neither PaxRon.com or its suppliers
shall be liable for any direct, consequential or indirect loss suffered by a user
or any other person, and the user hereby indemnify and holds PaxRon.com and its suppliers
harmless against any such claim or liability, including but not limited to loss
of profits, loss of data and/or loss of anticipated business or goodwill.
- While PaxRon.com will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure integrity, security
and confidentiality of all personal information submitted and/or obtained from a
user, it will not be held liable under any circumstances if such information is
compromised, disseminated or otherwise disclosed through conduct outside the control
of PaxRon.com such as hacking, infection by viruses, Trojan Horses or any other computer
programming routines or software that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere
with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information.
- PaxRon.com hereby disclaims any liability for, and the user hereby indemnifies PaxRon.com
and its suppliers from and against, any and all losses, liability, costs or damage
suffered or incurred by a user or any other person arising out of or in connection
with the use, provision or distribution of any feature or service which may be promoted,
displayed on, or associated with, this website or any other website which can be
accessed from this website, however such loss or liability may occur, and whether
such loss or liability is financial, personal, consequential, incidental or otherwise.
- PaxRon.com does not warrant or represent that the functions, facilities or services
or content contained on this website, or access to this website or any part thereof,
will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this
website and/or the server that makes it available to a user, is free of viruses,
infections, bugs or the like, nor does PaxRon.com make any warranty or representation,
whether express or implied, as to the reliability, accuracy, usefulness, adequacy,
quality, currency, completeness, suitability, fitness for any purpose or otherwise
of any of the information, services, facilities, data or material displayed on or
accessed from this website.
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- ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS
- Where any user is permitted to participate in online communications such as sending
and receiving electronic mail (e-mail), engaging in conferences, downloading and
uploading files and other use permitted by PaxRon.com, such access and participation
is subject to the following:
- files that may be uploaded, public messages sent and user’s activity in conference
are subject to review, modification and deletion without notice by the representative
of PaxRon.com responsible for the administration in the area where the activity takes
place;
- PaxRon.com’s operating policy relating to online conduct, storage and deletion of
e-mail and uploading files, conferences, bulletin boards and other matters are available
and/or will be made available online. PaxRon.com reserves the right in its sole discretion
to change such policies at any time and from time to time;
- files uploaded to a bulletin board may be subject to posted limitations on usage,
reproduction and dissemination and users are responsible for adhering to such limitation
should they download same.
- Users are specifically prohibited from engaging in any of the following activities:
- Posting or transmission of any message which is or is likely to be interpreted as
libellous, harmful, threatening, abusive or defamatory in the opinion of PaxRon.com;
- Posting or transmission of any message, data, image or program which is indecent,
obscene or pornographic;
- Posting the same note more than once (“spamming”) is strictly prohibited;
- Interception or attempted interception of e-mail or other private communications
not intended for that user;
- Use of this website as a mass unsolicited distribution medium to communicate a generally
unsolicited message;
- Sending unsolicited e-mail messages through third party mail service in order to
relay, hide the origin of the e-mail to others;
- A user’s participation in online communication occurs in real time and is not edited,
censored or otherwise controlled by PaxRon.com. PaxRon.com cannot and does not screen
content provided by users during online communication. Notwithstanding the aforegoing,
PaxRon.com reserves the right to monitor and record content in online communications
but is not obliged to do so. PaxRon.com reserves the right to remove content which
PaxRon.com in its sole discretion determines to be harmful, offensive or otherwise
in violation of these terms and conditions or PaxRon.com’s operating policies for
users on PaxRon.com online.
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- SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
- In the event that a user should engage in any one or more of the prohibited practices
or fail to comply with any obligations contemplated in 6.2 and 8.2, or otherwise
breach any of the provisions of these terms and conditions, which shall be determined
in PaxRon.com’s sole discretion and which decision shall be final, then PaxRon.com
shall be entitled to, without prejudice to any of its rights to:
- terminate or suspend, without notice, a user’s access to or use of this website
or any service or facility;
- charge the user for any costs incurred by PaxRon.com, including, but not limited
to, administration costs and downtime; and
- in the event that any such practice has an adverse technical effect on the
network, to require the user to take such steps as may be necessary to rectify the
situation at his/her own cost and expense.
- The termination or suspension of a user’s right to use or access this website or
any part thereof, will not affect the provisions of these terms and conditions which
shall survive any such termination or suspension.
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- NOTICES
- PaxRon.com may deliver notice to the user under these terms and conditions by means
of electronic mail, a general notice on this website, or by written communication
delivered by registered post to the user’s address on record. A user may give notice
to PaxRon.com at any time via electronic mail at webmaster@PaxRon.com
- An e-mail duly transmitted by either party shall be deemed to have been received
1 (one) day after the date of transmission provided that no notice has been received
indicating a failure of or inability to deliver such message. Correspondence sent
by registered post shall be deemed to have been delivered 6 (six) days after the
date of posting.
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- THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
The provisions of these terms and conditions are stipulated for the benefit of PaxRon.com,
its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and information
providers. Each of these persons or entities shall have the right to assert or enforce
any of these provisions directly against the user on its own behalf which persons
or entities hereby accepts such stipulation.
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- LAW TO APPLY
- The provisions of these terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
- Where the law requires that any action related to a transaction be carried out in
writing or by using a paper document, that requirement shall be met if the action
is carried out in an electronic format or using a data message (including but not
limited to e-mail ).
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- WHOLE AGREEMENT
These terms and conditions constitute the whole agreement between the parties and
no party shall be bound by any undertakings, representations, warranties, promises
or the like not recorded herein.
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- NO WAIVER
Failure or neglect by PaxRon.com to fully enforce at any time any of its rights or
any of the provisions of this agreement, shall not be construed as a waiver of its
rights, nor shall such failure or neglect in any way act as an estoppel or effect
the validity of the whole or any part of these terms and conditions, nor prejudice
PaxRon.com’s rights to take any action which may have arisen in the past or which
may arise in the future.
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- VARIATION
- PaxRon.com reserves the right to change the content, presentation, format, performance,
layout, facilities and services available or displayed on this website or any part
thereof at its sole discretion and hereby disclaim all liability, losses, claims,
damages or inconvenience which may be suffered by any person as a result of such
changes.
- PaxRon.com may modify these terms and conditions at any time and such modification
shall be effective immediately on the posting of such amendment or modification
on this website. A user may request e-mail notification of such amendments or modifications
by contacting PaxRon.com at webmaster@PaxRon.com.
- It is the responsibility of all users to be regularly ensured that they are aware
of any modifications and/or updates or changes.
- The continued use by a user or access to or viewing of this website and or the services
offered shall be deemed to be conclusive acceptance of such modified terms and conditions.
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- SEVERABILITY
In the event that any of the terms of this agreement are found to be invalid, unlawful
or unenforceable, such terms will be separable from the remaining terms, which shall
continue to be valid and enforceable.
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- CESSION AND DELEGATION
- The User shall not cede any of his/her rights nor delegate any of his/her obligations
in terms of these terms and conditions.
- PaxRon.com shall be entitled to cede and transfer or delegate to any third party
at its absolute discretion all or any of its rights or obligations under these terms
and conditions.
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- SPECIFIC TERMS OF USE
If any specific terms of use appear on this website in regard to all or a portion
of the content displayed on or accessible from this website, which specific terms
of use conflict with any of these terms and conditions, then the specific terms
shall prevail in regard to such content.
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