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Look4it
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE
ACCEPTANCE
(a) The Look4it Service is provided by AfriGIS and by using the Service
you are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions and agreed
to abide by them. AfriGIS reserves the right to introduce amendments
to these terms and conditions as it shall from time to time think
fit.
(b) In making use of the Services You hereby acknowledge, understand
and accept that AfriGIS is not acting as an agent or sub-contractor
on behalf of the Network Operators, but as the principle contracting
agent with You. You will therefore have no claim of whatsoever
nature against the Network Operators arising directly or indirectly
out of or in consequence of the use or non-availability of the Services
irrespective of the cause thereof, and You hereby indemnify and
hold the Network Operators their affiliate companies, agents, distributors,
members, officers, agents, directors, employees, servants or the like
harmless against any losses, costs, damages, expenses, claims, (whether
direct, indirect, special or consequential), or injuries or death,
incurred or sustained by any person, whether arising directly or indirectly
from the use or misuse by You or any other person of, or the provision
by AfriGIS or Vodacom of, or failure by AfriGIS or Vodacom to provide,
the location based service.
(c) Even if the provisions of Clause (b) are held not to be applicable
the Network Operators shall not be liable for any claim, which is
not notified in writing to them within 6 months of the circumstances
giving rise to the claim, and their liability under thereunder shall
not exceed the Charges paid by You.
A.
DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have
the following meanings in these terms and conditions:
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"Accuracy"
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means
the accuracy within which the Location of your cell phone may
be
established;
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"Charges"
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means
all fees payable for the Service as may be charged by AfriGIS
from time to time;
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"Inappropriate
Use"
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means
anything that violates the rights or dignity of a third party
including but not limited to privacy, any intellectual property
rights (including but not limited to trade mark or copyright),
and any use that could reasonably be interpreted as defamatory,
libellous, offensive, damaging, discriminatory or intimidating;
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"Locate"
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means
the process of establishing your geographic position by determining
the Location of your cell phone for purposes of rendering the
Service, and "Located" and "Locating"
shall bear corresponding meanings;
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"Location"
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means
the approximate centre of the cell area that is providing coverage
to your cell phone;
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"AfriGIS"
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means
AfriGIS (Pty) Ltd, a company registered in South Africa, Registration
number 1997/06716/07 of 2nd Floor, Celtis Plaza, 1085 Schoeman
Street, Hatfield, Pretoria.
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"Network
Operator"
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means
Vodacom together with any other telecommunications network and
third party supplier involved in providing access to the Service;
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"Service"
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means
a Location based service known as Look4it, which by Locating
You will allow You to choose to be advised of the product, service,
facility or premises (which are available on the AfriGIS database)
in the vicinity surrounding You;
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"Website"
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means
the Website currently located at URL: http://www.look4it.co.za,
which is owned and operated by AfriGIS in connection with the
Service;
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"You"
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means
the person utilising the Service;
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"Vodacom"
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means
Vodacom (Pty) Ltd
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"IMP
Act"
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means
the Interception and Monitoring Prohibition Act (Act 127 of
1992) as amended;
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"ECT
Act"
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means
the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (Act 25 of
2002);
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"RICPCI
Act"
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means
the Regulation of Interception of Communications Act (Act 70
of 2002).
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Any
reference to a statute, statutory provision or subordinate legislation
shall (except where the context otherwise requires) be construed as
referring to such legislation as amended and in force from time to
time and to any legislation which (either with or without modification)
re-enacts, consolidates or enacts in rewritten form any such legislation;
and any former legislation which it re-enacts, consolidates or enacts
in rewritten form.
1.
SERVICE TO BE SUPPLIED
1.1.
In consideration of the payment by You of the Charges, AfriGIS agrees
to provide the Service subject to these terms and conditions.
1.2. By using the Service You agree that the Network Operators may
Locate You and provide such information to AfriGIS for purposes
of providing the Service.
1.3 This Service is only available within the Republic of South
Africa.
2. YOUR OBLIGATIONS
2.1.
You agree to comply with these terms and conditions at all times.
2.2. You agree that by utilising the Service you are deemed to have
given your consent to being Located.
2.3. You acknowledge that the density of the cell centroid, which
will vary from one cell to another, determines Accuracy. The Accuracy
of the Service is determined by the Network Operators and AfriGIS
cannot guarantee and shall not be responsible for the Accuracy of
the Service. You acknowledge and accept that quality and coverage
of the Service shall be limited to that provided by the Network
Operators and the Services may, from time to time, be adversely
affected by physical features such as buildings and underpass, as
well as atmospheric conditions and other causes of interference.
2.4. You warrant that you have the contractual capacity to utilise
the Services.
3. OBLIGATIONS OF AfriGIS
3.1.
Subject always to the provisions of these terms and conditions,
AfriGIS shall supply the Service in accordance with AfriGIS' current
information published on the Website or other literature published
by AfriGIS relating to the Service from time to time.
3.2. AfriGIS will operate a complaints handling service for Your
benefit and shall promptly deal with all complaints raised by You.
3.3. AfriGIS will hold Your Location data securely and only for
the minimum period as may be necessary to provide the Service.
3.4. AfriGIS reserves the right to withhold the Service in their
sole and absolute discretion.
4.
LAWS & REGULATIONS
4.1.
AfriGIS acknowledges its obligations under the IMP Act, the ECT
Act and the RICPCI Act and shall use its reasonable endeavours to
ensure that the Service and/or any personal information held in
relation to the Service are conducted in such a manner as to comply
with the aforesaid legislation. However, AfriGIS cannot accept any
liability for those who intentionally attempt to use the Service
and its information (save to the extent required by law) in a manner
for which it was not intended.
4.2. Your personal information provided to AfriGIS for the purpose
of using the Service will be used only for that purpose unless explicitly
agreed otherwise with You.
4.3. AfriGIS reserves the right to forward your personal details
to the police or other relevant third parties in order to comply
with the law or in relation to any suspected Inappropriate Use by
You or any other person of the Service.
4.4. Other than as set out in these terms and conditions, your information
shall not be disclosed or used by AfriGIS, and AfriGIS shall adhere
to its Privacy Policy, which is available to you upon request.
5. CHARGES
5.1.
All Charges for the Service are as detailed on the Website and or
other relevant publications or literature, and which You hereby
accept.
6.
NON-LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
6.1.
Neither AfriGIS nor any of their affiliate companies, agents, distributors,
members, officers, agents, directors, employees, servants or the
like shall assume responsibility or be liable for any losses, costs,
damages, expenses, claims, (whether direct, indirect, special or
consequential), or injuries or death, of whatsoever nature incurred
or sustained by You or any other person, arising directly or indirectly
out of or in consequence of a breach of these terms and conditions
or from the use or misuse by You or any other person of, or the
provision by AfriGIS of, or failure by AfriGIS to provide, the Service,
irrespective of the cause thereof, and You accordingly hereby fully
and effectually indemnify and hold AfriGIS their affiliate companies,
agents, distributors, members, officers, agents, directors, employees,
servants and the like harmless against any claim, costs, expense,
loss, damages, injuries or death that You or any other party may
incur or suffer in regard thereto.
6.2. Even if the provisions of clause 6.1 are held not to be applicable
AfriGIS shall not be liable for any claim, which is not notified
in writing to AfriGIS within 6 months of the circumstances giving
rise to the claim, and any liability of AfriGIS thereunder shall
not exceed the Charges paid by You.
7. TERM & TERMINATION
7.1.
AfriGIS reserves the right to discontinue the Service at any time
7.2. AfriGIS shall be entitled to terminate these terms and conditions
immediately if You commit any material breach of any term of these
terms and conditions
8. GENERAL
8.1.
Notices: Any notice required or permitted to be given You
to AfriGIS under these terms and conditions shall be in writing
and addressed to AfriGIS at the address referred to in Clause A
above.
8.2. Waiver: No waiver by AfriGIS of any breach of a provision
of these terms and conditions by You shall be considered as a waiver
of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
8.3. Severability: If any provision of these terms and conditions
is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable
in whole or in part, then the validity of the other provisions of
these terms and conditions and the remainder of the provision in
question shall not be affected.
8.4. Jurisdiction and governing law: Unless otherwise specified,
the Services are intended for citizens of the Republic of South
Africa only. These terms and conditions shall be governed by and
interpreted according to the laws of the Republic of South Africa
without giving effect to any principles of conflict of law. You
hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the High Courts of South Africa.
8.5. Communication: Vodacom and AfriGIS reserve the right to, from time to time, send electronic communication via SMS or other bearer, directly related to the Look4it service, its contents and promotions.
8.6. Complaints: Any complaints and queries which You may
have should be directed to our customer service division specified
on the Website from time to time. If the complaint cannot be resolved
with 10 (ten) business days after having been referred to the customer
service division, the dispute will be referred to arbitration in
terms of the rules of the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa
(AFSA). The arbitrator shall be appointed by AFSA and the unsuccessful
party shall pay the costs of arbitration. Only You and your representative(s)
and AfriGIS and its representative(s) may attend the arbitration.
Both You and AfriGIS shall keep the fact that a dispute has arisen,
the record of the arbitration proceedings as well as the arbitrator's
decision, confidential. Notwithstanding the above provisions, we
retain the right to institute action in any court of law with jurisdiction
to obtain urgent, interim relief or to collect outstanding debts
due and payable by You.
9. ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
9.1.
The Service will be deemed to be (a) for the provision of services
if performance has begun, with your consent, before the end of the
seven day period referred to above; (b) for the supply of goods
made to your specifications or clearly personalized or which, by
reason of their nature, cannot be returned or are liable to deteriorate
or expire rapidly;
9.2. Deemed originator - You warrant to us that: all your given
details are true and correct; You are legally capable of concluding
the transaction and You have read, understood and accepted the terms
of this agreement. As it is impossible for us to verify the originator
of an instruction, You hereby authorise us to act on any instruction
purporting to originate from You, even if it transpires that both
of us been defrauded by someone else, unless You have informed us
to the contrary prior to us acting on a fraudulent instruction.
9.3. Linking to 3rd party sites - Hyperlinks to the websites of
other persons or businesses are provided at your own risk. You acknowledge
that the websites attached to these hyperlinks are beyond our control
and that we do not endorse, warrant or make any representations
about the content, products, services, security or reliability of
that website.
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