Website Legal Notice
THE CONCRETE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (NPC) (CSSA)
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 CSSA website located at https://concretesocietysa.org.za (“Website”) owned by CSSA as well as other important legal notices applicable to the end user accessing the Website (“User”) or (“You”)
Enquiries: admin@concretesocietysa.org.za
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 CSSA. CSSA 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 25 July 2024. You are advised to check these Terms and Conditions regularly for any amendments or updates.
Enquiries: admin@concretesocietysa.org.za
Limited Liability of CSSA. The User understands that usage of the Website is at the sole discretion and risk of the User. CSSA 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, CSSA 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 CSSA 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 CSSA: You agree to defend, indemnify and hold CSSA, 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 CSSA 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 CSSA. Unauthorised use of this Website may give rise to CSSA 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 CSSA endorses the website(s) linked to. You agree that CSSA 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 CSSA’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 CSSA.
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 CSSA 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 CSSA 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 CSSA does not own specific content or such content falls within the public domain, CSSA may hold copyright/further intellectual property rights in the selection, co-ordination, arrangement, and enhancement of such content on the Website. No license to CSSA’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 CSSA and/or such third parties as applicable;
1.8.2 commercially exploit, reproduce, distribute, transmit, display, publish or broadcast any Website intellectual property without prior written approval of CSSA or in the case of third-party content, the rights holder of such intellectual property;
1.8.3 not to claim or convey ownership of Website intellectual property either in its entirety or otherwise;
1.8.4 modify the Website content for the purposes of reposting to other websites;
1.8.5 alter or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice from the Website content; and
1.8.6 copy, store, or otherwise incorporate Website content or intellectual property into any other web site, electronic retrieval system, publication, or other work.
1.9 Unsolicited Commercial Communications (spam): You agree not to collect or use any Personal Information of Users of the Website and/or members CSSA for the purposes of transmitting and/or facilitating in the transmission of unsolicited commercial communications.
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CSSA INFORMATION AND WEBSITE COMPLIANCE
The following table contains further information on CSSA and represents the information that must be provided by CSSA 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 25 July 2024. You are advised to regularly check this section of the Website Legal Notice for any amendments or updates.
Enquiries: admin@concretesocietysa.org.za
The full name of CSSA:
THE CONCRETE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (NPC) (CSSA)
a non-profit, Public Benefit Organisation established in accordance with the Companies Act of South Africa.
CSSA’s physical address and telephone number:
20 Thora Crescent, Wynberg, Wynberg, Gauteng, 2090
Tel: 011 444 9280
CCSA’s website and e-mail address contact addresses:
Website: https://concretesocietysa.org.za
Email: admin@concretesocietysa.org.za
Membership of any self-regulatory or accreditation bodies to which CSSA belongs or subscribes:
American Concrete Institute (International Partner)
The registration number of CSSA
Registration Number: 2024 / 352281 / 08
The place of registration:
South Africa
The physical address where the CSSA will receive legal service of documents:
20 Thora Crescent, Wynberg, Wynberg, Gauteng, 2090
Tel: 011 444 9280
Description of the main characteristics of the products or services offered by CSSA:
CSSA offers its members technical seminars and conferences, networking opportunities, site visits, publications, members’ services directory (CSSA Directory), social interaction, voting rights. All focused on concrete.
The full price of goods or services, including transport costs, taxes and any other fees or costs:
Please see the webpage notices posted from time to time for the relevant costs.
The manner of payment:
Payment may be effected via bank deposit, internet transfer or by cheque.
The terms of Agreement, including any guarantees, that will apply to the transaction and how those terms may be accessed, stored and reproduced electronically:
As set out in this Legal Notice.
The time within which the goods will be dispatched or delivered or within which the services will be rendered:
CSSA shall confirm the customer’s order within 30 days after the day on which CSSA received the order unless the parties have agreed otherwise. Where the Concrete Society has failed to execute the order within the agreed period, the customer may cancel the agreement with seven days’ written notice.
Where CSSA is unable to perform in terms of the agreement on the grounds that the goods or services ordered are unavailable, CSSA shall immediately notify the customer of this fact and refund any payments within 30 days after the date of such notification.
The manner and period within which consumers can access and maintain a full record of the transaction:
Contact admin@concretesocietysa.org.za to enquire about records.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Code:
You agree that in the event of a dispute or alleged breach of the terms hereof You will work together with CSSA in good faith to resolve the matter internally by escalating it to higher levels of management prior to resorting to arbitration where both parties agree to resort to arbitration.
The security procedures and privacy policy of CSSA in respect of payment, payment information and personal information:
See Privacy Policy.
The minimum duration of the agreement in the case of agreements for the supply of products or services to be performed on or on-going basis or recurrently:
The duration of subscriptions and advertising agreements are as set out under the webpage Rates and Data.
Specific services or reports are offered once-off.
The rights of the consumers in terms of Section 44 of the Consumer Protection Act:
You have the right as our customer to assume that in the case of any goods that we sell to You, we have the legal right to sell You those goods.
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PRIVACY POLICY
The following table contains important information on CSSA 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 25 July 2024 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 CSSA endeavours to comply with all laws and regulations governing privacy. As such, CSSA seeks to ensure the quality and accuracy of personal information in its possession and compliance with South African law.
3.1.2 CSSA shall not be obliged to ascertain or provide the identity of the sender of any messages or content.
3.2 Personal Information Collected, Principle of Minimalism and Purpose of Collection: Please be assured that the privacy of CSSA’s Users is of the utmost importance to CSSA. CSSA 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 CSSA. 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 CSSA of the changes. Notification must occur via an email sent to admin@concretesocietysa.org.za .
3.3 Handling of Your Personal Information:
3.3.1 To prevent unauthorised access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information, CSSA has in place policies and procedures to protect the personal information CSSA collects about the User.
3.3.2 Users acknowledge that records relating to the provision of Services and personal information may be required to be retained in terms of law, operational purposes and for evidential reasons by CSSA. Users expressly agree to such processing, retention, and necessary access to such records.
3.3.3 Further, CSSA may use the contact information to provide the User with information in relation to events, services and/or products offered by CSSA.
3.4 Disclosure of personal information: CSSA may disclose personal information.
3.4.1 to comply with the law or with legal process;
3.4.2 protect and defend CSSA’s rights, equipment, facilities, and other property;
3.4.3 protect CSSA against misuse or unauthorised use of the Website; and/ or
3.4.4 protect other Website Users or third parties affected negatively by the relevant User’s use of the Website.