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The content of this web site is subject to copyright protection. Reproduction of the content, or any part of it, other than for educational purposes or personal use, is prohibited without prior consent from GWK LIMITED (Registration number: 1997/022252/07) (hereinafter herein “GWK LIMITED”).

Disclaimer

The information provided in this web site is for general guidance only. The information is not intended to constitute legal advice and you use it at your own risk. GWK LIMITED accepts no responsibility or liability for damages arising from the use of the information.

If legal advice is required on any issue, you should contact us.

Terms and Conditions of Use

1. Introduction

1.1. These terms and conditions (“the Terms and Conditions”) are binding on all persons that access the www.gwk.co.za website (“the Website”) without qualification or exception. By entering the Website, the person accessing the Website (“the User”) agrees to be bound by and shall be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions, which the User acknowledges to have read and understood. If the User does not agree to any of the Terms and Conditions, the User may not enter, view or make use of the Website.

1.2. GWK LIMITED may from time to time amend these Terms and Conditions without notice to the User. The User’s continued use of this Website shall constitute the User’s agreement to the amended Terms and Conditions.

1. Intellectual Property

The Website is owned by GWK LIMITED and the User acknowledges that GWK LIMITED or its licensors are the proprietors of all intellectual property subsisting in, pertaining to or used on the Website, including, without limitation, copyright, trade marks, patents, inventions, goodwill and trade secrets (“the Intellectual Property”).

1. Website Use

3.1. The User may not, without GWK LIMITED’s written prior consent, use, reproduce, adapt, distribute, publish or in any other way deal or interfere with the Intellectual Property or the Website’s contents.

3.2. The User shall not infect the Website with viruses, worms, trojan horses or any other code that has malicious, contaminating or destructive properties nor shall the User damage, interfere with or intercept any data or information contained on the Website.

3.3. Access to this Website is made available for information purposes only. No content, information, statement or opinion on this Website should be construed as legal advice. The User should consult an attorney if it seeks legal advice.

3.4. GWK LIMITED reserves the right to make any changes to the Website and its content and/or services offered through the Website at any time and without notice.

3.5. The Website may contain links to other websites. GWK LIMITED has no control over such websites, does not review their content and will not be liable for their content or accuracy. The User accesses such websites at the User’s own risk and discretion.

3.6. The User may not link to this Website without GWK LIMITED’s prior written consent.

1. No Warranties or Liabilities

4.1. GWK LIMITED makes no warranties, whether express or implied, in regard to the Website, its contents, accuracy or availability. Without limiting the aforesaid, GWK LIMITED does not warrant that the Website or any files that may be downloaded from it are free of viruses, worms, trojan horses or any other code that has malicious, contaminating or destructive properties.

4.2. The User assumes all responsibility and risk for the use of the Website. GWK LIMITED shall not be liable for any loss, injury, damage, cost, penalty or claim resulting from the use of the Website, whether direct or indirect, and whether or not GWK LIMITED has been advised of or has knowledge of the possibility of such loss, injury, damage, cost, penalty or claim.

4.3. The User hereby indemnifies GWK LIMITED and holds it harmless against any and all liability, loss, damage, penalty, cost or claim of whatsoever nature suffered by any third party in relation to any act or omission by the User in relation to the Website and the use thereof by the User, and/or arising from the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.

1. Privacy Policy

5.1. Certain information regarding the User can be obtained automatically as the User navigates through the Website. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to the User’s internet protocol address, internet browsing software and domain. This assists GWK LIMITED to manage the Website and provide functionality. GWK LIMITED may use this information for internal purposes but will not provide it to any third parties.

5.2. The User may provide GWK LIMITED with the User’s personal information. The User consents to GWK LIMITED using such information for the purpose for which it is disclosed and GWK LIMITED will not make it available to third parties without the User’s consent.

5.3. By requesting or indicating that the User would like to receive GWK LIMITED’s newsletter or any other newsletter which can be requested on the Website, the User consents to GWK LIMITED sending to the User such newsletter and any other information or material which GWK LIMITED deems may be of interest to the User.

1. Governing Law

The Terms and Conditions and the User’s use of the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. The User irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of South Africa in regard to all matters arising from these Terms and Conditions or the User’s use of the Website.

1. Special Terms and Conditions Pertaining to e-mail.

The following will in addition to the abovementioned be applicable to e-mails with the understanding that if any discrepancy should exist between the following and the abovementioned the following shall prevail:

These terms and conditions apply to the e-mail communication, attachments and all subsequent communications and attachments GWK LIMITED or any of its subsidiaries ("we"/"us") may send you (collectively referred to as "the communication").

The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom we have addressed the communication to and others authorized by us to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in reliance of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.

If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or such person's authorized representative), then:

(a) please notify the sender of this e-mail immediately by return e-mail, facsimile or telephone and delete this message from your system;

(b) you may not print, store, forward or copy this message or any part thereof or disclose or cause information in this message to be disclosed to any other person.

We are not liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication, or for any delay in its receipt.

We are not liable for any harm or loss resulting from malicious software code or viruses in this e-mail or its attachments, including data corruption resulting there from.

Any advice or information contained in this e-mail is subject also to any governing agreement between us.

Only duly authorized staff acting within the scope of their authority are able to bind us contractually. Unless expressly indicated as such, nothing in this e-mail constitutes an offer, warranty or representation from us.

E-mails sent to us will only be regarded as having been received by us once we expressly acknowledged receipt thereof. We will be deemed to have sent an e-mail once reflected as sent on our e-mail server.

If this communication contains offensive, derogatory or defamatory statements or materials, it means the message has been sent outside the sender's scope of employment with us and only the sender can be held liable in his/her personal capacity.