Schools

SCHOOLS SA20 WEBSITE TERMS OF USE

29 Aug 20241 min

1. Scope of this website acceptable use policy

This website acceptable use policy (“Policy”) sets out the standards that apply to you when you visit the domain name www.schools.sa20.co.za (“our website”), upload content to our website, interact with other users on our site, or use our website in any other way. Please read this Policy carefully.

2. Your use of our website

2.1 By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Policy as well as the terms of the Privacy Policy (available here at www.schools.sa20.co.za/schools-privacy-policy).

2.2 If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy or the Privacy Policy, or if you are concerned about any aspect of this Policy or the Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our website.

2.3 We may update this Policy from time to time. Where we update this Policy, we will post the revised Policy on our website. Please check these terms for changes periodically. If you continue to use our website after this Policy is revised, you will be deemed to have accepted the changes.

3. Prohibited use of our website

3.1 You may only use our website for a lawful purpose. You may not use our website:

3.1.1 in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;

3.1.2 in any manner that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;

3.1.3 for the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way;

3.1.4 to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation;

3.1.5 to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware;

3.1.6 to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our website in contravention of the provisions of our terms of website use; or

3.1.7 to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:

3.1.7.1 any part of our site;

3.1.7.2 any equipment or network on which our site is stored;

3.1.7.3 any software used in the provision of our site; or 3.1.7.4 any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

4. Third party websites

4.1 To the extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of a third-party site to which there may be a link on our website, or for any claims, loss or damage arising therefrom.

4.2 We advise you to read the privacy policy of each site which you visit and to determine your privacy settings in accordance with your personal preferences.

5. Breach of this Policy

5.1 Where you have breached this Policy, we may take any action against you that we deem to be appropriate, including instituting criminal and/or civil proceedings.

5.2 In the event of you breaching this Policy, we may deem it appropriate to take action against you, including but not limited to:

5.2.1 immediately and either permanently or temporarily withdraw your right to use our website;

5.2.2 issue a warning to you;

5.2.3 institute legal proceedings against you for the reimbursement of all costs resulting from the breach;

5.2.4 refer the breach to law enforcement authorities.

6. General

6.1 You agree that this Policy, our relationship and any dispute of whatsoever nature relating to or arising out of this Policy whether directly or indirectly, shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa without giving effect to any principle of conflict of laws.

6.2 You agree that we may, at any time, transfer, cede, delegate or assign any or all of our rights and obligations under this Policy without your consent. We will notify you if we transfer, cede, delegate or assign any rights or obligations to a third party, but we do not have to notify you if we transfer, cede, delegate or assign any rights or obligations to any of our affiliates or to any person which acquires all or part of our business and/or assets. We may also sub-contract our obligations without your consent and we do not have to notify you if we sub-contract any of our obligations.

7. Cookies

7.1 What is a cookie?

A cookie is a basic text file that is stored on your device (computer, mobile phone, tablet or other) by a website’s server. Each cookie is unique to your web browser and contains completely anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the website name. This allows a website to remember things like your personal preferences, products you prefer or what’s in your shopping basket.

7.2 Why do we use cookies?

Our Website utilises first and third party cookies. This enables us to:

a) Improve the User’s experience on our website through various means such as storing preferences (like keeping a User logged in) or determining aggregate usage behaviour (time on site, number of pages viewed etc.) through web analytics tools like Google Analytics.

b) Provide more relevant Display Advertising to Users who have visited the Website using third party tools such as the Google Analytics Remarketing.

c) Collect your web behaviour on the Website or third party commercial partner and sponsor websites, to supplement the personal information which SA20 has about you, for the purpose of conducting business, marketing and analysis for SA20 and SA20 related products and services. Trackable web behaviour on partner sites are only for use by SA20 and parties given permission for data analysis purposes.

7.3 Cookie opt-out

Most web browsers provide the option to block some or all cookie types should you wish to. Users can also opt-out of the Google Display Network using the Ads Preferences Manager. Because many of our website’s features utilise cookies, we recommend that Users do not block them.