WEBSITE TERMS OF USE
- Introduction
- This document sets out the terms and conditions (the “Terms”) of Virtual Professionals Network South Africa (Pty) Ltd (company registration number: 2025/966727/07 and registered address 82 Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth, South Africa (“VPNSA”) pertaining to the access and use of the information, products, services and functions provided on vpnsa.co.za (the “Website”).
- By accessing, browsing, or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. You must accept these Terms in order to use this Website. Should you use of this Website, this will be considered an acknowledgement of your acceptance. If you do not accept the Terms in full, you must immediately stop using this Website.
- VPNSA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or replace part or the whole of the Terms. These amendments supersede and replace any previous Terms and shall be made available on the Website. Each time you access the Website, you are deemed to have consented to the amended of replaced terms. If you do not accept the amended terms in full, you must immediately stop using this Website.
- Content of the website
- VPNSA reserves the right to make improvements, to change or to discontinue, without notice, any aspect or feature of the Website and any information or content on the Website. This includes the products, prices and rates quoted on this Website.
- VPNSA may use the services of third parties to provide information on the Website. VPNSA has no control over this information and makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, appropriateness, or correctness of the information they provide. You agree that this information is provided “as is” and that VPNSA will not be liable for any losses or damages (whether direct or indirect) that may arise from your reliance on this information.
- Representations and Warranties
- VPNSA makes no representations or warranties, whether express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any information, data or content on the Website.
- VPNSA does not warrant that the Website or information or downloads will be error-free.
- VPNSA does not guarantee that the information or files available on this Website are free from viruses, spyware, malware, Trojans, or other harmful code that could damage or interfere with your computer, network, hardware, or software. You accept all risks related to these potential threats. VPNSA is not responsible for any damage, loss, or issues that may occur from your access to or use of this Website.
- Third Party Links on the Website
- VPNSA may provide links to third party websites on the Website (the “Linked Websites”). These links are provided for your convenience only and VPNSA does not endorse the Linked Websites or their owners, licensees, or administrators. VPNSA also does not endorse their content or security practices, privacy policies or operations.
- You agree that VPNSA will not be held liable, directly, or indirectly, in any way for the content, the use or inability to use or access any Linked Website or any link(s) contained in a Linked Website. VPNSA is also not liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any dealings with, or as the result of the presence of, the Linked Websites. Any dealings that you may have with any Linked Websites are solely between you and it.
- Usage restrictions
- You agree that you shall not, whether personally or via a third party:
- copy, reproduce, translate, adapt, vary, modify or in any other way deal with any part of the Website for any reason and in any manner not provided for in these Terms;
- decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any portion of the Website;
- write and/or develop any derivative of the Website or any other software program based on the Website;
- modify or enhance the Website. Should you effect any modifications or enhancements to the Website in breach of this clause, these modifications and enhancements shall be the property of VPNSA;
- remove any identification, trademark, copyright, or other notices from the Website; or
- use the Website for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial and informational purposes.
- You agree that you shall not, whether personally or via a third party:
- Security
- In order to ensure the security and reliable operation of the services to all VPNSA’s users, VPNSA hereby reserves the right to take whatever action it may deem necessary to preserve the security, integrity and reliability of its network and back-office applications.
- You may not utilise the Website in any manner which may compromise the security of VPNSA’s networks or tamper with the Website in any manner whatsoever, which shall include, without limitation, gaining or attempting to gain unauthorised access to the Website, or delivering or attempting to deliver any unauthorised, damaging, or malicious code to the Website. Any person or entity which does so, or attempts to do so, shall be held criminally liable. Further, should VPNSA suffer any damage or loss (both direct and indirect), VPNSA reserves its rights to claim these damages from you.
- Should you commit any of the offences detailed in Chapter 13 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 (“ECTA”) (specifically sections 85 to 88 (inclusive)) shall, notwithstanding criminal prosecution, be liable for all resulting liability, loss or damages suffered by VPNSA and its affiliates, agents or partners.
- Intellectual property rights
- For the purpose of this clause, “Intellectual property rights” means all and any of the rights in and to intellectual property of any nature whatsoever owned or controlled directly or under licence by VPNSA, now or in the future, including without limitation, VPNSA’s rights, title and interest in and to all technology, source code/s, trade secrets, logos, systems, methods, trademarks, trade names, styles, insignia, designs, patents and copyright, and all similar proprietary rights which may subsist in any part of the world, whether registered or not.
- All copyright and other intellectual property rights in all content, trademarks, software, data, material, including logos, databases, text, graphics, icons, hyperlinks, confidential information, designs, agreements, and multimedia works, published on or via the Website are the property of, or are licensed to, VPNSA and as such are protected from infringement by local and international legislation and treaties.
- You acknowledge that VPNSA is the owner of all material on the Website (except where a third party is indicated as the proprietor), whether it constitutes confidential information or not, and that you have no right, title, or interest in this material.
- VPNSA authorises you only to view, copy, temporarily download to a local drive and to print the content of this Website, or any part thereof, provided that such content is used for personal and information purposes only. You may not use any information on the Website for commercial purposes.
- Risk, limitation of liability and indemnity
- Your use of this Website and the information contained on the Website is entirely at your risk and you assume full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from the use of it.
- The transmission of information (including email) via the internet is susceptible to monitoring and interception. You bear all risk of any loss, harm, or damage suffered by you as a result of this monitoring and interception. VPNSA reserves the right to request independent verification of any information transmitted via e-mail, and you consent to such verification should VPNSA deem it necessary.
- Neither VPNSA, its affiliates, shareholders, agents, consultants, or employees shall be liable for any damages whatsoever, including without limitation any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential, howsoever arising (whether in an action arising out of contract, statute, delict or otherwise) related to the use of, or the inability to access or use the content of the Website.
- Cookie policy
- In this context, a cookie is a small piece of data that a website stores on your computer or device when you visit it (the “Cookies”). Cookies help improve your browsing experience and make the website more useful to you.
- VPNSA takes your privacy seriously and is committed to protecting your personal information. We use the personal information that we collect from you in accordance with this Cookie Policy and our data protection policy.
- Insofar as our comprehensive data protection information is concerned, please read our manual in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013 and our manual in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act No 2 of 2000.
- Your use of our services signifies your consent to us collecting and using your personal information as specified below.
How we collect information about you and what we use this information for:
Please ask your website administrators what Cookies they use. The possible standard Cookies for a website of your nature are set out in the paragraphs below. Please also check to what extent users can opt out of Cookies:
- Our Website collects the following Cookies:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These Cookies are essential for the Website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation or accessing secure areas of the Website.
- Performance Cookies: These Cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited most often and if users encounter any errors. The information is used to improve how the Website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These Cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may also be used to provide services you request, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
- User Preference Cookies: These Cookies remember settings like language, font size, or customised page layouts.
- Media Player Cookies: These Cookies remember your settings for embedded videos (like volume or resolution).
- Analytics and Statistics Cookies: These Cookies help understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They provide insights that help improve website content and user experience.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These Cookies are typically used by third parties to help in delivering relevant adverts to users based on their browsing habits and interests, even though the site is not directly selling products.
- Social Media Cookies: These Cookies are set by social media platforms when you share content from the website or use social sharing buttons. They enable social media functionalities and can track user behaviour across different websites.
- Breach or cancellation by VPNSA
- VPNSA is entitled without notice, in addition to any other remedy available to it at law or under these Terms, including obtaining an interdict, to cancel these Terms, limit or deny such user use of the Website and services, or to claim specific performance of any obligation whether or not the due date for performance has arrived, in either event without prejudice to VPNSA’s right to claim damages, should you:
- breach these Terms;
- in the sole discretion of VPNSA, use the Website in an unauthorised manner; or
- infringe any statute, regulation, ordinance, or law.
- Breach of these Terms entitles VPNSA to take legal action without prior notice. You agree to reimburse the costs associated with this legal action to VPNSA on an attorney and own client scale.
- VPNSA is entitled without notice, in addition to any other remedy available to it at law or under these Terms, including obtaining an interdict, to cancel these Terms, limit or deny such user use of the Website and services, or to claim specific performance of any obligation whether or not the due date for performance has arrived, in either event without prejudice to VPNSA’s right to claim damages, should you:
- Compliance with section 43(1) of ECTA
- In compliance with section 43(1) of ECTA, the following is noted:
Full name: Virtual Professionals Network South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Registration number: 2025/966727/07
Physical address: 15 Leno Mansions, 82 Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth, 7708
Telephone number: 0827820462
Website address: www.vpnsa.co.za
E-mail address: laylah@vpnsa.co.za
Names of office bearers: Laylah Williams
Registered at: 15 Leno Mansions, 82 Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth, 7708
- General clauses
- These Terms shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the Republic of South Africa without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
- VPNSA makes no representation that the content of the Website is appropriate or available for use outside of South Africa. Access to the Website from territories or countries where the content of the Website is illegal is prohibited. If the user accesses this Website from locations outside of South Africa, that user is responsible for compliance with all local laws.
- VPNSA does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted, or secure access to our services, as the operation of our Website may be interfered with as a result of a number of factors which are outside of our control.
- If any provision of these Terms is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable for any reason, this provision will be struck out from these Terms and the remaining provisions enforced to the full extent of the law.
- VPNSA’s failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not constitute a waiver of our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
- These Terms set forth the entire understanding and agreement between VPNSA and you with respect to the subject matter hereof.