(version effective as of 1 July 2020)

Part A: General Information

·         “We” are SCNET (Pty) Ltd and “us” and “our” have a corresponding meaning herein.

·         We are a juristic person established in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration number 2010/012224/07.

·         Details of the directors of the company are available at 21 Richefond Circle, Umhlanga Ridge.

·         Our postal address is P O Box 595 Umhlanga Rocks 4350.

·         Our Physical Address is at 21 Richefond Circle, Umhlanga Ridge.

·         Our telephone and facsimile numbers are Tel: +27 (0)87 094 9990.

·         Our email address is admin@scnet.co.za

·         Our webmaster can be contacted at admin@scnet.co.za

Part B: General Terms of Use

1.       Definitions

 In these terms of use:

(1)        “Services” means SCNET’s procurement and business management solutions;

(2)        “We”, “us” and “our” means SCNET (Pty) Ltd; and

(3)        “You” means the person accessing and using this website, whether for general informational purposes or to make use of our Services; and

2.       Use of this website

(1)        This web site provides general information about our procurement solutions and the Services we offer to corporate clients and vendors.

(2)        If you represent an entity that wants to make use of our Services, you will be required to register with us and agree to additional terms. You can register on behalf of the entity here www.scnet.co.za.  

(3)        You may not use your access to this site or our services in a manner that would bring us, our business and/or any of our personnel into disrepute. Furthermore, you may not access this site or make use of our services for unlawful purposes or in a manner which infringes our rights or the rights of any other. You must comply with the laws, regulations and codes of conduct applicable to your use of this site and our services.

(4)        Notwithstanding that this site may contain links to third party web sites and that some third-party web sites may contain links to this site we do not control, endorse or approve the activities or content of any such third-party web sites. Please contact the relevant web site proprietor if you have a complaint about the activities or contents of a third-party web site.

(5)        Proprietary rights (including without limitation, the trademarks, copyright and patent rights) in the components of this site, including such components and systems used by us to provide services to you via this site belong to us and our licensors. You may not make any use of such components save in the course of your use of our site in the normal manner as permitted by us. You may also not access our site for the purposes of redistributing or otherwise using any of the content displayed or contained on this site unless you are expressly licensed thereto by us in writing.

(6)        Your access of this web site is done at your own risk and you should be aware that viruses or code which may have a harmful effect on your computer system could be transmitted to you. You are responsible for implementing suitable protection mechanisms to prevent such harm from occurring.

(7)        We also reserve the right, without notice and in our sole and absolute discretion, to make changes to any parts of the site inclusive of changes to these terms of use. It is your responsibility to review our terms of use on each occasion prior to making use of this site. IF YOU CONTINUE TO USE THIS SITE AFTER OUR AMENDED TERMS OF USE HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE WEB SITE, IT WILL CONSTITUTE A DEEMED ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH AMENDED TERMS OF USE. We specifically reserve the right at any time to change or discontinue without notice, any aspect and/or feature of this web site.

(8)        You may provide and we may collect certain information about you when you visit our website. We will collect, process, use and disclose such information strictly in accordance with our Client Information Processing Policy https://www.scnet.co.za/privacy.aspx

(9)        We have to protect our business and secure our systems. Consequently, you should note that we may monitor and keep records of any communication that you may send to or receive via our web site and we may use, publish and disclose such communications for any lawful purpose. This may include our filtering of incoming and outgoing electronic data messages to identify, limit and/or prevent the transmission of unlawful or otherwise undesirable material or content.

(10)    These terms of use and the terms incorporated herein by reference and the relevant terms implied herein by applicable law constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to your use of this site. These terms of use shall override any contrary terms or conditions incorporated by you in your communications with us and any such conflicting terms or conditions will not form part of the agreement concluded between us. Hyperlinks, which are not operational, will not in any way detract from the validity and interpretation of the terms.

3.       Disclaimer

IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, EXPENSE, LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND IN CONTRACT, DELICT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR RELIANCE ON OR USE OF THIS SITE SAVE TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND YOU INDEMNIFY US AND OUR PERSONNEL AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH RELIANCE OR USE. YOU FURTHER AGREE TO INDEMNIFY US AGAINST ANY LOSS, EXPENSE OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY US AS A RESULT OF ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIM WHICH ARISES FROM OR IS BASED UPON YOUR CONDUCT OR RELIANCE ON THE WEB SITE OR YOUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS.

4.       Complaints and Disputes

(1)        If you feel that you have cause to complain in connection with your use of our site, you can submit your complaint via email to our Web Administrator.  We will try to do our best to resolve any problems that arise. We require that provide us with the following as part of your complaint:

·         Your full names, physical address, telephone number and email address

·         The location and description of the service feature which is the cause of your complaint

·         The problem with the service or rights that you allege to be infringed by such feature or component

·         The actions you would like us to take to remedy the problem

·         A statement confirming that you are making the complaint in good faith

·         A statement confirming that the information you are providing to us is to the best of your knowledge true and correct

·         Please incorporate your signature into the complaint.

(2)        Use of this web site is subject to the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and the exclusive jurisdiction of the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town provided that if any South African Magistrate’s Court has competent jurisdiction over your person to adjudicate on any dispute arising from or in connection with these terms of use, such Magistrate’s Court will also have jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute notwithstanding that the amount in dispute may exceed such court’s jurisdiction.

(3)        Our failure to enforce any provision of this agreement strictly will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.  In the event that a portion of this agreement is held unenforceable or invalid by any competent authority, the unenforceable portion will be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intent thereof, and the remainder of the provisions will remain in force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by the law.