Terms and conditions for the use of this Procurement Portal: Please read the
following terms and conditions, before using the portal. In
using this portal, or any other branded Procurement Portal that is
powered by SCNet (Pty) Limited, you agree to our terms and conditions. SCNet (Pty) Limited reserves the right to update these terms and
conditions at any time without notice to you. Definitions The terms
"Supply Chain Network”, "SCNet (Pty) Ltd", “SCNet”,
"we", "us", "our" and "ours" when used
in these Terms and Conditions mean SCNet (Pty) Limited. The terms
"you", "your" and "yours" when used in these
Terms and Conditions mean any user of this website. Use of this Procurement Portal This Procurement
Portal is owned and operated by SCNet (Pty) Limited, trading as Supply Chain
Network. SCNet (Pty) Limited (Registration No 2010/012224-07) is incorporated
in the Republic of South Africa with its registered address at 95 Umhlanga
Rocks Drive, Durban North Kwazulu Natal 4319 - Postal Address P O Box 595 Umhlanga Rocks
4320, Telephone +27(0)86-127-2638. If you have any
queries about this Procurement Portal, please contact SCNet at the above
address or telephone number, or send us an email at info@scnet.co.za. Intellectual Property Rights This website
contains material which is owned by or licensed to SCNet. This material
includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance, graphics
and data. It is protected by intellectual property laws including, but not
limited to, copyright. You may download,
view, copy and print information and documentation held on this Procurement
Portal provided that: Materials are used
solely for your own personal use or for product/supplier research in connection
with your business or your employer’s business. Commercial use is not
permitted. Materials may not be
altered or modified in any way without prior written permission from SCNet. You may not
otherwise, without express permission from us, copy, distribute, sell or
publish any of the content of the Procurement Portal. Unauthorised use of this Procurement
Portal may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence. Changes to this agreement From time to time we
may change these terms without prior notice to you. The current terms can always
be found at www.scnet.co.za By using this Procurement Portal after we have
posted any revisions to these terms, you accept the terms as revised. Privacy We respect your
privacy. Please review our Privacy Policy for a description of the information
we collect and how we use it. Professional advice Information provided
on pages held on this Procurement Portal and in any documents downloaded from
this Procurement Portal is provided for general information only. It is subject
to change without notice. SCNet is not responsible for any inaccuracies and
makes no representation and gives no warranty as to its accuracy. Since the
information was not prepared for you personally, it is not intended to form
recommendations or advice. It is your sole responsibility to satisfy yourself
that the information is suitable for your purposes. Nothing on this Procurement
Portal is intended to be nor should be construed as an offer to enter into a
contractual relationship unless a user opts to utilise Value Add Services, provide
Advertising or enter into a Premium Membership Agreement. Trademarks Your use of this
site and any materials downloaded, viewed, copied or printed does not authorise
you to use any names or trademarks of SCNet, its trading partners or
associates. Errors and downtime Errors may appear
from time to time on the Procurement Portal and some information on the Procurement
Portal may be out of date. Before relying on information you have found on the
website, please confirm any facts that are important to your decision. From
time to time the website may be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason,
including, without limitation: (i) equipment malfunctions; (ii) periodic
maintenance procedures or repairs which we may undertake from time to time; or
(iii) causes beyond our control or which we cannot reasonably foresee. Links to other websites These Terms and
Conditions apply to www.scnet.co.za and
all the branded Procurement Portals that are operated by SCNet (Pty) Limited in
collaboraion with its key partners. The Procurement Portal may contain
hyperlinks to websites that are not operated by SCNet. These hyperlinks are
provided for your reference and convenience only and you should note that we do
not have any control over these other websites. We cannot, therefore, be held
liable for any materials or representations in respect to such websites. All
links are used at your own risk. In evoking links to other websites, you agree
to accept these conditions of use. Links from other websites Persons providing
access to this Procurement Portal via links from another website are solely
responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions expressed, privacy policies,
products or services of, or available through, the source website and for any
representations made or impressions created concerning SCNet. Special Offers/Coupons Advertisers on SCNet
may include special offers within their paid for listings. SCNet does not take
responsibility for or offer assistance in relation to these special offers.
Other terms and conditions of the advertiser may apply. You should check any
terms and conditions with the advertiser before use. Usernames and passwords To obtain access to
certain services through this website, you may be given an opportunity to
register with us. As part of any such registration process, you will select/be
given a username and password. You agree that the information you supply during
that registration process will be accurate and complete and that you will not
register under the name of, nor attempt to enter our site under the name of,
another person. We reserve the right to reject or terminate any username that
we deem offensive. You will be responsible for preserving the confidentiality
of your password and will notify us by email of any known or suspected
unauthorised use of your account. Any
misrepresentation of information provided through the registration process
whether intentionally or neglectfully, the owners of SCNet reserve the right to
remove your registration from this website with no consequential costs or
liabilities accruing to the owners of SCNet for whatever reason. Security Users may want
access Value Add Services which are optional and available to all members. We make
use of the MWeb Payment Gateway for any credit card transactions. If you prefer
not to send your credit card number through the Internet, you can place your
order by telephoning +27 (0) 86-127-2638. Connecting to the Procurement Portal SCNet has been
optimised to operate with Internet Explorer and Firefox Web Browsers. You shall
be solely responsible for providing, maintaining and ensuring compatibility
with the Procurement Portal, all hardware, software, electrical and other
physical requirements for your use of the website, including, without
limitation, telecommunications and Internet access connections and links, web
browsers or other equipment, programs and services required to access and use
the site. No warranty The site is provided
"as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Use of the
site is at your sole risk. We do not warrant that your use of the site will be
uninterrupted or error free, nor do we make any warranty as to any results that
may be obtained by use of the site. We make no warranties, express or implied,
including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability,
merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement,
effectiveness, completeness, accuracy, and title. Limitation of liability: If
you are dissatisfied with the site, your sole and exclusive remedy shall be to
discontinue use of the site. In no event shall our total liability for direct
damages exceed the total fees paid by you to us. Moreover, under no
circumstances shall we be liable to you or any other person for any indirect,
incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages for any matter arising
from or relating to this agreement, the site or the Internet generally,
including, without limitation, your use or inability to use the site, any
changes to or inaccessibility of the site, delay, failure, unauthorised access
to or alteration of any transmission or data, any material or data sent or
received or not sent or received, any transaction or agreement entered into
through the site, or any data or material from a third person accessed on or
through the site, whether such liability is asserted on the basis of contract,
tort or otherwise. Indemnity You agree to
indemnify, defend and hold us, including our directors, officers, employees and
agents harmless, from and against any action, cause, claim, damage, debt,
demand or liability, including reasonable costs and attorney’s fees, asserted
by any person or company, arising out of or relating to your breach of these
terms. African Commercial Dispute Settlement Centre In partnership with
the Cape Chamber of Commerce, SCNet supports the principle of Dispute
Resolution as opposed to Litigation. Members of SCNet are motivated to choose
Dispute Resolution over Ltigation and where practical to engage the services of
the African Commercial Dispute Settlement Centre to arbitrate in solving
specific disputes that may arise from time-to-time between companies that may
or may not be members of SCNet. Full details on this service offering are
included on the SCNet Portal. Refund Policy The Refund Policy
will only be applicable to Premium Membership which is an annual membership. In
line with the Consumer Protection Act SCNet will refund membership fees only in
event of the Procurement Portal technology failing or solutions that are made
available to Premium Members not being operational for a period of more than
7days. This refund will also only be applicable to membership fees that are
paid for future access and not applicable to paid fees that relate to
historical membership. Protection of Private Information (POPI) Act 4 of 2013 By using the
Procurement Portal you acknowledge that your company profile information is in
the public domain and accessible to other users of the Procurement Portal. The
Procurement Portal is a marketing platform for your company to reach buyers of
other companies and by registering as a member you acknowledge that your
company profile is in the public domain. In terms of the POPI
Act SCNet warrants that all confidential information such as personal
identification numbers of directors and company banking details will be masked
and only made available to an authorised administrator. Furthermore SCNet
warrants that your company information will not be provided to any third party
for the purposes of bulk unsolicited marketing communication. SCNet may make
your company information available to its partners for the purposes of market
research. My being a member of
SCNet you also accept that SCNet communicates with its members from time time
through email, letters, facsimles and direct telephone calls. The purpose of
this communication serves many purposes from keeping you up to date on latest
developments on the Procurement Portal
solutions, as well as discounted offers and solutions available to you
through our Partner network. At anytime you can choose to opt out of this
member communication by contacting the Call Centre on 08612-72638. Governing law These Terms and
Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of of the
Republic of South Africa. You agree to submit any dispute arising out of your
use of this website to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic
of South Africa.
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