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TERMS & CONDITIONS​

WEBSITE TERMS & CONDITIONS

  1. Use of this website and the services provided via it (“kic.co.za“) are conditional upon you accepting the following terms and conditions. Unless otherwise specified, your acceptance of this User Agreement shall be indicated by your use of and/or registration with kic.co.zakic.co.za is provided by KIC at Unit 6, The Refinery, Corner North Reef Road and George Allen Street, Wilbert, Johannesburg, 1609., and its suppliers (“we”/”our”/”us”).These terms and conditions and our Privacy Policy, (together the “User Agreement”) form our entire agreement with you in respect of non-chargeable use of kic.co.za and supersede any prior agreement or arrangement with you in respect of kic.co.za. If a company name is inserted in your registration request, then the User Agreement shall be between us and that company and accordingly unless the context otherwise requires, references to “you” and “your” in this User Agreement shall also be to that company. The purchase of [goods/services] from us is subject to our Terms and Conditions of Purchase. If there are any updates to this User Agreement or to the Terms and Conditions of Purchase, we will bring this to your attention on the home page of kic.co.za.

  2. Availability of kic.co.za We will endeavour to ensure that kic.co.za is available 24 hours per day without any interruptions. However, we reserve the right to make kic.co.za unavailable at any time or to restrict access to parts or all of kic.co.za without notice. kic.co.za is a general information service. We will endeavour not to make it misleading, but we cannot represent that the information accessible on or via kic.co.za is accurate, not-misleading, complete or up to date.

  3. Use of kic.co.za is designed for your personal, non-commercial use and you must not use it in any other way without our consent. Except as permitted under applicable law, you must not use, copy, translate, publish, licence or sell kic.co.za or any materials or information in kic.co.za or the structure, overall style and program code of kic.co.za without our consent. If you wish to make a request for consent, please contact webmaster@kic.co.za.

  4. Your Contributions You agree to only use kic.co.za for lawful purposes and that any information that you provide in connection with, or which forms part of, kic.co.za will be, as far as you are aware, true and accurate and will not infringe any copyright or trade mark, or any right of privacy, publicity or personality or any other right, whether registered or unregistered, of any other nature or any person, or be obscene or libellous or blasphemous or defamatory and you agree to indemnify us against all claims, proceedings, damages, liabilities and costs, including legal costs arising out of your breach of this term. We cannot make any assurances about the information or contribution made by any other user and you should exercise caution before acting or otherwise relying upon any information you obtain via the kic.co.za.

  5. Links kic.co.za includes links to other internet sites. Without limiting what we say elsewhere, we make no representations or warranties about those sites or their content, nor that the links work. If you wish to link to kic.co.za you may only do so at http://www.kic.co.za. Details of our linking arrangements may be obtained from webmaster@kic.co.za.

  6. Data Protection It is your responsibility to ensure that that you give us an accurate and valid e-mail address and other contact details and tell us of any changes to them, however we cannot make any assurances about any other user you may meet using the kic.co.za. Please see our Privacy Policy.

  7. Intellectual property kic.co.za, its style and structure, and the materials and information on kic.co.za of kic.co.za are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights, and may not be used by you except as expressly provided in this User Agreement. The authors of the documents in kic.co.za assert their moral rights. kic.co.za and KIC are registered trade marks of KIC .

  8. Our Liability Since a substantial part of kic.co.za is both free and available to all, it is a condition that your use of kic.co.za is at your own risk. We shall not be liable to you or in breach of this User Agreement for any delay or failure to perform any obligation if the delay or failure is due to a cause beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, the blocking or restricting of information to and/or from our network.Except as expressly provided in this User agreement, we disclaim any further representations, warranties, conditions or other terms, express or implied, by statute, collaterally or otherwise, including but not limited to implied warranties, conditions or other terms of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose or reasonable care and skill.Save as provided below, we disclaim all and will not be liable in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence) or otherwise arising in connection with this User Agreement or the kic.co.za for: (i) consequential, indirect or special loss or damage; or (ii) any loss of goodwill or reputation; or (iii) any economic losses (including loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings), in each case, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage and howsoever incurred.Our maximum liability to you in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence) or otherwise arising in connection with this User Agreement or the kic.co.za shall be limited. Notwithstanding any other provision of this User Agreement, we will be liable to you without limit for any death or personal injury caused by our negligence and to the extent that liability arises and for liability arising from statements made fraudulently by us.

  9. Small Print Either of us may terminate this User Agreement at any time. You may not transfer any of your rights or delegate any of your obligations under this User Agreement without our prior written consent. If we fail to enforce any provision of this User Agreement, that failure will not preclude us from enforcing either that provision (or any similar provision) on a later occasion. Nothing in this User Agreement shall confer on any third party any benefit or the right to enforce any term of the User Agreement. This User Agreement is governed by South African law and any dispute connected with this agreement is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts. Nothing in this User Agreement affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

  10. Complaints If you believe that your intellectual property or other rights are being infringed by the kic.co.za, or if you are dissatisfied with kic.co.za or any aspect of our service, in the first instance please contact service@kic.co.za or on 0860 884 402

PRIVACY POLICY

    1. Introduction:
      KIC takes your privacy seriously. This privacy policy describes how and why we obtain, store and process data which can identify you. We may update this policy from time to time and shall indicate on the web site when changes have been made.

       

    2. The Information we collect:
      Information is collected from you when you register with us, or when you contribute to or use some of the advanced features on the site. The information we collect is clearly set out on the web page on which we collect it. See for example our registration page and order form. In addition, we may collect your IP address and use cookies unless you configure your web browser not to accept them.

       

    3. Why we collect it:
      We collect information about you so that we can personalise your use of the site, assist your use of the site and improve the site generally. Depending upon your selections for our data protection questions we may arrange for you to be sent information about related products and services from us and carefully selected third parties (see section 4). You may update the answers to your questions at any time.

       

    4. Who we disclose it to:
      1. We will only pass on information about you as an individual (as opposed to aggregate information) to third parties to enable us to perform services requested by you or with your prior consent.
      2. If you give your consent, we will pass your contact details to third parties who may then occasionally send communications to you to provide information, offers and services that may be of interest to you.
      3. In certain circumstances we may need to disclose information about you if you breach this privacy policy or if you breach the Terms and Conditions. We may also disclose or access your account if required to do so by law or by any Governmental body.
      4. We will only pass on information about you as an individual (as opposed to aggregate information) to third parties overseas to enable us to perform services requested by you.

       

    5. Data Protection:
      To promote the protection of personal information processed by public and private bodies and introduce certain conditions to establish minimum requirements for the processing of personal information.
      The preamble to the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2021 (“POPIA”) states that it will regulate, in harmony with international standards, the processing of personal information by public and private bodies in a manner that gives effect to the right to privacy subject to justifiable limitations that are aimed at protecting other rights and important interests,
      Users of kic.co.za acknowledge that KIC takes the protection of personal information seriously, and in particular the compliance with data privacy laws such as POPIA.

       

    6. Security:
      Keeping information about you secure is very important to us and certain sections of the site may encrypt data using SSL or a comparable standard. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure. As a result, whilst we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information which you send to us, and you do so at your own risk.

       

    7. Automated decisions:
      Parts of kic.co.za and our billing process are automatic, and we may process your personal data as part of kic.co.za and the billing process.

       

    8. Accessing and updating your personal information:
      We will always let you have a copy of personal information we have about you, should you request it, and you may correct it if you wish. Instructions about how to do this are available from kic.co.za.

       

    9. Questions:
      If you have any questions or complaints relating to this Privacy Policy or how we use the personal information we have about you, please contact kic.co.za. We will endeavour to respond to you promptly.

    10. Disclaimer:
      This site is owned and operated by KIC (SA) PTY Limited (“KIC.co.za”, “we” or “us”). Registered Office: 15E Riley Road, Riley Road Office Park, Bedfordview, Johannesburg, 2007. Registered number: 1975/000600/07 Vat No: 4030147039

      KIC has taken every care in the preparation of the content of this website. Nevertheless, the correctness and accuracy of the information it contains cannot be guaranteed. No liability is assumed for damages arising directly or indirectly through the use of this website, except where such damage is due to intent or gross negligence by KIC.
      Liability
      KIC has established this website in a careful and professional way; if nevertheless any mistakes occur, KIC will remedy them in a prompt and proper way.
      Online Dispute Resolution in accordance with stipulations under Article 14, Section 1 of ODR Regulation: The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (OS) which can be accessed via http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/ website.