Terms of Use
By accessing www.accord-healthcare.co.za and related website/pages ("the Site") or by otherwise accessing any content found on this Site, you agree to the terms that follow (“Terms”) and to our Privacy Policy.
Contents of this Site
The contents and design of the Site is copyright of ACCORD Healthcare Ltd (“Accord”) and its licensors. You may not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce any trade marks (such as "Accord" name and logo or other trade names appearing on the Site) for any reason without written permission from Accord. The software that operates the Site is proprietary software and you may not use it except as expressly allowed under these Terms. You may not copy, reverse engineer, modify or otherwise deal with the software.
Use of the Contents
You may download material displayed on the Site for non-commercial, personal use only, provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials or as specified on the Site. You may not, however, distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site, including the text, images, audio, and video, for public or commercial purposes.
Changes to the Site, its contents and these Terms
Accord reserves the right, in its discretion and at any time, to suspend, change, modify, add or remove portions of the contents available on the Site at any time and to restrict the use and accessibility of the Site.
Accord may, in its discretion, change these Terms. Whenever the Terms are changed, Accord will publish the revised Terms on the Site. If you use the Site after Accord has published the changes, you are agreeing to be bound by those changes. If you do not agree to be bound by those changes, you should not use the Site any further after they are published.
Liability and Indemnity
Although Accord endeavours to ensure the high quality and accuracy of the Site, Accord makes no warranty, express or implied concerning the contents of this Site which are provided "as is". Accord expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and warranties of merchantability. In no event will Accord, its affiliates, agents, suppliers or licensors be liable for direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information or other pecuniary loss) that may arise directly or indirectly from the use of (or failure to use) or reliance on the contents of this Site, even if Accord has been advised of the possibility that such damages may arise. Accord does not guarantee the accuracy, content, or timeliness of the Site or that they are free from viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties.
The Site may also contain links to other web sites. Accord is not responsible for the availability of these websites or their content.
In no event will any liability of Accord or its affiliates, agents, suppliers and licensors to you (and/or any third party) that may arise out of any kind of legal claim (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) in any way connected with the use of the Site or in breach of these Terms by Accord exceed the amount, if any, paid by you to Accord for the particular use to which the claim relates.
Upon Accord's request, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Accord, its affiliates, agents, suppliers and licensors from any claims and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, related to any breach of these Terms by you or your use of the Site.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the legal relationship established by them shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of South Africa, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of South Africa, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of or in connection with these Terms or the legal relationship established by them.
Other Terms
Notices to Accord must be given in writing, by letter, and sent to: Building 2, Tuscany Office Park, 6 Coombe Place, Rivonia, Johannesburg, South Africa.
If any provision of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, such will not render all the Terms unenforceable or invalid. Rather, the Terms will then be read and construed as if the invalid or unenforceable provision(s) are not contained therein. Any cause of action of yours with respect to these Terms must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in South Africa.
Save as expressly referred to herein, any representation, warranty, term or condition not expressly set out in these Terms shall not apply.
Headings in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal meaning or effect, nor shall they be taken into account in interpreting these Terms.
Ownership and operation
The Site is owned and operated by:
ACCORD HEALTHCARE SOUTH AFRICA
Building 2
Tuscany Office Park,
6 Coombe Place, Rivonia,
Johannesburg, South Africa