1.) ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
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- Link2suppliers.com ("T/a Link2suppliers.com") welcomes you.
Link2suppliers.com provides its service to you, subject to the following Terms
of Network Service, which may be updated by us from time to time without notice
to you. In addition, when using particular Link2suppliers.com owned or operated
services, you and Link2suppliers.com shall be subject to any posted guidelines
or rules applicable to such services which may be posted from time to time.
- Link2suppliers.com may also offer other services that are governed by different
Terms of Network Service.
2.) PRIVACY POLICY -
- We are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy applies to
all the web pages related to this website. Link2suppliers.com have additional
encryption (SSL) security as well as 128bit encryption on sensitive information
in place, for example Registering, Modifying
and at Loggin points. This ensures that your password will not
be intercept during the loggin or registration process.
- You understand that through your use of the Network Service you consent to
the collection and use of this information, including the transfer of this information
for storage, processing, and use by Link2suppliers.com and its legal system country
branches. All the information gathered in the online forms on the website is used
to personally identify users that subscribe to this service. The information will
not be used for anything other that which is stated in the Terms & Conditions
of use for this service. None of the information will be sold or made available
to anyone.
- The Site may collect certain information about your
visit, such as-
- The name of the Internet service provider and the Internet
Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet.
- The date
and time you access the Site.
- The pages that you access while at the
Site and
- The Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly
to our site.
This information is used to help improve
the Site, analyze trends, and administer the Site. By using this website, you
signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. - If you do
not agree to this policy, please DO NOT use this Network. Your continued
use of the Network following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that
you accept those changes.
3.) TRANSACTION CURRENCY -
- Network fees are payable in South African Rands (ZAR) or US Dollar should
the transaction be in ANY other country.
4.) ORDER DETAILS -
- Customers can access their order details as well as order history from the
"ADMIN" Adm. section. You would be able to see the status of your transactions
progress, for example -
- The transaction is [Pending]
- The
transaction is [Paid]
- The transaction is [Delivered]
- The
transaction is [Cancel]
- The transaction is [On its way]
- Cancellation Options.
- Customers have twice the opportunity
to cancel any requested items.
5.) Return / Refund
Policy - - Should the customer for any valid reason wish to cancel
the order from the supplier, the supplier will still be responsible for the Network
fee. The supplier must advise Link2suppliers.com in writing of the cancellation
and any such cancellation must be signed by the customer who made the order.
6.)
DELIVERY POLICY, OPTIONS, COSTS AND TIMES - - Link2suppliers.com
do not handle any deliveries on any parties behalf. It is solely the responsibility
of the supplier to do so, or as otherwise agreed in the transaction.
7.)
COOKIE/TRACKING TECHNOLOGY - - The Link2suppliers.com Network relies
heavily on cookies, small bits of information which are saved by your browser
and are used by the Network to identify you.
- Personal information cannot
be collected via cookies and other tracking technology however, if you previously
provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information.
- Aggregate
cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties.
8.)
SUPPORT - - Customers can contact a Network representative via
e-mail once logged to the Admin section. Your details as well as your comments
will then be passed on for immediate response.
- Customers should
feel free to comment on their supplier's products and the quality thereof.
- For technical support please send your e-mail to technical@link2suppliers.com
9.)
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE - - Link2suppliers.com is only a facilitator
and provides users with a platform to request Price and Availability the device
now known as (the "Network").
- You also understand and agree
that the Network Service may include advertisements and that these advertisements
are necessary for Link2suppliers.com to provide the Network. You also understand
and agree that the Network may include certain communications from Link2suppliers.com,
such as service announcements, administrative messages and the Link2suppliers.com
news Letter, and that these communications are considered part of Link2suppliers.com
membership and you will not be able to opt out of receiving them. Unless explicitly
stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Network
Service, including the release of new Link2suppliers.com modules and services.
- You understand and agree that the Network Service is provided "AS-IS" and
that Link2suppliers.com assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion,
mis-delivery or failure to system any user personalisation settings. You are responsible
for obtaining access to the Network Service and that access may involve third
party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime charges). You are responsible
for those fees. In addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment
necessary to access the Link2suppliers.com Network Service.
- You
must be a company or a registered business to register, make use of any modules
on the Network or to place orders.
10.) YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
- - In consideration of your use of the Network Service, you represent
that you are a legal business to form a binding contract and are not a business
barred from receiving services under the laws of the Republic of South Africa
or other applicable jurisdiction.
You also agree to:
- provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as
prompted by the Network Service's registration form (such information being the
"Customer Registration Form") and
- maintain and promptly update
the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you
provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,
or Link2suppliers.com has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information
is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Link2suppliers.com has the right
to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future
use of the Network Service (or any portion thereof). Link2suppliers.com is concerned
about the safety and privacy of all its users.
- Suppliers also agree not
to trade or creating profiles with stolen item. The Network strongly condemn any
such practices.
11.) MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD
AND SECURITY -
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that
occur under your password or account.
You agree to: -
immediately notify Link2suppliers.com at ( webmaster@link2suppliers.com ) of any
unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security,
and
- ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session.
Link2suppliers.com cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising
from your failure to comply with this Section.
12.) MEMBER
CONDUCT - - You understand that all information, data, text, photographs,
graphics, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or
privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such
Content originated. This means that you, and not Link2suppliers.com, are entirely
responsible for all Content that you upload, create, post, e-mail, transmit or
otherwise make available via the Link2suppliers.com Network Service.
- Link2suppliers.com does not control the Content posted via the Network Service
and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content
or products or prices.
- You
agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any
Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of
such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content
created by Link2suppliers.com or submitted to Link2suppliers.com or in other parts
of the Network Service.
- You acknowledge, consent and agree that
Link2suppliers.com may access, preserve, and disclose your account information
and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access
preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
- comply with legal
process
- enforce the agreement
- respond to claims that any Content
violates the rights of third-parties
- respond to your requests for customer
service or
- protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Link2suppliers.com,
its users, members and the public.
- You understand
that the technical processing and transmission of the Network Service, including
your Content, may involve -
- transmissions over various networks and
- changes
to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
- You understand that the Network Service and software embodied within the Network
Service may include security components that permit digital materials to be protected,
and use of these materials is subject to usage rules set by Link2suppliers.com
and/or content providers who provide content to the Network Service.
- You may not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded
into the Network Service. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further
distribution or public exhibition of the materials provided on the Network Service,
in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
13.) CONTENT SUBMITTED
- - Link2suppliers.com does not claim ownership of Content you submit
or make available for inclusion on the Network Service. However, with respect
to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas
of the Network Service, you grant Link2suppliers.com the following royalty free
and non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:
- With respect to
Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas
of Link2suppliers.com, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the Network Service solely
for the purposes of providing and promoting the specific Link2suppliers.com to
which such Content was submitted or made available. This license exists only for
as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the Network Service
and will terminate at the time you remove or Link2suppliers.com removes such Content
from the Network Service.
- With respect to photos, graphics,
products, prices you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible
area of the Network Service other than Link2suppliers.com, the license to use,
distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such
Content on the Network Service solely for the purpose for which such Content was
submitted or made available. This license exists only for as long as you elect
to continue to include such Content on the Network Service and will terminate
at the time you remove or Link2suppliers.com removes such Content from the Network
Service.
- With respect to Content other than photos, graphics,
products, prices you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible
areas of the Network Service other than Link2suppliers.com, the perpetual, irrevocable
and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole
or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other works in any format or
medium now known or later developed.
- "Publicly accessible" areas
of the Network Service are those areas of the Link2suppliers.com network of properties
that are intended by Link2suppliers.com to be available to the general public.
By way of example, publicly accessible areas of the Network Service would include
Link2suppliers.com News Pages, home page and portions of Link2suppliers.com, Photos
that are open to both members and visitors.
- However, publicly
accessible areas of the Network Service would not include portions of Link2suppliers.com
that are limited to members, Link2suppliers.com services intended for administration
or areas off of the Link2suppliers.com Network of properties such as portions
of World Wide Web sites that are accessible through via hypertext or other links
but are not hosted or served by Link2suppliers.com.
14.) INDEMNITY
- - You agree to indemnify and hold Link2suppliers.com, and its
subsidiaries, system country branches, officers, agents, suppliers, co-branders
or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorney' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content
you submit, post, transmit or make available through the Network Service, your
use of the Network Service, your connection to the Network Service, your violation
of the Agreement, or your violation of any rights of another.
15.)
NO RESALE OF SERVICE - - You agree not to reproduce, duplicate,
copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any personal or commercial purposes,
any portion (Content) of the Network Service (including your Link2suppliers.com
User Name & Passsword), use of the Network Service, or access to the Network Service.
16.)
USE AND STORAGE - - You agree that Link2suppliers.com has no responsibility
or liability for the deletion or failure to system any communications or other
Content maintained or transmitted by the Network Service. You acknowledge that
Link2suppliers.com reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for
an extended period of time.
- You further acknowledge that Link2suppliers.com
reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from time to time.
17.) TERMINATION - - You agree that Link2suppliers.com
may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate
your Link2suppliers.com account, any associated information, and access to the
Network Service.
- Cause for such termination shall include, but
not be limited to,
- Further, you agree that all termination's
for cause shall be made in Link2suppliers.com sole discretion and that Link2suppliers.com
shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your account,
any associated e-mail address, or access to the Network Service.
18.) MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE - - Link2suppliers.com reserves
the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily
or permanently, the Network Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice.
You agree that Link2suppliers.com shall not be liable to you or to any third party
for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Network Service.
19.)
DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS - - Your correspondence or business dealings
with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Network
Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any
other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings,
are solely between you and such advertiser.
- You agree that Link2suppliers.com
shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred
as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers
on the Network Service.
20.) LINKS - - The Network
Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web
sites or advertisers. Because Link2suppliers.com has no control over such sites
and resources,
- you acknowledge and agree that Link2suppliers.com is not
responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does
not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products,
or other materials on or available from such sites or resources.
- You further acknowledge and agree that Link2suppliers.com shall not be
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or
alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content,
goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
21.)
LINK2SUPPLIERS.COM PROPRIETARY RIGHTS - - You acknowledge and agree
that the Network Service and any necessary software used in connection with the
Network Service ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information
that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws.
- You further acknowledge and agree that Content contained in sponsor advertisements
or information presented to you through the Network Service or advertisers is
protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary
rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Link2suppliers.com or advertisers,
you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative
works based on the Network Service or the Software, in whole or in part.
22.)
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES - YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND
AGREE THAT: - YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE
IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. LINK2SUPPLIERS.COM EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
- LINK2SUPPLIERS.COM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT:
- THE SERVICE WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
- THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE,
OR ERROR-FREE,
- THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE
WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE,
- THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION,
PRICES OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE LINK2SUPPLIERS.COM
NETWORK SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND
- ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE
WILL BE CORRECTED.
- ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH
THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL
BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT
RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
- NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION,
WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM LINK2SUPPLIERS.COM OR THROUGH OR
FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE AGREEMENT.
23.)
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - -
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT LINK2SUPPLIERS.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY
DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL,
USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF LINK2SUPPLIERS.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM:
- THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE
- THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED
OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM
THE SERVICE
- UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA
- STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE OR
-
ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
24.) FINANCIAL
MATTERS -
- Link2suppliers.com shall not be responsible or liable
for the accuracy, usefulness or availability of any information transmitted or
made available via the Network Service.
25.) NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
- - You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this
AGREEMENT, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
26.)
NOTICE - - Link2suppliers.com may provide you with notices, including
those regarding changes to the AGREEMENT, by either e-mail, regular mail, or postings
on the Network Service.
Entire Agreement: The
AGREEMENT constitutes the entire agreement between you and Link2suppliers.com
and governs your use of the Network Service, superseding any prior agreements
between you and Link2suppliers.com with respect to the Network Service. You also
may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use
or purchase certain other Link2suppliers.com services, system country branch services
or third-party content. Choice of Law and Forum: The AGREEMENT
and the relationship between you and Link2suppliers.com shall be governed by the
laws of South Africa. You and Link2suppliers.com agree to submit to the personal
and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within South Africa. Agreement
to use the Link2suppliers.com website and those governing all transactions that
may be effected using the Link2suppliers.com website shall be deemed to have taken
place in Johannesburg, Kempton Park, Gauteng. Waiver and Severability
of Terms: The failure of Link2suppliers.com to exercise or enforce any
right or provision of the AGREEMENT shall not constitute a waiver of such right
or provision. If any provision of the AGREEMENT is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should
endeavor to give effect to the parties intentions as reflected in the provision,
and the other provisions of the AGREEMENT remain in full force and effect.
No Right of Survivorship and Non-Transferability: You agree that
your Link2suppliers.com account is nontransferable and any rights to your Link2suppliers.com
ID or contents within your account terminate upon your death. Upon receipt of
a copy of a death certificate, your account may be terminated and all contents
therein permanently deleted. Statute of Limitations: You
agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause
of action arising out of or related to use of the Network Service or the AGREEMENT
must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or
be forever barred. 27.) INVITATION TO DO BUSINESS -
- The products or services which appear on the Link2suppliers.com website are
displayed as an invitation to do business and to allow you to make an offer to
purchase the products or services to Link2suppliers.com. Only when the Customer
has accepted your offer and the acceptance is communicated to you, will an enforceable
agreement of sale be transacted.
- The price of any products or
services sold through Link2suppliers.com shall be confirmed on the acceptance
of your order. The supplier is responsible for any pricing on there own goods.
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IMPORTANT: If any products or services are supplied and delivered
to you directly by, or through, a third party, even though access to the products
and services is gained through the Link2suppliers.com website, the supply of these
products and services may be subject to conditions which differ from those governing
the terms of trade with Link2suppliers.com. - You shall be solely responsible
for ensuring that you understand and agree to the terms and conditions governing
the sale of these products and services.
28.) REGISTRATION
- - Before you may make an offer to purchase any of the products
or services provided by Link2suppliers.com it is necessary that you register as
a customer. Registration as a customer is restricted to individuals who may legally
enter into binding and enforceable agreements.
- Business only,
may register as customers or suppliers. Any person not permitted to register as
a customers or suppliers but who does so, shall be guilty of committing a fraud
and Link2suppliers.com may take whatever legal action it deems necessary to obtain
the appropriate relief.
- Registration as a customers or suppliers
is FREE and does not obligate you to purchase anything or release information
such as credit card numbers or bank account details. In registering as a purchaser
you are required to provide Link2suppliers.com with, complete and accurate information
about yourself and you warrant that the information provided is correct.
29.)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STATEMENT - - Copyright in any
information or trade marks displayed anywhere on the Link2suppliers.com website
are protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions.
- The copyright of these materials is held by Link2suppliers.com, or by the contributors, or by suppliers, customers and service providers to Link2suppliers.com.
- None of the materials may be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded,
posted, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means other than as
described by Link2suppliers.com or with the prior written permission Link2suppliers.com.
- All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
- Any
unauthorized use of the materials appearing on the Link2suppliers.com website
may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and could result in
criminal or civil penalties.
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