Legal

Overview

This website is operated by the Institute of Plumbing South Africa. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Institute of Plumbing South Africa. Institute of Plumbing South Africa offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.

By visiting our site and/ or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.

Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

Online store terms

By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).

You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.

A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.

General conditions

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.

You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.

The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.

Copyright and intellectual property rights

All copyright and intellectual property rights in the text, images, photographs, video, audio, graphics, and the content provided on the courses, and the selection, coordination and arrangement of such content, are the sole rights of the relevant training providers, private institutes or individuals and are protected by copyright and intellectual rights and laws.

IOPSA E-Learning marketplace model means that while we vet and approve the training content we do not review or edit the courses for legal issues, and we are not able to determine the legality of the course content. However, when instructors or content creators post courses on our E-Learning management system, they make the promise that they have the necessary authorisation or rights to use all the content contained in their courses.

Accuracy, completeness and timeliness of information

We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.

This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site.

Modifications to the service and prices

Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.

We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.

We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

Products or services (if applicable)

Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy.

We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at any time without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited.

We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.

Accuracy of billing and account information

We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e-mail and/or phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.

You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.

For more detail, please review our Returns Policy.

Optional tools

We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.

You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.

Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).

We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.

Third-party links

Certain content, products and services available via our Service may include materials from third-parties.

Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties

We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party’s policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.

User comments, feedback and other submissions

If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, ‘comments’), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.

We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libellous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.

You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libellous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.

Personal information

Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy. View our Privacy Policy.

Errors, inaccuracies and omissions

Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).

We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.

Prohibited uses

In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.

Disclaimer of warranties; limitation of liability

We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.

We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.

You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.

You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.

In no case shall the Institute of Plumbing South Africa, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Institute of Plumbing South Africa and our subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.

Severability

In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Service, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

Termination

The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.

These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site.

If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).

Entire agreement

The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).

Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South Africa.

Changes to terms of service

You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at this page.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.

Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at info@iopsa.co.za.

User Agreement

Last Updated: June, 2016
This User Agreement (the “Agreement”) governs all of your use of our internet-delivered online learning service (the “Online Service”), whether you access it from our Web site at https://iopsatraining.co.za (the “Site”), from our mobile applications and mobile Web sites, or from any other application or access point we make available to you. THIS AGREEMENT GOVERNS ALL USE YOU MAKE OF THE ONLINE SERVICE, INCLUDING YOUR FREE OR PAID USE (IF ANY).

1. Acceptance of Agreement

This Agreement is a legal contract between the Institute of Plumbing South Africa, (“we,” “us,” or “ Institute of Plumbing South Africa”) and you. BY CREATING A PASSWORD AND ACCESSING THE ONLINE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO BIND YOUR COMPANY TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU OR YOUR COMPANY DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCEPT IT. If you are accepting this Agreement on behalf of your company, then the terms “you” and “your” refer to your company whenever used below.

2. About us

The Institute of Plumbing South Africa is a professional development platform dedicated to making quality training and education available to all.

3. Use

The use of this content contained in the courses are solely for your own individual non-commercial and informational purpose only. Any other use, including for any commercial purposes, is strictly prohibited without the relevant training providers, private institutions or individuals express prior written consent. Systematic retrieval of data or content from the service, whether to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, directory, curriculum or educational material is prohibited in absence of the relevant training providers, private institutes or individuals express written consent. You may not register for or use our Online Service to monitor or test its performance or for other benchmarking or competitive purposes.

4. Modifications to agreement

We reserve the right to modify this Agreement by posting an updated version on our Site. If you have a paid subscription to the Online Service, any such modifications become effective on the date your subscription renews for a subsequent subscription period (whether monthly or annual). Otherwise, any updated version will become effective 15 days after posted. If you do not agree to any modified terms, you may terminate the Agreement in the manner described in Section 10 below. Your continued use of the Online Service after notice will constitute your acceptance of the modified Agreement.

5. Use of online service; restrictions

5.1 Permitted Use. Among other features, the Online Service allows users view video courses on various topics and take exams that will entitle them to CPD points upon successful completion. Subject the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the usage limitations established by the Online Service, we hereby grant you a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use the Online Service during the term of this Agreement to (i) view course videos, (ii) take part in user assessments, and (iii) otherwise use the Sites, web forms, reports, and other features and functionality of the Online Service for your personal use (or, if you are a company, your internal business purposes).
5.2 Your Users. If you maintain a “Team” or other multi-users, the Institute of Plumbing South Africa will allow you to create logins for your System Admins and Creators (“Your Users”), subject to any limits on the number of users for your subscription tier described on the Site. Each login (i.e., email address and password) may be used only by a single individual. You are responsible for all use and misuse of the Online Service that occurs under your and Your Users’ login credentials, and you agree to notify the Institute of Plumbing South Africa of any unauthorized access or use of which you become aware. “Sys Admin” means one of Your Users with the ability to (1) designate other of Your Users as Creators or additional Sys Admins, (2) establish certain limits on how Sites covered by your subscription can be shared, and (3) re-assign the ownership of the Institute of Plumbing South Africa among Creators.
5.3 Prohibited Use. You will not (and will ensure that Your Users do not): (a) “frame,” distribute, resell, or permit access to the Online Service by any third party other than for its intended purposes; (b) permit more than one of Your Users to access the Online Service using shared login credentials (i.e., a shared email address and password); (c) use the Online Service other than in compliance with applicable South African National and local laws; (d) interfere with the Online Service or disrupt any other user’s access to the Online Service; (e) reverse engineer, attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Online Service, or attempt to discover the underlying source code or structure of the Online Service; (f) submit to the Online Service any content or data that is false, misleading, defamatory, threatening, offensive, or infringing of intellectual property rights, or that contains mass mailings or any form of “spam”; (g) submit to the Online Service any routine, device or other undisclosed feature, including a so-called time bomb, virus, software lock, drop dead device, malicious logic, worm, Trojan horse or trap or back door or software routine, that is designed to delete, disable, deactivate, interfere with or otherwise harm any software, program, data, device, system or service, or which is intended to provide unauthorized access or to produce unauthorized modifications; or (h) use any robot, spider, data scraping or extraction tool or similar mechanism with respect to the Online Service.

6 Your Content

6.1 Your Content; Representation. As between you and us, you retain all right, title and interest in any and all data, files, attachments, text, images, personally identifiable information, and other content that you and Your Users upload or submit to your the Institute of Plumbing South Africa sites (collectively, “Your Content”). Your Content includes data and content submitted to your Sites by Collaborators, and also any data or content collected by you from third parties and submitted to the Institute of Plumbing South Africa using “Web forms” or similar features of the Online Service.
6.2 Confidentiality of Your Content. Except with your separate permission and with in the context and purpose of the Online Service, the Institute of Plumbing South Africa will not disclose or distribute Your Content to any third party.

7. Cookie/tracking technology

The Site may use cookie and tracking technology depending on the features offered. Cookie and tracking technology are useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to the Site, and understanding how visitors use the Site. Cookies can also help customize the Site for visitors. 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. Subscription renewals and cancellations

8.1 Subscriptions. If you maintain a paid subscription to the Online Service, your subscription period is established when you purchase your subscription. Unless you notify us in the transaction area of the Online Service before the end of your subscription term, your subscription will automatically renew for successive subscription periods of the same length. Unless we otherwise agree in writing, we charge Service Fees in advance at the beginning of each subscription period. You may view your current subscription plan and billing information at any time in your transaction area.
8.2 Renewal and Cancellation. Once a subscription period (initial or renewal) commences, all Service Fees paid for that period are non-refundable. You may cancel your subscription at any time before the end of the then-current subscription period using the cancellation procedure available through the transaction area of the Online Service, in which case your subscription will not renew and we will not charge you any further Service Fees. When you cancel your subscription, your paid subscription will terminate and (a) you and Your Users’ access to the Sites you created (and Your Content within them) will remain but you will be able to only view and not edit your information; and you and Your Users’ access to the mobile applications (and Your Content within them) will terminate.

9. Service Fees; payment; taxes

9.1 Service Fees. You agree to pay the fees in effect for your subscription at the time you purchase or renew it, along with any fees for additional services you agree to pay while using the Online Service (collectively, “Service Fees”). Current pricing for subscription plans is available on the Site. Unless we separately agree otherwise in writing, all Service Fees for subscriptions are payable in advance prior to the commencement of each subscription period. Other Service Fees become due and payable as described on our Site or in this Agreement.
9.2 Billing Information. When you subscribe for a paid Online Service subscription, you will provide us with either a valid, up-to-date credit card number or the other payment information we request. If you have selected a credit card as your payment method, you authorize us to charge your credit card for Service Fees on the first day of your initial subscription period and each renewal subscription period and, for any additional Service Fees beyond your Service Fee, to charge your credit card when such fees become due and payable. You are responsible for maintaining up-to-date payment information on our Site. If we cannot charge your credit card for any Service Fees when due because your payment information is no longer valid and up-to-date, or if we do not receive your payment when due through the alternative payment method you have selected, we may, at our election: (a) suspend your access to the Online Service, in which case you will be responsible for all Service Fees incurred during the period of suspension; (b) immediately terminate this Agreement, in which case your right to use the Online Service will cease; or (c) without waiving our rights to suspend or terminate your account, allow you a longer period during which to make payment, in which case you will remain responsible for all Service Fees incurred while we await your payment. Late payments incur interest charges at the rate of 2% above the prime bank repo rate, per month on any outstanding balance or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law, whichever is less. Except for our income taxes and receipts taxes, you acknowledge that you are responsible to pay such taxes (if any). If we collect sales tax or other taxes from you, we will identify the portion of your payment attributable to such taxes.

10. Term and termination; Subscription renewals and cancellations.

10.1 Term. This Agreement begins when you first create a login for the Online Service and accept this Agreement. It remains in effect indefinitely unless terminated as provided in this Section 10.
10.2 Termination by You. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by written notice to us in accordance with this Agreement. We will not be obligated to refund any Service Fees to you when you terminate. Your termination will be effective immediately upon our acknowledgement, and in no event later than 30 days from your notice to us. Note that your cancellation of a subscription does not, in and of itself, terminate this Agreement.
10.3 Termination by Us for Cause. We may terminate this Agreement and your access to the Online Service immediately, without any obligation to notify you or refund any Service Fees, if you are in breach of this Agreement, you misappropriate or infringe any of our intellectual property or proprietary rights, or you fail to make any payment when due.
10.4 Termination by Us for Convenience. In addition, we may terminate this Agreement at any time, for any reason or no reason, by giving you 5 days’ written notice to the email address you provide when you register for the Online Service. If we discontinue your access to the Online Service at the end of this 5 day period, our termination will be effective at the end of this period, and we will refund any prepaid, unused subscription fees for the Online Service as soon as practicable thereafter. Otherwise, no Service Fees are refundable, and you may continue using the Online Service through the end of your subscription period, at which point our termination will become effective.
10.5 Effect of Termination. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement: (a) all rights and obligations of the parties will cease, except that the following sections will survive: 3, 4, 5.3, 6, 10.5, 13, 14,15, 16.1, 16.3, and 17 through 22; and (b) notwithstanding any provision of any surviving section, you will have no further right to use the Online Service.

11. Security policy

11.1 Virtual Card Services process all credit card transactions. All credit card transactions are 128 bit Secure Socket Layers (SSL) encrypted. The company registration documents and the site’s registered domain name are checked and verified by Thawte, ensuring the cardholder and merchant that nobody can impersonate VCS to obtain confidential information.
11.2 Virtual Card Services is committed to providing secure online services. All encryption complies with international standards. Encryption is used to protect the transmission of personal information when completing online transactions. Virtual Card Services Internet servers are protected by firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
11.3 The Merchant does not have access to credit details.
11.4 Virtual Card Services continually reviews and enhances its security in line with technological changes.

12. Payment options

12.1 Credit Card We accept MasterCard and Visa credit cards. If you do not have a credit card please utilise one of the other payment options, or simply log off and return to the site at a later time to complete your order. All of your order details will be saved online under in the Your Account section available for use whenever you’re ready! Sorry for the inconvenience.
12.2 All transactions will be processed in South African Rands (ZAR).

13. Ownership of the online service

13.1 Online Service and Documentation. As between the parties, the Institute of Plumbing South Africa retains all right, title and interest in and to (a) the Online Service and the technology and software used to provide it, and all intellectual property and proprietary rights therein; and (b) all electronic and print documentation and other content and data (excluding Your Content) made available through the Online Service. Except for your rights to access and use the Online Service set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement licenses or conveys any of the Institute of Plumbing South Africa’s intellectual property or proprietary rights to anyone, including you.
13.2 Feedback. You agree that the Institute of Plumbing South Africa will have a perpetual right to use and incorporate into the Online Service any feedback or suggestions for enhancement that you or Your Users provide to the Institute of Plumbing South Africa concerning the Online Service (“ Feedback”), without any obligation of compensation.

14. Privacy

CHS-IT provides the Online Service in accordance with its Privacy Policy, as it may be updated from time to time and posted on the Site (“Privacy Policy”). You acknowledge that your use of the Online Service is governed by the Privacy Policy.

15. Confidentiality

You agree not to disclose, duplicate, publish, release, transfer or otherwise make available our Confidential Information in any form to any person or entity without our prior written consent. “Confidential Information” means any of our financial, technical, or business information that we designate as confidential at the time we disclose it to you, or that you should understand to be confidential based on the nature of the information or the circumstances surrounding its disclosure. The specific features of the Online Service, the documentation we provide to you in connection with it, and the the Institute of Plumbing South Africa APIs are our Confidential Information. Confidential Information does not include any information that: (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of your confidentiality obligation under this Agreement; (ii) was independently developed by you without breach of your confidentiality obligation under this Agreement; or (iii) is received from a third party who obtained such Confidential Information without breach of any obligation owed to us.

16. Representations and warranties; disclaimer

16.1 General. Each party represents and warrants that it has the necessary authority to enter into this Agreement.
16.2 Limited Warranty for Online Service. The Institute of Plumbing South Africa represents and warrants that the Online Service will operate substantially as described in the online documentation made available with the Online Service.
16.3 Disclaimer. You acknowledge that, as an internet-delivered software application, the Online Service may experience periods of downtime, including but not limited to scheduled maintenance. Accordingly, EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTIES IN SECTION 16.2, the Institute of Plumbing South Africa MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ONLINE SERVICE, INCLUDING ITS DOCUMENTATION, the Institute of Plumbing South Africa APIS, OR ANY DATA OR CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ONLINE SERVICE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. The Institute of Plumbing South Africa SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY. CHS-IT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE ONLINE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS OR DOWNTIME.

17. Liability limitation; Damages exclusion

The Institute of Plumbing South Africa WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM OF ANY NATURE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF the Institute of Plumbing South Africa HAS BEEN GIVEN ADVANCE NOTICE OF SUCH POSSIBLE DAMAGES. IN ADDITION, the Institute of Plumbing South Africa’s AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS OF ANY NATURE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, WILL NOT EXCEED THE FEES ACTUALLY PAID TO the Institute of Plumbing South Africa UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

18. Indemnification

You will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Institute of Plumbing South Africa and its corporate affiliates, directors, officers, employees, successors, assigns and agents from and against any third party claim, demand or action, and all resulting damages, settlement amounts, penalties, costs and expenses, that arises out of our relates to Your Content (except to the extent such claim arises from the Institute of Plumbing South Africa use of Your Content in violation of this Agreement), including without limitation claims that Your Content infringes or violates any intellectual property or proprietary right of a third party, violates any confidentiality obligation owed to a third party, or violates any applicable law.

19. Publicity

You agree that, if you have (or have had) a paid subscription to the Service, we may identify you as a customer on our Site or in our customer list, blogs, and other public communications.

20. Notices

Except where this Agreement permits notice via email, all notices required under this Agreement must be in writing, must be sent via internationally recognized delivery service or messenger or via South African mail, and will be deemed given fifteen (15) business working days after having been sent. Notices must be addressed as follows: if to us, to Attn: the Institute of Plumbing South Africa, 164 Ruimte Rd, Centurion, 0149, and for notices permitted to be sent via email, to info@iopsa.co.za and, if to you, to the contact name and address or email address that you have provided us.

21. Entire Agreement

This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Institute of Plumbing South Africa and you with respect to your use of the Online Service and the related matters set forth in this Agreement. As between the Institute of Plumbing South Africa and you, this Agreement expressly supersedes (i) any terms or conditions stated in your purchase order, order documentation or similar document (whether submitted or executed before or after the start date of your subscription period, if applicable), (ii) any online agreement that you or Your User may have accepted, or may accept in the future, in the course of using the Online Service, and (iii) any other contemporaneous or prior agreements or commitments regarding the Online Service or the other subject matter of this Agreement.

22. General

This Agreement has been written in the English language, and you agree that the English language version will govern your use of the Online Service and the other matters described in this Agreement. Neither party is liable for delay or default under this Agreement if caused by conditions beyond its reasonable control (e.g., technology malfunctions or acts of God). This Agreement is governed by the internal laws of South Africa, without regard to its conflicts of law rules, and each party hereby consents to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts located in Gauteng, Pretoria for any dispute arising out of this Agreement. Either party may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger or similar transaction, or to any third party acquiring all or substantially all of such party’s assets or equity securities, without any requirement to obtain permission for such assignment; otherwise, neither party may assign this Agreement to a third party without the written consent of the other party in advance. This Agreement will bind and benefit the parties, their successors, and their permitted assigns. Each party is an independent contractor to (and may not act on behalf of or bind) the other. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts and by facsimile or PDF.

23. Contact Details

Physical address: Suite 1, Dowerglen Plaza, 73 Sycamore Dr, Dowerglen, Edenvale, 1612
Email address: info@iopsa.co.za
Phone number: 011 454 0025

Website Terms and Conditions

24. INTRODUCTION

IOPSA (Institute of Plumbing South Africa) has websites that are utilised by the public. These Websites’ Terms and Conditions govern all use of the IOPSA website’s and any further or continued use of the website by a user shall be deemed to be the acceptance of these Website’s terms and conditions by such user. If any future change or modification is unacceptable to a user, they should discontinue using the websites. IOPSA reserves its right to modify these Website’s Terms and Conditions at any time.

25. COPYRIGHT AND WEBSITE CONTENT

Copyright and other Notice Material on the IOPSA site is protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property and proprietary rights. The user may use the IOPSA site and display, download, on any single computer or print a single copy of any material for their personal or professional use provided you do not further copy or modify the page including without limitation by removal of any notices.

The user may not otherwise reproduce, copy, distribute or use any material on the IOPSA site. Permanent copying and/or storage of material or reproduction or incorporation of any part of it in any other work in whatever media is expressly prohibited.

26. THIRD-PARTY SITES

Any links to third-party websites are provided for convenience only and do not represent endorsement, sponsorship or approval of those third parties, any products and services offered by third parties, or as to the accuracy or currency, of the information included in third-party websites. There is no association or connection between the IOPSA and the third party (unless otherwise stated) save for the provision of the link. We do not act in partnership with nor as agent for or on behalf of the third party to whom we provide links.

27. OUR LIABILITY

Whilst we endeavour to ensure that information on the IOPSA website is correct, we shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use or inability to use the IOPSA website or any information contained on it or from any action or decision taken as a result of using the IOPSA website or any such information. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall we, nor our employees, affiliates, agents or other representatives, be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever. To the maximum extent permitted by the governing law, we disclaim liability for all implied or statutory warranties and conditions.

28. GOVERNING LAW

The governing law applicable regarding this Website Terms and Conditions is the South African law and the user consents to this being the governing law.

29. OTHER POLICIES

Kindly consult the other IOPSA policies on our website as they may also materially impact the user’s usage of the IOPSA website and information contained therein.