Terms & Conditions
VAN ROOYEN AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED - TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Terms of use
By using this website, you expressly agree to be bound by, and to comply with, these and any additional or amended terms and conditions that van Rooyen and Associates may prescribe from time to time. van Rooyen and Associates reserves the right to make changes to this website and these terms and conditions at any time. If you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions, please do not continue to use the website.
Liability disclaimer
The information materials and opinions contained on this website are for general information purposes only, are not intended to constitute legal or other professional advice and should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to particular circumstances. You should seek specific legal advice on any matter that concerns you. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk and van Rooyen and Associates accepts no responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on information or materials published on this website.
van Rooyen and Associates has taken reasonable measures to ensure the integrity of this website and its contents is complete, accurate and up to date. We make no guarantee about the suitability of the information and services on the website or whether they are complete accurate or appropriate.
No warranty, whether express or implied, is given that the website; the information, content, tools or materials included on the website; van Rooyen and Associates servers; or any electronic communications sent by us are free from viruses, Trojans, bombs, time-locks or any other data or code which has the ability to corrupt or affect the operation of your system.
van Rooyen and Associates will not be responsible for any:
- interrupted, delayed or failed transmission, storage or delivery of information due to a power failure, equipment or software malfunction, natural disasters, fire, labour unrest, or any other cause beyond our reasonable control;
- reliance on any of the information, content, tools or materials that is obtained from the website;
- inaccurate, incomplete or inadequate information obtained from the website; or
- links to other websites from the van Rooyen and Associates website. You acknowledge that we cannot control the content of or the products offered on those websites.
In no event shall van Rooyen and Associates and/or its directors, associates, employees or suppliers be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the use or reliance of this website or any materials or information contained therein.
Such limitation shall also apply with respect to damages resulting from the inability to use this website, the operational failure of this website, or for any information obtained through this website, or otherwise arising out of the use of this website, whether based on contract, delict, strict liability or otherwise, even if van Rooyen and Associates and/or any of its directors, associates, employees or suppliers have been advised of the possibility of damages.
You agree to fully indemnify van Rooyen and Associates, its directors, associates, and employees, and will not hold us responsible for any claim relating to your use of the website or from any errors or inaccuracies or incomplete information made available by third parties on the website.
Violation and waiver
If you breach any of these terms and conditions or any other rights of van Rooyen and Associates, we reserve the right to pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies against you. If we should fail to enforce any right or provision in these terms and conditions, you agree that this failure does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision or of any other rights or provisions in these terms and conditions.
If a court should find that one or more rights or provisions set forth in these terms and conditions are invalid, you agree that the remainder of the terms and conditions shall be enforceable and that, to the extent permitted by law, the court shall give effect to the parties’ intentions, as reflected in any such right or provision that has been declared invalid or unenforceable.
Applicable law
These terms and conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Republic of South Africa without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa in respect of any disputes arising in connection with this website.
Cybercrime Warning
Cybercrime is a persistent and increasing threat, especially where criminals intercepting emails and fraudulently changing legitimate bank account details with the objective of stealing money. We will not email you any changes to our banking details and any such correspondence purported to come from van Rooyen and Associates should be considered as a fraudulent scam. Should you receive any such request you should immediately contact our offices on a known contact number which may be found on our website. Do not rely on any contact details contained in any email communication. You should remain vigilant and be cautious when making payments into our bank account as we will not accept any responsibility or liability if you transfer monies into an incorrect bank account, a new bank account not belonging to van Rooyen and Associates or as a result of a fraudulent scam. For payments to you we will not accept any change to your bank details without additional documentation and confirmation being provided.
Data Privacy
van Rooyen and Associates respects your privacy and your personal information and for this reason, we take care to protect your personal information and to keep it confidential. Whenever you use this website, contact van Rooyen and Associates electronically or use any of our services or tools provided on the website, van Rooyen and Associates will collect your personal information. Your personal information will be collected for the following purposes:
- for van Rooyen and Associates to act on or respond to your instructions or requests;
- providing legal services;
- anti-money laundering compliance;
- processing employment applications;
- for sending you marketing and other business development related material which van Rooyen and Associates believes may be of interest to you;
- for purposes of market research; and
- audit and compliance usage of the website.
Information will be shared within van Rooyen and Associates for purposes of determining whether there are any conflicts as well as for client relationship management, practice management, research, training and development and for general administrative purposes.
Except as provided above, we do not share personal information with third parties unless the person who has submitted the information has authorised us to do so or if we are required to by law.
Below are links to the van Rooyen and Associates Privacy Policy and the PAIA Manual, available in PDF format.
Anti-Money Laundering
In terms of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing legislation, we are required to obtain formal evidence of your identity together with supporting documentation before we can act and may also conduct checks using external electronic databases for this purpose. We are obliged to report suspicions of money laundering activity to our Money Laundering Compliance Officer or to the relevant external authorities, or both. We may have to stop work on a matter and may not be allowed to tell you if we make such a report. We will not be liable to you for the consequences of any such report made in good faith.
Anti-bribery and anti-corruption
van Rooyen and Associates has implemented anti-fraud and anti-corruption policies and procedures. There is a zero tolerance to bribery or corruption by, or on behalf of, any member. These policies apply to all van Rooyen and Associates employees, and to third parties providing services on our behalf.
van Rooyen and Associates require employees to act honestly and with integrity at all times. Fraud or corruption by employees could violate applicable laws, present a threat to van Rooyen and Associates and will not be tolerated in any circumstances.
Intellectual property rights
All information, databases and software included on this website are the property of van Rooyen and Associates or its content suppliers and protected by local and international copyright laws.
Furthermore, the compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of all content on this website is the exclusive property of van Rooyen and Associates and is protected by local and international copyright laws.
Without derogating from the above, we authorise you to view, copy, download to a local drive, print and distribute the content of this website, or parts thereof, provided that:
- such content is used for information purposes only;
- such content is used for non-commercial purposes (you are expressly prohibited from incorporating any of the material from this website in any other work, publication or website of your own or belonging to another), and
- any reproduction of material from this website or portion thereof must include this notice in its entirety.