a) References herein to User(s) means any person who access the Navigating the Big C website (referred to as “TheBigC), notwithstanding the fact that such a person only visited the home page of the website; and
b) References herein to the singular includes the plural and the reversed will apply; and
c) These terms and conditions contain hyperlinks to copyright notices and legislation. If you find any of these hyperlinks are not working please contact us on info@thebigc.co.za to obtain copies of the relevant copyright notices and/or legislation (herein referred to as “the relevant information”). It is important to do so, as the relevant information is deemed to be incorporated in the terms and conditions as set out below.
All information, data, text, photographs, graphics, messages, or other materials (collectively herein referred to as “the content”) publicly posted by a registered user is the sole responsibility of the registered user. This means that the registered user, and not the website owners, bears all risks and liabilities for all content that the registered user uploads, posts, emails, transmits, or otherwise makes available via the service.
The registered user acknowledges that CIPLA and its designee’s will have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse, move, edit or delete any content that is publicised via this service by any registered user regardless of whether such communications violate these terms and conditions;
Registered users agree that it is their responsibility to ensure the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information publicised on this platform.
Registered users acknowledge and agree that CIPLA may disclose content if required to do so by law or in the good faith believes that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
The registered user agrees that by adding content to this website that:
The registered user agrees that:
CIPLA may at any time modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the service (or any part thereof) without notice to the registered users; and
CIPLA , in its sole discretion, may terminate the registered user’s password, registration or use of this service and remove and discard any content within the service for any reason, including but not limited to for lack of use and / or in the event CIPLA believes that the registered user has violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this agreement without notice to the registered users.
Intellectual Property Rights and Domain Name Use
CIPLA is the owner alternatively bone fide possessor of all intellectual property on this website, including but not limited to content, design elements, software, databases, text, graphics, icons and hyperlinks (herein referred to as “CIPLA’s property”).
CIPLA’s property is protected from infringement by domestic and international legislation and treaties and as such all rights to intellectual property on the CIPLA website are expressly reserved.
“CIPLA” is a registered trademark and users agree not to use the CIPLA trademark or the “CIPLA” mark as an element of a domain name or sub domain name and upon request to do so, a user will immediately cease to use such domain name.
CIPLA expressly reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to do any of the following, at any time without prior notice:
If CIPLA changes these terms and conditions, it will post notice of these changes and the date they become effective, within the current terms and conditions.
Users acknowledge that CIPLA may establish general practices and limit the use of its website, including but not limited to
CIPLA will take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information of users.
The users agree that CIPLA may electronically collect, store and use the following personal information of users:
CIPLA collects, stores and uses the abovementioned information for the following, but not limited to, purposes:
The information detailed above is collected electronically and is provided voluntary by the user.
CIPLA will not disclose personal information from users unless the user consent’s thereto at the time of registration;
CIPLA will disclose personal information without the user’s consent only through due legal process.
CIPLA may provide hyperlinks to websites not controlled by CIPLA and such links does not imply any endorsement, agreement with or support of the content of such target sites.
CIPLA does not editorially control the content on such target sites and will not be liable, in any manner whatsoever, for the access to, inability to access or content available on or through such target sites.
CIPLA will take reasonable steps to secure the content of the website however do not make any warranties or representations that the content will be 100% safe and secure.
CIPLA is under no legal duty to encrypt any content or communications from and to this website and is further under no legal duty to provide digital authentication of any page on this website.
Users may not deliver or attempt to deliver, whether on purpose or negligently, any damaging code such as computer viruses, to this website or the server and computer network that support this website.
Notwithstanding criminal prosecution, any person who delivers any damaging code to this website, whether on purpose or negligently, will, without any limitation, indemnify and hold CIPLA harmless against any and all liability, damages and losses CIPLA and its partners / affiliates may suffer as a result of such damaging code.
Subject to the provisions of sections 43(5) and 43(6) of the ECT Act, if applicable, and as far as allowed by law, CIPLA (including its owners, employees, suppliers, network operators, partners, affiliates and agents) will not be liable for any damage, loss or liability of whatsoever nature incurred by whomever and resulting from:
This website is supplied on an “as is” basis and has not been compiled to meet the user’s individual requirements.
No information given on this website is to be seen and or construed by any user as medical advice. This website content should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with qualified health professionals who are familiar with the user’s individual medical needs.
It is the responsibility of the user to satisfy himself or herself whether this website is compatible with the User’s computer hardware and / or software.
Information, ideas and opinions expressed on the CIPLA website should not be regarded as professional advice. Users are encouraged to consult professional advice before taking any course of action.
CIPLA will take reasonable steps to ensure the quality and accuracy of content available from this website but do not guarantee that the content and services available from this website will in all cases be true, correct and complete, current or free from any errors.
CIPLA do not guarantee that this website will be available at all times. Users acknowledge that this website may be unavailable due to updates or other causes beyond the reasonable control of CIPLA, including, but not limited to virus infection, power failure or other “acts of God”.
Users are encouraged to report untrue, inaccurate, defamatory, illegal, infringing and / or harmful content available from this website to CIPLA and CIPLA undertakes to correct and/or remove such content or any part thereof if the person reporting such content provided reasonable grounds to prove the alleged nature of the content.
The user agrees (and consents) in terms of Chapter 2, Part 1 section 5 of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information (RIC) Act 70 of 2002 to CIPLA intercepting, blocking, filtering, reading, deleting, disclosing and using all communications send by the user to the website or CIPLA’s staff and employees as CIPLA deems appropriate.
The user agrees and acknowledges that the consent provided by the user in clause 14.1 above constitutes consent in “writing” as required in terms of the RIC Act and contemplated in terms of section 12 of the ECT Act.
The CIPLA website is hosted, controlled and operated from the Republic of South Africa and therefore the South African law enforced by the South African courts governs the use or inability to use the CIPLA website, its content, services and these terms and conditions.
CIPLA will not be liable for costs incurred by users to obtain professional advice relating to these terms and conditions.
Should CIPLA take any legal steps against the User as result of breach of contract, the User will be liable for payment of the legal costs of such legal steps on an attorney and own client scale.
The user will not authorize or encourage any third party to:
The user acknowledges that any attempted participation or violation of the foregoing is a material breach of this agreement.
These online shopping terms and conditions apply to all purchases ordered online under the Registry function on this website.
The purchaser undertakes not to use the products in such a way that it constitutes a contravention of the intellectual property which CIPLA holds in relation to all CIPLA events.
The purchaser undertakes not to dispose of the products to third parties or otherwise, under circumstances where the intent is to host events which would constitute an infringement of the intellectual property rights of CIPLA.
The purchaser hereby indemnifies CIPLA against any liability for any damages or harm caused as a result of the use of the products by the purchaser or any other third person.
These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between CIPLA and the user and will take precedent over any disclaimers and/or legal notices attached to any communications and / or postings received by CIPLA from the use
Any delay or failure by CIPLA to exercise or enforce any right or provision will in no way constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
In the event that any term or condition detailed herein is found unenforceable or invalid for any reason, such term(s) or condition(s) will be severable from the remaining terms and conditions. The remaining terms and conditions will remain enforceable and applicable