TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
This is a legally binding agreement between anyone who chooses to use this website and Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC. If you do not agree with all of these Terms and Conditions of use, do not use this site.
Intended Audience and Geographical Restrictions
This site is intended for the use of people living in South Africa. Diagnostic and treatment guidelines vary from country to country. Treatment options available in other countries may not be registered for use in South Africa. Disease prevalence rates vary from country to country. All these factors have influenced the content that has been developed for this site and the content on this website should therefore not be used by people living outside of Southern Africa. The information provided on the public section of the website is not a substitute for professional advice from a registered healthcare professional. Diagnoses and treatment decisions should always be made in consultation with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
This Agreement
These Terms and Conditions of use constitute the entire agreement between Prostate cancer Foundation NPC and you, the user of this website. Any failure by Prostate cancer Foundation NPC to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use shall in no way constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
In the event that any Term or Condition of the use of this website is not fully enforceable or valid for any reason, such Term(s) or Condition(s) shall be severable from the remaining terms and conditions. The remaining terms and conditions shall not be affected by such unenforceability or invalidity and shall remain enforceable and applicable.
This User Agreement is concluded in the Republic of South Africa, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa and the jurisdiction of the South African courts. The parties hereto acknowledge that they are barred from instituting any action or legal proceeding or process more than one year after the day on which the claim or cause of action arose.
These Terms and Conditions may change at any time. Your continued usage of this site will mean that you accept those changes.
Terminology
Prostate cancer Foundation NPC referred to hereafter as “this site” includes the Healthcare Professionals Section which is available only to registered healthcare professionals living and practising in South Africa.
By using this site, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions:
Sexually Explicit Content and Material
This site provides extensive information about male reproductive health and diseases affecting the male sexual organs. If such material is offensive to you, you are hereby advised not to use this site.
Copyright
All content on this site is copyright protected. Prostate cancer Foundation NPC hereby authorizes you to view or download a single copy of the material on this site solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Any such download must include a copyright notice stating ©Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC and the reference stated at the end of the article. Any special rules for the use of certain software and other items accessible on this website may be included elsewhere within the site and are incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference. If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions, your permission to use the content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the content.
Transmission of Information
The user acknowledges that information transmitted via the Internet, including without limitation e-mail, is susceptible to monitoring and interception. The user is therefore discouraged from transmitting to this site any information that may be confidential, proprietary or sensitive. The user shall bear all risk of transmitting such information in this manner and under no circumstances will Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC be liable for any loss, harm, or damage suffered by the user as a result thereof. Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC reserves the right to request independent verification of any information transmitted via e-mail and the user consents to such verification should Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC deem it necessary.
Linking and Framing
It is expressly prohibited for any person, business, entity, or website to frame any page on this website, including the home page, in any way whatsoever, without the prior written approval of Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC.
Searching Technology
The use of non-malicious search technology, such as “web-crawlers” or “web-spiders”, to search and gain information from this website is not permitted without Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC’s written consent.
Links to Third Party Sites
Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC provides links to the user only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC endorsement of such sites. Linked websites or pages are not subject to the control of Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC and Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC shall not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, in any way for the contents, use, or inability to use or access any links contained in this website.
Security
It is expressly prohibited for any person, business, or entity to gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any page on this website, or to deliver or attempt to deliver any unauthorised, damaging or malicious code to this website. Any person who delivers or attempts to deliver any unauthorised, damaging or malicious code to this website or attempts to gain unauthorised access to any page on this website shall be held criminally liable, and in the event that Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC should suffer any damage or loss, civil damages will be claimed.
Warranty
Usage of this website is entirely at your own risk. Users hereby acknowledge that no implied warranties, including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, title, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy has been given by Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC, its information providers, licensors, suppliers, employees, agents, and Internet service providers providing access to this site.
This website and the information, content and/or services are provided “as is” and Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC makes no express or implied representations or warranties with regard thereto. Without limiting the generality of the aforegoing, Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC, its information providers, licensors, suppliers, employees, agents, and Internet service providers providing access to this site does not warrant that the site or information will be error-free or will meet any particular criteria of performance or quality, other than those warranties that are implied by and incapable of exclusion, restriction, or modification under the laws applicable to this User Agreement in South Africa.
Whilst Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC has taken reasonable measures to ensure the integrity of this site and its contents, no warranty, whether express or implied is given that any files, downloads or applications available via this website are free of viruses, trojans, bombs, time-locks or any other data or code which has the ability to corrupt, damage or affect the operation of the user’s system.
Risk & Limitation of Liability
The user’s use of this website and the information contained therein is entirely at the user’s own risk and the user assumes full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from the use thereof. Neither Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC, its affiliates, or their directors, agents, consultants or employees will be liable for any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, whether in an action arising out of contract, statute, delict or otherwise, relating to the use of, or inability to use, this site or the information contained therein. While all reasonable steps have been take to ensure the accuracy and safety of the site, the use of the products or services advertised on this site are used at the user’s own risk. The user accepts full responsibility and risk of any injury, damage, or loss resulting from the use thereof. Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC will not be liable for any personal or physical damage or loss, howsoever caused, whether directly or indirectly, resulting from the use of this site. Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC site and the content are provided on an “as is” basis.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, queries or wish to request permission to use any part of this website, including, linking, framing, or searching, please contact Andrew Oberholzer at:
ceo@prostate-ca.co.za
