Terms & Conditions

Any person accessing this website (user) is subject to, and agrees to, the terms and conditions set out in this legal notice. If the user does not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, the user may not access, display, use, download and/or otherwise copy or distribute content obtained on this website.

A. Usage and copyright

Users may view, copy, download to a local drive, print and distribute the content of this website, or any part thereof only for non-commercial informational or reference purposes.
Users who wish to use content from this site for commercial purposes may only do so with the prior written permission obtained from the web manager at telephone number (015) 287 6000/6332 or e-mail webmaster@premier.limpopo.gov.za . Any reproduction and/or copy of the content or portion thereof for commercial purposes must include this copyright notice in its entirety: © Limpopo Office of the Premier (LIMOtP) 2010: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
All moral and any other rights of the Limpopo Office of the Premier (LIMOtP) or other legal entity in respect of which content is contained on this site not expressly granted are reserved.

B. Intellectual property rights

All content, data and trademarks, including, but not limited to, software, technology, databases, know-how, text, graphics, icons, hyperlinks, private information, designs, program, publications, products, processed, or ideas described in this website may be the subject of other rights, including other intellectual property rights, which are the property of or licensed to the LIMOtP, or a legal entity, and as such are protected from infringement by South African legislation and international treaties and conventions. Subject to the rights afforded to the user herein, all other rights to all intellectual property on this website are expressly reserved. By accessing data on this website the user is not licensed or authorised.

C. Disclaimer

Legal enforceability:

This disclaimer note is enforceable and binding on the recipient and user in terms of sections 11(1) to 11(3) of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002).

Email disclaimer and Confidentiality:

The Office of the Premier’s (OTP) email and any attachments, links and/or files conveyed with it may contain privileged and/or confidential data and information.

If you are not the intended recipient of the email and any attachment, links and/or files transmitted with it, you may not copy, store, distribute, print or forward it to anyone whatsoever including disclosing the email contents or using any part of the email. You should destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.

Rights to the generated contents will be reserved to the OTP except where otherwise stated by the original authors. If the contents generated by the original authors are offensive and/or malicious to the other party, that will reflect the opinions of those author(s) and not that of the OTP.

Emails cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. The OTP will not be responsible or liable for any harm, damages or loss arising from its email and any of its attachments, links and files.

Internally hosted Internet- based systems:

The personal data and information of OTP employees, associates and of the OTP itself collected into the OTP’s internally hosted internet- based systems will not be used, disclosed, distributed or revealed to unauthorized persons except where legally compelled to do so.

The OTP’s internally hosted internet-based systems may contain privileged and/or confidential data and information. The OTP shall not be responsible for the validity, reliability, credibility, and quality of the data preserved on its systems.  External stakeholders shall be responsible for the validity, reliability, credibility and quality of their own data uploaded into the OTP’s internally hosted internet-based systems.

Copyright in the data, information and contents displayed and contained in the OTP’s internally hosted internet-based systems belongs to OTP unless stated otherwise. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create unoriginal works from, transfer, or sell any information or data, software, products or services obtained from the OTP’s internally hosted internet-based systems.

You understand and acknowledge that access to the OTP’s internally hosted internet- based systems may be limited, delayed, or unavailable during system upgrades, maintenance, electronic and electrical disruptions, communication or system problems, and/or for other reason which may occur and that the OTP is not obliged to notify you of the unavailability of the systems.

You understand and agree that the OTP will not be liable or responsible if you are unable to access the OTP’s internally hosted internet- based systems. In the event that access is delayed or unavailable at any time or you experience problems accessing the systems, you agree to use alternative means available to you.

Privilege and authority to bind:

By accessing or using the OTP’s internally hosted internet- based systems and email you agree to be bound by all of the terms, conditions, and notices in this disclaimer, including any additions, changes or modifications that may be made without your knowledge. If you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions in this disclaimer, do not access the OTP’s internally hosted internet-based systems and/or email or use any of the services, contents, data, information and privilege whatsoever available on the OTP’s internally hosted internet- based systems or email.

D. Security

Protection

The LIMOtP has in place reasonable commercial standards of technology and operational security to protect all information provided by users from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. All reasonable steps will be taken to secure a user’s information. Authorised employees, who are responsible for the maintenance of any sensitive data submitted, are required to maintain the confidentiality of such data. The policy applies to all employees of the LIMOtP or public bodies that may receive such information from the LIMOtP. 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. If a person 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, a criminal charge will be laid against that person, and, if the LIMOtP or any public body should suffer any damage or loss, civil damages will be claimed.
Linkage and framing

We welcome third-party websites to link to the information that is hosted on these pages.
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 prior written approval of the LIMOtP.
Links to third-party websites

The LIMOtP may provide links to other websites only as a convenience. The inclusion of any link does not imply the LIMOtP ‘s endorsement of such sites. Linked websites or pages are not subject to the control of the LIMOtP. The LIMOtP is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, in any way for the content, use, or inability to use or access any linked websites or any links contained in a linked website.

E. Privacy

Introduction

The privacy statement applies to the LIMOtP and any legal entity, which control, verify or make use of information that may be collected via this site.
A user may visit this site without providing any personal information. A user, however, agrees to the use of such data in accordance with this privacy statement. Please note that this site may contain links to other sites which are not being governed by this privacy statement.
If a user has any questions or concerns regarding this privacy statement or the user’s privacy while using this website, the ‘feedback’ link could be used.
Cookies

The LIMOtP may use cookies (small text files stored in a user’s browser) or web beacons (electronic images that allow this website to count users who have accessed a particular page and to access certain cookies) to ensure that the website is well managed and to facilitate improvement of the site. The LIMOtP or its service-provider(s) may use cookies to collect aggregate data. The LIMOtP may use such devices from time to time to track information on its systems and identify categories of users by items such as IP addresses, domains, browser types and pages visited. The web administrator uses the information to analyse the number of users of different areas of the site and to ensure that this site is serving as a useful and effective information source.
Neither cookies nor web beacons collect personal information such as the user’s name or e-mail address. A user may reject cookies as most browsers permit individuals to decline cookies. Under certain circumstances, users may be denied access to some parts of this website if their browsers are set to decline cookies.
Personal information use

Personal information is used only for limited purposes e.g. when a user registers with the website to request future communications about LIMOtP’s areas of interest. The LIMOtP may use this information to create a personal profile to customise its response to further requests or einquiries and to improve the website. When a user chooses to register online for a LIMOtP -hosted event, the LIMOtP will use the information the user submit to respond to the user. In addition, the web administrator may, when necessary, use a user’s information for various site-related tasks. The LIMOtP will ensure that any marketing activities comply with applicable law and that it is implemented with procedures to obtain the necessary consent before sending the user’s e-mail containing information about the LIMOtP’s services. The user may at any time request that LIMOtP discontinues sending such material to the user by using the ‘feedback’ or ‘unsubscribe’ link.
Disclosure to third parties

Although the LIMOtP may provide users’ information to service-providers that handle information on its behalf, it will usually not share the information with third parties or other public entities for secondary or unrelated purposes unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection.
Personal information may be transmitted internationally through the LIMOtP or to third parties for the purposes identified above. This will not include transfer to countries without data protection rules similar to those in effect in the user’s country of residence. By providing information to the LIMOtP through this website, the user is consenting to such transfers.
Where appropriate, personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory or other government agencies, or third parties where necessary or desirable to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests or for the purposes identified above.
Access to personal information

If personal information has been submitted to this website, users who wish to review their personal information may do so by requesting such a review through the ‘feedback’ link. Users will then be able to access their user profile, correct and update their details, or unsubscribe at any time. Users who have any problem accessing their profiles, or would like to request a copy of their personal information should contact the web administrator using the feedback link. In all cases LIMOtP will treat requests to access information or change information in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
No agreement

Nothing contained herein creates or is intended to create a contract or agreement between the LIMOtP and any user visiting the website.
Children’s privacy protection

The LIMOtP recognizes the importance of protecting children’s privacy in the interactive online world.

F. Severability

These terms and conditions of use constitute the entire professional or other relationship between the LIMOtP and the user of this website. Any failure by the LIMOtP 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. If 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.

G. Updating of these terms and conditions

The LIMOtP reserves the right to change, modifies, add to or remove from portions or the whole of these terms and conditions of use from time to time. Changes to these terms and conditions of use will take effect upon such changes being posted to this website. It is the user’s obligation to periodically check these terms and conditions of use at this website for changes or updates. The user’s continued use of this website following the posting of changes or updates will be considered notice of the user’s acceptance to abide by and be bound by these terms and conditions of use, including such changes or updates.

H. Information about website and owner

The full name and legal status of the website owner is:
Limpopo Provincial Government Office of the Premier (LIMOtP), a provincial government department of the Republic of South Africa, as represented by the Information Officer of the Office of the Premier.
The website address of this website is: https://www.limpopo.gov.za
Contact details of website owner:

Postal address:
Limpopo Office of the Premier- Communication Service
40 Hans van Rensburg Street
Private Bag X9483
POLOKWANE
South Africa

Street Address:
Limpopo Office of the Premier- Communication Service
Mowaneng Building
40 Hans van Rensburg Street
POLOKWANE
South Africa

Tel No: +27 15 287 6000

Fax No: +27 15 287 6322

E-mail: webmasters@premier.limpopo.gov.za