Social Media Terms of Use

Social Media Terms of Use

  1. Social Media terms and conditions of use  
    1. This document sets out the terms and conditions (“Terms”) of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University SA, 28 Judith Street, Observatory, 2198 , 066-100 NPO (“Service Provider”) pertaining to the access and use of the information, products, services and functions provided social media platforms. (“Platforms”)
    2. Should any person that accesses the platforms you (“you” or “user”) disagree with any of the Terms, you must refrain from accessing the platform and/or using our services. 
    3. If you are under the age of 18, you must obtain your parents’ or legal guardians’ advance authorization, permission and consent to be bound by these Terms before signing up for any products or services.
    4. Service Provider reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend and/or replace any of, or the whole of, the Terms. Such amendments shall supersede and replace any previous Terms and shall be made available on the platforms. Each time a user accesses the platforms and/or uses the services, the user shall be deemed to have consented, by such access and/or use, to the Terms, as amended and/or replaced by Service Provider from time to time. If you are not satisfied with the amended Terms, you should refrain from using the Platforms.
    5. We will however give you prior notice where we have collected personal information from you and the purpose for which we collected that information, is affected by the intended amendment.
    6. If there is anything in these Terms that you do not understand then please contact us as soon as possible – see clause 7 below for contact details. Please note that calls to us are charged at national rates and may be monitored for training, security and quality assurance purposes.
  1. Security 
    1. In order to ensure the security and reliable operation of the services to all Service Provider’s users, Service Provider hereby reserves the right to take whatever action it may deem necessary to preserve the security, integrity and reliability of its network and back-office applications. 
    2. You may not utilise the platforms in any manner which may compromise the security of Service Provider’s networks or tamper with the platforms in any manner whatsoever, which shall include without limitation, gaining or attempting to gain unauthorised access to the platforms, or delivering or attempting to deliver any unauthorised, damaging or malicious code to the platforms, all of which is expressly prohibited. Any person or entity which does so, or attempts to do so, shall be held criminally liable. Further, should Service Provider suffer any damage or loss, civil damages shall be claimed by Service Provider against the user. 
    3. Any user who commits any of the offences detailed in Chapter 13 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 (“ECTA”) (specifically sections 85 to 88 (inclusive)) shall, notwithstanding criminal prosecution, be liable for all resulting liability, loss or damages suffered and/or incurred by Service Provider and its affiliates, agents and/or partners. 
  2. Intellectual property rights 
    1. For the purpose of this clause, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: 
      1. “Intellectual property rights” means all and any of the rights in and to intellectual property of any nature whatsoever owned and/or controlled directly or under licence by Service Provider, now or in the future, including without limitation, Service Provider’s rights, title and interest in and to all technology, source code/s, trade secrets, logos, systems, methods, trademarks, trade names, styles, insignia, designs, patents and copyright, and all similar proprietary rights which may subsist in any part of the world, whether registered or not.
    2. All copyright and other intellectual property rights in all content, trademarks, software, data, material, including logos, databases, text, graphics, icons, hyperlinks, confidential information, designs, agreements, and multimedia works, published on or via the Platforms (“proprietary material”), are the property of, or are licensed to, Service Provider and as such are protected from infringement by local and international legislation and treaties. 
    3. By submitting reviews, comments and/or any other content (other than your personal information) to Service Provider for posting on the platforms, you automatically grant Service Provider and its affiliates a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and licence to use, reproduce, publish, translate, sub-license, copy and distribute such content in whole or in part worldwide, and to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or hereinafter developed, for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such content. Subject to this licence, you retain any and all rights that may exist in such content.
    4. All rights not expressly granted are reserved and no right, title or interest in any proprietary material or information contained in this Platforms is granted to you. 
    5. Except with Service Provider’s express written permission, no proprietary material from this Platforms may be copied or retransmitted. 
    6. Irrespective of the existence of copyright, the user acknowledges that Service Provider is the proprietor of all material on the Platforms (except where a third party is indicated as the proprietor), whether it constitutes confidential information or not, and that the user has no right, title or interest in any such material. 
    7. Service Provider authorises you only to view, copy, temporarily download to a local drive and to print the content of this Platforms, or any part thereof, provided that such content is used for personal purposes and for information purposes only, and such content is used for non-commercial purposes. 
  3. Risk, limitation of liability and indemnity 
    1. The user’s use of this Platforms and the information contained on the platforms is entirely at the user’s own risk and the user assumes full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from the use thereof. 
    2. The transmission of information via the internet, including without limitation e-mail, is susceptible to monitoring and interception. The user bears all risk of transmitting information in this manner. Under no circumstances shall service provider be liable for any loss, harm, or damage suffered by the user as a result thereof. Service provider reserves the right to request independent verification of any information transmitted via e-mail and the user consents to such verification should service provider deem it necessary. 
    3. To the extent permissible by law: 
      1. Neither service provider, its affiliates, shareholders, agents, consultants or employees shall be liable for any damages whatsoever, including without limitation any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, howsoever arising (whether in an action arising out of contract, statute, delict or otherwise) related to the use of, or the inability to access or use the content of the platforms or any functionality thereof, or the information contained on the platforms, or of any linked platforms, even if service provider knows or should reasonably have known or is expressly advised thereof. 
      2. The liability of service provider for faulty execution of the platforms as well as all damages suffered by the user, whether direct or indirect, as a result of the malfunctioning of the platforms shall be limited to service provider rectifying the malfunction, within a reasonable time and free of charge, provided that service provider is notified immediately of the damage or faulty execution of the platforms. This liability shall fall away and be expressly excluded if the user attempts to correct or allows third parties to correct or attempt to correct the platforms without the prior written approval of service provider. However in no event shall service provider be liable to the user for loss of profits or for special, incidental, consequential or punitive losses or damages arising out of or in connection with the platforms or its use or the delivery, installation, servicing, performance or use of it in combination with other computer software. 
      3. You hereby unconditionally and irrevocably indemnify service pro-vider and agree to hold service provider free from all loss, damages, claims and/or costs, of whatsoever nature suffered or incurred by service provider or instituted against service provider as a direct or indirect result of: 
        1. your use of the platforms
        2. software, programs and support services supplied by, obtained by or modified by you or any third party without the consent or knowledge of service provider;
        3. your failure to comply with any of the terms or any other requirements which service provider may impose from time to time;
        4. the actions or requirements of any telecommunications authority or a supplier of telecommunications services or software; or 
        5. any unavailability of, or interruption in, the service which is beyond the control of service provider. 
    4. Service provider makes no warranty or representation as to the availability, accuracy or completeness of the content of the platforms. You expressly waive and renounce all your rights of whatever nature that you may have against service provider for any LOSS suffered by you, as a result of information supplied by service provider being incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate. 
  4. Service provider privacy and cookie policy
    1. This clause provides details about our Privacy and Cookie Policy, which Policy forms part of these Terms. Service Provider takes your privacy seriously and is committed to protecting your personal information. We use the personal information that we collect from you in accordance with this Privacy and Cookie Policy.
    2. Personal information when used in this Policy means information that can identify you as an individual or is capable of identifying you. By personal information we don’t mean general, statistical, aggregated or anonymised information.
    3. Your use of our services signifies your consent to us collecting and using your personal information as specified below.
    4. How we collect information about you is where personal information is collected from the user, e.g. you may provide personal information to us when communicating with us; if you participate in mediation seminars, we will ask for your name, address and e-mail address and any other relevant information.
    5. How we use your information

We keep the information on our database to email upcoming events. 

    1. How long do we keep your information for? 

The time periods for which we keep your information may vary according to the use or purpose attached to the information. Unless there is a specific legal requirement requiring us to keep your information, however, we will not keep it for longer than necessary for the purpose for which the information was collected or for which it is to be processed.

    1. Disclosing your information to third parties

Only for marketing of our events, will information be given to third parties.

    1. When and where do we use cookies?

We allocate cookies during the registration process for our services. These cookies will hold information collected during your registration and will allow us to recognise you as a customer and provide you with the services you require.

    1. How can you refuse or opt out of cookies? 

Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies automatically, but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to prevent automatic acceptance and to prompt you every time a cookie is sent to you or to allow you to choose not to receive cookies at all.

    1. How can you manage your privacy preferences? 

If you’d like us to stop processing your information for marketing purposes, please write to us at the address set out in clause 7 below.

  1. Confidentiality 
    1. By subscribing as a user, you agree that you shall hold in the strictest confidence and not disclose to any third party information acquired in connection with any aspect of the products and/or services offered by Service Provider. You shall notify Service Provider should you discover any loss or unauthorised disclosure of the information. 
    2. Any information or material sent to Service Provider will be deemed not to be confidential, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the user and Service Provider. 
  2. Compliance with section 43(1) of ECT Act 

In compliance with section 43(1) of the ECT Act, the following is noted: 

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    1. Full name: Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University South Africa
    2. Registration number: 066-100 NPO
    3. Physical address: 28 Judith Street, Observatory, 2198, Johannesburg
    4. Fax number: None
    5. Telephone number: 066 495 1367
    6. Website address: www.brahmakumaris.org.za
    7. E-mail address: johannesburg@za.brahmakumaris.org
    8. Names of office bearers: Jayant D Pema, Heresh S Girdhar, Kalpana M Master, John Ndiritu, Usha Jevan, Gonaseelan Moodliar, Sharda Naidoo, Sadhna Somera, Pratiba Daya
    9. Registered at:Johannesburg
  2. Compliance with laws 

You shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations pertaining to your use of and access to these platforms.