Privacy Policy
CAS respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information that you provide to us. This statement explains our policies and practices regarding the use and disclosure of your personal information by CAS. Please note that, CAS reviews and updates this Privacy Policy from time to time as needed without notice. Therefore, you should review the terms of this policy periodically to make sure that you are aware of how CAS collects and uses personal information. By using our web site, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information by CAS as explained below.
1.Personal Information.
You have complete control over your personal information. In general, you can visit our web site without providing us with any personal information. However, there are instances where we must have your personal information in order for us to grant you an access to our protected and secured sites. This information may include registration data (your name, address, email address, phone number, title, etc.), information request data and response data ("User Information"). When you receive your confirmation email or when you receive any email from the list server, you will be given instructions on how to remove yourself from the list.
2.Use of User Information.
We intend to use such information for purposes of supporting your and your employers relationship with CAS by designing a web site content that is suitable to your needs and alerting you to new product and service offerings as they become available. This User Information may be retained by CAS to verify compliance with the agreement between CAS and your employer, to keep track of the domains from which people visit us, to create a user profile to better serve you and your employer, or to simply contact you either electronically or otherwise. If you decide that we should not use your personal User Information to contact you, please let us know and we will not use that information for such purpose. However, please do not submit any User Information if you are less than 18 years of age.
3.Disclosure of User Information.
CAS does not sell, trade or transfer User Information to third parties. However, we may share User Information with our business partners for marketing, advertising or product/service offering purposes. For example, we provide User Information to our service providers for direct emailing of our newsletters, online surveys or notifications on CAS Offerings to our viewers. We also disclose User Information if: we have your consent; we need to share it in order to provide you with the products and/or services you requested; we respond to a court order or you violate our Terms of Use. You may separately agree to provide your personal information to third parties that provide content for CAS Offerings, in order to access and/or use their products and/or services. If you agree to provide such information to these third parties, then your personal information will be subject to their privacy policies.
4.Accuracy and Security.
The accuracy and security of the User Information is important to CAS. Currently, you may review and request updates to your User Information retained by contacting CAS. If you contact us to correct your User Information, we will attempt to correct such inaccuracies in a timely manner. CAS is concerned with the security of your User Information and is committed to taking reasonable steps to protect it from unauthorized access and use of that personal information. To that end, we put in place the appropriate physical, electronic and managerial policies and procedures to secure your personal User Information. We also continue to implement procedures to maintain accurate, complete and current User Information.
5.User Names and Passwords.
Access to certain content on our web site may be allowed under a written agreement between you or your employer and CAS and will require a user name and/or password. In some cases, failure to provide personal information may prevent you from accessing certain CAS web site(s) containing certain confidential information, products, services, or promotional offers ("CAS Offerings"). By accessing and using our protected and secured web site(s), you agree to maintain the confidentiality of the user name and password you selected to access such site(s) and consent to our Terms of Use.
6.Cookies.
CAS uses "cookies". A cookie is a small data file that a web site can transfer to a visitor's hard drive to keep records of the visits to such site. A cookie contains information such as your user name and password that helps us recognize the pages you have visited and improve future visits, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is the information that you provide yourself. A cookie cannot read data off of your hard drive or read cookie files created by other sites. Information stored in cookies may be encrypted, however, we do not store your credit card number in cookies. If you prefer not to accept a cookie, you can set your web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) to warn you before accepting cookies or you can refuse all cookies by turning them off in your web browser. However, access to some of our secured web site(s) may require the use of cookies, which you must enable only cookies that get sent back to the originating server. Otherwise, you can still access most of the features on our web site even without accepting a cookie.
7.External Links.
CAS web site provides links to other third party web sites. Even if the third party is affiliated with CAS through a business partnership or otherwise, CAS is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices or the content of such external links. These links are provided to you for convenience purposes only and you access them at your own risk.
8.Terms of Use.
Please also see our Terms of Use, which describes the restrictions, disclaimers, indemnification and limitation of liability governing the use of the entire CAS web site.
9.General.
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, please contact CAS via our Contact Us page.
Terms of use
1.Introduction and Acceptance of Terms of Use.
CAS offers you a wide range of content, communication tools, forums, and information about its products and services ("Materials") via this web site. By using this web site, you are agreeing to accept and comply with the terms and conditions of use as stated below ("Terms of Use"), which CAS may update at any time without notice. You should visit this page periodically to review the then-current Terms of Use. Please note that CAS may, at its sole discretion, terminate your access to this web site at any time without notice.
2.Limited Right to Use.
This web site is owned and operated by CAS. Unless otherwise specified, all Materials on this web site are the property of CAS and are protected by the copyright laws of South Africa and, throughout the world by the applicable copyright laws. You may, view, print and/or download one copy of the Materials from this web site on any single computer solely for your personal, informational, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. No Materials published by CAS on this web site, in whole or in part, may be copied, reproduced, modified, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means without prior written permission from CAS. The use of any such Materials on any other web site or networked computer environment or for any other purpose is strictly prohibited and such unauthorized use may violate copyright, trademark and other similar laws.
3.Communications.
Except for any disclosure by you for technical support purposes, or as specified in our Privacy Statement, all communications from you to this web site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that any and all comments, information, feedback and ideas regarding our company, products or services that you communicate to CAS ("Feedback") will be deemed, at the time of communication to CAS, the property of CAS, and CAS shall be entitled to full rights of ownership, including without limitation, unrestricted right to use or disclose such Feedback in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed, and for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you. You are solely responsible for the content of your communications and their legality under all laws and regulations. You agree not to use this web site to distribute, link to or solicit content that is defamatory, harassing, unlawful, libelous, harmful to minors, threatening, obscene, false, misleading, or infringing a third party intellectual or privacy rights.
4.Access to Password Protected or Secured Areas.
Access to and use of password protected or secured areas of this web site is restricted to authorized users only. You will be asked to provide accurate and current information on all registration forms on this web site. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any user name and password that you choose or is chosen by your web administrator on your behalf, to access this web site as well as any activity that occur under your user name/password. You will not misuse or share your user name or password, misrepresent your identity or your affiliation with an entity, impersonate any person or entity, or misstate the origin of any Materials you are exposed to through this web site.
5.Monitoring.
Although CAS is not obligated to do so, it will have the right to review your communications on this web site to determine whether you comply with our Terms of Use. CAS will not have any liability or responsibility for the content of any communications you post to this web site, or for any errors or violations of any laws or regulations by you. CAS will comply with any court order in disclosing the identity of any person posting communications on this web site. It is advisable that you review our Privacy Policy before posting any such communications. Please note that when you conduct transactions with other companies providing content via this web site, you will also be subject to their privacy policies.
6.Links to Other Sites.
The linked sites are not under the control of CAS and CAS is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. CAS reserves the right to terminate any link at any time. CAS may provide links from this web site to other sites as a convenience to you and in no way should this be interpreted as an endorsement of any company, content or products to which it links. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this web site, you do this entirely at your own risk. CAS DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO ANY SUCH LINKED SITES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY TERMS AS TO THE ACCURACY, OWNERSHIP, VALIDITY OR LEGALITY OF ANY CONTENT OF A LINKED SITE.
7.Trademarks.
The trademarks, service marks and logos of CAS and others used in this web site ("Trademarks") are the property of CAS and their respective owners. You have no right to use any such Trademarks, and nothing contained in this web site or the Terms of Use grants any right to use (by implication, waiver, estoppel or otherwise) any Trademarks without the prior written permission of CAS or the respective owner.
8.Indemnity.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold CAS harmless from and against any and all third party claims, liabilities, damages, losses or expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees and costs) arising out of, based on or in connection with your access and/or use of this web site.
9.Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT SHALL CAS OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS PROFITS OR REVENUES, COSTS OF REPLACEMENT GOODS, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE OR ANY LINKED SITE, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS PRESENTED ON THIS WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY EVEN IF CAS OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
10.Disclaimer.
CAS assumes no responsibility for accuracy, correctness, timeliness, or content of the Materials provided on this web site. You should not assume that the Materials on this web site are continuously updated or otherwise contain current information. CAS is not responsible for supplying content or materials from the web site that have expired or have been removed. THE MATERIALS PROVIDED AT THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY WARRANTY (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED), CONDITION OR OTHER TERM OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR TITLE IS HEREBY EXCLUDED.
11.Applicable Laws.
These Terms of Use are governed by the law in force in South Africa, and the parties irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Johannesburg, South Africa and courts of appeal from them for determining any dispute concerning the Terms of Use.
12.General.
If you have any questions regarding the Terms of Use, please contact CAS via our Contact Us page.
End User Agreement
BY SELECTING THE "I ACCEPT" BUTTON AS PART OF THE ORDERING PROCESS, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE "AGREEMENT") GOVERNING YOUR USE OF CAS'S ONLINE SERVICE (THE "SERVICE"). THE SERVICE INCLUDES ALL LICENSORS THAT CAS HAS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN PROVIDING THIS SERVICE.
IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS "YOU" OR "YOUR" SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MUST NOT PROCEED AND MAY NOT USE THE SERVICE.
As part of the Service, CAS will provide you with use of the Service, including a browser interface, plug-in into some 3rd party products, web services access and data encryption, transmission, access and storage. Your registration for, or use of, the Service shall be deemed to be your agreement to abide by this Agreement including any materials available on the CAS website incorporated by reference herein, including but not limited to CAS's privacy and security policies. For reference, a Definitions section is included at the end of this Agreement.
1. Privacy & Security and Disclosure
CAS's privacy policies may be viewed at http://www.ctrlaltshift.co.za/privacypolicy. CAS reserves the right to modify its privacy and security policies in its reasonable discretion from time to time. Individual users when they initially log in, will be asked whether or not they wish to receive marketing, weekly reports and other non-critical Service-related communications from CAS from time to time. They may opt out of receiving such communications at that time or at any subsequent time by choosing the unsubscribe link from such communication. Note that because the Service is a hosted, online application, CAS occasionally may need to notify all users of the Service (whether or not they have opted out as described above) of important announcements regarding the operation of the Service.
2. License Grant & Restrictions
CAS hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide right to use the Service, solely for your own internal business purposes, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by CAS and its licensors.
You shall not (i) license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make available to any third party the Service or the Content in any way; (ii) modify or make derivative works based upon the Service or the Content; (iii) create Internet "links" to the Service or "frame" or "mirror" any Content on any other server or wireless or Internet-based device; or (iv) reverse engineer or access the Service in order to (a) build a competitive product or service, (b) build a product using similar ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Service, or (c) copy any ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Service. User licenses cannot be shared or used by more than one individual User but may be reassigned from time to time to new Users who are replacing former Users who have terminated employment or otherwise changed job status or function and no longer use the Service.
You may use the Service only for your internal business purposes and shall not: (i) send spam or otherwise duplicative or unsolicited messages in violation of applicable laws; (ii) send or store infringing, obscene, threatening, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortuous material, including material harmful to children or any violation of third party privacy rights; (iii) send or store material containing software viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents or programs; (iv) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service or the data contained therein; or (v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its related systems or networks.
3. Your Responsibilities
You are responsible for all activity occurring under your User accounts and shall abide by all applicable local, provincial, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations in connection with your use of the Service, including those related to data privacy, international communications and the transmission of technical or personal data. You shall: (i) notify CAS immediately of any unauthorized use of any password or account or any other known or suspected breach of security; (ii) report to CAS immediately and use reasonable efforts to stop immediately any copying or distribution of Content that is known or suspected by you or your Users; and (iii) not impersonate another CAS user or provide false identity information to gain access to or use the Service.
4. Account Information and Data
CAS will make best endeavors to backup Customer Data every 24 hours. CAS will not at any time retrieve Customer Data if it is accidentally or otherwise delete by you. In the unlikely case where Customer Data is lost because of software or hardware malfunction, CAS will endeavor to restore to the most recent successful backup. CAS takes no responsibility whatsoever whether implied or otherwise for the quality or frequency of Customer Data backup.
CAS does not own any data, information or material that you submit to the Service in the course of using the Service ("Customer Data"). You, not CAS and its licensors, shall have sole responsibility for the input accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, appropriateness, and intellectual property ownership or right to use of all Customer Data, and CAS shall not be responsible or liable for the deletion, correction, destruction, damage, loss or failure to store any Customer Data. In the event this Agreement is terminated (other than by reason of your breach), CAS will make available to you a file of the Customer Data within 30 days of termination if you so request at the time of termination. CAS reserves the right to withhold, remove and/or discard Customer Data without notice for any breach, including, without limitation, your non-payment. Upon termination for cause, your right to access or use Customer Data immediately ceases, and CAS shall have no obligation to maintain or forward any Customer Data.
During your use of the Service, CAS will archive certain information as well as keep some usage and statistical information. In all cases CAS reserves the right to delete archived, usage and statistical data irretrievably once it is older than three (3) months.
5. Intellectual Property Ownership
CAS alone (and its licensors, where applicable) shall own all right, title and interest, including all related Intellectual Property Rights, in and to the CAS Technology, the Content and the Service and any suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, feedback, recommendations or other information provided by you or any other party relating to the Service. This Agreement is not a sale and does not convey to you any rights of ownership in or related to the Service, the CAS Technology or the Intellectual Property Rights owned by CAS. The CAS name, the CAS logo, and the product names associated with the Service are trademarks of CAS or third parties, and no right or license is granted to use them.
6. Third Party Interactions
During use of the Service, you may enter into correspondence with, purchase goods and/or services from, or participate in promotions of advertisers or sponsors showing their goods and/or services through the Service. Any such activity, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such activity, is solely between you and the applicable third-party. CAS shall have no liability, obligation or responsibility for any such correspondence, purchase or promotion between you and any such third-party. CAS does not endorse any sites on the Internet that are linked through the Service. CAS provides these links to you only as a matter of convenience, and in no event shall CAS or its licensors be responsible for any content, products, or other materials on or available from such sites. CAS provides the Service to you pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You recognize, however, that certain third-party providers of ancillary software, hardware or services may require your agreement to additional or different license or other terms prior to your use of or access to such software, hardware or services.
7. Charges and Payment of Fees
You shall pay all fees or charges to your account in accordance with the setup and ongoing fees and charges, and billing terms in effect at the time a fee or charge is due and payable. The amount payable will be equal to the setup and ongoing charges related to your plan plus any excess number of total User licenses requested times the per User license fee currently in effect. Payments may be made, in advance, monthly, half-yearly or annually, consistent with the Initial Term (the first License Term), or as otherwise mutually agreed upon. You are responsible for paying for all User licenses ordered for the entire License Term, whether or not such User licenses are actively used. You must provide CAS with valid credit card or approved purchase order information as a condition to signing up for the Service. An authorized License Administrator may add user licenses by executing an additional written Order Form. Added user licenses will be subject to the following: (i) added user licenses will be coterminous with the preexisting License Term (either Initial Term or renewed License Term); (ii) the license fee for the added licenses will be the then current, generally applicable license fee; (iii) where monthly License Terms are enacted user licenses added in the middle of a billing month will be charged in full for that billing month; and (iv) where half yearly and yearly license terms are enacted additional user licenses will be charged pro rata with a minimum charge of one month. CAS reserves the right to modify its fees and charges and to introduce new charges at any time, upon at least 30 days prior notice to you, which notice may be provided by email. All pricing terms are confidential, and you agree not to disclose them to any third party. Any and all fees paid in advance are not refundable if you cease to use the Service.
8. Limits and Excess Fees
The maximum disk storage space provided to you at no additional charge is dependent on the plan that you choose. If the amount of disk storage required exceeds these limits, you will be charged the then-current storage fees.
The maximum amount of incoming traffic to your website is 100GB per month. Outgoing traffic from your website is not chargeable unless the ratio of incoming to outgoing traffic from your website exceeds 1:10 (i.e. 10GB inbound and 100GB outbound). CAS reserves the right to negotiate an increased monthly fee effective from the next billing period should this ratio be exceeded.
The maximum number of email marketing broadcasts you may undertake per month is 10,000 if email marketing is part of your plan. If you require a larger broadcast per month, you will be charged the then-current email marketing fees.
The maximum number of free SMS messages that you can use is dependent on the plan that you choose. You will be charged for excess SMS messages sent in the next billing period at the then-current per SMS message fee.
Any failure by CAS to so notify you shall not affect your responsibility for such additional storage and traffic charges. CAS reserves the right to establish or modify its general practices and limits relating to storage of and traffic relating to Customer Data.
9. Billing and Renewal
CAS charges and collects in advance for use of the Service. CAS will automatically renew the License Term and bill your credit card or issue an invoice to you (a) every month for monthly licenses, (b) every 6-months for half-yearly licenses, (c) each year on the subsequent anniversary for annual licenses, or (d) as otherwise mutually agreed upon. The renewal charge will be equal to the then-current plan fee plus any excess User licenses times the user license fee in effect during the prior term, unless CAS has given you at least 30 days prior written notice of a fee change, which shall be effective upon renewal and thereafter. Fees for other services will be charged on an as-quoted basis. CAS's fees are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and you shall be responsible for payment of all such taxes, levies, or duties.
You agree to provide CAS with complete and accurate billing and contact information. This information includes your legal company name, street address, email address, and name and telephone number of an authorized billing contact and License Administrator. You agree to update this information within 30 days of any change to it. If the contact information you have provided is false or fraudulent, CAS reserves the right to terminate your access to the Service in addition to any other legal remedies.
Unless CAS in its discretion determines otherwise: (i) entities with headquarters in South Africa will be billed in South African Rand ("South Africa Customers"); (ii) all other entities will be billed in U.S. dollars, Euros or local currency (if available) ("Non-South Africa Customers").
If you believe your bill is incorrect, you must contact us in writing within 60 days of the invoice date of the invoice containing the amount in question to be eligible to receive an adjustment or credit.
10. Non-Payment and Suspension
In addition to any other rights granted to CAS herein, CAS reserves the right to suspend or terminate this Agreement and your access to the Service, if your account becomes delinquent (falls into arrears). Access to the Administration interface will be suspended immediately if an invoice is delinquent and is re-enabled when such delinquent invoices are paid in full. CAS reserves the right to suspend or terminate your public website if delinquent invoices are 60 days overdue. Delinquent invoices are subject to interest of 1.0% per month on any outstanding balance, or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is less, plus all expenses of collection. You will continue to be charged for User licenses during any period of suspension. If you or CAS initiates termination of this Agreement, you will be obligated to pay the balance due on your account computed in accordance with the Charges and Payment of Fees section above. You agree that CAS may charge such unpaid fees to your credit card or otherwise bill you for such unpaid fees.
CAS reserves the right to impose a reconnection fee in the event you are suspended and thereafter request access to the Service. You agree and acknowledge that CAS has no obligation to retain Customer Data and that such Customer Data may be irretrievably deleted if your account is 30 days or more delinquent.
11. Termination upon Expiration/Reduction in Number of Licenses
This Agreement commences on the Effective Date. The Initial Term (the first License Term) will be as you elect during the online subscription process or as otherwise mutually agreed upon. You are obligation to pay for the service begins from the Effective Date and invoices must be paid according to the then current payment terms. Access to the Administration interface will be suspended immediately if an invoice is delinquent. Upon the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement will automatically renew for a successive License Term equal in duration to the Initial Term (or one year, if the Initial Term is greater than one year) at CAS's then current fees, and payable in advance. Either party may terminate this Agreement or reduce the number of User licenses, effective only upon the expiration of the then current License Term, by notifying the other party in writing at least fourteen (14) business days prior to the date of the invoice for the following term. In the case of free trials, notifications provided through the Service indicating the remaining number of days in the free trial shall constitute notice of termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated (other than by reason of your breach), CAS will make available to you a file of the Customer Data within 30 days of termination if you so request at the time of termination. You agree and acknowledge that CAS has no obligation to retain the Customer Data, and may delete such Customer Data irretrievably, more than 30 days after termination.
12. Termination for Cause
Any breach of your payment obligations or unauthorized use of the CAS Technology or Service will be deemed a material breach of this Agreement. CAS, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account or use of the Service if you breach or otherwise fail to comply with this Agreement. In addition, CAS may terminate a free account at any time in its sole discretion. You agree and acknowledge that CAS has no obligation to retain the Customer Data, and may delete such Customer Data, if you have materially breached this Agreement, including but not limited to failure to pay outstanding fees, and such breach has not been cured within 30 days of notice of such breach.
13. Subscribing to Extra Services
As part of the Service, you may be able to subscribe to extra features such as real-time alerts via SMS and email marketing. Each service may have a fixed monthly charge as well as data usage charges. In the case where usage charges apply, these will be calculated automatically and billed at the end of each calendar month or as mutually agreed based on the then-current CAS pricing.
14. Service Level Agreement
CAS will provide a service level of 99.98% uptime per month excluding scheduled downtime on average of 1 hour per week for system maintenance and upgrades. The service level comprises of your ability to access Customer Data via a web-browser interface and any other reliability, timeliness, quality, suitability, truth, availability or completeness of the Service is not covered in this agreement. Scheduled downtimes are set between the hours of 2000 to 0600 (AEST). In the unlikely event where Service Level Agreements are not met for any given month, a pro-rata rebate will be applied against the next License Term period. Normal billing will resume from the following period. No rebate applies nor is payable if no future billing period exists.
CAS will use best endeavors to ensure the delivery of real-time alerts. CAS guarantees to send real-time alerts instantly but cannot guarantee their delivery by 3rd party providers and aggregators.
Email marketing broadcasts will be undertaken at anytime during the date specified for the broadcast and may take up to 24 hours to deliver from commencement of the broadcast. Email marketing broadcasts cannot be sent unless approved by CAS and may take up to 6 hours for approval.
15. Marketing
You grant CAS the right to display your brand including company name and logo on its website and other marketing communications.
16. Representations & Warranties
Each party represents and warrants that it has the legal power and authority to enter into this Agreement. CAS represents and warrants that it will provide the Service in a manner consistent with general industry standards reasonably applicable to the provision thereof and that the Service will perform substantially in accordance with the online CAS help documentation under normal use and circumstances. You represent and warrant that you have not falsely identified yourself nor provided any false information to gain access to the Service and that your billing information is correct.
17. Mutual Indemnification
You shall indemnify and hold CAS, its licensors and each such party's parent organizations, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with: (i) a claim alleging that use of the Customer Data infringes the rights of, or has caused harm to, a third party; (ii) a claim, which if true, would constitute a violation by you of your representations and warranties; or (iii) a claim arising from the breach by you or your Users of this Agreement, provided in any such case that CAS (a) gives written notice of the claim promptly to you; (b) gives you sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim (provided that you may not settle or defend any claim unless you unconditionally release CAS of all liability and such settlement does not affect CAS's business or Service); (c) provides to you all available information and assistance; and (d) has not compromised or settled such claim.
CAS shall indemnify and hold you and your parent organizations, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with: (i) a claim alleging that the Service directly infringes a copyright, any patent issued as of the Effective Date, or a trademark of a third party; (ii) a claim, which if true, would constitute a violation by CAS of its representations or warranties; or (iii) a claim arising from breach of this Agreement by CAS; provided that you (a) promptly give written notice of the claim to CAS; (b) give CAS sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim (provided that CAS may not settle or defend any claim unless it unconditionally releases you of all liability); (c) provide to CAS all available information and assistance; and (d) have not compromised or settled such claim. CAS shall have no indemnification obligation, and you shall indemnify CAS pursuant to this Agreement, for claims arising from any infringement arising from the combination of the Service with any of your products, service, hardware or business process(s).
18. Disclaimer of Warranties
EXCEPT FOR WHAT IS STATED IN SECTION 14 CAS AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTEE AS TO THE RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT EXCEPT FOR WHAT IS STATED. CAS AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT (A) THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR OPERATE IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM OR DATA, (B) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS, (C) ANY STORED DATA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS, (E) ERRORS OR DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR (F) THE SERVICE OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKE THE SERVICE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED TO YOU STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW BY CAS AND ITS LICENSORS.
19. Internet Delays
EXCEPT FOR WHAT IS STATED IN SECTION 14 CAS'S SERVICES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. CAS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS.
20. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY AND/OR DUE FROM YOU IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY AND/OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR KIND (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR FOR ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE SERVICE, ANY INTERRUPTION, INACCURACY, ERROR OR OMISSION, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE IN THE CONTENT, EVEN IF THE PARTY FROM WHICH DAMAGES ARE BEING SOUGHT OR SUCH PARTY'S LICENSORS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
21. Additional Rights
Certain states and/or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental, consequential or certain other types of damages, so the exclusions set forth above may not apply to you.
22. Local Laws and Export Control
This site provides services and uses software and technology that may be subject to United States export controls administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, and other U.S. agencies and the export control regulations of South Africa, Australia, Switzerland and the European Union. The user of this site ("User") acknowledges and agrees that the site shall not be used, and none of the underlying information, software, or technology may be transferred or otherwise exported or re-exported to countries as to which the South Africa, United States, Australia, Switzerland and/or the European Union maintains an embargo (collectively, "Embargoed Countries"), or to or by a national or resident thereof, or any person or entity on the U.S. Department of Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce's Table of Denial Orders (collectively, "Designated Nationals"). The lists of Embargoed Countries and Designated Nationals are subject to change without notice. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of an Embargoed Country or Designated National. You agree to comply strictly with all South African,U.S., Australian, Swiss and European Union export laws and assume sole responsibility for obtaining licenses to export or re-export as may be required.
This site may use encryption technology that is subject to licensing requirements under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2000
CAS makes no representation that the Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use the Service from outside South Africa, the United States of America or Australia, you are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, including without limitation export and import regulations of other countries. Any diversion of the Content contrary to United States or Australian law is prohibited. None of the Content, nor any information acquired through the use of the Service, is or will be used for nuclear activities, chemical or biological weapons or missile projects, unless specifically authorized by the United States or Australia for such purposes.
23. Notice
CAS may give notice by means of a general notice on the Service, electronic mail to your email address on record in CAS's account information, or by written communication sent by first class mail or pre-paid post to your address on record in CAS's account information. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the expiration of 48 hours after mailing or posting (if sent by first class mail or pre-paid post) or 12 hours after sending (if sent by email). You may give notice to CAS (such notice shall be deemed given when received by CAS) at any time by any of the following: letter sent by confirmed facsimile to CAS at the following fax numbers (whichever is appropriate): +27 11 823-4738 (for All Customers); letter delivered by nationally recognized overnight delivery service or first class postage prepaid mail to CAS at the following addresses (whichever is appropriate): CAS Systems, Unit M1, Prospur Business Park, Oscar Rd, Hughes, Boksburg, South Africa, in either case, addressed to the attention of: Chief Executive Officer.
24. Modification to Terms
CAS reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement or its policies relating to the Service at any time, effective upon posting of an updated version of this Agreement on the Service. You are responsible for regularly reviewing this Agreement. Continued use of the Service after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.
25. Assignment; Change in Control
This Agreement may not be assigned by you without the prior written approval of CAS but may be assigned without your consent by CAS to (i) a parent or subsidiary, (ii) an acquirer of assets, or (iii) a successor by merger. Any purported assignment in violation of this section shall be void. Any actual or proposed change in control of you that results or would result in a direct competitor of CAS directly or indirectly owning or controlling 50% or more of you shall entitle CAS to terminate this Agreement for cause immediately upon written notice.
26. General
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of South Africa, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction, and any disputes, actions, claims or causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Johannesburg, South Africa. No text or information set forth on any other purchase order, preprinted form or document (other than an Order Form, if applicable) shall add to or vary the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the invalid or unenforceable provision(s), with all other provisions remaining in full force and effect. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and CAS as a result of this agreement or use of the Service. The failure of CAS to enforce any right or provision in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by CAS in writing. This Agreement, together with any applicable Order Form, comprises the entire agreement between you and CAS and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.
27. Definitions
As used in this Agreement and in any Order Forms now or hereafter associated herewith:
"Agreement" means these online terms of use, any Order Forms, and any materials available on the CAS website specifically incorporated by reference herein, as such materials, including the terms of this Agreement, may be updated by CAS from time to time in its sole discretion;
"Content" means the audio and visual information, documents, software, products and services contained or made available to you in the course of using the Service;
"Customer Data" means any data, information or material provided or submitted by you to the Service in the course of using the Service;
"Effective Date" means the earlier of either the date this Agreement is accepted by selecting the "I Accept" option presented on the screen after this Agreement is displayed or the date you begin using the Service;
"Initial Term" means the first License Term period during which you are obligated to pay for the Service equal to the billing frequency selected by you during the subscription process (e.g., if the billing frequency is quarterly, the Initial Term (and first License Term) is the first quarter);
"Intellectual Property Rights" means unpatented inventions, patent applications, patents, design rights, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain name rights, mask work rights, know-how and other trade secret rights, and all other intellectual property rights, derivatives thereof, and forms of protection of a similar nature anywhere in the world;
"License Administrator(s)" means those Users designated by you who are authorized to purchase licenses online using the Online Order Center or by executing written Order Forms and to create User accounts and otherwise administer your use of the Service;
"License Term(s)" means the period(s) during which a specified number of Users are licensed to use the Service pursuant to the Order Form(s);
"Order Form(s)" means the form evidencing the initial subscription for the Service and any subsequent order forms submitted online or in written form, specifying, among other things, the number of licenses and other services contracted for, the applicable fees, the billing period, and other charges as agreed to between the parties, each such Order Form to be incorporated into and to become a part of this Agreement (in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any such Order Form, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail);
"Online Order Center" means CAS's online application that allows the License Administrator designated by you to, among other things, add additional Users to the Service;
"CAS" means collectively CAS Systems Pty Ltd, a South African proprietary limited company, having its principal place of business at Unit M1, Prospur Business Park, Oscar Rd, Hughes, Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa;
"CAS Technology" means all of CAS's proprietary technology (including software, hardware, products, processes, algorithms, user interfaces, know-how, techniques, designs and other tangible or intangible technical material or information) made available to you by CAS in providing the Service;
"Service(s)" means the specific edition of CAS's online content management and customer relationship management systems, billing, data analysis, or other corporate services identified during the ordering process, developed, operated, and maintained by CAS, accessible via http://www.ctrlaltshift.co.za or another designated web site or IP address, or ancillary services rendered to you by CAS, to which you are being granted access under this Agreement, including the CAS Technology and the Content;
"User(s)" means your employees, representatives, consultants, contractors or agents who are authorized to use the Service and have been supplied user identifications and passwords by you (or by CAS at your request).
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