Terms And Conditions
1. Introduction
This website (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Joburgpretoriacars.co.za. These Terms of Service apply to the Site, located at Johannesburgpretoriacars.co.za, as well as to any mobile or similar versions of the Site that Joburgpretoriacars.co.za operates. By using the Site, you hereby agree that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and the Joburgpretoriacars.co.za Privacy Policy.
2. Privacy Policy
Joburg Pretoria Cars is committed to protecting your privacy. By using this Site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information, and your rights under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). You can find our Privacy Policy on our Site.
3. Electronic Communications and Transactions
By using this Site, you agree that your electronic submissions constitute written notice to Joburg Pretoria Cars and that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. You also agree that electronic signatures, contracts, orders, and other records and communications relating to this Site are equivalent to written paper documents and have the same legal effect. This Site may be used to enter into binding contracts for the sale and purchase of vehicles between users. Such contracts are formed electronically, and electronic signatures are valid for such purposes, as per the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (ECTA).
4. Consumer Rights
As a consumer, you have certain rights under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) of South Africa. These include the right to fair and responsible marketing, the right to disclosure of information, and the right to fair and honest dealing. For transactions entered into through this Site, please note that Joburg Pretoria Cars is not a party to the transaction, and any disputes should be resolved directly between the buyer and seller. However, we encourage all users to familiarize themselves with their rights under the CPA.
5. Joburg Pretoria Cars Is an Advertising and Research Service
Joburg Pretoria Cars operates the Site as an online advertising and research service for car buyers, sellers, and enthusiasts. Joburg Pretoria Cars does not sell vehicles directly and is never a party to any transaction between buyers and sellers. As a result, Joburg Pretoria Cars does not (a) guarantee or ensure any vehicle or any transaction between a buyer and seller, (b) collect or process payment or transfer of title on behalf of buyers or sellers, or (c) warehouse, store, ship, or deliver any vehicles.
6. Dealer and Manufacturer Incentives and Offers
Advertisers on Joburg Pretoria Cars may include information about special offers, incentives, or pricing programs associated with a specific brand, model, or vehicle (“Offers”). Joburg Pretoria Cars is not responsible for the content of any such Offers, nor responsible for any errors or omissions in Offer contents or descriptions. Users of the site should contact the relevant advertiser for full details on any such Offers, including eligibility requirements, limitations, restrictions, and availability.
7. Site Content
All information and content available on this Site (collectively, “Content”) is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. The Content is owned by Joburg Pretoria Cars, its Affiliates, and/or their respective licensors and suppliers (collectively, “Licensors”). The Content is intended for personal and noncommercial use only. While you may interact with or download a single copy of any portion of the Content for your personal and noncommercial entertainment, information, or use, you may not reproduce, sell, publish, distribute, modify, display, perform, re-post, or otherwise use any portion of the Content in any other way or for any other purpose without the prior written consent of Joburg Pretoria Cars. Requests regarding use of the Content for any purpose other than personal, noncommercial use should be directed to Permissions.
8. Copyrights and Copyright Agents
It is the policy of Joburg Pretoria Cars to respond to claims of intellectual property infringement. Joburg Pretoria Cars will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and take appropriate actions under the South African Copyright Act No 98 of 1978 (the “Copyright Act”) and other applicable intellectual property laws.
9. Trademarks
You acknowledge that the Content includes certain trademarks and service marks owned by Joburg Pretoria Cars, Affiliates, Licensors, and others. You agree not to copy, use, or otherwise infringe upon or dilute these trademarks or service marks. You further agree that you will not alter or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice from any copies of the Content. The “Joburg Pretoria Cars” name and logo are trademarks of Joburg Pretoria Cars. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
10. Software
Please note that all software programming, including without limitation all HTML and other code contained in this Site (collectively, “Software”), is owned by Joburg Pretoria Cars and/or its Licensors and is protected by copyright laws and other intellectual property laws, as well as international treaty provisions. Any unauthorized access to, reproduction, redistribution, publication, display, or other use of the Software is expressly prohibited by law and may result in severe civil and/or criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
11. Linking
If you operate a website and wish to link to the Site, you must link to the Site’s home page unless permission otherwise has been granted in writing by Joburg Pretoria Cars. Joburg Pretoria Cars reserves the right to reject or terminate any links to the Content or the Site.
12. User Materials
By submitting ads, content, photos, data, or other materials (“Materials”) to the Site, you hereby grant to Joburg Pretoria Cars and its Affiliates a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, fully transferable, fully sublicensable right and license to copy, modify, display, distribute, perform, create derivative works from, and otherwise use and exploit all such Materials in any form, media, software, or technology of any kind now existing or developed in the future. You further grant to Joburg Pretoria Cars and its Affiliates a royalty-free right and license to use your name, image, and likeness in connection with the reproduction or distribution of the Materials.
13. Interactive Forums
This Site may offer message boards, bulletin boards, chat rooms, or other forums (collectively, “Forums”) to give Users 18 years of age and older an interesting and stimulating forum in which they can express their opinions and share their ideas. Joburg Pretoria Cars and its Affiliates do not endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or information posted on these Forums. Please use your best judgment and be respectful of other individuals using these Forums. By posting a message in the Forum, you agree to abide by these Terms of Service. You may not use the Site’s Forums to engage in any Prohibited Activities (as defined below). Uploading copyrighted or other proprietary Material of any kind on the Site without the express permission of the owner of that Material is prohibited and may result in civil and/or criminal liability.
14. Joburg Pretoria Cars Rights
Given the nature of the Site and the volume of messages and postings, Joburg Pretoria Cars cannot and does not monitor all of the Materials posted or transmitted by you and other third-party information providers. Joburg Pretoria Cars reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to monitor, refuse to publish, remove, delete, move, or edit any Materials without notice, at any time for any reason. By using the Site, you expressly agree that Joburg Pretoria Cars (a) will not be liable to any claims, actions, or judgments arising out of or related to any Materials and (b) may monitor, refuse to publish, remove, delete, move, or edit any Materials without notice at any time for any reason, without liability and without providing a refund.
15. Unsolicited Materials
Joburg Pretoria Cars does not accept unsolicited materials or ideas for use or publication in its programming or in other digital, electronic, or print media except in connection with the Forums, chat rooms, and bulletin boards on the Site. Joburg Pretoria Cars and the Affiliates shall not be responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming in any media to Materials or ideas transmitted to the Site.
16. Representations/Indemnity
You hereby represent and warrant that (a) you have all necessary authority, rights, and permissions to submit the Materials to the Site, (b) the Materials do not and will not infringe or misappropriate any copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, or other intellectual property right of any third party, including any rights of privacy or publicity, and (c) the Materials do not and will not violate any applicable law or regulation including, but not limited to, any automobile advertising laws or regulations, or cause injury to any person. You agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold Joburg Pretoria Cars, its Affiliates, the Licensors, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, demands, or expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from (i) any distribution, publication, refusal to publish, removal, deletion, movement, editing, or other use of the Materials you provide, (ii) your use of the Site or any reliance on the Content, (iii) your breach of these Terms of Service, or (iv) any actual, prospective, or terminated sale or other transaction between you and a third party.
17. Prohibited Activities
The following is a partial list of the kinds of activities that are prohibited on or through the Site: (a) submitting Material that is patently offensive to the online community, such as content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual; (b) engaging in activities or submitting Material that could be harmful to minors; (c) engaging in activity or submitting Material that harasses or advocates harassment of another person; (d) engaging in activity that involves the transmission of “junk mail” or unsolicited mass mailing or “spam” to Joburg Pretoria Cars Users or others; (e) engaging in activity or submitting Materials that promote information that is fraudulent, false, or misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory, or libelous; (f) submitting Material that contains restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images; (g) submitting Material that displays pornographic or sexually explicit material of any kind; (h) submitting Material that provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone’s privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses; (i) engaging in activities or submitting Materials that solicit passwords or personally identifiable information for unlawful purposes from other Users; (j) engaging in commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent, such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, and pyramid schemes; (k) using the Site’s lead forms and/or toll-free numbers to advertise or promote products and services to Joburg Pretoria Cars advertisers; (l) using any robot, spider, or other automatic device, or a manual process, to monitor or copy web pages or the Content contained in the Site or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior expressed written permission; (m) using any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site; (n) decompiling, reverse engineering, disassembling, or otherwise attempting to obtain the source code for the Software; or (o) taking any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Joburg Pretoria Cars’s hardware and software infrastructure (collectively, “Prohibited Activities”).
18. Sell It Yourself Rules
By listing your vehicle for sale through the Site’s “Sell It Yourself” service (the “Listing Service”), you acknowledge and agree to all of the Sell It Yourself Terms and Conditions.
19. Warranty Disclaimer
You expressly agree that use of the Site and reliance on its Content is at your own risk. Joburg Pretoria Cars, its Affiliates, and their respective third-party licensors do not make any representations or warranties of any kind regarding the Site, the Software, the Content, the Materials, the Listing Service, or the results that may be obtained from use of any of the foregoing. The Site, the Software, the Content, the Materials, and the Listing Service are provided on an “as is, as available” basis, and Joburg Pretoria Cars, its Affiliates, and their respective third-party licensors specifically disclaim any and all express or implied warranties including, without limitation, the warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, warranties of merchantability, and warranties of noninfringement. All information related to vehicles available on this Site is supplied by the seller or other third parties. Joburg Pretoria Cars and the Affiliates make no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, to any actual or prospective purchaser or owner of any vehicle as to the existence, ownership, or condition of the vehicle, or as to the accuracy or completeness of any information about a vehicle advertised on the Site. Joburg Pretoria Cars cannot and does not verify or warrant the accuracy or completeness of such information. Joburg Pretoria Cars reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any error or omission on the Site or in the Content. All vehicles are subject to prior sales. Any and all concerns, differences, or discrepancies regarding a vehicle must be addressed with the seller prior to the sale of the vehicle. Except as expressly set forth in the Sell It Yourself terms and conditions, Joburg Pretoria Cars does not make and expressly disclaims any representations, warranties, or guarantees to you regarding the Listing Service including, without limitation, any representations, warranties, or guarantees that you will sell your vehicle, obtain an acceptable price for your vehicle, only receive legitimate inquiries or solicitations from qualified buyers, or receive any inquiries regarding your vehicle for sale. For purposes of this warranty disclaimer, “third-party licensor” does not include you. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you.
20. Limitation of Liability
Joburg Pretoria Cars, its Affiliates, and their respective owners, employees, agents, contractors, and third-party licensors shall in no event be liable for any damages or losses including, without limitation, direct, indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages, resulting from or caused by the Site, the Software, Content, the Materials, the Listing Service, these Terms of Service, or otherwise (including, without limitation, damages resulting from negligence). In no event will the aggregate maximum liability of Joburg Pretoria Cars, its Affiliates, and their respective owners, employees, agents, contractors, and third-party licensors to any claim exceed eight hundred rands (R800). For purposes of this limitation of liability, “third-party licensor” does not include you. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages of implied warranties, so the above exclusion or limitation may not apply to you.
21. Termination of Service
You understand and agree that in Joburg Pretoria Cars’s sole discretion, and without prior notice, your access to this Site may be terminated or suspended, and Joburg Pretoria Cars may exercise any other remedy available and remove any Materials if Joburg Pretoria Cars believes that your use of the Site and/or any Materials you provide (a) violate (i) these Terms of Service, (ii) the rights of Joburg Pretoria Cars, any Affiliate or Licensor, or another User of the Site, or (iii) any law or regulation, or are otherwise objectionable or inappropriate or (b) constitute fraudulent activity of any nature. You agree that monetary damages may not provide a sufficient remedy to Joburg Pretoria Cars for violations of these Terms of Service, and you consent to injunctive or other equitable relief for such violations without the requirement that Joburg Pretoria Cars post a bond. Joburg Pretoria Cars is not required to provide any refund to you if you are terminated as an authorized User of the Site because, in Joburg Pretoria Cars’s sole discretion, you have violated these Terms of Service.
22. Changes to these Terms of Service
We reserve the right to update and periodically amend these Terms of Service at our discretion and at any time. If we make changes to these Terms of Service, amendments will be posted online and the date of update will be included. Your continued use of Joburg Pretoria Cars and its affiliated sites after any such update indicates your agreement to the same. Joburg Pretoria Cars may modify, suspend, discontinue, or restrict the use of any portion of the Site without notice or liability.
23. Miscellaneous
This Site includes links to other websites not established or supervised by Joburg Pretoria Cars or any Affiliate. Joburg Pretoria Cars and its Affiliates do not endorse, sponsor, or guarantee these linked websites and are not responsible in any way for any advice, content, information, practices, products, or services related to or made available through such linked websites. These Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South Africa without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. You hereby agree that any cause of action you may have with respect to the Site must be exclusively filed in the courts located in South Africa within one year (1) after the cause of action arises or the cause is barred. You hereby consent to personal jurisdiction in the courts in South Africa and waive any objection based on forum non conveniens. As a condition of using this Site, you agree that all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Site shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms of Service, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision of these Terms of Service will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of these Terms of Service will continue in full force and effect. Failure by Joburg Pretoria Cars to enforce any provision of this Terms of Service will not be deemed a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other provision of these Terms of Service. This Terms of Service constitutes the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof. Neither this Terms of Service nor any terms and conditions contained herein shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship or granting a franchise between the parties.
24. Contact Information
For general questions, you may email us at wecare@Joburgpretoriacars.co.za or use our online feedback form.
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