1. The SWOKK website www.swokk.org.za and all of its contents  (including but not limited to the Database of Social Development Services as well as the Stellenbosch Directory for Integrated Social Development)  ( collectively referred to from here on as "the website, database and directory”) is owned by SWOKK (Stellenbosch Welsyns- en Ontwikkelingskoördineringskomitee), and is maintained by SWOKK (in terms of the provision and updating of information and material displayed) and Snowball Effect (in terms of programming and functionality). The website and all of its contents is hosted by snowball.co.za. The website, database and directory are located within the Republic of South Africa. 2. By accessing and using the website, database and directory, you, the user, agree to be bound by the terms and conditions that are set out in this notice when you access and use this website, database and directory. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, then you may not access, display, use, download and/or otherwise copy or distribute any of the content of the website, database and directory. 3. Your use of the website, database and directory: You agree that your use of this website, database and directory is for lawful purposes only. 4. General disclaimer You agree to access and use this website, database and directory entirely at your own risk. Please read the Exclusion of Liability clause in this notice.  5. Choice of law These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and the user consents to the jurisdiction of the Witwatersrand High Court in the event of any dispute. 6. Accuracy of information While every effort is made to ensure that the information provided in the website, database and directory is current and accurate, you should not assume that the information on the website, database and directory is always current or accurate, and other sources of this information should be consulted before making any decision to act on the information displayed on this website, database and directory.   7. Copyright and use of material SWOKK retains copyright in the website, database and directory and all current and future content that is displayed on and contained in the website, database and directory which is not owned by third parties. In terms of a limited license, granted for general use, SWOKK grants you, the user, subject to these terms and conditions, a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited and revocable right to access, display, use, download and otherwise copy the current and future content of the website, database and directory for your personal, non-commercial and informational purposes only. The website, database and directory owner grants the user the permission to copy and distribute the information from the website, database and directory provided that the source of the information is acknowledged by reference to the source. The website, database and directory content may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, resold or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express prior written consent of SWOKK. 8. Using material from the website, database and directory. Any reputable publication, website or organisation that promotes Social Development in South Africa (directly or indirectly) is free to use material from the website, database and directory for non-commercial purposes. SWOKK holds copyright in the website, database and directory and all current and future website, database and directory content which is not owned by third parties. Permission cannot be granted for use of any images sourced from third parties.   Under these terms, permission is granted for re-use of material provided the user has read SWOKK's terms and conditions of use and notified SWOKK of the intended use. 9. Your comments and information We value comments and information received from visitors to and members of our site. However, you agree not to transmit any material that is unlawful or harmful, defamatory, abusive, threatening, vulgar or obscene. You remain liable to any third party for your comments, and neither SWOKK nor any Government Department is liable to any third party regarding the content of your comments and information. 10. Links and linking: External links The website, database and directory provides links to other websites. The fact that we have such links must not be construed as constituting any relationship or endorsement of the linked third party, and reliance on all information and content provided by the external link is done so at your own risk. Third party advertising and promotional material may be displayed on the site from time to time, and the display of such material should not be construed as SWOKK or any Government Department endorsing or creating any relationship between SWOKK or any Government Department and that third party. Reliance on any such promotional or advertising material is entirely at your own risk. 11. Linking Should the link be contained anywhere other than the organisation’s information page, any third party wishing to link the website to their website must obtain permission from SWOKK by directing such a request to SWOKK. Permission may be granted on terms and conditions agreed. 12. Exclusion of liability  It is a term and condition of the use of the website, database and directory that you expressly agree that the use of the website, database and directory is entirely at your own risk. The website, database and directory and all content in the website, database and directory is provided on an "as is" basis, and SWOKK makes no representations or warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the accuracy of the contents on the website, database and directory. SWOKK does not warrant that the functions provided by the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that the site or the server is free from viruses or other harmful components. SWOKK, its board members, member organisations, individual members, sponsors, employees,and/or representatives, and/or any Government Department shall not be liable for any loss or damage, whether direct, indirect or consequential, or any expense of any nature whatsoever, which may be suffered by you the user, which arises directly or indirectly upon reliance of the website, database and directory and/or its content.  SWOKK, its board members, member organisations, individual members, sponsors, employees, and/or representatives and/or any Government Department shall not be responsible for any direct or indirect special consequential or other damage of any kind whatsoever suffered or incurred by you related to your use of, or your inability to access or use, the content or the website, database and directory or any functionality of the website, database and directory or of any linked website, even where SWOKK is expressly advised thereof. 13. You will indemnify SWOKK, its board members, member organisations, individual members, sponsors, employees, and/or representatives and/or any Government Department and keep them fully indemnified, from and against any loss or damage suffered or liability incurred in respect of any third party, which arises from your use of this website, database and directory.Contact details for any purposes related to these terms and conditions:  E-mail:info@swokk.org.za