About these Terms
These Terms along, with our Privacy Notice, is the framework for our relationship and it is important to make sure that we are always on the same page. This agreement will apply automatically when you use our website.
Because we know that people hate reading small print, we have tried to write it in accessible language and we have given you an easy to read (hopefully!) paragraph in Italics first and have bolded particularly significant clauses, but remember that the other bits are binding too, so if you have any questions, please contact enquiries@industrialbuyer.co.za
The last time this notice was changed? 12 February 2020
1 This is us
In summary:
This website is run Industrial Buyer, We are part of New Media, a division of Media24 (Pty) Ltd.
1.1 This website is run by Industrial Buyer, a brand owned by New Media, a division of Media24 (Pty) Ltd. Whenever we refer to ‘us’ or ‘we’ this is who we mean.
1.2 We are a South African company. So, if there is ever a dispute between us, South African laws will apply.
2 We own the intellectual property
In summary:
The stuff on the website is ours. Please don’t use it without asking.
When you post a review or provide us with other info, you give us permission to publish it.
2.1 All the content on Industrial Buyer is subject to our copyright, unless another copyright holder is credited. You may use (‘using’ includes copying, downloading, amending, publishing, broadcasting and sending by means of the internet) any content on this website:
2.1.1 For private use;
2.1.2 for commercial purposes, but only if we have provided our prior written permission for you to do so. Please send us your request for permission to enquiries@industrialbuyer.co.za;
2.1.3 if you use the content of this website for commercial reasons, you must include this copyright notice: (2017) © New Media, a division of Media24 (Pty) Ltd – All Rights Reserved.
2.2 Unless it is clearly indicated otherwise, all the content, trademarks and data on our website, including software, databases, text, graphics, icons, hyperlinks, private information, and designs are our property or licensed to us, and are protected from infringement by domestic and international legislation and treaties.
2.3 We may revoke any licence that we grant you to use our copyright as set out in these terms, at any time and at our discretion and each licence is a non-exclusive licence.
2.4 The images used on galleries and articles are provided by the relevant medical professional, author, pharmaceutical company and/or Shutterstock.com
2.5 While
we have permission to use them on our site, we do not own the images and
therefore cannot give permission for them to be taken off our site and used in
any way.
2.6 We may embed Instagram
images in our articles, which automatically include the owner’s account handle
and which click through to their account (if the Instagram account is public).
2.7 If you post on our website
(for example a comment or review) or provide us with content to post on our
website (for example your company details) (we call this ‘your content’) you
give us an irrevocable, perpetual, world-wide, non-exclusive, royalty-free,
sub-licensable and transferable license and right to use your content, and all
intellectual property rights therein.
By ‘use’ we mean use, copy,
display, distribute, modify, translate, reformat, incorporate into
advertisements and other works, promote, and to create derivative works.
2.8 You grant us the right to
use the name or username you submit in connection with your content, but we are
not obliged to include your name or username.
3 Oh behave (please)
In summary:
You must stick to the rules when you use our website.
3.1 You
must not post any content or engage in any activity which:
3.1.1 Is harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, indecent, defamatory, discriminatory, vulgar, profane,
libellous, hateful, or invasive of another’s privacy;
3.1.2 constitutes an
inauthentic or knowingly erroneous review;
3.1.3 violates any third party
right, including the right to privacy, right to publicity or any intellectual
property rights;
3.1.4 is illegal;
3.1.5 is an attempt to impersonate
another person or entity;
3.1.6 distributes computer
viruses or malicious code.
3.2 If we get a whiff of
anything like this (and please tell us if you spot something!), we have the
right to remove the content.
4 Paid for content
In summary:
We publish ‘native content’. What is it? It is paid for content that looks and feels like any other Industrial Buyer content. We create the content (not the advertiser) and it will be labelled.
We also publish sponsored content. This kind of content is clearly pushing the advertiser’s message.
We also place advertisements. The advertisers themselves are responsible for these advertisements.
4.1 It is content which is linked to an advertiser’s brand or product, but makes sense without it. In other words, it feels like all the other content on Industrial Buyer, but is paid for.
4.2 Native content must follow our editorial policy. We determine what is in the content, not the advertiser. The content of the article (including the wording, the images used, the restaurants mentioned, the sources contacted etc) is independent, and will not be influenced by the advertiser. This means that readers can still trust the recommendations and information in the article.
4.3 We make sure that native content can be identified by labelling it ‘brought to you by ABC’ and a short message from the advertiser at the end of the article.
4.4 This content is created by Industrial Buyer according to a brief supplied by the advertiser, but it is not published as editorial content.
4.5 This kind of content can be edited by the advertiser.
4.6 Industrial Buyer also sells advertising space.
4.7 We ask our advertisers to ensure that their advertisements comply with all advertising and consumer protection laws, do not infringe anybody else’s intellectual property rights and that it is not offensive.
4.8 The advertisers are responsible for any inaccuracies or any loss caused by their advertisements.
5 Where our responsibility ends
In summary:
This website is provided ‘as is’ and you use it at your own risk.
You must help us keep your information secure.
5.1 The
internet is a dangerous place, and you should take precautions.
5.2 The website is provided
‘as is’. For the lawyers, this means that we make no representations or
warranties.
5.3 Specifically, we do not
promise that:
5.3.1 this website will be
constantly available or available at all; or that
5.3.2 the information on this
website is true, accurate, complete or not misleading.
5.4 We will not be liable for
any loss or damage of any nature that you may suffer if you rely on the content
of the website or any third-party websites we refer to.
5.5 You are responsible for
your own security when you use our website or any third party website that we
reference in the website
5.6 Although we will try to
prevent it from happening, we are also not responsible for or any malicious
code (such as a virus) which may come from this website.
5.7 When you write a review or
comment, you will be asked to give us personal information and to create a
username and a password. You must keep these details a secret.
5.8 If you become aware that
someone else knows your username and password you must inform us immediately.
5.9 You are responsible for
everything that happens on your account, even if it was not authorised by you.
6 Your privacy is important to us
In summary:
We don’t collect a lot of personal information, but what little we do collect is private.
We do collect a small amount of personal information when you create an account with us. We will protect your privacy. For more information see our privacy policy.
7 Changes
In summary:
Like much in life, this contract will have to change from time to time. Please check it regularly.
7.1 From
time to time, we will have to make changes to these terms. The ‘new’ terms will
be in force from the date published at the top of this page.
7.2 If you continue to use our
website after the terms changed, it means that you accept the changes. We
encourage you to check the terms regularly.