Terms of Use
Welcome to saba.za.org. The service of SABA is provided subject to the following Terms of Use
and Privacy Policy.
By visiting the website www.saba.za.org, you automatically accept these
conditions even though they may be changed from time to time.
1.1 The "Southern African Biofuels Association" is a registered non-profit corporation. The name
is therefore the sole property of the Southern African Biofuels Association (hereafter referred to
as "SABA").
1.2 All text and images that are displayed on the SABA website as well as the structure,
arrangement and layout thereof are the property of SABA or licensed to SABA and as such, are
protected by pertinent intellectual property rights.
1.3 All parties who are downloading, printing or using the website in any manner affirm and
warrant that their use will be consistent with appropriate intellectual property rights of SABA or
any other party and that it does not breach any contract with or legal duty to SABA or any other
parties. Downloading site content for commercial use or for use on personal websites or for other
manners of publishing is prohibited.
1.4 If the use of the SABA-logo is envisaged on any other website or any other form of
publication, please obtain permission from e.seiler@saba.za.org.
2.1 SABA has created and maintains the SABA-website in order to provide information and to build
a communication and contact platform for its members and interested parties. All data, text,
information, links and other content – such as news, articles or studies (hereafter referred to as
"content") - whether posted in public or restricted areas of the website, are the sole
responsibility of the person from which such content originated. SABA does not either edit or
control any content obtained from a SABA-member or any third party.
2.2 The function of SABA with regard to any content displayed within the resource centre, the
news section and other areas of the website is restricted exclusively to placing the content sent
to SABA by its members or third parties. The upload of content sent to SABA is considered to be
initiated solely by the sender. SABA declines to take responsibility for any content that was
uploaded directly on the website by a SABA-member or any third party.
2.3 No content displayed on the SABA-website should be regarded as professional advice. SABA
does not warrant the accuracy of any content shown on the website.
2.4 The sender of any content that is to be displayed on the SABA-website must guarantee that
the publishing of this content via the SABA-website does not infringe in any way on any legal
requirements or the rights of third parties, and must also ensure that it is compatible with
contemporary ethics and moral rules. SABA will remove from the website any content which infringes
on any laws or the rights of third parties, or which is offensive, defamatory, illegal, or
inaccurate, as soon as it gains knowledge of the infringement or offense.
2.5 It is illegal to reproduce or distribute copyrighted material without the permission of the
copyright owner. Therefore the sender of any content is responsible for ensuring that the
publishing or arrangement of the content sent to SABA does not infringe any copyrights. Persons
sending content to be displayed on the SABA-website to the SABA-website-administrator are
responsible for obtaining prior permission from any third party owner of copyrighted material. SABA
does not either control or edit the content and information sent to it by any person. SABA declines
any responsibility or liability for infringements of possible copyrights by third parties.
2.6 Any content sent to SABA for the purpose of displaying it on the website has to clearly and
unequivocally state the author from whom the content is originating, the source where the content
has been found – unless it is originating from the sender itself – as well as identify the sender
who initiated the uploading of the content on the SABA-website (e.g.: "author: XY; source: YZ; sent
to SABA by: QC").
2.7 Any person sending content to SABA has to ensure that the disclosure of this content on the
website does not infringe on any laws or contractual non-disclosure rules and that it does not
reveal any private or trade secrets.
Attempts to modify the website content or the structure, arrangement and layout thereof or to
remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice forming part of the site content are
strictly prohibited without prior permission of SABA or the rights holder concerned. The
prohibition to upload content on the website does not apply to a user providing information through
an interactive online-forum created by SABA for that purpose.
Registered members are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their username and
password and for restricting access to their computer. They agree to accept responsibility for all
activities that occur under their username or password.
5.1 Visitors may post reviews, comments, suggestions, ideas, questions, or other information
related to the purposes of SABA and this website in the Interactive Forum, provided the content is
not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing intellectual
property rights or otherwise injurious to third parties and does not consist of or contain software
viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any form
of "spam". SABA reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove such content.
5.2 SABA does not either edit or control the content posted to or distributed through the forum.
All content posted through the Interactive Forum is the sole responsibility of the sender. SABA
declines any responsibility or liability for content displayed in the forum.
5.3 It is the sender’s responsibility to obtain permission from any third party owner of
proprietary material, such as copyrighted information or a news article written by another person,
before posting or distributing such material through the Interactive Forum
6.1 Users are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the
home page of the SABA-website as long as the link does not portray the SABA or its affiliates in a
false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner. The link has to refer to the homepage
www.saba.za.org. This does not, however, constitute permission to create a direct link to any
subsections of the SABA-homepage.
6.2 The SABA-website may contain hypertext links to other sites on the internet. These links are
only provided as a convenience, and the linked sites are not under the control of SABA. SABA is not
responsible for the content of any linked websites. Furthermore, the fact that there is a link to
another website does not imply endorsement or sponsorship of or affiliation with the linked site by
SABA.
7.1 SABA shall not be liable for any damage, loss or liability of whatsoever nature arising from
the use or inability to use this website or the services or content provided from and through this
website. SABA makes no warranties, implied or otherwise, that the content available on this website
as well as the technologies used is free from errors or omissions or that the service will be
uninterrupted and error free.
7.2 This website is supplied on an "as is" basis and has not been compiled or supplied to meet
the user's individual requirements. SABA shall not be held responsible to ensure that the service
available from and through this website will meet the user's individual requirements and be
compatible with the user's hardware and/or software.
7.3 Under no circumstances will SABA be liable to any user for any direct or indirect,
incidental or consequential, special or exemplary damages arising out of or in connection with the
use of the website. The limitation of liability shall apply regardless of whether the damage is
caused by use or misuse of and reliance on the services provided on the website, by inability to
use these services or by interruption, suspension or termination of the services, including all
damages incurred by third parties.
Users agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SABA from and against any claims, causes of
actions, allegations, costs, expenses, fees, losses, actual and consequential damages, suits,
judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, liabilities losses and damages arising from or in
any way related to the use of the website or to the operation of the website, in any way. In case
of any third party claims, SABA will provide users with a written notice of the claim, suit or
action.
9.1 SABA is committed to protecting the privacy of all its online users. All personal data which
are received by SABA, whether collected according to the rules following hereafter or otherwise
obtained, will be kept confidential within SABA and not be divulged to any third party without your
prior consent.
9.2 In general, the SABA website can be visited without revealing any personal information about
either the user, or the company, organization or institution which could be used to identify the
user or the company, organization or institution. The SABA-website does not make use of
cookies.
9.3 For some services of the SABA website, such as access to privileged information reserved for
SABA-members, registration is required, in order to enable SABA to restrict access to certain
areas, or to identify the user in case of infringement of rights, e.g. in the Interactive Forum.
For these purposes users may be requested to reveal personal data about themselves or their
company, organization or institution, such as their name, e-mail address, information about their
company or password. Users can decide whether they wish to reveal personal data in order to get
access to such services. Users providing their personal data to SABA, automatically agree that SABA
may collect and store these personal data.
9.4 Registered SABA-Members need to be aware that all data published in the restricted areas of
the website which are only accessible to SABA-Members, have to be kept confidential within SABA.
Under no circumstances are they allowed to reveal to any third party not being member of SABA – in
whatsoever manner – any of the information which can be viewed exclusively within the members-only
area.
9.5 SABA may retain received emails or other communications, including user communications, in
order to process user inquiries, respond to user requests or improve SABA services.
9.6 SABA processes personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and in
accordance with this Privacy Policy. We monitor our data collection, storage and processing
practices to ensure that we only collect, store and process the personal information which is
needed to provide or improve our services. We will not collect, store or use personal information
for purposes other than those described in this Policy without prior consent of a user.
9.7 In case of using links to other websites provided at the SABA-websites, users must be aware
that these other websites may place their own cookies or other files on their computer, collect
data or solicit personal information from them. SABA does not exercise control over any websites
not being owned and operated by SABA, whether linked from within the SABA-website or displayed as
search results or otherwise. SABA will not be held responsible for any offence against personal
data caused by the use of links or by visits to websites not owned and operated by SABA.
10.1 Any dispute arising out of or related to the use of the SABA-website shall be submitted to
the mediation service of the Southern African–German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and shall be
ultimately settled in accordance with the rules of mediation applicable in South Africa. If such
mediation cannot be attempted or if the parties fail to reach a settlement, the dispute shall be
ultimately settled by arbitration according to the rules of arbitration applicable in South Africa,
by one or more arbitrators who will be appointed by the Southern African–German Chamber of Commerce
and Industry.
10.2 The website is operated from the Republic of South Africa, and thus South African Law shall
govern all disputes arising out of or related to the use of the SABA-website. The mediation service
and the arbitration tribunal shall adhere to the procedure of South African law.
10.3 Users agree that the seat of mediation and arbitration shall be Johannesburg, Gauteng,
South Africa.
If individual provisions of the Terms of Use or of the Privacy Policy should prove to be
ineffective, this does not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions of these Terms of
Use or of this Privacy Policy, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SABA reserves the right to change the terms of use as well as the privacy policy at any time.
SABA will provide notice of any significant changes by placing a link on the website or by
email.
Please feel free to contact us any time through this website with any additional questions or
concerns about the above policy.
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