TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE ACCESS AND USE OF THE AMACOOLA.COM
WEBSITE
The works of art (“Works”) offered by or through the amacoola.com
website (“Website”) are made available subject to the following terms
and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”). By accessing and using the
Website, you agree to be bound by, and to comply with, the Terms and
Conditions and any further terms and conditions that Amacoola Art CC
(registration number CK 2007/029025/23), trading as amacoola.com, (“amacoola.com”)
may prescribe from time to time.
USE OF THE WEBSITE
You may only use the Website to browse its content and make
legitimate purchases of Works available for sale on the Website. You
may not use the Website for any other purposes, including without
limitation, to make any speculative, false or fraudulent purchase.
amacoola.com reserves the right to refuse you use of the
Website and its content at any time.
In using the Website you agree not to:
use the Website to send junk email, spam, chain letters,
pyramid schemes or any other unsolicited messages, commercial or
otherwise;
post, publish, distribute or disseminate material or
information that is defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent,
threatening, abusive, harassing or unlawful;
post, publish, distribute or disseminate material or
information that incites discrimination, hate or violence towards
any person or group on account of their race, religion, disability,
nationality or otherwise;
threaten abuse, disrupt, stalk or otherwise violate the legal
rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
use any information or material in any manner that infringes
any copyright, trademark patent or other proprietary right of any
party;
make unavailable or upload files that contain a virus, worm,
Trojan or corrupt data that may damage the operation of the computer
or property of another;
collect or store personal information about others, including
email addresses;
advertise or offer to buy or sell goods or services for any
commercial purpose, unless such communication facility specifically
allows such messages;
impersonate any person or entity for the purpose of
misleading others;
violate any applicable laws or regulations;
use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable,
overburden or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s
use and enjoyment of the Website;
attempt to gain unauthorized access to any of the services,
other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the
Website through hacking, password mining or any other means.
CONTENT DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE
You agree that the images of the Works displayed on the Website
(“Website Images”) are guidelines only.
amacoola.com has taken reasonable care to ensure that the Works are
presented as accurately as possible and will accept no responsibility
for differences between the Website Images and the actual Works.
The Website and its content, including but not limited to the
Website Images, may not be copied, modified, reproduced, republished,
posted, transmitted, transferred or sold, displayed, or in any way
exploited, in whole or in part, except as is expressly permitted by amacoola.com.
amacoola.com reserves the right to modify or withdraw, temporarily
or permanently, the Website (or any part of thereof) with or without
notice to you and you hereby agree that amacoola.com shall not be liable
to you or any third party for any modification to or withdrawal of the
Website.
THE SERVICES
The Website may provide communication tools such as image
galleries, administration areas, email, bulletin boards, chat areas,
news groups, forums and/or other message or communication facilities
(“Services’) designed to enable you to communicate with others. Unless
stated otherwise, the Services are for your personal and non-commercial
use only.
If a particular Service requires you to open an account you will be
required to complete the registration process by providing certain
information and registering a username and password for use with that
Service. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the
username and password and also for all activities which take place under
your account. You agree to immediately notify amacoola.com of any
unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of
security. In no event shall amacoola.com be liable for any direct,
indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage whatsoever
resulting from the disclosure of your username and/or password. You may
not use another person’s account at any time, without the express
permission of the account holder.
amacoola.com has no obligation to monitor the Services but shall be
entitled to review materials posted to a communications facility and, at
amacoola.com’s sole discretion, to remove any material that breaches
these Terms and Conditions or is otherwise objectionable.
UPDATING OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
amacoola.com shall have the right to change, modify, add to or delete
portions or the whole of these Terms and Conditions from time to time.
Changes to these Terms and Conditions will become effective upon such
changes being posted on the Website. It is your obligation to
periodically check these Terms and Conditions for changes or updates.
Your use of the Website following the posting of changes or updates will
be considered notice of your acceptance to abide by and be bound by
these Terms and Conditions, including such changes or updates.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The Website and its content are provided "as is" without warranty
of any kind, either expressed or implied. Without limiting the
generality of this clause 5.1, the following warranties are expressly
excluded:
merchantability or fitness of the Works for any particular
purpose;
compatibility of the Website with your technology, equipment or
software;
compliance with any law;
uninterrupted or error free functionality of the Website;
correction of defects; and
non-infringement of any rights.
Whilst amacoola.com has taken reasonable measures to ensure the
integrity of the Website and its content, no warranty, whether express
or implied, is given that any files, downloads or applications available
via the Website are free of viruses, Trojans, bombs, time-locks or any
other data or code which has the ability to corrupt or affect the
operation of your system.
You agree that amacoola.com does not guarantee continuous,
uninterrupted or secure access to the Website, and operation of the
Website may be interfered with or adversely affected by numerous factors
or circumstances outside of amacoola.com’s control.
In no event shall amacoola.com be liable for any loss or damages
including direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages
of whatsoever nature whether based in contract, delict, strict liability
or otherwise, arising out of or in any way connected with the use of the
Website, the inability to use the Website, the operational failure of
the Website, or for any information, data, products, and/or services
obtained through the Website.
Specifications about and other information and material regarding
any Works for sale on the Website are provided by the Artist(s)
concerned and are not verified by amacoola.com. While amacoola.com makes
every effort to ensure that the information and material on the Website
is accurate, amacoola.com makes no representations or warranties as to
the accuracy or reliability of any information provided on the Website.
You acknowledge that any reliance on representations and warranties
provided by any Artist shall be at your own risk.
Insofar as the Website contains links to any other internet
websites, you acknowledge and agree that amacoola.com has neither the
power nor control over any such websites and shall not be liable in any
way whatsoever for the content of any such linked websites, nor for any
loss or damage arising from your use of any such websites.
The use of this Website is expressly forbidden in those territories
where the law does not allow any provision in this clause 5 to take full
effect.
MONITORING
amacoola.com has the right to monitor any activity on the Website.
amacoola.com has the right to investigate any reported violation of the
Terms and Conditions and/or complaints and take any action that
amacoola.com deems appropriate, which action includes, but is not
limited to, issuing warnings, suspending, terminating or attaching
conditions to your access and/or removing any content from the Website.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
All content included on the Website such as text, images, graphics,
button icons, images, audio clips, databases, software, and names,
images, and logos or marks identifying amacoola.com and/or any third
party is the property of amacoola.com or its content suppliers and
protected by South African and international copyright laws.
Furthermore, the compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and
assembly) of all content on the Website is the exclusive property of
amacoola.com and is protected by South Africa and international
copyright laws. amacoola.com hereby grants you permission to
electronically copy and print portions of the Website for the sole
purpose of placing an order for a Work with amacoola.com
All Works are owned solely by the relevant Artists and are subject
to South African and international copyright laws. The Artist warrants
that he has the title to and owns the Works represented to be owned by
him on the Website.
The sale of the copyright in a Work is a separate transaction and
not part of the sale of the Work unless otherwise agreed in writing
between yourself and the Artist.
Any misuse of the content on the Website, including without
limitation, reproduction for purposes other than those specified in
7.1 above, modification, distribution or republication of any part of such
materials without the prior written permission of amacoola.com, is
strictly prohibited.
Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed
as conferring upon you, expressly or by implication, any licence or
right to use any trademark, patent, design right or copyright owned by
amacoola.com, the Artist or any third party.
PRODUCT AVAILABILITY
Works which are not available for purchase will not be added to
your shopping cart. However, due to the fact that each Work is unique
there is a possibility that a Work that has been checked out may be
unavailable for purchase. For this reason payment is only requested once
the checkout process is complete and your order has been confirmed by amacoola.com.
amacoola.com shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any
loss or damages of whatsoever nature suffered by you due to the
unavailability of any Works featured on the Website for any reason
whatsoever.
DELIVERY POLICY
When you click to make a purchase, your right to a refund of monies
charged to your credit card or paid in any other way agreed by
amacoola.com, are limited by amacoola.com’s Terms and Conditions of
Sale. You are directed not to make any purchase through this Website
unless you understand and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
Once payment is made for the purchase, it is deemed that you have read,
understood and agreed to the Terms and Conditions of Sale for such
purchase.
APPLICABLE LAW
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa save that
amacoola.com has the right, in its sole discretion, to commence and
pursue proceedings in alternative jurisdictions. You hereby consent to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of the Republic of South
Africa (Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division) in respect of any
disputes arising in connection with the use of the Website.
VIOLATION AND WAIVER
If amacoola.com should fail to enforce any right or provision in
the Terms and Conditions, you agree that this failure does not
constitute a waiver of such right or provision or of any other rights or
provisions in the Terms and Conditions.
If a court should find that one or more rights or provisions set
forth in the Terms and Conditions are invalid, you agree that the
remainder of the Terms and Conditions shall be enforceable and that, to
the extent permitted by law, the court shall give effect to the parties'
intentions, as reflected in any suchright or provision that has been
declared invalid or unenforceable.
right or provision that has been declared invalid or unenforceable.