Terms and conditions

[09:57, 17/06/2023] Elzilda Becker: Privacy Policy for Sosposa Membership-based Website

At Sosposa, we take your privacy and security seriously. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information as a member of our website. By accessing or using Sosposa, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following information when you sign up to be a member of Sosposa:
– Name
– Email address
– Phone number
– Address
– MP number

We also collect other information that you provide voluntarily, such as a profile picture, bio, and magazine subscription preferences.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to provide you with access to our membership-based website and its features. We also use it to:
– Communicate with you about your membership, including renewals and payments
– Send you newsletters and other promotional materials, including offers for magazine subscriptions
– Improve the user experience on our website
– Provide customer service, including responding to your inquiries and resolving disputes
– Comply with legal requirements
– Prevent and detect fraud and other illegal activities

3. How We Protect Your Information

We use industry-standard security measures, such as encryption and firewalls, to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We also limit access to your information to select authorized personnel who require it to perform their jobs.

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who help us provide and improve our services, such as payment processors or email marketing platforms. We require these service providers to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information and only use it for the purposes for which we contracted them.

We may also share your information with law enforcement authorities or other third parties if required by law or to protect our rights and interests.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to review, update, and delete your personal information, as well as to opt-out of receiving promotional materials. To exercise these rights, please contact us at [contact email address].

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make significant changes to this policy, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on our website.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the collection and use of your personal information, please contact us at [contact email address].

Effective Date: [insert date]
[10:04, 17/06/2023] Elzilda Becker: Terms and Conditions for Sosposa Membership-based Website

Welcome to Sosposa, an online community for the Society of Sedation Practitioners of South Africa. The following terms and conditions (the “Terms”) govern your membership and use of our website, its content, and its features (collectively, the “Service”). By accessing or using Sosposa, you agree to the terms of these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Service.

1. Membership

To access and use the Service, you must become a member by submitting the registration form and providing accurate and complete information about yourself. You must also maintain the accuracy and completeness of your information.

We reserve the right to accept or reject membership applications in our sole discretion.

Your membership is personal to you and non-transferable. You may not share it with anyone else. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for any activity that occurs under your account.

2. Intellectual Property

Our website and its content, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, logos, trademarks, and software, are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may use our website and its content only for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, or publicly display or perform any portion of our website or its content without our prior written consent.

3. User Content

You may submit content, such as photos, reviews, or comments, to our website (collectively, “User Content”). By submitting User Content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works of, distribute, and display such User Content throughout the world in any media.

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to submit such User Content and to grant us the rights specified above.

You may not submit any User Content that:
– Infringes any third party’s copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights
– Contains obscene, defamatory, or otherwise offensive content
– Contains viruses, worms, or other harmful code or scripts
– Violates any applicable law or regulation

We reserve the right to remove or modify any User Content in our discretion.

4. Termination

We may terminate your membership or access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, in our sole discretion. You may also terminate your membership at any time by contacting us. Upon termination, your access to the Service will cease.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful code or scripts.

6. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall we be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or damages for loss of profits, revenue, data, or use, incurred by you or any third party, whether in an action in contract, tort, or strict liability, arising from your access to or use of the Service or any content obtained from the Service.

Our total liability to you for any and all claims arising from your access to or use of the Service shall not exceed the amounts paid by you to us for your membership during the twelve (12) months prior to the claim.

7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from your use of the Service, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms.

8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South Africa. Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in South Africa.

9. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time by posting the updated Terms on our website. Your continued use of the Service after the posting of the updated Terms constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms or the Service, please contact us at secretary@sosposa.co.za

Effective Date: 10 October 2022