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Website Terms

1. Introduction

1.1. Who we are

We are IO Privacy and we help organisations manage their data protection obligations practically and effectively.

1.2. Who you are

These terms apply to you if you are a visitor to this website (including any third party or programme on your behalf).

1.3. What these terms cover

These terms cover your use of the website. By using this site, you agree to these terms.

2. how you use our website

2.1. Limited licence

We give you a limited licence to use this site for information purposes or to communicate with us. If you breach these terms or any other terms or policies that apply between us and you, your licence is automatically terminated.

2.2. Not legal advice

We do our best to keep the information on this site accurate and up to date, but we can’t promise that it will be. This site is for general information only and nothing on it should be taken as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact us directly.

2.3. Unauthorised use

You may not use this site for any purpose or in any way that we don’t explicitly allow under these terms, including:

  • trying to gain unauthorised access to our site or systems;
  • copying or reusing our content without our permission;
  • uploading or sending harmful content;
  • framing or deep linking this site;
  • crawling or scraping this site, or using it to train AI.

3. intellectual property

We own or have licenced the rights to our intellectual property, including our trademarks, trade names, this site, and the content on this site. You may not use our intellectual property in any way that we don’t explicitly allow under these terms, including:

  • copying or reusing it;
  • changing it or creating derivative works of it;
  • distributing it.

4. limitation of liability

4.1. No warranties

We provide this site as is, and don’t give any express or implied warranties about it.

4.2. Your indemnity

We aren’t responsible for any loss or damages that arise from your use of this site, and you indemnify us against any such loss, damages or other liability.

4.3. Direct and indirect damages limited

If a court finds us responsible, our liability to you is excluded for indirect or consequential damages, and limited to R100 for direct damages arising from any cause of action, including contract or delict.

5. general

5.1. Entire agreement

These terms are the entire agreement between us and you regarding your use of this site.

5.2. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time, in which case they will apply to your use of this site immediately.

5.3. No waiver

If we don’t enforce our rights under this agreement, that doesn’t mean that we waive those rights.

5.4. Severability

If any part of these terms is unenforceable, the other parts of these terms will still apply.

5.5. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of South Africa, and any dispute regarding them will be handled by the South African Magistrate’s Court closest to our head office.

5.6. Contact us

If you have any questions about these terms, you can contact us at the details in our PAIA manual.