1. USAGE

1.1 Your use of this Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd website for any reason whatsoever subject themselves to and agree to the terms and conditions and privacy policy of Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd set out below.

1.2  You should read the terms and conditions carefully before accessing any website or participate in any chatroom, newsgroup, bulletin board, mailing list, transaction or other online forum of Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd.

1.3  By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read these terms and conditions and agree to be bound by and comply with them.

1.4  This website is intended to provide the user only with information regarding Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd and the services it offers.

1.5  Users that wish to use content from this site for commercial purposes may only do so with prior written permission from Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd.

1.6 This product due to any circumstance's is totally benifical to the intended with sole rights to any application offered by known wisdom.

2. COPYRIGHT

2.1   Copyright © Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd, Sonae House, 148 Western Service Road, Woodmead, South Africa. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

2.2  You may download, view and print content from the Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd website for lawful purposes only.

2.3 All moral rights of Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd and its employees, agents and clients are reserved.

3. OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

All content, trademarks and data on this website, including but not limited to, software, databases, text, graphics, icons, hyperlinks, private information, and designs are the property of or licensed to Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd, and as such, are protected from infringement by domestic and international legislation and treaties. Subject to the rights afforded to the user herein, all other rights to all intellectual property on this site are expressly reserved.

4. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

4.1 By using this website or communicating with Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd by electronic means, the user consents and acknowledges that any and all agreements, notices, disclosures, or any other communications satisfy any legal requirement, including but not limited to the requirement that such communications should be “in writing”.

4.2 You acknowledge and accept that the action to click on specified buttons on certain web forms on the Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd website may constitute an expression of intent or other statement.

5. CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS

5.1 Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd expressly reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to alter and/or amend any criteria or information set out in this website without prior notice.

5.2 Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to change and amend the information, prices and rates quoted as well as the terms and conditions on this website without any notice.

5.3 Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to change the terms, conditions and notices under which the web site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd website.

6. PRIVACY POLICY

6.1 Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd protects the user’s privacy:

6.2 Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd gathers and will be in possession of the following private and personal information:

- Information provided by the user voluntarily – this information is used to provide a better service to users;

- Information automatically provided (e.g. via cookies) – this information is gathered to better users’ browsing and interaction with Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd. Cookies cannot harm users’ computers nor carry viruses.

6.3 Access to the collected information is strictly controlled and will only be granted to staff, who in the course of their duties need to have access to such information.

6.4 No personal information will be disclosed to any third parties without the users consent.

6.5 By using this website the user consents to the following:

6.5.1 Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd may use your personal information about the user to communicate with the user from time to time.

6.5.2 Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd may use the user’s information for non-personal statistical purposes.

6.6 If you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through the Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

7. LINKING AND FRAMING

7.1 The Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd Website may contain links to other Web Sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd and Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Sonae Novobord(Pty) Ltd is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd of the site or any association with its operators.

7.2 Any third party site may link to this web site provided that such a link is directed at the home page of official Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd web site. It is expressly prohibited for any person, business, entity or website to link to any page other than the home page of the Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd web site, without the prior written approval of Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd.

7.3 It is expressly prohibited for any person, business, entity, or website to frame any page on this website, including the home page, in any way whatsoever, without the prior written approval of Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd.

8. AGREEMENTS IN TERMS OF SECTION 21 OF THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS ACT

8.1 No agreements shall be concluded merely by sending a data message to this web site or its owners.  Valid agreements require an acknowledgement an offer, of receipt from the institution.

8.2 No e-mail message shall be deemed to have been received by Sonae Novobord until a response has been issued from Sonae Novobord. An automated response, from the institution, shall not satisfy this requirement.

9. SEARCHING TECHNOLOGY

9.1 The use of search technology, such as “web-crawlers” or “web-spiders”, to search and gain information from this web site is not permitted if such technology will result in slowing down this web site’ server or copyright infringement of any data and information available from this web site.

10. SECURITY OF INFORMATION

10.1 All reasonable steps will be taken to secure a user’s information.

10.2 User’s undertake not to divulge their user name and passwords to any other person.

10.3 It is expressly prohibited for any person, business, or entity to gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any information on this website, or to deliver or attempt to deliver any unauthorised, damaging or malicious code to this website. Any person who delivers or attempts to deliver any unauthorised, damaging or malicious code to this website or attempts to gain unauthorised access to any page on this website shall be held criminally liable, and in the event that Sonae Novobord(Pty) Ltd should suffer any damage or loss, civil damages will be claimed.

11. DISCLAIMER

11.1 Subject to the provisions of sections 43(5) and 43(6) of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd 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. Furthermore, Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd makes no representations or warranties, implied or otherwise, that, amongst others, the content and technology available from this website are free from errors or omissions or that the service will be uninterrupted and error free.

11.2 These web sites are supplied on an “as is” basis and have not been compiled or supplied to meet the user's individual requirements. It is the sole responsibility of the user to satisfy himself or herself, prior to entering into this agreement with Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd, 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.

11.3 Information, ideas and opinions expressed on this site should not be regarded as professional advice or the official opinion of Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd.

11.4 All items purchased from Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd are made pursuant to agreements with shipping and delivery agents and risk of loss pass from Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd to such agents upon delivery of any item to such carrier. 11.5 Neither Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd nor any of its agents or representatives shall be liable for any damage, loss or liability of whatsoever nature arising from the use or inability to use any information and/or services on this website.

11.6 Postings of any kind posted to Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd website are not editorially controlled and therefore Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd cannot be held liable for illegal or unconstitutional content. The user indemnifies Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd from all liability in this regard.

11.7 No information or data on this website is an offer to do business, but is merely an invitation to do business.

11.8 No agreements shall be concluded merely by sending a data message to this web site or its owners.  Valid agreements require an acknowledgement of an offer, of receipt from the institution.

11.9 No e-mail message shall be deemed to have been received by Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd until a response has been issued from Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd. An automated response, from Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd, shall not satisfy this requirement.

12. SEVERABILITY

12.1 These Terms and Conditions of Use constitute the entire agreement between Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd and you, the user of this website. Any failure by Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use shall in no way constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

12.2 In the event that any term or condition of the use of this website is not fully enforceable or valid for any reason, such term(s) or condition(s) shall be severable from the remaining terms and conditions. The remaining terms and conditions shall not be affected by such unenforceability or invalidity and shall remain enforceable and applicable.

13. APPLICABLE AND GOVENERING LAW

This website is hosted, controlled and operated from the Republic of South Africa , and thus South African Law governs the use or inability to use this website and these terms and conditions.

14. DISPUTES

14.1 In the event of any nature whatsoever arising between the parties on any matter provided for in, or arising out of this agreement, the South African law will apply and the appropriate courts of South Africa will have jurisdiction.

15. CONTACT INFORMATION / DOMCILIUM CITANDI ET EXECUTANDI

15.1 Sonae Novobord may be visited or contacted at the following addresses:

Physical Address

Sonae House
148 Western Service Road
Woodmead
South Africa

Postal Address

Postnet Suite 202
Private Bag X9
Benmore
2010

Tel: (+27) 11 236 1400
Fax: (+27) 11 656 2204