The Terms, Conditions and Privacy Policy (“Terms”) govern the use of the Tax Debt Compliance website (“Website”). By checking the “I accept the Terms, Conditions & Privacy Policy” option or by continued use of the Tax Debt Compliance website, the User agrees to be bound by the Terms as set out in this legal notice. If the User does not wish to be bound by these Terms, the User may not access, display, use, download, or otherwise copy or distribute any content obtained from the website.

Definitions

 In these Terms, unless otherwise required or indicated by the context:

• “Tax Debt Compliance” shall mean Tax Debt Compliance (Pty) Ltd, a South African private company incorporated and registered in terms of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, with registration number 2018/009866/07 and with its registered address at Centurion Gate Office Park, Unit 4, 3^rd Floor, 1951 Akkerboom Street, Centurion, Gauteng, 0157.
• “Personal Information” means any information that may be used to identify a specific person (whether it is a natural or juristic person).
• “System Data” shall mean usage, transactional and device-related data that is collected automatically by Tax Debt Compliance.
• “User” shall mean any person who accesses or uses the website.
• “User Data” shall mean any data or content entered or captured by a User by means of the website, including data needed by the website to allow the User to view any content or subscribe to any service.
• “Website” shall mean the Tax Debt Compliance website that is located at the domain name https://taxdc.co.za/ where a User can visit and browse the Tax Debt Compliance website.

Tax Debt Compliance is a South African Company that offers specialised tax services. This Agreement regulates the use of the Tax Debt Compliance website, which is developed, owned, and copy righted by Tax Debt Compliance.

COVID Notice

Tax Debt Compliance upholds all COVID-19 related legislation and regulations. All visitors to the Tax Debt Compliance premises will need to comply with all COVID-19 legislation and regulations as well as the Tax Debt Compliance policies and procedures in this regard.

For more information on COVID-19 preventative tips, symptoms as well as the latest news and statistics in South Africa, please visit the COVID-19 South African Resource Portal at https://sacoronavirus.co.za/.

Amendments to the Terms

Tax Debt Compliance may change, modify, add to or remove from portions or the whole of these Terms. Changes to these Terms will become effective when the changes are posted on the Tax Debt Compliance website. Tax Debt Compliance will notify the User of these changes by posting a prominent notice on the Tax Debt Compliance website. The User’s continued use of the Tax Debt Compliance website following the posting of changes or updates will be considered notice of the User’s acceptance of the updated terms in the Agreement, including any changes or updates.

Indemnity and Limitation of Liability

Subject to the Privacy Policy, contained herein, the Tax Debt Compliance website and all content on the Tax Debt Compliance website, are provided on an “as is” basis, and may include inaccuracies or typographical errors and Tax Debt Compliance, its suppliers, employees, directors, partners, affiliates and agents will not be liable for any damage, or loss or liability of any nature incurred by whoever as a result of any action or omission. Tax Debt Compliance makes no warranty or representation as to the availability, accuracy or completeness of the content, or any third-party content accessible via an internet link.

None of the content, including any information or articles published pertaining to specific aspects of the business of Tax Debt Compliance, must be construed as advice in respect of such aspect. Neither Tax Debt Compliance, its suppliers, employees, directors, partners, affiliates, nor any of the aforementioned parties’ agents can be held liable for any damages, of whatsoever nature, due to such action by any User.

Neither Tax Debt Compliance nor any holding company, affiliate, agent, subsidiary of Tax Debt Compliance or owners, will be held responsible for any damage of any kind, related to the use of, or the inability to access or use the content or the Tax Debt Compliance website or any functionality, or of any linked website to the extent permissible by law.

The User acknowledges and agrees that the Terms are entered into between the User and Tax Debt Compliance and does not govern the relationship between the User and any third party.

Complaints and Disputes

Users can file complaints by means of the “contact us” tab on the Tax Debt Compliance website. Currently, Tax Debt Compliance does not subscribe to any alternative dispute resolution code or mechanism and a User may approach the courts should the dispute or complaint not be resolved.

Disclaimers

The User’s use of the Tax Debt Compliance website is dependent on factors beyond Tax Debt Compliance’s control, such as the User’s network coverage or network availability as well as or their device’s proficiency and/or capacity.

Tax Debt Compliance is not liable for any loss or damages the User may suffer if a factor beyond Tax Debt Compliance’s control arises and the User cannot access the Tax Debt Compliance website.

Tax Debt Compliance nor any holding company, affiliate, agent, or subsidiary thereof are responsible for any loss or damages related to User’s use of the Tax Debt Compliance website or any Intellectual Property flowing from their use. This includes, without limitation, any damage, or loss or liability of any nature incurred by whoever as a result of any action or omission.

Tax Debt Compliance is not responsible for any loss or damage where:

• An unauthorized third party discovers and or utilizes the User ‘s access codes;
• Any technical interruption, malfunction, downtime or other failure that affects the Tax Debt Compliance website, a third-party system or any part of any database for any reason;
• Any Personal Information or other data is directly or indirectly lost or damaged because of technical problems, power failures, unlawful acts (such as data theft), any program or virus, the User’s own negligence; or any other reason flowing from the use of the Tax Debt Compliance website;

• Any event that Tax Debt Compliance has no control over.

COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

“Intellectual Property” shall mean without limitation, all inventions, specifications, patents, designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names and all goodwill associated with the foregoing; copyright and copyrightable works, including, but not limited to, all copyright in any logos, devices, designs, multimedia works and computer software programs (in both source and object code form, and including any programmers’ or developers’ notes, flow charts, memoranda and design documents); rights protecting goodwill and reputation; proprietary material, know-how, ideas, concepts, trade secrets, methods, techniques, graphics; schematics; marketing; sales and user data; domain names and URLs; databases and rights in databases, confidential information and all other intellectual property rights and rights of a similar character whether registered or capable of registration, rights in the nature of any of the above items whether registered or unregistered in any country or jurisdiction and all applications and rights to apply for protection of any of the same.

Content displayed on the website is provided by Tax Debt Compliance its affiliates or subsidiary, or any other third-party owners of the content (“Content”). All the proprietary works, and the compilation of the proprietary works, belong to the Provider, its affiliates or subsidiary, or any third-party owners of the rights (“Owners”), and the Content is protected by South African and international copyright laws.

Tax Debt Compliance may make any changes to the website, the Content, or to products or services offered through the website at any time and without notice to the User. All rights in and to the Content is reserved and retained by the Owners. Except as specified in the Terms, the User is not granted a license or any other right including under Copyright, Trademark, Patent or other Intellectual Property Rights in or to the Content.

Certain content available on the Tax Debt Compliance website may include content that belongs to third parties. Tax Debt Compliance may provide links to third-party websites, as a convenience to the User.

User agrees that Tax Debt Compliance is not liable for any of the following:

• The content or the accuracy of any such content belonging to third parties, including, but not limited to any merchants, featured on the Tax Debt Compliance website;
• Any content featured on the third-party websites that are accessed through the links found on the Tax Debt Compliance

The User acknowledges that:

• They will not make any representations that they have any rights of any nature in any present and/or future Intellectual Property belonging to Tax Debt Compliance and/or any third parties featured on the Tax Debt Compliance website;
• They will not use Tax Debt Compliance and/or any third-party Intellectual Property that is featured on the present Tax Debt Compliance Website present and/or future Intellectual Property in any manner whatsoever or any other Intellectual Property which is identical, similar and/or confusingly similar thereto in any other country;
• They will not do, or omit to do, or cause to be done any act or thing which would be expected to weaken, damage, be detrimental to or in any way impair or tend to impair Tax Debt Compliance goodwill; and

They will not use, register or attempt to register as trade names, corporate names, business names, logos, domain names, meta-tags, meta descriptors, electronic mail (email) addresses, server names, or search-engine markers or anything that is identical to, contained in whole or in part, or is otherwise similar to Tax Debt Compliance present and/or future Intellectual Property in any country.

The User indemnifies Tax Debt Compliance against all actions, claims, costs, demands, expenses and other liabilities suffered or incurred by Tax Debt Compliance as a result of any third-party claims initiated and/or instituted against Tax Debt Compliance relating to the User‘s unauthorized use of the Tax Debt Compliance website, the content thereon and/or any other Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights flowing from the foregoing.

Any breach of the terms under this clause entitles Tax Debt Compliance in addition to their normal common law remedies, to take legal action without prior notice to the User and the User agrees to reimburse the costs associated with such legal action to Tax Debt Compliance.

Availability of the Service

Standard data costs will be charged when a User utilizes the Tax Debt Compliance website. These costs are charged by the User’s mobile network operator or internet service provider, and Tax Debt Compliance will in no way be held liable for any claim arising from these data costs including any claims of heightened data usage. Any questions related to a User’s data costs must be referred to their individual mobile network operator or internet service provider.

The Tax Debt Compliance website service may be interrupted for one or more of the following reasons, including but not limited to maintenance, repairs, upgrades, or network or equipment failures. Tax Debt Compliance may discontinue some or all of its services, including certain features and the support of certain devices and platforms, at any time.

Events beyond the control of Tax Debt Compliance may affect the services offered. Such events may include events of force majeure.

Breach

Tax Debt Compliance may suspend or disconnect the User from using the Tax Debt Compliance website if they are in breach of a clause as contained in this Agreement and do not remedy the breach within 5 (five) days after Tax Debt Compliance has requested them to do so. Tax Debt Compliance may still take other steps available to them, including applying to a court for an urgent interdict against the User.

User Feedback 

Feedback provided by the User to Tax Debt Compliance about any aspect or feature of the Tax Debt Compliance website may be used by Tax Debt Compliance without any obligation to the User.

Jurisdiction

The Tax Debt Compliance website is controlled, operated and administered by Tax Debt Compliance from its offices within the Republic of South Africa.

Any agreement or dispute will be governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and the User consents to the jurisdiction of the Pretoria High Court in the event of any dispute.

If any of the provisions of the Agreement are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to give effect to the intent of the Terms, and the remainder of the Terms will continue in full force.

General

These Terms & Conditions contain all the provisions agreed on by the Parties with regard to the use of the content and the Tax Debt Compliance website and the Parties waive the right to rely on any alleged provision not expressly contained in this Agreement. No contract varying, adding to, deleting from or cancelling this Agreement, and no waiver of any right under this Agreement, by the User shall be effective unless reduced to writing and signed by or on behalf of the Parties.

The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any of the clauses in these Terms will not affect the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining clauses.

Tax Debt Compliance may terminate the Tax Debt Compliance website any time, without notice.

Distribution and Communication by Email

Any email communication received from Tax Debt Compliance is privileged and confidential and for the use of the intended User only. If a User receives an email in error, please notify Tax Debt Compliance directly and delete the email and any attachments. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of the contents of an email received in error, or any similar action, is prohibited. WARNING: From time to time, Tax Debt Compliance spam scanners may eliminate a legitimate email from a User. There is a duty on the User to ensure Tax Debt Compliance acknowledges receipt of the User’s instruction.