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COPYRIGHT

1. Use of Information

1.1 All data submitted by registered users will be made available in the subscriber content of Ancestry24 for other paid subscribers to see. Please ensure that sensitive material is not included in your material as Ancestry24 will not be held liable for private information submitted.

2. COPYRIGHT

2.1 Copyright 2004 - 2008 © Ancestry24, 70 Prestwich Street, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. To obtain permissions for the commercial use of any content on this site contact The CEO at +27 21 468 8247 or e-mail info@ancestry24.co.za

2.2 Users may download, view and print content from this site for private and non-commercial purposes only.

2.3 All moral rights of Ancestry24 and its employees/agents are reserved.

2.4 Ancestry24 cannot screen or edit all the content available from the Ancestry24 site and does not accept any liability for illegal, defamatory or obscene content. Users are encouraged to inform Ancestry24 of any content that may be offensive or illegal.

3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

3.1 All the content, trademarks and data on this web site, including but not limited to, software, databases, text, graphics, icons, hyperlinks, private information, designs and agreements, are the property of or licensed to Learning Online and as such are protected from infringement by local and international legislation and treaties.

4. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

4.1 When a user visits Ancestry24 or sends e-mails to Ancestry24, that user consents to receiving communications from Ancestry24 electronically and agrees that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications sent by Ancestry24 satisfies any legal requirements, including but not limited, to the requirement that such communications should be "in writing".

5. HYPERLINKS

5.1 No person, business or web site may link to any page on this site without the prior written permission of Ancestry24. Such permission could be obtained from the person referred to in clause 1 hereof. This clause does not apply to parties that have entered into affiliate agreements with Ancestry24.

6. FRAMING

6.1 No person, business or web site may frame this site or any of the pages on this site in any way whatsoever.

7. SPIDERS AND CRAWLERS

7.1 No person, business or web site may use any technology to search and gain any information from this site without the prior written permission of Ancestry24. Such permission could be obtained from the person referred to in clause 1 hereof.

8. DISCLAIMER

8.1 Apart from the provisions of sections 43(5) and 43(6) of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, neither Learning Online 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 this web site or the services or content provided from and through this web site. Furthermore, Ancestry24 makes no representations or warranties, implied or otherwise, that, amongst others, the content and technology available from this web site are free from errors or omissions or that the service will be 100% uninterrupted and error free. Users are encouraged to report any possible malfunctions and errors to the person referred to in clause 1.

8.2 This web site is supplied on an "as is" basis and has not been compiled or supplied to meet the user's individual requirements. It is the sole responsibility of the user to satisfy itself prior to entering into this agreement with Ancestry24 that the service available from and through this web site will meet the user's individual requirements and be compatible with the user's hardware and/or software.

8.3 Information, ideas and opinions expressed on this site should not be regarded as professional advice or the official opinion of Ancestry24 and users are encouraged to consult professional advice before taking any course of action related to information, ideas or opinions expressed on this site.

8.4 Neither Ancestry24 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 product sold on this web site.

9. COSTS

9.1 PRICES:

9.1.1 The price of each product is displayed with the product. In the event of a sale or special offer, the discounted price is displayed.

9.2 SHIPPING COSTS:

9.2.1 Shipping Costs payable by purchaser.

9.3 VALUE ADDED TAX:

9.3.1 Value added tax at the rate of 14% is charged on goods bought by South African residents.

9.3.2 VAT is not payable on international orders.

9.3.3 Payable by all South African Residents.

9.4 IMPORT DUTIES:

9.4.1 Import duties may be payable by recipients of goods in foreign countries. Ancestry24 does not know what levies may be payable and cannot calculate or estimate such costs.

10. PAYMENT METHODS

10.1 Credit card payments.

10.1.1 At the time of placing the order, the transaction details are presented to the bank and an authorization is obtained for the amount of the order.

10.1.2 Payment is only collected when the order is completed and the goods shipped.

10.2 Bank deposit payments.

10.2.1 If the buyer selects the 'pay via bank deposit' button, instructions will be given on how to deposit monies into the Ancestry24 bank account and would it be subject to the following rules:

10.2.1.1 The exact amount must be paid

10.2.1.2 The payment must be identified by supplying the order number and surname in the reference section of the deposit slip or on the electronic transfer.

10.2.1.3 No transfers must be made from ATM's

10.2.1.4 Cheque deposits are subject to a clearing period.

10.2.1.5 No bank deposits are accepted from outside the borders of South Africa .

10.2.1.6 Unpaid bank deposit orders are cancelled after five business days.

11. GOVERNING LAW

11.1 This site is hosted, controlled and operated from the Republic of South Africa and therefore governed by South African law.

12. SECURITY

12.1 Any person that delivers or attempts to deliver any damaging code to this web site or attempts to gain unauthorised access to any page on this web site shall be prosecuted and civil damages shall be claimed in the event that Ancestry24 suffers any damage or loss.

12.2 The user agrees and warrants that its log-in name and password shall:

12.2.1 be used for personal use only; and

12.2.2 not be disclosed to any third party.

12.3 The user allows Ancestry24 to take all reasonable steps to ensure the integrity and security of the Ancestry24 site and back-office applications.

12.4 All credit card transactions are Secure Socket Layers encrypted. The company registration

13. CHANGES TO AGREEMENT

13.1 Ancestry24 may, in its sole discretion, change this agreement or any part thereof at any time without notice.

14. DISPUTES

14.1 In the event of any dispute of any nature whatsoever arising between the parties on any matter provided for in, or arising out of this agreement, and not resolved through the Customer Relations Department of Ancestry24, then such a dispute shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in terms of the expedited rules of the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Cape Town in English. [Click Here] to download the arbitration rules.

15. DOMICILIUM

15.1 Ancestry24 chooses as its domicilium citandi et executandi for all purposes under this agreement, whether in respect of court process, notice, or other documents or communication of whatsoever nature, 70 Prestwich Street , Green Point , Cape Town .

16. TERM AND TERMINATION

16.1 This agreement shall commence when the user registers on the Ancestry24 site and continues indefinitely until terminated by Ancestry24 in terms of clause 22 hereto or for any other reason.

17. GENERAL INFORMATION

17.1 Ancestry24 is a division of Media24 Digital.

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