Definitions

In this User Agreement, the terms below have the following meanings:

1. “Competent Person” means anyone who is legally competent to consent to any action or decision being taken for any matter concerning a child, for example a parent or legal guardian.
2. “Our App” means any online application software that is provided by or is connected with Carrington Heights Primary School that you install or download from an online application store and access via a mobile device, including any smartphone and/or tablet device.
3. “Personal Information” or “PI” means information relating to you or any other living person or existing legal entity, including but not limited to:
4. “Processing of Information” means the automated or manual activity of collecting, recording, organizing, storing, updating, distributing and removing or deleting personal information.
5. “Site” means collectively our website/s and our Facebook page.
6. “We”, “us”, “our” means Carrington Heights Primary School
7. “Website” means the Internet websites with the address www.carringtonheightsprimaryschool.co.za or any website with a URL that is validly registered to Carrington Heights Primary School .
8. “You” and “your” means the user of the Site.
   1. Any identifying number, symbol, e-mail address, physical address, telephone number or other particular assignment to the person.
   2. Correspondence sent by the person that is implicitly or explicitly of a private or confidential nature or further correspondence that would reveal the contents of the original correspondence.
   3. Information relating to the education or the medical, financial, criminal or employment history of the person.
   4. Information relating to the race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, national, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, physical or mental health, well-being, disability, religion, belief, culture, language, birth, milestones and development of the person.
   5. The name of the person if it appears with other personal information relating to the person or if the disclosure of the name itself would reveal information about the person, provided that such information is not in the public domain in the same or in a different format or held by a public body and publicly accessible.

Conditions of Access

1. Your access to, and use of, the Site is subject always to the terms and conditions set out in this User Agreement.
2. To avoid any confusion, you agree that these terms and conditions apply to your use of:
   1. The website.

1. Any third party website or mobile application licensed to us.

3. Regardless of the platform, gateway, portal or mode of access you use to install, download or access the Site. Your cell phone provider may, depending on the type of contract you have, charge you for accessing the Site or for any usage of the Site (such as data charges, sms charges). Carrington Heights Primary School cannot be held responsible for these charges.

Your Acceptance and Consent

1. By using the Site, you expressly agree to the terms and conditions of this User Agreement. If you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions, please do not continue to use the Site.
2. You agree that this User Agreement applies to any information accessed via the Site, and to all sections of the Site.

Changes to this User Agreement

1. We may change the terms and conditions of this User Agreement at any time. We recommend that you familiarise yourself with this User Agreement regularly.
2. The most updated version of this User Agreement will apply each time that you access and use the Site.

Your Profile

1. If you use the Site, you must keep your access details (including, your username and password) confidential and not allow other people to use it.
2. You also accept full responsibility for all activities that occur under your access details or password and accept responsibility for sharing your username and password.
3. You are only permitted to use one profile. If you use more than one profile, we may revoke all access.
4. Once you’ve logged onto the Site, certain information, functionalities and other features of the Site will be accessible to you the next time you access the Site, without having to re-enter your password. If you prefer to enter your password every time you access the Site, you can change the setting in the menu option.
5. Carrington Heights Primary School Center may refuse to provide products and/or services to you if we are unable to verify any information that you provide to us.
6. You agree that the following actions shall be material breaches of these terms and conditions:
   1. Signing in as, or pretending to be, another person.
   2. Transmitting material that violates, or could violate, the intellectual property rights of others or the privacy of others.
   3. Using interactive services in a way that is intended to harm, or could result in harm, to you or to other users of the Site.
   4. Gathering information about others without obtaining their prior written consent.
7. You also agree that any use of your access details shall be regarded as if you were the person using such information.
8. You may change your password at any time, although Carrington Heights Primary Schoolmay determine certain requirements that you will need to meet when choosing a password. These requirements may be changed from time to time and you may be required to update your credentials following such changes.
9. You guarantee that all information provided by you at any time to Carrington Heights Primary School or via the Site, will be true, accurate, current and correct and you undertake to update the information as and when required.
10. You guarantee that you have fully disclosed all facts, and agree that this User Agreement and any transactions related to this User Agreement will be void if you do not meet this requirement.

Electronic communication and records

1. When you visit the Site or send e-mails to us, you accept that we may communicate with you electronically. All records that you send to us may be stored electronically and with third possible parties, although the strictest levels of confidentiality bind these third parties. These electronic records shall be proof of the records, unless you can prove otherwise.
2. Any electronic communication (for example, an e-mail or SMS) sent to you will be regarded to have been received by you upon being sent by Carrington Heights Primary School.
3. If you are a registered user of the website, you may receive communications from us via e-mail. If you do not want to receive e-mails from Carrington Heights Primary School, you may change the way you receive your communication on the website, or you can phone/email us.
4. Carrington Heights Primary School takes all reasonable steps to protect your personal information and maintain confidentiality, including the use of encryption technology. However, we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any information you transmit to us online and you agree that you do this at your own risk.
5. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically meet any legal requirement that the communications be in writing.

Copyright

1. All content made available on the Site (for example, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software) belongs to Carrington Heights Primary School, unless we expressly state that it is not and is protected by South African and international law. In addition, the compilation of all content on the Site is the exclusive property of Carrington Heights Primary School and is protected by South African and international copyright laws.
2. Except if permitted under this or another agreement with Carrington Heights Primary School no portion of the Site may be copied or transmitted via any means available now or in the future.
3. Any unauthorised use, alteration or dissemination of the information or content on the Site is prohibited.
4. You agree that if you breach the terms of this clause, Carrington Heights Primary School will have the right to claim damages from you, which will include the right to claim special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages. Carrington Heights Primary School will also be allowed to claim for loss of profits and loss of business and will also be allowed to recover all legal costs on a scale as between attorney and own client.
5. Nothing on the Site should be regarded as granting any license or right to use any trademark without Carrington Heights Primary School’s prior written permission.
6. Carrington Heights Primary School tries to ensure that well-sourced, highly regarded technology protects the information on the Site. However, we cannot be held responsible for any consequences that may result from the unlawful breach of copyright or unlawful dissemination of information by third parties copying information off the Site. If you suspect a breach or where a breach may have taken place and this comes to your knowledge, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can address the problem.

Disclaimer

1. The Site and all information, content, tools and materials are provided by Carrington Heights Primary School on an “as is” and “and available” basis, unless we inform you in writing.
2. Carrington Heights Primary School does not guarantee the operation of the Site or the information, content, tools or materials on the Site. You agree that you use the Site at your own risk.
3. Carrington Heights Primary School does not guarantee that:
   1. The Site.
   2. The information, content, tools or materials included on the Site.
   3. Carrington Heights Primary School servers, or
   4. That any electronic communications sent by us are free from viruses or other harmful components.
4. Carrington Heights Primary School will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from your use of the Site or from any information, content, tools or materials included on or otherwise made available to you through the Site, including for direct, incidental, punitive and/or consequential damages.
5. We are fully committed to providing you with the best possible service. However, we are not responsible for:
   1. Any interrupted, delayed or failed transmission, storage or delivery of information due to a power failure, equipment or software malfunction, natural disasters, fire, labour unrest, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Carrington Heights Primary School.
   2. Any inaccurate, incomplete or inadequate information obtained from the Site supplied by you.
6. Neither will we be responsible for any direct or indirect loss or damages that may arise from:
   1. Any of the events described in this paragraph or the paragraphs above.
   2. Your actions or omissions that result in a breach of this User Agreement.
   3. Any links to other websites from the Site. You also acknowledge that we cannot control the content of or the products offered on those websites.
   4. A denial of access to the website should we believe or have reason to believe that you are conducting activities that are illegal, abusive, would attack the integrity of the website or put Carrington Heights Primary School in disrepute.
   5. Your reliance on any of the information, content, tools or materials that you obtain from the Site.
7. It is very important that you acknowledge and understand that the information included on the Site should not to be regarded as either advice or an intermediary service in terms of the School’s Act or the Children’s Act.
8. To the extent that information may be provided on the Site, it is based on in-depth research, best practice and on current recommendations and guidelines. These obviously change from time to time. The information provided should by no means replace the advice of a legal representative.

Indemnity

1. While Carrington Heights Primary School makes every effort to ensure that the content and information on the Site is complete, accurate and up to date, we make no guarantee about the suitability of the products and services on the Site or whether they are complete accurate or appropriate.
2. You agree to fully indemnify Carrington Heights Primary School, its directors, employees, and trustees (where applicable) against any claim, loss or damages, which you may incur or suffer as a result of your use of the Site.
3. You agree to fully indemnify Carrington Heights Primary School, its directors and employees, the board of trustees of the scheme and the employees of the scheme, from any errors or inaccuracies or incomplete information made available by third parties on the Site and agree that, we will not be liable for any loss or damages, including direct, indirect and consequential loss, that may arise from any disclosure to or by any third parties.
4. You agree that all information, including products and services or any terms or conditions relating to them, on the Site may change. Carrington Heights Primary School will notify you of the important changes within a reasonable time.
5. All products and services provided on the Site are subject to confirmation, and any terms or conditions relating to them, at the time of finalising any transactions.
6. You accept that some of the information, content, tools or materials on the Site come from external sources and you agree that Carrington Heights Primary School is not responsible, and will not be held liable, for any information or content, received from these external sources.

Phishing and spoofing

1. If you receive an unsolicited e-mail that appears to be from Carrington Heights Primary School and that requests you to provide personal information (such as your credit card number, username, or password), or that asks you to verify or confirm Carrington Heights Primary School information by clicking on a link, it is most likely that the e-mail was sent by a “phisher” or “spoofer.”
2. Carrington Heights Primary School will never ask for this type of information in an e-mail, and we strongly recommend that you do not respond to these e-mails and that you do not click on the link. Responding to “phishing” places you and your personal information at risk. Carrington Heights Primary School cannot be responsible for any consequences resulting from your response to any email sent by a “phisher” or a “spoofer”.

Linking to third party websites

1. The Website may contain certain images and links to other third party websites with information, content or material produced by other parties. These linked third party websites are not under the control of Carrington Heights Primary School and we are not responsible for the information, content or material on any linked website, including, any link contained in a linked website, or any changes or updates to a linked website.
2. Carrington Heights Primary School is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and you agree that the inclusion of links does not imply an endorsement by Carrington Heights Primary School Name of ECD Center of the linked website, their business or security practices, or any association with its operators.
3. From time to time Carrington Heights Primary School may employ the services of third parties to assist with the hosting and management of certain services and aspects of the Site. We apply every effort to ensure that our sub-contractors comply with our Privacy Statement and widely accepted security standards and they will be accountable for any non-compliance.
4. Should you have any queries arising from transactions you conclude with such third parties, you will be required to contact them directly.

Applicable law

1. By accessing and using the Site, you agree that the laws of the Republic of South Africa will govern this User Agreement, and you consent to the jurisdiction of the South African courts in respect of any dispute which may arise from this User Agreement.

General Provisions

1. The headings of the clauses in this User Agreement is provided for convenience and ease of reference only, and will not be used to interpret, modify or amplify this User Agreement.
2. If any provision of this User Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, that illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this User Agreement.
3. No failure or delay by Carrington Heights Primary School to exercise any of its rights will be regarded as a waiver of its rights, nor will it affect the validity of any part of this User Agreement.