Terms of Use
What you’re agreeing to by using this website
Terms of Use
What you’re agreeing to by using this website
Usage

Subscriber(s) and/or user(s) of the StarSat website for any reason whatsoever subject themselves to and agree to the terms and conditions and privacy policy of StarSat when accessing the website as set out below.

 

This website is only intended to provide the user with information regarding StarSat, its product offering and services rendered.

 

Without derogating from the foregoing, StarSat hereby authorises the user to view, copy, download to a local drive, print and distribute the content of this website, or any part thereof, provided that:

  • such content is used for information and/or non-commercial purposes only; and
  • any reproduction of this the content of this website, or portion thereof, must include copyright notices acknowledging StarSat and its reservation of rights.

 

Users that wish to use content from this site for commercial purposes may only do so with prior written permission.

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 StarSat, 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.

Electronic Communications

By using this website or communicating with StarSat by electronic means, the user consents and acknowledges that any and all agreements, notices, disclosures, or any other communication satisfies any legal requirement, including but not limited to the requirement that such communications should be “in writing”.

Changes and Amendments

StarSat expressly reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to alter and/or amend any criteria or information set out in this website without prior notice.

 

StarSat reserves the right to change and amend subscription fees and rates quoted on this website for its satellite subscription services and sales of digital decoders without any notice.

 

The user undertakes to acquaint themselves with the changes and/or amendments in the information supplied on the website.

Privacy

StarSat expressly reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to alter and/or amend any criteria or information set out in this website without prior notice.

 

StarSat reserves the right to change and amend subscription fees and rates quoted on this website for its satellite subscription services and sales of digital decoders without any notice.

 

The user undertakes to acquaint themselves with the changes and/or amendments in the information supplied on the website.

Linking and Framing

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

Agreements in terms of Section 21 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act

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

 

No agreements shall be concluded merely by sending a data message to this website or its owners, valid agreements require an acknowledgement an offer, of receipt from this website.

Searching Technology

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

Links to Third Party Sites

StarSat may provide links to the user only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply StarSat endorsement of such sites.

 

Linked websites or pages are not subject to the control of StarSat and as such StarSat shall not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, in any way for the contents, use, or inability to use or access any linked websites or any links contained in a linked website.

Disclaimer and Severability

Subject to the provisions of sections 43(5) and 43(6) of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, StarSat 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, StarSat 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 100% uninterrupted and error-free.

 

This website 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 StarSat 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.

 

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

 

Neither StarSat 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 or services sold or procured due to access to this website.

 

Postings of any kind posted to this website or e-mail sent to this website are not editorially controlled and therefore StarSat cannot be held liable for illegal or unconstitutional content. The user indemnifies StarSat from all liability in this regard.

Applicable and Governing Law

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

Contact information / domcilium citandi et executandi

If you have any questions, queries or wish to request permission to use any part of this website, including, linking, framing, or searching, please contact us at:

 

Postal address
Private Bag x109
Rivonia
2128

Email Disclaimer

Any e-mail message received from any employee, officer, director and/or contractor of StarSat and any of its subsidiary and/or trading entities, including any attachments thereto (the “e-mail message”), is subject to the notice and disclaimer as set-out herein:-

 

The information contained in this e-mail message is confidential and is solely intended for the person or entity to which it is addressed (the “intended recipient”) and may contain private, confidential, proprietary and/or privileged material and may be subject to confidentiality agreements. Access to this e-mail message by everyone else is unauthorised. If the recipient hereof is not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, retransmission or dissemination, or any other use of or taking of any action or any omission in reliance upon this e-mail message is prohibited and unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message (or a person responsible for delivering this e-mail message to its intended recipient), please contact the sender hereof and delete the e-mail message from all storage media. You may not disclose, distribute, copy or retain it or any part thereof.

 

E-mail messages are not necessarily secure and no liability or responsibility is accepted if information or data is, for whatever reason, corrupted or does not reach its intended recipient or is incomplete, intercepted, lost or destroyed. StarSat shall not be liable for the proper, complete transmission of the information contained in this e-mail message, for any delay in its receipt or for any viruses contained herein. No warranty is given that this e-mail message is free of viruses.

 

The views expressed in this e-mail message are unless otherwise stated, those of the author hereof and does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of StarSat, its management, officers or directors. No warranties of any nature whatsoever are made or implied that any employee and/or contractor of StarSat was authorised to create and send this e-mail message. This e-mail message does not in any way whatsoever imply or convey any authority to contract on behalf of StarSat and does not in any way whatsoever represent a formal agreement or offer for such purposes on behalf of StarSat or its employees and/or subcontractors and no agreement with StarSat shall be of any force of effect or enforceable unless reduced to writing and signed by a duly authorised signatory of StarSat. For the purposes hereof, a “written document” shall exclude any written document that is in the form, either wholly or partly, of a data message as defined in the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 25 of 2002, and “signed” shall mean a signature executed by hand with a pen and without any electronic process or intervention.

 

StarSat shall be deemed to have (a) sent an e-mail message once reflected as “sent” in the log files on or StarSat’s mail servers and (b) received once a StarSat representative has responded thereto. Auto replies shall not be deemed a response for the purposes hereof.

 

StarSat reserves the right to monitor, filter, view, intercept and block e-mail messages addressed to its employees, officers, directors, contractors or users or transmitted by same or take any other action in accordance with its electronic communications policy.

 

Under no circumstances whatsoever shall StarSat, its management, officers, directors, employees or the sender of this e-mail message be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or punitive damages, liabilities, losses or claims resulting from this e-mail message or the use of this e-mail message in any way whatsoever.

 

The laws of the Republic of South Africa shall govern any and all StarSat e-mail messages.