Terms and Conditions for the use of the North-West University (NWU) Website
Accessing any pages on this website implies that you (“the user”) agree to the following terms and conditions
of use of this website.
1 Copyright
1.1 Copyright 2004© North-West University ("the University"), Private Bag X1290, Potchefstroom, 2520,
South Africa. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. To obtain permissions for the use of any
content on these sites, please contact the Registrar (http://www.nwu.ac.za/office-registrar).
1.2 You may download, view and print content from the NWU website for lawful purposes only.
1.3 All moral rights of the NWU and its employees, agents and students are reserved.
2 Disclaimer
2.1 Whilst every effort has been made by the NWU and its suppliers of information, to ensure the proper
performance of this website, the accuracy of the information or images and the reliability of the data on
this website, its affiliated companies, suppliers, or any of their employees, do not guarantee the
availability of services, content and information offered on this website or the accuracy of the information
and/or images on this website.
2.2 Subject to the provisions of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002, the NWU
shall not be liable for any damage, loss or liability of whatsoever nature arising from the use or inability
of this website or the services or content provided through this website. We make no representations or
warranties, whether express or implied, and assume no liability or responsibility for the proper
performance of this website and/or the information and/or images contained on this website, and the
services are thus used at your own risk. In particular we make no warranty that the services will meet
your requirements, are uninterrupted, complete, timely, and secure or error free. Users are encouraged
to report any possible malfunctions to the person referred to in clause one.
2.3 Neither the University 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 website or the services or content
provided from and through this website. 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 an agreement with the University 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.
2.4 Information, ideas and opinions expressed on this site should not be regarded as professional advice
or the official opinion of the NWU.
2.5 The NWU cannot be held liable for illegal or unconstitutional content, which through no fault of its own
is posted on its website. The user indemnifies the NWU from all liability in this regard.
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3 Indemnification
3.1 You indemnify and hold us harmless against all and any loss, liability, actions, suits, proceedings, costs,
demands and damages of all and every kind (including direct, indirect, special or consequential
damages), whether in an action based on contract, negligence or any other action, arising out of or in
connection with the failure or delay in the performance of the services and/or information offered on this
website, or the use of the services, information and/or images available on this website, whether due to
our negligence or not.
4 Usage
4.1 You may only use the website for lawful purposes and you warrant that you shall not:
4.1.1 use the website to receive or transmit material which is in violation of any law or regulation, which is
obscene, threatening, racist, menacing, offensive, defamatory, in breach of confidence, in breach of
any intellectual property rights, or otherwise objectionable or unlawful;
4.1.2 use the website for the transmission of "junk mail", "spam" or "chain letters”;
4.1.3 other than for your personal and non-commercial use, store on your computer, or print copies of
extracts from this website, and you may not, other than for your personal and non-commercial use,
"mirror" or cache information provided via this website on your own server, or copy, adapt, modify or
re-use the text or graphics from this website without prior written permission from the NWU.
4.2 Persons using the NWU website for any reason whatsoever, subject themselves to and agree to the
terms and conditions and privacy policy of the NWU when accessing the website.
4.3 This website is intended to provide the user only with information regarding the NWU and the services
and programmes it offers.
4.4 Without derogating from the foregoing, the NWU 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:
4.4.1 such content is used for information and/or non-commercial purposes only; and
4.4.2 any reproduction of the content of this website, or portion thereof, must include the following
copyright notice: ©North-West University 2004. All rights reserved.
4.4.3 Users that wish to use content from this site for commercial purposes may only do so with prior
written permission from the NWU.
5 Privacy policy
5.1 If the website of the NWU collects private information from users, such information shall not be disclosed
to any third party unless agreed upon between the parties or through due legal process.
5.2 The NWU is committed to respecting the privacy of your personal data. We strive at all times to comply
with applicable legislation that governs the authentication, protection and disclosure of personal
information.
6 Security
6.1 Unauthorised access and malicious coding
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 the NWU should suffer any damage or loss,
civil damages will be claimed.
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6.2 Cookies
We may store some information (commonly known as a "cookie") on your computer when you visit our
website. This enables the University to recognise you during subsequent visits. The type of information
gathered is non-personal (such as: the IP address of your computer, the date and time of your visit,
which pages you browsed and whether the pages have been delivered successfully). Apart from merely
establishing basic connectivity and communications, the University may also use this data in aggregate
form to customise our web information - tailored to your individual interests and needs. Should you
choose to do so, it is possible (depending on the browser you are using), to be prompted before
accepting any cookies, or to prevent your browser from accepting any cookies at all. This will, however,
cause certain features of the website not to be accessible or not to work properly.
6.3 Security of personal data
All reasonable steps will be taken to secure a user's information. Users undertake not to divulge their
user name and passwords to any other person. The NWU aims to protect the confidentiality, integrity
and availability of your personal information. Please note that the University cannot be responsible for
the privacy policies and practices of other websites you may access using links from this website. We
recommend that you check the policy of each site you visit and that you contact that specific organisation
if you have any concerns or questions.
7 Electronic communications
7.1 By using this website or communicating with the NWU 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 communication should be
in writing.
8 Intellectual property rights
8.1 All the content, trademarks and data on this website, including text, graphics, icons, hyperlinks, private
information, databases, software, designs and agreements, are the property of the University and as
such are protected from infringement by local and international legislation and treaties.
8.2 As the user you acknowledge that we own the intellectual property rights in and to this website, and all
services or information contained herein, and that the unauthorised use thereof is expressly prohibited.
All associated names, logos and symbols and combinations of any of the foregoing with another word
or mark, used on this site, are trademarks of the NWU.
9 Linking and framing
9.1 No person, business or website may link to any page on this site without the prior permission of the
University. Such permission could be obtained from the person referred to in clause 1 of this document.
9.2 The NWU may provide links to other websites only as a convenience to the user and the inclusion of
any link does not imply the University's endorsement of such sites.
9.3 Hyperlinks provided on this site, if any, are provided “as is” and the University does not necessarily
agree with or sponsor the content on such web pages.
9.4 No person, business or website may frame this site or any of the pages on this site in any way
whatsoever.
9.5 Linked websites or pages are not subject to the control of the NWU. The University 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.
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10 Agreements in terms of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act
10.1 No agreements shall be concluded without a valid agreement that requires the acknowledgement of an
offer or receipt from the University. A data message send to this website or its owners does not constitute
a valid agreement.
10.2 No email message shall have been deemed to have been received by the University without a written
response issued by the University. An automated response from the University shall not satisfy this
requirement.
11 Searching technology
11.1 No person, business or website may use any technology to search and gain any information from this
site without the prior written permission of the University. Such permission could be obtained from the
person referred to in clause 1 of this document.
11.2 The use of search technology, such as “web-crawlers” or “web-spiders”, to search and gain information
from this website is not permitted. Such technology can result in slowing down this website's server or
copyright infringement of any data and information available from this website.
12 Changes and amendments
12.1 The NWU 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.
12.2 The University 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.
13 Severability
13.1 These terms and conditions are severable, in that if any provision is determined to be illegal or
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall be deemed to have been
deleted without affecting the remaining provisions of the terms and conditions.
13.2 Our failure to exercise any particular rights or provision of these terms and conditions shall not constitute
a waiver of such right or provision, unless acknowledged and agreed to by us in writing.
13.3 These terms and conditions, as varied by us from time to time, constitute the sole agreement between
you and ourselves.
13.4 These terms and conditions shall be for the benefit of the NWU and may be waived by us in our
discretion.
14 General
14.1 These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South
Africa, and you shall submit to the jurisdiction of the South African Courts. Application for any of the
products or services offered on this website or pages shall constitute the user’s consent and submission
to the jurisdiction of the South African courts regarding all proceedings, transactions, applications or the
like instituted by either party against the other, arising from any of the terms and conditions pertaining
to this website or such products or services.
14.2 This site is hosted, controlled and operated from the Republic of South Africa and therefore the South
African law shall govern any action in terms of the use or inability to use this site.
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15 Contact Information / Domcilium Citandiet Et Executandi
15.1 The University may be visited or contacted at the following address:
Postal address:
North-West University
Private Bag x1290
Potchefstroom
2520
South Africa
Tel: +27(018) 299-4897
Fax: +27(018) 299-4910
Physical address:
North-West University
Building F1
Hoffman Street
Potchefstroom
2531
South Africa
Website: www.nwu.ac.za
18 June 2019
