Definitions
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Purpose
These terms and conditions form an agreement between yourself and Game Stores. Accessing and using the information services constitutes the agreement. The information service, including any new information added to the information service from time to time, is provided subject to these terms and conditions. The terms and conditions may be amended without notice to you. Accessing and using the information services after an amendment to the terms and conditions, constitutes acceptance of the amended terms and conditions.
Ownership
The web site is owned and managed by Game Stores, duly incorporated in terms of the laws of South Africa. Certain information contained on the web site has been provided by third parties and is owned by those third parties.
Registered domains
Game Stores is the owner of the following domain name(s):
Amendment
The information contained herein, including but not limited to, any information posted in any public area or chat room, may be amended, modified, updated, substituted, suspended or deleted at any time without notice.
Acceptable uses
The information may be downloaded to a local hard disk, printed or reproduced for - personal non-commercial use.
Provided that the source must be acknowledged where the information is used for personal non-commercial purposes.
Prohibited uses
The following uses of the information services are prohibited without prior express written permission from Game Stores:
1. Copying, distribution or display of the information beyond what may legally construed as personal non-commercial use
2. Publication, broadcasting or sale of the information
3. Use of the information in any manner which infringes any copyright or proprietary interests of Game Stores or any third parties
4. Systematic downloading of the information using automated data retrieval programs
5. Copying, incorporating or storing the information in another web site, an electronic retrieval system or other publication in any form, whether hard copy, electronic or otherwise and
6. Framing of the web site
The following uses are prohibited:
1. The sending or posting of any message or material that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, indecent, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, sexually orientated, racially offensive, profane or pornographic.
You hereby indemnify Game Stores and hold it harmless against all loss, liability, damage or expense of whatsoever nature which Game Stores or any third party may suffer which arises out of or is in connection with, whether directly or indirectly, your use of the website to send or post any such message or material.
Interruptions
Electronic communication and the Internet are inherently unstable and prone to interruptions and failure.
This website will be subject to both scheduled and ad hoc maintenance and updates which may lead to interruptions in the delivery of the content of the site.
Game Stores does not warrant, guarantee or represent that the information service will be provided uninterrupted, without failures or error-free.
Viruses and other harmful content
The threat of viruses and other harmful content is inherent to electronic communication. Game Stores does not warrant, guarantee or represent that the website or information is free of viruses or other harmful content. You must take the necessary precautions to protect yourself against viruses and other harmful content.
Game Stores is not responsible for any loss or damage however arising from the infection by viruses or other harmful content of your computer or computer systems, whether as a result of accessing, browsing or downloading the information or otherwise.
In the event of any virus or malicious code being detected on the web site the website, or parts thereof as need be, will be shut down until such time as the virus or malicious code has been eradicated and you shall have no claim against Game Stores as a result of such shutdown.
Links to third party web sites
The web site contains hypertext links to web sites maintained by individuals and organisations other than Game Stores.
Links are provided for convenience.
Game Stores:
By accessing links to a third party web site, you:
Accuracy, timeliness etc
Care has been taken to ensure that the information services are accurate and up to date. However, Game Stores does not guarantee accuracy, timeliness, completeness, suitability or adequacy of the information.
No representation or warranty is provided regarding the:
No warranties of fitness for a particular purpose are provided. The information is provided "as is" and "as available" without any warranty of any kind.
Liability
For the reasons given above, Game Stores disclaims and has no liability for all loss or damage, direct special consequential or otherwise, personal injury or expense of whatsoever nature, arising out of or in connection with the use of or reliance on the information or website and you hereby indemnify Game Stores and hold it harmless against all loss, liability, damage, direct, special, consequential or otherwise or personal injury or expense of whatsoever nature which may be suffered by you or such third party arising out of or in connection with the use of, or reliance on the information or the website.
Copyright
Unless otherwise stated:
are protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights, which remain the exclusive property of Game Stores.
Trade marks, logos and other intellectual property displayed on this site are registered and unregistered marks of Game Stores or the registered and unregistered marks of third parties represented on the site and they are the property of Game Stores or the third parties as the case may be and may not be used without prior express written permission from Game Stores, where applicable, or the owner.
Trademarks and copyright notices, and related visual marks and logos, may not be removed from the information or any authorised reproduction of the information.
The information may be used only for the acceptable uses mentioned above. Any unauthorised use may violate copyright, trademark and other laws, making you liable under both civil and criminal law.
Unprotected email is subject to possible interception, alteration or loss.
User Information Gathered
Information regarding the operating systems, browsers and IP origins of the users of this website is collected for statistical reporting purposes. No personal information regarding the users of this website is obtained aside from that which is freely given by the user when subscribing to the email leaflets. This information, namely email addresses, will not be given or sold to any third parties and will be used solely for the purposes of sending the aforementioned email leaflets.
General
a. These terms of use constitute the sole record of the agreement between you and Game Stores in relation to the subject matter hereof. Neither you nor Game Stores shall be bound by any express tacit or implied representation, warranty, promise or the like not recorded herein. These terms of use supersede and replace all prior commitments, undertakings or representations, whether written or oral, between you and Game Stores in respect of the subject matter hereof. No addition to, variation or agreed cancellation of any provision of these terms of use shall be binding upon either you or Game Stores unless agreed to by Game Stores. No indulgence or extension of time which either you or Game Stores may grant to the other will constitute a waiver of or, whether by estoppel or otherwise, limit any of the existing or future rights of the grantor in terms hereof, save in the event or to the extent that the grantor has signed a written document expressly waiving or limiting such rights.
b. Game Stores shall be entitled to cede, assign and delegate all or any of its rights and obligations in terms of these terms of use to any third party.
c. All provisions of these terms of use are, notwithstanding the manner in which they have been grouped together or linked grammatically, severable from each other. Any provision of these terms of use which is or becomes unenforceable in any jurisdiction, whether due to voidness, invalidity, illegality, unlawfulness or for any reason whatever, shall, in such jurisdiction only and only to the extent that it is so unenforceable, be treated as pro non scripto and the remaining provisions of these terms of use shall remain in full force and effect.
Applicable law
This agreement is governed by and interpreted in terms of the laws of South Africa.
Advertisement Disclaimer
Game Stores takes the utmost care to ensure that all advertisements are correct. If a mistake occurs or incomplete information is printed, we will display a notice in-store or on our website with all the correct details. Unless we state a specific limitation, Game Stores will attempt to have sufficient advertised stock available to meet customers' anticipated demands. If we still run out of stock, we will attempt to obtain the stock or we will offer you a reasonable alternative.
