Website Terms and Conditions of Use Relating to Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Proprietary)
Limited (hereinafter referred to as “SRSA”) and affiliated websites.
These Terms and Conditions (“the Terms and Conditions”) govern your (“the User”) use of Sumitomo
Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd.’s (“SRSA”) website located at the domain name www.srigroup.co.za
(“the Website”) and its affiliated websites. By accessing and using the Website, the User agrees
to be bound by the Terms and Conditions set out in this legal notice. The User may not access,
display, use, download, and/or otherwise copy or distribute content obtained from the website
for marketing and other purposes without the express written consent of SRSA.
You agree that your use of this website is for lawful purposes only. You agree that you will not
use this website for any unlawful purpose, including committing a criminal offence, gaining
unauthorised access to other computer systems, or transmitting unlawful material.
Electronic Communications
By using this Website or communicating with SRSA via 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.
Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
SRSA provides certain information at the
Website. Content currently or anticipated to be displayed at this Website is provided by SRSA,
its affiliates and/or subsidiaries, or any other third party owners of such content, and
includes but is not limited to Literary Works, Musical Works, Artistic Works, Sound Recordings,
Cinematograph Films, Sound and Television Broadcasts, Program-Carrying Signals, Published
Editions and Computer Programs (“the Content”). All such proprietary works, and the compilation
of the proprietary works, are copyrights of SRSA, its affiliates or subsidiary, or any other
third party owner of such rights (“the Owners”), and is protected by South African and
international copyright laws. SRSA reserves the right to make any changes to the Website, the
Content, or to products and/or services offered through the Website at any times and without
notice. All rights in and to the Content is reserved and retained by the Owners. Except as
specified in these Terms and Conditions, the User is not granted a license or any other right
including without limitation under Copyright, Trademark, Patent or other Intellectual Property
Rights in or to the Content.
All pictures, writings and detailed features used without the consent of SRSA may be prosecuted.
SRSA is not responsible in any manner for the content and the products or services offered on
the website where SRSA would be linked by hypertext links or any other type of link. SRSA has no
control over these websites and accepts no liability regarding access, content or use of these
websites, which includes damages which may result.
Links to Third Party Sites
Links to websites which are operated by third parties are
provided as an additional service to you. Such websites are totally independent and beyond our
control. SRSA is not liable for the content of any of these third-party websites which you may
access via any SRSA website, and accepts no accountability of any kind for the content, the
compliance with data protection rules or the usage of such websites. Without limiting the
foregoing, SRSA specifically disclaims any responsibility if such sites:
- infringe any third party's intellectual property rights;
- are inaccurate, incomplete or misleading;
- are not merchantable or fit for a particular purpose;
- do not provide adequate security;
- contain viruses or other items of a destructive nature; or
- are libelous or defamatory.
Limitation of liability
The Website and all Content on the Website, including any current or future offer of products or
services, are provided on an “as is” basis, and may include inaccuracies or typographical
errors. Nevertheless, we do not guarantee, direct or indirect, its correctness, nor are we
accountable for any decisions taken based on the information. We make no representation or
warranty regarding the information’s correctness, legitimacy and safety. Neither SRSA nor any
holding company, affiliate or subsidiary of SRSA, shall be held responsible for any direct or
indirect special, consequential or other damage of any kind whatsoever and howsoever suffered or
incurred, related to the use of, or the inability to access or use the Content or the Website or
any functionality thereof, or of any linked website, even if SRSA is expressly advised thereof.
Privacy
The User may visit the Website without providing any personal information. SRSA
is sensitive to the private nature of information you provide to us over the Internet.
Please note that when you use our websites, information can be stored on your computer in the
form of cookies. You can choose not to accept these cookies in your browser settings.
SRSA only stores personal information relating to Users of its websites if consent for this has
been provided. Personal information of the User is only used to process enquiries on the basis
of consent granted by the User for a distinct purpose. Please note that on request, you are
entitled to receive information about the personal information relating to you which has been
stored. You are also entitled to have the information corrected, blocked or deleted.
Please note that when you use our websites, information can be stored on your computer in the
form of cookies. You can choose not to accept these cookies in your browser setting. If you
visit any of our websites with social media plug-ins, Internet Explorer will mechanically
establish a link to the server on the appropriate network, regardless of whether you use the
plug-in or not. The information that you have accessed is shared via this link. If you are
logged into a social network during your visit to our website, the information communicated
will be associated with your user account. This similarly applies if you interact with a
plug-in. Whether you are or are not a member of a social network, your information may be
stored by social networks.
When you use the website you may be providing SRSA with your personally identifiable information.
In addition, our web servers may, by design, collect web site usage data from you when you visit
our website. Website usage data informs us about how our visitors use and navigate our website,
including the number and frequency of users to each webpage, their IP address and the length of
their stays.
We may combine the personally identifiable information you provide SRSA with other information
about you that is accessible to us, including website usage data and information from other
sources. We may use this information to allow us to improve your experience on the website, to
improve and develop new products, features and services, to provide the relevant departments
with aggregate information about our user base and usage patterns, to allow us to personalise
the advertising users see based on their personal characteristics or preferences and for other
purposes.
We may share such information with third parties to help us improve our content and for the
purposes as aforesaid. In addition, we may disclose any information about you to other third
parties at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to contact you at any time regarding any
problems or questions.
The personally identifiable information we gather about you is kept in restricted access servers.
We have safeguards to protect the security, integrity, and privacy of these servers and of your
personally identifiable information.
Please note that requests for quotes, containing your personal information, will be sent to
relevant tyre dealerships/fitment centers who have been appointed by SRSA as authorised
Dunlop dealers, in order to provide a dealer with information for purposes of contacting you
in their regular course of business. The dealer is not restricted by SRSA in their use of
your data.
SRSA assumes no liability or responsibility whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss or damage
arising from your request for a quotation and will not entertain any direct correspondence with
anyone in this regard. Your sole cause of action relating to any quotation or occurrences
thereof is with the relevant authorised Dunlop dealer Stores and not SRSA.
Choice of Law
This Website is controlled, operated and administered by SRSA from its
offices within the Republic of South Africa. Access to the Website from territories or countries
where the Content or purchase of the products sold on the Website is illegal, is prohibited. The
User may not use this Website in violation of South African export laws and regulations. If the
User accesses this Website from locations outside of South Africa, that User is responsible for
compliance with all local laws. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the
Republic of South Africa, and the User consents to the jurisdiction of the High Court in the
event of any dispute. If any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions are found by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced
to the maximum extent permissible so as to give effect to the intent of these Terms and
Conditions, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall continue in full force and
effect. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between SRSA and the User
with regard to the use of the Content and this Website.
Updating of these Terms and Conditions
SRSA reserves the rights to change, modify, add
or remove from portions or the whole of these Terms and Conditions from time to time. If you are
discontented with any portion of the website, or with any of these terms of use, your only
remedy is to discontinue use of the website. Changes to these Terms and Conditions will become
effective upon such changes being posted to this Website. The information, software, products,
and services included in or available through this website may include inexactitudes or
typographical errors. The information on these websites is not binding and is provided solely
for information purposes. It is the User’s obligation to periodically check these Terms and
Conditions on the Website for changes or updates. The User’s continued use of this Website
following the posting of changes or updates will be considered notice of the User’s acceptance
to abide by and be bound by these Terms and Conditions, including such changes or updates.