Terms and Conditions
1. Legend & Definitions
1.1. 1 The Customer is the legal entity with whom any of the subsidiaries of Hozit Domain
Hosting has the business relationship.
1.2. 2 A person is connected with an individual if that person is the individualโs spouse, or
is a relative, or the spouse of a relative, of the individual or of the individualโs spouse.
1.3. 3 The percentage of shareholding with voting rights is a good indicator of control over
a legal person (the Customer), as a shareholder with a significant percentage of shareholding,
in most cases, exercises control. It may also include the natural person who exercises control
over the management of the legal person, including in the capacity of an executive officer,
non-executive director, independent non-executive director, director, or manager (including
executive control over a partnership).
1.4. 4 Ultimate Beneficial Owner is the natural person that exercises ultimate ownership or
control of the legal entity.
1.5. 5 Source of Wealth means the activities that have generated the total net worth of the
Customer, that is, the activities that produced the Customerโs funds and property (for
example inheritance, savings, cash flow from business activities, etc).
1.6. 6 Source of Funds means the origin of the funds involved in a business relationship or
single transaction. It includes both the activity that generated the funds used in the business
relationship (for example the Customerโs salary, occupation, business activities, proceeds of
sale, corporate dividends, etc.), as well as the means through which the Customerโs funds
were transferred.
1.7. 7 A Bearer Share is a share certificate which is the property of whoever happens to be
in possession of it at any given time. Accordingly, no record of ownership is maintained by
the issuing company.
1.8. 8 A Politically Exposed Person (PEP) / Prominent Influential Persons (PIP) is an
individual who holds or has held a prominent public function. Within this position, the person
has a level of influence and control over public funds, benefits and decision-making. FICA
distinguishes between two types of politically exposed persons, a DPIP and a FPPO.
1.9. 9 DPIP - Domestic Prominent Influential Person is an individual who holds, including
in an acting position for a period exceeding six months, or has held at any time in the
preceding 12 months in South Africa, a prominent public function as listed in Schedule 3A of
FICA, 2017.
1.10. 10 FPPO - Foreign Prominent Public Official is an individual who holds or has held, at
any time in the preceding 12 months, in any foreign country, a prominent public function as
listed in Schedule 3B of FICA, 2017.
1.11. The goods mean any goods, including software and or warranties delivered
electronically, and services as indicated on any forms, price lists, quotations, orders, or
invoices of Hozit Domain Hosting (Pty) Limited ("Hozit Domain Hosting") or supplied by
Hozit Domain Hosting.
1.12. ESD means Electronic Software Delivery.
1.13. Vis Major means any event that is outside of Hozit Domain Hostingโ reasonable control
including but not limited to: any national state of disaster or other circumstances impacting
the availability of the goods as required by Hozit Domain Hosting and within the times
required by Hozit Domain Hosting, or preventing the free supply of goods or free movement
of people or goods; pandemic; war (declared or not); terrorism; robbery or theft; hi-jacking;
civil unrest; loss of warehousing; fire; explosion; strikes; lockouts; international restrictions;
any actions of government (foreign or local); the inability of the vendor / manufacturer to
meet an order of Hozit Domain Hosting within usual and / or required time frames for any
reason; or the inability or failure of the vendor / manufacturer to supply or deliver the goods
to Hozit Domain Hosting in South Africa within usual and / or required time frames for any
reason.
1.14. Hozit Domain Hosting has committed to protecting the Customers PI and to complying
with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (โPOPIโ) as amended and all other
applicable legislation.
1.15. For purposes hereof the terms โPersonal Informationโ (or PI) and โProcessingโ have the
meanings given in POPI. โProcessโ and โProcessedโ shall be defined with reference to
Processing.
2. Prices and Quotations
2.1. Where no quote is issued, the price of the goods shall be the price as set out in the price
lists published by Hozit Domain Hosting (Pty) Limited ("Hozit Domain Hosting") at the time
that the order is accepted or, where there is no published price, then the usual price charged
by Hozit Domain Hosting. Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right to change prices and
price lists from time to time.
2.2. Prices quoted are valid for a period of twenty-four (24) hours from date of quote, and
are subject to the conditions below:
2.2.1. The terms and conditions as set out in this agreement shall apply to the exclusion of all
the Customersโ terms, in respect of all transactions concluded between Hozit Domain Hosting
and the Customer and shall apply to all quotations issued by and all orders processed by
Hozit Domain Hosting and to the supply, sale and delivery of all goods or services by Hozit
Domain Hosting, including delivery by ESD.
2.2.2. The placing of any order for goods shall be deemed and is agreed to constitute
agreement to these terms and conditions and to the provision of the POPI Consent.
2.2.3. Foreign Exchange: prices quoted are subject to foreign currency fluctuations.
2.2.4. If the Rand fluctuates against the applicable foreign currency from the date of the
quotation and the date on which the Customerโs Purchase Order is accepted by Hozit Domain
Hosting, Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right to re-quote and Hozit Domain Hosting
reserves the right to increase the price of such goods in accordance with the Exchange Rate
increase.
2.2.5. In the event of the shipping, airfreight or other transportation costs increasing between
the date of the quotation and the date on which the Customerโs Purchase Order is accepted by
Hozit Domain Hosting, Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right to increase the price of such
goods in accordance with the cost increase.
2.2.6. the event of a manufacturerโs price being increased between the date of the quotation
and the date on which the Customerโs Purchase Order is accepted by Hozit Domain Hosting,
Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right to increase the price of such goods in accordance
with the manufacturerโs price increase.
2.2.7. A purchase order or order placed against a quotation is deemed to be and shall
constitute acceptance of that quote. Hozit Domain Hosting may accept any orders received
from the Customer or their duly appointed specified users on Hozit Domain Hosting โs online
Portal in respect of goods constituting software.
2.2.8. Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right to invoice Customers for goods ordered on
Hozit Domain Hosting โs online Portal and those which were procured upon written request
either via a non-cancellable irrevocable order, official purchase order or an email instruction
received.
2.2.9. Orders for software placed on Hozit Domain Hosting โs online Portal by the Customers
duly appointed specified users shall bind the Customer and be orders of the Customer.
2.2.10. Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right not to accept any order.
2.2.11. Acceptance by Hozit Domain Hosting of any order and all delivery obligations are
always subject to the availability of the goods.
2.2.12. All goods shall remain the property of Hozit Domain Hosting until paid for in full and
are sold only with the original equipment manufacturers warranty. Hozit Domain Hosting
gives no additional warranty and excludes all other warranties on goods save to the extent
that a South African law expressly imposes a warranty that cannot be excluded. The
Customer shall be responsible for checking specifications of goods and that they are fit for
purpose before placing the order.
2.2.13. Errors and Omissions are exempted and shall not bind Hozit Domain Hosting. Hozit
Domain Hosting reserves the right, at any time, to correct any error or omission.
2.2.14. Unless otherwise stated in the quote, prices exclude VAT.
3. Payment And Invoices
3.1. The Customer shall pay the amount on the tax invoice. Payment is due immediately
save for credit approved Customers, in which event payment is due within thirty (30)
calendar days of date of the statement.
3.2. Where the Customer uses the postal (or any third party or delivery) service for any
purpose, such service shall be deemed to be the agent of the Customer. Likewise, where the
Customer uses Internet banking, the bank shall be deemed to be the agent of the Customer.
3.3. The Customer hereby consents and agrees that Hozit Domain Hosting may issue tax
invoices, credit notes and debit notes (collectively โInvoicesโ) to the Customer in electronic
form (this includes Emails). Hozit Domain Hosting may issue separate invoices for each
delivery. The Customer agrees to retain the invoices in encrypted and readable form for at
least 5 years.
3.4. The Customer shall not for any reason withhold payment or make set offs or
deductions from any payment due by it. No extension of payment terms will be effective
unless reduced to writing and signed by a director or duly authorized representative of Hozit
Domain Hosting.
3.5. Hozit Domain Hosting shall have the right to suspend deliveries and to exercise its
rights in terms of clause eight if any amount due by the Customer is unpaid.
3.6. If any amount is not settled in full on due date Hozit Domain Hosting shall be entitled,
without prejudice to any of its rights, to:
3.6.1. immediately institute action against the Customer and/or
3.6.2. cancel the sale and / or any outstanding orders or deliveries, and in all cases claim
damages.
3.7. Should any amount not be paid by the Customer on due date, the full outstanding
amount in respect of all purchases by the Customer shall automatically become due and
payable, and the Customer shall be liable to pay interest in respect of amounts unpaid at the
compound rate of a 5% (five per cent) above the prime overdraft rate of Nedcor Bank
Limited on all overdue amounts from due date until date of payment, calculated and payable
monthly in advance. A certificate from Nedcor Bank Limited, signed by any manager of such
bank, whose authority and capacity it shall not be necessary to prove, shall be prima facie
proof of the interest rate charged.
3.8. Hozit Domain Hosting will not give notice of a change of banking details other than by
way of a letter, signed in manuscript (not electronically) by a director of Hozit Domain
Hosting. The Customer is warned and agrees not to act on any other notice of a change of
banking details and does so at its risk.
3.9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any agreement providing for the payment
of allowances, rebates, or advertising contributions (hereinafter โAllowancesโ) by Hozit
Domain Hosting to the Customer, where an Allowance is to be settled in cash, Hozit Domain
Hosting and the Customer agree that that the Customer will issue Hozit Domain Hosting with
a tax invoice. Hozit Domain Hosting and the Customer further agree that in this case, the
Allowance is regarded as consideration for the supply of a service.
4. Credit Facilities
4.1. Hozit Domain Hosting shall have an unfettered discretion to grant, increase, decrease
or withdraw credit facilities to the Customer and to determine the nature and extent thereof
from time to time without prior consultation with the Customer.
5. Orders
5.1. The Customer hereby confirms that the goods and services on the tax invoice issued
duly represent the goods and services ordered by the Customer (or its duly appointed
specified users in the case of software) at the prices agreed to by the Customer and where
performance/delivery has already taken place that the services and goods were inspected and
that the Customer is satisfied that these conform in all respects to the quantity ordered and
were received in good order and condition.
5.2. Hozit Domain Hosting is entitled to accept written or oral orders. All such orders and
any variations to orders will be binding, subject to these standard terms and conditions and
may not be varied or cancelled without prior written consent from Hozit Domain Hosting.
Hozit Domain Hosting will not be responsible for any errors or misunderstandings
occasioned by the Customerโs failure to make the order in writing.
5.3. Orders shall constitute irrevocable offers to purchase the goods in question at the usual
prices of Hozit Domain Hosting as at the date when the Customer places the order of the
goods, subject to clause two above, and shall be capable of acceptance by Hozit Domain
Hosting by the written acceptance of the purchase order or delivery of the goods.
5.4. Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right to cancel or refuse any order or sale at any
time without any claim from the Customer (other than return of payments already made for
the goods), if: the exchange rate fluctuates by more than 3% between the date of acceptance
of the order and the date that the goods are received by Hozit Domain Hosting from the
vendor / manufacturer; or where any Vis Major event endures or is likely to endure for longer
than ten (10) calendar days or where the vendor terminates or cancels the rights of Hozit
Domain Hosting to distribute their goods or where the vendor cannot or will not supply the
goods for any reason not attributable to the fault of Hozit Domain Hosting.
5.5. The Customer shall provide Hozit Domain Hosting with an order number when placing
an order.
5.6. Any order marked for โCollectionsโ and not collected within 3 days of placing the
order may at Hozit Domain Hostingโs election be cancelled and the goods put back into stock
for re-sale.
5.7. Hozit Domain Hosting shall not be obliged to accept any order and may cancel an
order or resultant sale, at any time, without claim from the Customer, if the goods cannot be
obtained at usual prices from the vendor for any reason.
5.8. The Customer shall be solely responsible for ensuring that all goods ordered from and /
or reflected in any quote issued by Hozit Domain Hosting is correct, meets the end usersโ
requirements and will be fit for purpose. Hozit Domain Hosting shall not be liable for errors
by the Customer or their duly appointed specified users in selecting or ordering any goods.
5.9. All quotations and all sales and transactions are subject to Hozit Domain Hosting โs
Standard Terms and Conditions applicable as at the time of our acceptance of any order, to
the exclusion of all other terms and conditions. A copy of the Standard Terms and Conditions
are available on request and on our website at www.Hozit Domain Hosting.co.za/terms-and
conditions.
5.10. Terms added by Hozit Domain Hosting to any quote shall be additional to those
contained herein and the terms herein shall, unless otherwise expressly stated in the quote,
prevail to the extent of any conflict.
5.11. Hozit Domain Hosting will not be held responsible for any misuse or fraud by the
Customer or its duly appointed specified users of the Hozit Domain Hosting Portal or any
software purchased and delivered.
5.12. Hozit Domain Hosting may require the Customer to register users on the Hozit Domain
Hosting Portal as a condition of use. The Customer shall be liable for and bound by all
orders placed using its log on credentials or account. The Customer shall be responsible for
managing its users and for removing users that are no longer authorized by the Customer to
place orders on the Customers behalf.
6. Delivery
6.1. Any delivery note (copy or original) signed by the Customer and/or its authorized
representative and/or its nominated agent and held by Hozit Domain Hosting, shall be prima
facie proof that delivery was made to the Customer.
6.2. Hozit Domain Hosting shall be entitled, at its discretion, to split the delivery and
invoicing of the goods ordered in the quantities and on the dates that it decides save where
Hozit Domain Hosting has agreed that a specific order may not be delivered in parts.
6.3. In the event of the Customer choosing to engage its own third party to transport the
goods, the Customer indemnifies Hozit Domain Hosting against any claims of any nature
whatsoever that may arise from such an agreement with the third party or from any act or
omission of the third party. Receipt of the goods by the third party shall constitute delivery to
the Customer and the third party shall be the agent of the Customer.
6.4. Hozit Domain Hosting is entitled to engage a third party(ies) on its behalf to address
the logistics, storage and transport all goods purchased by the Customer to the delivery
address stipulated by the Customer.
6.5. Should the Customer wish to receive delivery of the goods by a more expensive
method of transportation than that normally used by Hozit Domain Hosting, the Customer
shall make such request in writing and, in the event that Hozit Domain Hosting agrees to
arrange such special delivery the additional charges shall be debited to the Customerโs
account and shall be payable by the Customer.
6.6. Hozit Domain Hosting does not guarantee that the goods will be dispatched or
delivered on any particular date and time, and the Customer shall have no claim against Hozit
Domain Hosting in respect of any loss occasioned by any delay in dispatch or delivery of any
goods ordered and/or services rendered, nor may the Customer cancel any order by reason of
such delay.
6.7. All obligations of Hozit Domain Hosting to deliver or supply any goods shall be
suspended during a Vis Major event or whilst the Customer is in material breach of any
obligation, including to pay any amount, to Hozit Domain Hosting.
6.8. Where the goods delivered do not match the delivery note for the delivery, the goods
must not be accepted, the details of the discrepancy between the delivery note and the goods
delivered must be recorded by the Customer on the delivery note and all the goods must be
given to the driver of the delivery vehicle for return to Hozit Domain Hosting.
6.9. Goods received in a damaged condition must either be rejected or accepted, and a note
of the item and type of damage made on the front of the delivery note. Where the goods are
rejected, the goods must be returned as per 6.8, above.
6.10. All goods taken on an evaluation, approval, demonstration basis or all goods taken on
consignment by the Customer are deemed sold to the Customer at Hozit Domain Hostingโs
usual price if not returned to Hozit Domain Hosting in perfect condition in the original
packaging and with all accessories and manuals intact within 5 (five) working days of
delivery thereof to the Customer.
6.11. Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right to stipulate minimum quantities and values of
goods that can be ordered and to charge delivery charges, as and when necessary.
6.12. Goods constituting software may be delivered by way of ESD to the Customer. ESD
may be by way of email, use of the Hozit Domain Hosting Portal, other electronic download,
or provision of a software activation code, any of which shall constitute valid delivery of the
goods. Hozit Domain Hosting may monitor the ESD process. Acceptance of the vendors
license shall be a condition of any download or use or software.
7. Ownership & Risk
7.1. All risk in and to goods sold by Hozit Domain Hosting to the Customer shall pass to
the Customer on delivery thereof.
7.2. Ownership in all goods shall remain vested in Hozit Domain Hosting until the full
purchase price has been paid.
7.3. Goods in the possession of the Customer bearing Hozit Domain Hostingโs name,
trademark, labels and/or serial no. are deemed to be those for which payment has not yet been
made, and should any breach of these terms occur, may be re-possessed by Hozit Domain
Hosting and the Customer consents in such circumstances to the grant of a Court order
entitling Hozit Domain Hosting to take possession of such goods. The Customer shall fully
insure the goods purchased from Hozit Domain Hosting against loss or damage until the
Customer has paid the full purchase price for such goods. Pending payment to Hozit Domain
Hosting for goods purchased, all benefits in terms of the insurance policy relating to the
insurance of such goods shall be and is hereby ceded to Hozit Domain Hosting.
7.4. The Customer shall inform the property owner of the premises at which the goods are
kept that such goods are the sole and absolute property of Hozit Domain Hosting until such
time as the Customer has paid the full purchase price to Hozit Domain Hosting.
8. Breach of Contract and Limitations
8.1. In the event of a breach of these terms and conditions by the Customer, or if the
Customer is sequestrated or placed into liquidation or judicial management or commits any
act of insolvency or enters into any compromise with its creditors or fails to satisfy a
judgment granted against it within 7 (seven) days of the date of judgment or changes the
structure of its ownership, Hozit Domain Hosting shall, without prejudice to any further
rights herein or at common law, be entitled to:
8.1.1. Claim specific performance or cancel this agreement and claim immediate payment of
all outstanding amounts and interest as well as any damages suffered: and
8.1.2. Take possession of all goods that have not been paid for in full and the Customer
consents in such circumstances to the grant of a Court order entitling Hozit Domain Hosting
to take possession of such goods.
8.2. All obligations of Hozit Domain Hosting shall be suspended without claim from the
Customer where the Customer is in breach of any obligation to Hozit Domain Hosting.
8.3. No claim, from Customer, under these terms and conditions will arise unless the
Customer has, within 30 (thirty) days of the later of the date on which the alleged breach or
defect occurred, or the date on which the Customer should reasonably have been aware of the
alleged breach or defect, given Hozit Domain Hosting 30 (thirty) days written notice to
rectify any defect or breach of contract.
8.4. Neither party shall be liable to the other for any indirect, consequential, or special
damages howsoever caused or arising. Neither party shall be liable for any direct damages
how so ever arising from any breach (proven or non-proven) between the End User and the
Original Equipment Manufacturer "OEM".
8.5. The Customer agrees that neither Hozit Domain Hosting nor any of its employees will
be liable for any negligent or innocent misrepresentations made to the Customer, nor shall the
Customer be entitled to resile from these terms and conditions on those grounds.
9. Processing of Personal Information
9.1. The Customerโ personal information and documents, which may be protected by data
protection legislation including amongst others, Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013
(POPI), may be uploaded to Hozit Domain Hostingโs designated Customer Verification
Third-Party Software Provider (the Software Provider).
9.2. You are authorising Hozit Domain Hosting and its Software Provider to process the
data provided by the Customer and forward personal and other information, including
biometric information, provided by the Customer to Hozit Domain Hosting, to the Service
Provider and Third Parties (including but not limited to the South African Department of
Home Affairs, the South African Revenue Services, educational institutions, credit bureaus,
Anti Money Laundering Fraud Prevention screening services and fraud prevention
organisations) for verification purposes for Hozit Domain Hosting to comply with FICA.
9.3. The Customer confirms that Hozit Domain Hosting may rely on the records,
representations, warranties, and agreements given by the Customer. Additional information
may be requested as needed.
9.4. To the fullest extent permissible in law, the Customer unconditionally and unreservedly
indemnifies and holds the Software Provider, its affiliates, public officers, directors,
employees, consultants, agents, licensors and service providers, harmless against all loss,
damages, claims, liability and / or costs, of whatsoever nature, howsoever and whensoever
arising, as a result of and without limitation, from the use by Hozit Domain Hosting of the
Software Provider. In addition, the Customer warrants that they will not seek recourse against
the Software Provider on any basis in connection with any information given, or, in the
Customerโs view, not given.
9.5. The Software Providerโs software is hosted on a South African Microsoft Azure server
following all industry leading security standards such as encrypted data, secure socket layers
and firewalls amongst other security practises. The server is further protected by Eset Server
anti-virus. All server security patches are applied, and data breach simulations are tested to
ensure security due to the fluid nature of security threats. The data is stored individually, and
no party has access to another partyโs data at any time.
10. Legal Proceedings
10.1. These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed under and in accordance
with the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
10.2. Hozit Domain Hosting shall, at its option and notwithstanding that the amount of its
claim or the nature of the relief sought exceeds the authority of the Magistrateโs Court be
entitled to institute action out of such court.
10.3. A certificate issued and signed by any director or any duly authorized representative of
Hozit Domain Hosting, whose authority need not be proved, in respect of any indebtedness of
the Customer to Hozit Domain Hosting or in respect of any other fact, including but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the fact that such goods were sold and delivered,
shall be prima facie proof of the Customerโs indebtedness to Hozit Domain Hosting and
prima facie proof of delivery of the goods in terms of this contract.
10.4. Any printout of computer evidence tendered by Hozit Domain Hosting shall be
admissible evidence and the Customer shall not be entitled to object to the admissibility of
such evidence purely on the grounds that such evidence is computer evidence.
10.5. The Customerโs chosen domicilium address and email address in the reseller application
form shall be recognized as the Customerโs domicilium for all purposes in terms of this
contract whether in respect of the serving of any court process, notices that payment of any
amount is due or communications of whatever nature. Any service that comes to the attention
of a director of a party shall be effective from such date regardless of the address or method
of delivery.
10.6. In the event of the Customer breaching any of its obligations and/or failing to timeously
make payment of any amount to Hozit Domain Hosting, the Customer agrees to pay, and
shall be liable to pay, all legal costs incurred by Hozit Domain Hosting in enforcing its rights
in terms of these terms and conditions on the attorney/own Customer scale including
collection charges, tracing agentโs fees, air fares and export fees.
10.7. Any document will be deemed duly received by the Customer within:
10.7.1. 24 (twenty-four) hours of being emailed to the Customerโs chosen domicilium email
address; or
10.7.2. on being delivered by hand to the Customer or any director or member of the
Customer.
11. Arbitration
11.1. Hozit Domain Hosting may elect at its sole discretion, to refer any dispute arising from
or in connection with this contract to arbitration which arbitration award shall be final and
binding on the Customer and Hozit Domain Hosting.
11.2. The arbitrator will be a person agreed upon by the parties or failing agreement,
appointed by the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA), who shall then finally
resolve the dispute or issue in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the Arbitration
Foundation of SA. Hozit Domain Hosting may elect not to have the arbitration administered
by AFSA.
11.3. The arbitration shall be held at Sandton.
11.4. The arbitrator shall give a reasoned written judgement and may award (and tax) costs
on the High Court tariff.
11.5. There shall be a right of appeal where the quantum exceeds two million rand.
11.6. The provisions of this clause shall not preclude either party from access to an
appropriate court of law for:
11.6.1. interim relief in the form of an interdict, mandamus, or order for specific
performance, pending the outcome of an arbitration in terms hereof; or
11.6.2. any other form of relief on the basis of facts which are not disputed, provided that if
a dispute arises in the course of the proceedings and Hozit Domain Hosting elects to refer the
dispute to arbitration, they shall be stayed pending an arbitration on the dispute in terms
hereof.
12. Negotiable Instruments
12.1. Acceptance of a negotiable instrument from the Customer shall not be deemed to be a
waiver of Hozit Domain Hostingโ rights under this contract.
13. Returned Goods
13.1. Whilst Hozit Domain Hosting is under no obligation to accept the return of goods, the
Customer may apply to Hozit Domain Hosting for permission to return goods and if written
permission is given:
13.1.1. the Customer may return any defective goods to the premises of Hozit Domain
Hosting or its nominee at the Customerโs own cost.
13.1.2. any item delivered to Hozit Domain Hosting will form the object of a pledge in
favour of Hozit Domain Hosting for present and past debts of the Customer to Hozit Domain
Hosting and Hozit Domain Hosting will be entitled to retain such pledge at a value
determined as follows:
13.1.2.1.
the difference between the selling price and the value of the goods at the time
that the debt became due.
13.1.2.2.
the value of any repossessed goods or retained pledge goods will be deemed to
be the value placed on them by any sworn valuator after such repossession and such valuator
will be prima facie proof of the value.
13.2. Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right to charge a handling fee on goods returned.
13.3. The credit control department must be notified of the relevant invoice, packing slip and
batch numbers before any claim will be considered.
13.4. Goods that are not as ordered must be returned, unopened and unused, forthwith and in
all cases within 3 days. Goods, whether according with those ordered or not, that are
delivered and used, will in all circumstances be deemed to have been ordered at TDโs usual
prices and must be paid for. Only unused goods that are not as ordered and that are unused
may be returned.
13.5. Hozit Domain Hosting will follow the policies on any returned and/or faulty goods or
goods which the vendor regards as โdead on arrivalโ, as prescribed by the vendor responsible
for the brand of goods. Details of prescribed vendor policies are obtainable from Hozit
Domain Hosting.
14. Warranties & Indemnities
14.1. Goods are sold only with the manufacturerโs product specific warranties. All other
guarantees and warranties, including common law guarantees and warranties in relation to
goods and services, are hereby specifically excluded to the maximum extent permissible in
law by Hozit Domain Hosting.
14.2. All warranties are immediately null, and void should any equipment be tampered with
or should the โsealsโ on the equipment be broken by anyone other than Hozit Domain
Hosting or its appointed nominee, or should the goods be operated outside the manufacturerโs
specifications or warranty terms.
14.3. To be valid, warranty claims must be supported by the original tax invoice and the
goods must be accompanied by all accessories and manuals. All items must be returned in โas
newโ condition.
14.4. No warranties whether express or implied shall apply, other than those provided
expressly in these Standard Terms and Conditions. Hozit Domain Hosting specifically
disclaims the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. No
representation or warranty, including but not limited to statements of capacity, suitability for
use or performance made by employees of Hozit Domain Hosting shall be considered to be a
warranty by Hozit Domain Hosting. Any such statements made shall not give rise to any
liability of whatsoever nature on the part of Hozit Domain Hosting, its employees,
subcontractors, or subsidiaries. Hozit Domain Hosting will not be liable to the Customer for
any loss, damage, or expense of any nature, whether direct, special, indirect, or consequential,
including but not limited to loss of profits arising out of Hozit Domain Hostingโs
performance or the use of the goods or services rendered.
14.5. The Customer indemnifies and holds Hozit Domain Hosting (including its employees,
subcontractors or subsidiaries) harmless against all claims of whatsoever nature that may be
brought or threatened against Hozit Domain Hosting by any third party arising from or in
connection with any act or omission of the Customer or its employees or any breach of any
term of this Agreement by the Customer or arising out of any claim by the Customers duly
appointed specified users.
14.6. The Customer shall not duplicate copyrighted material. In the event of the Customer
duplicating copyrighted material, each attempt to do so will immediately render the full
prevailing price in respect thereof payable to Hozit Domain Hosting.
15. Repairs
15.1. Hozit Domain Hostingโs liability in terms of a manufacturerโs warranty is restricted to,
in Hozit Domain Hosting or the manufacturerโs discretion, the cost of repair or replacement
of faulty goods or services or the granting of credit. Hozit Domain Hosting assumes and shall
have no liability at all for the preservation or loss of any data on any goods returned to Hozit
Domain Hosting.
15.2. In the case of repairs undertaken by Hozit Domain Hosting repair quotes given are
merely estimates and are not binding on Hozit Domain Hosting.
15.3. The Customer hereby agrees that any item returned for a repair may be sold by Hozit
Domain Hosting to defray the cost of such repair if the item remains uncollected for a period
of 30 (thirty) days after the repairs have been completed and the Customer having been
notified thereof.
16. General
16.1. Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right in its sole discretion to vary or amend any or
all these terms and conditions from time to time and any such amended or varied terms and
conditions shall be binding on the Customer from the time that the Customer is notified
thereof. Hozit Domain Hosting may give notice of such changes on its website, in email
signatures, on quotations or any other manner likely to come to the Customersโ attention. The
standard terms and conditions are available on our website at www.hozit.co.za/terms-and
conditions
16.2. This contract represents the entire agreement between Hozit Domain Hosting and the
Customer on the matters dealt with herein and shall govern all future contractual relationships
between Hozit Domain Hosting and the Customer.
16.3. No amendment and/or alteration and/or variation and/or deletion and/or addition and/or
cancellation of these terms and conditions, including this clause, whether consensual,
unilateral, or bilateral shall be of any force and effect unless reduced to writing and signed by
a director of Hozit Domain Hosting. No agreement, whether consensual, unilateral, or
bilateral, purporting, or obligate Hozit Domain Hosting to sign a written agreement to amend,
alter, vary, delete, add, or cancel these terms and conditions shall be of any force and effect
unless reduced to writing and signed by a director of Hozit Domain Hosting.
16.4. No relaxation or indulgence with Hozit Domain Hosting may grant the Customer shall
prejudice or be deemed to be a waiver of any Hozit Domain Hostingโ rights in terms of these
terms and conditions.
16.5. The Customer shall not cede its rights nor assign its rights or obligations under these
terms and conditions.
16.6. The Customer undertakes to notify Hozit Domain Hosting within 7 (seven) days of any
change of address or change of director, shareholder, address, or the information as set out in
this contract.
16.7. The headings in this document are included for convenience and are not to be
considered for the purpose of interpreting this contract.
16.8. Each of the terms herein shall be separate and divisible terms and if any such term
becomes unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, then that term shall be severable and shall
not affect the validity of the other terms.
16.9. The Customer undertakes to inform Hozit Domain Hosting in writing at least 14
(fourteen) days prior to the intended selling or alienating of the whole of or any part of the
Customerโs business and failure to do so will constitute a material breach of this contract
entitling Hozit Domain Hosting to cancel the contract without further notice to the Customer.
16.10. Sales of certain goods are subject to the US Government enhanced proliferation
control initiative (EPCI) which states that these goods may not be sold to or be used for the
purpose of nuclear weapons/explosive devices, for chemical or biological weapons including
key components for the production of such weapons, or for the purpose of missiles or missile
systems which deliver weapons for mass destruction. The Customer undertakes to exercise
due care to ensure that no such restrictions are breached by it.
16.11. Certain of the vendors (โListed Vendorsโ) of goods that we distribute require that
Hozit Domain Hosting incorporates and imposes terms and conditions specified by the
vendor (โSpecified Vendor Termsโ), into any sale or of their goods or services. The names of
the Listed Vendors and the Listed Vendors Specified Terms are available at www.Hozit
Domain Hosting.co.za/terms-and-conditions. Where any goods of a Listed Vendor are sold or
supplied by Hozit Domain Hosting, the Listed Vendors Specified Vendor Terms shall apply,
in addition to these terms and conditions, to the sale or supply of the Listed Vendors goods
and are deemed to be incorporated herein. Customers are advised to check the list of Listed
Vendors and the Specified Vendor Terms regularly as these may be changed and updated
from time to time by the vendors.
16.12. Goods are manufactured for standard commercial use and are not intended for use in
critical safety systems or nuclear facilities.
16.13. Hozit Domain Hosting shall at any time, in its sole discretion, be entitled to cede,
assign, or subcontract all or any of its rights or obligations in terms of these terms and
conditions, including the right to collect any payment, to any third party without prior notice
to the Customer.
17. Disclosure of Personal Information & Consent
17.1. By using or continuing to use their Hozit Domain Hosting account or conducting
business with a member of the Hozit Domain Hosting group of companies (โHozit Domain
Hostingโ), the Customer (โCustomerโ) accepts and agrees to Hozit Domain Hosting
processing Personal Information (โPIโ) supplied to, held or collected or Processed by any
member of the Hozit Domain Hosting group whether the PI was or is obtained previously,
now or in the future.
17.2. The Customer hereby gives the consent to process Personal Information as set out in
The Consent to Process Personal Information available at www.Hozit Domain Hosting.co.za,
as amended from time to time, and shall be bound by the contents thereof. All obligations of
Hozit Domain Hosting are conditional on the Customers consent to process personal
information remaining in place. This consent is provided voluntarily and expressly.
17.3. The Customer will ensure continued compliance with all global anti-corruption laws as
they relate to themselves and their entire supply chain. Each party will comply with the
applicable laws and regulations, including those governing consumer transactions. Each
party is expected to conduct business in strict legal compliance with the highest ethical
standards.
17.4. The Customer will comply with all applicable laws against bribery, corruption,
inaccurate books and records, inadequate internal controls, and money-laundering, including
the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and the South African
Prevention and Combatting of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004 (โAnti-Corruption Laws).
17.5. Customer undertakes to have its own policies regarding the above and further
undertakes to provide annual training to its employees who resell, distribute or market the
products or services in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws. The Customer certifies
that this Anti-Corruption training has been provided to its employees and if not, the Customer
agrees to participate annually in Anti-Corruption training made available by the Supplier or
its Suppliers and certifies that its completion, understanding and compliance therewith.
17.6. With the amendments made to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FIC Act no 38 of
2001) (refer to Proclamation no 109 of 2022), new accountable institutions were added to fall
under the scope of the FIC Act. Under item 20 of the amendments which made provision for
High Value Goods Distributors, Hozit Domain Hosting had to register as an accountable
institution and therefore with effect from 19 December 2022 we are obligated to adhere to the
law as set out by the FIC. This means that Hozit Domain Hosting reserves the right to
perform customer due diligence exercises on all registered partners at any given time with a
minimum of once a year to comply with the law.
17.7. Failure by the partner to supply Hozit Domain Hosting with the necessary information
to conduct the customer due diligence checks (irrespective of the type of account and the
terms enjoyed by the partner) may result in the partnerโs account being temporarily
suspended until the information is received and Hozit Domain Hosting have finalized the due
diligence exercise.
17.8. Hozit Domain Hosting may also at its discretion close any accounts without prior notice
if the partner refuses to comply with the obligations as set out in the FIC Act.
18. Juristic Person
18.1. The Customer undertakes, represents, and warrants to the Supplier that it is a juristic
person as contemplated in Section 1 of the CPA and Section 1 of the NCA, whose asset value
or annual turnover exceeds the monetary threshold.
18.1.1. for the purposes of Section 5(2)(b) of the CPA, as stipulated and calculated in the
Regulations contained in Government Gazette No.294 of 01 April 2011, andโ
18.1.2. for the purposes of Section 4(a)(i) of the NCA, as stipulated and calculated in the
Regulations contained in General Notice 713 in Government Gazette No. 28893 of 01 June
2006.
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