GSM ONLINE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND NETWORK USAGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- INTRODUCTION
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RDC has entered into agreements with a number of South
African mobile telecommunication and data service and/or
network providers entitling RDC to provide the use of the GSM
network infrastructure and electronic communication services to
Customers.
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RDC provides GPRS Transceiver, GSM Base Station and GSM
Repeater hardware as well as the use of its communications
infrastructure, server and private APN's under the following terms
and conditions ("GSM Network Usage Terms and Conditions") to
the Customer who is making the online request.
- PAYMENT
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Hardware purchases are subject to the General Trading Terms
and Conditions.
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Monthly Usage Fees as agreed to by the customer are payable
monthly, commencing during the month in which SIMs are
activated on the Network or during the month in which preactivated
units are invoiced, and continue on a month to month
basis until deactivated. These fees will be paid by debit order.
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Should debit orders be returned, the Customer will be liable for
any and all bank charges consequent thereto.
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Monthly Usage Fees include the cost of GPRS data for the
purpose of routing signals from the GPRS Transceivers to the
server and GSM Base Station. In the event that the unit or its
SIM/s cards are used for other purposes, including, but not
limited to, misuse by parties other than the Customer, the
Customer is liable in full for the network data charges incurred.
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Should these payment terms not be met, RDC reserves the right
to remotely deactivate GPRS Transceiver, GSM Base Station
and GSM Repeater units. RDC will inform the Customer in
writing before such deactivation.
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Monthly Usage Fees will be reviewed annually. Reasonable
notice of such monthly fee changes will be communicated to
Customers. Cellular network service provider increases will be
passed on to the Customer without notice.
- ACTIVATION OF SIMS
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SIM activation of new units:
GPRS Transceivers can be supplied with SIM/s which are not yet
activated on the GSM network/s. Please note WARNING 9 -
SIM CARD CHURNING. A request for activation must be
submitted online or in writing to RDC for the SIM/s to be
activated. Activations may take 5 (five) business days or longer.
Monthly usage fees commence during the month in which
activation on the Network takes place. If the SIM's are activated
before the 15th day of the month, the full monthly usage fee is
payable for the first month. If the SIM's are activated after the
15th day of the month, half the monthly usage fee is payable for
the first month.
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Pre-activated new units
GPRS Transceivers may be purchased by the Customer in a
pre-activated state for immediate use. Monthly usage fees
commence from the date of invoice. If the units are invoiced
before the 15th day of the month, the full monthly usage fee is
payable for the first month. If the units are invoiced after the 15th
day of the month, half the monthly usage fee is payable for the
first month.
- DEACTIVATION OF SIMS
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Deactivation of existing GPRS Transceivers
SIMs may be deactivated by the Customer online or in writing
with 20 (twenty) business days notice. Transceiver units become
dormant once deactivated within 48 (forty eight) hours of
request. The full monthly usage fee is payable in the month that
the unit is deactivated. Please note WARNING 9 - SIM CARD
CHURNING.
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Reactivation of dormant GPRS Transceivers
SIMs on dormant GPRS Transceivers may be re-activated by
online request or requests in writing by the Customer. Activations
may take 5 working days or longer. Monthly usage fees
commence during the month in which reactivation on the
Network takes place. If the SIM's are reactivated before the 15th
day of the month, the full monthly usage fee is payable for the
first month. If the SIM's are reactivated after the 15th day of the
month, half the monthly usage fee is payable for the first month.
- MISUSE
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The equipment must only be used on the communication
infrastructure supplied by RDC. The equipment may not be
changed, modified or tampered with for any reason.
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The equipment may not be used for any other application other
than its intended purpose. The equipment may not be installed in
such a way that it generates unreasonably excessive signals.
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RDC reserves the right to remotely deactivate GPRS
Transceiver, GSM Base Station and GSM Repeater units should
the units be misused.
- GENERAL
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Clauses 8 to 18 of RDC's General Trading Terms and Conditions
shall form part of and apply equally to this Agreement.
- RICA REQUIREMENTS
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The Customer is required to be RICA registered and is required
to keep record of the locations at which GPRS Transceiver and
GSM Base Station units are installed.
WARNINGS
Please read carefully. Failure to do so could have serious consequences for the consumer.
The warnings set out below are drawn to the Customer's attention and form part of this Agreement.
- INSTALLATION
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GPRS/SMS Transceivers and antennas must be installed and
operated by trained staff in accordance with the manufacturer's
installation instructions and specifications. It is important that all
signals are tested and verified that they are received by the
receiving equipment intended to receive the signals during
installation and that the communication of the unit is tested
regularly to ensure that it is working properly. GPRS/SMS
Transceiver, Base Station and Repeater equipment as well as
the antenna and antenna cabling must be installed by trained
staff.
- THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS
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RDC are dependent on the services of third parties. These
include the provision of GSM network services, private APNs,
server hosting services and various connectivity services. It is
possible that these service providers upgrade their equipment,
systems and/or software from time to time which may negatively
impact on or stop the functioning of the system. Although
reasonable efforts have been made to provide a secure and
redundant system, the services of these third parties cannot be
guaranteed and RDC is not responsible for these services.
- AUTO TEST, MAINS FAIL/RESTORE AND BATTERY LOW MONITORING FOR GPRS TRANSCEIVERS AND REPEATERS
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GPRS/SMS Transceiver units and GSM Repeaters are able to
send auto test, mains fail/restore and battery low signals to
monitor the correct functioning of the units in the field. These
signals from GPRS Transceiver units as well as GSM Repeater
units in the field should be actively monitored at the GSM Base
Station or a mobile device. Auto test signals not received indicate
communication problems on the units and should be attended to
immediately. Mains fail/restore and battery low signals indicate
problems with the supply of power to the units and should be
analysed and the necessary action taken without delay.
- POWER
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It is important that GPRS/SMS Transceivers, GSM Base Stations
and GSM Repeaters are supplied with a reliable source of power
as required by the manufacturer's specifications and installation
instructions. Batteries at installations should be replaced
regularly, according to the battery manufacturer's specifications.
At certain installations and where frequent power outages occur,
it may be necessary to install a dedicated power supply and
battery for the equipment.
- COMPATIBILITY
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GPRS/SMS Transceivers, GSM Base Stations and GSM
Repeaters may be used in conjunction with, and are often
connected to, a variety of other electronic devices and software.
The compatibility and correct functioning of the equipment (as
part of a security installation or solution) must be fully tested and
verified by the installer.
- JAMMING
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GSM jamming devices are available and open to abuse by
criminals to block the transmission of alarm signals. It is
recommended that the details of installations be kept as
confidential as possible.
- MAINTENANCE
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Besides actively monitoring test signals from GPRS/SMS
Transceivers, GSM Base Stations and GSM Repeaters, the
equipment and antenna installations need to be regularly
maintained and serviced. This includes the power supply to the
units including the regular replacement of batteries according to
the battery manufacturer's recommendations.
- SIM CARD CHURNING
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If a SIM card does not produce a billable event for the network
provider/s for an extended period of time, the network provider/s
will “churn” (permanently disable) the SIM card. To prevent
GPRS Transceiver units becoming permanently disabled, it is
recommended that units are not left deactivated for longer than a
period of 6 months. The churning period is however determined
by the network provider/s and may be changed from time to time.
- ONLINE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
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The online management services allow customers to request
GPRS Transceivers to be activated and deactivated via the
website. It also allows Customers to remotely change settings on
GPRS Transceivers, GSM Base Stations, GSM Repeaters as
well as server and other communication settings via the website.
Incorret setting changes can lead to unit and communication
failures. It is important that access to these services is strictly
controlled by the customer and that only trained staff are granted
access to the services.
- WEBSITE
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Warnings will be updated and posted on the
www.radiodata.co.za website from time to time.
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By checking the check box agreeing to these terms and
conditions, the Customer acknowledges he/it has read and
understood the warnings.
GENERAL TRADING TERMS AND CONDITIONS - (including an indemnity)
We draw your attention to clause 9 (which contains a
limitation of the Customer's rights and an indemnity
in favour of RDC) and ask that you show that you
agree to this clause by checking the check box
agreeing to these terms and conditions.
- PAYMENT TERMS
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Accounts are payable in full according to the payment terms
agreed upon by RDC to the Customer.
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Payments must be made to RDC by the Customer within the
payment period referred to above.
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Any credit limit agreed to between the parties shall not be
binding upon RDC. The Customer shall be obliged to make
payment for all goods purchased within the period referred to
above, whether such credit limit is exceeded or not.
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Microfilm copies of invoices, statements of accounts and of any
other relevant documents (including, but not limited to, any
computer printouts) shall, upon the presentation thereof by or on
behalf of RDC, be deemed to be true copies of the original
documents, and be deemed to be what they purport to be,
unless the contrary is shown.
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A certificate signed on behalf of RDC by a person stating that he
does so on behalf of RDC, shall upon its mere production by
RDC or its legal representative and without any evidence being
required therefore, constitute proof (until the contrary is proved),
for all purposes against any person who is or may be liable to
RDC pursuant to this Agreement, of such signature and its
genuineness, or the capacity, authority, and the powers of the
signatory, and of the contents of such certificate, which contents
may include a statement of the amount owing to RDC, and such
statement shall be deemed to include such proof of all factual
and legal matters giving rise to or underlying such amounts
stated to be owing. RDC shall from time to time be entitled to
correct, vary, substitute for or cancel any earlier certificate/s, but
shall retain the right to issue any further such certificate/s as if
any earlier such certificate/s had never been issued and without
it/they having constituted a waiver, estoppel or novation.
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All payments made by the Customer to RDC may at RDC's
option, be appropriated to earlier purchases first.
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If payment of any amount due and payable by the Customer to
RDC is overdue, all amounts outstanding, whether due and
payable in respect of the purchase price of all purchases made
by the Customer shall then immediately become due and
payable.
- OVERDUE ACCOUNTS
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Overdue accounts shall:
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Bear interest at the prime overdraft rate as charged by Standard
Bank from time to time plus 2%.
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Entitle RDC, without prejudice and in addition to any other rights,
to suspend any pending deliveries until the account is brought up
to date, and to reverse any trade or early settlement discount
which may have been granted to the Customer in respect of the
transactions for which payment is overdue.
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Suspend any rights which the Customer may have relative to any
warranty which may have been given in respect of goods for
which payment is due until such time as the overdue amounts
have been paid. Where amounts are referred by RDC for
collection, the Customer shall be liable for, and shall pay on
demand, all expenses thereby incurred, including, but not limited
to, legal charges on the attorney and client scale, attorney's
collection charges, tracing fees and expenses, all as above, save
only to the extent that the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (if
applicable) may limit the recovery of any such charges.
- DISCRETIONARY CREDIT FACILITIES
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The nature, extent, duration and existence of any credit facilities
which may be allowed to the Customer from time to time shall
always remain in the sole discretion of RDC. RDC shall notify the
Customer of any change in the credit facilities granted to it
without delay. RDC shall not increase the credit facilities unless
the Customer requests an increase in the facility in writing (and
any such increase is in RDC's discretion.)
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Provided RDC is not in breach of its obligations under this
Agreement, the Customer shall not be entitled to set off any
amount, which it may allege is due and payable by RDC to it,
against any amount which may be due and payable by it to RDC
under this Agreement.
- OWNERSHIP OF GOODS
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Ownership in all goods sold by RDC to the Customer shall
remain vested in RDC until fully paid for by the Customer and in
the event of a breach of this Agreement, RDC shall be entitled to
take possession of such goods wherever they may be kept. The
Customer shall notify its landlord (if applicable) where the goods
are kept and shall advise any party in possession of the goods,
that ownership thereof vests in RDC.
- PLACING OF ORDERS
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In the event of an order being given to RDC by the Customer or
by persons acting on behalf of the Customer, whether such order
is given orally, online, or in writing, the Customer shall be
estopped (ie prevented) from denying the validity of such order or
the authority of the person placing such order, notwithstanding
the fact that such order may have been given or signed by a
person not authorised by the Customer.
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The Customer acknowledges and agrees that the signature of
any agent, contractor, sub-contractor or employee of the
Customer on RDC's delivery note, invoice, waybill, or trip sheet
or any other document, will constitute proof (until the contrary is
proved) of delivery of the goods purchased.
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Risk in goods shall pass to the Customer upon delivery. Goods to
be dispatched to the Customer by rail, by cartage or other form of
transport shall be at the risk of the Customer from the time
delivery is made by RDC to the carrier, irrespective of whether or
not the transport cost is paid by RDC. All demurrage charges will
be for the account of the Customer. The Customer undertakes to
insure the goods from the date that risk passes to the Customer.
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Claims for shortages or damages must be notified to RDC in
writing as soon as reasonably possible after receipt of the goods
and in any event within 5 (five) business days thereof.
- RETURN OF GOODS AND WARRANTIES ALL RETURNS
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No replacement, repair of goods or refund will be made without
an acceptable proof of purchase being supplied (e.g. original
invoice or a copy).
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All electronic goods will be tested before any replacement, repair
of goods or refund is made.
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For any refunds, replacements or repairs outside of sections 20
and section 56 of the CPA, RDC reserves the right to elect
whether to replace or repair goods or grant a credit or a refund.
NEW PRODUCTS WARRANTY
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Goods sold by RDC are subject to a 12 (twelve) month warranty,
commencing on the date of the invoice. The goods are subject
to RDC's goods return policy set out in this Agreement.
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Any damage caused by abuse, misuse, unauthorized
modifications, incorrect installation, insect infestation, lightning,
power surges or acts of God is not covered by the warranty.
Goods may not be modified or repaired by any party other than
RDC. Any such modifications or repairs will invalidate the
warranty.
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It is the responsibility of the Customer to ensure that the person
installing the goods is qualified to do so.
REPAIR/UPGRADE WARRANTEE
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Goods repaired or upgraded outside of the new products
warranty period, carry a 3 (three) month warranty in respect only
of the repair or upgrade work carried out on the goods.
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The warranty period commences on the repair or upgrade date
indicated on the goods, irrespective of the date on which the
Customer collects the goods.
LIMITED FULL REFUNDS: SECTION 20
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In terms of section 20 of the CPA, the Customer may return
goods for a full refund if (i) the goods were delivered under a
direct marketing agreement; (ii) the goods were not examined
before delivery and do not conform to a supply agreement; (iii)
the goods were intended to satisfy a particular purpose
communicated to RDC and within 10 (ten) business days after
delivery to the Customer, the goods have been found to be
unsuitable for that particular purpose, and (iv) a mixture of goods
were delivered (including, but not limited to, unsolicited goods)
and the Customer has refused delivery of any of those goods.
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The full refund referred to in section 20 of the CPA does not
apply if goods have, amongst other things, been partially or
entirely disassembled, physically altered, permanently installed
or combined with other goods or property.
FAULTY GOODS: SECTION 56
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Faulty items (being failed, unsafe or defective goods as
contemplated in sections 55 and 56 of the CPA) may be returned
to RDC within 6 (six) months after delivery for repair or
replacement at RDC's expense or a refund of the price paid, at
the direction of the Customer.
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If RDC repairs any goods and within 3 (three) months after that
repair, the failure, defect or unsafe feature has not been
remedied or a further failure, defect or unsafe feature is
discovered, RDC will replace the goods or refund the price to the
Customer (if so requested by the Customer).
REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OUTSIDE OF SECTIONS 20 AND
56 OF THE CPA
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Subject to section 56 of the CPA, a repair or replacement of
goods within the warranty period will not extend the duration of
the original warranty period.
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Goods which are repaired at the expense of the Customer will
not be returned to the Customer until an order has been received
by RDC and the incurred costs have been invoiced or paid for in
cash by the Customer.
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Repairs not collected in three (3) months will be sold to defray
the costs of RDC.
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RDC reserves the right to charge a handling fee of R75.00
(seventy five Rand) per unit sent in for repair which is found not
to be faulty or where reports are requested beyond the
information on the job card / repair advice.
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Should RDC agree to accept the return of any goods and grant a
credit to the Customer in circumstances where the goods are not
faulty, the Customer shall be liable to pay to RDC a handling
charge of not less than 10% (ten percent) of the invoiced price
for the goods so returned.
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If RDC provides a written warranty or guarantee in respect of the
goods for a period of 12 (twelve) months, then during the period
from the beginning of month 7 (seven) to the end of month 12
(twelve), RDC has the discretion to replace or repair any faulty
goods.
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Goods returned for credit or refund must be returned in the
original condition and packaging.
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Specially ordered items will not be replaced, credited or refunded
(save under sections 20 or 56 of the CPA).
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Goods must be sent in to the RDC Service Department at the
Customer's expense for repair (subject to any contrary provision
in the CPA). That is, all transport and freight charges on returned
goods will be for the Customer's account (i.e. where not returned
under sections 20 and 56 of the CPA).
- CUSTOMER'S SPECIFICATIONS
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Where RDC is specifically required to manufacture and/or supply
goods to the Customer's specifications, RDC accepts no
responsibility for the specifications of such goods and as a result
does not assume responsibility for the efficiency or workability of
such goods (as these will be dependent upon the specifications)
so specifically manufactured for or supplied to the Customer. In
this regard, the Customer hereby warrants that no copyright,
patent, trademark, registered design or other intellectual property
rights will be infringed in the manufacture thereof and the
Customer hereby indemnifies RDC for all expenses, costs,
damages and/or losses incurred by or claims brought against
RDC in consequence of any such infringement.
- DELAYS IN PERFORMANCE
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RDC will not in any way be responsible for losses, damages or
delays caused by or arising from acts or circumstances beyond
its control, accidents against which due prudence could not have
been avoided, riots, strikes, lockouts, transport or other delays,
accidents, insurrection, war, national or international political
unrest or for any other cause or contingency whatsoever beyond
the reasonable control of RDC.
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If the execution of any order placed by the Customer is delayed
by the Customer or if RDC agrees to its cancellation, RDC shall,
without prejudice and in addition to any other rights in law, be
entitled to any expenses, costs, damages and/or losses suffered.
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND INDEMNITY
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The Customer acknowledges that:
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RDC may from time to time supply the Customer with certain
goods which are intended for use as components in security
systems to be supplied by the Customer to third parties;
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RDC merely supplies the goods to the Customer, and that the
Customer is solely responsible for installing the goods and/or
incorporating the goods in security systems of ultimate endusers;
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RDC does not assume any responsibility for the installation of the
goods;
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it is aware of the provisions of the SAIDSA Specification for
Intruder Alarm Systems for Domestic, Commercial, Retail and
Industrial Installations (SAIDSA By Law No. 25 dated January
2003) and bears the sole responsibility of ensuring that any
installation incorporating the goods supplied by RDC complies
with this Specification and/or any other applicable laws and/or
regulations.
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RDC undertakes to provide the Customer with documentation
relating to the prescribed installation of the goods upon the
request of the Customer and has offered the Customer the
necessary training in the installation of the goods, whether or not
the Customer has elected to undertake such training.
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Save as set out below, RDC and its directors, employees and
agents will not be liable to the Customer for any losses,
damages, costs, expenses or claims, howsoever arising (ie
whether arising in contract, delict or otherwise), which may be
suffered or incurred by the Customer arising out of or in
connection with the use of the goods or the failure or malfunction
of a security system containing the goods.
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Notwithstanding what is set out above, RDC will be liable for loss
attributable to RDC's gross negligence or the gross negligence of
any person acting for or controlled by it.
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RDC acknowledges that it will be liable for any harm (as that
term is defined in section 61(5) of the CPA) caused by:
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supplying any unsafe goods;
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a product failure, defect or hazard in any goods; or
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inadequate instructions or warnings provided to the Customer
pertaining to any hazard arising from or associated with the use
of the goods.
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Harm is defined in section 61(5) of the CPA as including:
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the death of, or injury to, any natural person;
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an illness of any natural person;
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any loss of, or physical damage to, any property, irrespective of
whether it is movable or immovable; and
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any economic loss that results from harm contemplated in
paragraphs 9.5.1, 9.5.2 or 9.5.3 of this Agreement.
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The Customer indemnifies and holds harmless RDC and its
directors, employees and agents against any and all losses,
damages, costs, expenses or claims (“Loss”) which may be
suffered or incurred by or brought against them by any third party
(including for the death or injury of any person or loss of or
damage to any property, including any pure economic loss)
arising out of or in connection with (i) the installation of the goods
or (ii) any contravention by the Customer of the CPA or (iii) if
such Loss is caused by the negligent or intentional conduct of
the Customer.
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These acknowledgments and undertakings given in this
Agreement are irrevocable.
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For the purposes of this indemnity, the negligent conduct of the
Customer includes (but is not limited to) a failure to adhere to the
GSM/SMS or VHF Warnings.
This clause 9 contains assumptions of risk/or liability by the
Customer and limits and excluded liabilities, obligations and
legal responsibilities which RDC will have toward the Customer
and other persons. This clause also limits and excludes the
Customer's rights and remedies against RDC and places various
risks, liabilities, obligation and legal responsibilities on the
Customer.
The Customer has read clause 9 carefully and as such has
checked the check box online confirming this.
- BREACH
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The Customer agrees and acknowledges that in the event of the
Customer:
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breaching any conditions contained herein (save for a breach
contemplated in 10.1 and failing to remedy same within 10 (ten)
business days of receipt of a notice in writing from RDC requiring
the Customer to remedy the breach;
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failing to pay any amount when due;
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suffering any civil judgement against it and failing to pay the
amount contemplated in the judgement or to take steps to
challenge the judgement within 10 (ten) business days of the
judgement being granted;
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being placed under an order of provisional or final
sequestration/liquidation (if applicable) or passing a resolution for
the sequestration or liquidation of the Customer;
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committing any act which, had it been a natural person, would
constitute an act of insolvency in terms of the Insolvency Act No.
24 of 1936; then and in that event RDC shall, without detracting from any
other remedies which may be available to it, be entitled to
summarily cancel the Agreement or any sale of any goods to the
Customer pursuant to this Agreement, and to then repossess
such goods sold and delivered by RDC to the Customer, claim
specific performance of all the Customer's obligations whether or
not such obligations would otherwise have fallen due for
performance, in either event without prejudice to RDC's right to
claim damages.
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These General Trading Terms and Conditions supersede and
novate all prior agreements whether written or oral between RDC
and the Customer. All contracts, transactions and dealings
without exception between RDC and the Customer shall be
strictly subject to these Terms and Conditions. The Customer
hereby agrees that any apparent or purported or attempted
exclusions, substitution or variation of any of these terms and
provisions by the Customer in its orders or in any other way shall
not be effective and notwithstanding the fact that RDC may
accept an order from the Customer which appears or purports or
attempts such exclusion, substitution or variation, these Terms
and Conditions and provisions shall stand unaffected thereby as
if such apparent or purported or attempted exclusion, substitution
or variation had not been written.
- NON VARIATION
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No variation, alteration, consensual termination, representation,
condition, term or warranty, relaxation or waiver or release by
RDC, or estoppel against RDC, or the suspension by RDC, in
respect of these Terms and Conditions or any part thereof, shall
be of any force or effect unless reduced to writing and signed by
the Customer and RDC.
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The grant of any indulgence, extension of any time or relaxation
of any provision by a Party under this Agreement (or under any
other agreement or document issued or executed pursuant to
this Agreement) shall not constitute a waiver of any right by the
grantor or prevent or adversely affect the exercise by the grantor
of any existing or future right of the grantor.
- DOMICILIUM
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The Customer appoints the address appearing under Section A
above as the address at which documents in legal proceedings
in connection with this Agreement may be served and as the
address for notices in connection with this Agreement, and any
change in respect thereof to a complete address of his residence
or business premises must be notified to RDC by registered post
to be effective. If any document or notice from RDC is posted to
the Customer's address, then it will be deemed to be received on
the 5th (fifth) business day after posting.
- JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
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Notwithstanding the nature or amount of claim by RDC, the
Customer hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate's
Court otherwise having jurisdiction; this consent is without
prejudice to the right of either party to institute proceedings and
to obtain judgement or an order in a High Court of competent
jurisdiction. The successful party will be entitled to claim costs
and expenses on the scale as between attorney and own client.
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In the event of RDC instructing its attorneys or collection agents
to collect any amounts, all legal fees and collection charges and
tracing agents' fees as between attorney and client or collection
agent and client, shall (subject to any contrary provisions of the
NCA) be borne by the Customer and all payments made shall
firstly be allocated towards such fees and charges thereafter to
interest and finally to capital.
- APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION
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This Agreement is to be governed, interpreted and implemented
in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
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Should the Customer be domiciled outside the Republic South
Africa, in the event of any dispute or claim whatever arising
between RDC and the Customer, such dispute or claim shall be
determined and enforced exclusively under and in accordance
with South African Law by a South Africa Court, and the parties
shall, if outside the Republic of South Africa, submit to any such
order of a South Africa Court upon its mere presentation.
The Customer hereto submits to the jurisdiction of the South
African Courts having jurisdiction and in the event of the
Customer being a person not generally subject to the jurisdiction
of the South African Courts, then by checking the checkbox
agreeing to these terms and conditions
(as warranted aforesaid),
the Customer submits and consents to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg and
such submission will be sufficient either to confirm jurisdiction or
found jurisdiction in the event of legal proceedings being
instituted against the Customer where the Customer would not,
but for the provisions of this clause, be subject to the jurisdiction
of the South Africa Courts.
- CREDIT BUREAU
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RDC has the Customer's consent at all times to contact and
request information from any person, Credit Bureau or
businesses, including, but not limited to, those mentioned in the
credit application form in which these Terms and Conditions are
contained and to obtain any information regarding the amounts
purchased from suppliers per month, length of time Customer
has dealt with such supplier, type of goods or services
purchased and manner and time of payment.
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The Customer hereby consents to and authorises RDC at all
times to furnish personal and credit information concerning the
Customer's dealings with RDC to a Credit Bureau and to any
third party seeking a trade reference regarding the Customer in
his dealing with the company.
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I/We the undersigned hereby agree and permit that RDC is
entitled to:
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make any reasonable enquiries to any party to verify and
research any details provided by the Customer on this
application form, or any other details in relation thereto;
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access the files of any Credit Bureau or its agents or its clients to
ascertain the Customer's and its directors and/or members
and/or principal's total available credit profiles when assessing
this application and at any time during the currency of the
Customer's account with the supplier;
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disclose the existence and the conduct of the Customer's
account with RDC, whether still current or not, to any Credit
Bureau or other credit grantor for publication.
- GENERAL
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Please note that if the Customer has applied for and been
granted a credit facility by RDC, then these General Trading
Terms and Conditions are applicable to that Customer. If the
Customer pays cash for its goods and credit facilities are not
extended to the Customer, then the provisions dealing with the
provision of credit will not be applicable to the Customer.
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The Customer warrants that it is duly authorised to enter into this
Agreement and that the representative who agrees to these
terms and conditions by checking the online check box on behalf
of the Customer is duly authorised to do so.
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This Agreement contains all the express provisions agreed on by
the Parties with regard to the subject matter of the Agreement
and the Parties waive the right to rely on any alleged provision
not expressly contained in this Agreement.
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The Licence Party is bound to this Agreement only in respect of
those provisions which make direct reference to it. The
Customer understands and agrees, to the extent allowed by law,
that the Licence Party shall not be obliged to discharge the
obligations of RDC to the Customer other than as expressly
provided for in this Agreement, and then only to the extent
necessary.
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The Customer may not cede any of its rights or delegate any of
its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written
permission of RDC.
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This Agreement does not grant the Customer nor shall the
Customer in any way acquire any Intellectual Property rights.
- CONFIDENTIALITY
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The Customer will treat and hold as confidential all Confidential
Information. The Customer will not whether during the currency
of this Agreement (save as contemplated under this Agreement)
or thereafter, use any Confidential Information directly or
indirectly or disclose the Confidential Information to any third
party.
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All written records of whatsoever nature relating to the
Confidential Information which may come into the possession of
the Customer, remain the sole property of RDC or the Licence
Party, as the case may be and must be returned to RDC or the
Licence Party, as the case may be, upon request.
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Upon termination of the Agreement, the Customer must deliver
up to RDC (or at RDC's request, destroy) all originals and copies
of the Confidential Information in its possession.
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If the Customer is obliged to disclose the Confidential
Information pursuant to a court order or similar, then the
Customer shall disclose no more Confidential Information than is
necessary to comply with the order and shall give RDC adequate
notice of such proposed disclosure (subject to any provisions in
the court order to the contrary).
- DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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In this Agreement, the following words shall, unless otherwise
stated or inconsistent with the context in which they appear, bear
the following meanings and other words derived from the same
origins as such words (that is, cognate words) shall bear
corresponding meanings:
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“Affiliate” means with respect to RDC, any holding company or
subsidiary company of RDC, or subsidiary company of such
holding company, as those terms are defined in the Companies
Act No 71 of 2008;
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"Agreement" means the terms and conditions recorded herein,
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"Authority" means the Independent Communications Authority
of South Africa (also referred to as ICASA) or its successor in
title;
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“Confidential Information" means any information of RDC or
the Licence Party which is not in the public domain (other than
through the fault of the Customer), including, but not limited to,
the terms of this Agreement, pricing information, information in
respect of the Network and information in respect of the
Intellectual Property;
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"CPA" means the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008;
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"Customer" means the customer who has logged on to the
RDC or related website to make use of online services;
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“GPRS Transceiver” means GSM transceiver units provided by
RDC to the Customer for the transmission of signals over the
communications infrastructure using GPRS.
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“GSM Base Station” means the Customer's equipment which
receives GSM signals;
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“GSM Repeater” means equipment which comprises a part of
the communications infrastructure which receives signals from
the Network and relays the signals to the GSM Base Station;
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"Intellectual Property" means all RDC's rights in and to
intellectual property of whatsoever nature as at the Signature
Date and thereafter, including, but not limited to, trade names,
trade marks, trade mark applications, logos, designs, patents,
copyright and know-how;
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"NCA" means the National Credit Act, 34 of 2008;
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"Parties" means the parties to this Agreement, being RDC and
the Customer ;
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"RDC" means Radio Data Communications (Proprietary)
Limited, registration number 1989/004703/07, a private company
established in the Republic of South Africa;
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"RICA" means the Regulation of Interception of Communications
and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, 2002;
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"Signature Date" means, when the check box agreeing to the
terms and conditions was checked;
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“SMS Transceiver” means SMS transceiver units provided by
RDC to the Customer for the transmission of signals over the
communications infrastructure using SMS technology.
- In this Agreement:
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references to a statutory provision include any subordinate
legislation made from time to time under that provision and
include that provision as modified or re-enacted from time to
time;
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words importing any particular gender include the other genders
(ie the masculine, feminine and neuter genders, as the case may
be); the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and natural
persons include artificial persons and vice versa;
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references to a "person" include a natural person, a juristic
person, a trust, and/or any association of persons;
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any definition, wherever it appears in this Agreement, shall bear
the same meaning and apply throughout this Agreement unless
otherwise stated or inconsistent with the context in which it
appears;
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the definition appearing in that clause or paragraph shall prevail
over any other conflicting definition appearing elsewhere in the
Agreement;
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any provision in this Agreement which is or may become illegal,
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction affected by this
Agreement shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and shall be treated
as having not been written and severed from the balance of this
Agreement, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction;
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the rule of construction that if general words or terms are used in
association with specific words or terms which are a species of a
particular genus or class, the meaning of the general words or
terms shall be restricted to that same class (ie the eiusdem
generis rule) shall not apply.
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The expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not affect
such of the provisions of this Agreement which are expressly
provided to operate after any such expiration or termination, or
which of necessity must continue to have effect after such
expiration or termination, notwithstanding that the relevant
provisions themselves do not provide for this.
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The rule of construction that the contract shall be interpreted
against or to the disadvantage of the party responsible for the
drafting or preparation of the Agreement (ie the contra
proferentem rule), shall not apply.
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