Terms and Conditions of Site Usage

1.         Copyright

The copyright in the whole of this site vests with Block & Chisel (Pty) Ltd (“Block & Chisel”). Users may download, view and print content from this site for private and non-commercial purposes only.

2.         Intellectual Property Rights

The content of this site including trademarks, logos, text, graphics, icons, designs, colours, software, domain name and layout are the intellectual property of Block & Chisel. All the intellectual property rights referred to herein are governed by the South African and International Intellectual Property Laws.

3.         Electronic Communications

When a user visits Block & Chisel or sends e-mails to Block & Chisel, that user consents to receiving communications from Block & Chisel electronically and agrees that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications sent by Block & Chisel satisfies any legal requirements, including but not limited, to the requirement that such communications should be "in writing".

4.         Hyperlinks

4.1           No person, business or web site may link to any page on this site without the prior written permission of Block & Chisel.

4.2           Hyperlinks provided on this site to non- Block & Chisel sites are provided as is and Block & Chisel does not necessarily agree with, edit or sponsor the content on such web pages. Block & Chisel does not screen or filter such content or the other sites or information available from that other site and therefore does not accept any liability for defamatory, illegal or criminal content contained on such sites.

4.3           Block & Chisel encourages its users to report any infringement, illegal or criminal content found on any of the sites available through links from this site in order to investigate whether such a link should be removed.

5.         Framing

No person, business or web site may frame this site or any of the pages on this site in any way whatsoever.

6.         Privacy

Block & Chisel shall keep all personal information you give us as strictly confidential and no personal information shall be made available to third parties, unless obliged to do so by law or legal process. This site may use cookies to customise it and make your visit to us more user friendly. Cookies cannot harm your computer in any way and is an industry standard. Furthermore, our users may configure their browsers not to accept our cookies. Block & Chisel may send email messages to its customers with news and users may, by return mail, indicate whether they would prefer not to receive any such mail in future.

7.         Disclaimer

7.1           Apart from the provisions of sections 43(5) and 43(6) of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, neither Block & Chisel nor any of its employees, agents and associates shall be liable for any damage, loss or liability of whatsoever nature arising from the use or inability to use this web site or the services or content provided from and through this web site. Furthermore, Block & Chisel makes no representations or warranties, implied or otherwise, that, amongst others, the content and technology available from this web site are free from errors or omissions or that the service will not be interrupted and error free.

7.2           This web site is supplied on an "as is" basis and has not been compiled or supplied to meet the user's individual requirements. It is the sole responsibility of the user to satisfy itself prior to entering into this agreement with Block & Chisel that the service available from and through this web site will meet the user's individual requirements and be compatible with the user's hardware and/or software.

7.3           Information, ideas and opinions expressed on this site should not be regarded as professional advice or the official opinion of Block & Chisel and users are encouraged to consult professional advice before taking any course of action related to information, ideas or opinions expressed on this site.

7.4           Neither Block & Chisel nor any of its agents or employees shall be liable for any damage, loss or liability of whatsoever nature arising from a user transacting with other users on this web site.

7.5           Block & Chisel cannot screen or edit all the content available on the Block & Chisel site and does not accept any liability for illegal, defamatory or obscene content. Users are encouraged to inform Block & Chisel of any content that may be offensive or illegal.

7.6           Although Block & Chisel shall endeavour to provide accurate, up to date and truthful information on this site neither Block & Chisel nor any of its employees, agents and associates make any representations or give any warranties, whether expressly, tacitly or implied, as to the operation of the site, the information, content, materials and products included and available from this site.

8.         Applicable Law

This site is created, hosted, maintained and controlled in the Republic of South Africa and as such the laws of the Republic of South Africa and the jurisdiction of the South African Courts govern this user agreement and the use or inability to use this site.

9.         Changes to this agreement

Block & Chisel reserves the right to make changes to this site and these terms and conditions at any time without notice.