Terms of Service
Last updated: April 23, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to Ajad Van Wyk's portfolio website. These Terms of Service govern your use of my website located at [your-website-url] and form a binding legal agreement between you and Ajad Van Wyk.
By accessing or using my website, you confirm that you accept these Terms of Service and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use my website.
Compliance with South African Law
These Terms of Service have been developed in accordance with South African law, including but not limited to the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 (ECTA), the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA), and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).
Use of My Website
You may use my website subject to the following conditions:
- You must not use my website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website.
- You must not use my website in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful.
- You must not use my website for any purpose related to marketing without my express written consent.
- You must not use my website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish, or distribute any material that consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit, or other malicious computer software.
Intellectual Property Rights
I am the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in my website and the material published on it. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may view, download, and print pages from my website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out in these Terms of Service.
You must not:
- Republish material from my website (including republication on another website)
- Sell, rent, or sub-license material from my website
- Reproduce, duplicate, copy, or otherwise exploit material on my website for a commercial purpose
- Redistribute material from my website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution
User Content
If you submit any information or material to my website, you grant me a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute that content in any existing or future media.
You represent and warrant that the content you submit:
- Is accurate (where it states facts)
- Is genuinely held (where it states opinions)
- Complies with applicable South African law
You must not submit any content that is unlawful, defamatory, offensive, or otherwise objectionable.
No Warranties
My website is provided "as is" without any representations or warranties, express or implied. I make no representations or warranties in relation to my website or the information and materials provided on my website.
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, I do not warrant that:
- My website will be constantly available, or available at all
- The information on my website is complete, true, accurate, or non-misleading
Limitations of Liability
I will not be liable to you in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, my website:
- For any indirect, special, or consequential loss
- For any business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits, or anticipated savings
- For any loss of or damage to data, databases, or software
- For any loss or damage that was not foreseeable to both parties
Nothing in these Terms of Service will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit.
Indemnity
You hereby indemnify me and undertake to keep me indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities, and expenses incurred or suffered by me arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these Terms of Service.
Breaches of These Terms of Service
Without prejudice to my other rights under these Terms of Service, if you breach these terms in any way, I may take such action as I deem appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending your access to my website, prohibiting you from accessing my website, and/or taking legal action against you.
Variation
I may revise these Terms of Service from time to time. The revised terms will apply to the use of my website from the date of publication of the revised terms on my website. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.
Severability
If a provision of these Terms of Service is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect.
If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect.
Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and me in relation to your use of my website and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of my website.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and any disputes relating to these terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Africa.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact me at:
Ajad Van Wyk
Email: ajadvw@icloud.com
Address: Cape Town, South Africa