We’ve updated our Terms & Condition as of 25/05/2018
VOTE HOME is a DA Abroad initiative. It is a non-partisan campaign launched by the DA Abroad purely for the purposes of educating South Africans overseas about how to vote abroad. We hope you enjoy using the VOTE HOME website.
This website, www.votehome.org (the “Website”) is operated the Democratic Alliance Abroad (“DA Abroad), an official ancillary organisation of the Democratic Alliance, a South African political party whose Federal Head Office is 2nd Floor, Theba Hosken House, 16 Mill Street, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa.
We hope you enjoy using the VOTE HOME website. These Terms may be updated from time to time without notice to you. You should review these Terms periodically for any changes – accessible via www.votehome.org (the “Website”).
In these Terms of Use, any use of the words “you”, “yours” or similar expressions shall mean any user of this website whatsoever. Terms such as “we”, “us, “our” or similar expressions shall mean DA Abroad.
Please read this page carefully as it sets out the terms that apply to your use of the Website and any part of its content and all materials appearing on it. By using the Website you confirm that you accept these Terms of Use and you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please refrain from using the Website.
OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS
These Terms of Use are additional to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE
We aim to update the Website regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to the Website, or close it indefinitely. We will not be liable if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The Website is protected by copyright, database rights and other intellectual property and related rights (“Rights”) which are owned by us and our suppliers. All such Rights are reserved. Except where otherwise indicated on the Website:
You may download and print material from the Website as is reasonable for your own private and personal use;
You may also forward such material from the Website to other people for their private and personal use provided you credit us as its source and add the Website address: www.votehome.org. You must draw their attention to these terms which also apply to them; and
You may provide links to the Website provided you do so in a way that is fair, legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on the part of us where none exists.
The Website must not be used in any other way, including for commercial purposes, and you may not otherwise reproduce, re-utilise or redistribute it (including, by way of example, creating a database (electronic or otherwise) that includes material downloaded or otherwise obtained from the Website), or frame or deep-link to it (or to any of its content) on any other website, without our prior written approval. If you print off, copy or download any part of the Website in breach of these terms, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made at our request.
The trade marks, logos and brand names shown on the Website are owned by us. No rights are granted to use any of them without the prior written permission of the owner.
NO RELIANCE ON INFORMATION
Reasonable skill and care has been used in producing the Website but it is only designed for general information purposes. No guarantee is given by us or our suppliers that the Website (including any statistics contained on the Website) is accurate, complete or up-to-date. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on the content of the Website by you, or by anyone who may be informed of the Website’s contents.
EXTERNAL LINKS
The Website contains links to other websites and services operated by parties independent to the us. We take reasonable precautions in selecting these however we do not endorse or take responsibility for the content or availability of these websites and cannot accept any liability for any material contained within them or for your use of them or any use of your personal data collected by their operators. If you decide to access linked websites you do so at your own risk and we encourage you to read the privacy statements applicable to each specific website.
VIRUSES
We and our suppliers take reasonable precautions to prevent computer viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other items that may damage the operation of computers or property or otherwise engage in computer misuse (“Malicious Programmes”) on the Website but cannot accept any liability for them. You are advised to take precautions against such Malicious Programmes, including the use of suitable protective software.
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE
You must not misuse the Website by knowingly introducing Malicious Programmes. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Website. You must not attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Website will cease immediately.
AGE RESTRICTION
If you are under the age of 18 you may use the Website only subject to your parents’ explicit permission. The DA Abroad is not liable for any loss or damage incurred by you or any other person owing to non-compliance with this provision. If you provide information at the Website, which is not true, the DA Abroad is entitled to suspend your access. Parents permitting their children to use the Website are solely responsible for deciding what is appropriate for their children to access and to view as the Website is designed to appeal to a wide audience and the Website may therefore contain material unsuitable for children. The DA Abroad does not warrant that third-party websites or applications to which the Website contains hyperlinks use and observe the same age restriction as the DA Abroad.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Except in the case of death or personal injury caused by our negligence or any wilful act, to the fullest extent permitted by law we exclude all liability to you in respect of your use of the Website.
CONTACT
If you have any comments or questions about the Website please contact us at info@votehome.org.