terms of use

Please read the following terms and conditions of use before using this website. In using this website, you agree to these terms and conditions of use. The Jade Tree reserves the right to update these terms and conditions at any time without notice to you.

Definitions

The terms “ The Jade Tree”, “TJTLife, “we”, “us”, “our” and “ours” when used in these Terms and Conditions mean The Jade Tree. The terms “you”, “your” and “yours” when used in these Terms and Conditions mean any user of this website.

Use of this website

This website is owned and operated by The Jade Tree (Registration No 2022/612752/07) is incorporated in the Republic of South Africa

If you have any queries about this website, please contact The Jade Tree at [email protected]

Intellectual Property Rights

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to Black Umbrellas. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance, graphics and data. It is protected by intellectual property laws including, but not limited to, copyright.

You may download, view, copy and print information and documentation held on this website provided that:

Materials are used solely for your own personal use or for product/supplier research in connection with your business or your employer’s business. Commercial use is not permitted.

Materials may not be altered or modified in any way without prior written permission from Black Umbrellas.

You may not otherwise, without express permission from us, copy, distribute, sell or publish any of the content of the Website. Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

Changes to this agreement

From time to time we may change these terms without prior notice to you. The current terms can be found at www.blackumbrellas.org. By using this website after we have posted any revisions to these terms, you accept the terms as revised.

Privacy

We respect your privacy. Please review our Privacy Policy for a description of the information we collect and how we use it.

Professional advice

Information provided on pages held on this website and in any documents downloaded from this website is provided for general information only. It is subject to change without notice. The Jade Tree is not responsible for any inaccuracies and makes no representation and gives no warranty as to its accuracy. Since the information was not prepared for you personally, it is not intended to form recommendations or advice. It is your sole responsibility to satisfy yourself that the information is suitable for your purposes. Nothing on this website is intended to be nor should be construed as an offer to enter into a contractual relationship unless a user opts to utilise Value Add Services or Advertising.

Trademarks

Your use of this site and any materials downloaded, viewed, copied or printed does not authorise you to use any names or trademarks of Black Umbrellas, its trading partners or associates.

Errors and downtime

Errors may appear from time to time on the website and some information on the website may be out of date. Before relying on information you have found on the website, please confirm any facts that are important to your decision. From time to time the website may be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason, including, without limitation: (i) equipment malfunctions; (ii) periodic maintenance procedures or repairs which we may undertake from time to time; or (iii) causes beyond our control or which we cannot reasonably foresee.

Links to other websites

These Terms and Conditions apply only to www.blackumbrellas.org. The website may contain hyperlinks to websites that are not operated by Black Umbrellas. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and you should note that we do not have any control over these other websites. We cannot, therefore, be held liable for any materials or representations in respect to such websites. All links are used at your own risk. In evoking links to other websites, you agree to accept these conditions of use.

Links from other websites

Persons providing access to this website via links from another website are solely responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions expressed, privacy policies, products or services of, or available through, the source website and for any representations made or impressions created concerning Black Umbrellas.

Special Offers/Coupons

Advertisers on The Jade Tree may include special offers within their paid for listings. The Jade Tree does not take responsibility for or offer assistance in relation to these special offers. Other terms and conditions of the advertiser may apply. You should check any terms and conditions with the advertiser before use.

Usernames and passwords

To obtain access to certain services through this website, you may be given an opportunity to register with us. As part of any such registration process, you will select/be given a username and password. You agree that the information you supply during that registration process will be accurate and complete and that you will not register under the name of, nor attempt to enter our site under the name of, another person. We reserve the right to reject or terminate any username that we deem offensive. You will be responsible for preserving the confidentiality of your password and will notify us by email of any known or suspected unauthorised use of your account.

Any misrepresentation of information provided through the registration process whether intentionally or neglectfully, the owners of The Jade Tree reserve the right to remove your registration from this website with no consequential costs or liabilities accruing to the owners of The Jade Tree for whatever reason.

Connecting to the website

The Jade Tree has been optimised to operate with Internet Explorer and Firefox Web Browsers. You shall be solely responsible for providing, maintaining and ensuring compatibility with the website, all hardware, software, electrical and other physical requirements for your use of the website, including, without limitation, telecommunications and Internet access connections and links, web browsers or other equipment, programs and services required to access and use the site.

No warranty

The site is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Use of the site is at your sole risk. We do not warrant that your use of the site will be uninterrupted or error free, nor do we make any warranty as to any results that may be obtained by use of the site.

We make no warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, effectiveness, completeness, accuracy, and title.

Limitation of liability: If you are dissatisfied with the site, your sole and exclusive remedy shall be to discontinue use of the site. In no event shall our total liability for direct damages exceed the total fees paid by you to us.

Moreover, under no circumstances shall we be liable to you or any other person for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages for any matter arising from or relating to this agreement, the site or the Internet generally, including, without limitation, your use or inability to use the site, any changes to or inaccessibility of the site, delay, failure, unauthorised access to or alteration of any transmission or data, any material or data sent or received or not sent or received, any transaction or agreement entered into through the site, or any data or material from a third person accessed on or through the site, whether such liability is asserted on the basis of contract, tort or otherwise.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, including our directors, officers, employees and agents harmless, from and against any action, cause, claim, damage, debt, demand or liability, including reasonable costs and attorney’s fees, asserted by any person or company, arising out of or relating to your breach of these terms.

Governing law

These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. You agree to submit any dispute arising out of your use of this website to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of South Africa.