G&A Compass Publishing and Training (Propriety) Limited's
(registration number: 2014/230079/07) (hereinafter referred to as “G&A;
“G&A Compass, “we“, “us” or “our“) is the company that runs and owns the www.gnacompass.co.za
website(the “Website“). We are who you are contracting with.
By using our Website our services, or both, you must read and accept all
the terms and conditions ("T&C"). By using the Website and
accepting the T&C, you agree to everything in the T&C and it is as
though you have read this T&C. You cannot use the Website our any services
related to it if you do not agree with the T&C.
Please also see our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) for the manner in
which personal information is regulated. The Privacy Policy is hereby
incorporated by reference into these T&C.
These T&C apply to your use of, and purchases made on, the Website.
Stock availability: Stocks of all goods on offer are limited and G&A Compass shall
take all reasonable efforts to ensure that offers are discontinued when there
is no stock available. If G&A Compass is unable to fulfil any order placed
by you at the advertised price due to stock having sold out, G&A Compass
will notify you and you will be entitled to a refund of the amount paid by you
for such product. Please see as the “Agreements of Sale” clause below and in
Refund Policy (“Refund Policy”) for all of the terms and conditions applicable
to refunds and returns.
Errors: please
note some product descriptions or photographs may not be specific to the
product you wish to purchase. However, if you are dissatisfied with the product
you receive, you are entitled to return the product to G&A Compass for a
full refund. Please see our Refund Policy in this regard for all of the terms
and conditions applicable to refunds and returns.
For purposes of these T&C, an “eBook”
means an electronic version of a printed book, in .pdf or .epub format, capable
of being read on a computer using Adobe Digital Editions software (“Adobe
Reader”) and on certain mobile devices "Reader Applications". Access
to any purchased eBook from G&A Compass will be granted via a link to such
eBook’s .acsm file (“Link”) to you.
2.1 Use of eBooks:
2.2 Limits
to functionality and usage of eBooks:
2.3 Delivery of eBooks:
Once payment of the relevant eBook has been
or received, a Link to the relevant eBook will be delivered to your
“LibraryBox” page on the Website. G&A Compass cannot control when a Link is
delivered and does not undertake to make delivery within any specific
timeframe. Once a Link has been delivered, you can access it anytime
thereafter, however:
G&A Compass does not guarantee that
eBook publishers will make their eBooks available for download indefinitely If
the eBook or related Link is no longer available, G&A Compass accepts no
liability for such. However, you may be entitled to a refund of the purchase
price paid for an eBook in the event that access the Link and the eBook is not
available for download. However, you will only be entitled to a refund if you
report such a problem within 6 months of your receipt of the Link.
G&A Compass is not liable for any service
provider fees you may incur when downloading the eBook.
G&A may remove any products added to
the shopping basket or a wish list if the purchase cycle is not completed. Only
once a completed order is submitted and payment is authorised or received by
G&A Compass will there be an agreement of sale.
G&A Compass may blacklist you on its
database to refuse to accept payment, and/or to cancel any sale concluded
between you and G&A Compass (with notice to you), to prevent suspected
fraud or the unfair use of promotions.
Please see the Refund Policy for further terms and conditions which relate to cancellations and
refunds.
5.1. The price of each product, or the discounted
price when applicable is displayed with the product listing.
5.2. Delivery charges are based on the product
type, price, and weight and the delivery address as specified in the shopping
basket.
5.3. Value added tax at the rate of 15% is charged
on goods bought by South African residents. If the shipping and billing address
is international, VAT is not applicable.
5.4. For delivery of products to foreign
addresses, you are responsible for determining whether any import duties/levies
are payable and the relevant amount.
If products are erroneously offered at
incorrect prices and/or delivery charges, G&A Compass will not be obliged
to sell products at such incorrect prices and/or delivery charges, but shall
refund monies paid by you should you not wish to proceed with the purchase at
the correct price and/or delivery charge.
All payments to us made be made in the
following ways as set out below:
6.1. Credit
card payments:
If you chose to have your credit card
information stored you will also be agreeing that G&A Compass may disclose
(by means of a link between the Website and the systems of PayFast to PayFast,
some of your information so that PayFast may effectively store your information
in accordance with their standard terms and conditions.
6.2. Bank deposits and Electronic
Funds Transfer:
If
you select to pay via this method, you must follow all instructions provided to
you and ensure that:
Delivery Charges: Please check the shopping cart pages for further details.
Delivery Methods: Books are delivered by Fastway couriers.
Delivery Periods:
7.1. Delivery periods are only regarded as having
commenced upon payment confirmation being received by G&A Compass.
7.2. Delivery periods are calculated based on
business days only. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are not taken into account in calculating delivery periods.
7.3. If products with different delivery times are
ordered together, the product with the longest delivery time will determine the delivery time of all the products in the order.
Local delivery
All G&A Compass items listed on the
Website have an indication of the delivery time. However, note the following in
particular, if delivery is to be made to a main centre in South Africa. “Main
centres” include any destination within a 50km radius of the following cities:
Pretoria, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
Delivery outside main centres is usually within 3 working days.
Note that Part 2 applies to all
purchases made on the Website.
You will only be able to view and print any
transaction records with G&A for 12 months prior to the current date.
Save for G&A Compass being liable to
you–
neither G&A Compass nor any of its agents or representatives shall
be liable for any loss or liability of whatsoever nature arising from the use
or inability to use this Website or the services or content provided from and
through this Website. Furthermore, G&A Compass makes no representations or
warranties that, amongst others, the content and technology available from this
Website are free from errors or that the service will be 100% error free. You
are encouraged to report any possible malfunctions and errors to
www.GnACompass.co.za
Although the products sold via the Website may be under warranty, the
Website itself is supplied on an “as is” basis and has not been compiled or
supplied to meet your individual requirements.
Information, ideas and opinions expressed on this Website should not be
regarded as professional advice or the official opinion of G&A Compass and
you are encouraged to consult professional advice before taking any course of
action related to information, ideas or opinions expressed on this Website.
The materials published on this website are provided for general
information purposes only and do not constitute legal or other professional
advice. While every effort is made to update the information regularly and to
offer the most current, correct and accurate information, we accept no
liability or responsibility whatsoever if any information is, for whatever
reason, incorrect, inaccurate or dated. We accept no responsibility for any
loss or damage, whether direct, indirect or consequential, which may arise from
access to or reliance on the information contained in these pages. G&A
Compass has also taken reasonable measures to ensure the integrity of this web
site and its contents, however no warranty is given that any files, downloads
or applications available via this website are free of viruses which have the
ability to corrupt your system. G&A Compass reserves the right to make
changes to these Terms and Conditions and any information contained on this
website at any time.
This Website is hosted, controlled and operated from the Republic of
South Africa and governed by South African law and, subject to the ‘Disputes’
clause of these T&C, you and G&A Compass submit to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg.
Please see the Privacy Policy for the manner in which personal
information is regulated.
You agree and warrant that your log-in name and password shall be used
for your personal use only and shall not be disclosed to any third party.
You allow G&A Compass to take all reasonable steps to ensure the
integrity and security of the Website and back-office applications.
All credit card transactions are SSL encrypted by the PayFast service.
G&A Compass registration documents and registered domain name are protected
by a SiteGround recommended SSL certificate.
G&A Compass may change these T&C or any part thereof at any time
and will endeavour to notify you via the website of any material changes. If
you do not agree with any amendments to the T&C, you cannot use the
Website.
All
disputes between G&A Compass and you (except for urgent or interim relief
which may be granted by a competent court) arising out of these T&C; shall
be submitted to arbitration in terms of the expedited rules of the Arbitration
Foundation of South Africa.
The expedited arbitration rules may be read here https://arbitration.co.za/domestic-arbitration/expedited-rules.
G&A Compass chooses as its address for all purposes under these
T&C, whether in respect of court process, notice, or other documents or
communication of whatsoever nature, the following address: Info - G&A
Compass, with a copy to www.GnACompass.co.za (the sending of such copy being
required in order for any notice to be validly delivered to G&A Compass).
These T&C apply from the date on which they are published on the
Website and continue indefinitely, as amended by G&A Compass from time to
time. If the Website is no longer operational, the T&C will terminate.
G&A Compass reserves the right to terminate these T&C and/or shut down
the Website at any time.
Any and all copyright subsisting in the Website, including these
T&C, vests in G&A Compass and all rights not expressly granted are
reserved.
G&A Compass does not accept any liability for illegal, defamatory or
obscene content. Please report any content that may be offensive or
illegal to G&A Compass.
All the content, trademarks and data on this Website are the property of
or licensed to G&A Compass and as such are protected from infringement.
When you visit the Website or send e-mails to G&A Compass, you
consent to receiving communications from G&A Compass electronically and
agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications sent
by G&A Compass satisfy any legal requirements, including but not limited to
the requirement that such communications should be “in writing”.
G&A Compass does not necessarily agree with, edit or sponsor any
content on web pages of hyperlinks that appear on the Website but are not from
non G&A Compass sites.
No person, business or web site may frame this site or any of the pages
on this Website in any way whatsoever.
No person, business or web site may use any technology to search and
gain any information from this Website without the prior written permission of
G&A Compass.
G&A Compass’s information is as follows:
Full name: G&A Compass Publishing and Training (Proprietary) Limited,
registered in South Africa, registration number 2014/230079/07
Main business: Publishing of legal books and training thereof
Phone number: 011 530 5000 - Robert Appelbaum || 082 459 2914 - Pamela Woltersdorf
Physical address for receipt of legal service: 25 Talbragar
Avenue, Craighall, Johannesburg, 2196
Office bearers: Robert Appelbaum (Director), Pamela Woltersdorf
(Director)
Website: http://www.gnacompass.co.za
Contact address: www.gnacompass.co.za
PAIA: The manual published in terms of section 51 of the Promotion of Access
to Information Act No 2 of 2000 may be downloaded from www.gnacompass.co.za,
which should be read in conjunction with the above information.
Code of Conduct: not applicable