The company uses cookies to ensure website functionality, track usage patterns, personalise content, analyse traffic and enable social media features to function correctly.

These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. We do not collect personal information, other than what you allow us to store in terms of site usage.

The information collected by our cookies will never be shared with third party service providers under any circumstance.

By your usage of this site, you consent to the use of our cookies as stated within.

Policy

This policy works alongside our Privacy Policy. The purpose of this policy is to describe what cookies are, what we use them for, during your visit to or use of our website.

What are cookies?

The company may place small text files called ‘cookies’, on your device when you visit our website. These files do not contain personal data, but they do contain a personal identifier allowing us to associate you with a certain device.

Why do we use cookies?

These files serve a number of useful purposes for you, including:

• Granting you access to restricted content.
• Tailoring our website’s functionality to you personally, by letting us remember your preferences, location or device type.
• Improving how our website performs.
• Understanding who our audience is, so that we can provide content most relevant to you.

Types Of Cookies We Use

We use different types of cookies on our website.

All of these cookies are placed by us for the purpose of essential site functionality.

We do not use third-party plug-ins.

We do not use third-party suppliers nor advertisers, therefore we do no sell or pass your information on.

These cookies may be deleted from your device at different times, such as at the end of your browsing session (when you leave the website) or after a pre-set amount of time, or they may persist on your device until you delete them.

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

• Essential Cookies
  • These cookies allow our website to perform its essential functions. Without these cookies, some parts of our websites would stop working.
• Site Analytics Cookies
  • These cookies monitor how our website is performing, and how you interact with it. We use them to know how best to improve our website or services.
• Functional Cookies
  • These cookies remember who you are as a user of our website. We use them to remember any preferences you may have selected on our website, like saving your username and password or settings.

Deleting Cookies

Your internet browser generally accepts cookies automatically, but you can often change this setting to stop accepting them. You can also delete cookies manually.

Deleting, or no longer accepting cookies, may prevent you from accessing certain aspects of our website where cookies are necessary or because the website forgot your preferences.

Updates To This Policy

We may occasionally make changes to this policy.

When we make material changes to this policy, we will provide you with a prominent notice on our website or send you an email.

We may notify you in advance.

While reasonable care has been taken in compiling the information contained herein, such information is not intended to and should not be used or relied upon for any transaction. This site cannot be liable for the contents of these pages, nor for any use thereof or reliance placed thereupon by any person.

Except where otherwise stated the copyright of all site contents is owned by this site. No part of the site contents may be reproduced or transmitted or reused or be made available in any manner or any media, unless prior consent has been obtained from this owner of this site.

In the event of any dispute of whatever nature arising as a result of the use of the information, the user accepts, including users resident outside of the Republic of South Africa that the law of the Republic of South Africa shall apply.

Please be aware that this Legal Notice may change from time to time so repeated visits to the Legal Notice are beneficial.

E. & O.E.

Terms & Conditions

Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as access to it and use of the services and content included in it, signifies that you have read, understood and accept without reservation, these terms and conditions.

By using the online payment facility on this website, you warrant that you are authorised to use the credit card for the payment you are making, and that you provide Trade Network Africa/NextGen and PayFast the authorisation to charge your credit card.

As the person procuring this service, you agree to be bound by and comply with these terms and conditions. If you do not accept these terms, please do not use this facility.

Detailed Description of Services

Trade Network Africa is a South African based business with the objective of creating a network platform for businesses across Africa. The idea is that potential consumers will be able to search for businesses either locally or within other areas of Africa. Businesses can also look for other potential business partners to produce new products and services.

Delivery Policy

Confirmation of payment receipt will be confirmed with once Trade Network Africa/NextGen receives payment. Once payment has been confirmed and completed, the client will be contacted by Trade Network Africa.

Returns and Refunds Policy

Trade Network Africa complies with the Consumer Protection Act. Should the client change his/her mind regarding the product acquired, Trade Network Africa will consider refunding the Client, less an amount for any direct expenses already incurred on behalf of the client in respect of the service. Trade Network Africa can process a refund back onto a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) and into a client’s bank account. The client may be liable for credit card administration fees charged to Trade Network Africa in this regard.

Customer Privacy Policy

Trade Network Africa shall take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information of clients. For the purpose of this clause, “personal information” shall be defined as detailed in the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy applies to all the web pages related to this website and it’s redirects.

All the information gathered in the online forms on the website is used to personally identify clients that subscribe to this service. The information will not be used for anything other than that which is stated in the Terms & Conditions of use for this service. None of the information will be sold or made available to anyone.

The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site. This information is used to help improve the Site, analyze trends, and administer the Site.

We may need to change this policy from time to time in order to address new issues and reflect changes on our site. We will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose that information to anyone. Please refer back to this policy regularly. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please send us an E-mail.

By using this website, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our site. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.

Liability

Trade Network Africa/NextGen and its representatives will incur no liability, if we are unable to complete the processing of the credit card transaction, because of any one or more of the following circumstances:

• The information provided for payment by the client is declined due to insufficient funds to complete the transaction;
• The information provided for payment is declined due to address verification systems, security code mis-matches, over limits, or any other reason as reported by the banking institution;
• Circumstances beyond the control of Trade Network Africa/NextGen and Pay Fast, such as fire, flood , internet delays, interruption or malfunction, or interference from an outside source, which prevents the proper execution of this transaction;
• Trade Network Africa/NextGen cannot accept liability for a payment not reaching the correct Client account due to you providing an incorrect reference number or other incorrect details whether personal or otherwise;
• Trade Network Africa/NextGen cannot accept liability for a payment not reaching the correct Client account where payment is refused or declined by the Card Supplier for any reason;
• If the card supplier declines payment, Trade Network Africa is under no obligation to bring this fact to your attention.
• It is your responsibility to check with the Card Supplier that payment has been deducted from the debit or credit account;

Trade Network Africa/NextGen will not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this site, any websites linked to this site, or the materials or information contained at any or all such sites, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, delict or any other legal theory and whether or not advised of the possibility of such damages.

Credit Card Acquiring and Security

Online credit card transactions will be acquired for Trade Network Africa/NextGen via PayFast who are the approved payment gateway in South Africa. PayFast  uses the strictest form of encryption, and no credit card details are stored on this website. Clients may go to the following link to view their security certificate and security policy:

• payfast.co.za

Client Details Separate From Card Details

Client details will be stored by Trade Network Africa separately from card details which are entered by the client on PayFast’s secure site. Trade Network Africa will not store any card details. For more detail on PayFast refer to:

• payfast.co.za

Merchant Outlet Country and Transaction Currency

The merchant outlet country at the time of presenting payment options to the cardholder is South Africa. Transaction Currency is South African Rand (ZAR).

Responsibility

Trade Network Africa takes responsibility for all aspects relating to the transaction including sale of goods and services sold on this website, customer service and support, dispute resolution and delivery of goods.

Country Of Domicile

This website is governed by the laws of South Africa and Trade Network Africa chooses as its domicilium citandi et executandi for all purposes under this agreement, whether in respect of court process, notice, or other documents or communication of whatsoever nature, South Africa.

Variation

Trade Network Africa may, in its sole discretion, change this agreement or any part thereof at any time without notice.

Company Information

This website is run by NextGen Technologies (Pty) Ltd (Registration Number: 2005/042387/07) with its headquarters based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Trade Network Africa Contact Details

Physical Address:             20 Republic Road, Cnr Republic and Main Street, Bordeaux, Randburg, Johannesburg

Postal Address:                P.O. Box 41419, Craighall, 2024

Email:                               [email protected]

Head Office:                     +27 (0) 10 100 3127

As the person procuring this service, you agree to be bound by and comply with these terms and conditions. If you do not accept these terms please do not use this facility.