Terms of Use

Ethos Private Equity (Proprietary) Limited - Terms of use

  1. Your acceptance of these terms of use Ethos Capital Limited (collectively “Ethos”) shall permit use of this Web site subject to the terms and conditions below (“the Terms and Conditions”). By using this Web site in any way, you shall be deemed to have accepted all the Terms and Conditions unconditionally. You must not use this Web site if you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions.
  2. Information on this Website is not advice and should not be relied on by you
    1. The material contained on this Web site is for information only and does not constitute advice or recommendation of any nature.
    2. You must not enter into any transactions, make any investments, make decisions of any nature, including, without limitation, any financial or investment decisions, or incur any loss or liability based partly or wholly on any information contained in or displayed on this Web site or on any Website to which this Web site may provide a link. You should always obtain independent expert advice prior to making any investment or other decisions.
    3. To the extent that information displayed on this Web site relates to Ethos, third parties, any past or future event stock exchanges, financial markets, financial products, securities, derivatives, units, funds, currencies and/or exchange rates, you acknowledge that this information may not be accurate or complete. You further acknowledge that any assessment or reflection of the performance of Ethos or any other third party does not mean that such performance will be repeated or should be relied upon in any way.
  3. The information on this Website may be changed and does not necessarily reflect Ethos’s views
    1. Any views or statements made or expressed on this Web site are not necessarily the views of Ethos, its subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, servants and/or agents.
    2. Any of the information on this Web site may be changed by us without notice.
  4. General Disclaimer
    1. While Ethos attempts to ensure that the contents of this Web site are accurate and complete, Ethos makes no representation or warranty, whether express or implied, as to the operation, integrity, availability or functionality of this Web site or as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any information on this Web site.
    2. Any person who relies on this Web site or on the information contained in this Web site does so at their own risk.
    3. Ethos also makes no warranty or representation, whether express or implied, that the information or files available on this Web site are free of viruses, destructive materials or any other data or code which is able to corrupt, compromise, jeopardise, disrupt, disable, harm or otherwise impede in any manner the operation of a computer system, computer network or your hardware or software. You accept all risk associated with the existence of such viruses, destructive materials or any other data or code which is able to corrupt, compromise, jeopardise, disrupt, disable, harm or otherwise impede in any manner the operation or content of a computer system, computer network or your hardware or software.
    4. Ethos does not accept any responsibility for any errors or omissions on this Web site.
  5. Exclusion of liability and Indemnity Ethos, its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, servants and agents shall in no way be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damages which might arise from the use of, or reliance upon, any material or content contained in the Web site or any linked Web sites, even if Ethos has been advised of the possibility of such loss, expense, claim or damages. You hereby indemnify Ethos, its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, servants and agents against any loss, claim or damage which may be suffered by them or any third party arising in any way from your use of this Web site.
  6. Intellectual Property Rights The contents of this Web site, including (without limitation) any software, icons, text, links, graphics, images, sound clips, trade names, logos, trade marks and service marks are protected by law, including but not limited to copyright, patent and trade mark law, and are the property of Ethos and/or third parties. Any unauthorised use of the contents, information or materials on this Web site is prohibited.
  7. Links to and from this Website
    1. Ethos, its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, servants and/or agents does not endorse and are not responsible or liable for the contents, maintenance of, or activities conducted on, any Web site to which this Web site provides a link.
    2. Despite the fact that this Web site may refer to or provide links to other Web sites, your use of such other Web sites is entirely at your own risk and we are not responsible for any loss, expense, claim or damage, whether direct, indirect or consequential, arising from your use of such other Web sites or your reliance on any information contained in such other Web sites. You are not permitted to link or “deep link” to this Web site or to “frame” any part of this Web site, without the written permission of Ethos.
  8. Your behaviour when using this Website
    1. You may not use this Web site to obtain or distribute:
      1. Copyrighted material or material protected by laws relating to intellectual property rights without the permission of the owner of the intellectual property rights in such material;
      2. Material containing viruses or any other destructive materials or data or code which is able to corrupt, interfere with, jeopardise, disrupt, disable, harm or otherwise impede in any manner the operation of a computer system or hardware or software;
      3. Material which is defamatory, unlawful or contains hate speech; or
      4. Bulk e-mail, whether solicited or unsolicited.
    2. You must not interfere with or jeopardise the functionality or the operation of any part of this Web site or attempt to interfere with or jeopardise, disrupt, disable, harm or otherwise impede in any manner the functionality or operation of any part of this Web site.
    3. You are strictly prohibited from using this Web site for “spoofing”, “hacking”, “flaming”, “cracking” or “spamming”.
    4. You may not intercept any information transmitted to or from Ethos or this Web site.
    5. You must respect other users of this Web site at all times.
  9. Changes to the Terms and Conditions Ethos reserves the right to update and/or amend the Terms and Conditions from time to time and without any notice. Any such change will only apply to your use of this Web site after the change is accessible and may be viewed on this Web site. If you use this Web site after such updated or amended Terms and Conditions have been made accessible or can be viewed on this Web site, you will be deemed to have accepted such updates or amendments.
  10. Governing Law & Jurisdiction These Terms and Conditions will be governed by, and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of South Africa, and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts.
  11. Severability If any one or more of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions should be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of all the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions will not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and affect.
  12. Termination and Amendments Ethos may in its sole discretion terminate, suspend and modify this Web site and/or your use of this Web site, with or without notice to you. You agree that Ethos will not be liable to you in the event that it chooses to suspend, modify or terminate this Web site or your use of this Web site.
  13. Interpretation In the Terms and Conditions:
    1. The headings of clauses shall not be used in the interpretation of the Terms and Conditions;
    2. Unless inconsistent with the context, words or phrases which are defined shall bear the meaning assigned to them;
    3. Unless inconsistent with the context, words referring to :
      1. One gender include a reference to the other genders;
      2. The singular include the plural and vice versa;
      3. Natural persons include artificial persons and vice versa.