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By using the H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS website (the “Website”) or any H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS applications or application plug-ins you agree to follow and be bound by these terms of use (the “Terms of Use”) and agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the Republic of South Africa. “Services” refers to all services provided by us.

It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically. If at any time you find these Terms of Use unacceptable or if you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this Website or any Services. We may revise these Terms of Use at any time without notice to you. YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE WEBSITE, ANY APPLICATIONS, AND THE SERVICES, YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT.

These Terms of Use require the use of arbitration on an individual basis to resolve disputes, rather than litigation, and also limit the remedies available to you in the event of a dispute.

FOR THE RECORD

The Website (HWDAVIDSATTORNEYS.CO.ZA) provides an online digital platform to give visitors a general understanding of the law and to provide an automated software solution to individuals who choose to access legal services and advice, including legal documentation. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS digital platform may refer and connect you to other qualified lawyers and other licensed legal practitioners on request, who may provide answers to your questions, either as a free service or a paid service.

Legal practitioners that submit User Content and provide advice do so at their own risk. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS will not disclose user’s personal data and sensitive information to third parties, and will not send you unsolicited information. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS will however be entitled to use the content in whatever manner that it deems fit. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS strives to keep its legal documents and information accurate, current, and up-to-date. However, because the law changes rapidly, H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS cannot guarantee that all of the information on the Site or Applications is completely current.

From time to time, H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS may perform certain legal practitioner access services and introduce our visitors to legal practitioners through various methods, including but not limited to (i) legal plans, (ii) third party directory listings, and (iii) third party limited scope agreements. At no time is an attorney-client relationship fostered or created with H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS ONLINE ADVICE SERVICES through the performance of any such services.

1. Accounts of Use

When you open an account to use or access the Website, its Applications, or Services, you will be requested to provide complete information on the registration form. You will also be asked to provide a user name and password. You may or may not provide your real name when signing up as a H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS ONLINE ADVICE user. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS ONLINE ADVICE SERVICES permits anonymous or pseudonymous accounts. Any user may request that his or her email address be hidden to provide for additional privacy.

You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You may not use a third party’s account, user name or password at any time. You agree to notify H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS ONLINE ADVICE SERVICES immediately of any unauthorized use of your account, user name or password. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS ONLINE ADVICE SERVICES shall not be liable for any losses you incur as a result of someone else’s use of your account or password, either with or without your knowledge. You may be held liable for any losses incurred by H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS ONLINE ADVICE SERVICES, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and representatives due to someone else’s use of your account or password.

2. Ownership

This Website and Applications are owned and operated by H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS under the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and owners of the online platform hwdavidsattorneys.co.za. All rights, title and interest in and to the materials provided on this Website and Applications, including but not limited to information, documents, logos, graphics, sounds and images (the “Materials”) are owned either by H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS or by our respective third party authors, developers or vendors (“Third Party Providers”). Except as otherwise expressly provided by H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS , none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, uploaded, posted, displayed, transmitted or distributed in any way, and nothing on this Website or on any Applications shall be construed to confer any license under any of H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise.

3. Links to Third Party Sites

This Website and Applications may contain links to other websites controlled by parties other than H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS (each a “Third Party Site”). H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS works with a number of partners and affiliates whose sites are linked with H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS . H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS may also provide links to other citations or resources with whom it is not affiliated. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS is not responsible for and does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the availability, contents, products, services or use of any Third Party Site, any website accessed from a Third Party Site or any changes or updates to such sites. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS makes no guarantees about the content or quality of the products or services provided by such sites. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Third Party Site. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS of the Third Party Site, nor does it imply that H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS sponsors, is affiliated or associated with, guarantees. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS is not responsible for any loss or damage of any sort you may incur from dealing with a third party. You should contact the site administrator for the applicable Third Party Site if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on any such Third Party Site.

4. Use of H.W. Davids Attorneys Legal Forms

On the Website, through our Applications, we may offer self-help “fill in the blank” forms. If you buy or download a form on the Website or Application, the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use will apply. You understand that your purchase, download, and/or use of a form document is neither legal advice nor the practice of law, and that each form and any applicable instructions or guidance is not customized to your particular needs.

5. License to use

H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, and non-transferable license to use the content delivered to you by H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS Website (the “Content”) for your own personal, internal business use, or if you are a legal practitioner or professional, for your client. Except as otherwise provided, you acknowledge and agree that you have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Content in any manner, except for modifications for your own authorized use. You shall not remove any copyright notice from any Content if present.

6. Resale of content prohibited

By receiving any Content from the Website, you agree that the Content you receive or download may only be used by you for your personal or business use or used by you in connection with your client and may not be sold or redistributed without the express written consent of H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS

7. Dispute Resolution by binding arbitration

Most customer concerns can be resolved quickly and to the customer’s satisfaction by contacting info@hwdavidsattorneys.co.za. In the unlikely event that the H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS is unable to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction (or if H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS has not been able to resolve a dispute it has with you after attempting to do so informally), we each agree to resolve those disputes through binding arbitration or in a small claims court rather than in a court of general jurisdiction. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS and you agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims between us before a single arbitrator including claims that may arise after the termination of these terms.

8. Rights and Responsibilities of H.W. Davids Attorneys

H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS is not the publisher or author of the User Content. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party. Although we cannot make an absolute guarantee of system security, H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS takes reasonable steps to maintain security. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS has the right (but not the obligation), in our sole and absolute discretion, to edit, redact, remove, re-categorize to a more appropriate location or otherwise change any user content.

9. Responsibilities of H.W. Davids Attorneys Users or Other Posters of User Content

You are legally and ethically responsible for any User Content – writings, files, pictures or any other work – that you post or transmit using any H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS service that allows interaction or dissemination of information. In posting User Content, you agree that you will not submit any content:

  • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
  • That infringes anyone’s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy.
  • That violates any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, or false advertising).
  • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing, or advocates or encourages illegal conduct harmful to any individual, partnership or corporation.
  • That includes advertisements, spam, or content for which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any third party;
  • That includes information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, or other contact information;
  • That contains any computer virus, worms, or other potentially damaging computer programs or files;
  • That otherwise violates these Terms of Use.

You grant H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, sell, distribute, and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium, or technology throughout the world without compensation to you.

No warranty

THE WEBSITE, APPLICATIONS, AND ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR APPLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT: (A) THE WEBSITE, APPLICATIONS, OR THE MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (B) THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, OR THE MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE BASIS; (C) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, OR ANY MATERIALS OFFERED THROUGH THE SITE OR APPLICATIONS, WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; OR (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, OR IN RELIANCE ON THE MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

OBTAINING ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR APPLICATIONS IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND AT YOUR OWN RISK. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM AND/OR MOBILE DEVICES OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE.

11. Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, YOU WILL HOLD H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS HARMLESS FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER IT ARISES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND ALL RELATED COSTS AND EXPENSES OF LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION, OR AT TRIAL OR ON APPEAL, IF ANY; WHETHER OR NOT LITIGATION OR ARBITRATION IS INSTITUTED), WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHER DELICTUAL ACTION, OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

12. Compliance with Intellectual Property Laws

When accessing H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS website or using its Services, you agree to obey the law and you agree to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Your use of the Service and the Website is at all times governed by and subject to laws regarding copyright, trademark and other intellectual property ownership. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit or otherwise distribute any information or content in violation of any third party’s copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property or proprietary rights. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property, and you shall be solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third party rights caused by any content you provide or transmit or that is provided or transmitted using your H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS ONLINE ADVOCE WEBSITE user account. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS reserves the right to remove such infringing content or materials and investigate such allegations immediately.

13. Inappropriate Content

When accessing the Website, any Applications, or using H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS Services, you agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that promotes or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, or give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable municipal, provincial, national or foreign law or regulation; or (c) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS reserves the right to terminate or delete such material from its servers. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS will co-operate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation and prosecution of any violation of these Terms of Use or of any applicable laws.

14. Copyright

All Website design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof are Copyright of H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

15. Trademarks

H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS , logo, all images and text, and all page headers, custom graphics and button icons are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS All other trademarks, product names and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.

16. Lexum Refund Policy

H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS provides top quality service. If you are not satisfied with our service or believe there has been an error in billing, please contact info@hwdavidsattorneys.co.za immediately so that we can help you resolve the issue or provide a refund if there is a legitimate compliant.

16.1. Refund for Unanswered Questions

If your paid question has not been answered within 72 hours since publication, you are entitled to a 100% refund. You will be sent an automatic email with instructions on how to get your refund. If you did not receive the email with instructions, you can always request it again from your personal profile on the Website. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS takes 20 banking days from the moment your refund is confirmed to pay you back.

16.2. Refund for Low-Quality Service

If you are not satisfied with answers or any other Service rendered to you by H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS you can ask for a refund. After you claim a refund H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS will inform you via email whether your request is accepted or not and will subsequently trigger an investigation. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS takes up to 5 business days to investigate your case and make a motivated response whether you are eligible for the refund or not. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS may offer you the option of fulfilling your initial order, with an improved response. If proposed options are not acceptable and you choose to continue with the refund, you will be sent an automatic email with instructions on how to get your refund if it is validated.

16.3. Refund Requests

When contacting us, please include any details relating to the Services you have purchased so that we can ensure you are completely satisfied with your H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS experience. All refund requests must be made within 30 days of purchase. H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS is entitled to deduct all transaction costs relating to refunds.

17. Right to Refuse

You acknowledge that H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS reserves the right to refuse service to anyone and to cancel user access at any time.

18. Acknowledgement

BY USING H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS online advice services OR ACCESSING THE H.W.DAVIDS ATTORNEYS 3 WEBSITE OR APPLICATIONS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

Harold Davids have been an Advocate of the High Court since 2006 and has been doing trials in the said court ever since. In 2020 he converted to an Attorney with High Court Appearance to broaden the scope of clients he aims to represent.

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