Disclaimer and cookie policy

Website Disclaimer

Terms of Use

The information, content, services, products and materials offered by or through the Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd website are made available subject to the following terms and conditions. By using the Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd website, you agree to be bound by, and to comply with, these terms and conditions and any additional or amended terms and conditions that Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd may prescribe from time to time. Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to make changes to this site and these terms and conditions at any time.

Liability Disclaimer

The information, content, services, products and materials published on this website, including without limitation, text, graphics and links are provided on an “as is” basis. Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this website or the accuracy, correctness or completeness of the information, contents, materials, or products included on this site:

• None of the information available on or through this website is intended to provide any professional advice.
• Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd does not warrant that this website, will be error-free, or will meet any particular criteria of accuracy, completeness or reliability of information, performance or quality.
• Whilst Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd has taken reasonable measures to ensure the integrity of this website and its contents, no warranty, whether expressed: or implied, is given that any files, downloads or applications available via this website are free of viruses, Trojans, bombs, time-locks or any other date or code which has the ability to corrupt or affect the operation of your system.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd and/or its directors, employees or suppliers or any of the members of the Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd Group of Companies be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the use of this website. Such limitation shall also apply with respect to damages resulting from the inability to use this website, the operational failure of this website, or for any information, data, products, and services obtained through this website, or otherwise arising out of the use of this website, whether based on contract, delict, strict liability or otherwise, even if Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd and/or any of its directors, employees or suppliers has been advised of the possibility of damages.

Professional Information

Although reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the contents, data and information on this site, there may be instances where such information proves inaccurate or incomplete.

Violation and Waiver

Should you breach any of these terms and conditions or any other rights of Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd , we reserve the right to pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies against you. If we should fail to enforce any right or provision in these terms and conditions, you agree that this failure does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision or of any other rights or provisions in these terms and conditions.

If a court should find that one or more rights or provisions set forth in these terms and conditions are invalid, you agree that the remainder of the terms and conditions shall be enforceable and that, to the extent permitted by law, the court shall give effect to the parties’ intentions, as reflected in any such right or provision that has been declared invalid or unenforceable

Applicable Law

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa in respect of any disputes arising in connection with this website.

Privacy

Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd is dedicated to maintaining the privacy of its online visitors and users. On this site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly.

Any information collected is used solely by Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd and its business partners who are involved in the operation of this site for internal purposes. Our client lists are never sold to third parties and, except as provided below, we do not share personally identifiable information with third parties unless the person who has submitted the information has authorized us to do so or if we are required to by law. We may share personally identifiable information with other members of the Barloworld Group Companies.

Copyright

All content included on this website, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, databases and software, is the property of Ingrain SA (Pty) Ltd or its content suppliers and protected by South African and international copyright laws.

Without derogating from the above, we authorize you to view, copy, download to a local drive, print and distribute the content of this website, or parts thereof, provided that:

• such content is used for information purposes only,
• such content is used for non-commercial purposes. You are expressly prohibited from incorporating any of the material from this website in any other work, publication or website of your own or belonging to another, and
• any reproduction of material from this website or portion thereof must include this notice in its entirety.

Cookie policy

What are cookies and why do we use them?

We might use cookies and other techniques such as web beacons when you visit our website. “Cookies” are small text files used by us to recognise repeat users, facilitate your on-going access to, and use, of our website. Cookies allow us to track your usage behaviour and compile aggregate data that will help us to improve the functionality of our website and content. For example, by storing your preferred settings for the next time you visit our site. “Web beacons” (also called web bug, tracking bug, tag, web tag, page tag, tracking pixel, pixel tag, 1×1 GIF, or clear GIF) are small, clear picture files used to follow your movements on our website. For example, by showing us whether you accessed certain content.

The information we collect from cookies enables us to:

1.2.1.	tailor our websites to your personal needs;
1.2.2.	remember the notifications that you have been shown, so that you are not shown them again;
1.2.3.	help us find information once you have logged in;
1.2.4.	help us link your browsing information to you and your personal information, for example, when you choose to register for a service;
1.2.5.	make improvements and updates to our websites based on the way you want to use them; and
1.2.6.	we generally do not use cookies to identify you personally.

The type of information collected by cookies is not used to personally identify you.

What kind of cookies do we use?

We use the following categories of cookies:

Category 1: necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable you to use our websites and all its features, such as enabling access to secure areas of the website. Without these cookies you may not be able to use all the features of our websites.

These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Category 2: performance cookies

Performance cookies collect information about how you use our websites so we can improve them for you in future. For example, they collect information on which pages you visit most often and any error messages you may get. The information collected by these cookies is anonymous. They do not collect any information that can identify you personally.

Category 3: functionality cookies

Functionality cookies enable us to provide you with a more personalized experience. They help us to remember data, such as your username and language preference, to save you having to enter them again the next time you visit. The information these cookies collect is anonymous. They cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Category 4: targeting/advertising cookies

We and our service providers may use advertising cookies to deliver ads that we believe are relevant to you and your interests. For example, we may use targeting or advertising cookies to customise the advertising and content you receive on our websites, to limit the number of times you see the same ad on our websites and to help measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

Category 5: social media cookies

Our websites use third-party cookies from social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to enable in-depth campaign reporting and to track social network users when they visit our websites, by using a tagging mechanism provided by those social networks. These cookies can also be used for event tracking and remarketing purposes. Any data collected with these tags will be used in accordance with our privacy statement and with the social network's privacy policies. Our websites will not collect or store any personally identifiable information from the user.

How can you manage your cookie settings?

To ensure you get the best possible experience when visiting our websites, we recommend that you accept cookies. However, you can opt-out of each cookie category (except strictly necessary cookies) by clicking on the “cookie settings” button or disable cookies in your web browser.

Cookies may, however, be necessary to provide you with certain features available on our website. If you disable cookies you may not be able to use these features, and your access to our website will be limited.