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Rights to information published - copyright and intellectual property

All materials on this site are protected by copyright and intellectual property laws and are the property of Hobbychat.co.za. Unless stated otherwise, you may access and download the materials located on Hobbychat.co.za only for personal, non-commercial use only if such pictures are permitted to be used by it's owner(s). Any image(s) uploaded to Hobbychat.co.za of which you are not the owner is forbidden unless you have the express permission to use those images. Images downloaded from other sites and used by you on Hobbychat.co.za must have the artists name and full URL website link to the artist if required by the terms of use of the originating site of the image. Hobbychat.co.za, its owner(s), staff and members take no responsibility if such laws are broken by you when using Hobbychat.co.za and you declare that you are liable when breaking copyright laws. If you do not agree please leave this site now.

Site content (quality, accuracy and use)

Information on Hobbychat.co.za is for information purposes only and not intended to constitute professional advice as circumstances will vary from person to person. Visitors who use this website and rely on any information do so at their own risk.

Who can use the website

If you are under 21, please get a parent's or guardian's permission before taking part in any Hobbychat.co.za community. Never reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example, school, telephone number, your full name, home address or email address).

External links

We are not responsible for the contents or reliability of any other websites to which we provide a link and do not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them.

Rights to remove or reproduce material uploaded

By sharing any contribution (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) with us you agree to grant us, free of charge, permission to use the material in any way we want (including modifying or deleting it). In order that we can use your contribution, you confirm that your contribution is your own original work, is not defamatory and does not infringe any  laws and that you have the right to give us permission to use it for the purposes specified above.

Liability for the actions of users of our site

You must not use our website in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity. The majority of content posted in this forum is created by members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of Hobbychat.co.za. We accept no responsibility for any loss or harm incurred.

Liability for viruses, damage and availability

We do not warrant that functions available on this website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the server that makes it available is free of viruses or bugs. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to implement sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.

Legal jurisdiction

The laws of South Africa shall govern your use of the site and you hereby agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts.

Limiting liability

Hobbychat.co.za, its owner(s), officers, employees, contractors or content providers shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from or otherwise in connection with your use of Hobbychat.co.za or any information, services or content on Hobbychat.co.za.

Privacy 

Information transmitted via the Internet is susceptible to monitoring and interception. You therefore transmit any information that may be confidential, proprietary or sensitive in nature entirely at your own risk and under no circumstances is Hobbychat.co.za liable for any loss, harm or damage that you may suffer as a result thereof. Hobbychat.co.za makes use of third party software for functionality therefore Hobbychat.co.za can not guarantee that personal information kept on this site is safe and free from monitoring and interception therefore although the third party software privacy settings can be set to private, you buy using this site declare that, any information provided by you may be viewed by the public. If you do not agree please leave this site now.