Terms and conditions
Last updated 23 August 2022
The website:
www.clicafrica.net
(hereinafter the “Platform“)
is an initiative of:
CLIC Africa VZW
Diestersteenweg 124, 3800 Sint-Truiden
Company number (KBO-number): 0776903979
E-mail: welcome@clicafrica.net
Telephone: +44 (0) 7769 942848
(hereinafter referred to as “we” or “CLIC Africa VZW” )
1. Scope
These General Terms of Use apply to any visit or use of the Platform by an internet user (hereinafter referred to as the “User”).
By visiting or using the Platform, the User acknowledges that he/she has read these General Terms of Use and expressly accepts the rights and obligations set out therein.
By way of exception, the clauses in the General Terms of Use may be waived by written agreement. Such waivers may consist in the amendment, addition or deletion of the clauses to which they relate and shall not affect the application of the remaining clauses of the General Terms of Use.
We reserve the right to modify our General Terms of Use at any time and without prior notice, but we undertake to apply to a User the clauses in force at the time the User used the Platform.
2. Platform
a. Accessibility and navigation
We take all reasonable and necessary measures to ensure the proper functioning, security and accessibility of our Platform. However, we cannot provide an absolute guarantee of operation and our actions should therefore be considered to be covered by a resource commitment.
Any use of the Platform is always at the User’s own risk. We are therefore not liable for any damage that may result from any malfunctions, interruptions, defects or even harmful elements on the Platform.
We reserve the right to restrict access to the Platform or interrupt its operation at any time, without prior notice.
b. Content
CLIC Africa VZW largely determines the content of the Platform and takes great care with the information on it. We take all possible measures to keep our Platform as complete, accurate and up-to-date as possible, even when the information on it is provided by third parties. We reserve the right to amend, supplement or delete the Platform and its content at any time, without incurring any liability to do so.
CLIC Africa VZW cannot provide any absolute guarantee regarding the quality of the information on the Platform. As a result, this information may not always be complete, accurate, sufficiently accurate or up-to-date. Consequently, CLIC Africa VZW cannot be held liable for any damage, direct or indirect, which the User may suffer as a result of the information provided on the Platform.
If certain content on the Platform violates the law or the rights of third parties or is contrary to good morals, we ask each User to notify us by email as soon as possible so that we can take appropriate action.
Any download from the Platform is always at the User’s own risk. CLIC Africa VZW shall not be liable for any damages, direct or indirect, resulting from such downloads, such as loss of data or damage to the User’s computer system, which are the sole and exclusive responsibility of the User.
3. Links to other websites
The Platform may contain links or hyperlinks to external websites. Such links do not automatically imply a relationship between CLIC Africa VZW and the external website or even an implied agreement with the content of these external websites.
CLIC Africa VZW has no control over such external third-party websites.
We are therefore not responsible for the safe and correct operation of the hyperlinks and their final destination. Once the user clicks on the hyperlink, he/she leaves the Platform. We therefore cannot be held liable for any further damage.
4. Intellectual property
The structure of the Platform, as well as the contents, texts, graphics, images, photos, sounds, videos, databases, computer applications, etc. from which the Platform is composed or which can be accessed via the Platform, are the property of the CLIC Africa VZW or CLIC Africa VZW has obtained the necessary rights, and as such are protected by the current and applicable intellectual property legislation.
Any representation, reproduction, adaptation or partial or total exploitation of the content, brands and services offered by the Platform, by any means whatsoever, without the prior, express and written consent of CLIC Africa VZW, is strictly prohibited, with the exception of elements expressly indicated as “royalty-free” on the Platform.
The Platform User is granted a limited right to access, use and display the Platform and its content. This right is granted on a non-exclusive, non-transferable basis and may only be used for personal and non-commercial purposes. Unless previously agreed otherwise in writing, the User is not allowed to modify, reproduce, translate, distribute, sell or communicate to the public the protected elements in whole or in part.
The User is prohibited from entering any data on the Platform that would or could alter the content or appearance of the Platform.
5. Protection of personal information
We assure Users that we attach the utmost importance to the protection of their privacy and personal data, and that we always strive to communicate clearly and transparently in this regard.
Personal data provided by Users during their visit or use of the Platform will be collected and processed by CLIC Africa VZW for internal purposes only.
CLIC Africa VZW undertakes to comply with applicable legislation in this area, in particular the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (the “General Data Protection Regulation” or “GDPR”) and the Law of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.
The User’s personal data will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy available on the Platform.
6. Applicable law and governing jurisdiction
These General Terms of Use are governed by Belgian law.
In the event of a dispute and failing an amicable solution between the parties, the dispute shall be brought before the courts of the judicial district where CLIC Africa VZW has its registered office.
7. Other clauses
CLIC Africa VZW reserves the right to modify, extend, remove, restrict or interrupt the Platform and associated services at any time, without prior notice and without liability.
In the event of a breach of the General Terms of Use by the User, CLIC Africa VZW reserves the right to take appropriate sanctions and compensation measures. CLIC Africa VZW reserves the right to temporarily or permanently deny the User access to the Platform or our services. These measures may be taken without giving reasons and without prior notice. They can not entail any liability for CLIC Africa VZW or give rise to any form of compensation.
The illegality or complete or partial invalidity of any of the clauses in our General Terms of Use will not affect the validity and application of the other clauses. In such a case, we are entitled to replace the clause with another valid clause that serves the same purpose.