Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd
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SITE USAGE AND AMENDMENTS
Website visitors using the Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd web site for any reason whatsoever, subject themselves to and agree to the terms and conditions and privacy policy of Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd when accessing the web site as set out below.
This web site has been provided to the user with information regarding Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd, its products and services.
Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd may amend any information in this website without prior notice to the user.
While Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd have taken all reasonable care in compiling this website we shall not be held liable for any errors or omissions. Pricing on vehicles in particular must be verified with one of our sales consultants. Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd hereby reserves the right to correct any pricing whether it is pricing for a vehicle, accessory, warranty or any add on product offered at time of the enquiry.
Use of personal data – Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd collects your personal data on various parts with the intention to provide products and services to you, to provide you with customer support services, to seek your opinion from time to time and to compile marketing and other statistics.
Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd will not share your personal information with anyone outside the Zizap Group of companies, except to the extent necessary to fulfil the purposes described elsewhere in this site.
PRIVACY POLICY
Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd respects your privacy and is committed to privacy protection principles. This privacy policy statement sets out Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd information gathering and dissemination practises.
While using this web site, information about you may be either collected by us or provided by you. This information as collected by Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd will remain our property only while you have given permission for us to use the information as provided by yourself. We will have the right to use your information to generate anonymous statistics, which will be our property.
Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd may ONLY use this personal information to provide you with information regarding our products, services, or events from time-to-time IF you have given us express permission to do so. You may request that Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd to stop sending you such information and/or request that your personal information be removed from our database or mailing list at any time by e-mailing us at data@reeds.co.za. Simply type the words “remove” in the subject line.
You may also request access to any personal information concerning you that Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd holds. The Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2 of 2000 clearly regulates how such a request should be handled and under what circumstances such access may be refused. Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd PAIA manual is available here (link to Reeds PAIA manual).
Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to alter the terms and conditions of this privacy policy at any time. You will be responsible for reviewing any such changes each time you access the Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd website.
If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact us at data@reeds.co.za
TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION
The user shall bear all risk of transmitting any personal or other information via e-mail or Internet forms and under no circumstances will Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd be liable for any loss, harm, or damage suffered by the user as a result thereof. Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to verify the content and origin of such e-mails if deemed to be of a malicious nature. This verification will be done by an independent source.
Any information or material sent to Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd will be deemed not to be confidential, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the user and Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd.
AGREEMENTS IN TERMS OF SECTION 21 OF THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS ACT
No information or data on this web site is an offer, but merely an invitation to do business.
Merely sending a data message to this web site or its owners shall conclude no agreements; valid agreements require an acknowledgement of receipt from this web site.
OWNERSHIP & COPYRIGHT
All website logos, pictures of vehicles is the property of Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd, and as such, are protected from infringement by South African domestic legislation.
Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd hereby authorises you to view, copy, download to a local hard drive, print and distribute the content of this web site, or any part thereof, provided that: such content is used for information and marketing purposes only; all rights of Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd is reserved. such content is used for non-commercial purposes. If it is for commercial purposes Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd may grant you usage of the said information at a nominal charge. It is not Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd’s intention to prohibit visitors to this site not to use images, but we will take strong legal action against any party copying part of this site for commercial usage.
If information, content, images etc are used in part or whole, Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd, must be given acknowledgement in such material, website or publication.
This acknowledgment must be in for form of a link to this site, http://www.reeds.co.za with the following wording “Image/text provided by Reeds Motor Group. The “Reeds Motor Group shall contain the link: http://www.reeds.co.za.
Documents specified above include the design and layout of this web site. Parts of this web site are protected by law and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo or image from this web site may be copied or retransmitted unless permitted by Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd. Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd, may also take legal steps against any party or visitor contravening point 5 and 3 as they hold design rights to this website.
SEARCHING TECHNOLOGY
The use of non-malicious search technology, such as “web-crawlers” or “web-spiders”, to search and gain information from this web site is not permitted whatsoever. Legal action will be taken against parties who infringe this rule and consequently slow this site down.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd may provides links to other sites as a convenience to the user and the inclusion of any link does not imply Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd’s endorsement of such sites.
Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd. refers the user to various sites belonging to General Motors Motor Corporation.
Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd shall not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, in any way for the contents, use, or inability to use or access any linked website.
SECURITY
It is prohibited for any person, business, entity or web site to link to or frame any page on this web site, including the home page, without the prior written approval of Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd.
It is expressly prohibited for any person, business, or entity to gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any page on this web site, or to deliver or attempt to deliver any unauthorised, damaging or malicious code to this web site. Any person who delivers or attempts to deliver any unauthorised, damaging or malicious code to this web site or attempts to gain unauthorised access to any page on this web site shall be held criminally liable, and in the event that Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd should suffer any damage or loss, civil damages will be claimed.
USAGE DISCLAIMER
This web site and the information contained therein are provided “as is” and Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd has taken reasonable measures to ensure the integrity of this web site and its contents; no warranty, whether express or implied is given that any files, downloads or applications available via this web site are free of viruses, Trojans, bombs, time-locks or any other data or code which has the ability to corrupt, damage or affect the operation of the user’s system.
INDEMNITY
The user’s use of this web site and the information contained therein is entirely at the user’s own risk and the user assume full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from the use thereof. Neither Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd, its affiliates, or their shareholders, agents, consultants or employees will be liable for any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, whether in an action arising out of contract, statute, delict or otherwise, relating to the use of, or inability to use, this web site or the information contained therein. This clause does not apply to section 43(5) and (6) of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act.
LEGAL APPLICATION
This web site is hosted, controlled and operated from the Republic of South Africa, and thus, South African law and the jurisdiction of the South African courts govern the use or inability to use this web site.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions with regards to the abovementioned statement, please contact us at: PO Box 3550 Cape Town 8000
Tel: (021) 443 5100 Fax: (021) 443 5290 Email: data@reeds.co.za
ETHICS - CONFLICT OF INTEREST
REEDS Motor Group will conduct its business honestly and ethically wherever we operate. We will constantly improve the quality of our services, products and operations and will create a reputation for honesty, fairness, respect, responsibility, integrity, trust and sound business judgment. No illegal or unethical conduct on the part of officers, directors, employees or affiliates is in the company’s best interest. REEDS Motor Group will not compromise its principles for short-term advantage. The ethical performance of this company is the sum of the ethics of the men and women who work here. Thus, we are all expected to adhere to high standards of personal integrity.
Officers, directors, and employees of the company must never permit their personal interests to conflict, or appear to conflict, with the interests of the company, its clients or affiliates. Officers, directors and employees must be particularly careful to avoid representing REEDS Motor Group in any transaction with others with whom there is any outside business affiliation or relationship. Officers, directors, and employees shall avoid using their company contacts to advance their private business or personal interests at the expense of the company, its clients or affiliates.
No bribes, kickbacks or other similar remuneration or consideration shall be given to any person or organization in order to attract or influence business activity. Officers, directors and employees shall avoid gifts, gratuities, fees, bonuses or excessive entertainment, in order to attract or influence business activity.
Officers, directors and employees of REEDS Motor Group will often come into contact with, or have possession of, proprietary, confidential or business-sensitive information and must take appropriate steps to assure that such information is strictly safeguarded. This information – whether it is on behalf of our company or any of our clients or affiliates – could include strategic business plans, operating results, marketing strategies, customer lists, personnel records, upcoming acquisitions and divestitures, new investments, and manufacturing costs, processes and methods. Proprietary, confidential and sensitive business information about this company, other companies, individuals and entities should be treated with sensitivity and discretion and only be disseminated on a need-to-know basis.
Officers, directors and employees will seek to report all information accurately and honestly, and as otherwise required by applicable reporting requirements.
Officers, directors and employees will refrain from gathering competitor intelligence by illegitimate means and refrain from acting on knowledge which has been gathered in such a manner. The officers, directors and employees of REEDS Motor Group will seek to avoid exaggerating or disparaging comparisons of the services and competence of their competitors.
Officers, directors and employees will obey all Equal Employment Opportunity laws and act with respect and responsibility towards others in all of their dealings.
Officers, directors and employees will remain personally balanced so that their personal life will not interfere with their ability to deliver quality products or services to the company and its clients.
Officers, directors and employees agree to disclose unethical, dishonest, fraudulent and illegal behavior, or the violation of company policies and procedures, directly to management.
Violation of this Code can result in discipline, including possible termination. The degree of discipline relates in part to whether there was a voluntary disclosure of any ethical violation and whether or not the violator cooperated in any subsequent investigation.
Remember that good ethics is good business