Terms and Conditions of Use

Access to the MSA-SA Website and Information contained herein is made available totally free of charge. However, certain parts of the Website require that you are register and agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use, to fully access all the available facilities.

When you register on the Website, you are required to confirm that you have read and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you don’t wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, you should immediately cease using our Website and any Services offered by MSA-SA immediately.

We reserve the right, without prior notice, to change and update these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time, without giving you prior notice, we will however, give notice of change on the Website as necessary. By way of your continued use of the Website or our Services after we have posted any changes you are indicating that you accept our new Terms and Conditions of Use.

These Terms and Conditions of Use and the Protection of Personal Information Act of South Africa govern the whole arrangement between us. If any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use or the Protection of Personal Information Act of South Africa are found to be invalid or unenforceable then the remaining provisions will still be in force between us.

About us

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of South Africa is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO No 002-318) and a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO ref 930-012-603) h its registered office at 19 St Helier Park, 24 Forbes Drive, Gillitts 3603 KwaZulu Natal??? with the objects of:

The aims and objectives of MSA shall be:

To assist in research of MS and to co-operate with any other societies or organizations having similar aims and objectives.
To assist those living with MS to live their best life possible.
Encourage an understanding, especially with the newly diagnosed, that MS does not mean that life is over. There is no shame in the diagnosis. It may mean many changes and learning to be adaptable, but life does and will go on and there is much support to help each one create-value if they choose to accept it.
Provide the latest up-to-date information on all aspects of MS, including allopathic medicine, alternative and complimentary therapies, nutrition, exercise, available resources, etc.
Provide emotional and social support, either physically or by using technology including video links etc.
Assist, where possible, with physical and emotional support such as carers, aids, etc.
Create run and manage programs and projects for people living with MS to partake in, so that feelings of self-worth and value are encouraged and heightened.
Arrange talks, presentations, and discussions by and with Health Professionals on all aspects of MS.
To aid and provide support to the family, friends, and carers of those living with MS.
To advocate on behalf of the MS Community.
To continually create and increase awareness amongst the general population to improve understanding of MS, what it is and how it affects people who live with it and those around them.
To raise funds to be able to achieve these objectives sustainably.

Registration

The Website sensitive information intended for persons over the age of 16 years. If you are younger than 16, you should use this site with the supervision of an adult.
There are certain parts of the Website you can only access and use if you are Logged In as a registered user. By registering or attempting to register with us as a registered user you represent and warrant to us that:

you are over 16 years of age, alternatively that you are using the Website with the adult supervision and
your use of the Website is not in breach of any applicable laws or regulations of South Africa.

Once you’ve registered with us you will be asked to use a username and password each time you wish to sign in. You will always be responsible for any access of or use of the Website Services using your username and password. Do not let anyone else access or use your account and don’t access or use someone else’s account.
The use of the Website Services for gathering information for surveys and research studies or similar is prohibited unless we give you prior permission in writing.

Your use of our website

We’re happy for you to access and use our Website on the understanding that it is only available for your personal use and not for promotional or commercial use and that you agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. You may, for your personal use;

retrieve and display content from the Website on a computer screen
print, but not photocopy, individual pages on paper and/or
store files in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network).

Any data, text, or photos and any other material of whatever type which you upload, post, link to or share in any way using the Website Services will be your responsibility and any rights (whether intellectual property rights or otherwise) in what you post will remain owned by you at all times. By uploading, posting, linking to or sharing Your Content, you grant to us a licence which is worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free (and which includes the right to sub-licence or transfer the same to the extent required for operating the Website Services) allowing us to use, modify, publish, reproduce, store and distribute Your Content only in connection with the Website Services. This licence will terminate only if you remove Your Content from the Website, except that you agree that the licence will continue solely with respect to other users continued use of any of Your Content that you may have shared with or made available to them. You represent that you are entitled to grant this licence to us without being in breach of any applicable laws or regulations or the rights of anybody else.

You agree not to participate in any mischievous or malicious behaviour which causes damage or may cause damage to the MS Association of South Africa, this Website or any of the computer systems upon which the Website relies.

You must not send unsolicited messages for the purposes of advertising a product or service on the Website.

You agree to respect the privacy of other users of the Website, including those who you have been privately messaging. You must not pass on details to third parties (except the MSA-SA) without permission of the individual in question. By sending or receiving a private message you consent to it being viewed by us where we have been notified of or have a reasonable suspicion of a problem or a breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

In consideration of the use of the Website Services, you agree unconditionally and irrevocably to waive in respect of Your Content, any moral rights to which you may now or at any future time be entitled under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 57 0f 1978 as amended from time to time in force anywhere in the world.
We may, at our discretion, deactivate at any time an account which has been used to upload content (including usernames and passwords) which we believe to be:

obscene, defamatory, or libelous, vulgar, sexually orientated, hateful, threatening or in violation of any laws or good morals or practice.
containing contact details of other individuals (emails, phone numbers, fax numbers or postal addresses) without the prior consent of those individuals
containing advertisements or references to products or services without our prior consent
excessive repetition of that content or
an infringement of another party’s rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights and rights of privacy and publicity).

Notwithstanding that at no time will we be obliged to pre-check the contents posted via the discussion system or commenting facilities. We make no guarantee nor representation as to the accuracy, integrity, timeliness, or quality of information on the Website.
We may from time to time also edit or remove posts which are contrary to these Terms and Conditions of Use or not constructive to the overall purpose of the MS Association of South Africa.

Our content

All material, content and trademarks or logos on the Website, except for Your Content, and all intellectual property rights in the same are owned by or licensed to the MS Association of South Africa and are protected by the applicable intellectual property rights and laws.

Except for the authorised use of the Website, in accordance with these Terms and Conditions of Use, you agree not to download, copy, translate, modify, archive, distribute, publish, sell, or make any other unauthorised use of the materials, content and trademarks or logos on the Website without our prior written consent. You agree not to use the content of the Website for any illegal or improper purpose, and you agree not to remove the copyright or trademark notice(s) from any copies of content properly made in accordance with these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Your personal information

We collect personal information about you for the purposes of providing you with the Website Services. Our collection and use of your personal information is carried out in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act of South Africa. By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions of Use, you also confirm that you give your consent to our collection and use of your personal information as set out in the Protection of Personal Information Act of South Africa.

Our liability

Any content, advice, commentary, or other materials which is made available on the Website does not form advice on which you should place reliance. The material is intended for educational purposes only and should not be taken in place of professional advice.

Use of the Website Services is entirely at your own risk.

The information contained on these pages is of a general nature and is intended to provide a public information service, free of charge. The information should not be relied upon or used without first confirming the accuracy of it with the MS Association of South Africa.

Information on the Website is subject to change without prior notice. Whilst every reasonable effort is made to ensure that the information on the Website is complete, correct and up to date, this cannot be guaranteed, and the MS Association of South Africa shall not be liable whatsoever for any damages incurred because of its use.
You will not acquire any rights, whether contractual, in tort or otherwise as a result of the information contained on the Website. The MS Association of South Africa, its trustees, directors, employees, agents, officers and other persons connected with the creation, maintenance or dissemination of these pages will not be liable for any damage or loss, direct or indirect, occasioned by the use of the Website or the Website Services. Any contract for the supply of goods or provision of services concluded because of the publication of the information shall be subject to the standard terms and conditions of supply of the MS Association of South Africa which will be provided at the time of conclusion of the contract. The MS Association of South Africa expressly excludes all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute or common law.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions of Use excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or any other matter for which we are not permitted to exclude as a matter of applicable law. If you are dissatisfied with any of the Website material or Website Services or with any of the Terms and Conditions of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Website and the Website Services.

Your indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold the MS Association of South Africa and any of its officers, employees and agents harmless from and against all and any expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses of any character incurred or suffered and any claims or legal proceedings which are brought or threatened, in each case arising from your use of or conduct on the Website or the Website Services and/or a breach of any of the Terms and Conditions of Use.

Third party websites

The Website may include links to websites of other parties as a result of automated search facilities, or associations of the MS Association of South Africa, but these links do not mean that we endorse or in any way guarantees those third-party websites or any of the goods or services offered on them.
The Website may also include links to other websites and services we operate which will be subject to their own Terms and Conditions of Use and privacy policies which you should make yourself aware of prior to accessing or using them. We are not liable for any content or any of the goods or services on any third-party website or websites which are not those from which the Website Services are made available.

Applicable laws

These Terms and Conditions of Use and t he Protection of Personal Information Act of South Africa are governed by the laws of South Africa and you shall irrevocably agree, subject to the paragraph below, that the Courts of South Africa shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of, under, or in connection with these Terms and Conditions of Use or your use of the Website or arising in any way from the content of the Website or use of the Website Services.
For our exclusive benefit, we shall retain the right to bring proceedings as to the substance of the matter in the courts of your country of residence, or where these Terms and Conditions of Use are entered into in the course of your trade or profession, the country of your principal place of business.

Suspension of access

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Website and Website Services at any time, with or without notice or explanation.

WhatsApp services

Our WhatsApp services is provided by a third-party provider. The use of any WhatsApp service is governed by the rules detailed when you subscribe for that Website Service as well as the Protection of Personal Information Act of South Africa. We will not be liable for any delays or failures in your receipt of WhatsApp messages.

About us

The aims and objectives of MSA shall be:

To assist in research of MS and to co-operate with any other societies or organizations having similar aims and objectives.
To assist those living with MS to live their best life possible.
Encourage an understanding, especially with the newly diagnosed, that MS does not mean that life is over. There is no shame in the diagnosis. It may mean many changes and learning to be adaptable, but life does and will go on and there is much support to help each one create-value if they choose to accept it.
Provide the latest up-to-date information on all aspects of MS, including allopathic medicine, alternative and complimentary therapies, nutrition, exercise, available resources, etc.
Provide emotional and social support, either physically or by using technology including video links etc.
Assist, where possible, with physical and emotional support such as carers, aids, etc.
Create run and manage programs and projects for people living with MS to partake in, so that feelings of self-worth and value are encouraged and heightened.
Arrange talks, presentations, and discussions by and with Health Professionals on all aspects of MS.
To aid and provide support to the family, friends, and carers of those living with MS.
To advocate on behalf of the MS Community.
To continually create and increase awareness amongst the general population to improve understanding of MS, what it is and how it affects people who live with it and those around them.
To raise funds to be able to achieve these objectives sustainably.

Registration

you are over 16 years of age, alternatively that you are using the Website with the adult supervision and
your use of the Website is not in breach of any applicable laws or regulations of South Africa.

Your use of our website

retrieve and display content from the Website on a computer screen
print, but not photocopy, individual pages on paper and/or
store files in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network).

You must not send unsolicited messages for the purposes of advertising a product or service on the Website.

obscene, defamatory, or libelous, vulgar, sexually orientated, hateful, threatening or in violation of any laws or good morals or practice.
containing contact details of other individuals (emails, phone numbers, fax numbers or postal addresses) without the prior consent of those individuals
containing advertisements or references to products or services without our prior consent
excessive repetition of that content or
an infringement of another party’s rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights and rights of privacy and publicity).

Our content

Your personal information

Our liability

Use of the Website Services is entirely at your own risk.

Your indemnity

Third party websites

Applicable laws

Suspension of access

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Website and Website Services at any time, with or without notice or explanation.

WhatsApp services

About us

The aims and objectives of MSA shall be:

To assist in research of MS and to co-operate with any other societies or organizations having similar aims and objectives.
To assist those living with MS to live their best life possible.
Encourage an understanding, especially with the newly diagnosed, that MS does not mean that life is over. There is no shame in the diagnosis. It may mean many changes and learning to be adaptable, but life does and will go on and there is much support to help each one create-value if they choose to accept it.
Provide the latest up-to-date information on all aspects of MS, including allopathic medicine, alternative and complimentary therapies, nutrition, exercise, available resources, etc.
Provide emotional and social support, either physically or by using technology including video links etc.
Assist, where possible, with physical and emotional support such as carers, aids, etc.
Create run and manage programs and projects for people living with MS to partake in, so that feelings of self-worth and value are encouraged and heightened.
Arrange talks, presentations, and discussions by and with Health Professionals on all aspects of MS.
To aid and provide support to the family, friends, and carers of those living with MS.
To advocate on behalf of the MS Community.
To continually create and increase awareness amongst the general population to improve understanding of MS, what it is and how it affects people who live with it and those around them.
To raise funds to be able to achieve these objectives sustainably.

Registration

you are over 16 years of age, alternatively that you are using the Website with the adult supervision and
your use of the Website is not in breach of any applicable laws or regulations of South Africa.

Your use of our website

retrieve and display content from the Website on a computer screen
print, but not photocopy, individual pages on paper and/or
store files in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network).

You must not send unsolicited messages for the purposes of advertising a product or service on the Website.

obscene, defamatory, or libelous, vulgar, sexually orientated, hateful, threatening or in violation of any laws or good morals or practice.
containing contact details of other individuals (emails, phone numbers, fax numbers or postal addresses) without the prior consent of those individuals
containing advertisements or references to products or services without our prior consent
excessive repetition of that content or
an infringement of another party’s rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights and rights of privacy and publicity).

Our content

Your personal information

Our liability

Use of the Website Services is entirely at your own risk.

Your indemnity

Third party websites

Applicable laws

Suspension of access

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Website and Website Services at any time, with or without notice or explanation.

WhatsApp services

Our WhatsApp services is provided by a third-party provider. The use of any Wh

About us

The aims and objectives of MSA shall be:

To assist in research of MS and to co-operate with any other societies or organizations having similar aims and objectives.
To assist those living with MS to live their best life possible.
Encourage an understanding, especially with the newly diagnosed, that MS does not mean that life is over. There is no shame in the diagnosis. It may mean many changes and learning to be adaptable, but life does and will go on and there is much support to help each one create-value if they choose to accept it.
Provide the latest up-to-date information on all aspects of MS, including allopathic medicine, alternative and complimentary therapies, nutrition, exercise, available resources, etc.
Provide emotional and social support, either physically or by using technology including video links etc.
Assist, where possible, with physical and emotional support such as carers, aids, etc.
Create run and manage programs and projects for people living with MS to partake in, so that feelings of self-worth and value are encouraged and heightened.
Arrange talks, presentations, and discussions by and with Health Professionals on all aspects of MS.
To aid and provide support to the family, friends, and carers of those living with MS.
To advocate on behalf of the MS Community.
To continually create and increase awareness amongst the general population to improve understanding of MS, what it is and how it affects people who live with it and those around them.
To raise funds to be able to achieve these objectives sustainably.

Registration

you are over 16 years of age, alternatively that you are using the Website with the adult supervision and
your use of the Website is not in breach of any applicable laws or regulations of South Africa.

Your use of our website

retrieve and display content from the Website on a computer screen
print, but not photocopy, individual pages on paper and/or
store files in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network).

You must not send unsolicited messages for the purposes of advertising a product or service on the Website.

obscene, defamatory, or libelous, vulgar, sexually orientated, hateful, threatening or in violation of any laws or good morals or practice.
containing contact details of other individuals (emails, phone numbers, fax numbers or postal addresses) without the prior consent of those individuals
containing advertisements or references to products or services without our prior consent
excessive repetition of that content or
an infringement of another party’s rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights and rights of privacy and publicity).

Our content

Your personal information

Our liability

Use of the Website Services is entirely at your own risk.

Your indemnity

Third party websites

Applicable laws

Suspension of access

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Website and Website Services at any time, with or without notice or explanation.

WhatsApp services

About us

The aims and objectives of MSA shall be:

To assist in research of MS and to co-operate with any other societies or organizations having similar aims and objectives.
To assist those living with MS to live their best life possible.
Encourage an understanding, especially with the newly diagnosed, that MS does not mean that life is over. There is no shame in the diagnosis. It may mean many changes and learning to be adaptable, but life does and will go on and there is much support to help each one create-value if they choose to accept it.
Provide the latest up-to-date information on all aspects of MS, including allopathic medicine, alternative and complimentary therapies, nutrition, exercise, available resources, etc.
Provide emotional and social support, either physically or by using technology including video links etc.
Assist, where possible, with physical and emotional support such as carers, aids, etc.
Create run and manage programs and projects for people living with MS to partake in, so that feelings of self-worth and value are encouraged and heightened.
Arrange talks, presentations, and discussions by and with Health Professionals on all aspects of MS.
To aid and provide support to the family, friends, and carers of those living with MS.
To advocate on behalf of the MS Community.
To continually create and increase awareness amongst the general population to improve understanding of MS, what it is and how it affects people who live with it and those around them.
To raise funds to be able to achieve these objectives sustainably.

Registration

you are over 16 years of age, alternatively that you are using the Website with the adult supervision and
your use of the Website is not in breach of any applicable laws or regulations of South Africa.

Your use of our website

retrieve and display content from the Website on a computer screen
print, but not photocopy, individual pages on paper and/or
store files in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network).

You must not send unsolicited messages for the purposes of advertising a product or service on the Website.

obscene, defamatory, or libelous, vulgar, sexually orientated, hateful, threatening or in violation of any laws or good morals or practice.
containing contact details of other individuals (emails, phone numbers, fax numbers or postal addresses) without the prior consent of those individuals
containing advertisements or references to products or services without our prior consent
excessive repetition of that content or
an infringement of another party’s rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights and rights of privacy and publicity).

Our content

Your personal information

Our liability

Use of the Website Services is entirely at your own risk.

Your indemnity

Third party websites

Applicable laws

Suspension of access

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Website and Website Services at any time, with or without notice or explanation.

WhatsApp services

About us

The aims and objectives of MSA shall be:

To assist in research of MS and to co-operate with any other societies or organizations having similar aims and objectives.
To assist those living with MS to live their best life possible.
Encourage an understanding, especially with the newly diagnosed, that MS does not mean that life is over. There is no shame in the diagnosis. It may mean many changes and learning to be adaptable, but life does and will go on and there is much support to help each one create-value if they choose to accept it.
Provide the latest up-to-date information on all aspects of MS, including allopathic medicine, alternative and complimentary therapies, nutrition, exercise, available resources, etc.
Provide emotional and social support, either physically or by using technology including video links etc.
Assist, where possible, with physical and emotional support such as carers, aids, etc.
Create run and manage programs and projects for people living with MS to partake in, so that feelings of self-worth and value are encouraged and heightened.
Arrange talks, presentations, and discussions by and with Health Professionals on all aspects of MS.
To aid and provide support to the family, friends, and carers of those living with MS.
To advocate on behalf of the MS Community.
To continually create and increase awareness amongst the general population to improve understanding of MS, what it is and how it affects people who live with it and those around them.
To raise funds to be able to achieve these objectives sustainably.

Registration

you are over 16 years of age, alternatively that you are using the Website with the adult supervision and
your use of the Website is not in breach of any applicable laws or regulations of South Africa.

Your use of our website

retrieve and display content from the Website on a computer screen
print, but not photocopy, individual pages on paper and/or
store files in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network).

You must not send unsolicited messages for the purposes of advertising a product or service on the Website.

obscene, defamatory, or libelous, vulgar, sexually orientated, hateful, threatening or in violation of any laws or good morals or practice.
containing contact details of other individuals (emails, phone numbers, fax numbers or postal addresses) without the prior consent of those individuals
containing advertisements or references to products or services without our prior consent
excessive repetition of that content or
an infringement of another party’s rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights and rights of privacy and publicity).

Our content

Your personal information

Our liability

Use of the Website Services is entirely at your own risk.

Your indemnity

Third party websites

Applicable laws

Suspension of access

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Website and Website Services at any time, with or without notice or explanation.

WhatsApp services

atsApp service is governed by the rules detailed when you subscribe for that Website Service as well as the Protection of Personal Information Act of South Africa. We will not be liable for any delays or failures in your receipt of WhatsApp messages.