Please read these terms before using our site

1. Accepting these terms

By accessing, browsing, or using HealthySouthAfrica.com (the “Site”), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”), as well as our Privacy Policy and Medical Disclaimer.

If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please stop using the Site immediately.

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2. How you may use our site

HealthySouthAfrica.com grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Site for your personal, non-commercial purposes only.

You may:

• Read, share, and reference our articles for your own personal education.
• Print or download content for your own non-commercial use, provided you keep all copyright notices.
• Share links to our content on social media or with friends and family.

You may not:

• Republish, sell, rent, or sublicense our content without written permission.
• Use our content for commercial purposes, including training AI models, without explicit consent.
• Frame, mirror, or scrape our Site or content.

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3. Our content & copyright

All content on HealthySouthAfrica.com — including text, articles, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, and software — belongs to HealthySouthAfrica.com or its content suppliers and is protected by South African and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

The “HealthySouthAfrica.com” name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of HealthySouthAfrica.com. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission.

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4. Comments & contributions

Our Site may allow you to post comments, reviews, or other content (“User Content”). By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence to use, reproduce, modify, and display such content in connection with the Site.

You confirm that:

• You own or have the necessary rights to post the User Content.
• Your User Content does not violate any third-party rights, including privacy or intellectual property rights.
• Your User Content is not defamatory, obscene, or otherwise unlawful.

We reserve the right to remove any User Content that violates these Terms or that we find objectionable, at our sole discretion.

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5. What you may not do

When using our Site, you agree not to:

• Violate any applicable local, provincial, national, or international law.
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Site, servers, or networks.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site.
• Use automated systems (bots, scrapers) to access the Site without permission.
• Transmit viruses, malware, or any other harmful code.
• Harvest or collect personal information of other users.

We reserve the right to take legal action against anyone who violates these prohibitions.

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6. Health information

The content on HealthySouthAfrica.com is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read on this Site.

For full details, please read our Medical Disclaimer.

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7. Links to other sites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or resources. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the content of those sites and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Your use of third-party websites is subject to their own terms and conditions and privacy policies.

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8. Our responsibility

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, HealthySouthAfrica.com, its directors, employees, contributors, medical reviewers, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation:

• Loss of profits, data, use, or goodwill.
• Personal injury or property damage resulting from your use of the Site.
• Errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies in content.
• Unauthorised access to or use of our servers.
• Interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Site.

This limitation applies whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other basis, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damage.

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9. Your responsibility

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HealthySouthAfrica.com and its directors, employees, contributors, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in any way connected with:

• Your access to or use of the Site.
• Your violation of these Terms.
• Your violation of any third-party right, including intellectual property or privacy rights.
• Any User Content you post or submit.

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10. Ending access

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Site immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms.

Upon termination, your right to use the Site will immediately cease. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

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11. Changes to these terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days’ notice before any new terms take effect.

By continuing to access or use our Site after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, please stop using the Site.

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12. Governing law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Africa.

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13. Contact us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us:

• [email protected]
• Johannesburg, South Africa