Definitions
In these terms and conditions unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
- "": means the interactive communication service called ;
- "", or "owner": means or any of its subsidiaries, associated or affiliated companies;
- "Manager", "managers", "us", or "we": means the owner, managers, operators, or service providers of based on these terms;
- "Service", or "Services": means the interactive information, communication, social, commercial, promotional, advertising and research related services published, communicated, or delivered through any communication channel by as provided in these terms and conditions;
- "Sponsor", "sponsors", "partner", or "partners": means the sponsor, endorsement, strategic, or service partners associated to services delivered for, with, or through based on these terms;
- "Client", or "clients": means publishers, organizations, individuals, or advertisers who may be utilizing the service to promote, or communicate content, initiatives, causes, products, services and the like, as well as, generate user interaction and contributions based on these terms;
- "User", or "users": means the person, or persons using, downloading, uploading to, viewing, receiving, sharing, subscribing to, joining, interacting with, contributing to, submitting information to, or making use of the service in any shape, or form based on these terms;
- "Opt in member", or "opt in members": means the user, or users that have provided their permission to be communicated to by on behalf of itself, clients, sponsors and partners based on these terms;
- "Community member", or "community members": means a user, or users that have joined the service and one or more advertisers' community services as a community member to access additional services, functionality and content based on these terms;
- "Subscriber", or "subscribers": means the user, or users that have, are, or may be accessing specific services, content, functions and features made available through the service in exchange for transactional, or recurring fees of any form based on these terms;
- "Contributor", or "contributors": means the user, users, sponsor, sponsors, client, or clients that have, are, or may submit content for private, or public use, distribution, transmission, presentation, display and sharing through any communication channels related to based on these terms;
- "You", or "your": means users, opt in members, community members, subscribers, contributors, sponsors, or clients that are using the service based on these terms;
- "Opt in": means the action the user takes to acknowledge that he/she is providing express permission to the service to be communicated to as an opt in member based on these terms;
- "Opt out": means the action the user takes to withdraw their permission partially or completely from the service or specific community services to be communicated to as an opt in member;
- "Join": means the action the user takes to acknowledge that he/she is joining the service as a community member to access additional services, functionality and content based on these terms;
- "Subscribe": means the action the user takes to acknowledge that he/she will pay a transactional, or recurring fee of any form to access specific services, content, functions and features made available through the service based on these terms;
- "Contribute": means the action the user, sponsor, or client takes to submit content for private, or public use, distribution, transmission, presentation, display and sharing through any channels related to based on these terms;
- "Channel", or "medium": means any communication medium through which the service is being presented, communicated or delivered including, but not limited to: websites on the world wide web (fixed internet), mobi sites or WAP sites on the mobile internet, mobile applications, email, SMS, MMS, USSD services, RSS, kiosk or desktop applications;
- "Device", or "devices": shall include, without limitation any mobile, transportable or portable cellular mobile terminal, handset or other apparatus which is capable of connection by radio interface to a cellular network provider, as well as, any other electronic terminal or apparatus which is capable of receiving, storing, sharing or presenting data, content and information obtained through an internet connection, or otherwise;
- "Connection", or "connections": means the communication means by which the user accesses the services on any channel or medium including, but not limited to a fixed internet connection, mobile internet, or mobile data connection, and any other means where data, content, or information can be transmitted, or transferred by to users, or from users to , or from users to other users;
- "Carrier", or "carriers": means the service provider, or service providers that provide the connection, or connections to users to access the service on any respective channel;
- "Browser", or "browsers": means the software application used by the user on any device to access and interact with the service on any channel utilizing any connection;
- "Domain", or "domains": means the address information that the user utilizes to access specific respective channels through associated connections, browsers and devices to access the service including, but not limited to website URLs, mobi site URLs, short-code numbers and keywords, USSD numbers, call centre numbers and email addresses based on these terms;
- "Content": means any data and information related to the service that was received, displayed, downloaded, contributed, or shared through any channel, or device including without limitation, news, offers, advertising and promotional messages, surveys, images, video, sound, graphics, photographs, text, all and any information, data, documents, intellectual property, materials, products, and software applications;
- "Offer", or "offers": means specific content related to promotions, competitions, incentives, rewards, vouchers, and the like that may be offered to users by , its clients, contributors, or sponsors as part of the service based on these terms;
- "Personal information": means personal identifying data, information, or content pertaining to users including cellphone numbers ('MSISDNs'), national identification numbers, medical aid numbers, passport numbers, birth names, surnames, physical street addresses, postal addresses, email addresses and service user account usernames and passwords;
- "Profile information": means any non-personal data, information, or content that were, are, or will be willingly submitted by users, sponsors, clients, or contributors during interaction with the service based on these terms;
- "Public information": means any data, information, or content that forms part of the public domain, or is accessible through 3rd party services, or obtainable without any direct submission action by a user, contributor, sponsor, or client by the service;
- "Statistical information": means aggregated public and, or personal and, or profile data, information and content compiled in a format that does not directly disclose any user, contributor, sponsor, or client specific personal information;
- "Service data": means any and all information, content, or data aggregated, or obtained through the course of operations of the service on, from, or through any channel, device, browser, connection or 3rd party service by the service;