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This is the official Website for Element Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd, South Africa; hereinafter referred to as "Element" or The Company.

Using This Website

By using this website you:

• are accepting all the terms of this disclaimer notice; 
• agree to the exclusions and limitations of liability stated below and accept them as reasonable;
• agree that the contents may be confidential and Protected by Copyright law.

If you do not agree with anything in this notice you should not use this website.

Warranties and Liability (Errors and Ommissions)

We do not warrant that the servers that make this website, or any linked websites, available will be error, virus or bug free and you accept that it is your responsibility to make adequate provision for protection against such threats. We recommend scanning any files before downloading.

While every effort is made to ensure that the content of this website is accurate, the website is provided “as is” and Element makes no representations or warranties in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the information found on it. 

While we try to ascertain the facts and accuracy of the content of our newsletters, the viewpoints and content in these newsletters are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those of Element Consulting Engineers or its management.

Nothing on this website should be taken to constitute professional advice or a formal recommendation and we exclude all representations and warranties relating to the content and use of this site.

In no event will Element be liable for any incidental, indirect, consequential or special damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of profit, loss of contracts, goodwill, data, information, income, anticipated savings or business relationships, whether or not advised of the possibility of such damage, arising out of or in connection with the use of this website or any linked websites.

Exclusions

Nothing in this disclaimer notice excludes or limits any warranty implied by law for death, fraud, personal injury through negligence, or anything else which it would not be lawful for Element to exclude.

Confidentiality and Copyright

Contents that are confidential, ie. Access Controlled by Requiring visitor registration and identification, is the property of Element and no part thereof may be disclosed to any third party or reproduced in any form whatsoever.

Unless credited otherwise Material on this website, including text and images, is protected by copyright law and is copyrighted to Element. It may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. It must be noted that some images and pictures, obtained from public-use, open sourced internet pages, will be excluded.

Prior written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained for any other use of material. Copyright of all images and drawings on this site remains with the artist or copyright owner at all times.

No part of this site may be distributed or copied for any commercial purpose or financial gain.

All intellectual property rights in relation to this website are reserved and owned by Element .

Links to Other websites and Products

Links to other websites are provided for the convenience of users. We are unable to provide any warranty regarding the accuracy or completeness of the content of such sites, or the reliability, quality or effectiveness of any products provided through external websites. A link to an external site does not imply an endorsement of the views, information or products provided or held by such websites.

Law and Jurisdiction

This disclaimer notice shall be interpreted and governed by South African law, and any disputes in relation to it are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in South Africa.

If any of the points in this disclaimer notice are found to be unenforceable under applicable law, that will have no bearing on the enforceability of the rest of the disclaimer notice.

Variations

Element Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd reserve the right to revise and amend this disclaimer notice as and when required and any revised version will be deemed to be applicable from the first date of publication on this website. 

For any Queries or Comments regarding the abovementioned Contact us

(Parts of this Disclaimer notice are based on example provided by Keith Garrow)