Terms of Use
Open Circles | Effective date: 24 June 2026
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using the Open Circles website. By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use this website.
1. About This Website
This website is operated by Open Circles, an organisation dedicated to gathering people, facilitating dialogue, and strengthening leadership. The website provides information about our work, events, programmes, and services.
2. Use of This Website
You may use this website for lawful, personal, and non-commercial purposes only. You agree not to:
- Use the website in any way that violates applicable South African or international law or regulation.
- Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website or its underlying systems.
- Use automated tools to scrape, harvest, or extract content from the website without our prior written consent.
- Post or transmit any content that is harmful, defamatory, offensive, or infringes the rights of others.
3. Intellectual Property
All content on this website — including text, images, graphics, logos, and other materials — is the property of Open Circles or its content contributors and is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.
You may view and print content from this website for personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not remove any copyright or proprietary notices. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, or commercially exploit any content without our prior written permission.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties
This website and its content are provided on an “as is” basis. While we endeavour to keep information accurate and up to date, we make no warranties or representations — express or implied — regarding the completeness, accuracy, reliability, or suitability of the content for any particular purpose.
5. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Open Circles shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss or damage arising from your use of, or inability to use, this website or its content.
6. Third-Party Links
This website may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. These links do not constitute our endorsement of those sites. We have no control over the content of third-party sites and accept no responsibility for them.
7. Privacy
Your use of this website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices.
8. Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
9. Governing Law
These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Any disputes arising from or related to these terms or your use of this website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the South African courts.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:
Open Circles
Email: info@opencircles.co.za
Website: opencircles.co.za