Imigomo

Le migomo ilawula ukusebenzisa kwakho i-weforge.africa kanye nawo wonke amakhasi ayo. Iphinde iqukathe ukudalula kwezomthetho (legal disclosure) kwe-forge — ukuthi singobani, lapho singatholakala khona nalapho imibhalo yezomthetho yethulwa khona kithi — ukuze kube nendawo eyodwa yokukubheka.

Ngokusebenzisa le webhusayithi uyavumelana nale migomo. Uma ungavumelani nayo, sicela ungayisebenzisi iwebhusayithi.

Ubani ongubani

• forge, thina (we, us) kanye -ethu (our) kusho umuntu noma inhlangano eshiwo ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi Singobani ngezansi, ehweba ngegama elithi forge.
• Wena kusho noma ubani ovakashela noma osebenzisa iwebhusayithi, futhi, lapho uyisebenzisa egameni lenhlangano, nayo leyo nhlangano.
• Iwebhusayithi kusho i-weforge.africa nawo wonke amakhasi ayo, umbhalo, izithombe, ividiyo, umklamo nekhodi.
• Isivumelwano somsebenzi (engagement agreement) kusho isivumelwano esibhaliwe, esisayinwe yi-forge neklayenti, i-forge eyenza ngaso umsebenzi ngempela.

Usuku lokuqala ukusebenza

Le migomo isebenza kusukela ngo-TO BE SUPPLIED — date published.

Izinguquko kule migomo

Singayiguqula le migomo ngezikhathi ezithile ngokushicilela inguqulo entsha (new version) kuleli khasi, enosuku olusha lokuqala ukusebenza. Inguqulo ekuleli khasi ngesikhathi usebenzisa iwebhusayithi yiyo esebenza kulokho kusetshenziswa. Izinguquko azibuyeli emuva: noma yini eyenzeka ngaphambi kwenguquko ilawulwa yimigomo eyayisebenza ngaleso sikhathi.

Amanye amakhasi ethu ezomthetho

Le migomo imi eceleni kwamanye amakhasi amathathu, ngalinye lawo liyikhaya lodwa lesihloko salo:

• Ubumfihlo — indlela esiphatha ngayo ulwazi lomuntu siqu, ngaphansi kwe-Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (uMthetho Wokuvikelwa Kolwazi Lomuntu Siqu).
• Amakhukhi — lokho le webhusayithi ekugcinayo, nalokho engakugcini, kudivayisi yakho.
• I-PAIA — iSikhulu sethu Sezolwazi (Information Officer), nendlela yokucela ukufinyelela kumarekhodi ngaphansi kwe-Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (uMthetho Wokukhuthaza Ukufinyelela Olwazini).

Lokhu ukudalula kwe-forge ngaphansi kwesigaba 43(1) se-Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 (ECTA) (uMthetho Wezokuxhumana Nokuthengiselana Nge-elekthronikhi). Ingxenye enkulu yesigaba 43 isebenza kuphela kuwebhusayithi edayisa izimpahla noma izinsizakalo ngokuthengiselana nge-elekthronikhi, futhi le webhusayithi ayidayisi lutho. Sinikeza ukudalula noma kunjalo — izingxenye zesigaba 43(1) ezisebenza kuwebhusayithi engadayisi lutho ku-inthanethi — ngoba kufanele wazi kahle ukuthi usebenzelana nobani.

Inombolo yethu yocingo nekheli le-imeyili akubhalwanga ngombhalo ojwayelekile (plain text) kula makhasi, ukuze amathuluzi azenzakalelayo aqoqa amakheli emakhasini ewebhu angakwazi ukukuqoqa — sebenzisa ikhasi lokuxhumana.

Ikheli lokwethulwa kwemibhalo yezomthetho

I-forge ikhetha leli kheli lendawo elilandelayo njenge-domicilium citandi et executandi yayo — ikheli ezokwamukela kulo ukwethulwa (service) kwazo zonke izinqubo zomthetho (legal process) nezaziso ezisemthethweni (formal notices):

TO BE SUPPLIED — physical address for service of legal documents (domicilium citandi et executandi)

Izinqubo zomthetho, kanye nanoma yisiphi isaziso esinomphumela wezomthetho, zethulwa ngokusemthethweni (validly served) ku-forge kuphela ngokulethwa kulelo kheli. Ukwethulwa nge-imeyili, nge-WhatsApp, ngezinkundla zokuxhumana, noma nganoma iyiphi enye indlela ye-elekthronikhi akukona ukwethulwa okusemthethweni (valid service) ku-forge ngaphandle uma i-forge ivumile kukho ngokubhaliwe, kuleso simo esithile. Singaliguqula leli kheli ngokushicilela elisha kuleli khasi; ikheli elisha liqala ukusebenza kusukela ngosuku elishicilelwe ngalo.

Le webhusayithi ikutshela nge-forge kanye nomsebenzi esiwenzayo. Iwulwazi olujwayelekile, olunikezwa ukuze ukwazi ukunquma ukuthi uyafuna yini ukukhuluma nathi. Akukho okunye ngaphezu kwalokho.

Akukho lapha okuyisinikezo

Akukho kule webhusayithi okuyisinikezo (offer) esikwazi ukwamukelwa. Izincazelo zezinsizakalo zethu, izindlela zethu zokwenza, esikulethayo (deliverables), izikhathi zokuqedela noma izindlela zokusebenza ziyisimemo sokuqala ingxoxo — ngolimi lwezomthetho, isimemo sokuxoxisana (invitation to treat). Asikho isivumelwano esiba khona ngoba ufunde ikhasi, uxhumane nathi, noma usitshele ukuthi ungathanda ukuqhubeka.

Le webhusayithi ayidayisi lutho. Awukwazi ukuthenga, uku-oda, ukubhukha noma ukukhokhela lutho kuyo. Akukho kuthengiselana okuphothulwa ngayo, ngakho imibandela yeSahluko VII se-ECTA elawula ukuthengiswa nge-elekthronikhi kubathengi, kuhlanganise nelungelo lokuhoxa (cooling-off right) esigabeni 44, ayiqaliswa (are not engaged) ngukusebenzisa kwakho iwebhusayithi.

Umsebenzi wenziwa ngaphansi kwesivumelwano esisayiniwe

I-forge yenza umsebenzi kuphela ngaphansi kwesivumelwano somsebenzi (engagement agreement) esibhaliwe esisayinwe yi-forge neklayenti. Yileso sivumelwano kuphela esibeka ukuthi sizokwenzani, kubani, ngaliphi inani, ngaluphi uhlelo lwesikhathi nangayiphi imigomo — kuhlanganise nokuthi ubani oletha ingxenye ngayinye, lapho i-forge isebenza nezinkampani ezingozakwethu eqoqweni layo.

Uma isivumelwano somsebenzi sisho okuthile okwehlukile kulokho okukule webhusayithi, isivumelwano somsebenzi yisona esinamandla angaphezulu (prevails). Akukho kule webhusayithi okwengeza, okuguqula noma okufakwa esivumelwaneni somsebenzi ngaphandle uma isivumelwano sisho kanjalo ngokucacile.

Ulwazi olujwayelekile, hhayi iseluleko

Okuqukethwe yile webhusayithi kungokujwayelekile. Akwenzelwanga wena, inhlangano yakho, idatha yakho noma izimo zakho, futhi akusona iseluleko sobungcweti (professional), sezobuchwepheshe (technical), sezezimali, sezomthetho noma nanoma yiluphi olunye uhlobo lweseluleko.

Ungenzi lutho, futhi unganqumi ukungenzi lutho, ngokuncika kule webhusayithi kuphela. Ngaphambi kokuthembela kunoma yini ekhona lapha, khuluma nathi — noma nomunye umeluleki ofaneleka ngokwanele — mayelana nesimo sakho esithile.

Ukufunda iwebhusayithi, noma ukuxhumana nathi ngayo, akudali ubudlelwano beklayenti, bomeluleki, bokwethembana (fiduciary) noma nanoma ibuphi obunye ubudlelwano bobungcweti phakathi kwakho ne-forge. Lobo budlelwano buqala kuphela lapho kusayinwa isivumelwano somsebenzi.

Izincazelo, izibonelo nobuhlakani bokwenziwa

• Izincazelo zalokho izinsizakalo zethu ezingakufeza aziyona izithembiso zomphumela. Imiphumela incike enhlanganweni yakho, kubantu bakho, kudatha yakho nakwezinye izinto eziningi ezingaphandle kokulawula kwethu.
• Ubuhlakani bokwenziwa (artificial intelligence) ikakhulukazi bukhiqiza imiphumela esekelwe emathubeni (probabilistic output). Lapho le webhusayithi ichaza umsebenzi wobuhlakani obuthuthukisiwe (augmented intelligence), ichaza lokho izinhlelo ezinjalo ezakhelwe ukukwenza, hhayi isiqinisekiso salokho ezizokwenza esimweni sakho. Indlela i-AI eklanywa ngayo, ehlolwa ngayo, egadwa ngayo (supervised) nethenjwa ngayo emsebenzini othile kubekwe esivumelwaneni salowo msebenzi.
• Izibonelo, izimo nezibalo ezikule webhusayithi ziyimifanekiso. Zibonisa uhlobo lomsebenzi esiwenzayo. Ngaphandle uma ikhasi lisho ngokucacile ukuthi lichaza umsebenzi wangempela oshiwo ngegama, akufanele ulifunde njengerekhodi lomsebenzi onjalo noma njengesibikezelo semiphumela yakho.

Wamukelekile ukufunda, ukuphequlula nokwabelana ngale webhusayithi. Okulandelayo kuyigcina isebenza, futhi kuyigcina ingeyethu.

Ukusetshenziswa okwamukelekile

Ungasebenzisa iwebhusayithi kuphela ngokusemthethweni futhi kuphela ngenhloso yayo ehlosiwe: ukufunda nge-forge. Akumele wenze lokhu okulandelayo, futhi akumele usize noma uvumele omunye umuntu ukuba akwenze:

1. ukuklwebha noma ukuvuna (scrape or harvest) — ukusebenzisa noma iyiphi i-robot, i-spider, i-crawler, i-scraper noma enye indlela ezenzakalelayo ukukopisha, ukukhomba (index), ukukhipha noma ukuqoqa okuqukethwe yiwebhusayithi, noma noma iyiphi imininingwane yokuxhumana, ulwazi lomuntu siqu noma enye idatha ekuyo. Lokhu akuzivimbi izinjini zokusesha zomphakathi ekukhombeni iwebhusayithi ngokuvumelana nefayela layo le-robots.txt;
2. ukusebenzisa okuqukethwe ukuqeqesha noma ukwakha ezinye izinhlelo — ukukopisha umbhalo, izithombe, ividiyo, umklamo noma ikhodi yewebhusayithi kunoma yiliphi iqoqo ledatha (dataset), imodeli, noma uhlelo lobuhlakani bokwenziwa ngaphandle kwemvume yethu ebhaliwe yangaphambili;
3. ukuphazamisa — ukwenza noma yini ephazamisa, elimaza, ethwalisa ngokweqile noma ekhubaza iwebhusayithi noma amaseva namanethiwekhi esebenza kuwo, kuhlanganise nokuhlasela kokunqabela isevisi (denial-of-service attacks) nokufaka amagciwane (viruses), i-malware noma enye ikhodi eyingozi;
4. ukugqekeza — ukuthola, noma ukuzama ukuthola, ukufinyelela okungagunyaziwe kuwebhusayithi, ekusingathweni kwayo, noma kunoma yiluphi uhlelo noma idatha exhumene nayo, noma ukuhlola, ukuskena noma ukuvivinya ubuthakathaka bazo;
5. ukugwema noma ukukopisha — ukugwema noma yisiphi isivikelo sokuphepha noma sokulawula ukufinyelela, noma ukukopisha umklamo noma ikhodi yewebhusayithi ukuze kusetshenziswe kwenye iwebhusayithi. Ukubuka umthombo (source) wewebhusayithi esipheqululini sakho kulungile;
6. ukufaka ohlakeni noma ukuphindaphinda (frame or mirror) — ukubonisa iwebhusayithi, noma noma iyiphi ingxenye yayo, ngaphakathi kohlaka (frame), noma ukuyikhiqiza kabusha kwenye iwebhusayithi, ngendlela eguqula ukubukeka kwayo noma esikisela ukuthi ingeyomunye umuntu;
7. ukuzenza omunye noma ukudukisa — ukuziveza njenge-forge, ukusikisela ukuxhumana ne-forge noma ukugunyazwa yi-forge okungekho, noma ukusebenzisa iwebhusayithi ukukhohlisa noma ubani;
8. ukwephula umthetho — ukusebenzisa iwebhusayithi nganoma iyiphi indlela eyephula noma yimuphi umthetho, noma amalungelo anoma yimuphi umuntu.

Ukufinyelela, ukunqamulela (interception) noma ukuphazamisa okungagunyaziwe (unauthorised) kwedatha, kwamaphrogremu ekhompyutha (computer programs) nezinhlelo zamakhompyutha (computer systems) kuyicala eNingizimu Afrika, ngaphansi kwe-Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 (uMthetho Wobugebengu Bekhompyutha) kanye nemibandela yeSahluko XIII se-ECTA esasebenza. Sigodlela ilungelo lokubika ukusetshenziswa kabi ku-South African Police Service nakunoma yisiphi esinye isiphathimandla esinegunya, nokulandela lonke ikhambi elingelona elobugebengu (civil remedy) esinalo.

Ukutholakala

Sihlose ukugcina iwebhusayithi itholakala futhi isebenza, kodwa asithembisi ukuthi iwebhusayithi izotholakala nganoma yisiphi isikhathi esithile, ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka, iphephile, noma ingenawo amaphutha, amagciwane noma ezinye izingxenye eziyingozi. Singaguqula, simise okwesikhashana noma sihoxise iwebhusayithi, noma noma iyiphi ingxenye yayo, noma nini futhi ngaphandle kwesaziso. Ukuvikela amadivayisi akho nedatha yakho ngenkathi uphequlula kungumthwalo wakho.

Ukuxhumanisa nale webhusayithi

Ungaxhumanisa nanoma yiliphi ikhasi lale webhusayithi, inqobo nje uma ukwenza ngendlela efanele nesemthethweni, ungalimazi idumela lethu futhi ungalisebenziseli inzuzo yakho, futhi ungasikiseli noma yikuphi ukuhlobana, ukuvunywa noma ukugunyazwa okungekho. Awuvunyelwe ukufaka iwebhusayithi ohlakeni (frame), noma ukuxhumanisa nayo usuka kuwebhusayithi engekho emthethweni, noma okuqukethwe yiyo kudukisayo noma kuyacasula. Singayihoxisa le mvume ngesixhumanisi esithile ngokwazisa umuntu obhekele sona.

Izixhumanisi eziphuma kule webhusayithi

Amanye amakhasi axhumanisa namawebhusayithi esingawalawuli — isibonelo, abathwebuli bezithombe, abaklami bamafonti nabanye abadali ababongwe ezansi kwekhasi (footer). Lezo zixhumanisi zikhona ukuze kube lula kuwe nokuze kubongwe umsebenzi wabanye abantu. Asinamthwalo wemfanelo ngokuqukethwe, ukutholakala, ukuphepha noma izindlela zobumfihlo zanoma iyiphi iwebhusayithi esixhumanisa nayo, futhi isixhumanisi asisona isigunyazo (endorsement). Ukusebenzisa kwakho enye iwebhusayithi kulawulwa yimigomo yaleyo webhusayithi uqobo.

Lokho okungokwe-forge

Iwebhusayithi nakho konke okukuyo i-forge ekudalile — umbhalo wayo, isakhiwo, umklamo, ukuhlelwa kwamakhasi (layout), imidwebo (graphics), imifanekiso (illustrations), amavidiyo ahleliwe (video edits) nekhodi — kuvikelwe yilungelo lobunikazi (copyright) ngaphansi kwe-Copyright Act 98 of 1978 (uMthetho Welungelo Lobunikazi) nangesivumelwano samazwe ngamazwe, futhi kungokwe-forge noma kusetshenziswa yi-forge ngemvume.

Igama elithi forge, ilogo yethu kanye namagama esiwasebenzisela izinsizakalo zethu angamagama okuhweba nokubukeka komkhiqizo (get-up) lapho i-forge ithi inamalungelo umthetho oyinika wona, kuhlanganise nangaphansi komthetho ojwayelekile (common law) we-passing off (ukuzenzisa ngokuthi impahla yakho ingeyomunye). Akekho ongawasebenzisa ngendlela okungenzeka ukuthi isikisele ukuxhumana ne-forge. Akukho kule webhusayithi okukunika noma yiliphi ilungelo lokuwasebenzisa. Ungasebenzisa igama elithi forge ngombhalo ojwayelekile ukubhekisa kithi ngokunembile.

© 2026 TO BE SUPPLIED — full legal name of the copyright holder. Wonke amalungelo anganikezwanga ngokucacile kule migomo agodliwe.

Lokho ongakwenza

Sikunikeza ilayisensi enomkhawulo, eyakho siqu, engeyona ekhethekile (non-exclusive), engenakudluliselwa komunye (non-transferable), futhi esingayihoxisa (revocable) yokuthi:

• ubuke iwebhusayithi esipheqululini sewebhu;
• uphrinte noma ugcine inani elinengqondo lamakhasi ukuze uzibhekele wena, noma ngenhloso yengxoxo yangaphakathi enhlanganweni yakho mayelana nokusebenza ne-forge;
• ucaphune izingcaphuno ezimfushane, ubonge i-forge ngokucacile futhi ufake isixhumanisi ekhasini elicashunwe kulo.

Kufanele ushiye zonke izaziso zelungelo lobunikazi nezinye izaziso zinjengoba zinjalo. Noma yikuphi okunye ukukopisha, ukukhiqiza kabusha, ukuguqula, ukushicilela, ukusabalalisa noma ukusebenzisa ngokwezohwebo okuqukethwe yiwebhusayithi kudinga imvume yethu ebhaliwe yangaphambili. Ilayisensi iphela ngokuzenzakalelayo uma wephula le migomo.

Lokho okungokwabanye

Ezinye izithombe, amavidiyo namafonti akule webhusayithi angumsebenzi wabanye abantu futhi asetshenziswa ngaphansi kwamalayisensi abahlinzeki bawo, kuhlanganise nawe-Unsplash nawe-Pixabay. Abadali bawo babongwa ezansi kwekhasi (footer) lewebhusayithi. Lokho kuqukethwe kuhlala kuyimpahla yabanikazi balokho kuqukethwe, futhi akukho kule migomo okukunika noma yiliphi ilungelo kukho. Uma ufuna ukusebenzisa lokho kuqukethwe, kuthole emthonjeni okuvela kuwo ngaphansi kwelayisensi yalowo mthombo uqobo.

Uma ukholwa ukuthi siwusebenzise ngokungafanele umsebenzi wakho

Uma ukholwa ukuthi okuthile kule webhusayithi kwephula amalungelo akho, sitshele usebenzisa ikhasi lethu lokuxhumana, ukhombe lokho kuqukethwe namalungelo akho kukho. Sizokuphenya ngokushesha futhi, lapho isikhalazo sinesisekelo, sisuse noma silungise lokho kuqukethwe.

Ungafinyelela kithi nge-imeyili noma nge-WhatsApp, usebenzisa imininingwane esekhasini lethu lokuxhumana. Ama-imeyili nemilayezo iyimilayezo yedatha (data messages) ngaphansi kwe-ECTA. Imithetho eseNgxenyeni 2 yeSahluko III se-ECTA (izigaba 21 kuya ku-26) mayelana nokuthi umlayezo wedatha uthunyelwa futhi utholwa nini futhi kuphi isebenza kuphela lapho izinhlangothi zingavumelananga ngenye indlela — futhi ngokusebenzisa iwebhusayithi nangokusibhalela, uyavumelana nalokhu okulandelayo.

Lapho umlayezo ufika kithi

• Umlayezo wedatha othunyelwe ku-forge utholwa kuphela lapho usufike ngempela ekunakeni komuntu obumbhalela ku-forge — hhayi nje lapho ufika kuseva noma kudivayisi. Lapho kubalulekile ukuthi sithole okuthile, sicele ukuthi siqinisekise, futhi ukuthathe njengokutholiwe kuphela uma sesiphendule siqinisekisa. Lo mthetho awusebenzi esicelweni noma esazisweni esenziwe ngaphansi kwe-Promotion of Access to Information Act, i-Protection of Personal Information Act noma nanoma yimuphi omunye umthetho obeka ukuthi isicelo noma isaziso esinjalo sithathwa nini njengesitholiwe.
• Impendulo ezenzakalelayo, irisidi yokulethwa noma yokufundwa, noma ukuvuma ukuthi umlayezo ufikile, akukona ukwamukela noma yini ekuwo, futhi akuyibophi i-forge kunoma yini.
• Umlayezo wedatha ovela ku-forge utholwa nguwe lapho ungena ohlelweni lolwazi (information system) owake walusebenzisa ukuxhumana nathi futhi ukwazi ukutholwa nokufundwa nguwe.

Asikho isivumelwano ngomlayezo

Akukho sivumelwano ne-forge — futhi akukho kuguqulwa kwesivumelwano — okuba khona nge-imeyili, umlayezo we-WhatsApp, inothi lezwi (voice note) noma ingxoxo. Izivumelwano ne-forge ziphothulwa kuphela ngesivumelwano somsebenzi (engagement agreement) esibhaliwe esisayinwe yi-forge. Umlayezo oxoxa ngobubanzi bomsebenzi (scope), amanani noma izinsuku uyingxenye yokuxoxisana, hhayi isibopho esibophayo.

Izaziso zezomthetho

Izinqubo zomthetho nezaziso ezisemthethweni kufanele zethulwe ekhelini lokwethulwa (address for service) elingaphansi kuka-Singobani ngenhla. Izaziso ze-elekthronikhi akukona ukwethulwa okusemthethweni (valid service) ku-forge ngaphandle uma i-forge ivumile kuzo ngokubhaliwe kuleso simo esithile.

Sicela ungasithumeleli ulwazi oluyimfihlo singalucelanga

Sicela ungasithumeleli ulwazi oluyimfihlo, olubucayi kwezohwebo noma ulwazi lomuntu siqu ngomunye umuntu kuze kube yilapho sivumelene nawe, ngokubhaliwe, ngokuthi luzovikelwa kanjani. Lapho umsebenzi (engagement) udinga lokho, siyajabula ukusayina isivumelwano sokugcina imfihlo ngaphambi kokuthi wabelane nganoma yini.

Ngaphandle uma futhi kuze kube yilapho kusayinwa isivumelwano esinjalo:

• akukho sibopho sokugcina imfihlo (duty of confidence) esivela olwazini osithumelela lona singalucelanga, futhi abukho ubudlelwano bokwethembana (fiduciary relationship) obuvela kulo;
• ulwazi okhetha ukusithumelela lona aluthathwa yi-forge njengoluyimfihlo, nakuba noma yiluphi ulwazi lomuntu siqu olukulo luhlala luphathwa njengoba ikhasi lethu lobumfihlo lichaza.

Imibono esingayicelanga

Uma usithumelela imibono, izincomo, iziphakamiso, imiklamo noma okunye okuqukethwe esingakucelanga, i-forge ayinasibopho mayelana nakho — ayibophekile ukubukeza lokho okuthumele, ukukugcina kuyimfihlo noma ukukubuyisela kuwe, futhi ayibophekile ukukunika udumo ngakho noma ukukukhokhela ngakho. I-forge ingase ibe isivele isebenza, noma ingase kamuva ithuthukise ngokuzimela, okuthile okufanayo. Uyavuma ukuthi i-forge ihlala ikhululekile ukuthuthukisa, ukusebenzisa nokunikeza noma yini eyidalayo, noma ngabe iyafana noma ayifani nalokho okuthumele, nokuthi ukusithumelela okuqukethwe esingakucelanga akudali noma yisiphi isimangalo ngokumelene ne-forge.

Sicela ufunde lesi sigaba ngokucophelela. Sidonsela ukunaka kwakho kulesi sigaba ngoba sikhawulela isibopho sethu somthetho (liability) futhi sibeka ingozi kuwe — noma ngabe i-Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (uMthetho Wokuvikelwa Kwabathengi) iyasebenza noma ayisebenzi ekusebenziseni kwakho iwebhusayithi.

Iwebhusayithi inikezwa njengoba injalo

Siyaqaphela kulokho esikushicilelayo, kodwa iwebhusayithi iwulwazi olujwayelekile, olunikezwa mahhala. Ngezinga eliphelele umthetho elivumelayo, iwebhusayithi nokuqukethwe yiyo kunikezwa "njengoba kunjalo" ("as is") futhi "njengoba kutholakala" ("as available"), ngaphandle kwanoma yisiphi isiqinisekiso (warranty), isimemezelo (representation) noma isibambiso (guarantee) — esishiwo ngokucacile noma esiqondakala ngokungaqondile (express or implied) — sokuthi okuqukethwe kunembile, kuphelele, kusesikhathini, noma kufanele nanoma iyiphi inhloso ethile. Singalungisa, sibuyekeze noma sisuse okuqukethwe noma nini, futhi asinasibopho sokukugcina kusesikhathini.

Ukukhawulelwa kwesibopho somthetho

Ngezinga eliphelele elivunyelwe ngumthetho waseNingizimu Afrika, i-forge — kanye nabanikazi bayo, abaqondisi, abasebenzi, izinkampani ezingozakwethu nabenzi bemisebenzi ngenkontileka (contractors) — ngeke ibe nesibopho somthetho kuwe nganoma yikuphi ukulahlekelwa noma umonakalo wanoma yiluphi uhlobo ovela, noma ohlobene, nalokhu okulandelayo:

• ukusebenzisa kwakho iwebhusayithi, noma ukungakwazi kwakho ukuyisebenzisa;
• ukuthembela kwakho kunoma yikuphi okuqukethwe kuwebhusayithi;
• noma yiliphi iphutha, noma ukushiywa kwanoma yini, kuwebhusayithi;
• noma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka, ukubambezeleka, igciwane noma enye ingxenye eyingozi ethinta iwebhusayithi noma efika kuwe ngayo;
• noma iyiphi iwebhusayithi esixhumanisa nayo, noma noma yikuphi okuqukethwe kwabantu besithathu okuboniswa kuwebhusayithi;
• noma yikuphi ukufinyelela okungagunyaziwe, noma ukuguqulwa, kwanoma yini osithumelela yona, lapho lokho kwenzeka naphezu kokuqaphela kwethu okunengqondo.

Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukulahlekelwa okuqondile, okungaqondile, okukhethekile nokulandelayo (consequential), kanye nokulahlekelwa yinzuzo, yimali engenayo, yidatha, yibhizinisi, yithuba noma yidumela lebhizinisi (goodwill), noma ngabe kuvela kanjani — esivumelwaneni, ku-delict (icala elingelona elobugebengu) noma ngenye indlela — ngisho noma besitsheliwe ukuthi ukulahlekelwa okunjalo kungenzeka.

Lokho lesi sigaba esingakukhiphi nanini

Akukho kule migomo:

• okukhawulela noma okukhipha isibopho somthetho se-forge ngokulahlekelwa okubangelwe ubudedengu obukhulu (gross negligence), ukuziphatha kabi ngamabomu (wilful misconduct) noma ukukhwabanisa (fraud) kwayo, noma ngokufa noma ukulimala komuntu okubangelwe ubudedengu bayo;
• okukhawulela noma okukhipha noma yisiphi isibopho somthetho esingenakukhawulelwa noma esingenakukhishwa ngokusemthethweni, noma okukuncisha noma yiliphi ilungelo onalo ngaphansi kwe-Consumer Protection Act noma nanoma yimuphi omunye umthetho elingenakudelwa ngokusemthethweni.

Lapho kusebenza umthetho okhawulela ukuthi isibopho somthetho singakhawulelwa kangakanani, isibopho somthetho se-forge sikhawulelwa ngezinga eliphelele elivunyelwe yilowo mthetho.

Isibopho sakho sokuvikela nokunxephezela i-forge (indemnity)

Uyayivikela futhi uyayinxephezela (indemnify) i-forge — kanye nabanikazi bayo, abaqondisi, abasebenzi, izinkampani ezingozakwethu nabenzi bemisebenzi ngenkontileka — ngokumelene nokulahlekelwa, umonakalo nesibopho somthetho noma ubani wabo akuhlupheka ngakho noma akuthwalayo ngenxa yokusebenzisa kwakho iwebhusayithi ngokungemthetho noma ukwephula kwakho le migomo ngamabomu, kanye nezindleko zomthetho njengoba inkantolo iyala.

Lesi sibopho sokuvikela nokunxephezela (indemnity) sibandakanya kuphela ukulahlekelwa okuvela ekusebenziseni kwakho ngokungemthetho noma ekwephuleni kwakho ngamabomu. Asikwenzi ube nomthwalo wemfanelo ngalutho olubangelwe yi-forge uqobo.

Umthetho olawulayo

Le migomo, kanye nanoma iyiphi ingxabano noma isimangalo esivela kuyo noma esihlobene nayo noma newebhusayithi — noma ngabe kungokwesivumelwano, nge-delict noma ngenye indlela — ilawulwa ngumthetho weRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika.

Igunya lenkantolo (jurisdiction)

Wena ne-forge, ngamunye wenu, niyavuma igunya (jurisdiction) le-High Court of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Local Division, Durban (iNkantolo Ephakeme yaseNingizimu Afrika, Isigaba Sendawo saKwaZulu-Natal, eThekwini), kunoma iyiphi ingxabano evela kule migomo noma kuwebhusayithi.

Ngaphansi kwesigaba 45 se-Magistrates' Courts Act 32 of 1944 (uMthetho Wezinkantolo Zomantshi), wena ne-forge, ngamunye wenu, niphinde nivume igunya lanoma iyiphi inkantolo kamantshi enegunya phezu komuntu omangalelwayo, ngisho nalapho inani eliphikiswayo belingaba ngaphezu kwegunya laleyo nkantolo. I-forge ingakhetha ukuqala izinqubo zomthetho (proceedings) enkantolo enjalo.

Akukho kulo mbandela okususa noma yiliphi ilungelo onalo, njengomthengi (consumer), lokuletha isikhalazo phambi kwenkundla (forum) i-Consumer Protection Act eyenza ukuthi itholakale kuwe.

Uma ingxenye yale migomo ingaphumeleli

Umbandela ngamunye wale migomo uyazimela. Uma inkantolo ithola ukuthi noma yimuphi umbandela, noma ingxenye yawo, awusebenzi (invalid), awukho emthethweni noma awunakuphoqelelwa, lowo mbandela ufundwa ngokuncishiswa (read down) ngezinga elidingekayo ukuze uphoqeleleke — noma, lapho lokho kungenakwenziwa, uhlukaniswe (severed) — futhi yonke eminye imigomo iqhubeka isebenza ngokugcwele.

Akukho ukudela ilungelo

Uma i-forge ingaliphoqeleli ilungelo ngaphansi kwale migomo, noma ibambezela ukwenza kanjalo, noma ikuvumela isikhathi esengeziwe noma okunye ukubekezelelwa, lokho akusikho ukudela ilungelo (waiver) futhi akuyivimbi i-forge ekuliphoqeleleni kamuva. Ukudela ilungelo kubopha i-forge kuphela uma kubhaliwe futhi kusayinwe yi-forge.

Isivumelwano sonke

Le migomo iyisivumelwano sonke (whole agreement) phakathi kwakho ne-forge mayelana nokusebenzisa kwakho iwebhusayithi. Amakhasi obumfihlo, awamakhukhi nawe-PAIA ayizaziso, ezinikezwa ukuze wazi futhi ukuze kufezwe izibopho ze-forge ezisemthethweni (statutory duties); awayona imigomo yalesi sivumelwano futhi awadali zibopho zesivumelwano. Le migomo ayilawuli noma yimuphi umsebenzi owenziwa yi-forge: lowo ulawulwa kuphela yisivumelwano somsebenzi (engagement agreement) salowo msebenzi, esinamandla angaphezu kwale migomo (prevails).

Ukudluliselwa

I-forge ingadlulisela amalungelo nezibopho zayo ngaphansi kwale migomo kunoma yimuphi olandela ebhizinisini layo, kuhlanganise nenkampani i-forge eyisungulayo ukuze iqhubeke nebhizinisi manje elihweba ngegama elithi forge. Wena awuvunyelwe ukudlulisela okwakho.

Izihloko

Izihloko kule migomo zikhona ukuze kube lula kuphela, futhi azithinti indlela imigomo efundwa ngayo.