TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.                 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS

1.1.              Word importing:

1.1.1.         any one gender includes the other gender;

1.1.2.         the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and

1.1.3.         the singular includes created entities (corporate and unincorporated) and the state and vice versa.

1.2.             Unless the context otherwise indicates, the following expressions shall have the meanings given to them hereunder and cognate                              expressions shall have corresponding meaning:

1.2.1.        “Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)” means the policy, which is available on the ISPA ABT Telecoms (Pty)Ltd website that regulates the use of                      the services;

1.2.2.        “Affiliate” means the holding company, subsidiary, associated and/or related company of the Parties, including their successors and                         permitted assigns;

1.2.3.        “Applicable Law” means any of the following:

1.2.3.1.     any statute, regulation, by-law, ordinance or subordinate legislation in force from time to time;

1.2.3.2.     the common law and the law of equity;

1.2.3.3.        any binding court order, judgment or decree;

1.2.3.4.        any applicable industry code, policy or standard enforceable by law; and

1.2.3.5.        any applicable direction, rule, pronouncement, policy or order that is given by the Independent Communications Authority of South                          Africa (“ICASA”);

1.2.4.        “Acceptable Use Policy  (AUP)” means the policy, which is available on the ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty)Ltd website that regulates the use of                         the services;

1.2.5.        “Agreement” means this agreement entered into between the Customer and ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd;

1.2.6.        “Business Day” means Monday to Friday, but excludes Saturdays and a day which is an official public holiday in the Republic of South                         Africa;

1.2.7.        “Business Hours” shall mean the hours between 08h00 and 17h00 on any business day. Any reference to time shall be based upon                            South African Standard Time;

1.2.8.        “CPA” means the Consumer Protection Act, 2008;

1.2.9.       “Customer” means any natural or juristic person who receives, utilises and is liable for payment for any services supplied by ISP ABT                         Telecoms (Pty) Ltd;

1.2.10.      “ECTAct” means the Electronic Communications Act and Transactions Act, 2002;

1.2.11.      “Equipment” means any device, equipment or hardware used to access the services or used in conjunction with the services;

1.2.12.     “ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd” means a private company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration                         number 2002/011645/07;

1.2.13.         “RICA” means the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication Related Information Act, 2002;

1.2.14.       “Services” means the services provided by ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd to the Customer, including all internet access packages, software                     and equipment necessary for the provision of these services;

1.2.15.       "Termination Date" shall mean the date upon which this Agreement is terminated on the instance of either Party in accordance with its                     terms, or by Agreement.

1.2.16.      “VAT” means Value Added Tax as defined in the Value Added Tax Act, 1991.

2.               DURATION, TERMINATION AND COOLING-OFF

2.1           The customer accepts and agrees that these conditions will become binding once its application form has been processed and services                  have been provided by ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd. The Agreement shall endure indefinitely until it is cancelled as provided for in this                      clause 2. In the event that the customer continues to use the services despite the Agreement being termination by ISP ABT Telecoms                        (Pty) Ltd, the customer shall remain liable for payment all amounts due to ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd for the utilised services.

2.2           Either Parties may terminate this agreement by giving 1 (one) calendar month’s written notice to the affected party.

2.3          If this Agreement results from any direct marketing by ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd, the customer will be entitled to cancel the agreement                 on without reason or penalty within 5 (five) Business Days of, in the case of services only being provided in terms of the agreement, the                  acceptance date.

3.            SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT 

3.1.       ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd will provide services to the customer in accordance with these terms and conditions and will use all                                     reasonable endeavours to ensure that the customer is able to use the services provided by ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd.

3.2.       ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd will use its best endeavours to notify the customer of any failure or interruption of services, repairs or                                maintenance that may result in the unavailability of a service provided by ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd.

3.3.       The Customer confirms that it will not use any of the services provided by ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd for any illegal or criminal activities.                 ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to remove all illegal or unacceptable content that has been published by the Customer. ISP                 ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd may further remove any content of the Customer where a takedown notice has been issued for the content                            published by the Customer.

3.4.     ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd may supply all necessary equipment to ensure that the customer enjoys its services. The equipment                 provided       to the customer or installed at the customer’s premises shall remain ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd’s property unless the                               customer purchases the Equipment from ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd and pays for the Equipment in full.

4.              PAYMENT

4.1.         ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd will furnish the customer with monthly invoices on the invoice date. All amounts invoiced are payable in                           advance. The customer hereby agrees to pay all amounts due under this agreement without deduction or set-off and free of bank by way                 of a direct debit order in favour of ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd.

4.2.        Unless the customer notifies ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty Ltd in writing within 7 days of receipt of an invoice to the contrary, the contents of                     such Invoice will be deemed to be correct and will not be disputable. Disputes may be submitted to disputes@abtworld.co.za.

4.3.        The customer agrees that:

4.3.1.     Hereby authorises ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) to issue and deliver payment instructions to its banker for collection all amounts in terms of                      this Agreement. The debit order will commence on the activation date of this Agreement.

4.3.2.     ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) may issue a pro rata invoice for the customer’s first bill whereby the customer will be charged for the number of                     days left in the month in which it signed up with ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd plus the subscription for the next month.

4.3.3.     The customer will sign all documents and forms as may be necessary to give effect to the debit order as contemplated in this clause.                         Subsequent payment instructions will continue to be delivered in terms of this Agreement until all the obligations in terms of the                                Agreement have been fully paid or until the customer cancels its debit order authority by giving you notice in writing.

4.3.4.     The customer will sign all documents and forms as may be necessary to give effect to the debit order as contemplated in this clause.                        Subsequent payment instructions will continue to be delivered in terms of this Agreement until all the obligations in terms of the                                 Agreement have been fully paid or until the customer cancels its debit order authority by giving you notice in writing.

4.3.5.      Should the customer fail to pay any amount on the due date for payment then ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd may, without prejudice to any                    of its other rights and remedies:

4.3.5.1.   take all such further steps as may be necessary to recover the outstanding amount from the customer, including without limitation the                    use of debt collection mechanisms;

4.3.5.2.    suspend the customer’s service(s) with notice to the customer until the default has been remedied by the customer.

5.            CESSION, ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION

5.1.        The customer may not sell, cede, assign, delegate or in any other way alienate or dispose of any or all of its rights and obligations under                     and in terms of this Agreement without the prior written approval of ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd. ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd shall be                      entitled to sell, cede, assign, delegate, alienate, dispose or transfer any or all of its rights and obligations under and in terms of this                 Agreement to any of its affiliates or to any third party without the customer’s consent and without notice to the customer.

6.              JURISDICTION

6.1.          The validity of this Agreement, its interpretation, respective rights and obligations of the Parties and all other matters arising out of it or                   its termination, for any reason whatsoever shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa.

6.2.          Notwithstanding any other terms of this Agreement, the customer hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court in the                        Republic of South Africa in respect of any proceedings that may be initiated by ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd arising out of this                                        Agreement, provided that ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd shall be entitled, in its reasonable discretion, to institute such proceedings in the                      High Court of South Africa and, in such event, the customer consents to the jurisdiction of such court.

7.              NON-WAIVER

7.1.        No Party shall be regarded as having waived, or be precluded in any way from exercising any right under or arising from this Agreement             by reason of any Party having at any time granted an extension of time for, or having shown any indulgence to the other Parties with             reference to any payment or performance hereunder, or having failed to enforce, or delayed in the enforcement of any right of action                 against the other Parties.

8.              VARIATION

8.1.            These terms and conditions may be amended from time to time by ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd. The onus is on the customer to check                          the ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd website for any updates to the terms and conditions.

9.               Severability

9.1.           If any provision of this Agreement is construed to be illegal or invalid, it will not affect the legality, validity, and enforceability of the                             other provisions of this Agreement. The illegal or invalid provisions will be treated as being deleted from this Agreement and no longer                        incorporated, but all other provisions of this Agreement will continue to be binding on the Parties.

10.            GENERAL

10.1.         The Parties agree that this is the whole agreement. Neither Party relies in entering into this Agreement upon any warranties,                                         representations, disclosures, or expressions of opinion which have not been incorporated into this Agreement as warranties or                                     undertakings.

10.2.        The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes the whole of the agreement between them and that no other                              agreements, guarantees, undertakings or representations, either verbal or in writing, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement                        not incorporated in this Agreement shall be binding on the parties. No changes or cancellation of this Agreement by the customer will                         be binding on any of the parties unless recorded in writing and signed by both parties, notwithstanding activation of the service.

10.3.       The Customer confirms that the parties will only enter into any further service agreements after these terms and conditions have been                      accepted by the Customer.

10.4.        The Customer confirms that it has read and understood the acceptable use policy (AUP) that is available on ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty)                            Ltd’s website and that a failure to observe the provisions of the AUP may lead to the suspension of the services and or cancellation of                        this Agreement.

10.5.        ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd may suspend the Customer’s services if it does not adhere to these terms and conditions, the AUP and                              other contractual obligations.

10.6.        ISP ABT Telecoms (Pty) Ltd nominates the following address where it will receive legal service of documents: 204 Rivonia Road, Block E,                   First Floor, Morningside.