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Terms & Conditions

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Jane H. Kotze’s Website, located at https://janehkotze.co.za/ .   By accessing this website, we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use Jane H. Kotze website if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page. The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions,   

Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and all Agreements: “Client”, “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person log on this website and compliant to the Company’s terms and conditions. “The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our” and “Us”, refers to our Company. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Client and ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.   

 

Cookies 

We employ the use of cookies. By accessing Jane H Kotze, you agreed to use cookies in agreement with the Jane H Kotze’s Privacy Policy. Most interactive websites use cookies to let us retrieve the user’s details for each visit. Cookies are used by our website to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it easier for people visiting our website. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.   

 

License 

Unless otherwise stated, Jane H Kotze and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on Jane H Kotze. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this from Jane H Kotze for your own personal use subjected to restrictions set in these terms and conditions. You must not:

 

1.       Republish material from Jane H Kotze

2.       Sell, rent or sub-license material from Jane H Kotze

3.       Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from Jane H Kotze

4.       Redistribute content from Jane H Kotze

 

Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website, including but not limited to text, articles, blog posts, graphics, logos, downloadable resources, digital products, journals, guides, videos, and any other material published under the name Jane H Kotze, is the intellectual property of Jane H Kotze and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.

All rights are reserved.

You may access and use the content for your own personal, non-commercial use only, subject to the restrictions set out below.

 

You must not:

1.       Republish material from this website without prior written permission

2.       Sell, rent, sub-license, or commercially exploit any material from this website

3.       Reproduce, duplicate, copy, or redistribute content for commercial purposes

4.       Modify, adapt, or create derivative works based on the content without written consent

5.       Use any content in a way that misrepresents the author’s views or work

6.       Requests for permission to use content must be submitted in writing.

 

Unauthorised use of any material may give rise to a claim for damages and/or constitute a criminal offence under applicable law.

 

Medical and Educational Disclaimer

The information provided on this website, in blog posts, downloadable materials, digital products, and any associated content is for educational and informational purposes only.

Jane H. Kotze is not providing medical, psychiatric, psychological, or therapeutic advice. The content shared is based on personal experience, research, and general educational information regarding psychiatric medication, tapering, and withdrawal.

Nothing on this website is intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical condition or medication changes. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read on this website.

Any decisions regarding medication use, tapering, or treatment changes are made solely at your own discretion and risk.

 

No Individualised Advice

Jane H. Kotze does not provide personalised medical advice, one-on-one tapering guidance, or individual treatment recommendations through this website, social media platforms, email, or other communication channels.

Any responses shared publicly are general in nature and not tailored to individual medical circumstances.

 

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Jane H Kotze shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this website or reliance on any information provided herein.

Users assume full responsibility for their use of the information on this website.

 

Governing Law

These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa.

 

Hyperlinking to our Content 

The following organizations may link to our website without prior written approval:

Government agencies; Search engines; News organizations; Online directory distributors may link to our website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the websites of other listed businesses; and System wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our website.

These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Website information so long as the link:

(a) is not in any way deceptive;

(b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and

(c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site. We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:

Commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;

dot.com community sites; 

associations or other groups representing charities;

online directory distributors;

internet portals;

accounting, law and consulting firms; and

educational institutions and trade associations.

 

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that:

(a) the link would not make us look unfavourably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses;

(b) the organization does not have any negative records with us;

(c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Jane H Kotze; and

(d) the link is in the context of general resource information.

 

These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link:

(a) is not in any way deceptive;

(b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and

(c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.

If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Jane H Kotze. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response. Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:

 

By use of our corporate name; or

By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or

By use of any other description of our Website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party’s site.

No use of Jane H Kotze’s logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.   

 

iFrames  

Without prior approval and written permission, you may not create frames around our Web pages that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Website.

 

Content Liability  

We shall not be hold responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that is rising on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libellous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.   

 

Reservation of Rights 

We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You approve to immediately remove all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and it’s linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions. 

Removal of links from our website 

If you find any link on our Website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us any moment. We will consider requests to remove links but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly. We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.   

 

Disclaimer 

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:

limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;

limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;  

limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or

exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer:

 

(a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and

(b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort and for breach of statutory duty.

As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.    

 

Disclaimer: The information on this website is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Jane H Kotze is a lived-experience educator and not a medical professional. Never stop or change any psychiatric medication without the supervision of a qualified healthcare professional. Use of this site is at your own risk. View Full Disclaimer