Last Updated: July 14, 2025

Welcome to the Road Safety Foundation

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Road Safety Foundation of South Africa website ("Website") operated by the Road Safety Foundation of South Africa ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Important Notice

Please read these Terms carefully before using our Website. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not use our Website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using this Website, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the above, please do not use this service.

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

2. Description of Service

The Road Safety Foundation of South Africa Website provides:

  • Road safety education and awareness information
  • News and updates on road safety initiatives
  • Resources for drivers, pedestrians, and road safety professionals
  • Information about our programs and partnerships
  • Access to research and statistical data on road safety
  • Community forums and discussion platforms
  • Educational videos and multimedia content

3. User Conduct

You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

  • Post, transmit, or share content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or racially offensive
  • Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
  • Upload, post, or transmit any content that infringes upon intellectual property rights
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website or any other systems
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Website or servers connected to the Website
  • Use the Website to distribute spam, viruses, or other harmful code
  • Collect or harvest personal information about other users

4. Content Policy

User-Generated Content

You retain ownership of content you post, but grant us a non-exclusive license to use, display, and distribute such content on our Website.

All content posted to forums, comments sections, or submitted through forms must:

  • Be relevant to road safety topics
  • Be respectful and constructive
  • Not contain personal attacks or offensive language
  • Not promote dangerous driving practices
  • Comply with South African laws and regulations

We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these guidelines without notice.

5. Intellectual Property

The Website and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by the Road Safety Foundation of South Africa and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as permitted for personal, non-commercial use.

Educational Use Exception

Educational institutions and road safety organizations may use our content for non-commercial educational purposes with proper attribution to the Road Safety Foundation of South Africa.

6. Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Website, to understand our practices.

By using our Website, you consent to the collection and use of information as outlined in our Privacy Policy.

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7. Disclaimers

Important Disclaimer

The information on this Website is provided on an "as is" basis. We make no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaim all other warranties including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

We do not warrant that:

  • The Website will be constantly available, or available at all
  • The information on this Website is complete, true, accurate, or non-misleading
  • The Website will be free from errors, viruses, or other harmful components

Road safety advice and information should always be supplemented with official driving instruction and current traffic laws.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Road Safety Foundation of South Africa shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your use of the Website.

Our total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid us, if any, for accessing the Website.

9. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Road Safety Foundation of South Africa from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) resulting from or arising out of your use and access of the Website or your violation of these Terms.

10. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.

Upon termination, your right to use the Website will cease immediately. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Website.

11. Governing Law

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

Email Contact

General Inquiries:
info@rsfsa.co.za

Legal Matters:
legal@roadsafetyfoundation.co.za

Postal Address

Road Safety Foundation of South Africa
Legal Department
South Africa

Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect.

What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Website after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

These Terms of Service are effective as of January 1, 2024