Website terms & intellectual property

The short version

This site tells you what we do and how to reach us. Read it, quote us, link to us, share it with your business partner. What you may not do is take our work, our words, our layouts or our adverts and run them as your own. Everything we've published here was made by us, and it stays ours.

Nothing on this page overrides a signed quote or agreement. If you're a client, that document governs the work; this one only governs the website.

Who you're dealing with

Published in line with section 43 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002.

A real person answers every one of those. We publish them because a business asking you for your details should be willing to give you its own.

Our work stays ours

Everything on this website is original work created by Social Agencies, and copyright in it belongs to us automatically under the Copyright Act 98 of 1978. That includes, without limiting it:

• The words. Page copy, headlines, section headings, service descriptions, guides, blog articles and the way our offer is framed and sequenced.
• The design. Page layouts, the arrangement and selection of elements on a page, diagrams, system illustrations, device mockups, interface previews and the visual system they sit in.
• The advertising. Every advert, creative, headline, hook, campaign concept, storyboard and social post we publish, on this site or on any platform.
• The proof. Case studies, client results, screenshots of systems we built, and the figures and calculators derived from real client data.
• The code. The source of this site and of the software, portals and tools we build, together with our brand name, logo and visual identity.

All rights are reserved. Nothing on this site grants anyone a licence to use any of it. Viewing a page gives you permission to view a page.

What you may not do with it

Without our prior written permission, you may not:

• Copy or reproduce any substantial part of this site, our adverts or our published creative, in any medium.
• Adapt or rework it. Reproducing the structure, arrangement, layout or wording of our pages or adverts with details changed is still copying. Recolouring a diagram, swapping the brand and rewording a headline does not make it new work.
• Use it to compete. Our published material may not be used as the source or template for marketing, websites or creative promoting services that compete with ours.
• Use our clients. Our client names, logos, screenshots and results may not be reproduced or referenced by anyone else. They are our clients' marks and our case studies, and neither is yours to borrow.
• Claim a connection. You may not state or imply that you are, are endorsed by, are affiliated with, or supply Social Agencies, unless it is true and we have confirmed it in writing.
• Harvest it. Scraping, bulk downloading, or using this site's content to train or fine-tune machine-learning models is not permitted, and our robots.txt reserves those rights expressly.

Fair dealing under the Copyright Act still applies — quoting us, reviewing us, reporting on us or linking to us is fine, and you don't need to ask. Attribution is appreciated.

Want to use something? Ask. Email sales@socialagencies.co.za and we usually say yes. We keep dated records of everything we publish, including when each advert and page first went live.

This site is information, not an offer

Prices, packages, timelines and figures shown here are indicative and can change. Nothing on this site is a binding offer. Work is only agreed when we send you a written quote and you accept it — the quote and its terms govern the work, including scope, payment structure, timelines and ownership of what we build for you.

Calculators and estimates on this site are illustrations based on inputs you choose. They are not a forecast of your results, and we don't guarantee any specific outcome, ranking, lead volume or revenue.

Accuracy, availability and links

We keep this site accurate and current, but we don't warrant that it is free of errors or always available. Client results shown are real and specific to that client's situation; yours will differ. Where we link to another site, we don't control it and aren't responsible for it.

Liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for loss arising from your use of, or reliance on, this website. Nothing here limits any right you have under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Changes

We may update these terms. The version in force is the one published here, with the date at the top of this page.

Law and disputes

These terms are governed by the law of the Republic of South Africa, and the South African courts have jurisdiction. If something's wrong, email us first — most things get sorted in one conversation.

Contact

Questions about these terms, permission requests, or notice of anything on this site being used without permission: sales@socialagencies.co.za.

See also our privacy & cookies page.