Please read the following terms very carefully as they set out your rights and obligations when you subscribe to or use our capped ADSL Service.
1. ADSL Service Description
We provide a capped asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) service that enables you to send and receive data and email and to access the Internet using a high-speed connection (ADSL Service).
2. Introduction
2.1. By using or subscribing to the ADSL Service you agree that you have read, understand and are bound by:
2.1.1. the terms that apply to all our services set out at: www.mweb.co.za/legalpolicies (General
Terms); and
2.1.2. the terms that apply specifically to the ADSL Service, set out herein and on the ADSL Website (ADSL
Service Terms).
2.2. If you do not want to be bound by the General Terms and the ADSL Service Terms, you must not use or
subscribe to the ADSL Service.
2.3. In the case of an inconsistency between the ADSL Service Terms and the General Terms, the General Terms
will prevail to the extent that such terms and conditions apply to the ADSL Service.
3. Interpretation
3.1. In these ADSL Service Terms:
3.1.1. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
3.1.2. amounts exclude VAT unless otherwise stated;
3.1.3. ADSL means an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line which transmits your data onto the Telkom
network;
3.1.4. ADSL Service or Service means the provisioning of the ADSL and Cap;
3.1.5. ADSL Website means the website located at: http://www.myadsl.mweb.co.za;
3.1.6. Application Form means the document in terms of which you apply for the Service, select your desired
Cap and provide related information to us;
3.1.7. Auto Booster means the Out of Package Usage of 1 Gig which will automatically be made available to
you when you reach or exceed your Base Cap, should you subscribe for this service
3.1.8. Booster means Out of Package Usage that you can purchase from us to increase your Base Cap;
3.1.9. Capped Booster means Out of Package Usage that is made available at a fixed price in fixed
quantities of either 1GB or a 3GB;
3.1.10. Date of Activation means the date from which you will be in a position to send and receive data and
email and access the internet by making use of the ADSL service;
3.1.11. Base Cap or Cap means the amount of data, measured in Gigabytes (GB), that you would like to send
and receive during the course of a calendar month and can be 1GB, 2 GB; 3 GB; 6 GB; 9 GB or 12 GB;
3.1.12. Fixed Term Agreement means an a contract for the provisioning of the Service for a period of 12
months;
3.1.13. Kbps means kilobytes per second;
3.1.14. Meg means megabyte;
3.1.15. Modem or Router means the device which is used to connect your computer to the Telkom Telephone
Service, in order to enable the ADSL Service;
3.1.16. Out of Package Usage means data sent or received over and above your Base Cap;
3.1.17. Self Install Option means that you are in a position to complete the part of the ADSL line installation
that is required to take place at your premises, yourself;
3.1.18. Service Fee means the amount which we will charge you for the rental of the ADSL and the Cap
selected by you, as recorded in the Application Form and/or displayed on the Polka ADSL Website;
3.1.19. Subscribe means your act of gaining access to the ADSL Service by entering into an agreement with
us for the provisioning of the Service to you;
3.1.20. Telkom means Telkom SA Ltd;
3.1.21. Telkom Resell ADSL Terms and Conditions means the Telkom Resell ADSL product-specific
conditions, which are available at insert;
3.1.22. Telkom Telephone Service means a fixed access line for making and receiving telephone calls;
3.1.23. Unit Price means the cost per megabyte of the Usage Based Booster;
3.1.24. Usage Based Booster means Out of Package Usage for which you will be charged per megabyte;
3.1.25. Use includes (without limitation) accessing, retrieving, downloading, logging on to or viewing the
ADSL Service;
3.1.26. VAT means Value added Tax; and
3.1.27. We, us and our means MWEB Connect (Pty) Ltd, and its affiliates and subsidiaries.
4. ADSL Service Terms
4.1. Pre-requisites
4.1.1. ADSL availability
4.1.1.1. The ADSL Service is not available everywhere.
4.1.1.2. You are responsible for checking that the ADSL Service is available on your Telkom Telephone
Service before you Subscribe to the ADSL Service.
4.1.2. Telkom Telephone Service and ADSL
You are required to have beneficial use of an active Telkom Telephone Service, as well as an ADSL in
order to make use of the ADSL Service. You can gain access to an ADSL in one of three ways:
4.1.2.1. Engage with Telkom directly for the ADSL rental, under which circumstances:
4.1.2.1.1. Telkom will attend to the installation of the ADSL;
4.1.2.1.2. you will pay an installation fee and a monthly line rental to Telkom; and
4.1.2.1.3. we will provide the Base Cap to you over the Telkom ADSL network on a month to
month basis; or
4.1.2.2. Rent an ADSL from MWEB directly, under which circumstances:
4.1.2.2.1. you will qualify for the Self Install Option according to the criteria determined by
Telkom, as set out on the ADSL Website;
4.1.2.2.2. MWEB will apply to Telkom for the ADSL on your behalf and Telkom will approve your
application;
4.1.2.2.3. MWEB will supply you with a Modem which is required to enable the ADSL Service;
4.1.2.2.4. MWEB will provide the ADSL Service to you, over the Telkom ADSL network;
4.1.2.2.5. you will agree to and sign the Telkom Resell ADSL Terms and Conditions;
4.1.2.2.6. you will enter into either a monthly or a Fixed Term agreement with us for the
provisioning of the Service; and
4.1.2.2.7. you acknowledge that a ADSL procured in this manner will have one of 3 line speeds
4.1.2.2.7.1. up to 384 Kbps;
4.1.2.2.7.2. up to 512 Kbps; or
4.1.2.2.7.3. up to 4096 Kbps; or
4.1.2.3. Transfer your existing Telkom ADSL to MWEB, under which circumstances:
4.1.2.3.1. you will consent in writing that MWEB may terminate your existing ADSL with Telkom
and that we may transfer your ADSL to MWEB;
4.1.2.3.2. you agree to rent the ADSL from MWEB and agree that MWEB will provide you with a
Cap; and
4.1.2.3.3. you indemnify MWEB against any damages or penalties which may arise from the
termination of an your existing Telkom ADSL.
4.2. Billing
4.2.1. You will pay the Service Fee to Polka monthly in advance by way of debit order, on or before the 1st day
of each calendar month
4.2.2. Billing will commence on the Date of Activation.
4.2.3. You will be liable for the charges of any Telkom technician who is dispatched to your premises at your
instance, save for Telkom ADSL Network related matters, which will be free of charge.
4.3. Measures to control Out of Package Usage
4.3.1. We have measures available to limit your access to the ADSL Service when you reach or exceed your
Base Cap, which are implemented subject to 4.3.2.1.4.
4.3.2. Under these circumstances, you will not be able to use the ADSL Service, send or receive data or
email, or access the Internet until the start of the next month, unless you do one of the following things:
4.3.2.1. buy a Booster
4.3.2.2. use a dial-up service; or
4.3.2.3. increase your Base Cap to a higher Gigabyte factor.
The different options are discussed below:
4.3.2.1. OPTION 1: Buy a booster either online or via our call centre :
4.3.2.1.1. THREE (3) TYPES OF BOOSTERS ARE AVAILABLE;
4.3.2.1.1.1. The Hard Cap Booster (if you are an existing subscriber)
- You may buy a 1GB Booster if you have a 1GB, 2GB, 3GB, 6GB or 9GB
Base Cap; or
- You may buy a 3GB Booster if you have a 3GB, 6GB or 9GB Base Cap.
- It lies within our discretion to limit the number of Hard Cap Boosters
that you may use in any given month.
4.3.2.1.1.2. The Auto-Booster.
- You may only subscribe for one Auto Booster per month.
4.3.2.1.1.3. Usage Based Booster (if you are a new subscriber or an existing
subscriber who selects this option, or should you fail to select any
option)
- The Usage Based Booster will kick in automatically once you reach
your Base Cap.
- You will be able to obtain Out of Package Usage under this option up
to 5 Gigabytes (the “5 Gig Safety Lock”).
- Every time that you reach the 5 Gig Safety Lock, you will be required to
settle your account for the Out of Package Usage immediately,
whereupon you will become eligible to use another 5GB.
- Should you fail to settle your account once your reach the 5 Gig Safety
Lock, we will not make another Usage Based Booster available to
you, and we will bill you in arrears for the Out of Package Usage.
- We reserve the right to change the limit of the Safety Lock from time to
time.
4.3.2.1.2. PRICING
4.3.2.1.2.1. The prices for the different Hard Cap Boosters, the Auto Booster, and
the Unit Price for the Usage Based Boosters are available on the ADSL
Website.
4.3.2.1.2.2. We reserve the right to change these prices from time to time.
4.3.2.1.3. UNUSED DATA CAPACITY
4.3.2.1.3.1. You can cancel any Booster that you have bought, save for the Usage
Based Booster, if you have not used the Booster at all. In that case, we
will refund you the charges.
4.3.2.1.3.2. Data Capacity under a Hard Cap Booster which was not used during
the course of a month will be carried over to the next month for use
during that month, but that month only. Under these circumstances, you
will first use your Base Cap, and then the Booster Data Capacity, which
was carried over.
4.3.2.1.4. DISCLAIMER
4.3.2.1.4.1. Because of the nature of the ADSL sessions, and because ADSL is a
session based technology, we do not guarantee the efficiency of the
measures available to limit your access as contemplated in this clause
4.3, including without limitation the Safety Lock.
4.3.2.1.4.2. We accordingly do not accept responsibility if you exceed your Base
Cap, and will charge you for Out of Package Usage at our prevailing
rates.
4.3.2.1.4.3. You are therefore finally responsible for monitoring and controlling your
use of the ADSL Service.
4.3.2.2. OPTION 2: Use a dial-up service if you have subscribed for this
4.3.2.2.1. If you have selected the 3GB, 6GB, 9GB or 12GB Base Cap, the dial-up service is
automatically included in your ADSL Service at no additional charge.
4.3.2.2.2. If you have selected the 1GB or 2GB Base Cap, you may choose to add the dial-up
service at an additional monthly charge.
4.3.2.2.3. The additional charges are displayed on the ADSL Website. We reserve the right to
change the charges from time to time.
4.3.2.3. OPTION 3: Increase your Base Cap to a higher Gigabyte factor.
4.3.2.3.1. If you regularly exceed your Base Cap, you should consider increasing your Base
Cap.
4.3.1.3.2. You may increase (or decrease) your Base Cap with effect from the first day of a
subsequent month against payment of the relevant charges, as displayed on the
ADSL Website
4.4. Monitoring usage
4.4.1. As stated above, we have a computer system that may measure your usage of the ADSL Service to
determine if and when you reach your Base Cap.
4.4.2. However, due to the way in which Telkom offers ADSL, we can only measure your usage at times when
you end a current session.
4.4.3. Your current session will end: -
4.4.3.1. automatically, at least once every 24 hours for a very short moment; and
4.4.3.2. when you manually end your session.
4.4.4. Because your access to the ADSL Service will be restricted when you reach your Base Cap, it is
important that you: -
4.4.4.1. monitor your usage of the ADSL Service by using our cap aids and alerts (see below); and
4.4.4.2. regularly end your current sessions so that we may be able to measure your usage.
4.4.5. It lies within our discretion to end your current session at any time to measure your usage.
4.4.6. You are finally responsible for monitoring and controlling your use of the ADSL Service.
4.4.7. We provide three measures, currently free of charge, that will assist you to keep track of your ADSL
Service usage:
4.4.7.1. ADSL Website:
4.4.7.1.1. this will help you to monitor your use of the ADSL Service online, and enables you to
buy Boosters, and to manage your SMS cap alerts.
4.4.7.1.2. You will administer the ADSL Website yourself.
4.4.7.2. SMS and email alert:
4.4.7.2.1. When you subscribe to or start using the ADSL Service you will be asked whether you
wish to receive SMS alerts.
4.4.7.2.2. In respect of your Base Cap: We will send you SMSes and/or emails at regular
intervals to inform you how much of your Base Cap you have used. You may also
subscribe to (“opt in”) to receive SMS alerts when you have used 30%, 50%, 70% or
90% of your Base Cap.
4.4.7.2.3. In respect of the Usage Based Boosters: We will send you an e-mail alert for each
R100 (one hundred Rand) meg increment Out of Package Usage.
4.5. Concurrency
4.5.1. You may only have the following connections to the ADSL Service at any given time:
4.5.1.1. If your account has a 1GB Base Cap, you may only have:-
4.5.1.1.1. 1 (one) ADSL connection; and
4.5.1.1.2. 1 (one) dial-up connection (if applicable) (analogue or 64K ISDN only), to the network
at any given time.
4.5.1.2. If your account has a 2GB Base Cap, you may only have:-
4.5.1.2.1. 2 (two) ADSL connections; and
4.5.1.2.2. 1 (one) dial-up connection (if applicable), to the network at any given time.
4.5.1.3. If your account has a 3GB Base Cap, you may only have:-
4.5.1.3.1. 2 (two) ADSL connections; and
4.5.1.3.2. 1 (one) dial-up connection (if applicable), to the network at any given time.
4.5.1.4. If your account has a 6GB, 9GB or 12GB Base Cap, you may only have:-
4.5.1.4.1. 3 (three) ADSL connections; and
4.5.1.4.2. 1 (one) dial-up connection (if applicable), to the network at any given time.
4.5.2. You may increase or reduce the number of concurrent connections on your ADSL service, subject to the
limitations of clause 4.5.1, by accessing the ADSL Website and making the necessary changes.
4.6. Exceeding your Cap and blacklisting
4.6.1. From time to time, in any given month, we may in our sole discretion allow you to exceed your Base Cap
without stopping your access to the ADSL Service.
4.6.2. However, if we allow you to exceed your Base Cap in this manner, it will merely constitute a temporary
indulgence on our part. It will not constitute a waiver of any of our rights, including (without limitation) our
right to stop your access to the ADSL Service if you exceed your Base Cap at any time in the future.
4.6.3. If you exceed your Base Cap, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to recover from you the cost of
the amount of data by which you have exceeded your Base Cap.
4.6.4. If you exceed your Base Cap regularly, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to “blacklist” you. In that
case, we will measure your usage of the ADSL Service very carefully and stop your access to the ADSL
Service promptly every time you exceed your Base Cap.
4.7. Credit checks and your information
4.7.1. By applying for a subscription to the ADSL Service or by using the ADSL Service you authorise us, in our
sole discretion and at any time, to:-
4.7.1.1. check your credit history with any credit bureau; and
4.7.1.2. provide any of your personal information to the credit bureau for this purpose.
4.7.2. We reserve the right, for any reason and without notice to you, to refuse or end your subscription to the
ADSL Service or a Booster.
4.7.3. When you subscribe to or start to use a service, if requested by us, you will provide us with your full
names, identity number, residential and business or postal address, a certified copy of your identity
document and (if you are a legal entity) a certified copy of your business letterhead.
5. Duration and termination of the Agreement
5.1. This agreement commences on the date on which we confirm that we are in a position to provide the Service
to you and will terminate:
5.1.1. in the case of a Fixed Term Agreement: upon the expiry of a period of 12 months following the Date of
Activation, whereupon the agreement will continue on a month to month basis subject to termination by
you by giving us 1 (one) calendar month’s written notice, which may not be given prior to the expiry of
month 12;
5.1.2. in the case of a month to month arrangement: upon receipt in writing from you of 1 (one) calendar
month’s notice, which notice will take effect on the first day of the month immediately following the end
of the 1 month notice period; or
5.1.3. on the date specified in a notice in writing from us which we may give in the event of termination of the
agreement between us and Telkom relating to the ADSL Service.
5.2. We reserve the right to suspend the provisioning of the Service to you in the event of inter alia non-payment by
you of any fees due to us under this agreement or non-payment by you to Telkom of your Telkom Telephone
Service. You will, however, under these circumstances be able to be reconnected to the Service upon payment
of a re-activation fee.
5.3. We reserve the right to terminate the provisioning of the Service to you in the event of inter alia non-payment by
you of any fees due to us under the agreement or non-payment by you to Telkom of your Telkom Telephone
Service, or the termination by you of your Telkom Telephone Service.
5.4 . We will always use reasonable endeavours to notify you of the suspension or termination of the Service.
5.5. You indemnify us against any damage, loss, cost or claim which we may suffer or incur arising from the
suspension or termination of the Service.
6. ADSL Acceptable Use Policy
6.1. You will only use the ADSL Service for purposes: -
6.1.1. that are lawful; and
6.1.2. for which it was designed.
6.2. You will not use the ADSL Service, directly or indirectly, in a way that:
6.2.1. is harmful, obscene, discriminatory, defamatory or illegal;
6.2.2. constitutes hate speech, incitement to commit criminal acts, or invasion of privacy; infringes copyright or
other intellectual property rights;
6.2.3. spreads viruses or other computer or communications software, code, programs or files that impede or
destroy the functionality of any computer or communications software or equipment;
6.2.4. interferes with any third party’s use of the ADSL Service;
6.2.5. transmits unsolicited bulk messages (“spam”);
6.2.6. obtains information about or from third parties;
6.2.7. causes your Cap to be regularly exceeded; or
6.2.8. otherwise breaches the General Terms or the ADSL Service Terms.
6.3. We reserve the right to limit the number of emails that you may send in any given period or to limit the total
message volume (amount of data) sent per hour.
7. Disclaimer
7.1. We use the Telkom ADSL network to provide the Service. We accordingly provide the ADSL Service subject to
the limitations and terms imposed by Telkom, which includes the actual availability of the Telkom network.
7.1.1. We will always try to provide the Service to the best of our ability. However, we:-
7.1.2. provide the ADSL Service “as is” and “as available”; and
7.1.3. do not warrant or guarantee that the Service:-
7.1.3.1. is free of errors or interruptions;
7.1.3.2. is always available;
7.1.3.3. is fit for any purpose;
7.1.3.4. does not infringe any third party rights;
7.1.3.5. is secure and reliable; or
7.1.3.6. will conform to your timeline requirements.
7.2. We also do not warrant that we will always be in a position to obtain an ADSL for you from Telkom, or that
Telkom will continue to make the ADSL used by you available to us for the purposes of this agreement; or that
we will always be in a position to lease ADSLs to subscribers as contemplated in clause 4.1.2 above.
8. Limitation of Liability
8.1. You subscribe to and use the ADSL Service at your own risk.
8.2. We are not liable to you or any third party for, and you hold us harmless and indemnify us against, any
damages suffered by you or a third party howsoever arising from your Subscription to or use of the ADSL
Service, including (without limitation) any damages suffered by you due to:-
8.2.1. any interruption of or error in the ADSL Service; or
8.2.2. our failure to fulfil our obligations as a result of uncontrollable events, including without limitation
Telkom’s neglect, failure of refusal to make, or to continue to make, the ADSLs or the ADSL Service
available to us.
8.3. If you suffer damages or are dissatisfied with the ADSL Service your only remedy is to end your subscription
(if it is not for a fixed term) or stop using the ADSL Service.
8.4. In this clause:
8.4.1. damages means all damages of whatever nature and includes (without limitation) all damages, loss,
claims or costs, including (without limitation) loss of data, profits or custom, or business foregone
whether:-
8.4.1.1. in contract, delict or otherwise;
8.4.1.2. direct, indirect, special or consequential;
8.4.1.3. foreseeable or not; and
8.4.1.4. we were advised of the damages in advance or not; and
8.4.2. uncontrollable events mean any circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including (without
limitation) an act of God, of public enemy, fire, explosion, earthquake, perils of the sea, flood, storm or
other adverse weather conditions, war declared or undeclared, civil war, revolution, civil commotion or
other civil strife, riot, blockade, embargo, sanctions, epidemics, act of any government or other authority,
compliance with government orders, demands or regulations, or any act or omission on the part of a
third party (including (without limitation) Telkom).
9. Indemnity
9.1. You indemnify us against all damages, loss or costs suffered by us or claims instituted against us
howsoever arising from: -
9.1.1. your Subscription to or use of the ADSL Service; or
9.1.2. your breach of the General Terms or the ADSL Service Terms.
10. Change to ADSL Service Terms
10.1. We may change any or all of the ADSL Service Terms including (without limitation) the ADSL Service charges
at any time upon notice to you.
10.2. Any changes will become effective when we publish them on the ADSL Website.
10.3. You agree to check our legal notices website, the ADSL Website and the ADSL Service Terms periodically for
changes.
10.4. By continuing to use the ADSL Service after we make the changes, you agree to be bound by the changed
ADSL Service Terms.
10.5. If you do not accept the changed ADSL Service Terms, you must stop subscribing to the service (if you have
not subscribed for a fixed term), or stop using the ADSL Service.
© MWEB
Last Revised 22 August 2007
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