The Services are provided by Webtel Connect, a product of Web Telecom Services (Pty) Ltd, having its primary place of business at 53 Candlewood Avenue, Somerset West, Cape Town, 7130, South Africa. The Service order submitted and accepted in accordance with this Agreement forms a contract which incorporates these terms and establishes the Terms and Conditions under which we shall provide the Services to you.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Agreement the following terms and phrases shall have the following meaning, unless the context otherwise requires:
- Agreement shall mean, as between you and Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd, the General & Service Terms read together with any terms as stated in the Application and any Service Order.
- Application: the online order form accessed on the Web Telecom Services website where you submitted your order for the Service; which when accepted by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd becomes a binding Service Order.
- Billing Start Date will be from when the fibre provider hands over fibre services and your Service Equipment has been dispatched or delivered to you.
- Business Day is every day excluding Saturdays, Sundays and any public holidays.
- Charges such as the following charges and any other charges or fees payable by you to Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd in respect of a Service, as set out or referred to in a Service Order and revised from time to time.
- Once-Off Charges include but are not limited to installation, connection fees and are non-recurring charges for the setup of a Service or purchase of Equipment;
- Monthly Fee: monthly recurring charges for a Service.
- Customer Data means technical data (for example the date, time and duration of voice or data transmissions) that is necessary for the establishment, billing or maintenance of the transmission. Regulated Customer Data is that Customer Data of which the use, processing or transfer is regulated by law or regulation as personal data.
- Domicile: the physical address you provided in terms of an installation address, alternatively per your application form or Debit order authorisation, where you will receive any legal notice.
- Effective Date in relation to a Service, the date upon which Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd accepts your completed Application, which upon acceptance becomes a Service Order and you receive an e-mail to this effect.
- Emergency Works mean works, the execution of which, at the time it is proposed to execute them, is required to put an end to, or prevent, the arising of circumstances then existing or imminent that are likely to cause: (i) danger to persons or property; (ii) the interruption of any service provided by the Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd ‘s Network or the network generated by a third party; (iii) substantial loss to Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd or any third party; and such other works as in all the circumstances it is reasonable to execute with those works.
- Force Majeure Event shall mean any cause beyond a Party’s reasonable control affecting the performance of its obligations, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, explosion, accident, war, acts of terrorism, power outages, strike, embargo, governmental requirement, civil or military authority, Act of God, changes to laws or regulations, inability to secure materials or services, lockdowns, industrial disputes and acts or omissions of other providers of telecommunications services.
- FTTH shall mean Fibre To The Home and is deemed to be a Broadband, best effort service intended for home use.
- FTTB shall mean Fibre To The Business and is deemed to be a Broadband, best effort service intended for business which may or may not be bundled with a SLA.
- Network shall mean the points of presence operated or used by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd in connection with the provision of a Service.
- Party shall mean Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd or you (as the context requires), and Parties shall mean both you and Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd.
- Product: any product offered by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd for Services, whether standalone or bundled with a value add-on product
- Provider: Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd ‘s partner last-mile fibre provider either operating in your area or who you select in your application. All hardware provided by any Provider will remain the property of the Provider indefinitely.
- Service shall mean the specific Service provided by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd to you, and as may be further described in the relevant Service Order.
- Service Order shall mean an electronic request for a specific Service delivered by you to Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd and accepted by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd.
- Service Equipment shall mean the hardware provided by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd at your Site to make the Service available to you.
- Service Term for home fibre services shall mean a month-to-month, twelve (12) or twenty-four(24) month term.
- Uncapped meaning as set out in the ISPA guideline on broadband terminology published at ispa.org.za/code-of-conduct/terminology-guidelines.
- Unshaped: Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd does not prioritise or differentiate between different classes of traffic or protocols.
- You / Your refers to you, our valued customer whose details are as supplied to us in the Service Order.
- Credit Check refers to ITC credit checks performed by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd using a credit bureau of our choice.
- No provision of the Agreement is intended to contravene the applicable provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, and therefore all provisions of the Agreement to the extent that the Agreement or any goods and services provided under the Agreement documents are governed by the Consumer Protection Act of 2008, must be treated as qualified, to the extent necessary, to ensure that the applicable provisions of the Consumer Protection Act are complied with.
2. Service Order and Activation
- The Fibre Service may be ordered from Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd in electronic format via the FTTH/FTTB fibre ordering web page.
- Fibre is ordered by searching for your address on our coverage map, and if fibre coverage is available for you; submitting your details, providing Debit Order Instruction and accepting the terms of the Service Order.
- You will thereafter receive an email with a copy of the Service Order and Debit Order Instruction.
- Once you have submitted your order Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd may carry out any appropriate checks / Credit Checks on you, to which you hereby consent. Once Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd is satisfied and accepts your Service Order, it becomes binding on you.
3. Service Terms
Unless specified, Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd will provide you with uncapped, unshaped access to the Network via a fibre circuit (Access Circuit) and the Service Equipment at a Point of Presence (PoP).
Access to, and across, the Network is at the maximum throughput rates set forth in the Service Order. Maximum throughput rates are not guaranteed. Throughput rates may also be reduced by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd from time to time, in order to avoid network congestion or when you are found to be in breach of our acceptable usage policy.
Accuracy of Your Information: You will provide Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd with accurate and up to date information: (i) when completing the Application; and (ii) when you contact Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd to report a suspected fault and are asked a standard set of structured questions. Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd will not be liable for any loss suffered as a result of your failure to provide accurate information or any relevant facilities, which may lead to a delay in installation or Service repair.
Maintenance: Scheduled maintenance on the Network will be performed from time to time, as necessary, and with advanced notice. Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd reserves the right to perform emergency maintenance without prior notice, but will nonetheless endeavour to provide such notice as is reasonably possible in the circumstances.
Security: You acknowledge that the logical and physical security measures in relation to the Services are your sole responsibility and Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd will not be held liable for any losses arising out of security breaches caused by use of the Services.
Disclaimer: Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd will in no event be liable for lost or interrupted data, messages, packets, or other information transmitted to or from third party networks.
4. Service Equipment
- The Service Equipment will be provisioned with a standard configuration in respect of the ordered Service.
- All service equipment (including free CPE Routers) supplied by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd and not paid in full, remain the property of Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd during and up until the first twelve months from the Billing Start Date.
- You accept liability for any costs incurred by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd as a result of repair or replacement of Service Equipment where the Service Equipment failure was caused by your use, misuse, theft or changes to the Service Equipment, other than as previously agreed to in writing by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd.
- Service equipment is described to what’s included with the product. Please Note: Any additional internal cabling or hardware required to facilitate connectivity to the service on the customer’s behalf is not included.
5. Service Support
- Contact support@web-telecoms.co.za, or During business hours phone 087-238-3780 or Whatsapp 064-506-1969. Alternatively visit https://www.web-telecoms.co.za/contact-us/ for more information on contacting the Fibre Line Provider to log faults.
- Technician call out services are available subject to availability and subject to initial telephonic fault finding. Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd reserves the right to levy a call out charge.
6. Charges and Payment terms
- You will pay the Charges in accordance with this clause.
- Charges shall accrue from the Billing Start Date and may be invoiced by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd for:
- Installation Cost and/or Connection Fees will be charged upon Activation of service. The Service offered by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd may all be subject to a once-off setup, connection and installation fee. Should Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd offer to waive this fee and you terminate your subscription within twelve (12) months of Service Activation, Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd reserves the right to charge you the full setup, configuration or installation fee. The penalty fees may be disregarded if the service is active with Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd for longer than twelve (12) consecutive months. Installation and connection fees may differ based on Fibre Line Provider, purchase date and line speed.
- Monthly Costs will be charged on a pro-rata basis.
- Any invoice for Charges shall be due on issue of the invoice and shall be paid by you by way of a debit order against the account details provided by you in the debit order instruction.
- If a debit order is not honoured, an administrative charge will be added to the account, as set by Web Telecom Services from time to time, and interest shall accrue on any overdue invoice from the due date until payment (whether before or after judgement) at the maximum rate permissible to be charged under the provisions of the National Credit Act in relation to incidental credit. Should your account not be brought back into good standing within 24 hours, Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd reserves the right to suspend / cancel your service without further notice.
- If you wish to dispute any invoice or part of an unpaid invoice you must deliver a notice in writing to Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd at accounts@web-telecoms.co.za setting out the nature of the dispute, including: (i) date and number of disputed invoice; (ii) amount in dispute; (iii) reason for dispute; and (iv) supporting documentation, as appropriate. An invoice will be assumed correct if not disputed within 7 days.
7. Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd Obligations
- In performing its obligations under this Agreement, Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd shall always exercise the reasonable skill and care of a competent provider of internet related services.
- Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that each Service will conform to its Service Terms.
- With respect to the provision of a Service or otherwise, except as expressly set out in the Agreement, all warranties, representations or undertakings, are excluded.
8. Service Suspension
- Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd may, at its sole discretion and without prejudice to any right which it might have to terminate a Service and/or this Agreement, elect to immediately suspend the provision of a Service (or part thereof) if Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd:
- has reasonable grounds to consider it is entitled to terminate the Service and/or this Agreement;
- is obliged to comply with an order, instruction or request of a court, government agency, emergency service organisation or other administrative or regulatory authority;
- needs to carry out Emergency Works to the Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd Network or Service Equipment;
- has reasonable grounds to consider that the Service is being used fraudulently or illegally or in violation of this agreement;
- If Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd exercises its right to suspend the Service (or part thereof), whenever reasonably practicable and give prior notice of such suspension to you, setting out the reasons for the suspension and the expected duration. Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd shall use all reasonable endeavours to resume the Service as soon as is practically possible.
- If the Service (or part thereof) is suspended because of your breach, fault, act or omission, you shall pay to Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the implementation of such suspension and/or recommencement of the provision of the Service.
- Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd shall not be liable for any loss, damage or inconvenience suffered by you because of any suspension, except to the extent that such suspension is made for reasons which are solely and directly attributable to the negligence of Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd.
9. Term and Termination
- These General Terms shall take effect in respect of each Service, from the Effective Date of this Service Order.
- Either Party may terminate a Service:
- on at least 1 (one) calendar months’ written notice – ie Notice must be given no later than the last business day of the month, during business hours, to qualify for termination at the end of the following month;
- immediately by notice if the other Party has committed a material breach which is incapable of remedy;
- immediately by notice if the other Party has committed a material breach capable of remedy, but which it fails to remedy within ten (10) Business Days of having been notified of such breach; or
- immediately by notice if, in relation to that Service, a Force Majeure Event subsists for a continuous period exceeding three (3) months.
- If Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd has reasonable grounds to consider that there has been a violation this agreement Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd may notify you and require you to remedy the violation in the event of an incident involving a violation of public law or regulation or an imminent threat to the Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd Network, immediately; or in all other cases, within forty-eight (48) hours. If you fail to notify Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd that such a remedy has been effected in accordance with this or if Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd reasonably determines that the violation is continuing or is likely to occur again, Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd may terminate this Agreement (or relevant Service) immediately upon notice to you.
- Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd may terminate the Agreement (or the relevant Service Order) on five (5) Business Days’ notice if you fail to make any payment, when due, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
- If you terminate the Agreement (or Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd terminates the Agreement due to your breach of the Agreement), you will still be liable to Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd for during the first twelve months from the Billing Start Date:
- for the full or portion of the value of the Service Equipment.
- for the full of portion of the installation and/or connection fee charge;
- Upon termination of the Agreement all accrued Charges not yet invoiced shall become due and shall be paid by you immediately on receipt of an invoice;
10. Your Obligations
- You will provide Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd with such facilities and information as Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd may reasonably require enabling it to perform its obligations or exercise its rights under the Agreement.
- You warrant and undertake that you will:
- use the Service Equipment only for receiving the Service provided by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd;
- not move, modify, relocate, or in any way interfere with the Service Equipment or its configuration;
- insure and keep insured all Service Equipment installed at the Customer Site against theft and damage;
- You may not use the Services for any illegal or immoral purpose and you will abide by the current version of our Acceptable Use Policy, available at www.web-telecoms.co.za/policies/acceptable-usage-policy-aup/
11. Liability
- Neither Party shall be liable to the other for indirect or consequential losses or otherwise for harm to business, loss of revenues, loss of anticipated savings or lost profits.
- Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd is unable to exercise editorial or other control over any content placed on or accessible through your use of the Services and Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd shall have no liability as to the quality, content or accuracy of information received through or because of the use of the Services.
12. Force Majeure
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Party shall be liable to the other for any delay, failure in performance of any part of this Agreement (other than for payment obligations set out in clause 6) or damages suffered to the extent that such delay or failure is attributable to a Force Majeure Event.
13. Intellectual Property
You acknowledge that all patents, registered and unregistered designs, copyrights, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights whatsoever and wherever enforceable, which are used in connection with the Service and/or Service Equipment, shall remain the sole property of Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd, its contractors or suppliers.
14. Dispute Resolution
- If you wish to dispute any invoice or part of an invoice falling due you must deliver a notice in writing to Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd at accounts@web-telecoms.co.za setting out the nature of the dispute, including:
- date and number of disputed invoice;
- amount in dispute;
- reason for dispute; and
- supporting documentation, as appropriate.
15. Customer Data and Privacy
- You acknowledge that Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd and our respective sub-contractors will, by virtue of the provision of Services, come into possession of Customer Data.
- Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd has implemented and maintains appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect Customer Data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access and against other unlawful forms of processing.
- Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd and its respective subcontractors may use or process Customer Data:
- in connection with the provision of Services;
- to incorporate Customer Data into databases controlled by Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd and its suppliers for administration, provisioning, billing and reconciliation, verification of Customer identity and solvency, maintenance, support and product development, fraud detection and prevention, sales, revenue and customer analysis and reporting, market and customer use analysis, and
- to communicate to you by voice, letter, Whatsapp or email regarding products and services of Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd.
- You may withdraw consent for the use, processing or transfer of Customer Data as set out above by sending a written notice to Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd to such effect, unless it is required to:
- provision, manage, account and bill for the Services;
- carry out fraud detection; or
- comply with any statutory obligation, regulatory requirement or court or other public authority order.
16. General
- No Waiver: Failure or delay by either Party to exercise or enforce any right or benefit conferred by the Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such right or benefit nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof or of any other right or benefit on any later occasion.
- Variation: This Agreement (or any part thereof) shall be modified only by the written agreement of the Parties.
- Entire Agreement: The Agreement (being these General Terms and all terms under active Service Order Forms) sets out the entire agreement between Web Telecom Services (PTY) Ltd and you, superseding all prior or contemporaneous representations, agreements or understandings concerning the subject matter addressed herein.
- Survival: Termination of this Agreement shall not affect a clause that necessarily or by its context requires survival of these General Terms.
You confirm that you have read and understood the information set out and incorporated by reference in these Service Terms.
Promotion Specific Terms and Conditions
2023 MetroFibre 250Mbps Black Friday Terms
- Orders may be submitted up to 30 November for Upgrades or new line orders under this offer to be processed from 24 November 2023 to 1 December 2023.
- The special is only for upgrades from existing 20Mbps, 50Mbps and 100Mbps lines, or for new lines ordered between the specified dates. Downgrades or conversions from other packages are not possible.
- Special Pricing is only for 12 Consecutive Months (December 2023 to November 2024), excluding the pro-rata period if ordered before 1 December, after which regular advertised pricing will resume.
- If your account falls into arrears, we reserve the right to revoke the special offering and you will be migrated to the regular priced package of your choice.
- A calendar month Downgrade / Cancellation policy applies to change packages during or after the promotion period.
- The free-to-use router only applies if your current router does not support the new 250Mbps speed, or you have not recently upgraded to a package that includes a new router.
- Routers are only dispatched on a first come first served basis, subject to stock availability, once the upgrade pro-rata fee and December fee has been paid.
- The router is only free to use while you are a customer of Web Telecom Services, and must be returned in original packaging and condition if you terminate your service. Failure to return the router on termination will result in you being charged for the full retail price of the router. Failure to return the router in original condition, or pay the replacement costs will result in a negative listing added to your ITC credit report.
- By Accepting this offer you agree to be bound by the connectivity terms of Service on the Web Telecom Services website, superseding any previous contract.
- This offer exempts the clause mandating repayment of received discounts in case of downgrading or service termination, provided that all other terms are met and complied with.