Terms of Use

Please read carefully the following Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (“Terms of Use”) before using this website, as these Terms of Use describe your rights and responsibilities and the conditions under which this website can be used.

Jan Potgieter & Associates Limited also trading as LindaPaige (“we,” “us” or “Company”) is providing this site (“The Site”). “The Site” refers to, and these Terms of Use, apply to the following website(s): www.lindapaige.com, www.bizneg.com, www.businessnegotiationacademy.com, www.negotiationeurope.com

By your use, continued use, browsing or viewing of The Site, you agree to these Terms of Use, which govern your use of The Site. Also, by your actions, if available, to make purchases through The Site or to register, create, use, access or log on an account on The Site, you agree to these Terms of Use. The Terms of Use represent binding commitments by you to us. If you do not accept and agree with all of the Terms of Use without modification, do not use The Site and you are not authorized to access or use The Site for any purpose.

Should you make orders or purchases through The Site, you agree not only to these Terms of Use but also to any applicable agreement or other terms, including shipping and handling terms, of which The Site gives you notice. Please review The Site to see such things.

Should you register for an account (if available) through The Site, or take some other action through The Site that may be established in the future, you agree not only to these Terms of Use but also to any applicable agreement or other terms of which this Site gives you notice.

You must be 18 years or older to use The Site.

You are encouraged to use and enjoy The Site, subject to these Terms of Use.

Read and Agreed. You represent that you have read and agree to abide by the Terms of Use for The Site, as well as any other terms, disclaimers or policies set forth on The Site.

Modifications to Terms of Use. We reserve the right to modify at any time, without giving you prior notice, the Terms of Use, as well as any other terms, disclaimers or policies set forth on The Site. Your use or continued use of The Site following any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by such things as modified. For this reason, we encourage you to review the Terms of Use for The Site, as well as any other terms, notices, disclaimers and policies set forth on The Site whenever you use The Site.

Specific Terms for Portions of The Site. One or more activities on or portions of The Site may have its own, additional or more specific terms and conditions, disclaimers and/or terms of use (“Portion Specific Provisions”). In the event of a conflict between any portion of these Terms of Use and any part of Portion Specific Provisions, then the Portion Specific Provisions control for that specific portion of The Site. As examples, we might, from time to time, offer and/or co-sponsor polls, allow forum discussions, or commence other activities, each of which may be governed by specific rules accessible from pages of The Site offering the activity.

By participating in any such activities, you will become subject to those rules. We urge you to read carefully any applicable rules, terms, disclaimers and conditions, and also to review our Privacy Policy, which are part of these Terms of Use, and govern such activities and information you may submit. These Terms of Use incorporate by reference those other additional rules, terms, disclaimers, conditions, and Privacy Policy; and those additional rules, terms, disclaimers, conditions, and Privacy Policy incorporate these Terms of Use.

The Site, Products and Services

Free. Browsing and viewing of certain portions of The Site for your own personal use and review is currently free to all Users. As used herein, a “User” means anyone who browses and views The Site, whether or not such person creates an account. We reserve the right to charge for access to The Site or other services in the future. In such event, we will notify you in advance, and give you an opportunity to subscribe to access to The Site or other services. We reserve the right to modify any features of this access to The Site or other services at any time.

“Products” means any tangible items or anything else that we may provide you information about, that may be shown, sold, or that may be promoted through The Site. In the event that any pricing for Products is displayed on The Site, we reserve the right to change, increase or decrease fees or rates from time to time and prior to any purchases by you. Offers are subject to change without notice. Products displayed may be out-of-stock, discontinued or not available in your area. Purchasers are responsible for all sales tax, tariffs, duties and fees, which might or might not be quoted on The Site.

“Services” means any services that may be sold or offered or that may be promoted through The Site. In the event that any pricing for Services is displayed on The Site, we reserve the right to change, increase or decrease fees or rates from time to time and prior to any purchases of Services by you. Offers are subject to change without notice. Services displayed may be discontinued or not available in your area. Purchasers are responsible for all sales tax, tariffs, duties and fees, if any, which might or might not be quoted on The Site.

We make efforts to display Products and Services, information about Products and Services as accurately as possible. We further cannot guarantee that the Products or Services will be available outside the United States, Europe, or in your region.

Discontinuation. We may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of The Site at any time, including without limitation, the availability of any feature, database or content. We may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict access to parts of or all of The Site without notice or liability.

Security/Encryption. The Site takes precautions to protect your personally identifiable information. If and when you should transmit credit card information when purchasing Products or Services, it is encrypted during transfer via SSL (Secure Socket Layer).

While our goal is to operate a 100% error-free and secure site, we do not guarantee that The Site is accurate, complete or free from unauthorized access. To help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to help verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.

Your Account/Logins

You may have the opportunity to create a user account for The Site. Your access to that user account or to certain features or services on The Site may be protected by passwords or require a login. Further, for authentication purposes, certain features on The Site may require you to answer a designated security question. We will treat any personal information that you submit through The Site in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. You agree to provide us with current, updated, complete and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration process and agree to regularly update this information to maintain its completeness and accuracy. You agree not to obtain or to attempt to obtain unauthorized access to such parts or features on The Site, or to any other protected materials or information, through any means not intentionally made available to you by us. You agree not to use, when subscribing or at any other time on The Site, any aliases or pseudonyms or to provide any false or out of date information about yourself. You may not (i) select or use a screen name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use a name of any person other than yourself without authorization; or (iii) use a screen name that we, in our sole discretion, deem offensive or inappropriate.

To the extent that you are permitted to create a user account for your company, you represent that you have authority to do so, and will not use such a user account beyond the scope permitted. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account information, user names, logins, passwords, and security questions and answers that you use to access any page or feature on The Site, and for logging off your account and any protected areas of The Site. Further, you are fully responsible for all activities that may result from your negligence, carelessness, misconduct or failure to use or maintain appropriate security measures. You agree to contact us immediately if you become aware of any suspicious, suspected or unauthorized use or conduct concerning your account(s), user name(s), email address(es), logins, passwords, and security questions and answers, including loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information. We will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this paragraph. You are responsible for all usage or activity on your account, including the use of such things by any third party, whether or not authorized by you to use such things. Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity is a violation of these Terms of Use and may be grounds for termination, at our sole discretion, and the person may be referred to appropriate law enforcement agencies.

Information about Products and Services provided to you through The Site may involve the electronic transmission, including via any email address you provide to us, of information that you may consider to be personal information or personal financial information, and you consent to such transmission(s).

Content – Ownership & Use

Content. The Site may have three types of content (“Content”).

Submissions. Content that is provided or posted by you to us, for The Site or otherwise, is known in these Terms of Use as a “Submission.” A Submission includes testimonials, information, comments, postings, ideas, concepts, methods, systems, designs, plans, techniques, photographs, images, illustrations, audio files or clips, video files or clips, or other materials which you provide to us or The Site.

Third Party Content. Content that a third party provides to us for inclusion on The Site, whether through a Submission or otherwise, is known in these Terms of Use as “Third Party Content.” Third Party Content is discussed below.

Our Content. Everything else, including all other Content provided by us, The Site itself, Trademarks, blogs, text, photographs, graphics, artwork, icons, characters, video, audio content, information, data, software, graphs, videos, typefaces, sounds, brands, the design, layout, look and appearance of The Site and other material, whether in the form shown on The Site or in other forms, media, technologies existing now or hereinafter developed is known herein as “Our Content.” Our Content also includes the code and scripts in any format used to implement The Site. Our Content can include items which were originally known as Submissions and which have subsequently become owned by us.

Trademarks. Our “Trademarks” include: Lindapaige, Lindapaige.com, JPA and Jan Potgieter & Associates. These and other brands that have been or may be adopted by us are known in these Terms of Use as the “Trademarks.” You agree that we own the Trademarks and that you will not use the Trademarks in any way without our permission and certainly not in any way that is likely to cause confusion with or to dilute our uses or rights.

Ownership of Our Content. All of Our Content published on The Site is protected by copyright, trademark or other laws, and is owned, licensed or controlled by us. Third Party Content may also be protected by copyright or other laws, and owned or controlled by the party credited as the provider of the content, software, or other materials. You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content accessed through The Site. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right to or of the Content or Products.

Protection. The Site, Our Content and Products are also protected as and by copyrights, trademarks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. The Site, Our Content, Products and Services are copyrighted as one or more collective works and/or compilations pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws, and we own, to the fullest extent allowed by such laws, the copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of The Site, Our Content, Products and Services. You may not copy, use, modify, publish, transmit, remove, delete, enter into a database, augment, add to, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, distribute over a network or as a service bureau, perform, display, transmit, frame, stream, market, participate in the transfer or sale, lease or rental of, or in any way exploit, any of The Site, Our Content and Products, in whole or in part, without our express prior written consent. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred or granted to you by access to The Site.

Third-Party Content. The Site may include certain information provided by third-parties, some of which we may display pursuant to license, permission or other legal authorization, such as fair use. Neither we nor the provider of Third Party content shall have any liability for any errors or delays in the substance, content, provision, or availability of Third Party Content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. Third Party Content may also be protected by copyright or other laws, and owned or controlled by a Third Party, who may or may not be credited as the owner, author or provider of the Third-Party Content.

Site Integrity. The Site has been specially designed for presentation of content in a unique format and appearance. We are concerned about the integrity of The Site when it is viewed in a setting created by a third party that includes advertising or other materials that we have not authorized to be displayed with The Site. Without limiting other provisions of these Terms of Use, neither you nor any third party shall make use of The Site or Content in any manner that constitutes an infringement or violation of our rights, including copyright, or that has not been authorized by us.

Copyright Management Information. You agree that you will not remove, change or obscure any copyright or other notices for The Site, Content or anything from or involved with The Site.

Submissions

Unsolicited Materials. Unless specifically requested, we do not solicit any confidential, secret or proprietary information or other material from you through or for The Site, by e-mail or in any other way. Of course, information we request that you provide to us (such as in the course of creating a user account) is not a Submission as that term is used in these Terms of Use.

Provision. You may have the opportunity on The Site (or otherwise) to post, transmit or otherwise make available Submissions, including testimonials, opinions, responses, ideas, images or other things. We reserve the right to post and to remove any Submissions sent to us or posted to The Site for any reason, or for no reason at all. Decisions as to whether Submissions should be posted or removed, or violates our standards will be made in our sole discretion after we have actual notice of such posting.

If you contribute any Submissions, you are publishing every word, image, video and material you provide. You should therefore assume that it may be retained forever, although we assume no obligation to retain or make it available for any length of time, much less forever. With respect to Submissions posted to or on The Site, if any, we are the provider of an interactive computer service and user providing the Submission (which may be you or a third party) is the publisher or speaker of the Submission. For such Submissions, we remain merely the provider of an interactive computer service and not the information content provider even if we exercise the traditional editorial function of editing or revising a Submission. For such Submissions, we are neither requesting nor requiring any particular or general information from you.

Submission Content. You are responsible for all Submissions you provide. You represent and warrant that:

-all Submissions you provide are NOT illegal, defamatory, libelous, threatening, intimidating, derogatory, abusive, harassing, rude, vulgar, obscene, bigoted or hateful, insensitive, petty, uncivil, offensive, profane, scandalous, pornographic, indecent, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, tortuous, unreasonable, or intentionally false, fraudulent, deceptive, wrong, improper or otherwise objectionable;

-all Submissions you provide do NOT infringe any copyright, patent, trademark or other intellectual property right;

-all Submissions you provide are either original to you or are provided without violation or infringement of any contract or rights of any others;

-all Submissions you provide do not contain any material, non-public information about any third party or third-party’s intellectual property, trade secret, or other rights;

-no other party has any rights to the Submissions you provide or that you have all rights necessary to grant the rights and agree to the provisions of these Terms of Use;

-your act of providing, and the continued existence on The Site of, such Submissions does NOT violate any right, restriction, law, regulation, ordinance, governmental decree, contract or obligation;

-all Submissions you provide are provided without any restrictions and that you have authority to provide all of the Submission and to agree to these Terms of Use;

-all Submissions you provide do NOT violate these Terms of Use;

-all Submissions you provide do NOT solicit, encourage or promote illegal activity or substances;

-all Submissions you provide do NOT express or imply that any statements you make are endorsed by us, without our prior written consent; and

-none of your Submissions give rise to civil or criminal liability, encourage conduct that constitutes a criminal offense or otherwise violates any local, state or federal law.

You may NOT provide or post Submissions that are contrary to the above representations, warranties and restrictions.

Prohibited Submissions. Additionally, you may not post, transmit or provide as a Submission for The Site the following:

-advertising or commercial solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities;

-promotional materials relating to other websites or online services competitive with us or The Site;

-any personally identifiable information of you or anyone else; uploading media like images or videos of other people without their permission is strictly prohibited;

-software or other materials that are or contain spam, viruses, worms, time-bombs, Trojan horses, or another harmful or disruptive component;

-personalized information about your own investments, objectives, needs or portfolios;

-political campaign materials, chain letters, mass mailings or spam; or

-any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application or other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, database, data mine, or in any way reproduce or circumvent The Site or the navigational structure or presentation of The Site.

Not Confidential. Submissions will be deemed NOT to be confidential or secret; and we and all other users will not be required to treat such of your Submissions as confidential, and may use such of your Submissions in our respective businesses (including without limitation, for Products, Services or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties, damages or any other consideration of any kind, and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in our future operations.

Use of Submissions. Please note that because we may allow users like yourself to post materials on forums and in other ways on The Site, we need to obtain certain rights in your Submissions. By submitting or otherwise making Submissions available on The Site, you hereby grant to us and all users a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide, non‑exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display your Submissions, and to incorporate your Submissions in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You also agree and acknowledge that any and all of your Submissions, such as information, ideas, concepts, methods, systems, designs, plans, techniques or other similar materials, that you post, submit or otherwise communicate to us or The Site may be used by us and other users in any manner, and without limitation may be displayed on The Site and copied, printed and distributed for educational, promotional, marketing or any other purposes.

Noncommercial. To the extent that any forums, message boards, blogs and similar things are provided by on The Site for the receipt and posting of Submissions, such things shall be used only in a noncommercial manner by you. You shall not, without our express approval, distribute or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation of funds, advertising or solicitation for goods or services.

Responsibilities. We are not responsible for any content of any Submissions on The Site. We have the right, but assume no obligation, to monitor Submissions for compliance with these Terms of Use or any other reason. We reserve the right not to post and to delete, to move, or to edit messages that we, in our sole discretion, desire not to have on The Site, or deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, otherwise unacceptable or in violation of these Terms of Use. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to take any action we deem appropriate with respect to The Site, Submissions, and Third Party Content to operate The Site properly, to protect other users, us, our business relationships, and guests to The Site, and to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests. The providers of Submissions shall remain solely responsible for the content of their Submissions, whether the Submission is edited or not. Any act by anyone working for us to comment on, like or respond to any Submission does not represent any of: an acknowledgement of awareness of the Submission by anyone at the Company with suitable authority and discretion, an endorsement of the Submission, a decision not to remove the Submission, or a re-publication of the Submission.

Editing.

By providing a Submission, you acknowledge and agree that any Submissions (whether a letter to the editor, testimonial, review, commentary, or otherwise) may be edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, displayed, truncated, or not posted, or not displayed by us. In addition, by providing a Submission, you warrant that you have irrevocably waived all moral rights and other rights with respect to attribution of authorship or integrity, under any applicable law under any legal theory, in any Submissions you provide.

Submission Inaccuracy. Submissions and the Third Party Content that may be found on The Site have not necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information. Such things are therefore “as is” and without any warranties of any sort from us. Without limitation, such things are NOT provided with any warranties as to their accuracy, commercial reasonability, condition or non-infringement. Additional disclaimers are set forth below. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any Submission, Third Party Content, advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed, uploaded, or distributed through The Site by any user, information provider or any other person or entity. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at your own sole risk. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, and assumes no obligation, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of The Site.

Personal Information. Requested personally identifiable information you provide when ordering Products, Services or information about Products or Services is not considered a Submission. Information, including personally identifiable information (any information which can be used to identify a specific individual, such as a name, email address, postal address or telephone number) which is provided as a Submission or posted by you on The Site in an area viewable by other users will be accessible to other users including people you may not know. Making this information available may result in a user receiving “spam” or unsolicited e-mail. You are encouraged to use discretion when communicating with others and/or disclosing personally identifiable information on-line. In addition, we have no control over, and shall have no liability for, damages resulting from the use or misuse by any third party of information that you voluntarily make public through a Submission. IF YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE ANY OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THROUGH A SUBMISSION, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. Without limiting the foregoing, you consent to the publication of any of the following that you provide to us, including in a testimonial: your name, first name, last name, initials, the testimonial and signature.

Good Behavior

You must engage in good behavior when utilizing The Site. Rude, insensitive, illegal, malicious or petty behavior is not productive, is not good behavior and will not be condoned. Personal attacks, fraudulent behavior, the use of aliases, sock puppetry, and vandalism also are not productive, not good behavior and will not be condoned.

Your Use of The Site. You may use The Site only in legal fashion and in accordance with the Terms of Use. Your use of The Site must be for your own personal use. Unauthorized use of The Site may give to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense. You acknowledge that we have no obligation to monitor any aspect of The Site or the Content, and we assume no such obligation. We, however, reserve the right to monitor use of The Site to determine compliance with these Terms of Use. We also reserve the right to refuse to post, to modify, or to remove, in whole or in part, any Submissions, Content, information or material(s), that, in our sole discretion, is unacceptable, undesirable, inappropriate, uncivil, wrong, incomplete, in violation of these Terms of Use or otherwise should be removed, modified or not posted for any reason or no reason at all. We may also suspend, terminate and/or block anyone’s use of The Site, or any aspect of The Site, at any time in our sole discretion, for any reason or no reason at all. You may not copy or otherwise use automated means, robots, spiders or screen scrapers to copy or gather any data or information from The Site

No Warranties from Us concerning The Site, Products or Content

The Site and its Content, as well as the Services and Products, if any, are provided “as is” and without any warranties or any sort. Without limitation, such things are NOT provided with any warranties as to their accuracy, commercial reasonability, condition, or non-infringement. Additional disclaimers are set forth below.

No Duty to Police or Check

We undertake no duty or obligation to police, monitor, review or verify any aspect of Submissions or Third Party Content.

If you believe that you, your rights, intellectual property rights, or copyrights have been infringed, violated or defamed by Third Party Content or from anything on The Site, please contact us. We undertake no duty to comply with your request, but we have no tolerance for copyright infringement, libelous statements or other actions to violate rights.