Terms of Service

Last Updated: 5th June 2025

Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms," "Terms and Conditions") carefully before using the https://botswanawildlifefilmdirectory.com website (the "Service," "Directory") operated by Botswana Wildlife Film Directory ("us," "we," or "our").

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service.

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, then you may not access the Service.

1. Definitions

Service/Directory: Refers to the Botswana Wildlife Film Directory website located at https://botswanawildlifefilmdirectory.com and all related services provided by us.

User/You: Means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable. This includes individuals browsing the Directory and individuals submitting or maintaining a professional profile ("Profile Owners").

Profile: The collection of information, data, images, links, and other content submitted by a Profile Owner for display on the Directory.

Content: Refers to text, images, videos, links, or other material.

User Content: Refers to all Content that a User (especially a Profile Owner) posts, uploads, publishes, submits, or transmits to be made available through the Service.

Our Content: Refers to all Content on the Service excluding User Content, including the Directory's design, text, graphics, software, and underlying source code.

Company: Refers to Botswana Wildlife Film Directory.

2. Acknowledgment and Eligibility

These are the Terms and Conditions governing the use of this Service and the agreement that operates between You and the Company. These Terms and Conditions set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is also conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with Our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your personal information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. Please read Our Privacy Policy carefully before using Our Service.

You represent that you are over the age of 18 (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction). The Company does not permit those under this age to create profiles or use certain services.

3. Service Description

The Botswana Wildlife Film Directory is an online platform dedicated to showcasing and connecting professionals involved in wildlife filmmaking, conservation storytelling, environmental research media, and related creative or technical fields. The Service allows eligible individuals to create and manage public profiles to display their skills, experience, portfolio, and contact information. The Directory aims to be a resource for those seeking talent and collaboration within this niche industry.

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend our Service, and any service or material we provide via the Service, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Service is unavailable at any time or for any period.

4. User Accounts and Profile Submissions

Account Creation: To submit a profile, you may be required to provide certain information and create an account or have one created for you based on your submission. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration/submission process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

Profile Content: You are solely responsible for all User Content you provide for your Profile. You represent and warrant that: (i) you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all User Content or you have all rights, licenses, consents, and releases that are necessary to grant to the Company the rights in such User Content, as contemplated under these Terms; and (ii) neither the User Content, nor your posting, uploading, publication, submission or transmittal of the User Content or the Company's use of the User Content (or any portion thereof) will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other proprietary or intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.

Accuracy and Responsibility: You are responsible for the accuracy, legality, and appropriateness of your User Content. We are not responsible or liable for the User Content posted by you or any other user.

Profile Moderation: We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to review, screen, approve, reject, modify, or remove any User Content or Profile submission at our sole discretion, at any time and for any reason, including if we believe it violates these Terms, our community guidelines (if any), or is otherwise objectionable or irrelevant to the Directory's purpose.

Public Nature: You understand and acknowledge that the information provided in your Profile is intended for public display and will be accessible to users of the internet.

5. User Conduct and Prohibited Uses

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

In any way that violates any applicable national or international law or regulation.

For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way.

To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material not directly related to your professional profile within the scope of the Directory, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.

To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity.

To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Service, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Service or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

Post User Content that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.

Post User Content that promotes sexually explicit material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.

Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.

Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

Deceive or mislead any person.

Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.

Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.

Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Service, the server on which the Service is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Service.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

Our Content: The Service and Our Content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of the Company and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both South Africa and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of the Company.

Your User Content: You retain all of your ownership rights in your User Content. However, by submitting User Content to the Service, you grant the Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Content in connection with the Service and the Company's (and its successors' and affiliates') business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. This license is solely for the purpose of operating, promoting, and improving the Service.

Feedback: You assign all rights, title, and interest in any Feedback (feedback, innovations, or suggestions regarding the attributes, performance, or features of our Service) You provide the Company. If for any reason such assignment is ineffective, You agree to grant the Company a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, reproduce, disclose, sub-license, distribute, modify, and exploit such Feedback without restriction.

7. Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain User Content with links to third-party web sites or services (e.g., personal portfolios, social media, showreel platforms) that are not owned or controlled by the Company. The Company has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such third-party web sites or services. We strongly advise You to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that You visit.

8. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your Profile and/or your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if You breach these Terms and Conditions. Upon termination, Your right to use the Service will cease immediately. If You wish to terminate Your Profile, You may do so by contacting us and requesting its removal. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided to You "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Service, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage, or trade practice.

Without limitation to the foregoing, the Company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Service will meet Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems, or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error-free, or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected. We do not verify or endorse User Content.

10. Limitation of Liability

Notwithstanding any damages that You might incur, the entire liability of the Company and any of its suppliers under any provision of these Terms and Your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the greater of the amount actually paid by You through the Service (if any).

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Company or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, loss of privacy arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Service, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with the Service, or otherwise in connection with any provision of these Terms), even if the Company or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply. In these jurisdictions, each party's liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its Affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Service, including, but not limited to, your User Content, any use of the Service's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms or your use of any information obtained from the Service.

12. Governing Law

The laws of South Africa, excluding its conflicts of law rules, shall govern these Terms and Your use of the Service. Your use of the Service may also be subject to other local, state, national, or international laws.

13. Disputes Resolution

If You have any concern or dispute about the Service, You agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting the Company. If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, you agree that any legal action or proceeding shall be brought exclusively in the competent courts located in Johannesburg, South Africa.

14. Severability and Waiver

Severability: If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Waiver: Except as provided herein, the failure to exercise a right or to require performance of an obligation under these Terms shall not affect a party's ability to exercise such right or require such performance at any time thereafter, nor shall the waiver of a breach constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.

15. Changes to These Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, We will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect by posting the new terms on the Service and updating the "Last Updated" date. What constitutes a material change will be determined at Our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use Our Service after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, please stop using the website and the Service.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, You can contact us:

By email: [email protected]

By visiting this page on our website: https://botswanawildlifefilmdirectory.com

Address: Online Service