TERMS OF USE

Website Terms of Use

The Career Development Services (CDS) Careerhelp website has been developed to provide career information and advice to the public. It is therefore critical that people accessing the Careerhelp website use it within its parameters.

 

PROHIBITED USE

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

1. The content on this website is made available to the public, it is provided to the public by a government entity and may not be used for any financial gain.
2. Unauthorized use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence, depending on the nature of use.
3. This website contains some material which is owned by or licensed to the department. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look and appearance and other content. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms of use.
4. Although all necessary precautions have been taken to ensure that the information on the website is accurate you are fully liable for your own use of any information or materials on this website is.
5. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any information found on or through this website meets your specific requirements or is applicable to you or is accurate at the date of viewing.
6. The content on the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
7. Although all necessary precautions have been taken we do not provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found on this website for any particular purpose.
8. This website also includes links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
9. By your use of this site, you expressly acknowledge terms of use stated above, the Copyright information below and the disclaimer.

 

COPYRIGHT

Unless expressly permitted, you may not publish or reproduce the content that appears on any part of this site. In the event you believe that material or content published on the Careerhelp website may infringe on your copyright or that of another, please inform us.

 

DISCLAIMER

Whilst every care has been taken to check the accuracy of the information on our website the Department of Higher Education and Training or Career Development Services cannot be held liable for any errors or omissions, more so with content sourced from or linked to from other websites.

The main purpose of the content hosted on the Careerhelp website is to guide, assist and advise. Any decisions made with the use of the content on the Careerhelp website will be taken solely as that of the decision maker.

This disclaimer applies to all content on the Careerhelp website.

 

CONTENT MODERATION

As part of our quality assurance duties on this site and where deemed necessary, the Careerhelp website reserves the right to edit, make corrections or remove content completely.

 

UPDATES AND CHANGES TO TERMS OF USE

As the Careerhelp website evolves, we may update the Terms of Use and therefore we encourage you to review the Terms of Use regularly.

 

CONTACTS

Should you have any questions, concerns, or queries about these Terms of Use, or if you encounter difficulties while navigating and using the site, please contact careerhelpwebmaster@dhet.gov.za.

 

Information Hub Terms of Use

The Career Development Services (CDS) Information Hub (Info Hub) has been developed to assist Career Practitioners in sharing knowledge, skills and ideas in the field of career advice, guidance and counselling. It is therefore critical that people accessing the Info Hub use it within its parameters.

 

PROHIBITED USE

The CDS Info Hub is a professional site created to equip Career Practitioners with necessary skills and knowledge to provide career advice, guidance and counselling. It is therefore recommended that:

1. No offensive language will be tolerated in the form of racial prejudice, political debates, religious promotions, tribalism, xenophobia, gender and sexual orientation discrimination.

2. No unlawful threatening, or harassing to any individual, partnership, or corporation will be tolerated.  No inappropriate material and/or invasion of another’s privacy will be tolerated on the site.

3. The information and comments that are posted and shared on this site do not necessarily represent the views of the Information Hub.

4. You are not to impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.

5. In terms of branding, the department handles all its public presentation and co-branding with partners, in particular for the use of our brand through official partnerships.

6. The Information Hub is offered free of charge to you. We do not request any payment from you using this site, therefore in any event where you are being requested payment to use this site, kindly inform the administrator for further necessary steps to be taken as soon as possible.

 

COPYRIGHT

Unless expressly permitted, you may not publish or reproduce the content that appears on any part of this site. In the event you believe that material or content published on the Info Hub may infringe on your copyright or that of another, please inform us.

 

CONTENT MODERATION

As part of our quality assurance duties on this site and where deemed necessary, the Information Hub reserves the right to edit, make corrections or remove a post completely.

The Information Hub administrator reserves the right to terminate, suspend, or modify any registration with, or access to, all or part of the website at any given point if one have failed to adhere to the terms and conditions provided. The Information Hub reserves the right to determine what constitutes inappropriate behaviour and to block offenders at its sole discretion.

 

UPDATES AND CHANGES TO TERMS OF USE

As the Community Forum evolves, we may update the Terms of Use and therefore we encourage your to review the Terms of Use regularly.

 

CONTACTS

Should you have any questions, concerns, or queries about these Terms of Use, or if you encounter difficulties while navigating and using the site, please contact infohub@dhet.gov.za.