| Welcome to African Videos (“African
Videos” “Us” “We”
or “Our”), a company registered
in England and Wales whose registered address
is at 8 Byron Parade, Uxbridge Road, Hillingdon,
Middlesex, UB10 0 LZ.
These Web Site Terms and conditions (the “Terms”),
which incorporate the Privacy Statement, govern
your use of this African Videos website (the
“Site”). By accessing and browsing
the Site, you accept these Terms and the Privacy
Statement. If you do not agree with them please
do not use this Site.
This Site is directed at users resident in
the UK and EUROPE only. It is not directed at
any person in any country where the publication
or availability of the Site is prohibited. We
do not represent that either the Site or its
content are appropriate for use or are permitted
by the laws of all countries. If you are resident
in a country outside of the UK or EUROPE, you
use this Site at your own risk.
Material on the Site
All materials (including all sound and audio
recordings taken from films on the Site) and
other content (together the “Content”)
contained in this Site are the property of African
Videos, its affiliates and/or licensors. The
content may not be used except as provided for
in these Terms, without the written permission
of African Videos, its affiliates or such third
party licensors. Where content published on
the Site is supplied by third parties, you acknowledge
and agree that We cannot control and do not
purport to endorse such Content in any way.
All Content which is offered by third parties,
is published in good faith but We do not (to
the extent permitted by applicable law) accept
any responsibility for the accuracy, reliability,
timeliness, or otherwise of such Content (whether
published on or offline) or for the use of such
Content.
Your Use of the Site
This Site and the services provided through
it are for personal, non-commercial use. You
may only make use of the Content to the extent
necessary to allow you to use the Site and the
services provided through it. You shall not
use the Content/and or Site for any illegal
or immoral purpose, or otherwise frame, link
or deep-link this Site to any other website
without our prior written consent. You agree
that you will not:
Use the Site for the posting or transmitting
of any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive,
harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, racially,
ethnically or otherwise or otherwise objectionable
material of any kind;
Upload files that contains viruses, ”Trojan
Horses”, worms, cancelbots, corrupted
files or other such similarly destructive features;
or
In any other way damage, disable or impair
the operation of this Site or attempt to gain
unauthorised access to the Site or to networks
connected to it, through hacking, spoofing or
other such similar means.
Copyright
The Content of the Site is protected by copyright,
database right, trade mark law and other international
intellectual property rights. The owner of these
rights is African Videos, its affiliates or
other third party licensors. You acquire no
rights or licences in or to the Site or any
of its Content, other than the limited rights
to use the Site in accordance with these Terms
or in order to use services available on the
Site. All product and company names and logos
mentioned on the Site are the trade marks or
trading names of their respective owners, including
Us. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish,
disassemble, create derivative works from, interfere
with, display, circulate, upload, post, transmit
or distribute, by any means or in any manner,
any material or information on or downloaded
from the Site, including but not limited to
text, graphics, video, messages, code and/or
software without our prior written consent,
except where invited to do so.
Your Creative Materials
It is African Videos policy not to accept or
consider creative materials, ideas or suggestions
other than those We specifically request. This
is to avoid any misunderstandings if your ideas
are similar to those We have developed independently.
If you transmit to Us by electronic mail or
otherwise any communication or material, you
will be deemed to have granted Us and Our affiliates
a perpetual, world-wide, royalty-free, irrevocable
licence to use such communications or material
in any way We deem fit, including granting sub-licences
to third parties. African Videos and its affiliates
are free to use any ideas, concepts or techniques
contained in any communication you send to the
Site for any purpose whatsoever including developing,
manufacturing and marketing products using such
information.
Privacy Policy, Member Account, Password and
Security
Where you must complete a registration process
in connection with the Site you must provide
current, complete and accurate information about
yourself as prompted. If you need to change
any of your personal details including for example,
your debit or credit card details, you may amend
such information by clicking on My Account.
We\will process your personal information in
accordance with our Privacy Statement.
You are solely responsible for all use of and
for protecting the confidentiality of any username,
email verification and password used by you
in connection with the Site. You may not share
these with any third parties. You must notify
Us immediately of any unauthorised use of them
or any other breach of security regarding the
Site that comes to your attention.
Competitions
From time to time We may run competitions on
this Site. Your Participation in such on-line
competitions will be governed by specific competition
terms and conditions, which you will be asked
to agree to prior to you entering a competition.
In the event of any conflict between these Terms
and the competition terms and conditions, the
competition terms and conditions shall prevail
to the extent that the conflict relates to your
participation in any on-line competition.
Warranty and Liability
This Site, its Content, and any software products
and services offered through it are provided
on an “as is” and “as available”
basis. We make no representations or warranties
of any kind with respect to this Site, its Content,
or such software products and to the extent
permitted by law, exclude any conditions, representations
or endorsements, express or implied warranties
or terms, including those as to the availability,
quality, timeliness, performance or fitness
for a particular purpose of any of the Content,
products or services available on the Site.
You are responsible for ensuring that your
computer system meets all relevant technical
specifications necessary to use, and is compatible
with the Site. We do not make any warranty that
the Site or its servers are free from viruses,
worms, cancelbots, “Trojan Horses”
or anything else that has contaminating or destructive
properties. We shall not be liable for any damage
to, or viruses that may infect your computer
equipment or other property following your access
to, use of, or browsing on the Site or your
downloading of any Content. You are responsible
for implementing sufficient procedures and virus
checks (including anti-virus and other security
checks) to satisfy your particular requirements
for the accuracy of data input and output.
Save in respect of death or personal injury
resulting from Our negligence or fraud, neither
African Videos nor any of its directors, employees
or other representatives will be liable for
loss or damage (whether direct or indirect)
howsoever arising out of or in connection with
your use of the Site. We do not accept liability
for any looses or claims arising from any inability
to access the Site or any failure to complete
a transaction.
Becoming a Subscriber
You must register your details with Us including
your name, postal address and email- address,
and you agree to Us processing your personal
details in accordance to Our Privacy Statement.
If you do not agree to Our Privacy Statement
you should not become a subscriber of this service.
You are solely responsible for all use of and
for protecting the confidentiality of your email
verification and password. You may not share
these with any third parties. You must notify
Us immediately of any unauthorised use of them
or any other breach of security regarding Our
Site that comes to your attention.
You must also familiarise yourself with the
provisions of our FAQ fact sheet which contains
further information about how to use this services
and which forms a part of these Terms.
You must also note that the DVD/VCD Rental
service is a web-based service. Your use of
the www.africanvideos.co.uk website (the “Site”)
is governed by the Website Terms and conditions.
The DVD/VCD rental services entitles you to
select one of the Rental packages advertised
by us on the Site in return for payment to Us
of the Rental Package charge.
Age Restrictions
The rental and sales DVD/VCD services is only
available to persons over the age of 18. If
you are purchasing or renting a DVD/VCD for
any other person, you hereby confirm that the
intended recipient is of the appropriate age
to view such DVD/VCD. If a child watches an
age-restricted title when they are not of the
relevant age, they may become upset by the content
of such title. African videos therefore urge
you to act responsibly when choosing a movie
for viewing by someone else in your household.
If it comes to our notice that you are allowing
other members of your household to view age-restricted
titles when they are not of relevant age, We
will terminate your subscription immediately
and without notice. Only one member of a household
shall be entitled to register for the DVD/VCD
rental service. We reserve the right to refuse
any application for any reason.
Payment of Subscription Charges
You must pay the appropriate Subscription Package
Charge by debit or credit card and provide Us
with the necessary details. The subscription
package charge shall be charged monthly in advance
directly to your debit or credit card. The first
payment of your subscription package shall be
made after you have successfully registered
for a chosen rental package via the Site and
thereafter will continue to be charged on a
monthly basis on the same date of each month
(the ”Subscription Charge Date”)
UNLESS AND UNTIL you cancel in accordance with
these Terms (see “cancelling your subscription
service” below). Where the Subscription
Charge Date does not recur in a particular month
(e.g 31st January, but no 31st February ), you
will be charged on the closest preceding date
to the Subscription Charge Date ( e.g 28th February)
for that month. We will inform you by email
of any changes to the Subscription Package Charge
not less than 30 days in advance of any such
changes. If you do not agree to such changes
to the Subscription Package Charge, please cancel
your subscription in accordance to the cancellation
provisions set out below. You confirm that the
payment card that is being used is yours and
that there are sufficient funds or credit facilities
to cover the Subscription Package Charge.
Validation Checks
All credit/debit cardholders are subject to
validation checks and authorisation by the card
issuer. If the issuer of your payment card refuses
to authorise payment to Us, We will not be liable
for any delay or non-acceptance of orders or
refusal of your subscription to the DVD/VCD
rental service. African Videos reserve the right
to require further proof of identification and
age.
Requesting Rental DVD/VCDs
You may rent such number of titled movies as
your subscription package allows. You may only
request rental DVD/VCDs if you have not already
received the maximum number of rental movies
you are entitled to rent at any one time, or
in the event that you have already received
this maximum number of rental movies , you have
returned one or more of such rental movies to
Us and We have processed such returns.
Delivery and Availability
The feature of a rental DVD/VCD on the site
does not guarantee its availability. If the
rental DVD/VCD you requested is unavailable,
We will provide the next available rental DVD/VCD
from your pre-selected list of titles. We shall
deliver the rental DVD/VCD(s) requested to the
delivery address that you have supplied, provided
this is a valid UK/European address. We aim
to deliver any requested and available Rental
DVD/VCD(s) to you as quickly as possible. Most
rental request will be posted to you by first
class mail 1 day of receiving a valid request
from you. However, any times or dates stated
on Our Site for delivery are estimates only.
Although We will make all reasonable efforts
to deliver rental request within the time specified,
We do not accept liability for any failure to
deliver within that time or at all. If the rental
DVD/VCD(s) delivered is not what you requested,
does not correspond with its description or
its not of satisfactory quality, please return
it to Us (or see the relevant sections of Our
FAQ). If you still want to watch that particular
title, you will need to add it back on to your
pre-selected list of titles. Otherwise We will
send you the next available title on your list.
Return of Rental DVD/VCD(s)
You must return rental DVD/VCD(s) in the same
condition as they were in when they were dispatched
by Us. If damage is caused to any rental DVD/VCD
whilst rented to you, you will be personally
liable for any such loss or damage and you expressly
authorise Us to debit your credit/debit card
an amount equal to the replacement cost of the
rental DVD/VCD. You must return the DVD/VCD(s)
in the correct pre-paid envelope(s). Should
you fail to do this you shall be liable for
the replacement cost of any damaged rental DVD/VCD.
If you lose or misplaced your envelope, please
contact Customer Services for a replacement
envelope. Alternatively items can be returned
to Our postal address using your own packaging,
but if you do this, you will be liable for any
losses or damages which might occur.
Cancellation or Suspending the Subscription
Service
By African Videos: In the event that your Subscription
Package is cancelled by Us for a reason unrelated
to your breach of these Terms, We will refund
such of your pre-paid monthly Subscription Package
Charge that relates to the period after the
date of cancellation on a pro rata basis. African
Videos reserves the right to suspend the DVD/VCD
rental service for any reason. However, in the
event that We do cancel your Subscription Package
We will use all reasonable effort to give you
at least 7 days’ prior notice by emailing
you at the most recent address that you have
provided to Us (except where We cancel due to
breach of these Terms by you, in which case
We are entitled to cancel without notice to
you).
By you: You may cancel your Subscription Package
at any time by accessing the My Account area
of the Site, and by clicking on Cancel. We will
refund to your credit /debit card any amount
of your pre-paid Subscription Package Charge
that relates to the period after the date upon
which We receive your cancellation notice, on
a pro rata basis. This will take place on the
next Subscription Charge Date.
Return of Your Rental DVD/VCD(s) Following
Cancellation Your Subscription
Following notice of cancellation, you must return
in good conditions, all rental DVD/VCD(s) before
the next subscription charge date, in their
pre-paid return envelope(s). If you have not
done so by the next subscription charge date,
We will normally issue you a reminder after
a further 14 and 21 days. In any event, if We
have not received all rental DVD/VCD(s) in good
condition within 28 days of the subscription
charge date, We will automatically charge you
the replacement cost of such non-returned or
damaged rental DVD/VCD(s). You agree that We
may charge such cost to your nominated payment
card. We will notify you of any such charges
by email.
Care and Ownership – Rental DVD/VCD(s)
Lost in the Post
You agree to take care of the rental DVD/VCD(s)
and any accompanying packaging and/or documentation
they are supplied with, and to maintain all
rental DVD/VCD(s) in good condition. We will
remain the owners of the rental DVD/VCD(s) at
all times. African Videos will bear the risk
of the rental DVD/VCD(s) being lost in the post
once you have posted them back to Us provided
that you take care of and return them to Us
in accordance with these Terms, and subject
to you returning a completed Lost Item Declaration
Form available from Customer Services (see “customer
Queries” below). If a rental DVD/VCD you
are expecting has not arrived, you will need
to let us know as soon as possible. We recommend
that you wait at least four (4) working days
following the day that the rental DVD/VCD is
dispatched from our warehouse before assuming
that it has been lost. However, if it still
does not arrive, please see the relevant section
of Our FAQs to report the DVD/VCD as being lost
in the Post.
Prices of Purchasing Orders
The prices payable for the DVD/VCD(s) that you
order are clearly set out on the Site. All prices
are expressed inclusive of any VAT payable.
Every effort is made to ensure that prices shown
on the Site are correct. In the unlikely event
that an error is made in the price shown on
the Site, We will not be liable to supply the
product to you at the stated price. In those
circumstances, We will not dispatch the item
but will notify the correct price to you so
you can decide whether or not you wish to order
the product at that price.
Product information is included on the Site
and if there is anything you do not understand,
or if you want more information, please contact
our customer service team.
Availability of Purchasing Orders
Items shown on the Site will be in stock unless
We tell you otherwise on the Site. However,
occasionally We may be unable to supply a particular
item.
Acceptance of Purchasing Orders
There will be no contract of any kind between
you and Us unless and until you receive confirmation
from Us that the goods are being dispatched.
Your order is an offer to buy from us. Nothing
that We do or say will amount to any acceptance
of that offer until We actually confirm that
the goods are being dispatched. At any point
up until then, We may decline to supply the
goods to you without giving any reason.
Delivery of Purchasing Orders
We shall deliver the DVD/VCD(s) to the delivery
address that you supply, provided this is a
valid UK/EUROPE address. We aim to deliver your
order to you in one single delivery (subject
to availability) and as quickly as possible.
Most DVD/VCD(s) will be posted to you within
2 working days of receiving your order. We will
advice you by email if there is likely to be
a delay in dispatching your order. The DVD/VCD(s)
shall normally be posted by first class mail
to you. Any times or dates stated on the Site
for delivery are estimates only. We will make
all reasonable efforts to deliver your selected
movies within the time specified, but do not
accept liability for any failure to deliver
within that time.
Cancellation of Purchasing Orders
You may cancel your order up to 7 days from
placing it by contacting the African Videos
Customer Service Team. If the item has not been
dispatched We will not Take payment from your
card. In the event that you cancel your order
after the goods have already been dispatched
you can refuse to take delivery so that the
goods are returned to us and We will refund
the price paid to your card. If you have taken
delivery you must contact us within 7 days of
receipt to organise a return and refund –
please see the RETURN section below.
If you do not return the goods within 14 days
of your cancellation then, after our reasonable
attempts to recover the goods, you will be deemed
to have accepted the goods, at which point a
new purchase contract will be made and you will
be charged for your order at the price set out
on the Site.
Returns
We hope that you will be happy with your purchase
but should you wish to return any DVD/VCD(s)
please follow the instructions included in the
“My Orders” section of the Site.
Provided that you return any DVD/VCD(s):
Within the 7 days cancellation period, for
any reason, or
Within 14 days of dispatch to you if the items
are damaged, defective or faulty
We will reimburse you for the cost of returning
the items up to an amount of 65 pence per item.
This does not affect your statutory rights.
Payment
We request payment as set out in the Site. Your
credit/debit card details will be encrypted
to minimise the possibility of unauthorised
access or disclosure. Authority for payment
must be given at the time of order. You will
not be charged for items until they are dispatched.
Our liability to you in connection with any
order will not exceed the total price charged
for the relevant items.
Our Liability to You
We promise that all rental DVD/VCD(s) will correspond
with their relevant description on the Site,
that they will be of satisfactory quality and
fit for the purpose for which they are rented
(i.e. non-commercial, domestic use). We also
promise that any service We provide to you will
be provided with reasonable skill and care.
We exclude all other express or implied terms,
conditions, warranties or representations whatsoever
with regards to any rental DVD/VCD or any information
or service provided through the Site. Save in
the case of death or personal injury caused
by Our negligence, or where We have acted fraudulently,
Our total liability to you under this agreement
for any losses suffered by you will never exceed
the subscription charge paid by you in any one
month for your subscription. We accept no liability
for any indirect or consequential loss or damage,
(however caused, even if foreseeable (save that
these limitations on Our liability do not affect
your non-excludable statutory rights as a consumer).
We exclude all liability, to the extent permitted
by law, for any losses or damages you suffer
from the use or attempted use of rental DVD/VCD(s)
by you in countries other than the UK. Except
in respect of a payment obligation, neither
party will be liable for any failure to perform
any obligation owed to the other due to reasons
beyond its reasonable control, for example,
industrial disputes, acts of God and technical
difficulties.
Your Further Obligations to Us
You agree that you will not use the rental DVD/VCD(s)
for any commercial or illegal purposes or for
any other purpose prohibited by these Terms.
You agree to abide by the terms of any copyright
notice contained on any rental DVD/VCD, including
for example the prohibition on (a) copying any
of the rental DVD/VCD(s); (b) renting or otherwise
supplying them to third parties; or (c) allowing
minors to view unsuitable material. You must
ensure that the health of viewers will not be
adversely affected by the viewing of a rental
DVD/VCD (for example, epileptics watching films
containing strobe lighting). If you breach these
Terms, your permission to use this Site and
your subscription terminates immediately without
notice being given to you. We shall not be liable
for any loss or damage resulting from the illegal,
incorrect or inappropriate use of the rental
DVD/VCD(s) by you or anyone else whilst they
are in your possession.
Accuracy of Information
Whilst We use reasonable efforts to include
accurate and up to date information on the Site,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, We exclude
all warranties, whether express or implied,
or representations as to its accuracy, timeliness
or completeness. We do not assume any liability
or responsibility for any errors or omissions
in the Content of the Site.
Linked Site
We assume no responsibility for the contents
or privacy practices of any other web sites
to which the Site has links. We shall not be
held responsible or liable for any loss or damages
caused by use of or reliance on any content,
goods or services available on such hyper-linked
sites.
Consequences of Your Breach of these Terms
You acknowledge that should you breach this
Terms We may suffer loss or damage (which may
or may not arise out of third party claims against
Us due to any such breach committed by you).
You agree therefore that you will reimburse
Us all reasonable costs, losses and expenses
(including any of our lawyers’ fees) incurred
by Us or by our affiliates or licensors, if
they are incurred as a result of any breach
by you of these Terms.
Severance and Waiver
In the event that any provisions of this Agreement
are held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable,
such provisions will be severed and the remainder
of this Agreement shall continue in force and
in effect. No waiver by Us shall be construed
as a waiver of any proceeding or succeeding
breach of any provision.
Termination and Assignment
We reserve the right to terminate your access
to this Site at any time with or without cause
or notice. Any person who holds such a suspended
or terminated account must not re-register on
the Site without Our prior consent. We reserve
the right to assign or sub-contract any or all
of Our rights and obligations under these Terms.
Failure to Perform
We will not be held liable for any breach of
these Terms by Us due to causes beyond our reasonable
control.
Use of Site by Children
Some of the sound or audio recording files contained
on the Site may not be suitable for young children
and parents are advised to supervise their children’s
use of the Site. Children are not permitted
to use any of the services on this Site or enter
any competitions. We do not collect personal
information from children who visit this Site.
Extracts
All sound and audio recordings taken from films
on the African Video Site are subject to copyright
as owned by their respective film production
companies. For the avoidance of doubt you may
not copy, reproduce, download, modify or in
any other way, electronically or otherwise,
commercially exploit any, including any part
of, the sound and audio recordings on this Site.
Such extracts are provided on this Site for
informational purposes only.
Complaints and Customer Queries
If you have any complaints or queries concerning
Our services, the rental or purchase of any
products from Our Site, technical problems etc,
you can contact the African Videos Customer
Services Team by:
Telephone: 0208 606 3886, 0779 639 4382; 11a.m
to 8p.m., Mon to Friday; 12 noon to 5p.m. Saturdays
Email: info@africanvideos.co.uk
Post: 8 Byron Parade, Uxbridge Road, Hillingdon,
Middlesex, UB10 0LZ
Amendments to these Terms
African Videos reserve the rights to update
these Terms at any time. When We do so, We will
publish the amended version on the Site home
page. These amended Terms will take effect from
the time they are first published on the Site,
and from then on will govern your use of it.
If you do not agree with the amended Terms,
you must cease to use the Site.
Notices
Except where you cancel your Subscription Package
(which you must do by accessing the Subscription
Account area of the My Account section of the
Site, and by clicking on cancel), all other
notices shall be given (i) to Us via email at
info@africanvideos.co.uk and (ii) to you at
either the email or postal address provided
by you during any registration or ordering process
or by Us publishing relevant information on
the Site. Notice will be deemed received either
when an email is received in full (or else on
the next business day if it is received on a
weekend or public holiday in the place of receipt),three
days from the date of posting where any notice
is posted to you, or immediately upon publication
of any relevant information on the Site.
Entire Agreement
These Terms (including the Privacy Statement)
, any order form and payment method instructions,
if any, contain the entire Agreement between
you and Us. You agree that you have not entered
into these Terms in reliance on any statement
or representation of any person other than as
expressly incorporated in these Terms. These
Terms supersede any previous Agreements, arrangements,
undertakings or proposals, written or oral,
between you and Us.
Governing Law
The Terms shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of England and Wales,
and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts of England.
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