Terms and Conditions

Terms of Use

1. Introduction, Acceptance, Definitions, and Modifications

Welcome to SportsBoom! We hope you will enjoy visiting and using our website located at https://www.sportsboom.co.za which includes all subdomains and sub-pages, present and future (the “website”). We are so glad that you have chosen to visit our site to get all the latest news and events coverage for sports globally.

By visiting and using the website (including but not limited to creating an account on the Website), you hereby accept to be bound by these Terms of Use (“TOU”) without any reservations, modifications, additions or deletions. If you do not agree to all the provisions contained in the TOU, you are not authorized to use the website. The TOU are a legal and binding agreement between you and us.

The website is owned and operated by Zealium Media Ltd, d.b.a. SPORTSBOOM.COM, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 13944814 and our registered address is 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, England, W1W 7LT. The Registered VAT number is GB430465027. Where the present TOU refer to “SportsBoom.co.za” they may refer to Zealium Media Ltd. and/or its affiliates, and their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, principals, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively “Representatives”), depending on the context. Any reference to “we”, “our”, or “us” in these TOU shall also refer to SportsBoom.co.za and/or its representatives. In these TOUs, a website visitor or account holder may be referred to as “you” or “your”. When an account holder is logged in to the Website, he, she or they may be referred to as a “Logged-in User”.

Sportsboom.co.za reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to modify or replace any of the TOU. Any changes to the TOU can be found at this URL. It is your responsibility to check the TOU periodically for changes. Your use of the website following the posting of any changes to the TOU constitutes acceptance of those changes. If we make any substantial changes to the TOU that materially affect your legal relationship with Sportsboom.co.za, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify you by posting a prominent notice on the website, or if you have an account, by email to the email address associated with your account.

Additional definitions shall be made throughout these TOUs, but they will be recognizable as they will be capitalized, bolded, and in quotation marks. Additional definitions may also be found in the Privacy Policy and will have the same meaning in these TOUs as they do there. The definitions found in these TOUs shall also apply to the Privacy Policy. Both the TOU and the Privacy Policy govern your use of the website.

2. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about the TOU, please contact: contact@Sportsboom.co.za

If you have any questions regarding the website or your account, please contact contact@Sportsboom.co.za

3. Sportsboom.co.za – Home of sports and betting

This site covers all updated news, opinions on sports activities, and more importantly, bookmaker insights and betting tips.

4. General Code of Conduct for Using the Website

By accessing and utilizing our website, you agree that you must:

Not use the website in any manner that in any way violates these TOU or any other applicable policy posted on the website by Sportsboom.co.za
Not use the website in any manner that violates any intellectual property rights of Sportsboom.co.za or any third party.
Not use the site in any manner to propagate spam, including but not limited to unsolicited advertising or bulk electronic mail or messages, including links to a spam or phishing website.
Not use the website in any manner to propagate software viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or any other malicious or non-malicious computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, limit or interfere with the proper function of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment in any form whether belonging to Sportsboom.co.za or a third party, or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any system, data, password or other information (whether personal data or not) of Sportsboom.co.za, other website visitors or account holders, or any other third party.
Not:

Take any action that imposes or may impose (as determined by SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA in its sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA’s (or its third-party providers’) infrastructures;
Interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of the website or any activities conducted on or via the website;
Bypass any measures SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA may be used to prevent or restrict access to the website or any element thereof;
Use manual or automated software, devices, or other processes to “crawl” or “spider” any page or portion of the website; or
Harvest or scrape any content from the website in an unreasonable manner.

Not take any action or use any process that removes, modifies, disables, blocks, obscures or otherwise impairs any advertising or other promotions in connection with the website.
Not use the website in any way to collect information (whether personal information or not) of any third party or in violation of our Privacy Policy.
nNt use the website to advertise or promote products or services that are not expressly approved in advance in writing by SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA, or as permitted by these TOU.
Not interfere with any third party’s use or enjoyment of the website
Not take any action that would be in breach of third-party terms.
Not do anything or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offence or give rise to civil liability, or is in any way unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful to any third party.
Not attempt to do any of the foregoing prohibitions.
use the website in good faith, and compliance with all applicable local, provincial or state, national, and international laws.

5. Proprietary Rights and User Content Rights

Intellectual Property Rights: You acknowledge that:

The website contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, and
SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA, its Representatives and/or third parties (via license) own all rights, title and interest in and to the website and content that may be presented or accessed through the website (except for User Content as defined below), including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property Rights therein and thereto. All rights not specifically granted under these TOUs are reserved to SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA and its licensors. "Intellectual Property Rights" means any rights existing from time to time under patent law, copyright law, trade secret law, trademark law, unfair competition law, and all other proprietary rights, and all applications, renewals, extensions and restorations thereof, now or hereafter in force and effect worldwide, whether registered or not.

You agree that you will not, and will not allow any third party, to:

Copy, sell, license, distribute, transfer, modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code from, the website, or content that may be presented or accessed through the website for any purpose, unless otherwise permitted by these TOU or the functionalities of the website.
Take any action to circumvent or defeat the security deployed or enforced by any functionality contained on the website
Remove, obscure, or alter SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA’s or any third party’s copyright notices, trademarks, or other proprietary rights notices affixed to or contained within or accessed in conjunction with or through the website.

The content, arrangement and layout of the website, including but not limited to the trademarks, photos, logos, videos, audio, images, text (in the form of plain text, HTML, or PDFs) and computer code are proprietary to SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA, either owned or under license, and may not be copied, imitated, reproduced, displayed, distributed, transmitted, decompiled or otherwise used without the express permission of SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA, or as permitted by the functionality of the website or these TOU. Any unauthorized use of the content, arrangement or layout of the website, computer code, images, logos, videos, audio or trademarks found on the website or any portion of or derivative works thereof may violate civil or criminal laws, including but not limited to intellectual property laws, and SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA may act accordingly.

The above paragraph further applies to third-party property used as part of the website, including but not limited to third-party computer code. For the present section, "Computer Code" includes but is not limited to source code in any programming language, object code, frameworks, CSS, PHP, JavaScript or similar files, templates, modules, or any similar files, and related documentation.

b. Submitted Information

If you choose to communicate with SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA (via any means) suggestions for improvements to the website or any idea or proposal related to SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA or its businesses or properties (collectively, “Feedback”), SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA shall own all rights, title, and interest in and to the Feedback and will be entitled to use the Feedback without restriction. You hereby irrevocably assign all rights, title and interest in and to the Feedback to SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA and waive in favour of SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA, its successors and assigns all your moral rights in the Feedback; and agree to provide SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA such assistance as SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA may require to document, perfect, and maintain SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA’s rights to the Feedback. You acknowledge and agree that, by providing any Feedback to SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA, you are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of any kind from SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA under any circumstances.

6. External Links

From time to time SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA may provide links to other websites or services. Links from the website may take you to websites or services not covered by these TOUs. When you access third-party resources on the internet in this manner, you do so at your own risk. SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA provides those links as a convenience to you and SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA takes no responsibility for your use of those other websites or services or protection of your privacy (including collection of your personal information) on those other websites or services. We encourage you to check the Terms of Use and / or Privacy Policy of any website or service you visit. SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA does not make any claim or warranty whatsoever about the content of those websites or services to which we link, or any products or services available through those websites or the third parties operating those websites.

In no way will SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA be held responsible for any damages, direct or indirect, pecuniary or nonpecuniary: (1) for your use of websites or other services that may be linked to from the website or the information thereon; (2) for any virus, Trojan horse, worm or other similar destructive file received as a result of your use of those websites or services; (3) caused by or in connection with, use of or reliance on any content, or products or services (whether free or for purchase) available on or through any linked-to website or service; or (4) for the actions of the operators of any such website or service.

7. Interruption of Service

From time to time, the website (or any portion thereof) may be unavailable for brief periods for maintenance and/or modifications to the website. While we will endeavour to make this unavailability as brief as possible, SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA and its representatives shall not be held liable for any losses or damages, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, resulting from the interruption of the normal functioning of the website, and disclaims any responsibility thereto.

8. Termination of the website and the TOU

You agree that SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA, in its sole discretion, with or without cause, has the right (but not the obligation) to block your IP address, revoke your account credentials, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the website (or any part thereof), immediately and without notice, if SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA believes that you have acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOU or the Privacy Policy, or have violated any other posted policy.

SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA may also, in its sole discretion and at any time, discontinue providing the website, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA and its representatives shall not be liable to you or any third party for any losses or damages, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, resulting from the termination of your access to the website, or SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA’s termination of the website or any part thereof.

Termination of the website or your access to the website shall terminate the present TOU between you and SPORTSBOOM.COM. All provisions of these TOUs which by their nature should survive termination of these TOUs shall survive termination, including without limitation, intellectual property provisions, disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

You expressly understand and agree that your use of the website, the information thereon (whether provided by SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA or third parties) or any activity arising from your use of the website or the information thereon or the materials downloaded therefrom is at your sole risk. The website, any materials downloaded therefrom, or any third-party materials, are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download, stream or access of any material obtained through the use of the website or any other functionalities of the website, or losses or damages (financial or otherwise) resulting from your use of the website, the information thereon, any materials downloaded therefrom, or any activity arising from the use of the website, the information thereon or any materials downloaded therefrom.

The information or resources provided through the website, written or produced by SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA staff, freelance writers or other subcontractors hired by SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA are expected to be as accurate as possible at the time of writing or production, and every effort has been made to ensure that the information from the website is as accurate and up to date as possible. However, certain information may change, and errors or omissions may occur. SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA and its representatives shall not be responsible for any loss or damage, financial or otherwise, resulting from changes or errors in the information, or any omission, on the website or the information thereon, or your reliance on such information whether the information is correct or not.

SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to: warranties of title and non-infringement; warranties that the website, the information thereon or any materials downloaded therefrom, and any third-party materials will be uninterrupted, error-free, accurate, reliable and free from virus and other harmful components; and the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA, its affiliates and their respective representatives do not warrant that:

The website will be secure or available at any time or location.
Any defects, errors or omissions will be corrected.
Any content (whether provided by SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA or third parties) available at or through the website is free of viruses or other harmful components.
The results of using the website or any content downloaded will meet your requirements.

Some of the content displayed on the website may include elements that belong to or are provided by third parties. You acknowledge that SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA assumes no responsibility for such content.

To the extent that the law does not permit a disclaimer of warranties, all content accessible on the website, or any other website to which we link, and all operations on this website are warranted only to the minimum amount legally required.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA shall not be liable and assumes no responsibility for any loss or damages whether pecuniary or otherwise arising from or relating to the information available through the website or downloaded therefrom, the use of the website, activities arising from your use of the website, or any third-party materials on the website or available through the website.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA or its representatives be liable for any indirect, incidental, extraordinary, consequential, special, punitive or exemplary damages (including, without limitation, loss of revenue or profits, lost or damaged data, loss of use, business interruption or any other pecuniary loss), arising out of or relating to the website or your use, misuse or inability to use the website, even if SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA has been advised of the possibility of such damages. This limitation of liability will apply regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, warranty, tort, negligence, strict liability or under any other legal theory. If SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA is found liable to pay you any damages in connection with the website and these TOU, SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA’s total cumulative liability to you shall not exceed $100 (R1 877,74).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusions and limitations may or may not apply to you.

11. Indemnity

Notwithstanding any other term of the TOU or any act or failure to act by SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA or its representatives, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA and its representatives where applicable, from and against any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims or demands, arising out of:

Your use of or connection to the website, the information thereon and the information downloaded therefrom.
Your participation in any activities arising from the website, the information thereon or information or materials downloaded therefrom.
Your violation of, or failure to perform your obligations under the TOU or the Privacy Policy.
Your violation of any rights of a third party.

12. Governing Law and Applicable Jurisdiction

If you are a consumer, please note that the terms of this policy, its subject matter and its formation are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland. If you are a business, the terms of this policy, its subject matter and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

14. Miscellaneous Provisions

The TOU, in conjunction with the Privacy Policy, constitutes the entire agreement between you and SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA for your use of the website, superseding any prior agreements between you and SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA
SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations under the present TOU where such failure results from any cause beyond Sportsboom.co.za’s reasonable control, including, but not limited to, mechanical, electronic or communications failure or degradation, or any force majeure event.
If any provision of the TOU or Privacy Policy is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, you and SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA nevertheless agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOU or Privacy Policy, as the case may be, shall remain in full force and effect.
The failure of SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these TOUs does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision, which will still be available to SPORTSBOOM.CO.ZA.
The TOU and Privacy Policy section titles are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
The parties acknowledge having expressly required that these TOUs and the Privacy Policy be drawn up in English.