Application of these Social Terms
These Social Terms apply to all Communications which originate from or reference KFC, Yum, their affiliates or subsidiaries.Your Communications access, use and/or consumption is subject to these Social Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by these Social Terms you should not access, use and/or consume the Communications or any other form of communication these Social Terms govern.
Interpretation
Below are a number of terms and phrases which are used in these Social Terms and which have specific meanings for the purposes of these Social Terms:
"Communications" means messages, notices, documents and/or other materials which are published to or disseminated through the Social Networks; "Contractors" means any legal or natural person who is contracted to render services or provide products to KFC and who is not an Employee of KFC ("Contractor" has a corresponding meaning); "Employees" means KFC's Employees ("Employee" has a corresponding meaning); “KFC” means KFC (Proprietary) Limited, a company with limited liability incorporated in accordance with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa (registration number 1994/003839/07) and the licensee for the KFC trademark, system and system property in Africa; "Social Networks" means online social networks, social media generally and similar communication tools including, but not limited to, blogs, Facebook and Twitter; "Social Terms" means the terms and conditions set out in this document; "this Website" means KFC's website located at http://kfc.co.za and/or http://www.kfc.co.za; and "Yum" means Yum! Brands, Inc., a company duly registered in the United States of America and the holding company of KFC, with the associated brands of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut. Communications purpose
The Communications are intended to provide general information regarding KFC, its products, goods and services, and other information which may be of interest to you.
The information presented in or through the Communications including all research, opinions or other content is not intended to and does not constitute financial, accounting, tax, legal, investment, consulting or other professional advice or services. KFC does not act or purport to act in any way as a financial advisor or in a fiduciary capacity. Prior to making any decision or taking any action which might affect your personal finances or business you should take appropriate advice from a suitably qualified professional or financial adviser.
Communications may include technical, typographical or other inaccuracies and you are urged to contact KFC to confirm all information contained in the Communications before placing any reliance on it. Changes are periodically made to the information presented through the Communications and these changes may be incorporated in new Communications. KFC reserves the right to alter or amend any criteria or information set out in the Communications without notice. If the Communications contain statements or information which relate to projections, plans or objectives or future economic performance you should be aware that these projections are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. Representations and opinions are provided for information purposes only.
Confidentiality
The Communications may contain information which is confidential, private or privileged in nature. If you are not the intended recipient of this information (or the intended recipient's authorised representative) you must-
notify KFC of this fact immediately by e-mail, fax or telephone and delete the Communication from your system, where appropriate; refrain from storing, printing, copying, forwarding, extracting or disclosing any information contained in the Communication or any part thereof; and refrain from reading, storing, using, selling or incorporating any information contained in the Communication into any database or mailing list for whatever reason, including for, but not limited to, purposes of spamming or marketing. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY AMOUNT TO THE UNLAWFUL INTERCEPTION OF THE COMMUNICATION; BREACH OF PRIVILEGE AND/OR CONFIDENTIALITY; THE INFRINGEMENT OF COPKFCGHT AND/OR THE INFRINGEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY, THUS POTENTIALLY EXPOSING YOU TO BOTH CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY.
LIABILITY LIMITATION
NEITHER KFC, YUM, THEIR AFFILIATES OR SUBSIDIARIES, THE COMMUNICATION'S ORIGINATOR, OR ANY OTHER KFC REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE OF WHATEVER NATURE (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THAT CAUSED BY THE CORRUPTION OR LOSS OF DATA, DAMAGE TO SOFTWARE PROGRAMS AND INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS) RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF THE COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY MALICIOUS SOFTWARE CODE OR VIRUSES TRANSMITTED TOGETHER WITH OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE COMMUNICATION, OR ANY CORRUPTION TO OR LOSS OF DATA CAUSED OR FACILITATED BY THE COMMUNICATION).
THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THE COMMUNICATION DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT KFC'S VIEWS AND OPINIONS. IN PARTICULAR, NO EMPLOYEE OR CONTRACTOR IS PERMITTED TO SEND (AND YOU AGREE THAT KFC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR):
UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL MESSAGES WHERE RECIPIENTS OF UNSOLICITED E-MAIL HAVE NOT SPECIFICALLY OPTED TO RECEIVE OR, HAVING DONE SO, HAVE INDICATED THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO RECEIVE FURTHER UNSOLICITED EMAIL ("SPAM"); MESSAGES THAT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY'S COPKFCGHT, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS AND INTERESTS ("INFRINGING CONTENT") AND MESSAGES CONTAINING CONTENT THAT IS OFFENSIVE, DEROGATORY, RACIST, DEFAMATORY OR OTHERWISE UNLAWFUL ("OFFENSIVE CONTENT"). IF THE COMMUNICATION CONSTITUTES SPAM, CONTAINS INFRINGING CONTENT OR OFFENSIVE CONTENT, OR WAS OTHERWISE SENT FOR PURPOSES UNRELATED TO THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS OF KFC, KFC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE OF WHATEVER NATURE, HOWSOEVER ARISING RESULTING YOUR RECEIPT, USE AND/OR CONSUMPTION OF THE E-MAIL.
Interception and monitoring
You consent to KFC monitoring, accessing, blocking, deleting, copying or otherwise intercept Communications originating from KFC and/or its Employees and Contractors as well as any Communications sent in reply to the originating Communication, where appropriate.
No contract
You agree that you may not rely on the Communication, either wholly or in part, as constituting a contract between you and KFC (or otherwise has any contractual significance whatsoever) unless KFC expressly states, in writing, that the Communication is intended for such purposes.
Amendments
KFC reserves its right to amend or wholly replace these Social Terms. You agree that you remain solely responsible for reviewing these Social Terms, as amended from time to time, and satisfying yourself that you remain in agreement with these Social Terms. Amendments to the Social Terms will be placed on this Website and a notice will be placed on this Website alerting the consumer to the amendments. If you do not agree to be any amendment or replacement of the Social Terms you should not continue to access, use and/or consume the Communications or any other form of communication these Social Terms govern.
KFC's contact details
In the event you wish to contact KFC for any reason arising out of the Communications or these Social Terms, you may contact KFC and, where appropriate, refer a query, complaint and/or comment to KFC's legal department using the following contact details:
Email KFC at kfccustomercare@dsg.co.za Call the customer line on 0860 100 222, between 08:00am and 22:00pm, 7 days a week