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LGSP Terms of Use
This Web site is administered by the South Africa Local Governance Support Program
(LGSP) staff at RTI
International and by DataWorld.
This site is designed to disseminate information about LGSP to the public, and
to allow LGSP participants to share information about their efforts via news,
event calendars and resources (documents and links).
RTI makes information available on this Site, subject to the following Terms
of Use ("Terms"). By accessing this Site, you agree to these Terms.
If you do not agree to all of these Terms, do not use this Site. RTI reserves
the right to change these Terms at any time without notice. These Terms represent
the entire understanding relating to the use of this Site.
The English version of this Terms of Use controls in the event of any inconsistency
with versions translated into other languages.
Links to Other Web Sites
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ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
The materials posted on this Site could include technical or other mistakes
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regarding the quality, accuracy, completeness or suitability of the materials
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current or accurate. RTI shall have the right, but not the responsibility,
to remove content that may be in violation of this agreement or any rules posted
here. RTI may change any information on this Site or any product or service
described on this Site, including functionality or performance thereof, any
time without notice.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL RTI BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION DAMAGES RELATING TO LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOST DATA, WORK STOPPAGE,
COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION) RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE
USE OF ANY MATERIALS POSTED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE AT THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER
SITE TO WHICH A LINK IS PROVIDED OR ON WHICH A LINK IS PROVIDED TO THIS SITE,
REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED.
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to all users, we use software programs to monitor network traffic to identify
unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service
are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
General Disclaimer
Information presented on this Site is considered public information and may
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protection. In return for your use of any such public information, or ’fair
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We strongly recommend that RTI data be acquired directly from this Site and
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material crucial to the understanding of that information. While we make every
effort to provide accurate and complete information, some information may change
between Site updates. Substantive changes may be noted when content is next
updated.
Disclaimer of Endorsement
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These links and pointers are provided for visitors’ convenience. We do
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The views and opinions of authors expressed in this Site do not necessarily
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Disclaimer of Liability
Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However,
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for a particular purpose with respect to content available from this Site or
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freedom from computer virus, and do not represent that use of such information,
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Links to this Site or Its Contents
You may freely link to this Site or any of its content. We ask only that you
identify that the link is to an Internet resource.
Copyright Notice
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permission. We request that RTI be cited as the source of the information and
that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer
or author or RTI, as appropriate.
If a copyright is indicated on a photo, graphic, or any other material, permission
to copy these materials must be obtained from the original source.
RTI makes every effort to ensure that the information here is in the public
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in this regard.
This copyright notice does not pertain to information at Web sites other than
this Site.
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on this
Site are strictly prohibited and are subject to prosecution under Title 18
U.S.C., Sections1001 and 1030).
Site Management
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