Terms & Conditions
- Last Updated:
- 2026-08-27
These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of the Rotary Africa website.
By using this website, submitting information or content, or using any service made available through the website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. Please stop using the website if you do not agree with them.
1. About the Website
The website provides information about Rotary Africa, its magazines, stories, subscriptions, advertising opportunities, events, membership enquiries and related activities.
Content is provided for general information and may be updated, corrected, replaced or removed without notice.
2. Acceptable Use
You may use the website only for lawful purposes.
You may not:
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, server or connected systems.
- Introduce malicious software, automated attacks or harmful code.
- Interfere with the operation or security of the website.
- Copy or harvest personal information from the website without permission.
- Use the website to distribute unlawful, misleading, abusive or infringing material.
- Misrepresent your identity or your relationship with Rotary Africa or Rotary International.
- Reproduce substantial parts of the website for commercial use without written permission.
We may restrict or block access where we reasonably believe the website is being misused.
3. Website Content
We take reasonable care when preparing website and magazine content. However, we do not guarantee that all information is complete, current, accurate or suitable for a particular purpose.
Publication of an article, opinion, advertisement, event or external link does not necessarily mean that Rotary Africa endorses it.
You remain responsible for decisions made in reliance on information obtained through the website.
4. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the website’s design, layout, written content, graphics, photographs, magazine material and other original content are owned by or licensed to Rotary Africa and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may view, download or print content for personal, non-commercial use, provided that:
- The content is not materially altered.
- Copyright and attribution notices are retained.
- The content is not presented as your own.
- The content is not republished, sold or commercially distributed without written permission.
Requests to reproduce content should be sent to admin@rotaryafrica.com.
5. Rotary Names and Marks
ROTARY, the Masterbrand Signature, the Mark of Excellence and other Rotary names, logos and marks are trademarks owned by Rotary International and are used under licence.
Nothing on this website grants users permission to reproduce, modify or use any Rotary name, logo or mark.
Use of Rotary Marks must comply with Rotary International’s applicable brand and licensing requirements.
6. Story, Article and Photograph Submissions
By submitting material to Rotary Africa, you confirm that:
- You created the material or have permission to submit it.
- The material does not unlawfully infringe another person’s copyright, privacy, confidentiality or other rights.
- The information supplied is accurate to the best of your knowledge.
- You have obtained permission from identifiable people featured in the material.
- Appropriate consent has been obtained for photographs or stories involving children.
- Captions accurately identify the people, places, projects and events shown.
- The material does not contain unlawful, defamatory, discriminatory or malicious content.
You retain ownership of your original material.
By submitting it, you grant Rotary Africa a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to review, edit, adapt, reproduce, publish, archive and promote the material in print and digital formats. This may include the magazine, website, newsletters, social media platforms and promotional material.
This licence allows Rotary Africa to resize photographs, edit copy for length and clarity, create extracts, add headlines and make reasonable editorial changes without changing the material’s essential meaning.
7. Editorial Decisions
Submission does not guarantee publication.
Rotary Africa may decide whether, when and how submitted material is used. We may:
- Accept or reject a submission.
- Request additional information.
- Edit material for clarity, accuracy, style, length or legal reasons.
- Delay or cancel publication.
- Remove published online content where appropriate.
- Select the publication issue, page, section or platform in which material appears.
Unless agreed separately in writing, contributors are not entitled to payment for submitted or published material.
8. Advertising
Advertisements are supplied by third parties.
Advertisers are responsible for ensuring that their advertisements, claims, products and services comply with applicable laws and industry requirements.
Rotary Africa may accept, reject, edit, reschedule or withdraw advertising material at its discretion, subject to any applicable advertising agreement.
The publication of an advertisement does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee of the advertiser, product or service.
Specific advertising bookings may be subject to additional rates, deadlines, specifications, cancellation terms and payment conditions.
9. Subscriptions and Fees
Magazine subscriptions, membership-related fees or other paid services may be subject to additional terms displayed during the relevant application or payment process.
You are responsible for providing accurate billing, contact and delivery information.
Prices, subscription periods and availability may change. Any change will not affect a completed transaction unless required by law or agreed with the subscriber.
Payments may be processed by a third-party payment provider under that provider’s terms and privacy policy.
10. External Links
The website may contain links to Rotary organisations, clubs, districts, advertisers and other third parties.
These links are provided for convenience. Rotary Africa does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their availability, security, content, products, services or privacy practices.
Accessing an external website is at your own risk.
11. Website Availability
We aim to keep the website available and functional but do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access.
The website may be temporarily unavailable because of maintenance, updates, hosting problems, security incidents or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of the website without notice.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Rotary Africa and its publishers, employees, agents, contributors and contractors will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss arising from:
- The use of or inability to use the website.
- Reliance on website or magazine content.
- Third-party advertisements, products or services.
- External websites or platforms.
- Loss of data or website interruptions.
- Unauthorised access caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limits any rights that cannot lawfully be limited.
13. Privacy
Personal information collected through the website will be handled according to our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection requirements.
By providing personal information, you confirm that the information is accurate and that you are authorised to provide it.
14. Breach of These Terms
Where you breach these Terms, we may:
- Restrict or terminate your access to the website.
- Remove submitted material.
- Cancel or suspend a related service where legally permitted.
- Take reasonable steps to protect the website, publication or affected parties.
- Refer unlawful conduct to the appropriate authorities.
15. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time.
The updated version will apply from the date it is published on the website. Continued use of the website after publication means that you accept the revised Terms.
16. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
Any dispute will be subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate South African courts, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
17. Contact Us
Questions about these Terms and Conditions may be sent to:
Email: admin@rotaryafrica.com
Telephone: +27 (0)64 278 1848