General
- FunDza is a non-profit organisation that promotes reading, writing and literacy in South Africa. Its full name is the FunDza Literacy Trust (IT no 814/2011) and its office is at 85 Main Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town.
- FunDza shares content (like stories and user comments) on its website, mobi site, mobile service platforms like Mxit, and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. It also offers events, competitions and other services to promote reading and writing in South Africa. These are all FunDza’s services.
- These rules apply to anyone who uses FunDza’s services. So if you don’t agree with our rules, you aren’t allowed to use any FunDza services.
- Anyone who doesn’t follow these rules may be blocked from using these services.
- To use FunDza, you must be at least 13 years old. If you’re younger than 18 or can’t enter contracts alone, you must have permission from your parents or guardian to use FunDza’s services and to agree to these rules.
- FunDza competitions are governed by these rules and the conditions of that specific competition.
- South African law governs these rules.
- FunDza may change these rules any time by publishing the new rules on its website.
Privacy
- You must consent to FunDza’s use of your personal information to use its services.
- FunDza takes your privacy seriously and takes reasonable care to protect it where appropriate. While FunDza only uses or shares personal information in terms of the law, it cannot guarantee your privacy in all circumstances.
- FunDza may collect information about anyone using its services. It uses most of the information to provide the FunDza services and do statistical research on use of its services. Individual users are not normally identifiable from these statistics.
- FunDza may intercept any communication you send or receive using its facilities or services, if the law allows this.
- Typical information FunDza collects includes any username, nickname, mobile service profile (for example a Mxit ID) or related user information, cell phone number, general location, internet protocol (‘IP’) address, gender, date of birth, nationality, comments, reading history, interests, technical usage data and similar information.
- If you win a competition or submit writing for publication, FunDza may collect extra information about you, including your name, identity number, street address or email address. FunDza needs this information to award prizes or for publicity purposes, for example. FunDza aims to keep this information private where appropriate.
- If you do not want your real name linked to any writing you send FunDza, you must use a different pseudonym or ‘pen name’ (also known as a ‘nom de plume’).
- If you are under 18, you shouldn’t post personal information that can be used to contact or identify you unless your parent or guardian has given you permission.
- FunDza advises you not to post personal contact information on FunDza’s website or services, such as your cell phone number, email address or home address. Please follow tips about internet safety.
Sending content to FunDza
- You may send FunDza your original writing or comments for publication. This is called ‘content’.
- Publishers may send FunDza original writing by authors they represent if they have worldwide publication rights.
- FunDza does not have to publish any content you send through, and it can always remove any content it publishes. FunDza never has to give reasons for refusing or removing content.
- FunDza believes in freedom of speech and artistic freedom within acceptable limits, and is opposed to censorship. FunDza does not have to censor any material that is lawful.
- FunDza does its best to check (moderate) all content submitted. But FunDza does not have to check all content and is not responsible for content created by users.
- You should always respect the rights and feelings of others.
Abusive content
- You must not send FunDza any content that is ‘hate speech’, or that insults, threatens, defames, harasses, bullies or unfairly discriminates against any person or group (for example on the basis of belief, race, sexuality or gender).
- Don’t send content that is obscene, sexually explicit or violent without good reason (for example as an essential element of a plot).
- You are not allowed to possess or send FunDza unlawful content (such as child pornography or bomb threats). FunDza will report you to the police if you do.
- If you thinkany writing, comment or other content is illegal, offensive or undesirable for other reasons, please report it to abuse@fundza.co.zaand FunDza will investigate.
Copyright and intellectual property
- You always own copyright in original content you send FunDza.
- By sending FunDza content, you give it a licence (permission) to publish it. You can withdraw permission by sending an email to writing@fundza.co.za.
- Copyright, trade marks and all other intellectual property rights in all content on FunDza services belong to it unless the author or owner is clearly stated.
- If you are quoting from someone else’s writing, please name the author and if possible send a link to the author or their publisher’s website.
Our responsibilities
- FunDza aims to keep all its services working properly, but it isn’t responsible if any of them don’t work.
- FunDza does not guarantee that content on FunDza’s services is correct or accurate.
- You indemnify (cover) FunDza against any claim, loss or debt that results from any content you send to FunDza or from your use of any of its services.
- FunDza may include links to other websites outside of its control for your convenience
Complaints, information and questions
- For any information that you are entitled to under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, please email info@fundza.co.za (Attention: The Information Officer).
- If you want to complain or ask about anything, please send written details with your name, phone number and email address to info@fundza.co.za.
- FunDza is a small organisation, so please be patient and a staff member will reply as soon as possible.