Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the SportUpdates24 website and all content, functionality, and services offered through it. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access the Site.

2. Content and Intellectual Property

All content published on SportUpdates24, including but not limited to articles, analysis, match reports, statistics, graphics, logos, and the overall design of the website, is the intellectual property of SportUpdates24 or its content partners and is protected by South African copyright law and applicable international intellectual property laws.

You may:

• Read, view, and browse content on the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes.
• Share links to our articles on social media or via email.
• Quote short passages from our articles for the purpose of commentary or criticism, provided you credit SportUpdates24 and include a link back to the original article.

You may not:

• Copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any content from the Site without our prior written consent.
• Scrape, crawl, or use automated tools to extract content from the Site in bulk.
• Use our content for commercial purposes without a licensing agreement.
• Remove any copyright notices or attributions from our content.

3. User Conduct

When using SportUpdates24, including any comment sections, contact forms, or social media channels associated with our brand, you agree not to:

• Post or transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, harassing, or otherwise objectionable.
• Engage in any conduct that could damage the reputation of SportUpdates24 or its journalists.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site or its related systems.
• Use the Site for any fraudulent, deceptive, or malicious purpose.
• Upload or introduce viruses, malware, or any other malicious code.
• Post content that violates any person's privacy or intellectual property rights.

4. Accuracy and Editorial Disclaimer

SportUpdates24 strives to publish accurate, timely, and reliable sport news and information. Our editorial team reviews all content before publication. However, sport news moves quickly and information can change rapidly. We cannot guarantee that all information on the Site is complete, current, or error-free at all times.

Score updates, standings, and statistics are provided for informational purposes only. For official league statistics, we recommend consulting the relevant governing bodies (e.g., PSL, SA Rugby, Cricket South Africa).

If you identify an error in any of our content, please contact us immediately and we will investigate and correct it promptly.

5. Advertising

SportUpdates24 displays advertisements served by Google AdSense and potentially other third-party advertising networks. We do not endorse the products or services advertised on the Site. The presence of an advertisement on our Site does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement.

Our editorial content is completely independent of our advertising relationships. Advertisers have no influence over the articles, analysis, or opinions published on SportUpdates24.

6. External Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. These links do not constitute an endorsement of those websites or their content. SportUpdates24 has no control over external websites and accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. When you access external links, you leave our Site and are subject to the privacy policy and terms of that third-party website.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by South African law, SportUpdates24 and its operators, directors, employees, and contributors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Site or its content.

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied.

8. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after any changes indicates your acceptance of the new terms. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page when changes are made.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts.

10. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

• Email: legal@sportupdates24.co.za
• Contact form: www.sportupdates24.co.za/contact