SUNMentor

The SU staff mentoring connections platform

Website terms of use 

Terms of use 

Please read our terms of use carefully.

Your use of this web site and any of the services offered on this web site will be subject to the then current version of our terms available on this web site at the time of your use. If you do not accept our terms of use, you may not access our web site or use any of the services available via our web site.

You further agree that these terms are also enforceable by our supplier, Aluminati Network Group Ltd ("Aluminati"), who hosts these pages on our behalf.

Aluminati is acting under instruction as the University’s provider of the SUNMentor program under UK data protection legislation. Aluminati will process personal data strictly for the purposes of operating this service.   Aluminati is registered with the UK Information Commissioner under membership number Z8393842.  Aluminati is a trusted third party partner of the University and contractually bound to provide this service to the University. 

The SUNMentor network allows users to update their details online, access a directory of potential mentors, and participate in online mentoring programmes and interest groups.  To enable us to offer this service some of your personal information will be stored in the SUNMentor network.  Both the University and Aluminati undertake to handle your personal information responsibly and in accordance with their respective duties under the most up to date UK and South African legislation.

Please ensure you are aware of the current terms for the service, below.  Please note that these terms are applicable in conjunction with:

Use of the website 

Please note that some areas of this website are available only to University staff and/or other authorised University users. The use of this website by members of the University is subject to the University’s IT Policies and Guidelines.

You must not use this website or any facilities or information which are available through it to:

  • Commit or encourage unlawful acts or acts which breach of these terms of use;
  • Misrepresent your identity;
  • Hack, or attempt to hack, any part of the website or any system used to run it;
  • Store personal data derived from the website;
  • Post material that is obscene, offensive, or otherwise unlawful;
  • Technically harm the website and/or its systems (including, without limitation, computer viruses or malicious software or harmful data).

While the University tries to make this website available 24 hours a day, it reserves the right to suspend or withdraw access, without notice, to either the whole or part of the website, for any reason. 

Accessing our site 

Your user password and any other piece of information provided as part of our security procedures is confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the site through your internet connection are aware of these conditions and comply with them.

Access to the site is always at the University’s discretion and the University may withdraw or amend the services provided on the site without notice. From time to time the University may restrict access to some or all users to some or all parts of the site and sometimes the site may be unavailable. You use the site and the internet in general at your own risk.

We make reasonable efforts to ensure the continuous operation and availability of the site and we use technologies to keep users' data safe and accurate but we cannot and do not guarantee these things. Where possible we will post advance notice on the site where downtime is scheduled for maintenance. As is normal, you note the need to maintain backup copies of any important data. Whilst the University aims to update its site regularly the content on the site may be out of date at any given time.

If the University determines that you have breached any of these conditions, it may take such action as it deems appropriate, including disabling your password whether chosen by you or allocated by us. You agree to indemnify us for all claims brought by a third party against us arising out of or in connection with any breach by you of any warranty set out in the conditions. 

Information about you and your visits to our site 

The SUNMentor platform contains a directory of all participating University staff which contains their name and email address.  Through using the service and creating an online profile or mentoring profile, certain information provided by you (including your name, personal headline, biography, professional history, education details, email address and LinkedIn profile) will be accessible by other individuals who have registered on the SUNMentor  platform (depending on what information you choose to share). These will be fellow staff at the University.  Users will also be able to send you messages within the system, regardless of whether you choose to share your email address. The reason for this is to allow users of the SUNMentor platform to make connections relevant to their interests. The Network acts as a messaging forwarding service but your email address itself will remain anonymous to other users unless you choose to share it.  

Any information you submit to this website will also be visible to authorised University staff users (for the purpose of managing the service), as well as Aluminati employees.

By using our site, you consent to such processing which is required to provide the service and warrant that all data you provide is true and accurate.  If you partake in any mentoring schemes offered as part of the SUNMentor project, additional terms and conditions may apply.  You will be presented with these upon accessing the mentoring area of the service and must agree to these before you can continue.

You can update your contact preferences or tell us you no longer wish to hear from the SUNMentor program at any time by contacting us via sunmentor@ac.za.

Disclaimer 

While the University tries to ensure that the information on this website is accurate at the time of publication, it does not warrant that this is the case. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the material on this website is provided "as is", and without warranties, conditions or other terms of any kind. Nothing on this website constitutes any part of a contract unless otherwise expressly stated. This website contains links to many external websites which are not affiliated with the University. The University is not responsible for and has no control over these sites, and links to external sites should not be taken as a recommendation or endorsement of the external site's information, products or services. 

Liability 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the University excludes all liability and responsibility for any amount or kind of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party in connection with the use of this website in any way. Nothing will limit the University’s liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or for fraud. Every effort is made to ensure downloadable content is free from viruses, but the University accepts no liability for damages resulting from virus infection. 

Copyright notice 

Material published by the University on this website is copyright of the University and may not be reproduced without permission. 

Governing Law and Jurisdiction 

These terms of use are governed by South African law. Disputes arising in connection with them shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts. 

Miscellaneous 

No waiver by the University of any breach of these terms by you shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or of any other provision. If, at any time, any provision of these terms is or becomes invalid or illegal in any respect, such provision shall be deemed to be severed from the terms, but the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected as a result.

Service Provider

This service is operated under contract by Aluminati Network Group Ltd. (Aluminati) acting under instruction as our Data Processor under the Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2018. Aluminati will process personal data strictly for the purposes of operating this service.

Aluminati is registered with the Information Commissioner under membership number Z8393842.