SMECounting Software & Web Development

About
SMECounting is the brainchild of Herman, who needed accounting software for small businesses without paying and arm and leg for accounting software and then on top of it pay hefty annual licensing fees.

SMECounting started off as small development project for internal use to replace off-the-shelf accounting packages.
Some advertising rules
Garden Route Advertising aims to bring buyers and sellers together.




























Both the seller and the buyer agree to NOT sell or buy any or advertise any product or service that are not allowed as per below. This is to achieve a safe and scam-free environment.




























The information provided here serves as the Garden Route Advertising Policy detailing to users the rules regarding advertisement placement on Garden Route Advertising and informs which ads will not be allowed, for the safety of all buyers and sellers:




























The following content or reference to these content are not allowed:





















































  • Political and religious advertisement;
  • Adult content or any pornographic material;
  • Any copyright protected product brands;
  • Third-party data sharing or ‘leads for sale’;
  • Illegal content, goods, activities, services or substances;
  • Music, software, movies, e-books, games etc. that are not in its original published form, also known as pirated media;
  • Pirate copies or copyright infringement of brand names in clothes, handbags, accessories;
  • eBook / Kindle / Gobi etc. data or software;
  • Gambling ads, or links to gambling websites / apps or services relating to the creation of gambling websites / apps;
  • “Pyramid schemes” where the income is generated from registration fees alone;
  • “Free accommodation” or accommodation in exchange for unspecified services;
  • The use of or reference to a virus by name in ads as a marketing tool. i.e. CORONA / COVID-19 / AIDS / CANCER etc;
  • Medical claims to cure or treat any illnesses / medical condition;
  • Any biological matter like transplant organs, etc;
  • Surrogate motherhood or adoption;
  • Jobs, including casual jobs offering / requesting services of an adult nature;
  • Any Plants or Animals specified or listed on CITES or any other similar list as Invasive, Endangered, Protected;
  • Elephant or elephant products;
  • Rhino or rhino products;
  • Docking of tails, cropping of ears, clipping of wings;
  • Exotic plant and animals not indigenous to South Africa;
  • Plants and animals subject to legislation or permit requirements;





























The seller confirmed that the advertising price is the correct price of the item or service listed and that the seller will not sell the advertised item or service at a higher price that the advertised price. The buyer acknowledge that the advertised price is the maximum price what the buyer is prepared to pay and what the seller is prepared to accept. Both the seller and the buyer may agree an a price lower than the price advertised.



























The buyer accept the obligation to report any false or misleading advertisements immediately to us. In the event where a buyer reports an advertisement as false or misleading, we reserve the right to immediately suspend the advertisement listing.

Our Standard Terms and Conditions

    OVERVIEW

    This website is operated by SMECounting. Throughout the site, the terms "we", "us" and "our" refer to SMECounting, "you" and "your" refers to every person that visit this "Site" also referred to as a visitor or a user. SMECounting offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.

    By visiting our site and/or purchasing something from us, you engage in our "Service" and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Service", "Terms"), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/or contributors of content.

    Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.

    Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

  1. ONLINE TERMS

    2. By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

    You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).

    You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.

    A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.

  2. GENERAL CONDITIONS

    3. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.

    You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve
    1. transmissions over various networks; and
    2. changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.

    You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.

    The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.

  3. ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION

    4. We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.

    This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site.

  4. MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE AND PRICES

    5. Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.

    We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.

    We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

  5. PRODUCTS OR SERVICES (if applicable)

    6. Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy.

    We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products that appear at the store. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor's display of any color will be accurate.

    We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited.

    We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.

  6. ACCURACY OF BILLING AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION

    7. We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e-mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgement, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.

    You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.

    For more detail, please review our Cancellation Policy.

  7. OPTIONAL TOOLS

    8. We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.

    You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools "as is" and "as available" without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.

    Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).

    We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.

  8. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

    9. Certain content, products and services available via our Service may include materials from third-parties.

    Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.

    We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party's policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.

  9. USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

    10. If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, 'comments'), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation
    1. to maintain any comments in confidence;
    2. to pay compensation for any comments; or
    3. to respond to any comments.
    We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libellous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party's intellectual property or these Terms of Service.

    You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libellous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other Malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.

  10. PERSONAL INFORMATION

    11. Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013. To view our Privacy Policy.

  11. ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONS

    12. Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).

    We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.

  12. PROHIBITED USES

    13. In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content:
    1. for any unlawful purpose;
    2. to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts;
    3. to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances;
    4. to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others;
    5. to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability;
    6. to submit false or misleading information;
    7. to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet;
    8. to collect or track the personal information of others;
    9. to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape;
    10. for any obscene or immoral purpose; or
    11. to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet.
    We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.

  13. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

    14. We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.

    We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.

    You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.

    You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided 'as is' and 'as available' for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.

    In no case shall SMECounting, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

  14. INDEMNIFICATION

    15. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SMECounting and our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.

  15. SEVERABILITY

    16. In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Service, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

  16. TERMINATION

    17. The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.

    These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site.

    If in our sole judgement you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).

  17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

    18. The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

    These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).

    Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.

  18. GOVERNING LAW

    19. These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South Africa.

  19. CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE

    20. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at this page.

    We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.

  20. CONTACT INFORMATION

    21. Questions about this Terms and Conditions should be sent to us at sales@smecounting.co.za.
Our Privacy Policy & POPI
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit, use or make a purchase from SMECOUNTING.CO.ZA (the 'Site') to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 ('POPI').

    The terms:
    • 'Personal Information', and 'process/processing' bear the same meanings as set out in POPI Act.
    • 'we', 'us' or 'our' refers to 'SMECOUNTING.CO.ZA' or 'SMECOUNTING a division of Sataxhelp CC'.
    • 'you' and 'your' refers to every person that visit this 'Site' also referred to as a visitor or a user.
    • 'registered user/(s)' refers to anyone who registered on our 'Site' with a unique email address and password and other Personal Information to be able to use our 'Site'.

  1. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

    2. When you visit the Site,you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms and allow us to automatically or otherwise collect certain information about you and your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as 'Device Information'.
    Personal Information that we may collect when you register to use our 'Site', include your:
    • Name and Surname;
    • email address;
    • Physical address;
    • Telephone Number(s);
    • Online identifiers such as Device Information.

    We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
    • 'Cookies' are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
    • 'Log files' track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, geographic location including your device's global positioning system signal and information about nearby wifi networks and cell towers - if available, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
    • 'Web beacons', 'tags', and 'pixels' are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

    Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we may collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (payment method, email address, and telephone number). We refer to this information as 'Order Information'. When we talk about 'Personal Information' in this Privacy Policy, we are talking about Device Information, Personal Information and Order Information as defined by POPI. Should your Personal Information change or you wish to amend and/or correct this Personal Information you can do this by updating your registered user information in your account profile by clicking on My Account.
    You confirm that the information you have provided is accurate, current, true and correct and that the information does not impersonate or misrepresent any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with anyone or anything.

  2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

    3. We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). In addition, we also use your Personal Information to:
    • Identify you;
    • Verify your identity;
    • Create a user account for you;
    • Communicate with you to provide you with updates and information relating to orders placed;
    • Understand and analyze how you use our website;
    • Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
    • When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, information or advertising relating to our products or services.

    As a registered user on our 'Site', we also process your Personal Information in order to:
    • fulfill our obligations to you when you have ordered goods in order for us to deliver those goods and process returns;
    • provide you with information, on products you request from us;
    • communicate with you regarding billing, customer support, resolving complaints and quality control;
    • send you information about products that may interest you (unless you have opted out of receiving such information);
    • comply with any legal or regulatory obligations required by law.

    We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns). We do not sell your Personal Information to third parties for their marketing or any other purposes.

  3. RECORD RETENTION AND RESTRICTIONS

    4. We may keep your Personal Information for as long as:
    • we need to provide our 'Site' and products to you;
    • it is required and/or allowed by law and is in line with our internal retention policies;
    • you have not requested us to stop processing your Personal Information.

    We will retain your Personal Information for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose for which this information was collected or subsequently processed. If your Personal Information is used for more than one purpose, we will retain it until the purpose with the latest period expires but we will stop using it for the purpose with a shorter period once that period expires. By accessing and using our 'Site', you give consent to us to retain records of your Personal Information for no longer than may be necessary to achieve the purpose for which the information was initially collected or subsequently processed. If you are below the age of 18 years, you must always get permission from your parent or guardian before you use our 'Site' or give us your Personal Information. We may check that your parent or guardian has given you such permission, for example by asking you to provide us with your parent's or guardian's contact details so we can contact them. We may also check that the contact details you have given us are correct and are the details of a person who is actually your parent or guardian. If we are not able to verify such permission or if a parent or guardian confirms that you do not have their permission, you may not use our 'Site'.

  4. SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

    5. We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. When we transfer your Personal Information outside of the geographic borders of South Africa, we will ensure that we do so in accordance with the requirements for lawful transfer outside of South Africa as set out in POPI. By accessing and using our 'Site', you consent to us transferring your Personal Information outside of South Africa as set out in POPI. Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

  5. SECURING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

    6. We secure the integrity and confidentiality of your Personal Information in our possession or under our control by taking appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational measures to prevent loss of, damage to or unauthorised destruction of Personal Information; and unlawful access to or processing of Personal Information. Should you disclose your Personal Information to any third party other than to us, we shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising or suffered by you as a result of the disclosure of such Personal Information to any third party. This is because we do not regulate or control how that third party uses your Personal Information. You should always ensure that you read the privacy policy of any third party.

  6. BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING

    7. As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative's ('NAI') educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work. You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
    • Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
    • Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

    Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

  7. DO NOT TRACK

    8. Please note that we do not alter our Site's data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

  8. YOUR RIGHTS

    9. Having provided adequate proof of your identity, you have the right to:
    • view, correct and/or amend your Personal Information we process. Please note that as a registered user, you can do this through your user account for the Personal Information reflected therein;
    • request a record or description of your Personal Information. We may charge a fee in order to provide you with this record of your Personal Information. Where requests to access and amend your Personal Information are manifestly unfounded, excessive or repetitive, we may charge an additional administrative fee or refuse the request;
    • request to have your Personal Information corrected, destroyed or deleted;
    • us complying with your requests upon receipt unless we have credible reason why we cannot comply;
    • us indicating where, if we cannot agree whether to correct or delete your Personal Information as requested, that a correction or deletion was requested but was not made;
    • inform you if reasonably practicable, should we change your Personal Information and this has an impact on decisions about you;
    • notify you of the action taken by us because of your request;
    • notify you of unauthorised access to your Personal Information;
    • provide you with reasonable evidence of our compliance with our obligations under this Privacy Policy on reasonable notice and request;
    • Submit a complaint to the Information Regulator.


  9. THE INFORMATION REGULATOR

    10. If you have any complaints about this Privacy Policy or our compliance with this Privacy Policy you can lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator. The contact details of the Information Regulator are available on its website at: https://justice.gov.za/inforeg/. If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below. Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

  10. DATA RETENTION

    11. When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Personal and Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

  11. CHANGES

    12. We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

  12. CONTACT US

    13. For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us via the Contact us / Kontak Ons button or by postal service to: The Information Officer, SMECOUNTING, 21 Protea Street, Riversdale, Western Cape, 6670, South Africa




THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT
SECTION 51 MANUAL FOR PRIVATE BODIES

THIS MANUAL HAS BEEN PREPARED IN TERMS OF SECTION 51 OF THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT 2 / 2000

  1. CONTACT DETAIL [SECTION 51(1)(A)]

    • Name of Business: SMECOUNTING
    • Contact Person: THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER
    • Physical Address: 21 Protea Street, Riversdal, 6670
    • Postal Address: Same as Physical
    • Telephone: 028 713 1068
    • Website: SMECOUNTING.CO.ZA
    • E-mail: ADMIN@SMECOUNTING.CO.ZA

  2. THE SECTION 10 GUIDE ON HOW TO USE THE ACT [SECTION 51(1)(B)]

    3. The Guide is available from the South African Human Rights Commission.

      Please direct queries to:

        The South African Human Rights Commission: PAIA Unit
        The Research and Documentation Department
        Postal Address: Private Bag 2700
        Houghton
        2041
        Telephone: +27 11 484-8300
        Fax: +27 11 484-0582
        Website: www.sahrc.org.za
        E-mail: PAIA@sahrc.org.za

  3. RECORDS AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF ANY OTHER LEGISLATION [SECTION 51(1)(D)]

    4. Information is available in terms of the following legislation, if and where applicable:
    • Basic Conditions of Employment Act No. 75 of 1997
    • Closed Corporation Act No. 69 of 1984
    • Companies Act No. 61 of 1973
    • Trust Properties Control Act No 57 of 1988
    • Compensation of Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act No. 130 of 193
    • Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978
    • Customs and Excise Act No. 91 of 1964
    • Electronic Communications and Transactions Act No. 25 of 2002
    • Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998
    • Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962
    • Intellectual Property Laws Amendments Act No. 38 of 1997
    • Insolvency Act No. 24 of 1936
    • Labour Relations Act No. 66 of 1995
    • Occupational Health and Safety Act No. 85 of 1993
    • Patents Act No. 57 of 1978
    • Promotion of Access to Information Act No. 2 of 2000
    • Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013
    • Skills development Levies Act No. 9 of 1999
    • Stamp Duties Act No. 77 of 1968
    • Trademarks Act No. 194.of 1993
    • Unemployment Insurance Act No. 30 of 1966
    • Usury Act No 73 of 1968
    • Value – Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991

  4. ACCESS TO THE RECORDS HELD [SECTIONS 51(1)(C) AND 51(1)(E)]

    5. Records which are available without a person having to request access in terms of this Act in terms of section 52(2) [Section 51(1)(c)]

      This information can be defined as operational information needed in the day to day running of the company and is generally of little to no use to persons outside the company. (Examples of such information are: Requisitions, internal phone lists, company policies, contracts, employee records and general accounting records).
      The Request Procedures (Prescribed form and fee structure in respect of private bodies)

    The forms and fee structure prescribed under the Act are available at the website of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (www.doj.gov.za) under the regulations section.

  5. OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED [SECTION 51(1)(F)]

    6. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development has not made any regulations in this regard.

  6. AVAILABILITY OF THE MATERIAL [SECTION 51(3)]

    7. This manual is available at our offices free of charge; and copies are available with the SAHRC and here our website.