Terms and Conditions of https://www.hopeapparel.co.za/

HOPE APPAREL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully, as they contain important information about your
rights and duties in your capacity as either a User or (Potential) Client, and form a legally binding
agreement between HOPE APPAREL and yourself (“the Contract”).

1 USING HOPE APPAREL WEBSITE AND SERVICES:
1.1. Definitions of words and the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions (unless the context
indicates a contrary intention) shall be as follows:
1.1.1. “Parties” shall mean the parties to the Contract, and shall refer to:
1.1.1.1. “HOPE APPAREL” refers to NOBUHLEWAM (PTY) LTD trading as Hope Apparel with its head offices in Durban KwaZulu Natal South Africa.
1.1.1.2. “User” refers to any person, being either a natural or juristic person, who uses
the HOPE APPAREL website and who may, or may not, submit a request for Hope Apparel services.
1.1.1.3. “Potential Client” refers to [complete]
1.1.1.4. “Client” refers to a User who submitted a request for HOPE APPAREL’s
services and whose request has been approved by HOPE APPAREL.

1.1.2. “Services” includes the use of HOPE APPAREL’s website

1.1.3. “Intellectual Property Rights” means all industrial, commercial and intellectual property
rights (including equivalent, neighbouring or proximate rights anywhere in the world that
currently exist or are recognised in the future), and includes, but is not limited to,
copyrights, patents and trademarks.
1.1.4. “Contract” means these standard terms and conditions, together with all annexures,
which are to be read together as one contract and will be considered as one document, all
of which will have the effect of a legal and binding agreement between the parties.
“Agreement” shall be construed accordingly.
1.1.5. “Package” means the entire product (s) selected by the Client.
1.1.6. A reference to any document, material, information or data, includes that document,
material, information and data howsoever stored, recorded or embodied, including in any
electronic or digital media or otherwise.
1.2. Eligibility to contract with HOPE APPAREL and to request HOPE APPAREL’s Services
(Children Under 18):
1.2.1. HOPE APPAREL will only knowingly provide products or services to persons who can
lawfully enter into and form contracts under applicable law.
1.2.2. If you are under the age of 18, you may order products or services only under the
supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms and
Conditions.

2 ACQUIRING HOPE APPAREL’S SERVICES/ PRODUCTS:
2.1. A User who has made use of HOPE APPAREL’s website may lodge a request for an order of products with HOPE APPAREL (“HOPE APPAREL’s services”).
2.2. HOPE APPAREL has the sole right to approve, decline, or review any such request for its
services, and may also request additional information before making a decision. The decision (including, in the event of a positive outcome, the quote), which may take a couple of days, shall be final and no further correspondence entered into.
2.3. Subject to clause 2.2 above, HOPE APPAREL may agree to provide the following services:
2.3.1. To allow the User to customise products that are listed for sale on HOPE APPAREL’s
website;
2.3.2. To sell products to a User that are listed for sale;
2.3.3. To allow the User to subscribe to receive communication from HOPE APPAREL and to
use HOPE APPAREL’s galleries.

3 OBLIGATIONS OF USERS AND CLIENTS:
3.1. Responsibilities:
3.1.1. The User agrees that any design(s) and or information seen or sourced from the HOPE APPAREL’s website or other media or employees, will not be duplicated/ imitated for personal or resale purposes.
3.1.2. The User is and shall be wholly and exclusively responsible, at the User’s own cost, for:
3.1.2.1. All telecommunication lines, modems, communication controllers, routers,
multiplexers, terminals and all other equipment, hardware and software
necessary to access and use the HOPE APPAREL website and request use of In
the Gap Clothing’s services;
3.1.2.2. The use that the User makes of HOPE APPAREL’s website complies with;
3.1.2.2.1. All laws, regulations and rules in the User’s country or jurisdiction;
3.1.2.2.2. Complying with any recommendations or guidelines issued by Hope Apparel
Clothing with respect to the use of HOPE APPAREL’s website and/or
request for HOPE APPAREL’s services; and

3.1.2.2.3. Ensuring that all electronic or other media the User uses in connection, or
in conjunction, with the HOPE APPAREL website and the services
provided, complies with these Terms and Conditions, and all applicable
laws, regulations and rules.

3.1.4. HOPE APPAREL will not accept CHEQUES. The Client undertakes to pay Hope Apparel
ONLY cash and/or Electronic Fund Transfers (EFTs).
3.1.5. For custom orders, full payment is required to confirm an order.
3.1.6. Courier and postal delivery is at the Client’s own risk and the Client hereby indemnifies In
the Hope Apparel from such risk and will not hold HOPE APPAREL responsible for lost
parcels.
3.1.7. All orders must be paid for by the Client in full upon making the order. Orders not paid for or left in the shopping cart for more than 24 hours will no longer be reserved and the order will automatically be cancelled.
3.1.8. The Client undertakes to provide an address where someone will be present to sign for the package. A tracking number will be provided to the Client as soon as Hope Apparel
sends the Client’s parcel.
3.1.9. HOPE APPAREL will not be held responsible for lost parcels. Should the Client require
insurance on the Client’s parcel, the Client undertakes to inform HOPE APPAREL
accordingly.
3.1.10. Should a Client be unhappy with any of the products bought from HOPE APPAREL and wish to return same, the Client undertakes to notify HOPE APPAREL via an e-mail to
team@hopeapparel.co.za immediately. HOPE APPAREL undertakes to exchange
the product provided the item is still in its original condition. The Client expressly agrees
that the return postage and/or courier costs will be for the Client’s own expense.
3.1.11. The User is responsible for choosing the appropriate product size.
3.2. Restrictions on Users and Clients:
3.2.1. The User shall refrain from, and has no right to, commit any of the following acts:
3.2.1.1. Reproduce, publish, distribute, sub-license and/or re-sell either the Hope Apparel
Clothing website and/or HOPE APPAREL’s service to any person; or
3.2.1.2. To use HOPE APPAREL’s website to supply any service to any person; or
3.2.1.3. To modify, adapt, disassemble, recompile and/or reverse engineer the Hope Apparel
Clothing website; or
3.2.1.4. To access, or use, either the HOPE APPAREL website and/or request Hope Apparel to create, author, design any article, product, material or other matter that:
3.2.1.4.1. Is illicit and/or infringes the rights of any person, including but not limited
to, Intellectual Property Rights, trade secrets, rights of privacy and publicity;
3.2.1.4.2. Is false, defamatory or slanderous;
3.2.1.4.3. Condones, promotes, contains or links to adware, cracks, hacks or similar
utilities or programs;
3.2.1.4.4. Exploits images, or the likeness of, minors;
3.2.1.4.5. Encourages the use of drugs or the under-age use of alcohol or cigarettes.
3.2.1.5. To access or use either the HOPE APPAREL website and/or request Hope Apparel
service to manufacture, market, publish, transmit, broadcast, distribute or sell any article, product, material or other matter that falls within the categories listed in clause 3.2.1.4 above;
3.2.1.6. To use, transfer, or implant a virus, routine, or any computer program, or
technology that disrupts, disables, interferes with or otherwise has a detrimental
effect on the HOPE APPAREL website and its associates;
3.2.1.7. To take any action that imposes any unreasonable or disproportionately large
load on the HOPE APPAREL website;
3.2.1.8. To use a robot, spider or other device or process to monitor the activity on or
copy pages from the HOPE APPAREL website;
3.2.1.9. To collect electronic mail addresses or other information from the Hope Apparel
Clothing website,
3.2.1.10. To impersonate and/or misrepresent another person or entity;
3.2.1.11. To engage in any activity that interferes with any person’s ability to use or access
the HOPE APPAREL website and/or to request HOPE APPAREL’s services;
3.2.1.12. To assist, procure, or aid any person to engage in any activity prohibited by these
Terms and Conditions; and
3.2.1.13. To frame, or link, or otherwise use or display, the HOPE APPAREL website in
such a manner so that it appears to be part of the User’s own, or someone else’s
website, without specific agreement.

4 HOPE APPAREL’s OBLIGATIONS:
4.1. Access to, and use of, the HOPE APPAREL website and requests for HOPE APPAREL’s
services:
Subject to the User complying with and discharging each of the User’s obligations under these Terms and Conditions, HOPE APPAREL shall allow the User to access and use the Hope Apparel Clothing website, and to submit a request for HOPE APPAREL’s services.
4.2. Privacy:
HOPE APPAREL may collect personal data concerning the User’s name, billing details,
delivery address and contact details in the course of, and incidental to, the User’s use of the Hope Apparel website and request for HOPE APPAREL’s services.
4.3. Training:
The User and/or Client acknowledges that HOPE APPAREL has no obligation to the User
and/or Client to provide any training or other support in relation to the use and/or operation of the HOPE APPAREL website and/or request for HOPE APPAREL’s services.
4.4. Modification of the HOPE APPAREL website:
HOPE APPAREL reserves the right to modify the organisation, structure, content of the HOPE APPAREL website and/or the request for HOPE APPAREL’s services, and may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the HOPE APPAREL website and/or the request for HOPE APPAREL’s service at any time without notice, or any liability, to User and/or the Client and/or any person. HOPE APPAREL shall have complete discretion over the features, functions and other Terms and Conditions on which the Hope Apparel website and the request for HOPE APPAREL’s service are made available.

5 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:
5.1. Reservation of title:
5.1.1. The User expressly acknowledges that the User derives no right, title or interest in any
Intellectual Property Rights that vest, or subsist in, or relate to, the HOPE APPAREL
website and/or the request for HOPE APPAREL’s services.
5.1.2. The User acknowledges that these Terms and Conditions do not convey that the User
derives any right, title or interest in any Intellectual Property Rights that vest, or subsist in,
or relate to, the HOPE APPAREL website and/or the request for HOPE APPAREL’s
services.
5.1.3. HOPE APPAREL grants the User a limited revocable access to, and use of, the Hope Apparel website, and to request HOPE APPAREL’s service for the User’s intended purposes, subject to the User’s compliance with these Terms and Conditions.
5.1.4. This access does not include the right to collect, or use, information contained on the Hope Apparel website for purposes prohibited by HOPE APPAREL; to compete with HOPE APPAREL; to create derivative works based on the layout or design, look-and- feel, content or structure of the HOPE APPAREL website; or to download or copy the HOPE APPAREL website (other than page caching). If the User uses the Hope Apparel website in a manner that exceeds the scope of this Contract, or if the User breaches these Terms and Conditions in any manner whatsoever, HOPE APPAREL may revoke the permission referred to in clause 4.1 , and deny the User access to, and use of, the HOPE APPAREL website.

5.2. Prohibition on infringement:
5.2.1. The User expressly acknowledges that HOPE APPAREL does not permit, authorise or
condone, and hereby expressly prohibits, the User from accessing or using the Hope Apparel
website, and/or the request for HOPE APPAREL’s services, in a manner that infringes, or is likely to infringe, the Intellectual Property Rights, or any other rights or privileges, of any person anywhere in the world.
5.2.2. The User expressly agrees to not act in a manner that contravenes clause 5.2.1 .

6 WARRANTIES:
6.1. User’s warranties:
6.1.1. The User represents and warrants to HOPE APPAREL that, in the User’s use of the Hope Apparel website and requests for HOPE APPAREL’s services (which Hope Apparel
Clothing as per clause 2.2 may or may not agree to provide), the User will:
6.1.1.1. Not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights, trade secrets, rights of privacy,
rights of publicity or other legal right of any person, and
6.1.1.2. Will comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
6.1.2. The User further represents and warrants to HOPE APPAREL that:
6.1.2.1. There are no claims, demands, or any form of litigation pending, or to the best of
the User’s knowledge threatened, with respect to any content used, or proposed
to be used, by the User;
6.1.2.2. HOPE APPAREL will not be required to make any payments, or compensation,
to any person in connection with its use of such content; and
6.1.2.3. Such content does not contain viruses, or any other programs or technology,
which disrupts or damages the HOPE APPAREL website, and/or the request
for HOPE APPAREL’s services, provided.

6.2. HOPE APPAREL’s warranties:
HOPE APPAREL represents and warrants to User that it has the right to grant access to and
use of, the HOPE APPAREL website and grant requests for HOPE APPAREL’s services, subject to, and in accordance with, these Terms and Conditions.

6.3. Caveats:
6.3.1. HOPE APPAREL provides the HOPE APPAREL website and request for Hope Apparel
Clothing’s services on voetstoots basis.

6.3.2. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be, or may be construed as, a representation or warranty by HOPE APPAREL that the functionality or operation of the Hope Apparel website and/or the request for HOPE APPAREL’s services will:
6.3.2.1. be uninterrupted or free of errors and inaccuracies;
6.3.2.2. meet the User and/or Client’s requirements; or
6.3.2.3. operate in the configuration, or with the hardware, or with the software, used by
the User and/or Client.

6.3.3. The User acknowledges and agrees that the HOPE APPAREL website and the request
for HOPE APPAREL’s services (as with technology generally), may have errors (or bugs)
and may encounter unexpected problems. Accordingly, the User may experience
downtime and errors in the use or operation of the HOPE APPAREL website and/or
request for HOPE APPAREL’s services.
6.3.4. HOPE APPAREL does not, and cannot, control the flow of data and information
through the internet, and such flow depends on the performance of persons and entities
whose actions or inactions may produce situations in which connections to the internet
(or portions thereof) are impaired or disrupted and for which HOPE APPAREL is not
liable.
6.3.5. HOPE APPAREL does not warrant that any data, information, or other content provided on the HOPE APPAREL website, whether concerning any goods or services or any
other subject, is complete or accurate.

6.4. Exclusion of implied warranties:
SUBJECT ONLY TO CLAUSE 6.1 , ALL CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS,
INDEMNITIES AND GUARANTEES WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE AND/OR ANY OTHER
GOODS OR SERVICES THAT MAY BE PROVIDED BY HOPE APPAREL, THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE BE IMPLIED BY STATUTE, LAW, EQUITY, TRADE CUSTOM, PRIOR DEALINGS
BETWEEN THE PARTIES OR OTHERWISE (INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY, FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-
INFRINGEMENT) ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED.

6.5. No representation or reliance:
6.5.1. The User and/or Client acknowledges that neither HOPE APPAREL, nor any person
acting on HOPE APPAREL’s behalf, has made any representation or other inducement
to the User and/or Client to enter into these Terms and Conditions.
6.5.2. The User and/or Client acknowledges and confirms that the User and/or Client does not
enter into this contract subject to these Terms and Conditions, in reliance on any
representation or other inducement by or on behalf of HOPE APPAREL, except for
representations or inducements expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions.

7 EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
7.1. Subject to law:
7.1.1. Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions excludes, restricts, limits or modifies any:
7.1.1.1. Implied condition, warranty or other term of these Terms and Conditions where
pursuant to applicable law to do so, is unlawful or void; or
7.1.1.2. Liability in respect of a breach of these Terms and Conditions where pursuant to
applicable law to do so is unlawful or void; or

7.1.1.3. Liability for fraud or deceit; or
7.1.1.4. Liability for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of either party.

7.2. Exclusion of liability:
7.2.1. Clause 7.2 is subject only to Clause 7.1 .
7.2.2. In no event shall HOPE APPAREL be liable to the User or any person, under these
Terms and Conditions, or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, in respect of the
use of (or failure or performance of) the HOPE APPAREL website and/or a request for
HOPE APPAREL’s services, including but not limited to, in the following instances:
7.2.2.1. Malfunctions, failures, defects, acts or omissions or any other default or liability
caused, directly or indirectly, by:
7.2.2.1.1. any third party;
7.2.2.1.2. actions of the User that were not expressly authorised by Hope Apparel;
7.2.2.1.3. accidents, power surge or failure, events of force majeure, or events
outside HOPE APPAREL’s direct control;
7.2.2.1.4. misuse or abuse by anyone other than HOPE APPAREL;
7.2.2.1.5. alteration or modification of the HOPE APPAREL website and/or the
services provided by HOPE APPAREL;
7.2.2.1.6. any component or part of the HOPE APPAREL website and/or the
services provided, by anyone other than HOPE APPAREL;
7.2.2.1.7. products (including any hardware or software) or services not licensed or
supplied by HOPE APPAREL; or
7.2.2.1.8. any other condition not arising under normal operating conditions.
7.2.2.2. Any loss, cost, damage or expense, of any nature arising out of, or caused,
directly or indirectly, by any breach of the User’s obligations, responsibilities or
warranties set out in these Terms and Conditions;
7.2.2.3. Any loss of profit, interruption of business, loss of or damage to goodwill, and/or
any expectation of benefit;
7.2.2.4. The User’s liability to any person; or
7.2.2.5. Incidental, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages of any
nature, whether such liability is asserted on the basis of common or civil law, or
in equity, including pursuant to any statute, contract, delict (including negligence
or strict liability) or otherwise and notwithstanding that HOPE APPAREL has
been advised of the possibility of any particular loss or damage.

7.3. Links:
7.3.1. HOPE APPAREL may, in its sole and unfettered discretion, and without the User’s
consent, place links on the HOPE APPAREL website to other websites that are owned
or operated by other persons.
7.3.2. HOPE APPAREL cannot, and does not, warrant that the content of such websites is
accurate, complete, legal and/or inoffensive.
7.3.3. The User expressly acknowledges and agrees:
7.3.3.1. To clauses 7.3.1 and 7.3.2 above;
7.3.3.2. That HOPE APPAREL is not responsible for the operation of, or content
located on, any such website; and
7.3.3.3. That by choosing to link to these other websites, the User acknowledges and
agrees the User may not make any claim against HOPE APPAREL for any
damages or losses of any kind arising from the other website(s) and/or link(s).

7.4. Limitation of liability:
7.4.1. Clause 7.4 is subject only to clauses 7.1 , 7.2 and HOPE APPAREL’s express approval of
the User’s request for HOPE APPAREL’s services as per clause 2.2 .
7.4.2. HOPE APPAREL’s sole liability to the Client for any and all breaches of any terms of
these Terms and Conditions, whether express or implied, shall be limited to the
substitution, or replacement, of any product or service that has been ordered using the
HOPE APPAREL website and paid for by the Client after HOPE APPAREL’s express
approval of the User’s request for HOPE APPAREL’s services.

7.5. Indemnity:
7.5.1. The User shall indemnify and hereby releases HOPE APPAREL unconditionally, without
set off or adjustment, against and from any liability, loss, cost, expense or damage,
including all legal fees, arising from or relating to:
7.5.1.1. The User’s use of the HOPE APPAREL website, and/or request for Hope Apparel
Clothing’s services, and/or the media or content posted or uploaded by the User,
including any alleged or actual violation of any law directly or indirectly arising
from such use;
7.5.1.2. Any breach or alleged breach by the User of these Terms and Conditions;
7.5.1.3. The misuse or misappropriation of the media or content referred to in clause
7.5.1.1 above; and
7.5.1.4. Any infringement, or alleged infringement, by the User of any person’s
Intellectual Property Rights, including but not limited to copyright rights,
trademark rights or patent rights, rights of privacy, anywhere in the world.

8 TERMINATION:
8.1. HOPE APPAREL may immediately terminate this contract at any time, with or without
cause, without providing a reason and/or explanation to the User and the Client.
8.2. Upon such termination by HOPE APPAREL, any or all rights and privileges granted to User and/or Client in terms of these Terms and Conditions shall be terminated, including but not limited to:
8.2.1. Suspending the User and/or Client’s access to and/or use of the HOPE APPAREL
website; and
8.2.2. Suspending the User and/or Client’s ability to request the services provided by Hope Apparel Clothing.

8.3. In no event shall any such termination by HOPE APPAREL relieve the User and/or Client of any obligation that has accrued under these Terms and Conditions prior to the date of such termination.
8.4. The User may terminate the contract at any time by ceasing to enter the HOPE APPAREL
website and requesting to use HOPE APPAREL’s services.

8.5. Cooling-Off Right:
Should a Client have entered into a contract for HOPE APPAREL’s services as a result of
direct marketing as defined in the Consumer Protection Act 2008, the Client’s attention is drawn to the rights inferred upon them in terms of section 16(3) of the Consumer Protection Act, in terms of which the Client may terminate this agreement, without reason or penalty, by written notice to HOPE APPAREL within a 5 (five) business day period after the date on which the Client accepted HOPE APPAREL’s quotation, and to have any amount already paid by them in terms hereof refunded in the event of such termination. (please note online acceptance of quotation is considered the moment when payment is made by the client on the hope apparel site.

9 GENERAL:
9.1.1. Quotations provided by HOPE APPAREL to the Client are valid for a period of 21 calendar days with the exception of sale or promotional items.
9.1.2. It is expressly agreed by the Client that goods remain the property of HOPE APPAREL until paid for by the Client in full, and will only be dispatched by HOPE APPAREL after successful payment is received.
9.1.3. HOPE APPAREL products may at times be individually hand printed, and slight variations may occur in colour and style of clothing and prints. Cotton-rich products may show signs of shrinkage after wash.

9.1.4 RETURNS, REFUNDS & EXCHANGES

Your Happiness and satisfaction with your purchase is a priority to us. As such, we have a 10-day return or exchange policy calculated from the time you receive the parcel. However, this policy is subject to the following;

• Returned items have not been worn and are in their original packaging and condition i.e. unworn, unwashed and undamaged.
• In the unlikely event of you receiving a damaged, defective or wrong order, please email images of the product and damaged area within 48 hours of receiving it and we will help you through the exchange process.
• All products on our website display a size chart for guidance, however in the unlikely event that you have ordered the wrong size or we have packaged the wrong size/ product, please email us within 48hrs of receiving your purchase and we will help you through the exchange process.
• Your choice of either a refund or store credit will be issued, less the cost of courier to return the item to our Head Office (in Durban). This cost may possibly be waived from case to case. Courier fees will be for THE CUSTOMER’S account.

Once we receive your item, we will inspect it and notify you that we have received your returned item. We will notify you on the status of your refund after inspecting the item. If your return is approved, we will initiate a refund to your card or bank account (original method of payment). Please note: Non-refundable items include Face Masks, SALE items, gift vouchers, coupon discounts and prize giveaways.

WE CANNOT REFUND COURIER COSTS INVOLVED WITH RETURNS/EXCHANGES.

9.2. Severability:
9.2.1. If a clause, or any part of any clause, of these Terms and Conditions, or a right or remedy of a party under these Terms of Use, is found to be void, invalid or unenforceable by any court or tribunal having jurisdiction in respect of this Contract, then:
9.2.1.1. Such a clause, or part of a clause, shall be read down or severed in that
jurisdiction only to the extent that it is void, invalid or unenforceable; and
9.2.1.2. Such a reading down or severing does not affect the validity or enforceability of:
9.2.1.2.1. the remaining terms or clauses in the contract; and
9.2.1.2.2. that term or clause in other jurisdictions.

9.3. Variation:
9.3.1. HOPE APPAREL may unilaterally, in its sole and unfettered discretion, amend these
Terms and Conditions at any time, and the User and Client hereby agrees to abide by and
be fully bound by such amended terms.
9.3.2. The amended terms shall be effective automatically and immediately once they are
posted on HOPE APPAREL’s website.
9.3.3. The User’s continued access and use of HOPE APPAREL’s website, and the User’s
request for HOPE APPAREL’s services, after such posting on HOPE APPAREL’s
website constitutes the User’s unequivocal and unconditional acceptance of the amended
terms and conditions.
9.3.4. These Terms and Conditions may not be otherwise amended.
9.3.5. If the User does not agree to any amendments to these Terms and Conditions, or to any of the current terms and conditions, the User’s only right and remedy is to cease using the Hope Apparel website and to cease requesting the use of HOPE APPAREL’s services.
9.4. Waiver:
A waiver, consent, election or acquiescence given by HOPE APPAREL to a party under
these Terms and Conditions, is only effective and binding if it is in writing.
9.5. Assignment:
HOPE APPAREL may at any time transfer, assign, novate or otherwise dispose of any part
of, or all of, its rights or obligations under this Contract and these Terms and Conditions,
provided that HOPE APPAREL gives the User and/or Client five (5) calendar days’ notice
in writing.
9.6. Governing Law and Jurisdiction:
9.6.1. This Contract and its termination shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
9.6.2. HOPE APPAREL and the User and/or Client agree that all legal action based on any
claim arising under or out of this contract must be determined in accordance with South
African law, and filed and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction located in the
Republic of South Africa.
9.6.3. HOPE APPAREL and the User and/or Client hereby expressly consent and irrevocably
submit to the jurisdiction of such court in respect of all legal action or proceedings arising
out of or in connection with this Contract, its implementation, interpretation and/or
termination.
9.6.4. The User and/or Client hereby expressly consents to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court in respect of any action or proceedings which may be brought in connection with this Contract, notwithstanding that such action or proceedings would otherwise be beyond such jurisdiction, without prejudice to HOPE APPAREL’s right to institute action in the High Court having jurisdiction.