These terms govern your use of the Wattson & Ohms website. They are not a contract for our services — any work we carry out for you is governed by a separate written agreement, quotation or service level agreement.
Acceptance of these terms
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the site.
About this website
This website describes the protection and assurance services offered by Wattson & Ohms and publishes free guidance for engineers, facility managers and site personnel. It is provided for general information and marketing purposes.
Our content is not site-specific engineering advice
The articles, guides and whitepapers published here explain general principles of earthing, lightning and surge protection and how standards such as SANS 10313 and IEC 62305 are commonly applied. They are written for a broad audience and cannot account for the conditions, risk profile, soil, structure or equipment at your particular site.
Nothing on this website should be relied on as engineering advice, a risk assessment, a design, or a substitute for a professional inspection of your installation. Protection systems must be designed, installed, tested and certified by a competent person against the requirements that apply to your site. If you need advice for a specific site, talk to our engineers and we will assess it properly.
Demonstration dashboards and figures
Any dashboards, readings, alerts or performance figures shown on this site are illustrative demonstrations intended to show how our monitoring service presents information. They do not represent live data from any client site and should not be interpreted as a guarantee of any particular result or response time.
Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the content of this website — including text, illustrations, graphics, layout and the Wattson & Ohms name and logo — belongs to Wattson & Ohms or is used with permission. You may read, download and print pages for your own internal and non-commercial use. You may not republish, sell or systematically copy our content, or use our branding, without our written permission.
Client names, logos and trade marks shown on this site remain the property of their respective owners and are displayed with their permission to identify our work. Standards referenced by name, such as SANS and IEC publications, remain the property of the bodies that publish them.
Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Use the site for any unlawful purpose or in breach of these terms.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site, its infrastructure, or any system or data connected to it.
- Introduce malicious code, or interfere with the availability, security or proper functioning of the site.
- Scrape, harvest or systematically extract content or data from the site.
Availability and accuracy
We work to keep this site accurate and available, but we do not warrant that it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that the information on it is complete or current at all times. Standards, regulations and best practice change, and content may not immediately reflect those changes. We may alter, suspend or withdraw any part of the site without notice.
Third-party links
Where we link to third-party websites or reference third-party organisations, we do so for information only. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, availability or privacy practices.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Wattson & Ohms will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, this website or its content — including any indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, or loss of data. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.
This clause does not affect the obligations we owe you under any signed agreement for our services, which are governed by that agreement.
Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information and your rights under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). It forms part of these terms.
Governing law
These terms and any dispute arising from them are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and are subject to the jurisdiction of the South African courts.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when they were last revised, and the version published here is the one that applies.
Contact us
If you have any questions about these terms, email info@wattson-ohms.com.