1. Purpose and acceptance
By using this website, you agree to these terms. It provides general information about HES, its product categories, services and developing initiatives. It is an invitation to enquire and does not itself constitute a binding offer, professional advice, statutory approval or guarantee.
2. Quotations and products
A transaction becomes binding only when recorded in written terms accepted by the relevant parties. Product images are illustrative. Specifications, certification, compatibility, availability, pricing, taxes, duties, delivery, installation, warranties and country-specific requirements must be confirmed in the final written quotation or agreement.
3. Independent providers
Unless written terms state otherwise, an independent manufacturer, supplier, installer, carrier, transport operator, payment provider or other third party remains responsible for its own products, services, personnel, permits, insurance, conduct and legal compliance. A listing, introduction, status indicator or platform review is not government accreditation, an endorsement or a guarantee.
4. User checks and reliance
Users must assess suitability, verify material information and obtain appropriate professional or regulatory advice before making a procurement, operational, safety or transport decision. Website content does not replace the latest written specifications, statutory records or signed commercial terms.
5. Availability and security
HES applies reasonable measures to maintain the website, but does not promise uninterrupted, error-free or fully secure access. Availability, messages, location signals, alerts and third-party systems may be affected by connectivity, devices, maintenance, cyber incidents or events outside HES’s reasonable control. Users must maintain their own records and contingency plans.
6. Links and intellectual property
External links are provided for convenience. HES does not control third-party content, privacy practices or availability. Website content, trade names, logos and original materials are protected by applicable intellectual-property law. Third-party marks remain their owners’ property.
7. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, HES will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or for loss of profit, revenue, data, goodwill or business opportunity arising from use of, inability to use, or reliance on this website, third-party content or an independent provider’s acts or omissions. Any direct liability remains subject to applicable law and the written terms governing the relevant transaction or service.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any right, remedy, warranty, duty or liability that may not lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for fraud, wilful misconduct or gross negligence where such exclusion is prohibited.
8. Acceptable use
Users may not misuse the website, attempt unauthorised access, introduce harmful code, impersonate another person, submit unlawful or misleading material, scrape protected information or interfere with the website or another user. A user is responsible, subject to applicable law, for reasonably foreseeable loss caused by that user’s unlawful or deliberate misuse.
9. Governing law and updates
South African law governs these website terms. Courts with lawful jurisdiction in South Africa may hear disputes. HES may update these terms prospectively by publishing a revised date. Material transaction terms will not be changed retrospectively through this website notice.