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The Dermatological Society of South Africa aims to promote the science and practice of dermatology in South Africa through education and mentoring and plays an important role in the requirements for future dermatological education for both undergraduates and graduates.

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	info@dermatology.co.za
	Operation hours: 9am – 5pm on weekdays
	Postal Address 16 St. Peters Road, Southernwood, East London, 5213

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Terms of Use

These terms of use (“Terms of Use”), together with the documents referred to herein, makes provision for the terms and conditions applicable when making use of the Dermatology Society of South Africa (“DSSA”) and the South African Society for Dermatologic Surgery (“SASDS”) (“us”, “we” or “our”) joint website www.dermatology.co.za (“our joint website”) or any of the respective websites of DSSA (“DSSA website (www.derma.co.za)) and SASDS (“SASDS Website (www.sasds.co.za)) . Reference to “our sites” or “our site” may be a reference to all sites or any one of the mentioned sites.

Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the joint website or any of the DSSA – or SASDS websites, as these will apply to your use of any of the websites (“the agreement”). We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference.

If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, we advise that your refrain from making use of our joint website.

1. OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS

1.1) These Terms of Use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our joint website or any of the DSSA or SASDS websites:
1.1.1) our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal information we or either of the organisations may collect from you, or that you provide to us or any one of the organisations. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all personal information provided by you is accurate.
1.2) If you register as a Member under any of the DSSA or SASDS websites our Terms of Services, and these Terms of Use will apply to the provision of the Services made available via the applicable website.

2. INFORMATION ABOUT US

	DSSA	SASDS
Physical address	16 St Peters Road, Southernwood, East London, 5213 (“Premises”)	8 Monks View, Church Street, Plettenberg Bay, 6600 (“Premises”).
Postal Address	As above	As above
Email	sarini@telkomsa.net (Sarina Drusinsky)	vdhandel@iafrica.com (Sian van den Handel)
Tel:	+27 43 743 8813/5353	+27 44 533 3067
www	www.derma.co.za	www.sasds.co.za

3. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

3.1) We may change these Terms of Use or any other term as referred to under these Terms of Use at any time. The amendments will be applicable when published on our joint website. Where any of the terms are DSSA or SASDS specific we will confirm it accordingly.
3.2) Please check the Terms of Use from time to time to take notice of any changes made, as they are binding on you. Take note, the terms applicable on conclusion of the sale of services to you will apply for the particular purchase.

4. CHANGES TO SITES

4.1) We may update our sites from time to time, and may change the Content at any time.
4.2) We may stop publishing our sites at any time without notice and will not be responsible for any consequences.
4.3) Please note: The Content on our sites are provided for general information purposes only and that the Content may be out of date at any given time. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our sites, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied , that the Content on our sites are accurate, complete, free from errors or omissions or up-to-date.

5. ACCESSING OUR SITES

5.1) Access to our sites is made available free of charge.
5.2) Service costs (where applicable) will be published to you prior to use of the Services.
5.3) We do not guarantee that our sites, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our sites is permitted on a temporary basis.
5.4) We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our sites (including, but not limited to, the Services available) without notice to you. We will not be liable to you if, for any reason, our sites are unavailable at any time or for any period.
5.5) You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our sites, including, but not limited to, mobile data and the costs associated with it. We do not guarantee that our sites, or any portion thereof, will function on any particular hardware or devices. In addition, use of our sites may be subject to malfunctions and delays inherent in the use of the Internet and electronic communications.
5.6) You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our sites through your Internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
5.7) Our sites are directed to people residing in the Republic of South Africa. We do not represent that content available on or through our site are appropriate or available in other locations. We may limit the availability of our sites or any Service described on our sites to any person or geographic area at any time. If you choose to access our sites from outside the Republic of South Africa or if you are not a resident or citizen in South Africa, you do so at your own risk and you access will be subject to the law and courts of the Republic of South Africa.

6. RIGHTS GRANTED TO YOU

6.1) Subject to these Terms of Use, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferrable and revocable, license to access and use our sites and Content at any time, solely for your personal, non-commercial use.
6.2) Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by us.

7. PROHIBITED USES

You may not use our sites or Content:
7.1) in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
7.2) in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect (including but not limiting to harassment of third party service providers).
7.3) to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (for example: Spam).
7.4) to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware into our sites or the Content used by us or any other Users of our sites; or
7.5) to access, without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt any part of our sites or the equipment or network on which the website is stored.
You may further not:
7.6) remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices from any portion of our sites or from the Services available;
7.7) reproduce, copy (direct or indirect), modify, adapt, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, license, lease, sell, resell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast or otherwise exploit our sites or the Services (or any part thereof);
7.8) decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble our sites or the Services except as may be permitted by applicable law;
7.9) cause or launch any programs or scripts for the purpose of scraping, mirroring, indexing, surveying, or otherwise data mining any portion of our sites or unduly burdening or hindering the operation and/or functionality of any aspect of our sites;
7.10) frame our sites or any part thereof;
7.11) access or use our sites or the Content through automated means, including through the use of robots, spiders, or offline readers(other than by individually performed searches on publicly accessible search engines for the sole purpose of, and solely to the extent necessary for, creating publicly available search indices – but not caches or archives – of our sites or the Content and excluding those search engines or indices that host, promote, or link primarily to infringing or unauthorized content); or
7.12) attempt to gain unauthorized access to or impair any aspect of our sites or its related systems or networks.
E-mail addresses, names, telephone numbers and fax numbers published on our sites may not be incorporated into any database used for commercial purposes or electronic marketing or similar purposes. The presentation of such details is no “opt-in” / permission from us to utilise same.

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

8.1) DSSA and SASDS are the respective owners and/ or rightful licensees of all intellectual property rights (including but not limited to, concepts, know-how, data processing techniques, copyrights, patents, designs (including the website look and feel and lay out and photos), inventions, trademarks, tables and compilations of data which are created, invented and/ or developed, (registered or unregistered) in our sites and Content and any subsequent Services.
8.2) You may copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our sites for your personal use and to determine whether you wish to acquire the products or services published on our sites. You may draw the attention of others to content posted on our sites or by sharing same via social networks or other means available.
8.3) You must not modify the copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded from our sites in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text or claim that it is yours. Our status as the authors of Content on our sites must always be acknowledged.
8.4) Neither these Terms of Use nor your purchase of the products and/ or Services convey or grant to you any rights:
8.4.1) in or related to our sites except for the limited license granted under clause 6 above; or
8.4.2) to use or reference in any manner our business names, service names, product names, logos, trademarks, designs or services marks or those of our licensors (registered or unregistered).

9. LIMITATION OF OUR LIABILITY

9.1) WE PROVIDE OUR SITES TO YOU ON AN “AS-IS” AND ON AN “ AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE EXCLUDE ALL CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR OTHER TERMS WHICH MAY APPLY TO OUR SITES OR ANY CONTENT ON IT, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IN ADDITION, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE TIMELINES, QUALITY, RELIABILITY, SUITABILITY, OR AVAILABILITY OF OUR SITES OR ANY OF OUR SERVICES THROUGH THE USE OF OUR SITES, OR THAT THE USE OF OUR SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. YOU AGREE THAT IT IS WITHIN YOUR SOLE DISCRETION TO USE OUR SITES AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF OUR SITES REMAINS SOLELY WITH YOU, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAW AND THAT YOU WILL INDEMNIFY US AGAINST ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, DAMAGE, COSTS, LOSS OR LIABILITY (INCL. REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES) RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OUR SITE.
9.2) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE, OUR OWNERS, DIRECTORS (WHERE APPLICABLE), EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER OR HOWSOEVER CAUSED ARISING FROM THE ACCESS OR USE OF OUR SITES OR THE PURCHASE OF ANY OF OUR OR ANY THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THROUGH OUR SITES.
9.3) YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD US AND OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS AND AGENTS HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY OWN CLIENT FEES), ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH: (I) YOUR BREACH OR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE; OR (II) YOUR VIOLATION OF OUR RIGHTS.
9.4) WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DEFAULT OR DELAY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR SERVICES TO YOU IF AND TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DEFAULT OR DELAY IS CAUSED BY ANY ACT OF GOD, WAR OR CIVIL DISTURBANCE, LABOUR UNREST, COURT ORDER OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL INCLUDING FLUCTUATIONS IN COMMUNICATIONS OR UTILITY SERVICES (“FORCE MAJEURE”) AND PROVIDED WE ARE OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT FAULT IN CAUSING SUCH DEFAULT OR DELAY, AND SUCH DEFAULT OR DELAY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE US THROUGH THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE SOURCES, WORKAROUND PLANS OR OTHER MEANS.
9.5) DIFFERENT LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY MAY APPLY TO LIABILITY ARISING AS A RESULT OF THE SUPPLY OF SERVICES BY US TO YOU, WHICH WILL BE SET OUT IN OUR SERVICE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

10. SECURITY

10.1) Although we are not obliged to provide security on our sites, we feel it is important that your information, or any communication between us, is dealt with in the most secure manner reasonably possible. However, because of the nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that your communications with us via our sites are completely secure at all times.
10.2) To provide adequate security to all our Users, and to monitor activities prohibited under section 86 of the ECT Act, you hereby agree to our right to intercept, monitor, block, read, delete or access all data sent to the website or any of our other communication facilities, for example, email, instant messaging or fax-to-email applications, subject to the conditions as set out under the RIC Act.
10.3) It is our policy to virus check documents and files before they are uploaded to our sites. However, we cannot guarantee that documents or files downloaded from our sites will be free from viruses and we do not accept any responsibility for any damage or loss caused by any such virus. Accordingly, for your own protection, you must use virus-checking software when using this website. Further, you agree not to upload or provide, via our sites, any document or file that may contain a virus. You are required to virus check any document or file which you intend to upload or provide to our sites.

11. LINKING TO OUR SITES

11.1) You may link to our sites from your site or other social media pages, but only to the homepage of our sites, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it or breach any provision of these Terms of Use.
11.2) You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists, or provide a link to our sites in any website that is not owned by you.
11.3) We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice to you.
11.4) The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with our Acceptable Use Policy.

12. CONTENT AND LINKS IN OUR SITES

12.1) Where our sites contain links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience and information only. You acknowledge that different terms of use and privacy policies may apply to your use of such third party content. We do not endorse such third-party content and in no event shall we be responsible or liable for any Services of such third party providers. You, therefore, assume sole responsibility for the use of a third party website;
12.2) We make no warranties or representations regarding the quality, accuracy, reliability, legality, merchantability or fitness for purpose of third party website content or products or services available through third party websites or that third party website content does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person.
12.3) We expressly disclaim acting in any respect on behalf of third party website operators and/or owners. Please note that third party websites may be subject to their own terms of supply or services different from those of this site;
12.4) Social networks: You agree that when accessing, using and/ or posting or uploading any content or materials of any kind to our social network pages (including but not limited to [Facebook, LinkedIn] or any other facility made available by us from time to time), You will”-
12.2.1) not use the social network page of communication facility in any improper or unlawful manner or in breach of any legislation or licence that applies to You;
12.2.2) not harass others or disclose personal information about others that could amount to harassment;
12.2.3) not submit, publish, post, upload, store, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, offensive, obscene, indecent, harmful, confidential, hateful, threatening or otherwise illegal or objectionable material or information;
12.2.4) not submit, post or upload files that contain software or other material the intellectual property rights in which are owned by any third party or which are protected by rights of privacy or publicity of any third party without having received all necessary consents;
12.2.5) not upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other software or programs that may interfere with or damage the operation of the social network page or any other computer;
12.2.6) not impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent yourself in any way;
12.2.7) not promote any activity that is illegal;
12.2.8) not use software to harvest information from the social media network page;
12.2.9) not submit any material which is prohibited by any applicable data protection or privacy legislation;
12.2.10) only upload or submit material to the social network page which either You own or which You have the permission of the owner of that material to submit; or
12.2.11) not otherwise submit, post or upload any content or materials or otherwise do anything in breach of the Facebook Terms of Use.
12.2.12) Social media is not a medium for conflict resolution or lodging complaints. Complaints should be sent to either DSSA ([ADD EMAIL] or use our online communication form) or SASDS (info@sasds.co.za).
12.2.13) abide to the particular social network’s Code of Conduct (Facebook) or community guidelines (Instagram) or any other similar rules and guidelines made available by the particular social network. You agree that You shall be solely responsible for all content, information or materials of whatever nature or medium that You submit, post, upload, publish or display on or through the social media network page or transmit to or share with other users (“User Content”) and You warrant and undertake that You own the intellectual property rights in and to all User Content or that You are otherwise entitled to submit the same to the Page. You acknowledge and agree that We may, but are not obligated to, monitor the content (including the User Content) on the social media network page(s) and may delete or remove from the said page immediately without notice any User Content or any other content of whatever nature, for any or no reason, including without limitation, if such content in our absolute discretion is in breach of any of the rules or guidelines made available or in breach of these Terms of Use.

13. BREACH, SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

13.1) Kindly take note that it is within our discretion to determine whether there has been a breach of these Terms of Use through your use of our sites. When a breach occurs, we may take such action as we deem appropriate.
13.2) We specifically exclude any liability for our actions taken in response to a breach of these Terms of Use.
13.3) All costs, charges and expenses of whatsoever nature which may be incurred by us in enforcing our rights in terms hereof including, without limitation, legal costs on the scale as between an attorney and own client and collection commission, irrespective of whether any action has been instituted, shall be recoverable from you if the above rights are successfully enforced.
13.4) No relaxation or indulgence, by either one of us to the other, shall constitute a waiver of the rights of that person and shall not preclude that person from exercising any rights which may have arisen in the past or which may arise in future.
13.5) Any provision under these Terms of Use, which contemplates performance or observance subsequent to any termination, or expiration of these Terms of Use shall survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Use and continue in full force and effect.

14. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

Please note that these Terms of Use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. The parties further agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Western Cape High Court, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute that may arise from these Terms and Conditions.

15. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT

15.1) Any Data Messages sent by us to you shall be deemed to have been sent from the Premises.
15.2) A Data Message is deemed to be sent:
15.2.1) By us, at the time shown on such message, or if not so shown, at the time shown on our information system; and
15.2.2) By you, at the time when we confirm receipt thereof.
15.3) A Data Message is deemed to be< received:
15.3.1) By us, only when an authorised representative responds thereto (excluding an automated response). Such acknowledgement does not give legal effect to that message, unless specifically indicated by us that it does; and
15.3.2) By you, once it enters your information system.
15.4) As provided for in terms of section 11(3) of the ECT Act, all information incorporated by the use of hyperlinks and/ or other methods of reference shall form part of these Terms of Use.
15.5) Attribution of Data Messages – You agree and warrant that any Data Message sent, from any computer or device that is owned by you or programmed by you, to us was sent by you.
15.6) Expression of Intent – use of our sites: For purposes of electronic communications between you and us no electronic signature is required. The mere browsing of our sites demonstrates your intent to be a party to this Terms of Use.

16. CONTACT

16.1) Website functionality or any other recommendations: Send us an email to Contact DSSA or Contact SASDS (click on link)
16.2) Questions or queries about Services and related services: Contact us by way ofContact DSSA or Contact SASDS (click on link).
16.3) Complaints: We kindly request that you contact us first should you have any complaints or any other service related issues. It is important to us that you are satisfied with your purchases. You may use the contact information as perContact DSSA or Contact SASDS (click on link). Please ask for a reference number if you speak to any of our representatives/ consultants. We will of course reply to your complaint as soon as practically possible, but wish to note that we stand under no legal obligation to resolve such complaint.
16.4) Legal Documentation or Notices (hopefully this will never be required):
16.4.1) Physical address: our Premises (clause 2 above);
16.4.2) Email: Contact DSSA or Contact SASDS (click on link) (subject: “LEGAL”), whichever is applicable;
16.4.3) Marked for the attention of: Exco Manager.
16.5) If we are required to send you any legal documents or notices you agree that we can send it via electronic mail to your email address, or by written communication by way of registered post to your address or if delivery to the aforesaid addresses is not successful, then such contact details we may find about you on the Internet.
16.6) Any notice to you, or us, which is:
16.6.1) sent by prepaid registered post in a correctly addressed envelope to the address specified for it under paragraph 16.4.1 above shall be deemed to have been received, unless the contrary is proven, within 10 (ten) days from the date on which it was posted;
16.6.2) delivered by hand, shall be deemed to have been received on the day of delivery, provided that it has been delivered to a responsible person during ordinary business hours; or
16.6.3) sent by a Data Message to the addressee shall be deemed to be received as per paragraph 15.3 above.
16.7) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a written notice actually received by you or us, including a notice sent by telefax, shall be an adequate notice to it notwithstanding that it was not sent or delivered to the chosen address.

17. DEFINITIONS

17.1) Consumer shall have the same meaning attributed to it in terms of the Consumer Protection Act.
17.2) Content means any information, content, images, video, audio, data, works of authorship, materials, software and technology which may be displayed on, incorporated into, underlying, or used to operate our sites;
17.3) CPA means the Consumer Protection Act, Act 68 of 2008;
17.4) Data Message shall have the same meaning attributed to it in terms of the ECT Act;
17.5) ECT Act means the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, Act 25 of 2002;
17.6) Personal Information shall have the same meaning attributed to it in terms of the POPI Act;
17.7) POPI Act means the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013;
17.8) Services means the services as presented on our sites;
17.9) RIC Act means the Regulation of Interception of Communication and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, Act 70 of 2002; and
17.10) Users mean users of our sites (including you!).

Privacy Policy

This policy sets out the basis on which any personal information DSSA and/or SASDS (“we”) collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal information and how we will treat it. By visiting http://www.dermatology.co.za, or any of our other websites (“our site”), or by utilising our services you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

Reference to “consent”, “your consent” or “your explicit consent” shall include the clicking of “application” or “submit” button or “I agree” button on our site.

Information

The collection and processing of personal information will be by the following means:

Information provided by you:
By clicking on DSSA or SASDS “members” button, and providing therein the information requested.
By clicking on the contact button on the DSSA or SASDS websites and providing therein the information requested.
By telephoning DSSA or SASDS and providing personal information requested by personnel.
When subscribing to one of our services.
When making contact through our professional media forum (where available) (LinkedIn).
When you complete a DSSA or SASDS survey.
When you report any problem to DSSA or SASDS.
Personal Information collected by us about you via our site:
Technical information, including the internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform.
Information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time); services/ products you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page and any phone number used to call our customer service number.
Personal Information received from other sources:

We may receive information about you when you use any of the other services we provide or where you have authorised us to collect information from selected third parties. Any information gathered in this manner will carry your consent as we would have informed you that, when we collected that information, it may be shared internally and/ or be combined with other information collected on our site.

Cookies

What is a cookie? A ‘cookie’ is a very small piece of information in the form of a text file placed on your computer hard drive by the various websites that you visit. Cookies may be used by us to understand the users of our site better. Cookies allow us to understand who has seen which pages and advertisements, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited and to determine the most popular areas of our site. We use ‘cookies’ to make accessing the our site more convenient, so you don’t need to remember your username / email address. This information will allow us to welcome you by name, and over time to personalise our website content to reflect your preferences. For security reasons, you will still need to enter your password.
How do we use cookies? Our ‘cookies’ are used to store basic information, like your user identification. They do not store password or credit card information.
Can you adjust the use of cookies? You should be able to adjust your browser so that your computer does not accept cookies. If you do this, you will still be able to browse the site but the functions that allow you to access an existing account or page that requires a username or password, will not be available. Or You can adjust your browser to notify you when a website attempts to put a cookie on your computer. How you adjust your browser to stop it accepting cookies or to notify you of them, will depend on the type of internet browser you use;
Please remember, cookies do not contain personal information such as your home address, telephone number or credit card details, however, personal information that we store about you as explained above may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. We do not exchange cookies with any third party websites or external data suppliers. We only keep cookies for the duration of your visit to our site.

Uses made of the information

We use the information held about you in the following ways:

The Information you give to us. We will use the information to:
- carry out our obligations (whether day-to-day administration or maintenance) arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information and services that you request from us, including but not limited to your registration as a member;
- provide you with information about other services and/or products we offer that are similar to those that you have already acquired or enquired about;
- provide you with information about products and/ or services we feel may be of interest to you, as a member of DSSA or SASDS. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, then kindly contact us in writing. Except as stated under this policy, we will not share your information with any third party;
- notify you about changes to our Services and event dates;
- ensure that Content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
- deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to our site or other services you use.
Information we collect about you. We will use the information:
- to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
- to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
- to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service (when you choose to do so);
- as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
- to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
- to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.
Information we receive from other sources. We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).
Submission of Personal Information on behalf of another: Kindly take note that if you provide information on behalf of someone else (i.e. your employees) then it is your responsibility to ensure that you have the authority and/or have obtained the necessary consent from such person before making the information available to us. On receipt of personal information, we assume that the necessary consent has been obtained and will process the Personal Information as per your instructions. You indemnify us against any third-party claim where a third-party claim that personal information has been processed without the necessary consent or other available exception.
We will only use your personal information received for another purpose when:
- You consent thereto; or
- It is in your interest, i.e. necessary to lessen or prevent a serious or imminent threat to life, health or safety; or
- Is required by law or for law enforcement purposes.
Where consent for the use and disclosure of personal information is required, DSSA and SASDS will seek consent from the data subject directly.

Discloser of your information

We may share the information with our personnel and other third parties that assist us in the provision of our services, including services associated with your membership.
We may share the information with third parties:
- Business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with them or you.
- Service providers that provide information processing services to us (as an operator). In those circumstances those third parties shall be required to enter into a non-disclosure agreement on no less stringent terms than found in this privacy policy and to process and protect the information as confidential and in accordance with our instructions.
- Advertisers and advertising networks that require the data to select and serve relevant adverts to you and others. We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to our advertisers, but we may provide them with aggregate information about our users (for example, we may inform them that 500 men aged under 30 have clicked on their advertisement on any given day). We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target. We may make use of the personal information we have collected from you to enable us to comply with our advertisers’ wishes by displaying their advertisement to that target audience.
- Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site.
- Where you have instructed us – for example your contact details on a map for public to see. We ill only publish the information that you consent to;
- If we are under a duty to disclose or share the information in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use applicable to any particular site of ours or terms and conditions of supply of our services to you and other agreements; or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property or safety of our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Where we store your information

Although we try to keep the information within the Republic of South Africa we may transfer it to, and store it at, a destination outside the Republic of South Africa (“RSA”). By submitting the information, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that the information is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that the information is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and that said destination’s data protection legislation is similar to our POPI Act.
All of the information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers or the servers of our service providers or in terms of paper documents, stored in secure locations. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site (login facility), you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Records of the information will not be retained for longer that is necessary for operational or archiving purposes for which the information was collected, unless retention of record is required or authorised by law. Records of the information may be retained for periods in excess of those contemplated for historical, statistical or research purposes, subject to us establishing appropriate safeguards against the records being used for any other purpose and or we have de-identified the record(s).
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will use appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational measurements to protect the information, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site or to any other location by electronic means; any transmission is at your own risk. HOWEVER, once we have received the information, we will use appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational measurements to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Social media platforms (where applicable)

Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that we, our Exco members or personnel participate in are custom to the specific terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively.
You are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate/ engage with them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal information. We will never ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users, wishing to discuss sensitive details or to resolve issues/ concerns, to contact us through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email. We also expect you not to share other persons personal information on social media networks
Our social networks page(s) may share web links to relevant web pages. By default some social media platforms shorten lengthy URL’s. You are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened URL’s published on social media platforms by this website. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine URL’s are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links.

Interception and monitoring of information

We reserve the right to intercept, monitor, copy or block communications to and from our communication facilities (including but not limited to our site, the login facility, email, SMSs etc.) in accordance with the relevant provisions of the law.

Your rights

Marketing: You have the right to ask us not to process the information for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your information) if we intend to use your information for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at DSSA or SASDS or use the unsubscribe functionality on our email communications.
Third party websites/ social media sites: Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal information to these websites.
Access to information: You have a right to see/ access the information that we keep. You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you upon receipt of a written request and payment of a fee as per the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (“PAI Act”) (click here to view the PAI Act (as amended)). It is important to take note that not all information requested may be disclosed. Disclosure of information shall take place in accordance with the PAI Act.
You are also encouraged to use available controls and settings on your device to reflect your privacy preferences.
Protection of personal information: We are committed to process personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI” Act) (click here to view the POPI Act). If you feel that we are not compliant, then kindly contact us in writing at the contact details as below

Quality of personal information

It is your responsibility to check the accuracy of the information prior to submission to us. On receipt of the information we assume that you have checked it and that the information is accurate.
Please contact us at [DSSA] or [SASDS] if the information that we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated. Take note that a request to update the information may take up to 48 (forty-eight) hours to execute, or you could login to our online facility and update the information yourself.
We will endeavour to the best of our ability to make available to you means to amend the information by yourself.

Changes to our privacy policy

We may change the terms of this policy at any time by updating this document. We will notify you of any changes by placing a notice in a prominent place on the website or the software detailing the changes that we have made and indicating the date that they were last updated. If you do not agree with the changes, then you must stop using the website, the software and our services. If you continue to use the website, software or our services following notification of a change to the terms, the changed terms will apply to you and you will be deemed to have accepted those updated terms.

Dr Raboobee

Vitiligo Society Representative

Education

MBChB (Natal) 1983

FFDerm (SA) 1989

Practice

Senior lecturer – University of Kwa Zulu Natal, Medical School, Durban, South Africa

1989 – 2014

Senior consultant dermatologist – King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa 1989-2014

Examiner for College of Medicine of South Africa

Private practice since 1990

Interests

Vitiligo - medical and surgical treatments

Biologics for Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis and Urticaria

Immunotherapy of viral warts

Memberships | Leadership

President: National Vitiligo Society of South Africa

Chairman: South African Psoriasis Guidelines Committee (2012)

Chairman: KZN Derm IPA 2010

International Fellow: American Academy of Dermatology

Chairman: The KZN Dermatology IPA (Independent Practioners Association) (2010)

Member: South African Dermatological Society

Member: Medical Association of South Africa

Member: South African Medical and Dental Council

Member Board of Trustees Gordon Road Girls’ School (2004-2008)

Member of Advisory Board – Fit Pregnancy magazine

Senior Lecturer - University of Kwa Zulu Natal, Medical School, Durban, RSA 1989 -2014

Senior Consultant Dermatologist - King Edward VIII & Addington Hospitals, Durban, RSA 1989-2014

Examiner for College of Medicine of South Africa

Editor: Indian Journal of Dermatology

Editor: Skin Deep

Dr J Smith

President

Information coming soon

Dr D Whitaker

Past President

Education

Dr Dagmar Whitaker obtained S.E.G. in 1982 (summa cum laude)

M.D at the University of Frankfurt (cum laude). 1983

Worked in internal Medicine from 1984 – 1989.

Registrar in Dermatology at the University of Stellenbosch from 1990 – 1994.

During 1994 Light Therapy training at the Department of Dermatology University of Munich, Germany. M.Med. Derm – University of Stellenbosch 1994

Practice

No information yet

Interests

In private practice in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa since1994.

Memberships | Leadership

Registrars Prize for Best Congress presentation

Publication in Journal of Skin-Diseases (RSA) and CME journal(RSA)

Hautarzt Publication (2004): Author of the Melanoma Guidelines for South Africa.

Co-Author of the Psoriasis Guidelines for South Africa

Actively involved in skin cancer awareness campaigns (lectures at schools, publications in the lay press, radio interviews, TV / video production) in collaboration with UNEP as well as Ministry of Environmental Affairs (United Nations Environmental Program, Ozone Office).

Actively involved in CME programmes (lectures to GP’s and Pharmacists).

Local congress presentations:

1-2 Congress presentations (RSA) per year,on skincancer,melanoma, Vitiligo including PDT workshops.

International congress presentations:

Congress Presentation on PDT at the EADV 2004.

Congress Presentation on Melanoma management at the World Melanoma conference in Vienna 2009

Invited speaker on Melanoma around the world Melanoma conference Hamburg 2013

Invited faculty member of the World skincancer congress ,Edinburgh 2014

Invited Speaker at Skincancer congress in Suzdal, Russia 2015

Congress president and speaker at the first World Melanoma Society conference in Cape Town 2017

Invited speaker at the International Summer Academy Munich 2017

Invited Speaker Melanoma Conference Rio de janeiro August 2018

Invited speaker (Pleanary Lecture) Europeoan Dermato-Oncology conference Barcelona nov 2018

Association

President of the Melanoma Society South Africa

Vice president of the Melanoma World Society

Vice president Woman in Dermatology Society South Africa

Immediate Past President Dermatological Society South Africa

Member of Advisory Boards (Biologicals combined committee, Roche, Aspen, Adcock Ingram, Novartis)

Dr S Druzinsky

Secretary

Sarina Drusinsky (secretary of DSSA)dermatologist in East London , Eastern Cape

Won the prize in final year of MBCHB for the best thesis

Graduated at University of Stellenbosch cum laude 1986

Was part time specialist at Frere hospital till 2008

Presently in full time practice in Vincent ,East London

Participates in multiple outreach programs in the eastern cape doing clinics at underpriveledged schools

Member of SASDS,DSSA,melanoma society of South Africa ,Vitiligo Society ,American Academy of dermatology ,African Woman’s dermatological society and the Dermatological Aesthetic Surgery international league (DASIL)

Has a special interest in cancers of the skin as well as medical dermatology ,dermatological surgery,dermatopathology and aesthetic dermatology (trained in injecting botulinum toxin ,hyaluronic acid and biostimulators such as Sculptra ) Winner of the regional business woman of the year (professional category in 2019)

Dr W Visser

Treasurer

Education

MBChB, MFamMed, MMed(Derm)

Practice

Head of Dermatology, Stellenbosch University, Medical dermatology

Dr N Khoza

AWDS and KZN Representative

Education

2003 Graduated from the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine.

2011 Obtained Fellowship from the College of Dermatologists of South Africa.

Dr Khoza has worked extensively in the field of dermatology at all major Durban hospitals.

Practice

Dr Khoza is a Specialist Dermatologist residing in Durban.

She is also an Honorary Consultant and Lecturer at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine.

Interests

Pigmentation and Hair Disorders

Acne and Scar Management

Skin Cancer Management

Cosmetic Dermatology

HIV and Skin

Immunobullous Disease

Memberships | Leadership

Executive Committee Member of SASDS

Secretary and Founding Member of the Women’s Dermatologic Association of South Africa (WDSSA)

Executive Committee Member of the South African Epidermolysis Bullosa Interest Group (SAEBIG)

Dr R Lehloenya

Regional Representative Western Cape

Information coming soon

Dr I Heydenrych

SASDS representative

Education

Before specialising in Dermatology, Izolda obtained a Diploma in Anaesthetics and BSc Hons in Nuclear Medicine (Stellenbosch University)

M.Med (Dermatology)	University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1997
Hons.B.Sc. (Nuclear Medicine)	University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1991
Diploma in Anaesthesiology	South African College of Medicine,South Africa, 1987
M.B.,Ch.B.	University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1978
Teachers’ Licentiate Diploma Piano	University of South Africa, 1977
Performers’ Licentiate Diploma Piano	Royal Schools of Music, London, 1977
Performers’ Diploma Licentiate Chamber Music	University of South Africa, 200

Practice

Izolda is a director and co-founder of the Cape Town Cosmetic Dermatology Centre and is currently in full-time private practice.

Interests

Due to her passion for teaching, she holds an Honorary Consultant’s position in Aesthetics at Stellenbosch University, where she pioneered formal aesthetic training for Dermatologists.

Over the past 3 years, she instituted the Short Course in Cosmetic Dermatology (SCCD) for qualified Dermatologists as well as the Dermatology Aesthetic Review Meetings (DARM), which have now evolved to include multiple fraternities at national meetings.

She has also instituted formal registrar training (RATS) for the registrars of both Cape Town and Stellenbosch Universities, an initiative that is to extend to the University of KwaZulu-Natal as of 2017.

Memberships | Leadership

Director: Cape Town Cosmetic Dermatology Centre

Honorary Consultant (Aesthetics), Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine,

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

President of the South African Society of Dermatologic Surgery

Founding member of the African Women’s Dermatological Society

South African representative of the International Allergan Medical Aesthetics Academy

Key Opinion leader for L’Oreal/SkinCeuticals/La Roche Posay

Dr S Kannenberg

Exco member

Education

MMed Derm (Stell), MBChB (Stell)

Practice

Consultant Dermatologist, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences

Stellenbosch University

Interests

Atopic Dermatitis

Patient Education and Support,

Vitiligo, Acne Vulgaris

Rosacea, Paediatric Dermatology

Memberships | Leadership

EXCO DSSA, SASDS, AWDS

International member of European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology

International member of America Academy of Dermatology

Interests

Yarn crafts (crochet and knitting in particular)

Reading

Cooking

Watching series

Dr Sian Hartshorne

President SASDS and Congress Organizer
MBBCh | FC Derm | MMed (Derm)

Education

1985-1990 University of Witwatersrand Medical School
Internship: Johannesburg General Hospital
Postgraduate Qualifications: 1998 FC Derm, College of Medicine
2001 MMed (Derm), University of Witwatersrand
Dr Hartshorne was the part-time consultant dermatologist at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Gauteng from 1998 to 2009 where she taught dermatology registrars and ran the Gauteng Leprosy Clinic. She also started a private practice which included work in lasers and photodynamic therapy.

Practice

Honorary Consultant Dermatology, Eden District, Knysna Hospital
Honorary Consultant Dermatology, University of Stellenbosch, Department of Dermatology
Dr Hartshorne has a private Dermatology Practice in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape.

Interests

Dr Hartshorne has a special interest in the management of skin cancers and was one of the first dermatologists to introduce Photodynamic Therapy as a treatment option. She also has been involved in Aesthetic Dermatology with a special interest in Cosmetic Products. In 2017 she successfully launched a new training workshop: Practical Aesthetics for the Dermatologist, teaching skills in topical aesthetic procedures such as chemical peels, microneedling and how to advise patients about cosmetic products and their use.

Memberships | Leadership

Executive Committee Member of SASDS, President
Executive Committee Member of AWDS (African Women’s Dermatology Society)
Consultant Cosmetovigilance Doctor for L’Oreal South Africa Member of DASIL

Dr Pieter Du Plessis

Regional Representative Gauteng

Dr Pieter du Plessis is a dermatologist and skin cancer surgeon in Pretoria, South Africa. He qualified as a medical doctor and then as a dermatologist at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. As a skin cancer surgeon he specializes in MOHS Micrographic Surgery and as a senior registrar he spent time in the dermatologic surgery unit in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom, where he trained in dermatologic surgery and formalin fixed Mohs Surgery.

After a year as consultant in the academic department of dermatology he entered private practice in Pretoria with a focus on procedural dermatology.

Dr du Plessis is Chairman of the South African Society for Mohs Surgery, past President of the South African Society of Dermatologic Surgery, serves on the exco of the Dermatologic Society of South Africa, and is a recipient of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery ITMP Outstanding Contribution Award.

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Exco Members

Dr Raboobee
President
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Dr Smith
Immediate Past President
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Dr S Druzinsky
Secretary
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Dr W Visser
Treasurer
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Dr D Whitaker
President Melanoma Society
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Dr S Hartshorne
President SASDS & Congress Coordinator
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Dr P du Plessis
Regional Representative Gauteng
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Dr R Lehloenya
Regional Representative Western Cape
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Dr N Khoza
AWDS and KZN Representative
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Dr S Kannenberg
College Board Respresentative and Atopic Eczema Support Group
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Dr RaboobeePresidentRead Bio

Dr SmithImmediate Past PresidentRead Bio

Dr S DruzinskySecretaryRead Bio

Dr W VisserTreasurerRead Bio

Dr D WhitakerPresident Melanoma SocietyRead Bio

Dr S HartshornePresident SASDS & Congress CoordinatorRead Bio

Dr P du PlessisRegional Representative GautengRead Bio

Dr R LehloenyaRegional Representative Western CapeRead Bio

Dr N KhozaAWDS and KZN RepresentativeRead Bio

Dr S KannenbergCollege Board Respresentative and Atopic Eczema Support GroupRead Bio

Dr Raboobee
President
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Dr Smith
Immediate Past President
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Dr S Druzinsky
Secretary
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Dr W Visser
Treasurer
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Dr D Whitaker
President Melanoma Society
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Dr S Hartshorne
President SASDS & Congress Coordinator
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Dr P du Plessis
Regional Representative Gauteng
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Dr R Lehloenya
Regional Representative Western Cape
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Dr N Khoza
AWDS and KZN Representative
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Dr S Kannenberg
College Board Respresentative and Atopic Eczema Support Group
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