Terms of Use


A. Introduction

UNI4Online (Pty) LTD is a service provider to LCIBS Online, and we take reasonable measures to ensure that correct information through our website is provided to the student.

Should any part of this Site offer you the opportunity to join in or read from a discussion forum, please be aware that any communications posted on the discussion forum represent the views of the individual who posted such communication and are not to be taken as the views of UNi4 Online.

LCIBS Online accepts no responsibility or liability for anything posted on the discussion forum by any user of the discussion forum and you must not use the discussion forum to post, upload, or otherwise transmit information or pictures that are defamatory, a breach of privacy or otherwise unlawful.

LCIBS Online reserves the right to monitor any information transmitted or received through any forum provided. LCIBS Online, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, may at any time review, remove or otherwise block any material posted.

We endeavor to provide courses and materials of the highest quality. As such, improvements or changes to the course materials or any other resources may occur at any time without prior notification to ensure that they are up to date and accurate.

All information accessed as a student is governed by our Student Terms and Conditions, as accepted by you upon enrolment.

B. Use of Hyperlinks

Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are responsible for the content of any other website, including any website through which you may have gained access to our website or to which you may gain access from our Site. We do not accept any liability in connection with any such sites or links.

C. Data Protection

The Parties acknowledge their respective obligations to comply with the substantive provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (hereinafter referred to as POPI).

The persons signing the enrolment form acknowledge that they know and understand their right to privacy and to have their personal information processed in accordance with the conditions for the lawful processing of their personal information, and hereby give their consent to LCIBS Online to collect, process and distribute relevant personal information where LCIBS Online is legally required, and/or obliged to do so.

Personal details provided to LCIBS Online through this Site will only be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please refer to our Privacy Policy. By providing your personal details to us you are consenting to its use in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

They also consent to any third-party service providers to have access to their personal information and consent to UNI4Online sharing same.

In the event of a cross border transmission of information, will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the data is transmitted securely.

D. Monitoring and interception of electronic communication

Subject to the provisions of the Regulation of Interception of Communications (RIC) Act 70 of 2002, you agree to the UNI4Online’s right to intercept, block, filter, read, delete, disclose and use all communications sent or posted by you to the Website. You hereby accept that you are cognizant of the potential monitoring and interception, and consent thereto.

E. Copyright

The copyright in the contents and any downloads from this website is owned by UNI4Online (Pty) LTD and LCIBS Online, and all rights of whatsoever nature are reserved. You are responsible for obeying all applicable copyright laws. We permit you to make copies of this website as necessary incidental acts during your viewing of it; and you may take a print for your personal use of so much of the site as is reasonable for private purposes. All other use is strictly prohibited. You shall not frame this site nor link to a page other than the home page nor undertake any similar activity without our express written permission.

F. Disclaimer

Despite our best efforts to the contrary, the information contained in this website should not be regarded as comprehensive, error-free or in any other way guaranteed. We cannot therefore control nor accept any liability for any inaccuracies or omissions (other than for fraudulent misrepresentation) in this website and any decisions you make based on information contained in this website are made solely by you.

LCIBS Online shall under no circumstances accept or be liable for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or other losses or damages of whatsoever kind relating to, connected with or arising out of access to or the use of this website or any information contained in it. We are of course happy to discuss with you any information or representation made on the website, if you email us your concerns.

G. Acceptable Use

It is the responsibility of the student to acquire and maintain, at his/her own expense, the computer hardware, software, lines and account to access the website. You will not use the website in an unlawful manner or in a manner unapproved by these Terms of Use and shall be bound by the Website Terms Policy which sets out rules within which you can make use of this website.

You agree that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, if any, and for restricting access to your computer, and further agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.

H. Student Support

Online Course Facilitators are available to students from Monday to Friday 08h00 to 16h30 (GMT +2), excluding weekends and South African public holidays. The Online Course Facilitators are available through the Learner Management System (LMS) which can be accessed by logging into the system with the provided login credentials only.

All of our programmes have an individually assigned Online Academic Tutor, who available to students from Monday to Friday 08h00 to 16h30 (GMT +2), excluding weekends and South African public holidays. The Online Academic Tutor are available through the Learner Management System (LMS), which can be accessed by logging into the system with the provided login credentials only.

I. General

  1. i. Variation of Terms of Use
  2. We may review and amend our Site- and Student Terms of Use from time to time. Therefore, you should keep current to date with our content and read these Terms of Use always prior to using this Site since the then current version of the Terms will apply to your use.
  3. ii. Cookies
  4. A cookie are files containing small amounts of information which are stored by your browser on any Internet-enabled device, for example your computer, smart phone, or tablet, when you visit a website. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. We use Cookies and other technologies to ensure visitors to our Sites have the best possible experience and to provide targeted advertising. Please refer to our Sites Cookies Policy for further information.

This policy was reviewed on 1 October 2019.