Terms and Conditions
MSG Telecoms will only collect personal information consistent with the purpose for which it is required. The specific purpose for which the information is collected will be apparent from the context in which the information is requested. The nature of the personal information which will be collected relates to contact details (such as name, address, telephone number and e-mail address). In providing the personal information to MSG Telecoms the Client acknowledges that the information has been collected directly from them and that the Client has consented to its processing by MSG Telecoms. Where the Client is providing another person’s personal information to MSG Telecoms, the Client acknowledges that it has obtained such person’s consent to processing of their personal information for purposes of MSG Telecoms providing the relevant electronic communications services (“Services”). Provision of personal information to MSG Telecoms is voluntary, and in the event that the requested information is not provided, MSG Telecoms may not be able to provide Services. The personal information shall only be used for the purpose for which it was collected, unless the Client has agreed to an alternative purpose in writing or as allowed by any applicable law. MSG Telecoms will only process personal information in a manner that is adequate, relevant and not excessive in the context of the purpose for which it is processed. MSG Telecoms will take such steps as may be required to ensure that it complies with any law in respect of transfer, storage, security and use of the personal information. MSG Telecoms (Pty) Ltd. Last updated 2025-01-01
Privacy Policy
We at MSG Telecoms have designed our business practices to safeguard your privacy. This privacy policy applies to all the web pages related to our website including Control Panels. You can visit www.msgtelecoms.co.za, www.internet.co.za or www.adsl.co.za without revealing who you are or providing any personal information about yourself. The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site. This information is used to help improve the Site, analyze trends, and administer the Site. There will be times, such as when you submit a questionnaire, request a service, register your interest, purchase a product directly from MSG Telecoms or from one of our suppliers when we will need to obtain personally identifiable information from you or about you or your clients (Business Partners). Such personally identifiable information may include the name, home address, e-mail address, telephone number or identity/passport number. The information we receive about you or conveyed to us by our Business Partner may be used by us or shared by us with our corporate affiliates, agents, vendors and others to help process or complete a transaction; to comply with any law, regulation, audit or court order; to help improve our website or the products or services we offer; for research; to better understand our clients' needs; to develop new offerings; and to alert you to new products and services in which you may be interested. The information will not be used for anything other than which is stated in the Terms & Conditions of use for this service. None of the personal information will be sold or made available other than is necessary to provide a service, complete a transaction or comply with any law, regulation, audit or court order. By accepting these Terms & Conditions you consent to receive informational material from us, this would include promotions, price changes and information related to your services. We believe that knowing more about you can enable us to serve you better..
You should be aware that we collect usage information about you when you visit us, which helps us understand how our site is navigated, how many visitors arrive at specific pages, the length and frequency of a stay at our website, etc. In addition, MSG Telecoms web pages may place "cookies" on your personal computer. "Cookies" are small identifiers, similar to a license plate, that help us to recognize you if you visit our website again. Cookies are used to help us personalize your viewing experiences. Cookies are not designed to be used to get data from your hard drive, your e-mail or any other personal data about you. You can reject cookies by changing your browser settings. Please note, however, that if you reject our cookies it is possible that some web pages may not properly load, your access to certain information might be denied or you might have to enter information about you or your application, inquiry or purchase more than once.
We safeguard your information using known encryption, security standards, and procedures. We also assess new technology for protecting client information on an ongoing basis. MSG Telecoms does not guarantee the security of any data passing through its networks. Although MSG Telecoms will provide a "best effort" service, including regular updates on computer viruses and other threats to the security of data, it is the responsibility of the communicating parties and end user to safeguard their data, and MSG Telecoms cannot be held liable for any loss or damage arising as a result of the failure to do so. Your data protection rights: You are entitled to view, change, remove, or supplement your personal data by utilizing the Control Panel provided at any time, other than maintenance or network outage periods when the Control Panel may not be available. You may request information on how your data has been used as well as request the destruction or de-identification of your personal data. MSG Telecoms will consider your request in light of any other laws or regulations prohibiting MSG Telecoms from doing so. We undertake to respond to such a request within one month of the request being received. Any questions or concerns pertaining to the collection, sharing, use, or destruction of personal data or the POPI Act can be sent via email to popi@internet.co.za You can also complain to the Information Regulator if you are unhappy with how we have used your Information. Their contact details are as follows:
The Information Regulator (South Africa) JD House 27 Stiemens Street, Braamfontein Johannesburg 2001 P.O Box 31533 Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017 Complaints email: complaints.IR@justice.gov.za Please be aware that we may change our Statement of Privacy from time to time. If we do, we will update this Statement of Privacy at our website, so be sure to check back here frequently. If you have any questions about our Statement of Privacy or privacy policies, please feel free to e-mail your questions to us at feedback@internet.co.za. Your questions or concerns pertaining to the collection, sharing, use, or destruction of personal data or the POPI Act can be sent via email to popi@internet.co.za By using our website, control panels, products, and services directly or as a Business Partner, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website, control panels, products, services, and related pages. Your continued use will mean that you accept our Privacy Policy together with our Terms and Conditions.
Delivery Policy
This delivery policy applies to services delivered by an MSG Telecoms appointed representative only. The delivery of certain products/services sold by MSG Telecoms are handled directly by the supplier or provider. In these cases, the delivery policy will be stated in the Terms and Conditions for that particular product/service. If you are not sure, please contact us so that we may advise you on the delivery policy that applies to your purchase. Delivery times stated are not guaranteed but are generally attainable within major centres. A possible delay of 24 to 96 hours can be expected outside of major centres and additional delivery costs may apply. Some deliveries might require that information or documents must be produced and copies thereof provided during the delivery. This will be communicated on purchase of the device or product if it is required. A physical address is required for the delivery of your order. Orders to Post boxes/Private bags/Post Offices will not be accepted. Deliveries take place on weekdays during business hours and exclude weekends and public holidays. Your delivery will be dispatched on the 1st working day thereafter. Delivery times may be delayed should the need arise for clearance of payment. Clearance for debit order payments may take up to 10 days to clear. MSG Telecoms will not arrange collection of units for exchange or return (or cover related costs). The client will be responsible for arranging for the unit to be delivered to MSG Telecoms. This will in no way impact the continued warranty provisions and only relates to courier charges and logistics. The Courier Delivery Fee charged during checkout may differ once your order is finalised. Should this occur, we will contact you before proceeding with the delivery of your order.
Refunds Policy
Refunds Policy Refunds will not be granted for services purchased in error. Should it be proven that a service is not working as per the Product Description, Terms and Conditions and/or Acceptable Usage Policy a refund will be granted. Refunds for amounts deposited into an MSG Telecoms banking account erroneously will also have a 15% fee levied to cover our bank charges and will only be considered for processing 7 days after the original payment date. Refunds for debit order and credit card payments are processed after the second week of the month. Cancellations Policy The cancellation of a product or service is the Clients responsibility. Cancellations must be actioned from the Control Panel. Email, fax and telephonic cancellations will not be accepted, all cancellations must be processed via the Control Panel. Failure to cancel your services will result in your service or product being activated for the new month and therefore liable for payment. A minimum calendar months' notice is required for all services unless otherwise stated. A calendar month is considered to be the passing of one full month from the 1st to the last day of a month between the cancellation being submitted and the cancellation date. E.G to cancel your service on 31 December, the cancellation must be submitted on any day before 5pm on the 30th of November. Debit order clients are required to set their cancellation before the 25th of the month for cancellation the following month. Promotions may carry additional cancellation terms and early cancellation fees may be payable. MSG Telecoms will not be responsible for incorrect cancellations processed via the Control Panel, or be liable for any losses incurred. Security Policy Credit Card transactions are processed via our payment service provider Virtual Card Services PTY (Ltd). As a payment gateway Virtual Card Services does not and cannot verify, authorise or settle any transaction. Virtual Card Services provides the conduit (the messenger) for information between the merchant and the merchant's bank. Transaction security Virtual Card Services uses 128-bit SSL certificates to ensure that all transactional information is passed securely between the merchant and Virtual Card Services site. No cardholder information is ever passed unencrypted and any messages sent to our servers from Virtual Card Services are signed using MD5 hashing to prevent tampering. In the event that PAN information is returned, the PAN will be hashed, including the first 6 digits and last 4 digits of the PAN.
Encryption and Data Storage
All sensitive data is secured and stored within Virtual Card Services systems using internationally recognised 256-bit encryption standards. The data held by Virtual Card Services is extremely secure and strict policies are in place ensuring limited and secure access to their servers internally are maintained. The information stored by Virtual Card Services is highly regulated and audited regularly by a Quality Assurance Assessor (QSA).
System security
Virtual Card Services systems are regularly scanned ensuring that their infrastructure and network remains secure at all times. Further to this, Virtual Card Services use an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) approved by the payment card brands to review scans quarterly. Additionally, Virtual Card Services is PCI DSS Level 1 certified, which is the highest level of compliance. Virtual Card Services are audited annually by a QSA ensuring that the upmost security is maintained at all times.
Payment Options/Terms
All transactions will be processed in South African Rands (ZAR). We do not extend credit and payment is required up front, services will not be activated without payment. As of 1 October 2014 we no longer accept Cash Deposit and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) as a method of payment. Failure to pay for services by the due date will result in services being suspended and possibly cancelled until payment is received. The reactivation of services is subject to payment of all outstanding amounts and any applicable reactivation fees.
Credit Card Authority
By supplying your "credit card/debit card/cheque card" hereafter referred to as "account/card" details and agreeing to the Terms & Conditions the following will be seen as accepted and agreed to: I/we hereby request and authorize you to draw against my/our card (or any other bank or branch to which I/we may transfer my/our account/card) the due amount or any variable amount pertaining to this agreement, on the first working day of each month. This being the amount necessary for the settlement of the monthly invoice and/or any overdue amounts, due to you in respect of my/our purchases/contract/agreement. All such withdrawals from my/our account/card by you shall be treated as though they had been signed by me/us personally. I/we, "instruct" and authorize your agent Virtual Card Services PTY (Ltd), or by computer through a system provided by the South African Banks to draw against my/our account/card. I/we understand that if account/card details have been supplied the withdrawals authorized here will be processed by BankServ. I/we also understand that details of each withdrawal will be printed on my/our statement. I/we agree to pay any banking charges relating to this debit instruction. This authority may be cancelled by me at any time by updating/changing the payment method from within the Control Panel. Renewals (monthly invoice) will be processed on the first working day of every month. If your payment fails, your service(s) will be disabled immediately. Please note that if you are cancelling your service(s) with MSG Telecoms, you need to cancel via your control panel before the last day of the month if you are paying via account/card (excludes debit order payments). Failure to do so will result in the product being activated and the monthly subscription being debited. All other account/card instructions (new account sign ups/activations, hardware/device purchases, top ups, upgrades), besides the monthly subscription, will be processed on a daily basis.
**Debit Order Authority **
This Authority and Mandate refers to our contract as dated as on acceptance hereof ("the Agreement"). I / We hereby authorise you to issue and deliver payment instructions to the bank for collection against my / our above mentioned account or credit card at my / our above mentioned bank (or any other bank or branch to which I / we may transfer my / our account) on condition that the sum of such payment instructions will never exceed my / our obligations as agreed to in the Agreement, and commencing on the commencement date and continuing until this Authority and Mandate is terminated by me / us. The individual payment instructions so authorised to be issued must be issued and delivered as follows: i. On the 1st working day ("payment day") of each and every month. In the event that the payment day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or recognized South African public holiday, the payment day will automatically be the very next ordinary business day. Further, if there are insufficient funds in the nominated account to meet the obligation, you are entitled to track my account and re-present the instruction for payment as soon as sufficient funds are available in my account. Debit orders will be processed on the first working day of every month for renewal services. If your debit order fails, your service(s) will be disabled immediately. Your debit order against your bank account is an automated process and cannot be stopped after the 24th of each month. Please note that if you are cancelling your service(s) with MSG Telecoms, you need to cancel via the control panel by the 24th of the month for the end of the following month. All other debit order instructions (new account sign ups/activations, hardware/device purchases, top ups, upgrades), besides the monthly subscription debit orders, will be processed on a daily basis. Should you order a new service or upgrade your existing service after the 24th of the month, your first renewal debit order thereafter will remain unchanged and an additional debit order will be processed for the price difference within the first 5 working days of the month. The following month the full amount for the updated services will be processed in a single debit order. Should you cancel one of your services or downgrade a service after the 24th of the month, your first renewal debit order will remain unchanged, but the price difference will reflect as a credit on your account, which can either be refunded to you or will automatically be deducted from your next debit order. I / We understand that the withdrawals hereby authorised will be processed through a computerized system provided by the South African Banks and I also understand that details of each withdrawal will be printed on my bank statement. Each transaction will contain a number, which must be included in the said payment instruction and if provided to you should enable you to identify the instruction. I / We shall not be entitled to any refund of amounts which you have withdrawn while this authority was in force, if such amounts were legally owing to you.
Debit Order Mandate
I / We acknowledge that all payment instructions issued by you shall be treated by my / our above mentioned bank as if the instructions had been issued by me personally.
Debit Order Cancellation
I / We agree that although this Authority and Mandate may be cancelled by me / us, such cancellation will not cancel the Agreement. I / We shall not be entitled to any refund of amounts which you have withdrawn while this authority was in force, if such amounts were legally owing to you. Debit Order Assignment I / We acknowledge that this Authority may be ceded to or assigned to a third party if the agreement is also ceded or assigned to that third party, but in the absence of such assignment of the Agreement, this Authority and Mandate cannot be assigned to any third party.
Debit Order Contract
The signed Authority and Mandate refers to our contract as dated as on signature hereof ("the Agreement"). I / We hereby authorize you to issue and deliver payment instructions to the bank for collection against my / our above mentioned account at my / our above mentioned bank (or any other bank or branch to which I / We may transfer my / our account) on condition that the sum of such payment instructions will never exceed my / our obligations as agreed to in the Agreement, and commencing on the commencement date and continuing until this Authority and Mandate is terminated by me / us by giving you notice in writing sent by email to accounts@internet.co.za by no later than the 20th of the month or by logging in on your control panel and updating your payment method by no later than the 24th of the month.
Prorata Billing
Prorata billing applies to all new monthly billed services and on the initial purchase only. Prorata billing will not apply should you fail to pay your renewal invoice or any outstanding invoice on your account, the renewal/outstanding invoice must first be paid in order to qualify for the prorata rate on a new service. The bandwidth on a per gig service will be prorated together with the price on purchase. The prorata price and bandwidth is calculated according to the purchase date. For more details, visit www.msgtelecoms.co.za.