Copyright Notice
Last Updated: 26 May 2026This Copyright Notice outlines the intellectual property rights pertaining to the NetDevil website, its content, design, and underlying source code. This notice is formulated in accordance with the Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978 of the Republic of South Africa.
1. Ownership of Content and Materials
All content, designs, graphics, images, audio, video, text, data compilations, software, and the underlying structural codebase hosted on this website (collectively referred to as the "Materials") are the exclusive property of Antony De Melim (trading as NetDevil) or its respective licensors. These Materials are protected by South African and international copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.
2. Permitted Uses
You may view, download, and print portions of the Materials for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided that you:
- Do not modify, alter, or adapt the Materials in any way;
- Retain all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices contained within the Materials;
- Do not use the Materials in a manner that suggests an unauthorized association with our brand or services.
3. Prohibited Acts and Infringement
Any use of the Materials not expressly permitted under Section 2 above is strictly prohibited and constitutes an infringement of our intellectual property rights. Specifically, you may not:
- Reproduce, distribute, transmit, or publicly display any Materials without our prior written consent;
- Use the Materials for commercial exploitation, including reverse-engineering code or plagiarizing content;
- Employ automated systems (e.g., scraping, data mining) to extract substantive portions of the Materials.
We actively monitor our intellectual property. In the event of identified infringement, we reserve our rights to institute legal proceedings seeking interdicts (injunctions), damages, and legal costs on an attorney-and-client scale.
4. Third-Party Intellectual Property
Where we feature client projects, open-source libraries, or third-party assets within our portfolio or codebase, the respective copyrights and trademarks remain vested in their rightful owners. We claim no ownership over third-party intellectual property unless expressly stated.
5. Notice of Infringement (Take-Down Requests)
If you have reasonable grounds to believe that any content hosted on our website infringes upon your copyright, please notify us immediately in writing. Provide substantial proof of ownership, the exact location of the infringing content, and your contact details. Send such notifications to:
Email: info@netdevil.co.za