Last Updated: 2026/04/26
Please read the following Terms and Conditions to familiarise yourself with the content thereof.
By using this Website or any part thereof, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and to be legally bound by these Terms. We reserve the right to change the Terms and Conditions at any time. Usage of the Website indicates your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions, and continued usage means you are aware of and informed of any changes made to them.
Should you not accept or agree with the Terms and Conditions, you may not access or use our Software. The Client agrees that there is no expectation of rights or ownership to the Product or Service of SmartPractice.
In the interpretation of our Terms and Conditions, the following words bear the following meaning unless indicated otherwise.
“Account(s)” means a designated username and password linked to a User ID, which enables a User to sign into a specific account that has specific Information related to the Client.
“Agreement” means this document and any other documents arising from this Agreement that render rights and responsibilities between the Parties.
“Client(s)” means a person (including any legal entity) that enters into an Agreement with SmartPractice and includes any trial period before payment is deducted. It specifically excludes the Clientele of the Client.
“Clientele” means the clients or customers of the Client who use the Client's services or products.
“Content” includes but is not limited to text, images, opinions, articles, statements, and audio-visual content by SmartPractice or any other third party.
“Deactivated” means no access to the Account or the Service, but not completely deleted.
“Information” means the information entered by the Client and their authorised Users and may contain personal information of their business and/or clients as defined by POPIA.
“Intellectual Property” means patents (whether registered or unregistered), designs and manufacturing techniques, specifications and formulae, know-how, copyright, data systems and processes, production methods, trade secrets, trademarks, undisclosed inventions, confidential information and includes all future additions or improvements to that Intellectual Property.
“Login Details” means the user ID, accessed with a username and password.
“Losses” includes, but is not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential losses and/or damages and/or costs and/or expenses.
“Parties” mean SmartPractice and the Client that enters into an Agreement to use the Product.
“POPIA” means the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013.
“Profile” means the Client’s details and includes, but is not limited to, Login Details, Information of the Clientele and any other relevant information linked to the Client.
“Product” means the SmartPractice Website, domain, software, and any hyperlinks and online tools that the Client uses.
“Service” means the Product by SmartPractice to provide online and software practice management assistance.
“SmartPractice” means the registered company SmartPractice (Pty) Ltd that owns the Website and software.
“User(s)” means any person who accesses the Website and is authorised to access the Account.
“Website/Site” means www.smartpractice.co.za and includes any applications, pages, hyperlinks or elements accessed through or derived from the homepage.
By using this Site, you warrant that you have the necessary authority and right to enter into these Terms and Conditions and to fulfil the contractual obligations.
The Client warrants that their Clientele is aware of and has provided explicit consent that their information will be shared with SmartPractice for the purposes of rendering the Service.
Users may not use the Site for any illegal, harmful, defamatory or unlawful purposes.
No User may post any software containing any code files, programmes or links without prior written permission from SmartPractice.
No User may add, alter, forge, frame, or manipulate any of the contents or code of the Site, or post any contents that may contain a software virus that may interrupt, destroy or compromise the Site or its functionality, including reverse engineering.
No User may use or attempt to use technology or applications, including but not limited to web crawlers, robots or web spiders, or any code to search, collect, copy or extract content from the Site.
Only authorised Users may log in to an Account.
The Client warrants that all Users under their direction, employment or contract are aware of the legal obligations of these Terms and Conditions and accept responsibility to ensure compliance therewith.
Should any User breach any of the provisions in this Agreement, SmartPractice reserves the right to:
SmartPractice shall not be liable for any losses resulting directly or indirectly from misuse of the Site, Product or Service.
This Website provides a digital platform for Clients and their authorised Users to store, manage, access and create information, data, invoices and portals for the purposes of business progression and streamlining.
The Service provided by SmartPractice is non-exclusive and non-transferable, meaning it is intended solely for the use of the Client and cannot be transferred to another party.
No customisation or additional training of the Service is included in these Terms and Conditions.
SmartPractice is only in a contractual Agreement with the Client and not any of its Clientele.
SmartPractice only uses information necessary for the purpose of providing the Service to the Client.
No additional information is stored, retrieved, or sold to third parties.
Exchange of data may occur with Sage Accounting, Xero, Sage Pastel and DreamTax.
The Client and Users warrant that the Information provided to SmartPractice or entered into the Product is correct. SmartPractice does not verify the correctness thereof.
SmartPractice is not responsible for any delays in correspondence or the exchange, upload, verification, or access to Information due to force majeure events, including but not limited to load-shedding, ransomware attacks, or any other occurrences outside the control of SmartPractice.
The Client is provided with a User ID and chooses a username and password to access their profile on SmartPractice.
It is the responsibility of the Client to keep their username and password confidential.
The Webmaster, Installation Specialist, Support Agents, Data Administrators and Support Team of SmartPractice have access to the Client profile and information of the Client's Clientele strictly for purposes of maintenance, debugging, and necessary system corrections.
SmartPractice reserves the right to appoint third parties to assist in the repair or maintenance of the Product or Service.
Any unrequested access to Information and the reason for it will be communicated to the Client.
The Client acknowledges that any request for support by them or a User associated with them requires access by SmartPractice to their Profile.
Only Users with the correct username and password may access the profile of a Client.
SmartPractice is compliant with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and has implemented reasonable measures to ensure that all Information is protected.
For any other questions regarding Information, kindly contact our Information Officer at casper@smartpractice.co.za
Our PAIA manual is available on request.
Users shall have the privilege to join a private WhatsApp group designated to offer and obtain mutual assistance from other Users.
A User may leave or join the group at any stage.
No User may share or screenshot any personal information of other Users.
SmartPractice only creates the platform but does not manage or monitor the group.
Any User who becomes aware of abuse or misuse of the group must immediately inform SmartPractice to address the issue.
SmartPractice shall remove any User with immediate effect should they do the following:
SmartPractice does not accept any liability for the content of links shared on the Site to other services and/or websites.
Although SmartPractice ensures that only quality partners are linked to the Site, SmartPractice cannot take responsibility or warrant that the use of those partners or their sites will not lead to any Losses.
By using this Website or Service, or any part thereof, the Client and their Users give permission to receive newsletters, surveys, pop-up information, and marketing emails.
Reviews or compliments given in written form may be used on the Site to promote SmartPractice.
This permission may be revoked at any time by written request to the Information Officer at casper@smartpractice.co.za
SmartPractice takes reasonable care to ensure that Content shared on the Site is accurate, but does not take responsibility for the accuracy or completeness thereof.
Use of this Product and Content is at your own risk, and SmartPractice takes no responsibility or liability for Losses suffered from reliance on this Site, Product, or Service.
The Client will be invoiced monthly for services received from SmartPractice.
Payment must be made upon receipt of an invoice issued by SmartPractice.
Any payment outstanding for longer than 30 (THIRTY) days will result in the automatic deactivation of the Account and suspension of access.
Once the default amount, together with any other invoice issued in the interim, is paid in full, the Account will be reactivated.
SmartPractice may offer additional services that are excluded from the monthly invoice and billed separately.
SMS credits are not included in the monthly invoice and remain the responsibility of the Client.
The Client may terminate the Agreement with 30 (THIRTY) calendar days’ written notice to cancellations@smartpractice.co.za.
The Account and access thereto will be deactivated after the 30 (THIRTY) day notice period.
The Account will remain deactivated for 6 (SIX) months, and if no written request is received from the Client to reactivate the Account within this period, the Account and all Information will be permanently deleted.
It is the responsibility of the Client to ensure that all Information is retrieved and the Account cleared within the 30 (THIRTY) day period leading up to deactivation.
The Client may request in writing that the 6 (SIX) month period be waived, and that the Information be deleted immediately after the 30 (THIRTY) day notice period.
SmartPractice takes no responsibility for Losses of any kind derived from non-access to Clientele Information when the Account is deactivated or deleted.
SmartPractice reserves the right to terminate the Agreement:
All outstanding amounts must be settled in full by the termination notice date, regardless of whether the Agreement is terminated by the Client or by SmartPractice.
“Referred Client” means clients that became signed up, active and paying users of the SmartPractice program by the referral of existing and active clients of SmartPractice through the official link provided by the Company.
“Referral Partner” means an existing and active client who is already subscribed to SmartPractice as a client and refers a new client to the Company.
“SmartPartner Referral Program” means a reward system for existing and active users based on New Client Referrals and read with certain conditions.
Only existing and active users of SmartPractice may qualify for this reward system.
To qualify as ‘n Referral Partner you must be:
Referral Partners may not make any representations or claims or promises on behalf of the Company and SmartPractice does not take any responsibility for any such forms of inducement.
Referral Partners agree that upon referring a new client, such client may be contacted by the Company to liaise where necessary to board the Referred Client.
Upon referral the Referred Client must:
The referral of a client does not qualify for reward when:
When the Referral Partner and the Referred Client meet all the requirements, the Referral Partner shall qualify for the reward structure as per the reward schedule dictated by the Company.
Payment of the reward system shall be offset against the Referral Partner’s account and be capped to the maximum of the Referral Partner’s main SmartPractice account. (excluding DreamTax and KickStart)
Any tax obligations remain the responsibility of the Referral Partner.
The Company reserves the right to amend, change, suspend or terminate the reward program at any time and it remains the responsibility of the Referral Partner to stay up to date with any changes published on the Terms and Conditions available on the Site.
All other conditions of the Service provided and determined in the Terms and Conditions remains applicable to the Referral Partner and the Referred Client as Users of the Service.
The Company may suspend the services of either the Referral Partner or Referred Client when it is suspected the process is misused, abused or any form of dishonesty is involved.
The Company has the sole discretion to accept or decline a Referred Client or rewarding a Referral Partner and shall not enter into negotiations with parties on this point.
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