Terms and Conditions

1.1 These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the PLACEMINT (PTY) LTD (K2022001054 South Africa) website entitled “Placemint” (the website) and form an integral part thereof.

1.2 Placemint is an informational directory and resource. Its purpose is to help people in South Africa find and understand information about public healthcare facilities, medical training pathways, internship and community-service sites, postgraduate qualifications and medical schools. The website does not facilitate placement applications or placement swaps and is not affiliated with the National Department of Health, the HPCSA, the CMSA or any university.

1.3 Use of the website is currently intended for the territory of the Republic of South Africa.

1.4 Please read these Terms and Conditions together with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.

1.5 By accessing the website, you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.

2.1 Use of the website is voluntary and free of charge. Any network-access costs are borne by you.

2.2 Browsing the directory does not require an account. A restricted administration area exists for authorised Placemint administrators only.

2.3 You agree not to misuse the website, including by attempting to gain unauthorised access, scraping content at scale, or interfering with its operation or security.

3.1 Users are presented with an interactive map, a searchable directory, and detail pages describing public healthcare facilities (for example: name, category, province, district, contact details, location, and the internship, community-service or postgraduate training for which a facility is accredited), together with informational pages about medical training pathways, qualifications and medical schools.

3.2 The website is read-only for the public; it does not collect placement preferences or process any application or swap on your behalf.

4.1 All content on Placemint is provided for general information only and does not constitute medical, professional, legal or career advice.

4.2 Information about facilities, qualifications and institutions is compiled and curated from publicly available sources and may be incomplete, out of date or contain errors. You should independently verify any information that is important to a decision (for example with the relevant facility, the HPCSA, the CMSA, a university, or the Department of Health) before relying on it.

4.3 If you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us so we can review and correct it.

5.1 The website may display third-party advertising (including Google AdSense) to help fund its operation. Advertisements and any linked third-party websites are not endorsements by Placemint, and we are not responsible for third-party content. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information about advertising cookies and your choices.

6.1 While we take care to compile accurate information, we make no warranty as to the correctness, accuracy, currency, reliability or completeness of any content, which is provided “as is”.

6.2 We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to alter, remove or refrain from publishing any information or content.

6.3 To the extent permitted by law, you waive any claim against PLACEMINT (PTY) LTD, its affiliates, employees, representatives, directors, agents or subcontractors for any loss or damage (material, immaterial or consequential) arising from access to, use of, or inability to use the website or any information on it, or from reliance on such information.

6.4 We do not warrant that the website will be permanently available, uninterrupted, or free of errors, viruses or other harmful components.

6.5 The website may contain links to third-party websites that we do not control and for which we assume no responsibility. We advise you to review the terms and privacy policy of any site you visit.

7.1 Copyright and other rights in the website’s design, code and original content are held by PLACEMINT (PTY) LTD, save for third-party tools, APIs and frameworks (including Google’s), which remain the property of their respective owners.

7.2 Content is made available for personal use. Reproduction or redistribution of content to third parties without prior written permission is not permitted.

8.1 By using this website you are deemed to have read, understood and agreed to these Terms and Conditions.

8.2 We may amend these Terms and Conditions at any time; the latest version will be published on this page.

8.3 If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

8.4 These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.