Terms of Service

1. Agreement

By accessing rktconsultants.com or engaging RKT Engineering Consultants (Pty) Ltd ("RKT") for services, you agree to these Terms of Service.

2. Nature of services

RKT provides mechanical engineering consultancy services including CAD design, CAM programming, tooling design, engineering training, on-site consultancy, and project management. Each engagement is governed by a separate Master Services Agreement or Statement of Work that takes precedence over these general terms.

3. Website use

You may use this website for lawful purposes only. You may not:

• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the site;
• Use the site in a manner that could disable, overburden, or impair it;
• Extract or reproduce content without permission, except for personal non-commercial viewing;
• Use automated systems to scrape content beyond standard search engine indexing.

4. Intellectual property

All content on this site, text, images, code, design, is owned by RKT or licensed to us, and protected by copyright and related rights. Portfolio case studies remain the intellectual property of RKT and the relevant client jointly, as set out in individual client agreements.

For engagements: IP ownership of deliverables is governed by the specific Statement of Work. Default practice is that clients own final deliverables; RKT retains the right to reference engagements in portfolio and marketing, subject to any confidentiality obligations.

5. Confidentiality

All project briefs submitted via our website or engagement channels are treated as confidential by default. We work under NDA as standard, and are happy to sign bespoke NDAs provided by clients.

6. Quotes and pricing

Quotes provided by RKT are valid for 30 days unless otherwise stated. Pricing is region-dependent and will be provided in the currency appropriate to your location. Final engagement pricing is set out in the Statement of Work.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

The website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. While we take reasonable care to ensure accuracy, we make no warranties regarding the completeness, reliability, or timeliness of content. For delivered engagement work, warranties are set out in individual engagement agreements.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, RKT's liability arising from or in connection with use of this website is limited to the amount of any consideration paid to RKT by you for website-related services (which, for the public website, is zero). Liability for engagements is governed by the terms of the specific engagement agreement.

Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by applicable law, including liability for fraud, death, or personal injury caused by negligence.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify RKT against claims arising from your breach of these terms or your unlawful use of the website.

10. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Disputes arising from these terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Cape Town, unless otherwise required by mandatory local consumer law.

11. Changes

We may update these terms from time to time. The "last updated" date reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of updated terms.

12. Contact

Questions about these terms: info@rktconsultants.com