Terms and conditions for OUTsurance app

These Terms and Conditions shall apply to you if you use our OUTsurance app. They must be read together with the Disclaimer and Privacy Policy which appear later in this document:

In this agreement the words below shall mean:

A client is someone who has an active short-term or long-term policy with us. This includes any members of your family, agents or employees who are covered under your policy. This also includes Namibia short-term clients who have active facilities with us.

A non-client is someone who does not have an active policy with us but who is 16 years or older and qualifies to use our services.

The words "us", "we" or "our" refer to the OUTsurance Holdings Group.

The words "you" or "your" refer to a client or a non-client.

This agreement is a binding agreement between you (client or non-client) and us. This agreement sets out the Terms and Conditions governing your use of the services provided for through the OUTsurance app, so it is vital that you read it carefully.

If you are uncertain and do not agree with the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer or other annexures that should be read in conjunction with these Terms and Conditions, then you should not accept them. Please note that we will only be able to provide you with the services in the event that you have accepted the Terms and Conditions of this agreement by clicking on the "REGISTER" or/and "CONFIRM" button when registering with us and by making use of the services offered by the app. By clicking on the "REGISTER" or/and "CONFIRM""SUBMIT" or "ACCEPT" button, you further hereby consent that we may send you promotional material or details about our products and services which we think may be of interest to you.

The use of this OUTsurance app and associated services shall not be available to any persons under the age of 16.

This agreement shall start when you:

download the software that enables you to access the services on our OUTsurance app and when you register and accept the Terms and Conditions applicable; or use the services available on our OUTsurance app.

OUTsurance app download

When you download the OUTsurance app and finalise registration on your smartphone or tablet, you will be bound to these Terms and Conditions as soon as you make use of any of the services offered. Should you decide that you do not want to be bound by these Terms and Conditions before making use of the services, please uninstall the OUTsurance app.

OUTsurance grants you the right to install and use the OUTsurance app on multiple devices that you control for the sole purpose of accessing the available services.

You are responsible for ensuring that your mobile device is capable of downloading the OUTsurance app. No fee is payable for the downloading of the OUTsurance app.

You are however responsible for paying all charges and costs of the network service provider that you incur when using the service channels, i.e. data charges.

To ensure that the OUTsurance app operates correctly, you must use the recommended hardware and software. The OUTsurance app has been designed to operate with your mobile device or tablet according to the manufacturer's specifications. Modifying the device or its operating system may result in the OUTsurance app not operating properly or not operating at all.

For full functionality, the app requires Android version 10 and up, as well as iOS version 14 and up. Older versions may experience difficulties or have limited app usage available.

It shall be your responsibility to delete or remove the OUTsurance app from your mobile device if you transfer or sell your mobile device to a third person and we will not be held liable for any loss or damage if you fail to do so. 

The right to use the OUTsurance app is revocable, should we deem it necessary and appropriate.

Use of services of the OUTsurance app

Once the OUTsurance app is downloaded and you have registered, you will have access to use the services as provided for through the OUTsurance app.

The following services are available in respect of the OUTsurance app:

  • Summary of your OUTsurance facility
  • SmartDrive
  • Help@OUT : Roadside assistance, Home assistance, Request a pointsman
  • Panic Assistance subscription
  • My profile : Change username, Change password
  • Windscreen claim
  • Geyser claim
  • Life insurance quote
  • Refer and earn
  • Request your facility document
  • Contact me
  • Quote me

All the services above are available to clients. Non-clients will only be allowed to use the life insurance quote, quote me request and contact me services.

Where any of the application services request the verifying of personal contact details and the update is not successful, you will not be prevented from accessing and using the services provided.

Request a pointsman

This service is only available in South Africa. In order to use the pointsmen request service and suggest pointsmen at specific intersections, you must do the following:

Have the OUTsurance app loaded on your device and be registered to use the app;

Activate your location services settings (GPS) on your device.

If you fail to activate your location services setting (GPS) you will not be able to use this service.

Help@OUT

The Help@OUT service is also subject to the Terms and Conditions as contained in our Help@OUT brochure and therefore should be read in conjunction with these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Disclaimer. The Help@OUT brochure can be found below after the Disclaimer.

The Help@OUT service is available to:

  • A client who has an active facility with us, subject to the Terms and Conditions as contained in the Help@OUT brochure below;
  • A non-client who is 16 years and older, residing in South Africa, who is a South African citizen and who qualifies for one free Help@OUT case per lifetime per RSA identity number, subject to the Terms and Conditions as set out in the Help@OUT brochure below.
  • When using our Help@OUT service, you consent to us making your location information available to our contracted third party service providers in order for them to provide you with the service.

When requesting this service, we will be able to gather your location from the cell phone triangulation service or location services when activated, and you therefore consent to us using your location services or cell phone triangulation location in order to locate you, and you consent to us providing our contracted third parties with your location in order for them to assist you.

Refer and earn

The referrals service is also subject to the Terms and Conditions as contained in our refer a friend brochure and the staff referral brochure (for staff members) and should therefore be read in conjunction with these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer. The refer a friend brochure can be found below, after the Disclaimer and the Help@OUT brochure. The staff referral brochure can be found on the OUTsurance SharePoint portal.

The Refer and earn referrals service is only available to clients and staff members.

When using the Refer and earn service, you hereby consent to us accessing the contacts from your device in order to gather their contact details. In the event that the contact details are not on your phone, you agree to provide the details of the person you wish to refer, manually through the application.

Quote me

The quote request service is available to clients; non-clients and staff members.

In order to access this service you will be requested to verify your contact details before you can proceed with the request for a quote.

All contact details obtained will be subject to our Privacy Policy below and therefore no information will be shared other than for the purpose for which the details were obtained.

Contact me

The contact me service is available to clients and non-clients.

The contact me option allows non-clients to request a quote from OUTsurance.

The contact me option also allows clients to request amendments and/or additions to existing facilities. These requests can only be done for one product at a time.

In order to access this service you will be requested to verify your contact details.

Phone OUTsurance

In order to use the phone OUTsurance service, you will need a smart device that is able to dial us directly. Should you not have a smart device that is able to dial a telephone number; it will be possible to save the OUTsurance contact number to your contacts in order for you to contact OUTsurance from an alternative device. Once a request has been received by OUTsurance to contact you, OUTsurance will endeavour to process the request within a reasonable time and as soon as possible, within business hours.

Privacy

We respect your privacy and therefore any information obtained through the use of our services on the app is subject to the Terms and Conditions as set out in our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy explains how, why and when we collect, use, share and store your personal information.

Intellectual property

You are not permitted to use any of our logos, trademarks, slogans or any other device or form of intellectual property belonging to us in general and in particular relating to the services through this OUTsurance app.

You may not copy, reproduce, display, reverse engineer or use any intellectual property in any manner whatsoever without our prior written consent.

Unauthorised or unlawful use of our intellectual property will result in us taking legal action you.

Amendment of agreement

We have the right to amend or add new Terms and Conditions for the use of the service channels or value add services at any time. Whenever we materially change this agreement, we will electronically update this agreement, the Privacy Policy, the Disclaimer and the other annexures that are applicable. We will notify you of the updated version. If you do not agree with the amendments and fail to notify us of your intention to end the agreement within the 7(seven) day period, it shall be assumed that you accept the amended or new Terms and Conditions.

You agree to review the Terms and Conditions of this agreement, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and all other annexures whenever you access the referral channels for any such amendments. Save as expressly provided to the contrary in this agreement, the amended version of the agreement shall supersede and replace all previous versions thereof.

Termination of agreement

We can terminate this agreement at any time or end your right to use the services provided through the OUTsurance app upon providing you with reasonable notice. This will not affect instructions given to us whilst using the services available through the OUTsurance app before the agreement has ended.

We reserve the right to terminate your right to use the services provided through the OUTsurance app should any one or more of the following events occur:

You commit fraud or we suspect that you have done so;

Where we are under the impression that your behaviour was inappropriate or constitutes misconduct.

If you breach this agreement;

If you no longer have access to the equipment or services necessary to use the services. For example where the cellular phone company has deregistered your contact number.

If the law requires us to do so.

You agree that we can provide information about the products or services offered through the OUTsurance app or this agreement by any means, including but not limited to publishing a notice on our app itself or using electronic means, including SMS or email.

Severability

Every clause of this agreement is severable from the others including the clause headings. The clause headings have been inserted for convenience and will therefore not be taken into consideration in its interpretation. If one or more of the clauses are invalid it will not mean the entire agreement is invalid and as such the rest of the clauses contained in the agreement will still be valid and apply.

  1. Privacy policy

By installing and using any of the services on our App you consent that we may send you promotional material or details which we think may be of interest to you and that we may contact you to provide you with an insurance quote or offer you any products which we offer through various entities within the OUTsurance Holdings Group of Companies.

We will only use the personal information obtained through the use of our App, for the purpose for which it was collected subject to the terms and conditions relating to the App.

The Privacy Policy relates to the collection and use of personal information you may supply to us through your use of the service channels on the OUTsurance app and this policy therefore governs the manner in which your personal information will be dealt with.

Personal information for the purposes of this document means all information specific to you, which is provided to us through the use of our app. In other words, information that identifies you. This includes but is not limited to the following personal information that you may provide to us when using the app:

  • Your name and surname;
  • RSA identity number or date of birth;
  • Contact numbers;
  • Location;
  • E-mail address.

By using any of the services on our app, you hereby consent that we may send you promotional material or details which we think may be of interest to you. 

Please note that you will not be allowed to use the services unless you consent to us using your information for marketing purposes in the future. 

Your privacy is important to us. We will therefore not sell, rent or provide your personal information to unauthorised entities or other third parties, for their independent use, without your consent.

If at any stage, after you have given us your consent, you no longer wish that we use your personal information, you may at any stage withdraw your consent by uninstalling the OUTsurance app from your mobile device and notify us either telephonically or by email of the withdrawal of your consent.

We have the highest regard for the privacy of the personal information obtained through the use of our app, and therefore will only use the personal information obtained subject to the Terms and Conditions of this agreement and for the purpose for which it was collected and only for the purposes of positively identifying the user when the app is accessed as well as in order to quote you.

We value the information you chose to provide and which we collect from you and will take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse or unauthorised alteration.

The information we maintain concerning you is stored in databases that have built-in safeguards to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of that information.

In this regard however, we cannot guarantee the security of any personal information that you disclose through our app. You therefore accept the inherent risk of providing information when using our app and will not hold us, our directors, employees or agents responsible for any breach of security.

The following are the instances when we will be entitled to disclose the personal information obtained from you:

When any regulatory authority for the various financial sectors requests same;

To comply with any regulation passed under relevant legislation, or any legal process;

To enforce and protect our rights and property (including intellectual property) ;

When you have expressly authorised us to do so.

Please ensure that you have read and understood the Terms and Conditions of this Privacy Policy before you provide us with your personal information.

We reserve the right in our sole discretion to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. You agree to review the Privacy Policy whenever you visit our app for any such amendments. Save as expressly provided to the contrary in this Privacy Policy, the amended version of the Privacy Policy shall supersede and replace all previous versions thereof.

  1. Disclaimer

By using the OUTsurance app you acknowledge and agree to the following Disclaimer.

Use of the app and the related products and/or services shall be governed by, and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of South Africa, and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts. The content of the app is not provided for or intended for the use of customers and/or users outside the jurisdiction of South Africa except for our clients in Namibia who have registered to use the app.

Use of this OUTsurance app or the information, products and services available on this OUTsurance app is at the user's own risk. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 43(5) and 43(6) of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, we accept no liability whatsoever relating to any loss, expense, claim or damage, whether direct, indirect or consequential, arising from the use and/or reliance upon the information on this OUTsurance app or any actions or transactions resulting there from even if we have been advised of the possibility of such loss, expense, claim or damages.

The services offered on our app may allow you to view or access or make reference to third party's products or services. Even though we make reference to third party's products and services on our app, we do not endorse or recommend the third party's products and services. You are responsible for deciding whether these third party's products or services meet your requirements. You are responsible for obtaining the Terms and Conditions that are applicable to the third party's products or services.

We also do not endorse, warrant or make any representations about the content, products, services, security or reliability of such other products and services.

Please note we have no control over such third parties products or service. We are therefore not responsible for any loss or damage you suffer, whether directly or indirectly because of a third party's products or services or the use of such products or services. You hereby agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless for any loss, expense, claim or damage, whether direct, indirect or consequential, arising from or that you may suffer, or cause in this regard.

We are not responsible for any error or delay that may arise as a result of you being unable to access the services due to error on your equipment, software or services provided to you by third parties.

Whilst we will at all times use our best efforts to ensure that our app operates as it was designed by us, we cannot warrant that the services are compatible with, or will operate with your mobile device or any software/hardware that you have on your mobile device.

We make no representation or warranty, whether express or implied, as to the operation, integrity, availability or functionality of our app or as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any information obtained from this app.

We also make no warranty or representation, whether express or implied, that the products, information or files available on this app are free of viruses, destructive materials or any other data or code which is able to corrupt, compromise or jeopardise the operation or content of your mobile device, network or your hardware or software. You accept all risks associated with the existence of such viruses, destructive materials or any other data or code which is able to corrupt, compromise or jeopardise the operation or content of your mobile device, or your hardware or software.

We accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions on our app.

We may, in our sole discretion, at any time, suspend or terminate the operation of our app or any of the products or services provided in terms of this app, without prior notice. We may also at any time discontinue or disable certain parts of the services available through this app for the purposes of maintenance or upgrades or other causes beyond our control. In the event that these service channels are unavailable as stated, we request that you call our contact centre in order to make necessary changes or make queries on your policy.

All rights remain reserved.

 

HELP@OUT South Africa brochure

The ins and outs of Help@OUT

  • This Help@OUT brochure is applicable to South African citizens only.
  • Emergency assistance when you need it - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • This Help@OUT brochure is applicable to South African citizens only.

What is an emergency?

An emergency is a situation which could endanger lives or lead to an increased financial loss if left unattended.

Help@OUT is available to clients and non-clients on the following basis:

Clients will be entitled to a maximum of two incidents per year, or a cumulative cost of R 5000, whichever happens first.

Non-clients will only be entitled to one incident per lifetime (either road assistance, home assistance or office assistance) per RSA identity number, to the maximum value of R 2500 for the call-out.

Roadside or home assistance is not covered under Essential cover.

The ins and OUTs of roadside assistance

Roadside assistance applies to each vehicle (with a mass of less than 3 500kgs) noted on your schedule in the case of clients. In the case of non-clients it will only be applicable to one vehicle. You are covered for any of the emergencies listed under 'What is Covered' and that occurs within South Africa.

The annual limit for each vehicle noted on your schedule in the case of client's is a maximum of two incidents per year or a cumulative cost of R 5000, whichever happens first. In the case of non-clients it is only one incident which may not exceed the cost of R 2500.

What is covered

  • Breakdown (excluding accidents):
  • Tow to the nearest service provider or place of safe keeping.
  • Limit: Tow-in cost:
  • Tow-in cost: The initial tow costs are covered. The costs of additional tows are not covered.
  • Safe storage of your vehicle
  • Limit: R400
  • Flat tyre
  • Flat battery
  • Keys locked in car
  • Run out of fuel
  • Limit: CallOUT + one hour labour

If you are stranded more than 50kms from home...

What is covered

  • Hotel accommodation or alternative transport
  • Limit: R400
  • Repatriation of your vehicle
  • Limit: R400

The costs for materials, parts and additional labour are not included.

The ins and OUTs of home and office assistance

Home/office assistance applies if you have your contents or building cover noted on your schedule in the case of clients. In the case of non-client's it will only be either your home or your office but not one incident for your home and one incident for your office.

You are covered for any of the emergencies listed under 'What is Covered'.

For clients, the annual limit for incidents that occur at each address noted on your schedule is a maximum of two incidents or a cumulative cost of R5 000, whichever happens first. In the case of non-clients, it is one incident of which the cost may not exceed R 2500.

What is covered

  • Locksmiths
  • Electricians
  • Plumbers
  • Tree fellers
  • Bee keepers
  • Builders
  • Glaziers
  • Limit: CallOUT + one hour labour
  • Security
  • Limit: CallOUT + 12-hour shift

Referral services

  • Public emergency services
  • Notification to the SAPS, Traffic, Ambulance and Fire Brigade Services.
  • Home gadgets

Referral to service providers for home appliance repairs and services.

The costs for materials, parts and additional labour are not included.

* Referral services: Help@OUT is still available to clients even if your annual limits are exceeded; however any costs incurred for the services rendered by the Service Provider hereafter will be for your own account. This benefit does not extend to non-clients.

The ins and OUTs of medical and legal assistance

This is optional cover which is only available to client's and is not available to non-clients. Please note that an additional premium is charged. It is a phone advice line covering you for any of the following services anywhere in South Africa:

What is covered under emergency medical assistance

  • Advice for any medical/trauma emergency
  • Referrals to medical practitioners and facilities
  • Refundable hospital admission deposit up to R5 000
  • Medical emergency response and transportation (excluding Inter-Hospital transfer)
  • Despatch of doctor and/or essential medicine
  • Escorted return of minors
  • If hospitalised outside your city or town.
  • What is covered under trauma
  • Telephonic counselling and support as well as three face-to-face counselling sessions per incident.
  • What is covered under HIV care
  • Blood tests - at time of event, six weeks and three months
  • 3-day starter pack of anti-retroviral treatment
  • Medication to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

What is covered under legal assistance

  • Telephonic legal advice and assistance with legal documentation e.g. wills and contracts.
  • As a client, should you not have the correct product on cover which enables you to enjoy the Help@OUT benefit, we will assist you with one free rescue case as a non-client in order to place you in the same position as a non-client.

These terms and conditions will apply to all referrals submitted fior Personal or Business OUTsurance, OUTsurance Life and OUTsurance Essential Life. 

Definitions:

The Referrer is you, the client who has an active policy with us and who wants your friends and family to be quoted by us, and have accepted the Terms and Conditions above, Privacy Policy and the Disclaimer.

The Referee is the person that you referred to OUTsurance who is interested in taking out insurance cover with us and such a person should not already have an active quote i.e. where the person has been quoted with us in the last 30 days. Once you agree to the Terms and Conditions you will be able to refer a certain amount of referrals to us per day and per month. We will notify you once you have reached your daily or monthly referral limit.

Discounted premium

Once you have successfully referred a referral to us, the referee must accept an insurance policy with us. Once we have collected R 1000 in premium from the referee's insurance policy and 15 days have passed since the full R 1000 has been cashed, we will then allocate the R 1000 to your discount balance. Should the referee's premium reject or reverse before the 15-day period, you will not be entitled to the R 1000 discount.

Once the R1 000 is in your discount balance, the discount will be allocated to your subsequent insurance premium collection/s. The discounted premiums are applicable to both monthly and annual policies.

We will do a search to see where you are noted on an insurance policy. The search will be done in the following order:

  • Facility holder
  • Contact person
  • Member
  • Regular driver
  • Life OUTsured, beneficiary or risk owner
  • The discount in your discount balance will be applied to the policy/ies where we first find you noted as per the order provided for above.

The discount applied to the premium on your policy might include discount that is applicable to other people who are covered on your policy and who have submitted successful referrals.

Should your available discount amount be more than your premium which is due to be collected on your policy, the amount of premium to be collected will be R0 and any remaining discount will remain in your discount balance for allocation to the following premium collections on your policy/ies.

Should your discounted premium not be collected on the premium collection date due to insufficient funds or incorrect banking details, the discount will not apply to the resubmission of that premium. The full monthly or annual premium will therefore be resubmitted without any discount allocated to the collection/premium. The discount will however go back to your discount balance to be allocated on subsequent premium collections.

Tax:

The discount allocated to your premium is subject to VAT. The VAT calculation applies to all short term insurance premiums. VAT however will not be calculated on Life insurance premiums as Life insurance premiums are not subject to VAT.

The VAT will be charged once the discount has been allocated to your premium collection.

The VAT calculation applies to all short term insurance premiums.

VAT however will not be calculated on Life insurance premiums as Life insurance premiums are not subject to VAT.

The discounted insurance premium will have no impact on your OUTbonus amount and will therefore not impact on your projected amount.

A Statement of Discount may be provided to you at your request.

Cancellation of policy or risk and the effect on discounted premium:

Should you cancel your policy or a risk on your policy or should you be covered on someone else's policy and the cover is cancelled, the discount that you have in your discount balance will be available for 30 days from date of cancellation. If you do not reinstate your cover or sign up new cover with us within 30 days, you will lose your discount balance.

Refund of premium in respect of cancellation of policy or risk on cover

Should you cancel your policy or a risk from your policy, we will only refund premiums that we have collected per product. Therefore, should we have collected no premium or only a part of the premium for that insurance product after the referral discount was applied, you will only receive a refund in the amount that we collected from you subject to any pro-rata adjustment that is applicable. Any discount amount that needs to be pro-rated, if applicable, will be placed back into the discount balance to be applied in the event that you decide to reinstate cover within the 30 days from the date of cancellation.

General rules:

The FAIS Act states that a person who is not an authorised Financial Services Provider (FSP), accredited or is not a mandated representative of a FSP is not permitted to give advice on financial products or provide any financial intermediary services to any other person.

No referrer is allowed to give advice or intermediary services in respect of any financial service including but not limited to insurance, to prospective policy holders or act as an in-between insurance agent in any way.

Insurance law prohibits inducement and therefore no Referrer may offer a referee an incentive to become a policy holder with us. Therefore a referrer may not bring any prospective policy holder under the impression that he/she may be obliged in any way to take out a policy with us.

You must always act in accordance with the Terms and Conditions as set out above.

We will not be liable for any illegal or unlawful actions or misrepresentations made by the Referrer to the Referee in respect of this service or any OUTsurance product. The referrer is not mandated to act as a representative, agent or authorised to incur any obligations or liabilities on our behalf or to give any warranties, representations or undertakings of any nature on our behalf.