General Terms and Conditions &
Privacy Policy - Moving Partners
The term 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of The Movers Logistics and Technology Services Pty
Ltd (trading as The Movers ®), a private limited company, founded and registered in the
Republic of South Africa.
The term 'Mover/Customer or you' refers to an individual or a business that uses The Movers
Services to request moving services to get their various items moved and delivered.
The term 'Moving Partner' refers to any individual or a business who has partnered with
us to provide moving services to Movers who request for a move using The Movers Services.
The term 'Driver' refers to any individual or a business who has partnered with us to
provide moving services to Movers who request for a move using The Movers Service specifically using
a motor vehicle or a drone.
The term 'The Movers Services' refers to The Movers mobile application, The Movers Platform and
other services we offer using various channels provided by The Movers Logistics and Technology
Services Pty Ltd trading as The Movers.
The term 'The Movers Mobile Application' refers to a service rendered through a mobile
technology and platform to help and facilitate moves amongst Movers, Moving Partners and other
authorised third parties.
The term 'The Movers Platform' refers to the platform provided to connect Customers to various
Moving Partners to help them move and deliver their various items.
The term 'Charge' refers to a fee the Customer is obligated to pay The Movers providing Moving
Services.
The term 'Service Provider Fee' refers to the fee we have derived for providing the Moving
Services and to maintain them as well.
The term 'Scheduled Move' refers to a move that has been scheduled by the Customers using The
Movers Platform.
The term 'Agreement' refers to a contractual agreement between You and The Movers Logistics and
Technology Services Pty Ltd.
The term 'Loader, Unloader and Supporter' refers to an individual who is a moving partner who
specifically
helps with loading and unloading and also packing services where applicable.
The Movers App is a mobile technology platform used to connect Movers and Moving Partners to
exchange Moving Services. The Moving Partners provide the Moving Services on an independent
basis, we provide a technology platform to connect Customers and the Moving Partners.
Disputes arising from consumer rights, legal obligations, or from the law applicable to the
provision of Moving Services will be resolved between the Mover and Moving Partner.
Data regarding the Moving Partners and their moving service is available in The Movers' servers
and receipts for journeys are available through The Movers app. You will receive communication
via email and/or sms in the near future.
The Moving Partner (you) agrees with the Mover for the provision of the Moving Services booked
on The Movers App.
During user sign-up of The Movers Moving Partner app, your mobile number, and email address is
linked to the
respective user’s account and added to our server. If you are no longer using your contact
details you can update it by contacting us.
You are logged in or signed up and your details are stored for processing by us when you access the
platform.
It is your responsibility to ensure that your account is safe when logged into The Movers
Platform.
1. Entry into Agreement
Your access and use of The Movers Services and The Movers App constitute your Agreement to be bound
by
these General Terms and Conditions, not accepting these terms will lead to no access to The Movers
Services,
The Movers App, and The Movers Platform. These General Terms and Conditions replace any prior
arrangements made with you.
In the case where conflicts arise the supplemental terms will prevail over the General Terms and
Conditions.
Supplemental terms may be introduced for a particular activity, promotion, or event, they are an
addition to
the existing General Terms and Conditions and Agreement and will be disclosed to you.
The Movers Logistics and Technology Services Pty Ltd may amend these General Terms and Conditions
from time to
time and the amendments will be effective upon release, your continued use of The Movers Services
after the release
constitutes as an Agreement.
Before using The Movers Services and The Movers Moving Partner's Account, you must sign up by
providing the
required details and documents.
You will be provided with a link to access and sign these Terms and Conditions, upon successful
completion of
the sign-up process, this warrants a contractual agreement between you and The Movers you agree that
you have
carefully read and fully understood, and agree to be bound by these General Terms and Conditions and
Agreement
including all obligation that arises as provided herein and from the Agreement.
You agree that all that information provided is accurate and true and failure to comply with these
General Terms
and Conditions can lead to termination of the Agreement at any time for any reason.
You are obligated to give your banking details in course of filling the payment details upon
registration which
will be used to transfer the money to you, and we will not be held liable in the case where the
Moving Partner
has provided incorrect banking details.
Upon a successful sign-up process, The Movers Moving Partner will receive an email with additional
General Terms and Conditions,
if applicable.
2. Rights to use The Movers Services
The Movers grants you a license to use the app and it does not grant you the rights to
sublicense or transfer data to the third party.
While Using The Movers Moving Partner's Account, You May Not
• You may not transmit files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other programs that
may compromise the operations of The Movers.
• You may not try to gain unauthorized access to The Movers Partner's App once your account
has been terminated.
• The license granted herein revokes automatically and simultaneously with the termination of
the agreement. After the termination of the agreement, you must immediately stop using The Movers
Partner App. We are entitled to block and delete your Account without prior notice.
• You may not try to gain unauthorised access to The Movers Partner App once your account has
been terminated.
• All copyrights and trademarks, including source code, databases, logos, and visual designs
are owned by The Movers
Logistics and Technology Services Pty Ltd and protected by copyright and trademark, By using The
Movers Platform, The Movers
Partner App, you do not acquire any rights of ownership to any intellectual property, this prohibits
you from modifying,
updating or editing, deleting the source code.
3. Providing Moving Services
You hereby agree to provide Moving Services in agreement with the General Terms
and Conditions as well as the Republic of South Africa laws and regulations. If you operate outside
of Republic of
South Africa, you hereby agree to provide Moving Services in agreement with the laws and regulations
of your
country.
You must have the following documents when joining The Movers Platform:
• Professional Picture of You.
• Valid ID (Green book or smart ID. If it's a smart ID, please upload the front and back of
your document).
• Valid Passport (and valid permit).
• Valid Proof of Residential Address (Less than six months old).
• Valid Driver's License (Please upload the front and back of your document).
• Valid License Disk.
• Quality Pictures of Your Vehicle (at least 6).
• If you are registering a drone, a quality picture of your drone.
• If you are registering a drone, a valid drone license.
• Proof of Insurance (if you have).
• Proof of GIT (Good in-transit) Insurance (if you have).
You are responsible to maintain the validity of all required documents, and we reserve the right to
require you to present
all necessary documents for evidence.
You must provide the Moving Services in a polite and professional manner, you may not take
unauthorised stops on the road, may not have other Mover(s), Moving Partner(s) and unauthorised
Supporter(s) during the Moving Service, you must adhere to the South African traffic rules and
regulations.
You reserve the right to determine when you are open to provide the Moving Services, you shall
accept, decline, or ignore Moving Services requests made by the Mover at your discretion.
If a move has already been accepted on our platform, you have 24 hours to notify us if anything
changes from the time of being aware of the change and the time of the move. Failure to do so, may
result in suspension or termination of a Moving Partner's account with us.
A 'no show' refers to when a Moving Partner doesn't show up to a move with insufficient
communication. A 'no show' may result in suspension or termination of your account with us.
Once a Moving Parter's account is suspended, they may not access The Movers Platform until they are
notified by verified The Movers representative(s).
You are obligated to maintain and provide all the necessary equipment required to perform the Moving
Services, which include a vehicle or drone, a GPS-Supporting Mobile Device, Mobile Data, Airtime,
Fuel, Insurance, On-Duty Fees, and all the cost that you incur while providing the Moving Services
are at your expense.
Payments will be done on The Movers App before and after the Moving Service(s) is complete, in the
case where a Mover did not end a completed move, The Movers App will continue to charge the
Mover/Customer.
You hereby acknowledge that you are obliged to fully comply with all tax obligations that arise to
you from the applicable laws about providing the Moving Services which includes paying tax, we may
make the information regarding the activities of you available to the Tax authority to the extent
outlined in valid legal acts.
You hereby agree to fully compensate all the fees that The Movers Logistics and Technology Services
Pty Ltd incur in connection with the obligations arising from applicable tax regulations not having
been met by you.
4. The Movers Fees and Payments
We automate a payment process to allow two different banking accounts, the main point is when the
user pays the amount of the Moving Service to the Movers Bank Account and the fee charged by the
Moving Partner will go to the Moving Partner ‘s Bank Account, for each Supporter the Mover is
obligated to pay a service fee and for every floor in a building the Mover will be charged a fee.
Our Mover(s) will pay for the Moving Services using their authorised bank account, you hereby
authorise us as your commercial agent to receive the fees from the Mover and forward the relevant
funds to you.
You may not advise the Mover against using the payment methods provided by us failure to do so will
result in penalties the amount of R1500 for every refusal to the method of payment.
Our Mover(s) have an option to tip the Moving Partner at the end of a Moving Service and the payment
transaction can be done in person.
Our Mover(s) have an option to tip the Moving Partner at the end of a Moving Service and the payment
transaction can be done in person.
You must confirm that you are offering Moving Services to the right Mover before you start, if you
make a mistake of identifying the wrong Mover, we will reimburse the right Mover the fee collected
and we will charge you at our discretion for the Moving Service.
If we were not able to pay you your share due to you supplying the wrong bank account details or not
supplying the account details at all, we will first notify you of such an issue and hold the payment
for 6 Months, failure to notify us within 6 months starting from the date you were supposed to
receive the share, will result in a transfer of the payment to us.
5. Customer Support
We provide customer support to the Moving Partners regarding the use of The Movers Services, The
Movers Services, and The Movers App and The Movers Platform, we reserve the right to discontinue it
in case you are in delay with any of the payment for more than 5 days.
6. Rating and Activity
To provide the best services to our Mover(s), you hereby acknowledge that they may provide you a
rating and leave a comment regarding the quality of the overall Moving Service that you have
provided, your average rating will be linked to your Moving Partner’s profile and will be made
available to Mover(s) on The Movers App.
We require the Moving Partner to maintain a specific rating to keep providing the Moving Services
and failure to do so may lead to a suspension of The Movers Moving Partner’s profile either
temporarily or permanently.
7. The Relationship Between you, us and the Mover(s)
You hereby acknowledge and agree that we are not offering Moving Service physically, we are the link
between the Moving Partners and the Mover who pay for the Moving Services.
You acknowledge that there is no employment agreement nor employment relationship has been or will
be established between you and us, you also agree that no joint venture or partnership exists
between you and us.
You may not transfer your rights and obligations deriving from the General Terms and Agreement to
any third party.
8. Liability
We do not guarantee that your usage of The Movers Platform and The Movers Moving Partners profile
will result in a Moving Service request(s), the behavior of the Mover(s) determine the usage of The
Movers App for requesting Moving Service.
You hereby agree that we, nor The Movers representatives, Directors, and employees are not liable
for any damage or loss that you may incur as a result of using The Movers Services, which includes
and not limited to: loss of profit, any form of property damage or loss, monetary loss, reputation,
or contacts and contracts.
We are not liable for how Mover(s) choose to conduct themselves and shall not be liable for any loss
or damage that may incur to you or your vehicle as a result of actions or non-action of the Mover.
You shall reimburse us for any direct/indirect loss or damage, loss of profit, expenses, penalties
we may incur due to your breach of the General Terms and Conditions, Agreement, or any law and
regulations.
If a Mover presents any claims against us in connection with your provision of Moving Services, then
you shall compensate such damage to us in full within 5 days as of your receipt of the respective
request from us, we are obligated to present any claim(s) against you, then you shall compensate us
any legal cost related to the evolution of the damages and submission of claims relating to
compensation for such damage.
Termination
Before entering into any Agreement with us, you shall be presented with the General Terms and
Conditions and before submitting the sign-up application, an Agreement and other General Terms and
Conditions shall enter into force once specific documents or email has been made available to you
and you shall start or continue to provide Moving Services on The Movers Platform.
You may terminate the Agreement at any time notifying us at least 14 days in advance, this
automatically terminates your rights to use The Movers Mobile Application and The Movers Platform
and any other Moving Services.
We may terminate the Agreement with us at any time and for any reason at the sole discretion of us
by notifying you at least 7 days in advance.
The Movers Logistics and Technology Services Pty Ltd is entitled to immediately terminate your
Agreement with us and block your access to The Movers Platform and The Movers Moving Partner’s
profile without any advance notice in case you breach the General Terms and Conditions or Agreement
or cause harm to The Movers Logistics and Technology Services Pty Ltd reputation or brand, this may
also prohibit you from registering a new Moving Partner profile.
We may also immediately block your access to The Movers Platform and The Movers Moving Partner
profile for the period of the investigation if we suspect any infringement of the Agreement or
fraudulent activity from your behalf. The block of access will be removed once cleared from the
investigation.
9. Amendments
Any changes to the Agreement, General Terms and Conditions shall enter into force after they have
been made available to you via email, and continuation of the use of The Movers Services and The
Movers Platform will be considered as an Agreement to the amendments.
10. Applicable Law
The General Terms and Conditions, and Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced by
the laws of the Republic of South Africa or the country you operate in. If the respective dispute
resulting from General Terms or Agreement could not be settled by negotiations, then the dispute
shall be solved in any court of law in the Republic of South Africa or any court legally applicable.
11. Notices
You are obligated to immediately notify us of any changes to your contact information, bank account
details and any identity and legal documentation.
Any notice required to be given under the General Terms and Conditions and Agreement shall be given
when sent via email and shall be deemed to be received when acknowledge the receipt of the said
email, in cases any technical issues that may arise, the email will not be deemed to be received.
Email address (legal@themoversworldwide.net)
Privacy Policy
1. Privacy Policy for Moving Partners
The Movers Logistics and Technology Services Pty Ltd (K2020751617) trading as The Movers is located
at 44 Stiglingh Road, Edenburg, Sandton, South Africa, and is the controller of personal data of all
users of our services through all channels.
2. The Personal Data We Process
Name, e-mail, phone number, place of residence, payment details geolocation of drivers driving
routes, vehicle insurance document(s), ID copy (or passport with work permit), driver's license
copy, motor vehicle license disk and picture of the vehicle used for moving services. Information
about vehicles (including registration number and other legal documentation including for Drones).
The financial data of providing Moving Services are not considered as personal data, because Moving
Partners provide services in the course of economic and professional activities.
Insomuch as the local laws might contradict the privacy policies of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger,
and other products and features offered by Facebook (collectively “Facebook”), then the Facebook
policies shall prevail.
3. Purpose of Processing Data
We collect and process personal data for the purpose of connecting Customers who would like to move
with Moving Partners with the capability to help them move around cities and countries more
efficiently.
Geolocation and driving routes are processed to analyse the geographical area and give suggestions
to the Moving Partners. If you do not want to disclose your geolocation for The Movers App, you must
update your status to offline.
The protection of your personal information or data that we collect, process and apply during your
use or visit to any of our various platforms and The Movers App is important to us. Your data is
protected in accordance with the provision of locals data protection and privacy policy law.
Geolocation and driving routes are processed to analyse the geographical area and give suggestions
to the Moving Partners. If you do not want to disclose your geolocation for The Movers App, you must
update your status to offline which means that you are currently not open to receiving Moving
Services requests.
Driver's license, profession, identity documents, and criminal convictions and offences are
processed to determine the compliance with the legal requirements and the suitability of pursuing a
profession as a Moving Partner and legitimacy as a Business.
The Movers App displays the Moving Partner's photo, their name and details of the vehicle for the
Moving Service including photos of the vehicle when applicable.
You will receive summaries from The Movers Moving Partner Dashboard on The Movers Moving Partner
App, which will include your efficiency and ratings as a Moving Partner. Summary and ratings about
the Moving Partners are necessary to provide reliable services for Moving Services at our
discretion.
4. Legal Basis
Personal data is processed for the performance of the contract concluded with the Moving partner.
The prerequisite for the use of The Movers services is the processing of driver's identification and
geolocation data.
Personal data may be processed on the ground of legitimate interest in investigating and detecting
fraudulent payments. Data regarding criminal convictions and offences is processed for compliance
with a legal obligation.
5. Recipients
Your personal data is only disclosed to the Customers, whose order has been accepted by you.
Customers will see the Moving Partners name, vehicle/drone, phone number, photo, and geolocation
data. Customers also see the Moving Partners' personal data in the receipt.
Depending on the location of the Moving Partner, the personal data may be disclosed to Customers
local subsidiaries, representatives, affiliates, agents, etc.). Processing of personal data will
occur under the same conditions as established in this privacy notice.
6. Security and Access
Any personal data collected in the course of providing Moving Services is transferred to and stored
in the data centres of Google LLC (formerly known as Google Inc.), which are located in the United
States of America. Only authorised employees and service providers of The Movers Logistics and
Technology Services Pty Ltd will have access to the personal data and they may access the data for
the purpose of resolving issues associated with the use of the services (including disputes
regarding moving services).
The Movers Group companies and Partners can access personal data to the extent necessary to provide
customer support in the respective country.
Once a potential Moving Partner is officially granted the status of a Moving Partner by The Movers
Logistics and Technology Services Pty Ltd, they can only access The Movers Moving Partner App and
not The Movers app for Customers.
7. Processing Customers Personal Data
You may not process the personal data of Customers without permission from us. You may not contact
any Customer or collect record, store, grant access, use, or cross-use the personal data provided by
The Movers Logistics and Technology Services Pty Ltd or accessible to you via The Movers App for any
reason other than for the purposes of fulfilling the relevant Moving Services. This includes
contacting the customer for a Moving Service without The Movers Logistics and Technology Services
Pty Ltd involvement and arrangement who we all as parties worked with prior or presently.
You must comply with the rules and conditions for the processing of personal data of Moving Services
as set forth in the Privacy Policy of Movers. If you violate the requirements for the processing of
personal data of movers, we may terminate your account and claim damages from you.
8. Access,Correction, Retention, Deletion, and Data Portability
Personal data can be viewed and corrected in The Movers Moving Partner App Dashboard. Your personal
data will be stored as long as you have an active profile. If your account is not active we will
close the personal data will be stored for an additional 3-year period.
Data necessary for accounting purposes shall be stored for 7 years. In the event of suspicions of
administrational or criminal offence, fraud, or false information, the data shall be stored for 10
years.
In the event of disputes, the data shall be retained until the claim is satisfied or the expiry date
of such claims. We respond to the request for deleting and transferring personal data submitted by
an email within a month and specify the period of data deletion and transfer.
9. Dispute Resolution
Disputes relating to the processing of personal data are resolved through customer support
(legal@themoversworldwide.net).