MATRIX STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These terms and conditions together with the MiX Telematics Notice (collectively, the “Agreement“) will form a written contract between you and MiX Telematics Africa Pty Ltd (“MiX Telematics“, “we“, “us” and “our“) and will govern our relationship with you as the person which enters into this Agreement with MiX Telematics (“you” and “your”) and the use of our Services and Units.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. “Acceptance Date” means the date on which you accepted the Agreement, whether in writing or by way of electronic medium, for example by clicking, “I agree” on our website or via your mobile device, or by telephonic acceptance;
1.2. “Asset” means any vehicle, trailer, other fixed or mobile asset in which a Unit has been installed;
1.3. “Bundled Option” means you do not own the Unit, but you pay to use the Unit and you pay a service fee for the Services for a fixed duration of 36 (thirty-six) months;
1.4. “Business Day” means a Monday to Friday, excludes Saturdays, Sundays and a day which is an official public holiday in the Republic of South Africa;
1.5. “Cash Option” means you pay for the Unit and its installation on the Effective Date and thereafter pay a monthly Service fee;
1.6. “Cash-upfront Option” means you pay for the Unit and its installation as well as a lump sum in lieu of the monthly Service fees on the Effective Date, for provision of the Services for 12 (twelve), 24 (twenty-four) or 36 (thirty-six) months as the case may be;
1.7. “CPA” means the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, as amended from time to time;
1.8. “Debit Order” means any debit order including, but not limited to, any of the following: authenticated early debit order (AEDO), non-authenticated early debit order (NAEDO) or DebiCheck;
1.9. “Effective Date” means the date on which the Unit is installed in the Asset, and is successfully tested and functioning;
1.10. “Emergency Contact” means the person(s) nominated by you to be contacted in an emergency;
1.11. “Expiry Date” for the Bundled Option means 36 (thirty-six) calendar months after the Effective Date and for the Cash-upfront Option means the selected period after the Effective Date;
1.12. “False Incident” means any incident where it subsequently transpires that the Asset is or was not stolen or hi-jacked and may include, but is not limited to instances where:
1.12.1. you are unable to contact the driver of the Asset, or the location of the driver of the Asset is unknown to you;
1.12.2. the Asset has been impounded or repossessed for any reason;
1.12.3. either MiX Telematics or the Emergency Contact is unable to make contact with you or the driver of the Asset; and/or
1.12.4. any civil dispute exists regarding possession or ownership of the Asset;
1.13. “Fitment Centre” means a fitment centre operating independently of us, but which has been approved by us for the purpose of installing and servicing Units;
1.14. “MiX Telematics Companies” means MiX Telematics Africa Pty Ltd (“MiX Telematics”)(with registration number 2004/019797/07), MiX Telematics Limited (with registration number 1995/013858/06) and all of its subsidiaries;
1.15. “MiX Telematics Notice” means the MiX Telematics Privacy Notice and Informed Consent document which can be found on the website: https://www.matrix.co.za/;
1.16. “Network Provider” means the independent communications network service provider from which we obtain our network services in order to provide the Services to you;
1.17. “Payment Agent” means a third party authorised to collect payment from you on our behalf;
1.18. “Personal Information” shall have the same meaning as defined in POPIA;
1.19. “POPIA” means the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 and its regulations as amended from time to time;
1.20. “SAPS” means the South African Police Service;
1.21. “Services” means tracking and/or recovery of the Asset when lost, stolen or hi-jacked and any other ancillary services, if applicable, and does not include reacting to a False Incident;
1.22. “Uncontrolled Event” means (including without limitation) any fire, flood, earthquake, elements of nature or acts of God, riots, civil disorders,rebellions or revolutions in any country or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of MiX Telematics, including the termination or suspension of theservices or products provided by a third party supplier, the Network Provider, no or weak GPS signal, Unit failure and logistical difficulties that may result in a delay or a failure to provide any Services; and
1.23. “Unit” means the Matrix asset tracking unit(s) and associated
2. Commencement, Duration, Cancellation and Suspension
2.1. This Agreement will commence on the Acceptance Date and endure indefinitely until it is cancelled as provided for in this clause 2, or otherwise provided inthis You acknowledge that you cannot cancel/terminate either the Unit or the (additional) Services separately. On cancellation of the Agreement for any reason, both the Unit and the (additional) Services will terminate, whether under a Cash or Bundled Option.
2.2. The Service shall commence on the Effective
2.3. Cash Option
2.3.1. Either you or MiX Telematics may terminate this Agreement by giving at least 20 (twenty) Business Days’ written notice.
2.4. Cash-upfront Option
2.4.1. You may terminate this Agreement by giving at least 20 (twenty) Business Days’ written notice, but you will receive no refund should you do so.
2.4.2. You acknowledge that as your Service fee is paid in advance, MiX Telematics may not have collected your account details for payment by debit order if the Agreement continues beyond the Expiry Date. MiX Telematics may terminate this Agreement on the Expiry Date if we are unable to contact you as described in clause 6 to obtain your account details in order to arrange for payment by debit order as set out in clause 5.2.
2.5. Bundled Option
2.5.1. Either you or MiX Telematics may cancel this Agreement either on the Expiry Date or on at least 20 (twenty) Business Days’ written notice at any time prior to the Expiry Date, subject to clause 5.2.
2.5.2. If you cancel the Agreement prior to the Expiry Date or MiX Telematics cancels the Agreement due to you being in breach, you will remain liable for all amounts owing up to the date of cancellation, including but not limited to:
2.5.2.1. the cost of the installation of the Unit as well as the cost of having the Unit removed from the Asset by a Fitment Centre; and
2.5.2.2. all costs of any recovery efforts prior to termination of the Agreement; and
2.5.2.3. if you are a legal entity, the legal entity shall be liable for the sum of the Service fees due up to the Expiry Date; or
2.5.2.4. if you are a natural person, you will be liable for a reasonable cancellation penalty in the first 36 (thirty six) months of the Agreement as follows:
| Cancellation period | Cancellation penalty MX1 / Bronze | Cancellation penalty MX2 / Silver | Cancellation penalty MX3 / Gold |
| Month 1 – 12 | R 2 500 | R 2 700 | R 3 400 |
| Month 13 – 24 | R 1 500 | R 1 700 | R 2 400 |
| Month 25 – 36 | R 1 000 | R 1 300 | R 1 800 |
| The above includes the recovery unit | |||
2.6. If the Agreement is not cancelled by you or by us prior to or on the Expiry Date, it will automatically continue and constitute a month to month agreement terminable on at least 1 (one) calendar months’ notice, which termination will take effect on the first day of the month immediately following the end of the applicable notice period. We will notify you not more than 80 (eighty) and not less than 40 (forty) Business Days prior to the Expiry Date of the impendingexpiry date and any material changes to the Agreement that will apply to such automatic renewal and you retain your right to cancel as aforesaid.
2.7. You are also entitled to cancel this Agreement, in writing, within 7 (seven) days after the Acceptance Date or the Effective Date (whichever is the later), if this Agreement was concluded electronically or as a result of direct marketing, and in such an event, you will remain liable for the direct cost of returning the Unit to MiX Telematics as well as for all costs of any recovery efforts prior to termination of the Agreement.
2.8. We will be entitled to suspend the Service if:
2.8.1. the Network Provider is no longer available or of no practical use;
2.8.2. an event beyond our control makes it impossible to render the Services; and/or
2.8.3. You are in breach of the
2.9. In the event of such suspension, we shall have no obligations whatsoever towards you, for example: to provide Services to you, arising out of this Agreement or otherwise, until such time as we notify you of the termination of such suspension.
2.10. We will be entitled to disable any feature of the Unit, without reducing the Service fee, if you fail to minimise False Incidents associated with that feature.
3. CUSTOMER’S OBLIGATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3.1. It is your responsibility to make the Asset available at a Fitment Centre to have the Unit installed.
3.2. You must ensure that the Unit is working after installation and repair and test the Unit at least once a month by checking the Unit’s communication status onthe Matrix Smartphone App or by calling our control Do not press the panic button to test the Unit. It is your responsibility to maintain and insure the Unit at your own cost. This includes replacing the backup battery at least every 18 (eighteen) months (if required) and ensuring that the remote control (if applicable) is in working order.
3.3. When your Asset was lost, stolen or hi-jacked but was subsequently recovered, you must, within not more than 24 (twenty-four) hours (or the next Business Day after the 24 (twenty-four) hour period) of recovery of your Asset and at your own cost, take the Asset to a Fitment Centre. Such installation, testing, repair or removed and replacement Unit will, unless clause 3.4 applies, be (i) at the cost of MiX Telematics if under the Bundled Option, or (ii) at your own cost after the first 12 (twelve) months of the Agreement if under the Cash Option.
3.4. If the Unit is malfunctioning due to liquid damage, accident damage, tampering with the Unit, or due to your or any other third party’s negligence,you will be liable for the installation, testing, repair or removal and replacement cost of the Unit, and such payment is payable directly to the Fitment Centre unless agreed otherwise by MiX Telematics.
3.5. If you fail to maintain the Unit as required, and MiX Telematics is not able to recover the Asset after it was stolen, lost or hijacked, then MiX Telematics willnot be able to provide the Services to you and will not be liable to you for the repayment of any Service Fees or for any loss or damage to your Asset however caused.
3.6. You hereby authorise MiX Telematics to track and/or recover the Asset and to disclose such information as we may deem necessary in the circumstances, about you to your Emergency
3.7. MiX Telematics’ recovery teams are armed. Our recovery Services could, therefore, pose a risk and could result in personal injury, death or damage to property, including but not limited to damage to the Asset, or any of the contents of the Asset, whether they are owned by you or by any third party, and which is due directly or indirectly to such damage occurring during the provision of the recovery Service; and including personal injury or death to any occupants in the Asset. You, therefore, indemnify the MiX Telematics Companies, and agree to hold themharmless against all loss, damages, claims, liability and/or costs, of whatsoever nature, howsoever and whensoever arising, suffered or incurred during recovery Services.
3.8. You will notify us within 60 (sixty) minutes, by phoning 0800 111 322, after you become aware that an Asset was lost, stolen or hi-jacked, and youwill report the loss of the Asset to the appropriate SAPS within a period of not more than 8 (eight) hours and you will, on our request, provide us with a relevant case number obtained from the SAPS and the location of the SAPS at which you reported the matter.
3.9. You will not raise or cause False
3.10. You acknowledge and agree that the SIM card in the Unit remains the property of MiX Telematics.
3.11. You acknowledge and agree that with a:
3.11.1. Cash Option and Cash-upfront Option, ownership of the Unit passes to you once you pay the purchase price in full; and
3.11.2. Bundled Option, the Unit at all times remains the property of MiX Telematics.
3.12. You acknowledge that MiX Telematics cannot guarantee the condition of the Asset upon recovery and the Asset may be recovered in whole or in MiXTelematics will have fulfilled its Service obligations to you, no matter in what condition the Asset is in if it is located and recovered.4
4. MIX TELEMATICS’ OBLIGATIONS
4.1. When you, the Emergency Contact or SAPS report the Asset as lost, stolen or hi-jacked to us, we will endeavour to locate and recover the Asset.
4.2. Where we have reason to suspect that a False Incident has been reported (irrespective of whether MiX Telematics has been supplied with a SAPS case number or not) we will be under no obligation whatsoever to deliver the Service to you.
4.3. The Service is only available when the Asset it situated within the Republic of South Africa at the time the Asset is lost, stolen or hi-
4.4. Upon recovery, we will act to secure the Asset and then make it available to the SAPS or any other legitimate authority. You hereby agree and undertake to make yourself available to identify the Asset if requested to do so by the SAPS, and to do so at your own cost which may include, but not belimited to, travel and accommodation required by you. If the Asset needs to be repatriated to South Africa, you will be responsible to do this, and for the costs associated with this if there are any.
4.5. We will not be obliged to supply the Services or replace the Unit or the remote control if you are in breach of this Agreement, including if your monthly fees are in arrears.
5. FEES AND PAYMENT
5.1. Billing will commence on the Effective Date. Service fees are payable monthly in advance and will be debited to your account on the selected date(s) for collection.
5.2. To the fullest extent permitted by law, all amounts due and payable in terms hereof shall be paid free of exchange and without deduction or set-off, by way ofa direct Debit Order in favour of MiX Telematics (drawn against a bank account nominated by you), or in such other manner as MiX Telematics may from time to time determine. You furthermore agree that:
5.2.1. we will be entitled and authorised to draw all amounts payable in terms of the Agreement from the account specified by you;
5.2.2. the Debit Order authority will commence on the Effective Date and will continue and not be revoked until termination of this Agreement or until allamounts due and owing to us have been fully and finally discharged;
5.2.3. we will be entitled to facilitate collection of amounts owing via the NAEDO system (track your account for sufficient funds);
5.2.4. when your bank sends you an instruction to authenticate the use of the DebiCheck payment system, you acknowledge this mandate. Should this authentication fail we will be entitled to collect the amounts owing via direct debit or the NAEDO system;
5.2.5. should we use an intermediary to collect amounts due to MiX Telematics, you grant consent that your personal information (including name, ID number, account number and any other relevant information necessary) be used in this regard;
5.2.6. the amount may be variable in the event of additional services being provided; and
5.2.7. any payment instruction issued by MiX Telematics shall be treated by your bank as if the instructions had been issued by you personally, and you hereby authorise the bank to debit your account accordingly.
5.3. Should you fail to pay any amount on the due date for payment then we may, without prejudice to any of our other rights and remedies:
5.3.1. collect the arrear amounts via Debit Order, additional to the monthly Service Fee, from your account unless you have an agreed structured repayment plan with MiX Telematics;

