Terms &
Conditions
Welcome to The Tea Chest Website. Please take a moment to read these terms and conditions (the “Terms”) to understand how they apply to your use of our Website and any products that may you may order online.
Please read the rules carefully. USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY ASPECT OF THE WEBSITE WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH THESE RULES.
If you cannot agree with these rules, please do not use the Website.
- GENERAL TERMS
Who owns this Website?
The Tea Chest (Pty) Ltd, a company registered in the Republic of South Africa (Reg. No. 2011/109900/07).
Terms and conditions apply
These Terms apply to your use of this Website. By using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Terms and agree to be bound by them. They represent our entire agreement with you and supersede all prior terms, conditions, warranties and/or representations to the extent permitted by law. Please do not use our Website if you do not agree to be bound by these Terms.
Online purchases from our Website are subject to these Terms.
Amended or updated terms
We may periodically update or change the Terms without notice. You should check them from time to time, as your continued use of our Website will mean you accept any updated or revised Terms.
Law and arbitration
This agreement is governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Any dispute arising in relation to our agreement with you shall, to the extent permitted by law, be referred to arbitration in Cape Town at a venue to be determined by us applying the Uniform Rules of the High Court of South Africa.
Use of our Website
You are welcome to browse or use our Website for your own personal, non-commercial shopping and information purposes only. No other use is permitted without our prior written consent. The unauthorised use, copying, reproduction, variation, modification or distribution of the content of this Website, is strictly prohibited.
Unless otherwise specified, the Website is intended for your personal use only. You may not authorise others to use the Website, and you are responsible for all use of the Website by you and by those you allow to use, or provide access to, the Website. You may not impersonate, imitate or pretend to be somebody else when using the Website.
The Website may contain graphics, text, photographs, images, video, audio and other material that is clearly identified for your use (“Assets”). The Assets are protected by copyright, trade mark and other intellectual property laws.
The Website Content is protected by copyright, trade mark and other intellectual property laws and is the property of The Tea Chest (Pty) Ltd. The copying, reproduction, publication, display, rearrangement, redistribution, modification, revision, alteration, cropping, re-sizing, reverse engineering, movement, removal, deletion, or other use or change by you, directly or indirectly, whether by omission or commission, of any such Website Content, is strictly prohibited.
You agree to indemnify The Tea Chest (Pty) Ltd against any loss, damage, harm, claim or any other cost whatsoever that we may sustain as a result of your use of our Website and/or its contents contrary to these Terms.
We use cookies to identify the computer device with which you connect to our Website. We reserve the right to restrict your use and access to our Website or part thereof in the event of any unauthorised use.
We reserve the right to suspend our Website or any part thereof or terminate your account at any time if we, in our sole discretion, determine that you are not using the Website in compliance with these Terms or if we believe the information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate or incomplete.
Any indulgence of extension of time granted to you shall not be construed as a waiver or variation of any of our rights or remedies in these Terms or law.
Use of our Website outside South Africa
Customers who are not resident in South Africa are welcome to use our Website in accordance with these Terms to make online purchases provided that the delivery address is in South Africa.
Privacy policy and information security
Your privacy is very important to us. We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold and process from misuse, loss and from authorised access, modification or disclosure. We hold personal information at our own premises.
Accuracy of Website content
All reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the information on our Website is accurate and up-to-date. We do not, however, warrant that the content or information displayed is always accurate, complete and/or current.
Intellectual property
All rights, including copyright, trade mark and other intellectual property rights embodied in any logos, text, images, video, audio or other material on this Website are owned by or licensed to us.
Use of our logos, content and images
You are not permitted to use the content of our Website, our logos or any product or other images that appear on our Website without our prior written consent. Unauthorised use, reproduction, modification and/or distribution is strictly prohibited and constitutes an infringement of our or our licensors’ intellectual property rights.
Disclaimers and exclusions of liability
Use of our Website is entirely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not warrant that the functions provided by the Website will be uninterrupted or error free, or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free from viruses or other harmful components. We accept no liability, to the extent permitted by law, for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever or howsoever caused arising from the access or use of our Website or the purchase of any of our products or services. You agree, to the extent permitted by law, to indemnify us against any loss or damage suffered or liability incurred by reason of any act or omission on your part or that of any third party acting on your behalf in connection with your use of our Website and/or your purchase of any products or services. Notwithstanding any other provisions contained herein, our liability arising from any breach of these Terms, negligence or otherwise shall not at any time exceed more than double the monetary value of any order placed via this Website.
Indemnification
You hereby indemnify The Tea Chest (Pty) Ltd., its directors and employees, and hereby defend and hold each of them harmless from any and all claims and liabilities (including legal costs on the attorney-client scale) which may arise from your from your unauthorised use of material obtained through the Website, or from your breach of this Agreement, or from any such acts through your use of the Website.
- ONLINE SHOPPING TERMS
These online shopping terms and conditions apply to all purchases ordered online at https://www.theteachest.co.za/ or via e-mail. Please read them carefully.
Product sales and availability
All products displayed on our Website are subject to availability and will be delivered only within the Republic of South Africa. All prices shown on our Website are quoted in South African Rands and are valid and effective only in the Republic of South Africa. We reserve the right to discontinue or change the specifications of our products and services from time to time without notice. We will inform you as soon as possible if any products or services ordered by you are not available.
Content errors
We regret that no order will be accepted if we identify a material error in the description of any of our goods or services or their prices on our Website. Packaging may vary from that shown on our Website.
Methods of payment
We will debit the total value of your online order against the payment card tendered by you during the check out process.
Payment will be effected on acceptance of your order and prior to delivery. By submitting your order, identity number and payment card details you warrant that you are are authorised to make payment with the payment card and that there are sufficient funds available to pay for the order.
Confirmation of orders
Orders placed online constitute your offer to purchase subject to these Terms. Your offer is deemed to have been accepted by us when you receive our confirmation of your order. Failure by us to formally confirm or notify acceptance shall not affect the validity of the sale or the enforceability thereof.
Delivery
Please refer to Shipping & Delivery section under Customer Service for detailed delivery information.
Refunds and returns policy
Please refer to Returns & Exchanges section under Customer Service for detailed delivery information.
Risk and ownership
Risk in the products shall pass to you on delivery. We will retain ownership in the products until payment has been received in full.