Terms of Service
🛡 Overview
This website is operated by The Apartment Cat. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to The Apartment Cat.
The Apartment Cat offers this website, including all information, tools, and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.
By visiting our site and/or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following Terms of Service (“Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink.
These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and contributors of content.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website.
If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, you may not access the website or use any Services.
If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms.
Any new features or tools added to the store will also be subject to the Terms of Service.
You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page.
We reserve the right to update, change, or replace any part of these Terms by posting updates to our website.
It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc., providing us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and Services to you.
🛒 Section 1 – Online Store Terms
By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you confirm that:
- You are at least the age of majority in your province, state, or country of residence; or
- You are the age of majority and have given consent for any minor dependents to use this site.
You must not:
- Use our products for any illegal or unauthorised purpose.
- Violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including copyright laws).
- Transmit worms, viruses, or destructive code.
A breach or violation of any Terms will result in immediate termination of your Services.
⚙️ Section 2 – General Conditions
We reserve the right to refuse Service to anyone for any reason at any time.
Your content (excluding credit card information) may be transferred unencrypted over various networks. Credit card information is always encrypted.
You agree not to:
- Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any part of the Service without express written permission.
Headings in this agreement are for convenience and will not limit or otherwise affect the Terms.
📜 Section 3 – Accuracy, Completeness, and Timeliness of Information
We are not responsible if information on this site is inaccurate, incomplete, or not current.
Material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon without consulting primary sources.
Reliance on material on this site is at your own risk.
🔧 Section 4 – Modifications to the Service and Prices
Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.
We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) at any time without notice.
We are not liable for any changes to pricing, Service suspension, or discontinuation.
🎁 Section 5 – Products or Services
Certain products or services may be available exclusively online.
They may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange according to our Refund Policy.
We strive for accurate product displays but cannot guarantee the accuracy of colours on your screen.
We reserve the right to:
- Limit sales to any person or jurisdiction.
- Limit product quantities.
- Change descriptions or pricing without notice.
- Discontinue products at any time.
🧾 Section 6 – Accuracy of Billing and Account Information
We reserve the right to refuse any order you place. We may limit or cancel quantities per customer/account.
You agree to:
- Provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information.
- Promptly update your email address, billing address, and payment information.
More details can be found in our Refund Policy.
🛠 Section 7 – Optional Tools
We may provide access to third-party tools which we neither monitor nor control.
Use of these tools is at your own risk and discretion.
Future new features or tools will also be subject to these Terms of Service.
🔗 Section 8 – Third-party Links
Some content, products, and Services may link to third-party websites.
We are not responsible for examining or evaluating third-party content or websites and have no liability for their materials or policies.
Please carefully review third-party policies before engaging with them.
✍️ Section 9 – User Comments, Feedback, and Other Submissions
By submitting creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials to us (whether requested or unsolicited), you grant us unrestricted rights to use and publish them.
You agree that:
- Your comments will not violate any third-party rights.
- Your comments will not be unlawful, abusive, or obscene.
- You are solely responsible for your comments.
🔒 Section 10 – Personal Information
Your submission of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy.
❗ Section 11 – Errors, Inaccuracies, and Omissions
We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time without prior notice, even after submitting your order.
🚫 Section 12 – Prohibited Uses
You are prohibited from using the site or its content for:
- Unlawful purposes.
- Soliciting unlawful acts.
- Violating laws or regulations.
- Infringing intellectual property.
- Harassing or discriminating against others.
- Uploading malicious code.
- Collecting personal information.
- Spamming, phishing, crawling, or scraping.
- Obscenity or immoral purposes.
We reserve the right to terminate your use for any prohibited behaviour.
⚖️ Section 13 – Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability
We do not guarantee uninterrupted, secure, or error-free use of the Service.
You agree that your use of the Service is at your sole risk.
Products and Services are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties unless otherwise stated.
We are not liable for:
- Direct or indirect damages.
- Lost profits, revenue, data, or savings.
- Other consequential or incidental damages.
✋ Section 14 – Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Apartment Cat and related parties from any claims or demands arising out of your breach of these Terms or your violation of any law.
✂️ Section 15 – Severability
If any part of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will still be valid.
🚪 Section 16 – Termination
Either you or we may terminate these Terms at any time.
If you fail to comply, we may terminate immediately without notice.
📜 Section 17 – Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with any policies or operating rules posted by us, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding your use of the Service.
⚖️ Section 18 – Governing Law
These Terms of Service and any agreements for Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South Africa.
🔄 Section 19 – Changes to Terms of Service
We reserve the right to update, change, or replace any part of these Terms at any time by posting updates to our website.
It is your responsibility to check for changes. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.
✉️ Section 20 – Contact Information
Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to:
The Apartment Cat
The Velvet Syndicate (Pty) Ltd
Registration number: 2024/551089/07
188A Elizabeth Street, Annlin
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Email: servant@theapartmentcat.com
Tel: +27 64 521 5564
