Welcome to our website! By using this website (the “Credé Oils site” or the “Site”), you are deemed to agree to the terms set forth below as of the date of such use. If you do not want to be subject to these terms, do not use the Site. We may periodically change these Terms and Conditions of Use by updating this posting so please visit this area each time you visit the Site to keep up to date with the current terms regarding your use of the Site. Your continued use of the Site reaffirms your continuing agreement to the then-current Terms and Conditions of Use. These Terms and Conditions of Use were last updated in April, 2021.

WE WILL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT CREDÉ OILS (PTY) LTD ON THIS SITE; HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE OR THAT THIS SITE CONTAINS ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION AVAILABLE. IF YOU ARE MAKING A DIET, HEALTH OR OTHER IMPORTANT PERSONAL DECISION, PLEASE CONSULT OTHER APPROPRIATE SOURCES, INCLUDING NUTRITIONISTS, DIETITIANS, PHYSICIANS OR OTHER MEDICAL PROVIDERS.

Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd. (Together, “we,” “us,” “our,”, “Credé Oils”, or “Credé Natural Oils”) may, at any time, modify or discontinue this Site or specific portions of it.

Site Content and Intellectual Property

The trademarks, trade names, trade dress, logos, and service marks (collectively, the “Trademarks”) displayed on this Site are the registered and/or unregistered Trademarks of Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd, or such third parties that may own the displayed Trademarks. The contents of the Credé Oils Site, such as Trademarks, copyrighted materials, such as text, graphics, images, information created or obtained from Credé Oils licensors, and other material contained on the Site (“Content”) are for informational purposes only. Nothing contained on this Site or in the Terms and Conditions serves to grant to you, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Content displayed on this Site without the written permission of Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd or such third party that may own the displayed Content.

Medical Information or Advice

This Site does not provide or offer medical advice. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the Credé Oils Site.

You should always consult with your physician prior to changing or undertaking any new diet or exercise program or using any health-related information. Contact your health-care provider immediately if you suspect that you have a medical problem. 

Information and statements on this Site are for informative purposes only, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. 

Use of Content

The Content is protected by copyright under both South African and foreign laws. Title to the Content remains with Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd or its licensors. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions of Use is a breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd and its licensors.

If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions of Use, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content.

Limitation of Liability

THE USE OF THE CREDÉ OILS SITE AND THE CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. CREDÉ OILS (PTY) LTD MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE’S CONTENT. THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SERVICES, AND PRODUCTS IN THIS SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, CREDÉ OILS (PTY) LTD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. CREDÉ OILS (PTY) LTD DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. CREDÉ OILS (PTY) LTD DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS, THE LAW MAY NOT PERMIT THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY IN SUCH SITUATIONS. 

IN NO EVENT SHALL CREDÉ OILS (PTY) LTD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF CREDÉ OILS (PTY) LTD HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 

Any claims arising in connection with your use of the Site, any Content, or the Forums (defined below) must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies under these Terms and Conditions of Use are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, resulting from any violation of these Terms and Conditions of Use or any activity related to your Internet account (including, but not limited to, negligent or wrongful conduct) or any other person accessing the Site using your Internet account.

Electronic communications

When a user visits the Credé Oils website or sends e-mails to Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd, you are consenting to communicating with us electronically. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd will communicate with you by e-mail. 

User Information

When purchasing products, you are required to provide Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd with complete and accurate information about yourself and you agree that the information provided to Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd is correct. Purchasing from the Credé Oils website is restricted to persons over the age of 18. Any person not permitted to register as a purchaser but who does so, shall be guilty of committing fraud. 

Shipping, Backorder, and Partial Shipments

Orders typically ship via within 1 -3 business days if all ordered items are in stock. As a rule, we will hold your order if an item is on back order. The order will ship complete once all items are in stock.

International & PO Box Shipments

We do not ship internationally at this stage. We cannot ship to P.O. Boxes.

Payment

All online transactions are made through Virtual Card Servces which accepts all major credit cards. For more information regarding payment options, please visit www.vcs.co.za We do not accept personal checks or C.O.D.’s. 

Secure Checkout

To ensure the protection of your personal data, our checkout process is secure. Your data is transferred in an encrypted form to secure data servers. Secure, encrypted website pages can be readily identified via the address shown in the address bar of your browser. 

Product Satisfaction

If you are not completely satisfied with the quality of a product, notify us directly using the customer satisfaction contact information listed on the product label.

Security and Privacy

All order information is encrypted using a leading provider of digital trust services before being transmitted over the internet. Your personal information that is entered to ship your order is stored on a secure server. We do not disclose, sell or rent any personally identifiable information about you to any third party. If you elect to receive special promotional offers, only pertinent information will be forwarded to the appropriate party for this specific purpose. 

User Generated Content

Credé Oils has created certain areas within the Site where you can upload and share your thoughts, comments, pictures, videos, journals and the like with others users who visit the Site. While Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd appreciates content contributions and feedback from its Site visitors, Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd cannot treat any unsolicited creative or original concepts, ideas, materials or products, text, graphics, software, music, sound, photographs, videos, messages, posts, data, information, or the like (“User Generated Content”) as confidential or proprietary information. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd is under no obligation to use or compensate you for your User Generated Content. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd will not respond to you regarding your User Generated Content, and your User Generated Content will not be returned to you. To help ensure that the User Generated Content posted by users or sent electronically from user to user is beneficial for the greater community, Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd has established some basic rules for everyone to follow in the form of these User Generated Content guidelines (the “Guidelines”). By participating in any Forum, you agree to abide by the Guidelines.

Please note that if you choose to make your member profile viewable by other members (i.e., make such profile “public”) or submit any information or content to the message board, any information or content you submit, including any personally identifiable and/or health information, is public and is not protected. Public information or content may be viewed and used by other Members in ways we cannot predict or control.

User Generated Content Guidelines

User Generated Content (including email communications between users) must be appropriate for the Forum. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd may reject any User Generated Content for any reason, including without limitation for the reasons listed below. You agree not to upload any User Generated Content or send messages to other users (including Members) that:

• is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, obscene, harmful, tortious, libelous, or invasive of another’s privacy or right of publicity
• attacks the character or damages the reputation of other users, name-calls, insults, ridicules, mocks, electronically stalks or otherwise harasses another user;
• contains material or language that is profane, pornographic, sexually graphic, ethnically offensive, “off color”, political, or propaganda;
• contains crude, vulgar or offensive images or nudity;
• infringes or violates any party’s intellectual property rights, including, but not limited to, using third-party copyrighted materials or the names or likenesses of others without appropriate permission and attribution, using third-party trademarks without appropriate permission or attribution, and using or distributing third-party information (whether or not protected as a trade secret) in violation of a duty of confidentiality;
• has been broadcasted, streamed, published or televised in any form of media, including television, print media, and movies;
• contains any advertising, promotional materials, chain letters, spam, junk mail, or any other type of unsolicited mass email to people or entities that have not agreed to be part of such mailings;
• uses any Forum to buy or solicit any goods, services, or money to advertise or sell products or services of others;
• depicts or describes any activities that would violate the personal privacy rights of others, including, but not limited to, collecting and distributing information about other users without their permission, except as permitted by applicable law;
• impersonates any person or entity; falsely states or otherwise misrepresents an affiliation with any person or entity; intentionally omits, deletes, forges, or misrepresents transmission information, including headers, return mailing, and Internet protocol addresses; or otherwise manipulates identifiers to disguise the origin of any User Generated Content transmitted to the Forum;
• contains any worms, viruses, or other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files, code, or programs;
• interferes with, disrupts, or harms in any way the Site, servers or networks connected to the Site;
• uses the Site for any illegal purpose, or violates any applicable local, state, national, foreign or international law or regulation, intentionally or unintentionally;
• promotes drugs or alcohol, illegal or inappropriate activities or dangerous behavior that may result in harm;
• posts on behalf of a banned user;
• Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd otherwise determines to be inappropriate for the Site or inconsistent with Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd’s image and reputation.

You agree that your taking of any of the foregoing prohibited actions shall constitute a material breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the following in its sole discretion:

• Record the dialogue in public chat rooms;
• Investigate an allegation that a communications does not conform to the terms of this section and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the communication;
• Remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms and Conditions of Use;
• Terminate a user’s access to any or all Forums and/or the Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd Site upon any breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use;
• Monitor, edit, or disclose any communication in the Forums;
• And Edit or delete any communication posted on the Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd Site, regardless of whether such communication violates these standards.

Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd has no liability or responsibility to users of the Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd Site or any other person or entity for performance or non-performance of the aforementioned activities.

Additional Email and Electronic Messaging Rules

If you communicate directly with another through the Site or are supplied with another user’s email address in connection with your use of the Site and/or its social networking functionality, you agree not to transmit “spam” or other unwanted solicitations, or any material that is harassing, threatening, racially offensive, obscene, abusive, harmful, defamatory, invasive of another’s privacy, infringing of another’s intellectual property rights, or illegal. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd is not responsible for the content of email messages sent by its Site users or from a third party. 

User Generated Content Submissions/Grant of Rights

By submitting User Generated Content for posting, you agree that you have read and are familiar with the Guidelines. By submitting User Generated Content for posting at a Forum, you also: (1) represent and warrant to Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd that you have obtained all necessary licenses, consents, waivers, releases, authorizations and/or permissions to post or transmit User Generated Content; (2) represent and warrant that the User Generated Content does not constitute confidential information and is free of any claims of proprietary or personal rights and if your User Generated Content contains photographs or digital or video images that depict a child that is under the age of majority in their state of residence, you represent that you have written permission from the child’s parent or guardian to provide the photo, digital, or video image; (3) agree that you are solely responsible for all User Generated Content that you submit for posting; (4) agree that such User Generated Content is original with you and accurate and that you own all right, title and interest in the User Generated Content and any elements you include in the User Generated Content, such as photographs, video footage, music tracks and the like (you may be required to provide documentation in a form acceptable to Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd evidencing such rights); and (5) grant to Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd and its affiliated entities an irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, perpetual, fully sub-licensable, transferable, royalty-free right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, transmit, publicly perform, and publicly display such User Generated Content (in whole or part) and/or to incorporate it (in whole or in part) in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, for any purpose, including advertising and promotional purposes by Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd and its affiliated entities, without compensation, notification, approval or any other obligation, to anyone, including yourself. 

Furthermore, Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in or derived from any User Generated Content for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products using such information, without compensation, notification, approval or any other obligation, to anyone, including yourself. You will not have any claim against Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd with respect to any use or non-use of User Generated Content, and to the extent a claim is made against Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd or any of its affiliated entities by any third party with respect to User Generated Content, you agree to indemnify and hold Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd and its affiliated entities harmless with respect to any such claims, including, without limitation, attorneys’ costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

When you submit User Generated Content for posting at a Forum, you understand that Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd will have the right, but not the obligation, to use, display and publish your name, photograph, likeness, voice, performance, biographical information and/or statements, throughout the world in perpetuity in any media that now exists or may exist in the future, including for advertising and promotional purposes by Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd and its affiliated entities. If Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd makes use of any of the foregoing rights, you understand and agree that you shall not receive any other consideration, payment, notification or credit, nor will you have any approval over how Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd uses the foregoing rights.

Responsibility for Forums, User Generated Content and Users

You acknowledge that Forums contain the opinions and views of other users. You acknowledge further that Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd is not responsible for the accuracy of any User Generated Content on the Site. You understand and agree that all User Generated Content is the sole responsibility of the person with whom the User Generated Content originated. You understand and agree that you will evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any User Generated Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such User Generated Content.
You acknowledge and agree that, beyond providing and facilitating the Forums, Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd has no control over or oversight of, and will not participate or otherwise be involved in, your dealings with any other users. Any outside communications, transactions or other dealings that you may have or enter into with any other user of the Forums are solely between you and such other user.

Violations of the Guidelines

If you violate the Guidelines, your actions may result in a warning, suspension, or permanent banning from participation in Forums. The decision to restrict access to the Forums is made at Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd’s sole discretion. We reserve the right to restrict access to the Forums and the Site from any user at any time for any reason, with or without warning. If you see a message you believe violates the Guidelines please contact us at info@CredéOils.com. 

Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd’s Rights

Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd and its designees have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to edit, refuse, remove, or move any User Generated Content that is available via a Forum at any time. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse access to a Forum by any user for any reason. Without limiting the foregoing, Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd and its designees will have the right to remove any User Generated Content that violates the Guidelines or that Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd considers, in its sole discretion, objectionable, whether for legal or for other reasons. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Site, including your User Generated Content, may involve transmissions over various networks and require changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. You acknowledge and agree that Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd may preserve User Generated Content and may also disclose User Generated Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these guidelines; (c) respond to claims that any User Generated Content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd, the Site, its users, and the public.

Privacy

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer or mobile device. If you disclose your password to anyone or share your account with other people, you take full responsibility for their actions. Users of public or shared computers or unprotected mobile devices should log out at the completion of each visit to the Site.

Advertisements, Searches, and Links to Other Sites

The Site may provide links or references to other websites (“Third Party Site(s)”), but we have no responsibility for such Third Party Sites and shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from your use of any Third Party Site. Any links to any Third Party Sites are provided solely as a convenience to you and should not be construed as an endorsement by Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd of content, items, or services available on those Third Party Sites. Your access and use of such Third Party Sites, including the content, items, or services available on those Third Party Sites, is solely at your own risk. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd makes no representations or warranties with respect to the content, ownership, or legality of any such Third Party Sites. You agree that we have no responsibility or liability for the availability of any Third Party Site, or for the content, advertising, products, or other materials available through such Third Party Sites. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd also may select certain sites as priority responses to search terms you enter and Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd may agree to allow advertisers to respond to certain search terms with advertisements or sponsored content. 

General

Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd is based in The Strand, Western Cape, South Africa. Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd makes no claims that the Site or the Content are appropriate or may be downloaded outside of South Africa. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Site from outside South Africa, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.
The following provisions survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever: Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, User Generated Content; User Generated Content Guidelines; User Generated Content Submissions/Grant of Rights; Applicable Law; Jurisdiction; Severability, and Complete Agreement.

Applicable Law; Jurisdiction; Severability

These Terms and Conditions of Use and any disputes arising under or related to these Terms and Conditions of Use (whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise) will be governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, without reference to its conflicts of law principles. Any legal actions, suits or proceedings arising out of these Terms and Conditions of Use (whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise) will be brought exclusively in the applicable courts of the Republic of South Africa, and you hereby accept and submit to the personal jurisdiction of these courts with respect to any legal actions, suits or proceedings arising out of these Terms and Conditions of Use. You also waive to the fullest extent permitted by law any right to a trial by jury in any action, suit or proceeding brought to enforce, defend or interpret any right or remedies under, or arising in connection with or relating to, these Terms and Conditions of Use. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms and Conditions of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition. If you use the Site from a location outside of the Republic of South Africa, you are solely responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Infringement Notification

If you believe that any of the materials on our Site infringe your copyright, whether User Generated Content or otherwise, you should notify us of your copyright infringement claim in accordance with the procedures described below. 

To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information:

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online website are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that website;
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
• A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

In an effort to protect the rights of copyright owners, Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd maintains the right to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, subscribers and account holders of the Site who are repeat infringers.

Complete Agreement; Headings

Except as expressly provided in a particular “legal notice” on the Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd Site, these Terms and Conditions of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd with respect to the use of the Credé Oils (Pty) Ltd Site, Shopping Cart and Content. The paragraph titles in these Terms and Conditions of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.