Terms & Conditions

1.1. This website is owned and provided by SK1N (hereinafter referred to as "SK1N", "us", "we" and "our").

1.2. Please take a moment to read these terms and conditions that follow below ("Legal Terms of Use" or "terms and conditions") to understand how they apply to you and govern your use of our website and the ordering, sale, and delivery of any products that you may order by using the website.

1.3. Save for any liability which may arise in terms of Applicable Law (as defined in 4 below), SK1N will not be liable for any loss, damage or expense arising from the use of or reliance upon the information provided on this Website and does not guarantee or warrant the completeness or accuracy of any information contained on this Website.

1.4. These terms and conditions apply to users who are consumers for purposes of the Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008 (the "CPA") and conditions contain provisions which –

• may limit the risk or liability of SK1N or a third party; and/or
• may create risk or liability for you; and/or
• may compel you to indemnify SK1N or a third party; and/or
• may serve as an acknowledgement by you of a fact, and accordingly your attention is being drawn to these terms and conditions because they are important and should be read carefully.

2.1. Access to and use of this website is permitted by SK1N subject to these terms and conditions. By using and/or accessing this website, you will be deemed to have read, understood and accepted these terms and conditions, and you hereby agree to be bound by and adhere to these terms and conditions.

2.2. The parties to these terms and conditions shall be you and SK1N. You acknowledge and agree that these terms and conditions, which include the Privacy Policy and the Returns Policy, constitute the complete and exclusive agreement between you and SK1N concerning your use of or purchases on its website, and supersede and govern all prior agreements or other communications.

2.3. Please do not use our website if you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

2.4. Should there be any provision in these terms and conditions that you do not understand, the onus is on you to ask us for clarity with regard to such provisions.

2.5. SK1N reserves the right to amend, update or replace these terms and conditions at any time, without notice to you, to reflect the current range of products and policies. You should regularly check the Legal Terms of Use before using the website to keep informed of any changes to these terms and conditions.

3.1. This website is intended to provide information to South African users in compliance with the laws and regulations of the Republic of South Africa. SK1N reserves the right to limit or refuse the supply of products to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. If a product is prohibited in any jurisdiction, we will not be obliged to offer that product in that jurisdiction.

3.2. Nothing in this website should be interpreted as promoting any product that is not authorised in terms of the laws and regulations of the Republic of South Africa or the laws and regulations of the country where you are located. If any advice or recommendations are given, such advice and/or recommendations shall be non-binding.

4.1. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa ("Applicable Law"). You hereby consent, in respect of any disputes arising out of your use of this website or these terms and conditions, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division.

4.2. Nothing in these terms and conditions is intended or must be understood to unlawfully restrict, unlawfully limit or unlawfully avoid any right or obligation, as the case may be, created for either you or SK1N in terms of the CPA.

5.1. This website is provided voetstoots ("as is"), and your use of this website is entirely at your own risk. We –

• make no representations or warranties as to the operation of this website or the content thereof, nor do we warrant that your use of this website will be uninterrupted or free of error; and
• accept no liability, to the extent permitted by Applicable 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, the purchase of any of our products, any reliance placed on the content of the website, or otherwise.

5.2. You agree that you will:

• use this website in accordance with these terms and conditions and will not use this website for any unlawful purpose;
• only use this website for your personal and non-commercial use; and
• not violate or attempt to violate the security of the website, nor violate any right of SK1N.

5.3. The unauthorised use, copying, reproduction, variation, modification or distribution of the content of this website, the uploading of any unlawful or damaging information or viral software, or the creation of any links to our website from any other site whatsoever, is strictly prohibited.

5.4. You hereby agree, to the extent permissible in terms of Applicable Law, to indemnify us 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 and conditions; and
• 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.

5.5. Your use of this website does not constitute a binding agreement to purchase SK1N's products and services. In addition to these terms and conditions, specific conditions may apply to some of the products which SK1N supplies. These will be brought to your attention at the time SK1N supplies the particular products to you.

5.6. We use cookies to identify the computing 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.

5.7. 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 and conditions or if we believe the information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate or incomplete.

All intellectual property rights in any material or content displayed on this website, including, without limitation, trademarks, logos and trade names, belong to or is licensed to SK1N, its affiliates, or licensors, and are used with SK1N's permission. This applies to all trademarks displayed on this website, whether or not appearing with the trademark symbol (™). Nothing on this website should be construed as granting any right or licence to use any trademark displayed on this website without the prior written permission of SK1N, its affiliates or licensors.

All text, advertising material, images, graphics, audio and other content on this website are subject to copyright and are presented solely for your personal and non-commercial use. Other than viewing and downloading content from the website for such purposes, you do not have the right to duplicate, distribute, alter or use alternatively, these intellectual property rights without SK1N's written permission.

8.1. Any third party reference to any website of SK1N via hyperlink is only permitted with the prior approval of SK1N. SK1N makes no representations or warranties regarding any content published by third parties referring, by hyperlink, to SK1N's websites.

8.2. For the convenience of visitors to this website, SK1N may provide hyperlinks to other websites. By providing such hyperlinks, SK1N in no way represents that it has approved the content of those websites, and is neither responsible for the content of such websites nor liable for any damage or injury resulting from reliance on such content.

This website may include forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the reasonable beliefs of SK1N's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to SK1N. Many factors that SK1N is unable to predict with accuracy could cause SK1N's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include the ability of SK1N to launch new products, regulatory requirements, the sales and marketing methods used by SK1N to distribute its products, and the composition of SK1N's product portfolio.

10.1. SK1N's website and the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons relating to it and its products, are provided "as is" and on an "as available" basis.

10.2. Except for any implied condition, warranty, or representation, the exclusion of which would contravene any statute, SK1N excludes all conditions, warranties, representations and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity.

11.1. The products available on this website are cosmetic skincare products and are not medicines. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

11.2. The information provided on this website is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or skin concern.

11.3. SK1N does not guarantee specific results from any product. Individual results may vary based on your skin profile, lifestyle, and adherence to your routine.

12.1. Accepting these terms and conditions is necessary in order to order products from us. Consent to receive marketing is not. It is entirely separate, entirely optional, and is never a condition of any purchase you make.

12.2. We will only send you marketing communications if you have opted in by ticking the consent box at checkout, or where you are an existing customer and the law permits it. You may withdraw your marketing consent at any time, free of charge, by unsubscribing from any marketing email or by contacting us at hello@sk1n.com or 079 735 2663.

12.3. Our Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how long we keep it and how you can exercise your rights under the Protection of Personal Information Act, the GDPR and the Consumer Protection Act.