PRIVACY POLICY
Telling our website visitors how we collect and use personal information is good practice and the law!
https://www.digital.govt.nz/standards-and-guidance/design-and-ux/usability/privacy-statements-for-websites/
What is a privacy statement?
A privacy statement tells people how we will be collecting, using and disclosing your information.
The Privacy Act 2020 requires New Zealand organisations to be transparent about how, when, and why we collect personal information.
We collect personal information from you, including information about your:
- name
- contact information
- computer or network
- billing or purchase information
We collect your personal information in order to:
deliver your purchase to the given address
Comply with the Web Usability Standard
The privacy requirements in the New Zealand Government Web Usability Standard reflect a combination of the Privacy Act 2020 and accepted best practice that should be considered when creating privacy statements on public facing sites.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Providing some information is optional. If you choose not to enter address, we’ll .
You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at info@saltculture.co.nz.
Terms and Conditions of Use Relating to www.saltculture.co.nz; operated and owned by Adri Beneke, Salt Culture, New Zealand. Operated under the division of Sassy Advertising.
These Terms and Conditions (“the Terms and Conditions”) govern your (“the User”) use of Salt Culture (“Merchant”) website located at the domain name www.saltculture.co.nz (“the Website”). By accessing and using the Website, the User agrees to be bound by the Terms and Conditions set out in this legal notice. The User may not access, display, use, download, and/or otherwise copy or distribute Content obtained on the website for marketing and other purposes without the consent of the Provider.
Electronic Communications By using this Website or communicating with the Provider by electronic means, the user consents and acknowledges that any and all agreements, notices, disclosures, or any other communication satisfies any legal requirement, including but not limited to the requirement that such communications should be in writing.
E-Commerce & Privacy
The Website www.saltculture.co.nz sells a wide range of clothing and clothing products and items related to an online clothing shop. The use of any product bought from this Website is at the purchaser’s risk. The purchaser/ user indemnifies and holds the Provider harmless against any loss, injury or damages which may be sustained as a result of using the products sold on the Website. The private information required for executing the orders placed through the e-commerce facility, namely the User’s personal information and credit card details, delivery address and telephone numbers will be kept in the strictest confidence by the Provider and not sold or made known to third parties. Only the necessary information, that is the delivery address and contact phone number will be made known to third parties delivering the product. The Provider undertakes that it has taken all reasonable precautions to secure the credit card processing that is carried out to receive payment for goods sold. The Provider cannot be held responsible for security breaches occurring on the User’s electronic device (Personal Computer or other electronic device used to browse the Website), which may result due to the lack of adequate virus protection software or spyware that the User may inadvertently have installed on his/her device.
Delivery policy
Subject to stock availability and receipt of payment, requests will be processed and delivered with and average of 14 days with the use of our preferred courier company. For very remote areas not serviced by standard couriers and rather 3rd parties which are only services once a week, delivery can take up to 21 days.
Our products are shipped to your door. The Provider will supply all goods to the delivery company in good order and will ensure that goods arrive at the User’s chosen delivery address in the same good order. Cancelled orders on the e-commerce facility will be refunded after deduction of a 30% charge for administration costs. The Provider reserves the right to cancel an order for which payment has already been received. This may occur if stock is insufficient or the quality of goods ordered does not meet the Provider’s standards. Should the Provider exercise this right, the User will receive a full refund with no deductions. Any complaints regarding the standard and quality of the product or products bought by consumers through the e-commerce facility should be directed to www.saltculture.co.nz
Returns / Refund Policy
What do I need to do to return an item/s: www.saltculture.co.nz will accept goods that you would like to return subject to receiving a notification by email within 7 days of the goods having been delivered to the address you requested us to deliver them to when you bought them. Contact us by going to our contact page and submitting the item/s you would like to return via the contact form or email to info@saltculture.co.nz
We aim to get every order absolutely perfect but if something went wrong, we will gladly accept unworn, unwashed, or defective merchandise for free returns or exchanges within 7 days from the original shipping date. All products have a specific Size Guide attached to them to ensure that sizes are ordered correctly.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unworn/unused and in the same condition that you received it. You will be accountable for any shipping cost back to us unless your purchase was not as described in your purchase.
REFUNDS:
Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item and whether it is eligible for a refund. This will be processed and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within 10 business days.
Payment Options
Payment may be made via Visa Credit / Debit Card or by bank transfer into the Provider’s bank account, the details of which will be provided after checkout.
Credit card acquiring and security
No credit card details are stored on the website.
Merchant Outlet country and transaction currency
The merchant outlet country at the time of presenting payment options to the cardholder is New Zealand. Transaction Currency is New Zealand Dollar (NZD).
Responsibility
The Provider takes responsibility for all aspects relating to the transaction including sale of goods and services sold on this website, customer service and support, dispute resolution and delivery of goods.
Updating of these Terms and Conditions
Provider reserves the right to change, modify, add to or remove from portions or the whole of these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Changes to these Terms and Conditions will become effective upon such changes being posted to this Website. It is the User’s obligation to periodically check these Terms and Conditions at the Website for changes or updates. The User’s continued use of this Website following the posting of changes or updates will be considered notice of the User’s acceptance to abide by and be bound by these Terms and Conditions, including such changes or updates.
Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
Provider provides certain information at the Website. Content currently or anticipated to be displayed at this Website is provided by Provider, its affiliates and/or subsidiary, or any other third party owners of such content, and includes but is not limited to Literary Works, Musical Works, Artistic Works, Sound Recordings, Cinematograph Films, Sound and Television Broadcasts, Program-Carrying Signals, Published Editions and Computer Programs (“the Content”). All such proprietary works, and the compilation of the proprietary works, are copyright the Provider, its affiliates or subsidiary, or any other third party owner of such rights (“the Owners”), and is protected by New Zealand and international copyright laws.
The Providers reserve the right to make any changes to the Website, the Content, or to products and/or services offered through the Website at any times and without notice. All rights in and to the Content is reserved and retained by the Owners. Except as specified in these Terms and Conditions, the User is not granted a license or any other right including without limitation under Copyright, Trademark, Patent or other Intellectual Property Rights in or to the Content.
Limited License to General Users
Provider grants to the User, subject to the further terms of these Terms and Conditions, a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited and revocable right to access, display, use, download and otherwise copy the current and future Content for personal, non-commercial and information purposes only. This Website and the Content may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, resold, visited or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express prior written consent of Provider.
The license does not allow the User to collect product or service listings, descriptions or other information displayed here, and does not allow any derivative use of this Website or the Content for the benefit of another merchant. The User may not frame nor use framing technologies to enclose the Provider Website or the Content nor any part thereof without the express written consent of Provider. Provider and the Owners do not offer products or services to minors. If you are under the age of 18, you may not respond to or otherwise accept or act upon any offers in the Website. Provider and the Owners, their affiliates or subsidiary reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion. Any unauthorised use terminates this license. Limitation of liability The Website and all Content on the Website, including any current or future offer of products or services, are provided on an “as is” basis, and may include inaccuracies or typographical and or photographical errors. The Owners make no warranty or representation as to the availability, accuracy or completeness of the Content. Neither Provider nor any holding company, affiliate or subsidiary of Provider, shall be held responsible for any direct or indirect special, consequential or other damage of any kind whatsoever suffered or incurred, related to the use of, or the inability to access or use the Content or the Website or any functionality thereof, or of any linked website, even if Provider is expressly advised thereof.
Privacy: casual surfing
The User may visit the Website without providing any personal information. The Website servers will in such instances collect the IP address of the User computer, but not the email address or any other distinguishing information. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent at the Website, pages viewed, etc. The Provider uses this information to determine use of the Website, and to improve content thereon. Provider assumes no obligation to protect this information, and may copy, distribute or otherwise use such information without limitation.
Choice of Law
This Website is controlled, operated and administered by Provider from its offices within New Zealand. Access to the Website from territories or countries where the content or purchase of the products sold on the Website is illegal is prohibited. The User may not use this Website in violation of New Zealand export laws and regulations. If the User accesses this Website from locations outside of New Zealand, that User is responsible for compliance with all local laws. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of New Zealand, and the User consents to the jurisdiction of the New Zealand High Court in the event of any dispute. If any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to give effect to the intent of these Terms and Conditions, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall continue in full force and effect. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the Provider and the User with regard to the use of the Content and this Website.
Contact Information / Domcilium Citandi Et Executandi
This website is run and owned by Adri Beneke based in Glenkenich, New Zealand, trading as www.saltculture.co.nz
If you have any questions, queries or wish to request permission to use any part of this website, please contact us at:
Salt Culture
Email address: info@saltculture.co.nz