Refund and Returns Policy

HELDERBERG.STORE RETURNS / REFUNDS POLICY

  1. This policy is hereby incorporated into and forms part of our agreement with you. You must read this policy together with our Terms and Conditions
  2. All products sold on the Helderberg.store website generally carry the applicable supplier or manufacturers warranties (if any).
  3. Helderberg.store has no objection to exchanging or refunding goods where it is legally required to do so under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) or the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 (ECTA).

YOUR RIGHT TO RETURN GOODS ON CANCELLATION ALLOWED BY LAW

In terms of section 44 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 (ECTA) you have the right to cancel any electronic transaction for the supply of goods within seven days after the date of receipt of the goods, and, obtain a full refund for those goods within 30 days of the date of cancellation. Where the goods have already been shipped to you, you will be liable for the direct cost of returning the goods to us (which costs include a handling fee of up to 25%). Please note that in order to obtain a full refund, subject to any set-off:

   it is your responsibility to ensure that we receive written notice of cancellation within 7 days of your receipt of the goods;

   you must cancel the transaction by submitting an application through the Returns page in your online account;

   you will need to arrange the return of the goods to us and will be liable for the cost of returning the goods to us (which will be off-set against the refund of purchase price); and

   the goods must be in the original packaging and must not have been used or damaged.

OTHER RETURNS OR EXCHANGES

Please note that any CPA warranty does not entitle you to return a product for no reason.

Please further note that Helderberg.store will not accept return or exchange goods in any circumstances other than those contemplated under the CPA or ECTA, unless Helderberg.store within its discretion determines that faulty goods are covered by a particular supplier or manufacturer’s warranty.

Should you wish to return an item bought from the Helderberg.store website then an application must be submitted through the Returns page in your online account.

Please note that:

  • Products will need to be inspected and tested by the supplier (and are subject to our in-house inspection) before a replacement / refund will be offered;
  • Products damaged due to inappropriate use or wear and tear will not be covered under this returns policy. Further, no credit will be issued on product(s) found to be obsolete, returned damaged, re-machined products or where there is obvious evidence that the product(s) were tampered with or altered. In such case, you will be notified of our findings;
  • If the return is being made because of a factory error or defective material, depending on the outcome of our inspection, credit will be issued to cover the cost of the product(s) and the delivery charges;
  • If our inspection and testing determines that the returned product(s) are not defective then a handling fee will be charged. Customers will be notified of this and asked how they want the product(s) couriered back to them in this instance. On the day the customer is notified, he/she will have fourteen days to inform us how they want the product(s) returned to them. In the event the customer does not respond to us within the fourteen days, we will discard the product(s) and no credit will be issued.
  • If a refund has been authorised and processed, kindly allow up to two weeks for the money to reflect in your bank account.

INCORRECT PRODUCT DELIVERED

Please note that the onus is on you to ensure that the product you order is appropriate for its intended use and / or application.

  1. If the incorrect product has been delivered to you by mistake (i.e. it is not the product that you ordered), please do not remove the product from its original packaging, open or use the product in any way.
  2. Please promptly email orders@helderberg.store to notify us so that we can resolve the mistake by arranging to collect the incorrect product from you and deliver the correct product to you, as quickly as possible.

Please note that under no circumstances can we accept any responsibility or liability for late or delayed exchanges and / or returns.

NON-RETURNABLE/NON-REFUNDABLE

You acknowledge and accept that no returns will be considered of any products which has been cut, modified or otherwaise changed to the Customer’s specifications.