Product Download Policy

Our products are currently delivered by Internet download only.

After your purchase has been approved, your order will be processed immediately.  

Once your payment has been processed, you will receive a confirmation email using the email address you provided in your account information. (if you have not received your confirmation email, please check your spam folder)

This email will serve as your electronic purchase receipt and will contain the link you need to access our product downloads.

Downloads from our servers are closely monitored to ensure you can successfully access our products. Orders are limited to 5 downloads and will include recent updates. We will not tolerate download abuse. We reserve the right to terminate your access to our download servers.

Refund Policy

The industry standard indicates that NO REFUNDS are offered on digital products once downloaded.

We understand that refunds are a part of business, and our material may not always meet everyone’s expectations. Your refund requests made after you have downloaded our product will be handled on a case-by-case basis and issued at our sole discretion.

All Refund requests, if any, must be made within seven (7) days of your original purchase.

Our refund policy aims to give you, our valued customers peace of mind, but they do need to be mutually beneficial to both you, and Children’s Choice. We stand behind our products and your satisfaction with them is important to us.

We have put the following in place to help you, the customer with your decision-making process.

• We have been very honest with our website copy.
• We try our best to make sure our product delivers what it promises.
• We have included clear, detailed product descriptions.
• We have included free material for you to gage the standard of all material.
• We have provided useful supporting documentation and answers to common FAQ’s.

Your refund request will be handled on a case-by-case basis and is issued at our sole discretion.

We will get back to within 48 hours with our decision.

Refunds will be made through the Payfast payment gate and may take up to 21 working days to process.

Fraud Prevention Policy

The risk for us is that a customer will purchase and download all our material worth thousands of dollars, and then ask for a full refund. This is indicative of fraud. It’s unfortunate these scenarios exist and that we need to protect ourselves from them. We have tried to find the balance and structure in our refund policy that discourages fraud while protecting honest customers.

Therefore, refund requests are subject to a maximum of 1 purchased downloads only.

Product not yet downloaded refund policy.

All refund requests, if any, must be made within seven (7) days of your original purchase.

If you change your mind about your purchase and you have NOT downloaded our product, we will issue you a refund upon your request, simply follow the steps set below:

Step 1: Please email howzit@childrenschoice.co.za

Step 2: Answer the questions in your email.

• Reason for refund request
• Is there a different product you would rather have that fits your needs better?
• Can we offer a discount or credit on a future purchase?
• How did our material not meet your expectations and how can we improve?
• Other reason for refund request

Your refund request will be handled on a case-by-case basis and is issued at our sole discretion.

We will get back to within 48 hours with our decision.

Refunds will be made through the Payfast payment gate.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from Children’s Choice. (our “Site”).

Security

We are committed to the security of personal data. We have take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorised access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.

• We have active Word Fence firewall protection installed.

Wordfence includes an endpoint firewall and malware scanner that were built from the ground up to protect WordPress. Our Threat Defense Feed arms Wordfence with the newest firewall rules, malware signatures and malicious IP addresses it needs to keep your website safe. Rounded out by a suite of additional features, Wordfence is the most comprehensive security option available.

Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013

This policy applies to information relating to identifiable individuals. Children’s Choice complies with the following policy requirements.

• comply with both the law and good practices
• respect individuals’ rights and information
• be open and honest with individuals whose data is held (refer to Privacy, Cookies policies)
• provide training and support for staff who handle personal data, so that they can act confidently and consistently

Personal information collected

When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse our Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to in our Site, and information about how you interact with our Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information.”

How do we use your personal information?

We use the Order Information that we collect to fulfil any orders placed through our Site Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

• Communicate with you for new orders, support, refunds.
• Communicate with you for feedback on material
• We screen our orders for potential fraud. (See Fraud Prevention Policy)

Cookies policy

We use “cookies” and other technologies when you use our website. Here you can find out more about cookies and similar technologies and how to control them. Our Privacy policy can also be accessed here.

General information on cookies can be found here: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Your consent

By using our website, you accept the use of cookies in accordance with this cookie policy. If you do not accept the use of cookies, please disable them as explained below or in any other notice provided to you when you visit our website.

Mailchimp policy

We use MailChimp as our marketing automation platform. By signing up to our newsletter, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing in accordance to their Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Facebook policy

We use Facebook as our social media platform. By liking our page, you acknowledge their Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Payfast policy

We use Payfast as our payment portal. By using their portal you acknowledge their Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Buyer Protection policy.

By using the Payfast payment portal you are eligible for their Buyer Protection. This covers online purchases in the event where disputes are not settled between buyer and seller.

General

We reserve the right to make amendments to all our policies. It is recommended that you consult our policies regularly to stay updated of any changes.

We retain all data until the service is terminated.