This website allows users to shop for new and vintage items such as clothing, shoes, accessories, intimates etc. online. All users and buyers on this site are bound by the terms and conditions.
Orders
When purchasing an item, you (the buyer) enters into a purchasing contract with Vintage Lover. The purchasing contract will be complete once the buyer has placed an order and Vintage Lover has received and accepted payment.
Shipping
Rush Fees – this is to expedite your order. Rush fees are to speed up your processing period from 7 working days to 1 working day. Please note this excludes the courier fees.
Couriers
We are not liable for any courier mistakes or any issues that will arise. Please note during festive season there are usually delays due to the huge influx in orders.
Items can not be reserved
The availability of an item should be indicated on the website and Vintage Lover will make every attempt to remove items that are sold out. If an order is placed for an item that is sold out, Vintage Lover will refund the amount of said item.
Vintage Lover reserves the right to refuse orders that it suspects are fraudulent, such as purchases with a stolen credit card. Documentation may be requested to complete necessary fraud checks and an order may be cancelled if said documentation is not received. In the event of a fraudulent order being placed on Vintage Lover, buyers are advised to initiate a charge back via their bank in order to be refunded.
When placing an order by credit card, transaction details are presented to the bank for authorisation. If you are authorised to use the credit card and there is sufficient funds to cover the order, payment is usually immediate.
When placing an order by EFT, please be sure to use your order number. The order will be processed once the amount is placed over by your bank which can take up to 3 days.
Shipping
Products will be shipped as per the stated shipping times, which will take 7 working days to process, it will then be shipped. As soon as it’s shipped the tracking information will be sent.
Vintage Lover delivers / mails anywhere within South Africa, either door to door or counter to counter depending on the delivery address. Door to door deliveries are sent to a street address in major city centres only. Items will only be sent by paxi to rural areas when door to door is not available.
All major city centres items are delivered via courier or counter to counter, rural towns are aramex or paxi only.
Couriered parcels should be tracked online by the customer to check when delivery will take place. Please insure that a valid street address is provided, where someone is always available for receiving of goods, as well as working cell or home numbers.
Please note that actual shipping times may vary slightly and are an estimation only.
Once a parcel has left Vintage Lover’s possession, we are no longer responsible. Should your parcel be late, or stuck in transit during strikes, or stolen, it is not our responsibility. Parcels are all insured, and the value of the lost parcel will need to be claimed from the courier company. Vintage Lover is not liable for any lost or damaged goods.
Errors
Vintage Lover will try it’s best to display all item and delivery costs accurately. In the event that an incorrect item or delivery price is displayed, Vintage Lover will not be obliged to supply item(s) at the incorrect price. Vintage Lover will however return payment made on an incorrectly priced item if the buyer chooses to cancel the order.
If payment fails due to incorrect information, insufficient funds, or another similar problem, the purchase will not be successful.
Vintage Lover reserves the right to take the website offline for maintenance or in emergency cases. While all attempts will be made to avoid it, Vintage Lover cannot be held responsible for data loss, checkout or payment problems.
Cancellation Policy
Unfortunately there is no cancellation once the order has been placed and paid for.
Refunds, returns and exchanges.
We do not offer any refunds, returns or exchanges on vintage items. All sales are final. If you have any questions prior to purchasing please mail us hello@vintagelover.co.za
Clothing
Please note that ALL the items listed on Vintage Lover are Vintage / Second Hand.
Vintage items are mostly second hand items, all these items have been washed, cleaned and checked and is ready to wear. It is your responsibility as the customer to ensure you have checked the sizing guide to make sure the item will fit and that you understand you are either purchasing a new or a second hand garment.
All vintage clothing is not returnable, refundable or exchangeable.
Intellectual Property
Vintage Lover retains copyright and all other rights to listings, services, images, videos and all other information on this site. Unauthorised modification, duplication, publication, exploitation or disclosure to third parties is strictly prohibited.
Changes in General Conditions
Vintage Lover reserves the right to revise these terms from time to time. If you disagree with the general terms we do not recommend use of our service. You will be required to accept the T’s & C’s every time you transact on our website.
We reserve the right to ban any individual uploader or website domain from using our services for any reason.
Security
Anyone downloading or trying to download malware or damaging coding on this site, or who tries to gain unauthorised access to any page on this site, will be prosecuted.
Vintage Lover will claim civil damages from such person if Vintage Lover suffers any damage or loss.
You agree and guarantee that the username and password you use to log in is for your personal use only, and will not be passed on to any third party.
You allow Vintage Lover to take all steps reasonably possible to ensure the integrity and security of the site and in the administrative office.
All credit card transactions on the site are protected by SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption and reinforced by various encryption processes with the aim of offering the most effective possible protection of any sensitive information. Vintage Lover has no access to any confidential information regarding your payment method.
Only Vintage Lover’s banking partner will access confidential information (such as your credit card number, expiry date, CVV etc.) from time to time.
Indemnity
Vintage Lover is responsible for adhering to the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (“CPA”) with the sale of any products from the site. Similarly, Vintage Lover is responsible for adhering to articles 43(5) and 43(6) of the Electronic Communication and Transactions Act in terms of payment systems and security.
However, neither Vintage Lover nor any of its representatives will be held responsible for any loss or accountability of any kind that arises from the use of (or inability to use) this site, its services or content.
Furthermore, Vintage Lover provides no guarantee, implied or otherwise, that the content or technology attached to this website is free or errors or omissions. Nor is there any guarantee whatsoever that service will be 100% uninterrupted or faultless. We encourage you to report any possible malfunctions and errors by emailing hello@vintagelover.co.za
It is your responsibility, before accepting these Ts & Cs, to determine whether the service available through this website satisfies your individual needs and is compatible with your hardware or software. Information, ideas and opinions expressed on this web site should not be regarded as professional advice, or as Vintage Lover’s official stance.
We encourage you to obtain professional advice before taking any action on the strength of information, ideas or opinions expressed on this site.
Applicable Laws
This site is offered, controlled and run from the Republic of South Africa. As such it is governed by South African legislation, and subject to the disputes clause in these Ts & Cs.
You and Vintage Lover are subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts. Each and every section of these terms and conditions must be read as individual and separable from the rest of the terms and conditions.
Should any court or qualified authority find that any of the terms are invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms and conditions will remain standing, despite invalidity or unenforceability of an individual term.
Copyright and other intellectual property
Any and all copyright relating to the website, including these terms and conditions, is held by Vintage Lover. All rights not expressly given are reserved. You may download, view and print content from this site only for private and non-commercial ends. To obtain permission for commercial use of any content from this site, please send an email hello@vintagelover.co.za
Vintage Lover is unable to edit or screen all content on the site, and will not be held accountable for illegal, libellous or obscene content. We advise you to inform Vintage Lover of any offensive or illegal material.
All content, trademarks and data on this website, including but not limited to software, databases, text, graphics, photographs, icons, links, private information, designs and agreements, are the property of or under licence of Vintage Lover. As such they are protected by local and international legislation and agreements.