This Privacy Policy describes how ttds.co.za (the “Site” or “we”) collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or make a purchase from the Site.
After reviewing this policy, if you have additional questions, want more information about our privacy practices, or would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at catalogue@ttds.co.za.
When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site, and information necessary to process your purchases. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer support. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information about an identifiable individual (including the information below) as “Personal Information”. See the list below for more information about what Personal Information we collect and why.
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the address above to request deletion.
We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, as described above. For example:
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For example:
For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by:
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: https://optout.aboutads.info/.
We use your personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes: offering products for sale, processing payments, shipping and fulfillment of your order, and keeping you up to date on new products, services, and offers.
Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we process your personal information under the following lawful bases:
When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the ‘Your rights’ section below.
If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to object to processing based solely on automated decision-making (which includes profiling), when that decision-making has a legal effect on you or otherwise significantly affects you.
We DO NOT engage in fully automated decision-making that has a legal or otherwise significant effect using customer data.
Our processor The Technical Design Shop uses limited automated decision-making to prevent fraud that does not have a legal or otherwise significant effect on you.
Services that include elements of automated decision-making include:
Our Site WILL NEVER sell your Personal Information to ANYONE, and we follow the procedures of the South African The Protection of Personal Information Act (or POPI Act).
A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Site. We use a number of different cookies, including functional, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login and region selection). This means you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor.
We use the following cookies to optimize your experience on our Site and to provide our services.
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Name |
Function |
Duration |
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_ab |
Used in connection with access to admin. |
2y |
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_secure_session_id |
Used in connection with navigation through a storefront. |
24h |
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_The Technical Design Shop_country |
Used in connection with checkout. |
session |
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_The Technical Design Shop_m |
Used for managing customer privacy settings. |
1y |
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_The Technical Design Shop_tm |
Used for managing customer privacy settings. |
30min |
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_The Technical Design Shop_tw |
Used for managing customer privacy settings. |
2w |
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_storefront_u |
Used to facilitate updating customer account information. |
1min |
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_tracking_consent |
Tracking preferences. |
1y |
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c |
Used in connection with checkout. |
1y |
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cart |
Used in connection with shopping cart. |
2w |
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cart_currency |
Used in connection with shopping cart. |
2w |
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cart_sig |
Used in connection with checkout. |
2w |
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cart_ts |
Used in connection with checkout. |
2w |
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cart_ver |
Used in connection with shopping cart. |
2w |
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checkout |
Used in connection with checkout. |
4w |
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checkout_token |
Used in connection with checkout. |
1y |
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dynamic_checkout_shown_on_cart |
Used in connection with checkout. |
30min |
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hide_The Technical Design Shop_pay_for_checkout |
Used in connection with checkout. |
session |
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keep_alive |
Used in connection with buyer localization. |
2w |
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master_device_id |
Used in connection with merchant login. |
2y |
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previous_step |
Used in connection with checkout. |
1y |
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remember_me |
Used in connection with checkout. |
1y |
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secure_customer_sig |
Used in connection with customer login. |
20y |
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The Technical Design Shop_pay |
Used in connection with checkout. |
1y |
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The Technical Design Shop_pay_redirect |
Used in connection with checkout. |
30 minutes, 3w or 1y depending on value |
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storefront_digest |
Used in connection with customer login. |
2y |
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tracked_start_checkout |
Used in connection with checkout. |
1y |
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checkout_one_experiment |
Used in connection with checkout. |
session |
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Name |
Function |
Duration |
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_landing_page |
Track landing pages. |
2w |
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_orig_referrer |
Track landing pages. |
2w |
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_s |
The Technical Design Shop analytics. |
30min |
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_The Technical Design Shop_d |
The Technical Design Shop analytics. |
session |
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_The Technical Design Shop_s |
The Technical Design Shop analytics. |
30min |
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_The Technical Design Shop_sa_p |
The Technical Design Shop analytics relating to marketing & referrals. |
30min |
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_The Technical Design Shop_sa_t |
The Technical Design Shop analytics relating to marketing & referrals. |
30min |
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_The Technical Design Shop_y |
The Technical Design Shop analytics. |
1y |
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_y |
The Technical Design Shop analytics. |
1y |
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_The Technical Design Shop_evids |
The Technical Design Shop analytics. |
session |
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_The Technical Design Shop_ga |
The Technical Design Shop and Google Analytics. |
session |
The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as: www.allaboutcookies.org.
Additionally, please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain uses of your information by these parties, please follow the instructions in the “Behavioural Advertising” section above.
Please note that because there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to “Do Not Track” signals, we do not alter our data collection and usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
As noted above, if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail or by mail using the details provided under “Contact” above.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you have the right to lodge your complaint with the relevant data protection authority. You can contact your local data protection authority, or our supervisory authority here: catalogue@ttds.co.za
Last updated: 20231031
OVERVIEW
This website is operated by The Technical Design Shop. Throughout the site, the
terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to The Technical Design Shop. The Technical
Design Shop offers this website, including all information, tools and Services
available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of
all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.
By visiting our site and/ or purchasing something from us, you engage in our
“Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms
of Service”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and
policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of
Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who
are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our
website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by
these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of
this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any Services. If
these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited
to these Terms of Service.
Any new features or tools which are added to the current Catalogue shall also
be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of
the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update,
change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or
changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page
periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website
following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Our Catalogue is hosted on The Technical Design Shop. They provide us with the
online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and Services to
you.
SECTION
1 - ONLINE STORE TERMS
By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the
age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age
of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your
consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may
you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction
(including but not limited to copyright laws).
You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate
termination of your Services.
SECTION
2 - GENERAL CONDITIONS
We reserve the right to refuse Service to anyone for any reason at any time.
You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may
be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks;
and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting
networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during
transfer over networks.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any
portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any
contact on the website through which the Service is provided, without express
written permission by us.
The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will
not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.
SECTION
3 - ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION
We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not
accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for
general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole
basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more
complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on
this site is at your own risk.
This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information,
necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve
the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no
obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your
responsibility to monitor changes to our site.
SECTION
4 - MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE AND PRICES
Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.
We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any
part or content thereof) without notice at any time.
We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price
change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
SECTION
5 - PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
Certain products or Services may be available exclusively online through the
website. These products or Services may have limited quantities and are subject
to return or exchange only according to our Refund Policy: [SEE REFUND POLICY
ON SHOP]
We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and
images of our products that appear at the Catalogue. We cannot guarantee that
your computer monitor's display of any color will be accurate.
We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products
or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise
this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the
quantities of any products or Services that we offer. All descriptions of
products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at
the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at
any time. Any offer for any product or Service made on this site is void where
prohibited.
We do not warrant that the quality of any products, Services, information, or
other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or
that any errors in the Service will be corrected.
SECTION
6 - ACCURACY OF BILLING AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION
We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole
discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or
per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same
customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing
and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an
order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e‑mail and/or billing
address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the
right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be
placed by dealers, resellers or distributors, should a product or service not
be eligible for reselling.
You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account
information for all purchases made at our Catalogue. You agree to promptly
update your account and other information, including your email address and
credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your
transactions and contact you as needed.
For more details, please review our Refund Policy: [LINK TO REFUND POLICY]
SECTION
7 - OPTIONAL TOOLS
We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither
monitor nor have any control nor input.
You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as
available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind
and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from
or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.
Any use by you of the optional tools offered through the site is entirely at
your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with
and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant
third-party provider(s).
We may also, in the future, offer new Services and/or features through the
website (including the release of new tools and resources). Such new features
and/or Services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.
SECTION
8 - THIRD-PARTY LINKS
Certain content, products and Services available via our Service may include
materials from third-parties.
Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are
not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the
content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or
responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other
materials, products, or Services of third-parties.
We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of
goods, Services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in
connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the
third-party's policies and practices and make sure you understand them before
you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions
regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.
SECTION
9 - USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS
If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest
entries) or without a request from us, you send creative ideas, suggestions,
proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail,
or otherwise (collectively, 'comments'), you agree that we may, at any time,
without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise
use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be
under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay
compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we
determine in our sole discretion to be unlawful, offensive, threatening,
libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or
violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.
You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party,
including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or
proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain
libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any
computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of
the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e‑mail address,
pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or
third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for
any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume
no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.
SECTION
10 - PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your submission of personal information through the Catalogue is governed by
our Privacy Policy, which can be viewed here: [SEE REFUND POLICY ON SHOP]
SECTION
11 - ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONS
Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that
contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to
product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges,
transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors,
inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders
if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at
any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).
We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the
Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing
information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date
applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate
that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified
or updated.
SECTION
12 - PROHIBITED USES
In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are
prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose;
(b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to
violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules,
laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual
property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass,
abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate
based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national
origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to
upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may
be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the
Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to
collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm,
pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or
(k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any
related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to
terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of
the prohibited uses.
SECTION
13 - DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our Service will be
uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.
We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the
Service will be accurate or reliable.
You agree that from time to time we may remove the Service for indefinite
periods of time or cancel the Service at any time, without notice to you.
You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the Service is at
your sole risk. The Service and all products and Services delivered to you
through the Service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided 'as is' and
'as available' for your use, without any representation, warranties or
conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties
or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a
particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.
In no case shall The Technical Design Shop, our directors, officers, employees,
affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, Service providers or
licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect,
incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including,
without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data,
replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort
(including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of
any of the Service or any products procured using the Service, or for any other
claim related in any way to your use of the Service or any product, including,
but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or
damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the Service or any
content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the
Service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or
jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for
consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our
liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
SECTION
14 - INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless The Technical Design Shop and
our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents,
contractors, licensors, Service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns
and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breach
of these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference, or
your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.
SECTION
15 - SEVERABILITY
In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be
unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the
unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of
Service, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of
any other remaining provisions.
SECTION
16 - TERMINATION
The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the
termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all
purposes.
These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you
or us. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us
that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site.
If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply
with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate
this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all
amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may
deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).
SECTION
17 - ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms
of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this
site or in respect to the Service constitutes the entire agreement and
understanding between you and us and governs your use of the Service,
superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and
proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not
limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).
Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be
construed against the drafting party.
SECTION
18 - GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you
Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
Australia.
SECTION
19 - CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE
You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at
this page.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any
part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website.
It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your
continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting
of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those
changes.
SECTION
20 - CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at catalogue@ttds.co.za.
Our contact information is posted below:
THE TECHNICAL DESIGN SHOP
Durbanville
Cape Town
Western Cape
South Africa
7550
Trade name: The Technical Design Shop
Email: catalogue@ttds.co.za
Physical address: Durbanville, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 7550
E&OE.