The terms.

01Previews

Sometimes we build a website for a business before they've asked. We send it as a private link.

• The timer starts the first time the link is opened in a browser. It can't be paused.
• When the timer ends, the preview is deleted from public view and the link stops working. Nobody, including you, can open it again.
• The preview is ours until it's bought. You may look at it. You may not copy, screenshot for reuse, rebuild or publish any part of it.
• If we used your logo, photos or text to build it, those stay yours. We used them only to show you the site.

02After it's deleted

We keep an archived copy of expired previews for our own records. It isn't public and isn't kept forever.

If you missed the window, email us. If the archive still exists, we can restore it from backup for a restoration fee, quoted at the time. Restoring isn't guaranteed, and the price may differ from the original.

Want your business's material removed from our archive entirely? Ask, and we'll delete it.

03Buying a website

• The price is shown on the preview. It's once-off, in South African rand, and paid through PayFast.
• As soon as payment is confirmed, you can download every file behind the site. A copy of the link is emailed to you.
• The download link works for a limited time. Save the files somewhere safe.
• Hosting, a domain, email accounts and later changes aren't included unless we've agreed them separately in writing.

04Who owns what

Once paid, the design and code we wrote are yours to use, change and publish as you like, for your own business. You can't resell the design as a template.

Some parts belong to others and come with their own licences: fonts, icons, libraries and stock photos. We only use ones that allow commercial use. Your own content stays yours.

We may show the site in our portfolio unless you ask us not to.

05Refunds

You see the whole site before you pay, and the files are delivered instantly, so we don't refund once the files have been downloaded. If something's broken or missing, tell us within 14 days and we'll fix it.

If you paid and couldn't download, or were charged twice, we'll sort it out or refund you. Nothing here limits your rights under South African consumer law.

06Privacy

• When you buy, we keep your name, email and the payment record. PayFast handles card and bank details; we never see them.
• When you send us a message, we keep what you wrote so we can reply.
• We count visits without cookies: no names, no tracking across sites. We also use Google Analytics, which sets its own cookies.
• We don't sell your details or use them for anything you didn't ask for. Ask us any time to see or delete what we hold, as POPIA allows.

07Referrals

The referral programme has its own fine print on the referrals page.

08The rest

These terms fall under South African law. We may update them; the version on this page applies to anything you do after the date above.

Questions: contact@ruse.co.za