two fat beagle designs

SHIPPING POLICY

1. two fat beagle designs ship domestically within the borders of South Africa.

2. We reserve the right to use whichever courier company/partner it deems fit. At the moment, The Courier Guy is our shipping partner.

3. South African destinations
• We have a flat rate for shipping to major routes within South Africa.

• Major routes: addresses with postal codes within the areas of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, George, Kimberley, Ladysmith, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Potchefstroom, Welkom, and Witbank.
• If your shipping/delivery address is not within a major route, additional costs will be applicabl. We will need to confirm with our courier partner if it is possible to deliver to such addresses as well as the cost of delivery and a quotation will be sent to you.

4. You will be provided with a tracking/waybill number for your order.

RETURN AND REFUND POLICY

Note the following:

• Days: referred to calendar days, i.e. Monday to Sunday.
• Defective: the item is missing essential parts and cannot be used as reasonably expected.
• Incomplete order: some items were not delivered as per your order, i.e. certain items are missing.

Please refer to the size chart before choosing the size option for clothing items.

While we meticulously plan and put the utmost care into the item manufactured, we do realise that unforeseen circumstances may occur which may influence your satisfaction with the item purchased.

One of the following scenarios may be applicable:

1. Unwanted purchases/ cancellation of purchase (i.e., you changed your mind)

1.1. If you made a purchase and changed your mind regarding the purchase, you can send us an email at [email protected] or fill in a form on our website (find it here), or message us on any platform where you made your purchase.

1.2. two fat beagle designs offer the following two options in this regard:
a. to refund you the full amount that you paid, into the account from which you paid; or
b. to provide you with a store credit, which can be used with a future purchase.

1.3. When submitting your cancellation request, kindly provide the following details:
a. Your order number/ invoice number;
b. Date when the order was made;
c. Where did you buy the item (was it through our website, Moksi etc.)
d. Your contact details; and
e. The option that you chose from 1.2. above.

1.4. If you choose the option for a refund (as per 1.2. a. above), the following will be applicable:
a. two fat beagle designs will accept requests within 24 hours from the date of purchase.
b. The full amount will be refunded to you if your order has not been shipped within this time.
c. If your order has been shipped within this time and is en route between our courier partner and your address, we will refund you the full amount of the items purchased but will charge a 10% service fee on the shipping cost paid. The 10% service fee that you paid is to make arrangements with our courier partner to re-route the order back to our premises.

1.5. If you choose the option for a store credit (as per 1.2. b above), the following will be applicable:
a. two fat beagle designs will accept requests within 24 hours from the date of purchase.
b. The full amount will be given as store credit to you in the form of a coupon code.
c. The store credit must be used within 6 months from the date it has been issued.

1.6. The conditions as stated in 1.4. and 1.5. above, will apply to all items offered by two fat beagle designs, except items custom-made or personalised in nature which we commenced work on within 24 hours from the date of purchase.

1.7. In the event that it is an item of a custom or personalised nature, and we have commenced with the work required, we will charge a 15% service fee on the total amount of the order.

2. Item is defective or incomplete upon delivery

2.1. If an item is defective, or the order is incomplete, please notify two fat beagle designs within 7 days of such delivery.

2.2. When submitting your notice that the item is defective or incomplete upon delivery, kindly provide the following details:
a. Your order number/ invoice number;
b. Date when the order was made;
c. Where did you buy the item (was it through our website, Moksi etc.)
d. Your contact details;
e. Whether the item is defective OR incomplete; and
f. A photo and/or video in support of your notice.

2.3. Once we had the opportunity to consult your request, you will be provided with a choice to either:
a. repair the defective item; or
b. replace the defective item with a new item; or
c. provide you with the missing items from your order as soon as possible.

2.4. If you chose to repair the item (as per 2.3.a. above), two fat beagle designs will arrange for the item to be collected from your address at no extra cost. The item will be repaired as reasonably required and will be couriered back to you at no extra cost.

2.5. The following situations will not be regarded to be defective in nature and will not be repaired:
a. damage from usual wear and tear;
b. damage from negligence, user abuse or the incorrect usage of the item;
c. damage from not reasonably caring for the item; and
d. any alterations made to the item which were not made by two fat beagle designs or authorised by two fat beagle designs.

2.6. If you choose for the item to be replaced (as per 2.3.b. above) two fat beagle designs will arrange for the item to be collected from your address at no extra cost. The item will be replaced by a similar item of your choice and will be couriered to you at no extra cost.

2.7. The following situations will not amount to the replacement of an item:
a. damage to the item from usual wear and tear;
b. damage to the item due to negligence, user abuse or the incorrect usage of the item whilst the item has been in your care;
c. damage to the item from not reasonably caring for the item whilst in your care; and
d. any alterations made to the item which were not made by two fat beagle designs or authorised by two fat beagle designs.

2.8. Should 2.3.c. above be applicable, two fat beagle designs will arrange for the delivery of such missing parts at no extra cost to you.

2.9. Should you choose not to use the options as per 2.3 above, two fat beagle designs will arrange for the defective item or incomplete order to be collected from your address at no extra cost and will refund you the total amount of your order, excluding the original shipping cost.

3. Item is damaged while in transit to be delivered

3.1. When your package is delivered by the courier company, and it shows visible damage to the item which may have occurred during transit, send us an email (within 24 hours of delivery) at [email protected] or fill in a form as on our website or message us on any platform where you made your purchase.

3.2. In your claim for a damaged item, kindly send us the following details:
a. Your order number/ invoice number;
b. Date when the order was made;
c. Where did you buy the item (was it through our website, Etsy, HelloPretty etc.)
d. Your contact details; and
e. A picture or video of the damaged item.

3.3. two fat beagle designs will then process your claim with the courier company for an investigation.

3.4. two fat beagle designs will then arrange for the collection of the damaged item, at no extra cost to you. A replacement item of a similar nature will be couriered back to you at no extra cost.

4. Item is lost while in transit to be delivered

4.1. two fat beagle designs is not responsible for any missed delivery by the courier company considering an incorrect shipping address that was provided when placing the order.

4.2. Should you have provided an incorrect shipping address, please inform us within 24 hours from the date of purchase, so that the shipping label can be changed accordingly. Send us an email at [email protected] or message us on any platform where you made your purchase.

4.3. If you did not request a change in your shipping address within 24 hours of the date of purchase and the package has been shipped, you will have no claim for the refund of the purchase amount or store credit if the item was delivered to an incorrect address.

4.4. Should an item be lost while in transit to be delivered, and it is not due to an incorrect shipping address, please send an email to us at [email protected] or message us on any platform where you made your purchase. The following will be applicable:
a. We will lodge a claim for an investigation with our courier partner.
b. The courier company will investigate the claim of a lost item while in transit.
c. Should there be no trace of the item, two fat beagle designs will refund you the full amount of the order OR will provide you with a store credit.

4.5. Please note that the investigation into 4.4.a. and b. may take time. We will however try and solve the matter in the shortest time reasonably possible.

4.6. Should the item still be in transit and is delayed to unforeseen circumstances and two fat beagle designs did not inform you of such delay, two fat beagle designs will provide you with a discount coupon to be used with a future purchase.

5. Exchange of an item

5.1. Should you want to exchange a fashion item for a different size or colour variation, you must send us an email within 7 days of the date of purchase or from the date of delivery (whichever occurs first) at [email protected] or message us on any platform where you made your purchase.

5.2. The exchange of the item will follow either one of following these two scenarios:
    a. the customer’s way

• You must ship the item at your own cost, through a courier company.
• You must arrange for a courier company to collect the replacement from two fat beagle designs, at your own cost.
• Please use a courier company that provides a tracking/waybill number.
• two fat beagle designs will not be held liable for any package that does not reach our address and will not be liable to exchange the item as requested or to provide a refund in such a situation.
• two fat beagle designs will only provide the shipping address upon your request.
• Deliveries must be to our address. two fat beagle designs will not collect packages from any pick-up point and will only receive packages from a courier company.

       b. through two fat beagle designs

• two fat beagle designs can arrange for the collection and delivery of the exchange item, which will be at your own cost.
• two fat beagle designs will then arrange with our courier partner for the collection and delivery of the item.
• two fat beagle designs will provide you with an invoice for this service.
• Once the invoice is paid to two fat beagle designs, the courier company will be dispatched to collect the item to be exchanged and will then deliver the requested item.

5.3. For an item to be exchanged, the following must be applicable:
a. the item must be undamaged and unused, with the original labels and stickers still attached;
b. the item must be in its original packaging;
c. the item must not be incomplete i.e. missing any accessories or parts;
d. the item must not be altered in anyway by yourself or any other party; and
e. the item must not be a custom-made or personalised item

PRIVACY POLICY

1. Personal information that we collect
two fat beagle designs will only collect the following personal information when you purchase something from our store, from an online marketplace (such as Etsy and Moksi), or through a social media platform:
a. Your name and surname;
b. Your contact details such as email address, telephone number, or username used on the social media platform or online marketplace;
c. The address to which the item must be shipped to;
d. Your banking information as per the payment method you opt to use to make your purchase; and
e. If you browse our online store on our website, we will take note of your internet protocol (IP) address, unless a VPN (a virtual private network) is used.

2. Consent
2.1. two fat beagle designs will require your consent for the information collected in 1 a – d above in order to process your order, verify the payment, and to ship the order to the address as provided.

2.2. two fat beagle designs will only share relevant information with the authorised companies that are used to process your order. This includes:
a. our payment gateway services (i.e. PayPal and/or PayFast) in order to verify information provided for the payment of your order;
b. our courier partners, so that your order is delivered to the address as provided for delivery; and
c. the online marketplaces you make use of to place your order, such as Etsy or Moksi.

2.3. The information provided in 2.1.a. – d. above will only be used and stored for the purposes of processing your order and addressing any customer service queries and/or disputes. This information will not be shared with any unauthorised person or company

2.4. two fat beagle designs will retain this information for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase and/or delivery, whereafter it will be disposed of in a secure and reasonable manner.

2.5. For further information with respect to your banking information, you may want to also read PayPal’s Terms of Service or Privacy Statement; and/or PayFast’s Terms and Conditions or Privacy Statement. These payment gateway services will indicate how they gather, verify and store your information and any changes to such policies are not within the discretion or control of two fat beagle designs.

2.6. For further information in respect of the online marketplaces, you may want to also read Moksi’s Terms and Conditions or Privacy Statement. These online marketplaces will indicate how they gather, verify and store your information and any changes to such policies are not within the discretion or control of two fat beagle designs .

2.7. We thus urge customers to frequently check the payment gateway services’ policies, as well as the online marketplaces’ policies, as mentioned above.

2.8. When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

2.9. Furthermore, you as a customer will have the full discretion to opt in (to give consent) or opt out (to refuse consent) of any communications from two fat beagle designs, such as direct email marketing. We will not force you to subscribe to any marketing services which you are not comfortable with and will always provide you with the option to unsubscribe or opt out from any communication at any time.

2.10. To opt-out (to refuse) consent, please send us an email at [email protected], whereby you can state your intention to opt out either through email or by letter. In the event of a letter, two fat beagle designs will provide you with our address upon request.

CHANGES TO OUR POLICIES

two fat beagle designs reserves the right to modify and/or change our policies at any time. Such modifications and/or changes will take effect immediately upon their posting on our website or the policy section of an online marketplace. We thus urge you to review these policies on a frequent basis.