Shipping policy
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US AND
REGULATE YOUR USE OF THE PAXI SERVICE.
Paragraphs in bold
Please take special note of the paragraphs printed in bold since they:
● constitute an acknowledgement of a fact by You;
● limit and exclude obligations, liabilities and legal responsibilities which we will have
towards You and also limits and excludes Your rights and remedies and places various
risks, liabilities, obligations and legal responsibilities on You; and/or
● constitute an assumption of risk by You and may result in You being liable for
increased or additional costs.
1. Introduction
1.1. For the purposes of these terms and conditions:
● "Associated Company" means any subsidiary, fellow
subsidiary, fellow division, associated, holding or controlling
company of Pepkor Trading (Pty) Ltd and/or any service provider
thereof, from time to time;
● "Business Day" means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday
or official public holiday in the Republic of South Africa;
● "Collection Site" means the site which You confirm to send the
parcel to using the PAXI Service;
● “Delivery Site” means the physical address You intend to send
the parcel to using the PAXI Service;
● “Delivery Type Timelines (DTT)” means for store-to-store
deliveries 3-5 days or 7-9 days (service selection dependant) or
for store-to-home deliveries 3-5 days;
● "PAXI Point" means any PEP Stores, PEPHome, PEPCell,
Tekkie Town or ShoeCity in a city or town in the Republic of
South Africa;
● "Origination Site" means the site from where a parcel was sent;
● "OTP" means one-time password;
● "PAXI" or "we/us/our" means PAXI a division of PEP a division
of Pepkor Trading (Pty) Ltd (Registration Number
1958/003362/07), a private company registered in accordance
with the laws of the Republic of South Africa with registered
address at 36 Stellenberg Road, Parow Industria;
● "PAXI Customer Care Centre" means the telephonic
assistance centre which may be contacted during Working Hours
on 086 000 7294 or by chatting to us via Whatsapp on 021 010
1574, its primary function being to assist with any customer
related enquiries concerning the PAXI Service;
● “PAXI Additional Parcel Insurance” means the optional
additional insurance cover for parcels up to R2500 and R5000;
● "PAXI Service/s" means shipment of a parcel from one ● “Personal Information” means your personal information as
defined and processed in terms of the Protection of Personal
Information Act (Act 4 of 2013);
● "Recipient" means the person who collects the parcel from the
Collection Site or takes delivery of the parcel at the Delivery Site;
● "Sender" means the person who instructs us to send the parcel;
● "Working Hours" means the trading hours of the relevant PAXI
Point;
● "You" means the Sender or Recipient, or both the Sender and
Recipient, depending on the context.
1.2. These terms and conditions regulate the shipment of parcels from the
Sender to the Recipient. It will become binding on the Sender for each
parcel sent from the moment that you hand over the money at the point
of sale when the PAXI Service is initiated. Where applicable it will
become binding on the Recipient following his/her presentation of the
OTP at the Collection or Delivery Site.
1.3. PAXI is entitled to amend these terms and conditions, any feature or
benefit and the fees and costs relating to the PAXI Service from time to
time and it is Your responsibility to keep abreast of any change to the
terms and conditions.
1.4. If You continue to use the PAXI Service after the new rules begin to
apply, the amended rules will apply.
1.5. If You have any questions regarding these terms and conditions, You
can contact the PAXI Customer Care Centre for assistance.
2. Overview of the PAXI Service
2.1. You can select a Collection Site at any participating PAXI Point.
2.2. You can select a Delivery Site when registering your Parcel on the PAXI
Portal.
2.3. You will be requested to provide us with Your details. In this regard,
Your cell phone number and a valid form of identification will be
requested and You must ensure that the information provided by You is
true, accurate, current and complete in all respects. You authorise us to
use the information to provide the PAXI Service to you.
2.4. You will be required to pay for the PAXI Service in full at the point of
sale at the Origination Site.
2.5. You must place the item You intend to send into the PAXI flyer bag and
once You have sealed it, You must hand it in at the PAXI counter at the
Origination Site.
2.6. PAXI will confirm Your order by sending You an sms confirmation
together with a parcel tracking number.
2.7. You can track Your parcel by using Your parcel tracking number at
www.paxi.co.za, contacting the PAXI Customer Care Centre, using the
PAXI Portal or on the PAXI WhatsApp Bot.
2.8. PAXI will send You and the Receiver another sms with an OTP and
collection instructions once the parcel has arrived at the Collection Site.
2.9. The Receiver will receive a WhatsApp from the Courier with an OTP
once the parcel is out for delivery to the intended Delivery Site. 2.10. The Recipient will be required to produce the OTP at the Collection or
Delivery Site. PAXI will only be required to verify the OTP presented by
the Recipient at the Collection or Delivery Site and will not be required
to verify the identity of the Recipient. Should the Recipient, for any
reason whatsoever, be requested to produce a form of identification,
this shall be for PAXI's own internal records.
3. Prohibited items
3.1. The "Prohibited Items" are any of the following items: any item that
weighs more than 10 kg's and/or is larger than 45cm x 37cm in
dimension for a standard flyer bag and 64cm x 51cm in dimension for a
large flyer bag; any dangerous goods including, but not limited to
explosives, fireworks, crackers, radioactive materials, swords, knives ,
axes, chainsaws, firearms and/or ammunition and/or weapons,
hazardous materials / flammable materials; any items that have
contained oil or petrol; perishable food items / bulk foods; human
remains / body parts or ashes; illegal goods or goods prohibited by any
statute or law; live / dead animals; and valuable cargo including but not
limited to precious jewels, gems, metals and money / currency, bullion,
traveller’s cheques; alcohol; stand-alone lithium metal batteries and
lithium-ion batteries; blood samples, laboratory specimens; aerosol
cans / sprays, glass, mirrored items, crystal, ceramic, pottery, porcelain,
plaster, marble, china, stone, slate, resin, granite and concrete;
household goods containing flammable or corrosive liquids, such as
oven or drain cleaners, perfume, aftershave, hairspray, nail varnish and
remover and antiseptic wipes; specially packaged and sealed liquids,
adhesives, paint, oil, creams and gels; and plants, seeds, flowers and
plant derivatives; electronic devices, mobile phones, pornography,
clinical/biological examples, and prescription medication including
Schedules 3 to 6 medication, including narcotics and other prohibited
and illegal drugs.
3.2. You are not allowed to place Prohibited Items in the PAXI flyer bag.
PAXI reserves the right to, without penalty or any liability for alleged
damage caused to you in doing so, retain and open a Parcel and/or
hand it over to the appropriate authorities should it have a reasonable
suspicion that any Parcel contains a Prohibited Item and/or illegal item,
and if necessary to destroy the contents without (i) refunding You the
PAXI service fee paid, and (ii) the general loss/damage insurance cover
as stated in clause 7 below or any other amount whatsoever.
4. Packaging
4.1. The obligation is on You to ensure that Your PAXI parcel is sealed and
safely packaged to avoid any damage to Your parcel. For this reason,
neither PAXI nor Any Associated Company will be liable to you for any
damages or loss suffered by You due to physical damage to Your
parcel. 4.2. You are responsible for ensuring that Your parcel is not overpacked and
should not exceed the weight or size dimensions of the specific PAXI
flyer bag you have purchased.
4.3. You are responsible for ensuring that Your parcel is not taped closed
with any other tape than what is provided with the parcel bag.
5. Delivery of parcels
5.1. Depending on the service type chosen, Delivery Type Timelines (“DTT”)
will apply.
5.2. PAXI will use its best endeavours to make sure that any parcel reaches
the Collection Site or Delivery Site within the DTT. The DTT
communicated by PAXI are estimates and subject to these terms and
conditions. Accordingly, PAXI will not be liable for any delay in the
delivery of the parcel unless it is directly caused by PAXI or any
Associated Company's gross negligence or willful default.
5.3. Collection Site orders
5.3.1. Parcels will be held by PAXI for a period not exceeding 14
calendar days from arrival at the Collection Site. PAXI will send
You an sms notification after the parcel has arrived at the
Collection Site. PAXI may in its sole discretion contact You
and/or send You further reminders if the parcel remains
uncollected.
5.3.2. If any parcel has not been collected after 14 calendar days, then
PAXI will return the parcel to the Original Site and inform You
hereof via sms. Thereafter, where a parcel is not collected from
the Origination Site within a further 14 calendar days, PAXI shall
be entitled to donate the parcel.
5.4. Delivery Site orders
5.4.1. The Parcel is subject to a maximum of 3 delivery attempts to the
designated Delivery Site.
5.4.2. When a Parcel is out for delivery, the recipient will receive a
WhatsApp notification from the Courier.
5.4.3. If, after the 3rd attempt, the Parcel has not been successfully
delivered, PAXI will return the parcel to the Original Site and
inform You hereof via sms. Thereafter, where a parcel is not
collected from the Origination Site within a further 14 calendar
days, PAXI shall be entitled to donate the parcel.
6. Safety of OTP and unauthorised use of the OTP
6.1. You must keep Your OTP secure and You must not give it to anyone
else.
6.2. If You suspect that the confidentiality of the OTP has been
compromised, You should immediately advise us by contacting the PAXI
Customer Care Centre.
6.3. If any unauthorised person obtains the OTP in any manner whatsoever,
such a person will be regarded as Your proxy with permission and with
full authority to collect or take delivery of the parcel at the Collection or
Delivery Site on Your behalf, unless You are able to prove that the person has obtained the OTP as a result of PAXI's gross negligence or
wilful misconduct.
7. Limitation of liability
You use the PAXI Services at Your own risk.
7.1. Under no circumstances will PAXI or any Associated Company be liable
to You for any:
7.1.1. damages or loss suffered by You due to physical damage to
Your parcel unless it is directly caused by PAXI's gross
negligence or wilful default;
7.1.2. indirect, special and/or consequential losses and/or damages;
and
7.1.3. delay or failure to fulfil its obligations under these terms and
conditions to the extent that any such delay or failure arises from
causes beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, floods,
acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or
supranational authority, war, riot, terrorist activities, strikes,
lockouts and industrial disputes and/or any system outages.
7.2. Notwithstanding clause 7.1.2, where PAXI is found to be liable by a
court of law or otherwise, PAXI or any Associated Company's liability for
any loss suffered by You, will be limited to the amount of R500.00.
7.3. In the case of additional PAXI parcel insurance purchased, PAXI or any
Associated Company’s liability is specifically limited to the value of the
parcel or R2500 or R5000, depending on the cover purchased or the
value of Your loss, whichever amount is less.
7.4. PAXI additional Parcel Insurance Cover vouchers:
7.4.1. Any total loss or theft of a PAXI Parcel whilst in the possession,
control or custody of PAXI or any PAXI Service Point or PAXI
authorised courier, is limited to the maximum value of R2500, for
a R10 parcel insurance cover voucher purchased, or R5000 for
a R20 parcel insurance cover voucher purchased respectively,
or the value of Your loss, whichever amount is less, payable to
the person who has delivered a parcel to a PAXI Service Point,
and who has a valid PAXI Parcel Insurance Cover voucher at the
time that the PAXI Parcel was lost or stolen.
7.4.2. Only one claim per PAXI Parcel Cover Voucher is allowed.
7.4.3. Exclusion: Any damages to Your PAXI Parcel whilst in the
possession of PAXI is not covered. Only total loss or theft of the
parcel whilst in the possession of PAXI, is covered.
7.4.4. Premium: R10 for up to R2500 cover or R20 for up to R5000
cover
7.4.5. PAXI parcel cover vouchers are non-refundable.
7.4.6. To activate: WhatsApp Your PAXI Parcel Cover Voucher Number
to 021 010 1574 to activate Your voucher within 24 hours of
voucher purchase
7.4.7. To claim: Call 086 000 7294 – You must notify us of Your claim
within 14 calendar days of the loss of the parcel. You will be
asked to provide Your voucher number and parcel number. 7.4.8. If you do not submit a claim within 6 months after the loss of
Your parcel, Your benefits will be lost. This is in terms of the
PAXI embedded insurance and PAXI Parcel Cover Voucher,
whichever option applies to Your loss.
7.5. Intermediary: Pepkor Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a PAXI (FSP 3247),
Underwritten by Abacus Insurance Ltd.
8. Indemnity and warranty
8.1. You undertake that You are the lawful owner of the parcel, alternatively
that You are the duly authorised representative of the lawful owner of
the parcel and that the parcel will not contain any Prohibited Items.
8.2. You indemnify PAXI and/or any of its Associated Companies against
any damage, loss and/or consequential damage that You may suffer as
a result of any breach of any undertaking and/or warranty by You; and
incorrect, wrong, unauthorised and/or wrongful instructions or
information given by You or any other person authorised or deemed to
be authorised to act on Your behalf or as a result of incorrect,
unauthorised and/or wrongful delivery or collection of parcels.
8.3. You warrant to us that You have the required legal capacity to enter into
and be bound by these terms and conditions.
9. Use of Your Personal Information
9.1. By making use of the PAXI Services You consent:
9.1.1. to PAXI collecting, using and storing Your personal information,
including cellphone number, name, identity number and
transactional information ("Personal Information") provided
during the registration process or thereafter and Your
transactional information in order to render the PAXI Service and
to comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and
9.1.2. that educational and/or informative and/or promotional
messages may be sent to You.
9.2. The consent provided in terms of clause 9.1 above is voluntary, but if
You do not provide such consent to us, we will not be able to provide
You with the PAXI Services.
9.3. Where You have given us further consent, You also agree to:
9.3.1. the processing of Your Personal Information by PAXI and other
companies in the Pepkor group ("Pepkor Group"), any of their
operators, commercial partners, agents and subcontractors (who
may be outside South Africa and in countries that do not have
similar data protection laws to South Africa) on the condition that
they will keep Your Personal Information confidential and will
only use Your Personal Information for the purposes of providing
information about products and services to You and to comply
with legal and regulatory obligations;
9.3.2. the collection of Your Personal Information from any other
source to supplement the information which the Pepkor Group
has about You; 9.3.3. the retention of Your Personal Information indefinitely, unless
You object, in which case we will retain such information for as
long as legally permitted;
9.3.4. the use of Your Personal Information to send You information
about products, services and special offers offered by the
Pepkor group and its commercial partners that may be of
interest to You.
9.4. The consent provided in terms of clause 9.2 can be withdrawn by You at
any time by contacting the PAXI Customer Care Centre.
9.5. If You choose to be excluded from direct marketing campaigns in the
future from us, You must advise PAXI by contacting the call center or
You can advise us in writing or register a block on any registry which we
are bound by law to recognise. We will not charge You a fee to update
this request on our systems and we will give effect to changes as soon
as reasonably possible.
9.6. You must keep us informed of any changes in Your Personal
Information provided to us during the registration process.
9.7. Subject to applicable law, You may access the Personal Information we
have about You by contacting the PAXI Customer Care Centre.
9.8. If You are unhappy about the way Your Personal Information is being
processed, You should contact the PAXI Customer Care Centre.
10. General
10.1. These terms and conditions are the only record of the contract between
the parties in regard to the subject matter of these terms and conditions.
Unless a court holds otherwise, no party is legally obliged to comply
with any term, condition or undertaking not recorded in these terms and
conditions, and these terms and conditions replace any arrangement or
understanding held by the parties before these terms and conditions
governed their relationship.
10.2. The parties acknowledge that each provision of these terms and
conditions is separate. If any provision of these terms and conditions is
or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, it must be
treated as if it had not been included in these terms and conditions. This
does not:
10.2.1. make the rest of these terms and conditions illegal, invalid or
unenforceable; or
10.2.2. affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any other provision
or these terms and conditions as a whole.
10.3. PAXI may use the services of any subcontractor for the purpose of
fulfilling our obligations under these terms and conditions in whole or in
part.
10.4. If You breach these terms and conditions and PAXI chooses to ignore
this, or if PAXI delays enforcing any of its rights against You, PAXI will
still be entitled to use its rights and remedies at a later stage in time or
in any other situation where You breach the terms and conditions.
11. Age Restriction 11.1. By using the service, you affirm that you are 18 years of age or older.
11.2. If you are under the age of 18, you may only use the service with the
involvement of a parent or legal guardian.
11.3. By using the service, you warrant that you are legally capable of
entering into binding contracts and that all information you provide is
accurate and truthful.
11.4. We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, or cancel
orders at our discretion if we believe that any user violates applicable
laws or is under the age of 18 without proper parental or legal guardian
consent.