In using this website, you are deemed to have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions:
Terms and Conditions for the use of studiomerkmann.co.za; Studiomerkmann (Pty) Ltd.
These Terms and Conditions ("the T&C’s") govern your ("the purchaser/ User") use of the Studiomerkmann (Pty) Ltd ("Provider") website located at the domain name studiomerkmann.co.za("the Website"). By accessing and using the Website, the User agrees to be bound by the Terms and Conditions set out in this legal notice. The User may not access, display, use, download, and/or otherwise copy or distribute content obtained on the Website ("Content") for marketing or any and other purposes without the consent of the Provider.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We constantly review our systems and data to ensure the best possible service to our Users. Parliament has created specific offences for unauthorised actions against computer systems and data. Should a breach of your privacy occur on the website by one of our employees, agents or contractors, we will investigate any such actions with a view to prosecuting and/or taking civil proceedings to recover damages against those responsible.
The Provider is committed to protecting the privacy of Users visiting the Website and purchasing our products. The Provider wishes to maintain a safe and secure environment for all Users of our online products and services. Please read the following Privacy Statement to understand how your personal information is treated when it is collected on our website www.studiomerkmann.co.za. From time to time the Provider may offer new products and/or services online which may affect this policy, which will be updated as needed. Please check back with us periodically.
The website sells products online. Any product bought from this Website is at the User's risk. The purchaser/ User indemnifies and holds the Provider harmless against any loss, injury or damages which may be sustained as a result of using the products sold on the Website.
The private information required for executing the orders placed through the e-commerce facility, namely the User's personal information and credit card details, delivery address and telephone numbers will be kept in the strictest confidence by the Provider and not sold or made known to third parties. Only the necessary information, that is the delivery address and contact phone number will be made known to third parties delivering the product.
The Provider undertakes that it has taken all reasonable precautions to secure the credit card processing that is carried out to receive payment for goods sold. The Provider cannot be held responsible for security breaches occurring on the User's electronic device (e.g. the User's Personal Computer or other electronic device used to browse the Website), which may result due to the lack of adequate virus protection software or spyware that the User may inadvertently have installed on his/her device.

We have several different e-mail addresses for different queries. These, and other contact information, can be found on our Contact Us link on our website or via Company literature or via the Company’s stated telephone, or mobile telephone numbers.
Does Studiomerkmann Disclose My Personal Information?
From time to time, we may disclose your personal information to organizations that perform services for or on behalf of the Provider, for example to provide customer service, deliver products, ship items, process credit cards, for research, marketing, product ratings and reviews, data processing, and to measure the use of our Website. We will share with these companies only that portion of your personal information which they need to work on our behalf. Some of these service providers may be located in other countries. Your personal information will be provided to these organizations only if they agree to use such information solely for the purpose of providing services to the Provider, and under the instructions of the Provider, and with respect to that information, to act in a manner consistent with the relevant principles articulated in this policy.
If the Provider is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of the majority of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.

We, and our third-party partners, use cookies on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor's hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Additionally, we use cookies to track our online advertising efforts.
Our third party partners employ a software technology called clear GIFs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs), that help us better manage content on our site by informing us what content is effective. Clear GIFs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. We do not tie the information gathered by clear GIFs to our customers' personally identifiable information.
We use clear GIFs in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. If you would like to opt-out of these emails, please see "How Can I Opt-In/Opt-Out"

We provide you the opportunity to opt-in to have your personally identifiable information used for certain purposes, when we ask for this information. If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication, by emailing us at bernd@studiomerkmann.co.za