TERMS OF USE AND SALE
Last updated: 7 September 2026
1. Who We Are
These Terms of Use and Sale (“Terms”) apply to LourensBreytenbach.com, SmartStudySystem.com, and any related website, membership area, digital tool or application that expressly links to these Terms (collectively, the “Platform”).
The Platform is owned and operated by Lourens Breytenbach, an individual carrying on business in South Africa.
Business and legal contact details
Full name: Louis Lourens Breytenbach
Legal status: Individual / sole proprietor
Physical business or service address:
2 König Avenue, Roodepoort, SA 1724
Phone/WhatsApp: +27 66 268 9778
Email: info@smartstudysystem.com
Websites: https://lourensbreytenbach.com and
https://smartstudysystem.com
2. Acceptance of These Terms
By accessing or using the Platform, creating an account, purchasing a product, starting a subscription, downloading a resource or using a digital tool, you agree to these Terms. Our Privacy and Cookie Notice and Educational and Professional Disclaimer also apply to your use of the Platform. If you do not agree, do not create an account, complete a purchase, download a resource or continue using the Platform. Where a product page, checkout page or licence contains additional product-specific terms, those terms also apply. If there is a conflict, the product-specific terms apply to that product to the extent of the conflict, subject always to applicable law.
3. Adult Accounts and Use by Teenagers
Purchases, subscriptions, marketing sign-ups and account registrations are intended for people aged 18 or older. The adult purchaser or account holder is responsible for the account and for deciding whether the resources are suitable for a teenager in their care.
Teenagers may use age-appropriate educational resources under the knowledge and supervision of a parent, guardian, teacher or other responsible adult. Teenagers should not submit their own email address, contact details, health information or other sensitive personal information through the Platform.
By allowing a teenager to use the Platform, the responsible adult confirms that they are authorised to do so and consents, on the teenager’s behalf where legally required, to the limited technical processing necessary to provide the service.
4. What the Platform Provides
The Platform offers educational content and digital products, which may include ebooks, worksheets, printables, videos, courses, memberships, frameworks, quizzes, diagnostic tools, web applications and related resources. Product features, included materials, delivery methods, access periods and technical requirements are described on the relevant sales or product page. Images, previews and descriptions are illustrative, but we take reasonable steps to ensure that material product descriptions are accurate. No product is represented as a substitute for schooling, tutoring, psychological care, medical care or another regulated professional service.
5. Purchases and the Merchant of Record
Payments are ordinarily completed through Lemon Squeezy, which acts as merchant of record for transactions processed through its checkout. This means that the customer purchases through Lemon Squeezy, while the digital product or licence is supplied by Lourens Breytenbach. Lemon Squeezy processes payment details, applicable transaction taxes, receipts, refunds and chargebacks in accordance with its buyer terms and privacy policy. By completing a Lemon Squeezy checkout, you also agree to the terms displayed at that checkout. We do not receive or store your complete payment-card number. We may receive transaction information such as your name, email address, product purchased, order number, payment status, country, subscription status and limited billing details needed to provide access and support.
6. Prices, Charges and Payment
The price, currency, billing interval and any applicable once-off setup fee will be displayed before you place an order. The checkout will show applicable taxes or other charges administered by the merchant of record. You must provide accurate billing and contact information and are responsible for ensuring that your payment method remains valid for a recurring subscription. Prices for new purchases may change at any time. A price change will not retrospectively alter a completed one-time purchase. If the price of an existing subscription is to change, notice will be given before the new price is charged, and any consent required by law or the payment provider will be obtained.
7. Digital Delivery and Access
Digital products are delivered by download link, email, account access, application access or another method stated on the product page. Delivery is normally initiated after successful payment or registration. You are responsible for supplying a correct email address, checking spam or promotions folders and maintaining compatible equipment, software and internet access. If access is not delivered or a link fails, contact info@smartstudysystem.com with the order number and purchasing email address so that the issue can be investigated.
Unless a different period is stated on the product page, we do not promise that download links, applications or hosted content will remain available indefinitely. Customers should safely store any downloadable product that they are entitled to retain.
8. Membership and Recurring Subscriptions
A membership is a recurring subscription for access to the products, tools and benefits identified as included in the membership catalogue or on the relevant sales page. Where stated at checkout, a once-off setup fee is charged when the subscription first begins. It is not a monthly charge. The purpose and amount of that fee must be displayed before purchase. The recurring subscription automatically renews at the stated billing interval until cancelled.
By subscribing, you authorise the merchant of record to charge the applicable subscription amount to your nominated payment method on each renewal date. You may cancel through the customer portal or using the cancellation method stated in your receipt or account.
Cancellation should be completed before the next renewal date. It takes effect at the end of the current paid billing period unless applicable law or the merchant-of-record terms require otherwise.
Access to subscription-only services and hosted resources ends when the paid period ends. A membership includes only products and additions expressly designated as part of that membership. The existence of a membership does not mean that every product Lourens Breytenbach may create in future will automatically be included.
We may improve, replace, retire or reorganise membership content. We will not deliberately remove the substantial core of a paid current billing period without providing an appropriate remedy where required by law.
9. Cancellations, Cooling-Off Rights and Refunds
Because products are delivered digitally, refund requests are assessed in light of the nature of the product, whether delivery or access has begun, the merchant-of-record terms and applicable consumer law. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits a cooling-off right, refund, repair, replacement, cancellation right or other remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded. Subject to those rights:
- one-time digital purchases are ordinarily non-refundable after the download, transmission or access has begun;
- subscription fees are ordinarily non-refundable for a billing period that has already begun;
- cancellation of a subscription prevents future renewals but does not ordinarily create a refund for an unused part of the current billing period;
- duplicate charges, non-delivery, corrupted files and material technical defects will be investigated and an appropriate remedy provided; and
- refunds processed through Lemon Squeezy are also subject to its buyer terms and procedures.
10. Accounts and Security
You are responsible for keeping your login credentials and access links confidential and for activity carried out through your account. You must notify us promptly if you suspect unauthorised use. You may not share an account, password, private download link, membership code or paid application access outside the licence granted for the product. Authentication may be provided by a third-party service whose own terms and privacy notice also apply. We may suspend access where reasonably necessary to investigate security concerns, payment failure, unlawful use, account sharing or a material breach of these Terms.
11. Copyright, Trade Marks and Ownership
Unless otherwise stated, the Platform and its original content are owned by Lourens Breytenbach or used under licence. Protected material includes text, illustrations, photographs, videos, audio, designs, software, code, worksheets, ebooks, course materials, quizzes, diagnostic structures, frameworks, selection and arrangement of content, product names and branding.
© 2026 Lourens Breytenbach. All rights reserved.
Names and marks displayed with the symbol ™, including names of proprietary frameworks, are claimed as trade marks. Use of the ™ symbol does not represent that a mark is registered unless expressly stated. Third-party names, logos, quotations and other materials remain the property of their respective owners. Their appearance does not imply endorsement or affiliation.
12. Limited Licence to Customers
When you lawfully obtain a resource, you receive a limited, revocable where legally permitted, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use it for the personal or household purpose stated on the product page. Ownership of the intellectual property is not transferred to you.
Unless a product page expressly grants a classroom, school, team or commercial licence, you may not:
- copy or distribute the resource to colleagues, learners, clients or members of the public;
- upload it to a shared drive, public website, membership platform, social-media group or file-sharing service;
- resell, sublicense, rent, give away or commercially exploit it;
- remove copyright notices, branding, watermarks or access controls;
- modify it and present the modified version as your own product;
- reproduce a substantial part in another course, ebook, app, prompt library, worksheet pack or database;
- use automated tools to scrape, harvest or systematically extract the content; or
- use the content to train, fine-tune, evaluate or populate an artificial-intelligence system or dataset without prior written permission.
Permission requests and suspected infringement reports may be sent to info@smartstudysystem.com.
13. Acceptable Use:
You must not:
- use the Platform for an unlawful, fraudulent, harmful or abusive purpose;
- attempt to bypass payment, access, rate, account or security controls;
- introduce malware or interfere with the Platform’s availability or operation;
- probe, reverse engineer or attempt to gain unauthorised access to systems, except to the limited extent that law expressly permits;
- impersonate another person or misrepresent your authority or affiliation;
- collect information about other users;
- use a tool to make decisions that unlawfully discriminate against, shame or harm a learner; or
- use educational or diagnostic outputs as a substitute for professional assessment where one is needed.
Quizzes, diagnostics and application outputs are educational aids. Their results depend on the information entered, the limits of the underlying method and the context in which they are used. They are not clinical tests, psychometric assessments, medical devices or formal educational diagnoses. Some tools may use automated rules or artificial intelligence to generate explanations, suggestions or examples. Such output may be incomplete, outdated, unsuitable or incorrect. Review important information, apply adult judgement and consult an appropriately qualified professional when a decision may affect health, safety, legal rights, finances or a learner’s formal educational support. The Platform does not use a diagnostic result to make a solely automated decision that produces legal or similarly significant effects for a user.
15. Third-Party Services and Links
The Platform may use or link to third-party services for payment processing, email delivery, hosting, authentication, embedded media, file delivery or other technical functions. Third-party services are governed by their own terms and privacy notices.
We do not control third-party websites and do not endorse every statement, product or service they contain. We are not responsible for a third party’s independent acts, omissions, security, content or availability, except where applicable law provides otherwise.
16. Platform Availability and Changes
We aim to keep the Platform useful and available but do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free or permanent operation. Maintenance, security events, provider failure, internet conditions and circumstances beyond reasonable control may affect access. We may correct errors, update content and change technical requirements. Where a material change affects a paid current service, we will take reasonable steps to notify affected customers and provide any remedy required by law.
17. Educational Results and Warranties
Individual results vary. We do not guarantee a particular mark, grade, examination result, behavioural change, level of motivation, relationship outcome, productivity gain, income or other result. The Platform is provided with reasonable care, but otherwise on an “as available” basis to the extent permitted by law. No statement excludes a warranty, guarantee or consumer right that cannot lawfully be excluded.
18. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Lourens Breytenbach will not be liable for indirect or consequential loss that was not reasonably foreseeable, or for loss arising from a user’s unlawful use, failure to follow reasonable instructions, unauthorised sharing, incompatible equipment or reliance on educational content as regulated professional advice.
Where liability may lawfully be limited, total aggregate liability arising from a paid product or service will not exceed the amount paid for that product or service during the twelve months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
This limitation does not exclude or restrict liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted, including liability arising from fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence or any non-excludable statutory consumer right.
19. Suspension and Termination
We may suspend or terminate access for a material breach of these Terms, non-payment, fraud, unlawful conduct, security abuse, account sharing or infringement of intellectual property. Where reasonably possible, notice and an opportunity to remedy the breach will be provided.
Termination does not remove accrued payment obligations, intellectual-property protections or provisions that by their nature should continue after termination.
20. Complaints and Dispute Resolution
Please first send a written complaint to info@smartstudysystem.com with enough information for the matter to be investigated. We will try to address the complaint in good faith within a reasonable time.
Nothing in these Terms prevents a consumer from approaching the National Consumer Commission, the Information Regulator, an applicable ombud or another competent authority, or from using any remedy available under law.
21. Governing Law and International Users
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Subject to any mandatory consumer right to bring proceedings elsewhere, disputes fall within the jurisdiction of a competent South African court. Users outside South Africa may have additional mandatory rights under the laws that apply to them. These Terms do not remove rights that cannot lawfully be waived. You must not use the Platform where doing so would be unlawful in your location.
22. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms to reflect legal, operational, security or product changes. The revised version will be posted with a new “Last updated” date. Material changes will apply prospectively. Where a material change affects an active paid subscription, reasonable notice will be given where required. Continuing to use the Platform after the effective date of a valid update means the updated Terms apply to future use; this does not retrospectively remove accrued rights.
23. General Provisions If a provision is found invalid or unenforceable, it will be limited or removed only to the extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue to operate. A failure to enforce a provision immediately is not a waiver. These Terms and the incorporated product-specific terms form the agreement concerning use of the Platform, subject to any terms agreed at the merchant-of-record checkout.
24. Contact
Questions about these Terms, products, access or accounts may be sent to:
Lourens Breytenbach
Email: info@smartstudysystem.com
Physical business or service address: 2 König Avenue, Roodepoort, SA 1724
Phone/WhatsApp: +27 66 268 9778
Physical business or service address: 2 König Avenue, Roodepoort, SA 1724
Phone/WhatsApp: +27 66 268 9778