# Content licence — CC BY 4.0

The **editorial content** of TakealotBack.com — including but not limited to
the contents of `src/content/` and `src/data/` in this repository, and the
rendered HTML they produce on the published site — is licensed under a

**Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0)**.

You are free to:

- **Share** — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- **Adapt** — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially

Under the following terms:

- **Attribution** — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the licence,
  and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in
  any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that
legally restrict others from doing anything the licence permits.

The **source code** in this repository (everything outside `src/content/` and `src/data/`
that is not editorial text embedded in a component) is licensed separately under the MIT
Licence — see [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE).

Full licence text: <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode>

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## Attribution boilerplate

When reusing content from this site, a suggested credit line is:

> Based on content from TakealotBack.com, licensed CC BY 4.0.
> <https://takealotback.com/>

## Not included in the licence

The following are **not** covered by this licence and remain the property of their
respective owners:

- The **Takealot** word mark and any Takealot logos, trade dress, or branding.
  Our use of the name "Takealot" is identification, criticism, and commentary
  under section 16 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and
  section 34(1)(c) of the Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993.
- Quoted excerpts from statutes, case law, and regulatory advisories, which are
  in the public domain under section 12(8)(a) of the Copyright Act 98 of 1978
  ("official texts of a legislative, administrative or legal nature").
- Summaries and excerpts of Takealot's published returns policy and terms, used under
  section 16 of the Constitution for consumer education, commentary, and criticism,
  and retained as dated snapshots in [`citations/policies/`](./citations/policies/)
  under fair dealing for research and criticism (s 12(1)(a) Copyright Act 98 of 1978).
- Third-party legal commentary and news articles referenced in
  [`citations/commentary/`](./citations/commentary/) — link + short excerpt only,
  never full reproduction. Fair dealing for citation purposes.

Our own compilation, organisation, and annotation of these materials in
[`citations/`](./citations/) is licensed CC BY 4.0. The underlying third-party
material is under its respective copyright / public-domain status as set out
in [`citations/README.md`](./citations/README.md) § Copyright policy.

## Fact-check date

Content was verified against the published Consumer Protection Act, Electronic
Communications and Transactions Act, Protection of Personal Information Act, Takealot's
current published policies, and South African case law as of **April 2026**. Material
updates are noted in git history.