🍪 Legal Document
Terms of Use
By using our website, challenge or shop, you agree to use our content respectfully. Don’t copy or resell our recipes. Our digital products are for personal use only. We do our best to make everything accurate, but please see a health professional for medical advice. Full details below.
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of OvernightOats.co.za, our free 7-Day Overnight Oats Challenge, our digital product shop and any associated services. Please read them carefully.
These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and OvernightOats.co.za. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website or services.
These Terms are written to be understood by real people — not just lawyers. If anything is unclear, please email us at hello@overnightoats.co.za and we will explain it plainly.
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Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using OvernightOats.co.za, signing up for our free 7-Day Overnight Oats Challenge, subscribing to our newsletter, purchasing any digital product from our shop, or participating in our Facebook Community Group, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.
You also confirm that you are at least 18 years of age, or that if you are under 18, you have obtained the consent of a parent or legal guardian to use our services. Our digital products and challenge are available to all South African residents and international visitors, subject to these Terms.
Continuing to Use the Site = Acceptance
Your continued use of any part of OvernightOats.co.za after any update to these Terms constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. We will notify you of material changes via email if you are a subscriber.
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Definitions
The following terms have the meanings set out below throughout these Terms of Use.
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Use of the Site
You may use OvernightOats.co.za for lawful personal, non-commercial purposes only. The following uses are permitted:
✓ Browsing, reading and using recipes for personal household cooking and meal preparation
✓ Sharing individual recipe links on social media, with friends and family, or in personal blogs (with clear attribution to OvernightOats.co.za)
✓ Signing up for the free 7-Day Challenge and receiving the associated email sequence
✓ Purchasing and downloading our digital products for personal, household use
✓ Printing recipes and content for personal use in your own kitchen
The following uses are strictly prohibited:
✗ Reproducing our content: Copying, republishing, or reproducing our recipes, guides, email content or any other material from this site in whole or in substantial part — on any website, blog, social media page, newsletter, or any other medium — without our express written permission.
✗ Commercial use: Using our recipes, content or digital products for commercial purposes, including selling our recipes, incorporating them into paid products or services, or using them in a professional food service context without a commercial licence.
✗ Reselling digital products: Reselling, redistributing, sub-licensing, or sharing our paid digital products (eBook, meal plan) with any person who has not purchased them directly from us.
✗ Scraping: Using automated tools, bots, scrapers or spiders to access, collect or copy any content from our website.
✗ Misrepresentation: Presenting our content as your own original work, or removing or altering attribution notices, copyright statements, or branding from our content.
✗ Harmful conduct: Using our site or community in any way that could damage, disable, overburden or impair our servers, or interfere with any other party’s use of our services.
✗ Unlawful use: Using our site for any purpose that is illegal or prohibited under South African law, or the laws of any jurisdiction from which you access our site.
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Intellectual Property
All content on OvernightOats.co.za — including but not limited to recipes, recipe names, written guides, email content, PDF documents, graphics, logo, brand identity, colour system, photography, and the overall look and feel of the website — is the intellectual property of OvernightOats.co.za and is protected under South African copyright law (Copyright Act 98 of 1978) and applicable international copyright conventions.
Copyright Notice
© 2026 OvernightOats.co.za. All rights reserved. Unauthorised reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of our content is a violation of South African copyright law and may result in legal action.
What you may do with our recipes: Recipes as a concept (a list of ingredients and method steps) are not generally copyrightable. You are welcome to cook from our recipes, adapt them for your own use, and share the results. However, the specific written expression of our recipes — the exact wording of our ingredient descriptions, method steps, headings, tips and supporting text — is our original creative work and may not be copied verbatim.
Photography: All food photography on this site is our original work unless credited to a third party. You may not use our photographs in any publication, social media post, commercial material or website without our express written permission.
The Overnight Oats SA brand: Our name, logo, bowl icon, colour system and brand identity are proprietary. You may not use them for any purpose without written authorisation.
Fan content: We love when our community recreates and shares our recipes. When sharing your recreations on social media, please credit @OvernightOatsSA and use the hashtag #MyOvernightOatsSA. This is not a legal requirement — just good practice and genuinely appreciated.
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The Free 7-Day Challenge
The Overnight Oats SA 7-Day Challenge is a free email-based programme. By signing up, you agree to receive seven daily recipe emails from us, followed by our weekly newsletter. The following terms apply to your participation in the Challenge.
| Term | Details |
|---|---|
| Cost | Free — no credit card required, no subscription fee, no hidden charges at any stage |
| Email schedule | One email per day for 7 consecutive days, beginning immediately after sign-up |
| Content licence | Challenge recipes are licensed for your personal household use only. You may not republish or distribute the recipe emails. |
| Printable card pack | The Day 7 recipe card pack PDF is licensed for personal print and household use only — not for distribution or commercial use |
| Commercial offers | Day 7 may include a time-limited discount offer for our paid eBook. This offer is clearly labelled and entirely optional |
| Unsubscribing | You may unsubscribe at any time via the unsubscribe link in any email. Challenge emails stop immediately on unsubscribe. |
| Re-subscribing | You may re-join the challenge at any time by signing up again at overnightoats.co.za/challenge |
Challenge Delivery
We make every reasonable effort to deliver challenge emails on schedule. However, we cannot guarantee delivery due to factors outside our control, including spam filters, email service outages, or incorrect email addresses provided at sign-up. If you miss an email, contact us and we will resend it. We are not liable for missed recipes due to email delivery failures.
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Digital Products — Shop Terms
All products sold via our WooCommerce shop are digital downloadable products (PDF format). The following terms apply to all purchases.
✓. Delivery: Your download link is delivered to your email address within minutes of payment confirmation via PayFast. If you do not receive your download link within 10 minutes, check your spam folder and then contact us at hello@overnightoats.co.za.
✓ Personal licence: Purchasing a digital product grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use that product for personal, household use. You may print, save and use the product on your personal devices.
✓ Lifetime access: Your download link remains active for a minimum of 12 months. We provide updated versions of our digital products free of charge to all existing buyers — you will be notified by email when an update is available.
✓ Devices: You may save your purchased PDF on up to 3 personal devices (e.g. phone, tablet, laptop) simultaneously.
The following are prohibited under your digital product licence:
✗ Reselling, gifting, sharing or distributing the PDF to any person who has not purchased it directly from our shop
✗ Uploading the PDF to file-sharing platforms, cloud storage that others can access, or any publicly accessible location
✗. Using the recipes, content or design from our digital products for commercial purposes without a commercial licence
✗. Modifying, repackaging or derivative-working the PDF for distribution in any form
Copyright Infringement
Unauthorised redistribution of our digital products is a violation of South African copyright law (Copyright Act 98 of 1978). We actively monitor for unauthorised distribution and will pursue appropriate legal remedies where our copyright is infringed.
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Refund Policy
We stand behind our digital products and want you to be completely satisfied. Our refund policy is straightforward.
Consumer Protection Act Compliance
Our refund policy is provided in addition to your statutory rights under the South African Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA). Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any rights you have under the CPA. For digital goods, the CPA provides that you may return a product and receive a refund within a reasonable period if the product is defective, not reasonably suitable for its intended purpose, or not of good quality. Our 7-day guarantee exceeds the statutory minimum.
Refunds are not available in the following circumstances: requests made more than 7 days after the purchase date; where the digital product has been substantially used, printed extensively or distributed (in violation of the licence terms); or where the product was purchased during a promotional sale or using a discount code (unless the product is defective).
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Health & Nutritional Disclaimer
Not Medical Advice
All content on OvernightOats.co.za — including recipes, nutritional information, health benefit articles, and any statements about the effects of food on health — is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making significant dietary changes, particularly if you have a medical condition.
Nutritional information provided with our recipes is estimated based on standard food composition databases and may vary depending on the specific brands, quantities and preparation methods you use. We make reasonable efforts to ensure accuracy but cannot guarantee that nutritional values are precisely correct for your specific ingredients.
Allergies and intolerances: Our recipes contain common allergens including gluten (oats), dairy (milk, yoghurt), tree nuts (almond butter), and peanuts (peanut butter). We always note potential allergens, but we cannot guarantee that our content accounts for every possible allergy or intolerance. If you have a serious food allergy, please consult an ingredient list carefully and seek professional dietary advice.
Oats and coeliac disease: While oats are naturally gluten-free, they are frequently processed in facilities handling wheat. If you have coeliac disease, use only certified gluten-free oats and consult your doctor before including oats in your diet.
Children’s nutrition: Our recipes are developed for adults. If preparing overnight oats for young children, please consult a paediatric dietitian for age-appropriate portion sizes and ingredient guidance, particularly regarding chia seeds, honey (not suitable for children under 12 months), and nut butters.
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Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable South African law, OvernightOats.co.za and its operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages arising from your use of our website, challenge, digital products or community — including but not limited to:
✗. Adverse health outcomes from following our recipes or health content
✗. Errors, inaccuracies or omissions in nutritional information
✗. Loss of data, including inability to access purchased digital products due to technical failures
✗. Interruptions to website or email service availability
✗. Damages arising from reliance on content shared by third parties in our community
✗. Any indirect or consequential losses arising from your use of affiliate-linked products
Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising from your use of OvernightOats.co.za shall not exceed the amount you paid for a digital product in the transaction giving rise to the claim (or R99 if no transaction was involved).
Consumer Protection Act
Nothing in this section limits or excludes any liability that cannot be excluded under the South African Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 or any other applicable mandatory legislation. Our limitation of liability applies only to the extent permitted by law.
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Third-Party Links & Affiliates
OvernightOats.co.za contains links to third-party websites including retail partners, affiliate programmes and social media platforms. These links are provided for your convenience and information only.
We have no control over third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, accuracy, availability or security. The inclusion of a link to a third-party site does not constitute an endorsement of that site or its products.
Affiliate disclosure: Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. We only link to products and retailers we genuinely use and recommend. Affiliate relationships we maintain include (but are not limited to) Faithful to Nature, Takealot, Dis-Chem and Wellness Warehouse.
Our use of affiliate programmes does not influence our editorial content or recipe development — we recommend what we believe is genuinely best for our SA audience, regardless of whether an affiliate relationship exists.
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Community Guidelines
The Overnight Oats SA Facebook Community Group is operated as a warm, welcoming space for South Africans to share their overnight oats journey. The following guidelines apply to all community members.
✓. Share your jar photos, recipe adaptations and tips generously
✓. Ask any question — nothing is too basic and no question will be mocked
✓. Credit other members’ ideas when building on their suggestions
✓. Be kind, patient and encouraging — we are all at different stages
✗. Spam, unsolicited promotion of products or businesses not related to the group’s purpose
✗. Sharing medical advice, dietary prescriptions or health claims not supported by evidence
✗. Any form of harassment, discrimination, bullying or disrespectful conduct
✗. Sharing content that violates third-party copyright, privacy rights, or applicable law
We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these guidelines and to remove members from the community without notice. Our Facebook Community is governed by Facebook’s terms of service in addition to these guidelines — Facebook’s platform rules take precedence on the Facebook platform.
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Termination of Access
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our website, email programme, or community at our sole discretion, without prior notice, if we reasonably believe you have:
✗ Violated any provision of these Terms of Use
✗ Used our content, products or services in a manner that harms OvernightOats.co.za, our community, or any third party
✗. Engaged in conduct that we reasonably determine to be harmful, fraudulent, or in violation of applicable law
Upon termination, your right to use our site and services ceases immediately. Termination does not affect any rights or obligations that arose prior to termination — including your right to a refund within the applicable refund window for a digital product purchase, or our right to seek remedies for intellectual property infringement.
You may also voluntarily terminate your relationship with us at any time by unsubscribing from our email list, ceasing to use the website, and leaving the Facebook Community Group.