📋 Terms and Conditions – Evergreen Hideout: User Agreement for South African Gardeners

🌿 Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to Evergreen Hideout. These Terms and Conditions govern your use of our website located at evergreenhideout.co.za (the "Site") and any content, features, or services offered through the Site. Throughout these terms, "we," "us," "our," and "Evergreen Hideout" refer to Evergreen Hideout Agricultural Services (NPO Reg: 2024 / 380375 / 07), based in Soshanguve, Pretoria, South Africa.

By accessing or using Evergreen Hideout, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this website.

👨‍🌾 About the Organization

Evergreen Hideout is a mission-driven agricultural information platform operated by:

Evergreen Hideout Agricultural Services (NPO)

Founder: Kutlwano Mokoena (Dip. IT Management, 2019 | Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology)

Location: Soshanguve, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Email: evergreenhideout@gmail.com

WhatsApp: 067 104 4675 (Text/WhatsApp Preferred)

📱 Use of the Site

You may use Evergreen Hideout for lawful, informational purposes only. In accordance with South African law (including the Cybercrimes Act), you agree not to:

Use the Site in any way that violates local or international laws.
Attempt to interfere with the technical infrastructure or security measures of the Site.
Copy, reproduce, or commercially exploit our original "Soshanguve Lab" data or IT-driven methodologies without written permission.
Use automated scrapers or bots to harvest content for AI training or republication without authorization.

🌱 Intellectual Property Rights

All content on Evergreen Hideout—including articles, the "Systems-Driven" gardening methodology, original photographs of our Soshanguve garden, and the Evergreen Hideout logo—is the property of the NPO and protected by South African and international copyright laws.

You are encouraged to: Share links to our content and quote brief excerpts (under 100 words) provided you include a clear "Dofollow" link back to the original source on evergreenhideout.co.za.

🌻 User Contributions & Feedback

By submitting comments, questions, or "Field Notes" to our site, you grant Evergreen Hideout Agricultural Services a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use that content to help educate the wider gardening community. We reserve the right to moderate or remove content that is defamatory or off-topic.

📧 Third-Party Links and Advertising

We participate in the Google AdSense program to fund our NPO community initiatives. Advertisements are served by third parties. We do not personally endorse every product shown in automated ad units and are not responsible for the practices of external sites linked from these ads.

⚠️ Disclaimer of Warranties

EVERGREEN HIDEOUT IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SOUTH AFRICAN LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR SUCCESS OF GARDENING ADVICE. Gardening is a biological system; factors like Soshanguve heat, soil pH, and individual effort vary. You assume all risk for your gardening decisions.

⚖️ Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (CPA) OF SOUTH AFRICA, EVERGREEN HIDEOUT AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (NPO) AND KUTLWANO MOKOENA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CROP FAILURE, FINANCIAL LOSS, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OUR GUIDES OR RECOMMENDATIONS.

🌍 Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Pretoria, Gauteng.

📝 Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms as our NPO grows. Your continued use of the Site after March 26, 2026, constitutes acceptance of the current terms.

By using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms and Conditions in conjunction with our Disclaimer and Privacy Policy.

Evergreen Hideout Agricultural Services
NPO Registration: 2024 / 380375 / 07
📍 Soshanguve, Pretoria, South Africa
© 2026 Evergreen Hideout. Systems-Driven Gardening for South Africa.

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