Terms & Conditions

1. Who you are contracting with

Bahayas ("the platform", "we", "us") is operated by Yamkela Mbuthuma, trading as Bahayas. By using the platform you enter into an agreement with Yamkela Mbuthuma. Bahayas is an education and development platform; it is not an accredited institution, a qualification awarding body, or an employment agency.

2. Acceptance of these terms

By creating an account, subscribing, or continuing to use the platform you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, you must stop using the platform. You confirm that you are of legal age to enter into this agreement, or that you have permission from a parent or guardian, and that where you act for an organisation you have authority to bind it.

3. Your account

You must provide accurate information and keep it up to date. You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity that takes place under your account. Tell us promptly if you believe your account has been accessed without permission.

4. Membership, payments and subscriptions

Membership is sold as a monthly subscription from R250 per month, with a 30% discount applied to the first month where the introductory offer is available. Access runs for 30 days at a time and renews automatically unless cancelled before the renewal date. Prices may change with notice, and changes apply from your next renewal.

Payment, billing, currency, tax, invoicing, cancellation and refund mechanics are handled by our payment provider and are governed by Paddle's Buyer Terms. Refunds are described in our Refund Policy. You can cancel at any time from your account page; access continues until the end of the period you have already paid for.

5. Merchant of Record

Our order process is conducted by our online reseller Paddle.com. Paddle.com is the Merchant of Record for all our orders. Paddle provides all customer service inquiries and handles returns.

6. Licence to use the platform

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use the platform and the content included in your plan, for your own personal learning and development. You may not reverse engineer the platform, resell, share or redistribute member content, or circumvent technical limits, paywalls or access controls.

7. Acceptable use

• No unlawful use of the platform or its content.
• No fraud, impersonation, spam or misleading activity.
• No infringement of anyone's intellectual property or privacy rights.
• No interference with the security or integrity of the platform, including malware, probing, penetration attempts, automated scraping or credential sharing.
• No harassing, hateful or abusive behaviour towards other members, community managers or staff.

8. Intellectual property

We and our licensors retain ownership of the platform and all intellectual property in it, including its software, programmes, written materials, templates, branding and design. Nothing in these terms transfers ownership to you. Where you upload or submit content, you keep your rights in it and grant us a limited licence to host and process it solely to provide the service.

9. Service availability

We work to keep the platform available and accurate, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free performance. Features and content may change, and maintenance or third-party outages may cause temporary unavailability. Information on the platform about institutions, qualifications and careers is provided for general guidance and should be verified with the relevant institution or employer before you make decisions.

10. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate your access where there is a material breach of these terms, non-payment, a security or fraud risk, or repeated or serious policy violations. You may close your account at any time. When access ends you lose access to member content; you may request an export of the data you provided before deletion, and we retain records as described in our Privacy Notice.

11. Disclaimers and liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law we disclaim all implied warranties, including merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages, including loss of profits, data or goodwill. Our total aggregate liability is limited to the fees you paid in the 12 months before the claim. Nothing in these terms excludes liability for fraud, death or personal injury, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

12. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify us against claims, losses and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of the platform, your breach of these terms, or content you submit.

13. General

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and the South African courts have jurisdiction over any dispute. You may not assign your rights without our consent; we may assign ours in connection with a merger, acquisition or reorganisation. Neither party is liable for delays caused by events beyond its reasonable control. If any provision is unenforceable, the rest remains in force. We may update these terms and will post changes on this page with a new "last updated" date.