1. Scope
These terms supplement the Terms of Service and apply when you browse, acquire, download or use a Marketplace product.
Unless a product page expressly identifies a different seller or licensor, a GeoLayers-branded product is supplied or licensed by the GeoLayers operator.
2. Product descriptions
Each product page should describe the product type, format, geographic coverage, intended use, update date where relevant, licence and known limitations. Preview images and examples are illustrative unless stated otherwise.
Spatial data may contain generalization, omissions, positional uncertainty or date limitations. Review metadata before relying on a product.
3. Licence, not transfer of copyright
Unless a product page expressly says otherwise, purchase or download gives you a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the product for your own internal, professional, project or client-deliverable purposes, subject to the product terms and Data Licensing.
Copyright and database rights are not transferred by payment. You may not resell, sublicense, bulk redistribute or publish the source product as a competing dataset/product unless the licence expressly permits it.
4. Client deliverables
Where the licence permits professional use, you may generally incorporate derived maps, figures, analyses or reports into client deliverables, provided you do not distribute the underlying source dataset in a form that substitutes for the purchased product and you maintain required attribution.
5. Third-party data
A product may incorporate or derive from third-party data. The original provider's licence, attribution and redistribution restrictions continue to apply. A GeoLayers marketplace licence cannot grant broader rights in third-party material than GeoLayers has authority to grant.
6. Updates
Unless the product page includes an update subscription, maintenance period or version entitlement, buying one version does not automatically entitle you to future versions. GeoLayers may correct errors or replace defective files at its discretion or where required by law.
7. Downloads and account security
Keep download links and account access secure. Reasonable re-downloads may be permitted while the product remains available, but you should keep your own lawful backup of purchased files.
8. Refunds
Refunds and statutory rights are described in the Refund & Cancellation Policy. Digital-product characteristics may affect whether a change-of-mind refund is available after access or download.
9. Advertising
Marketplace pages are one of the limited GeoLayers areas where advertising may be displayed. Advertising is clearly separate from product licensing and from GeoLayers analytical outputs. The presence of an advertisement does not mean GeoLayers endorses the advertiser's claims.
10. Third-party sellers
GeoLayers may introduce third-party sellers or contributors in future. Where that occurs, the product page will identify the seller and applicable seller terms. Seller verification, payout, KYC, tax, content moderation and takedown requirements may be governed by additional agreements.
11. Prohibited marketplace use
You may not use the Marketplace to distribute unlawful, infringing, malicious, deceptive or improperly licensed content; remove required rights notices; circumvent access controls; or misrepresent an unofficial product as an official government or cadastral record.
12. Product support
Product questions can be sent to info@geolayers.co.za with the product name and order/account information.