Terms of service.

Last Updated: April 10, 2025

Welcome to The Healing Biochemist! We’re here to support your wellness journey, and these Terms of Service (“Terms”) set the ground rules for using our website and tools. By visiting our site or signing up, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t, please step away from the site.

1. Who We Are

The Healing Biochemist, created by Danielle du Plessis, a PhD in Biochemistry, offers science-backed wellness insights. You can sign up for updates, grab freebies or use our tools to gain further health insights.

2. How You Can Use Our Site

  • Permitted Use: Browse the site, sign up for updates, and use our tools for personal wellness insights.

  • Don’t Do This: Copy our content, misuse the tool, or try to hack/scrape the site. It’s not cool, and it’s not allowed. Strictly forbidden: 

    • Causing damage to this website 

    • Using this website for any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity 

    • Using this website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any spyware, virus, worm, Trojan horse, keystroke logger or other malicious software

    • Using this website to transmit, send or deliver unsolicited communications or for other marketing or advertising purposes 

    • Systematically or automatically collecting data from this website  

  • Eligibility: You must be 18 or older to use our services. If you’re under 18, please get a parent’s okay.

3. Website and Tool Provided "As Is"

We work hard to keep our site and tool accurate, but they’re provided “as is.” To the fullest extent allowed by law, we don’t guarantee the info’s accuracy, timeliness, or completeness. The site and tool might have glitches, bugs, or downtime—we don’t promise perfection. It’s up to you to protect your device from viruses or threats. Nothing here is professional advice; it’s just information to guide you.

4. Medical Disclaimer

Our site and tools aren’t a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. They’re for general wellness info only—not for fixing health problems. If you have concerns (like autoimmune issues, pregnancy, or anything serious), talk to a healthcare professional first. We’re not liable for any harm from following what you find here—your health choices are yours. Always consult a doctor before acting on our info, especially if you are pregnant, are trying to conceive, or have conditions like diabetes, eating disorders, or high blood pressure.

5. Your Responsibilities

  • Be Honest: Share accurate info so we can help you effectively.

  • Play Nice: No spamming, harassing, or breaking laws through our site.

6. Third-Party Tools

We use Squarespace (hosting), Mailchimp (emails), and Outgrow (tools). Their terms apply too—check them out: Squarespace, Mailchimp, Outgrow.

7. Intellectual Property

Everything here—text, designs, photographs, and graphics —is ours or licensed to us, protected by copyright and intellectual property laws. Logos and trademarks belong to us or their owners. You get a personal, non-commercial license to use and print content for yourself only. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of any materials found on this website shall constitute infringement. 

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, The Healing Biochemist (including Danielle, employees, or partners) isn’t liable for any direct, indirect, special, or other damages—like lost profits, data, or opportunities—tied to your use of our site or tool, whether from errors, reliance, or anything else. We exclude all implied warranties. If law forces us to take liability (e.g., for defective services), it’s capped at what you’ve paid us (if anything). Statutory rights that can’t be excluded aren’t affected.

9. Indemnity

You agree to cover us—Danielle, our team, and partners—against any claims, losses, or costs (including legal fees) from third parties if you break these Terms while using our site or tool.

10. Changes or Termination

  • Updates: We might tweak these Terms—new versions land here with the date updated.

  • Ending Access: We can suspend or stop your access if you misuse the site or we need to (e.g., legal reasons), with or without notice.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Western Cape, South Africa—where we’re based.

12. Contact Us

Got questions? Email hello@thehealingbiochemist.com—we’re here for you.

Thanks for joining us—we’re glad you’re here!