1. Terms

By accessing any of Code for Africa’s services, websites, or data, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. These terms of use and service manage the relationship between you (user of the website) and us (website owner) when you use the website or the services this website provides. You may not use the website or its services if you do not agree to be legally bound by these terms of use, and any other terms or policies on this website.

CfA promotes the use of licences developed by the Open Data Foundation for sharing databases.  If you believe there may be illegal or compromised content hosted on our web services please let us know at [email protected]

2. Use License (based on the terms on laws.africa)

1. We make our content and data available through this website and through our APIs. You may only use this content in accordance with the terms of the licence associated with the content or data. The licence may differ for different types of content or data. 

2. Licence and services

We give you a revocable and limited licence to use our services in accordance with these terms. You must also have the necessary infrastructure, equipment, and software to access the services. We will do our best to make the services available at all times, however we cannot guarantee that they will always be available.

3. You may only use the services for the specified purposes that we’ve communicated to you on the website, from time to time. We provide the services free of charge, and we may monitor your use of the services for security and operational purposes.

4. Use of Content

We make our content and data available through this website and through our APIs. You may only use this content in accordance with the terms of the licence associated with the content or data. The licence may differ for different types of content or data.

5. Your Contributions

You agree that all content you contribute to the website, including but not limited to all text, images and editorial content, is perpetually and irrevocably licensed to us on a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive basis. You grant us the perpetual and irrevocable right and licence to use, process, copy, distribute, export, display and to commercially exploit such contributed content.

6. Framing

You may not frame this website, or embed content from this website unless we specifically indicate that you may do so, and you do so through the mechanisms we provide.

7. Virtual agents

You may not use any technology to gain any information from this website without our permission, except as allowed by any licences that may apply to the relevant code, data or content.

8. Prohibited conduct

You may not use, or help others to use, the website or its services to interfere with the connections or security of networks, systems, or other users. You may not perform any actions, or help others to perform any actions, that may damage the website, its services, connections or security in any way.

9. Restrictions

You may not change, hire out, reverse engineer, or copy this website outside of the licences granted for the code, data or content of the website. The applicable licences will be indicated on the website.

10.  Capacity

By using the website or the services, you warrant that you are 18 years old or have the capacity to enter into legal agreements. If you are younger than 18 years old or do not have the capacity to enter legal agreements, you must not use the website or the services, unless you have the permission of your parent or legal guardian, in which case the terms and policies on this website apply to them on your behalf.

11.  Accurate information

You promise that you will give this website only accurate information.

12. Ownership

We or our third party licensors own all rights in this website.

13. Trademarks

All our trademarks are our property and you may not use them without our permission. All other trademarks are their respective owners’ property.

14.  Intellectual property

We or our third party licensors own all proprietary and intellectual property rights in our services, trademarks and the technology we use to provide the services to you.

We collect and provide the information for the informational and educational benefit of our users. We may not own the copyright in some of the information that we provide through the website or the services. In this case we will indicate the copyright owner of this information on the website or the services, where appropriate, and any licence that may apply to the use of this information. You are not allowed to reproduce this information without the permission of the original copyright owner.

15. Disclaimer and indemnity

You use the website and its services at your own risk and we disclaim all warranties to the extent allowed by applicable law. We are not responsible for the completeness, accuracy, or reliability of any information that we provide through the website or the services. We are also not responsible for, and you indemnify us against, any loss you suffer as a result of placing reliance on the services or any information we provide you through the website or the services. We are not liable for any defect that you cause.

16. Breach and termination

We may cancel your licence for any reason, and stop providing the services to you, in which case you will not have the right to access them.

17. Entire agreement

The terms are the entire agreement between the parties on the subject.

18. Changes to terms

We will notify you of any changes by placing a notice on a prominent place on the website. If you do not agree with the changes, you must stop using the website and its services. If you continue to use the website and its services following notification of a change, the changed terms will apply to you and you will be deemed to have accepted them.

19. Waiver

Any favour we may allow you will not affect any of our rights against you.

20. Severability

Any term that is invalid, unenforceable, or illegal may be removed from the agreement without affecting the rest of it.

21. Governing law

Kenyan law governs this agreement.

22. Jurisdiction

Only the Kenyan courts may decide any dispute about the terms.

(The above Use Licence is based on the terms on laws.africa)

23. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials in the case of editorial content or information) on Code for Africa’s website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a licence, not a transfer of title, and under this licence you may not:
    1. modify or copy the materials;
    2. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
    3. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Code for Africa’s website, except in the case of a specific agreement with Code for Africa;
    4. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
    5. transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.
24. This licence shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Code for Africa at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this licence, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

3. Disclaimer

1. The materials on Code for Africa’s website are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. Code for Africa makes no warranties, express or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.
2. Further, Code for Africa does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

4. Limitations

In no event shall Code for Africa or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Code for Africa’s website, even if Code for Africa or a Code for Africa authorised representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

5. Accuracy of materials

The materials appearing on Code for Africa’s website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Code for Africa does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. Code for Africa may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However Code for Africa does not make any commitment to update the materials.

6. Links

Code for Africa cannot guarantee the accuracy or authenticity of content contained in third-party sites linked from our site and cannot therefore be held liable.

7. Modifications

Code for Africa may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.

8. Governing Law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Kenya and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that state or location.