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Onafriq Terms and Conditions

Terms of Service

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Written by Viola Nuwaha
Updated over 3 months ago

Onafriq Terms Of Service

By signing up for an account for the use of the Onafriq digital payments portal
(“Onafriq”) on this website (www.onafriq.com ) or (m.Onafriq.com) (the “Website”), or
by using any of our services, you are deemed a "merchant" and agree to these Terms
of Service (the "Agreement").
Please read this Agreement carefully before signing up as a merchant. If you do not
agree to any or all of the terms of this Agreement, do not use this Website or our
services as a merchant

About Us

  • Onafriq App is an interconnected payments platform for businesses, owned
    and operated by the Onafriq Group and its affiliates ("Onafriq", "we", "us," or
    "our"), which enables interoperable digital payments through a web and mobile
    interface.

  • The Onafriq Group will provide software capabilities to you to enable you to: (a) process payments; (b) process collections; and, in certain markets, (c) send airtime to your contacts (“Onafriq Service(s)” or “Services”).

  • We are an independent contractor for all purposes, providing this Website and
    our Services on an independent service provider basis. We do not endorse,
    have control over or assume the liability or legality for the products or services that
    are paid for with our Service

Agreement

This Agreement is an agreement between you and the Onafriq Group. It details the
Onafriq Group’s obligations to you and highlights certain risks of using the Services
and you must consider such risks carefully, as you will be bound by the provisions of
this Agreement through your use of the Website or any of our Services

Registration

  • To use the Onafriq Services, you have to create an account (“Account”) by
    registering on the Website.

  • To register, you will provide us with certain information, such as your email. First
    name, last name, business name, incorporation documents, phone number,
    government-issued identity documents of the directors of your company and
    other information or documentation that will allow us to verify your identity,
    after which we will approve your Account, unless approval is deemed high-risk.

  • By creating an Account, you give us permission to carry out these verification
    activities.

  • To use the Onafriq Services, you must have, in your name, a local registered
    phone number and a valid ID. By using Onafriq, you authorize us to charge your
    Account for payment for Onafriq Services (“Settlement Account”).

  • Any personal information that we process when registering your Account will
    be processed in accordance with our privacy policy

Change of Information

In the event that you change any information provided to us at registration, such as
your business name, address, telephone number, bank, mode of payments or the
products and services that you offer (if you are a merchant) or where a corporate
restructuring of your business occurs, you agree to notify us within 14 calendar days
of such change. We may be unable to respond to you if you contact us from an
address, telephone number, or email account that is not registered with us, and we
reserve the right to suspend your use of the Onafriq Services where your information
that is registered with us is not up to date.

Representation and Warranties

You represent and warrant to us that you:

  • have full power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform the
    terms of this Agreement;

  • are duly organized, authorized and in good standing under the laws of the
    country in which you are incorporated or in which your business operates;

  • have provided true, complete, and up-to-date contact and billing information;

  • are not listed on any government list of prohibited or restricted persons; and

  • will not use the Onafriq Services in a way that violates any laws or regulations.

Age Restriction

Users of the Website and Onafriq Services must be at least 18 years of age. We will not intentionally engage in any dealings for the Onafriq Services with any persons who are less than 18 years of age.

Account Security

  • You understand that your password is personal and must not be shared with anyone. When your password is used to log into your account, either by you or a third party, access to the Account will be deemed to be regular, and we will not be liable to you for any damages, claims, or loss that may arise from such access. We may, from time to time, request that you verify your identity and you undertake to adhere to the same.

  • You agree to also take all reasonable steps to protect the security of the personal electronic device through which you access the Onafriq Services (including, without limitation, using PIN and/or password-protected personally configured device functionality to access the Onafriq Services and not sharing your device with other people).

  • You must inform us immediately if there has been, or if you suspect, any breach of security, confidentiality or of your Account, and update your password details immediately to secure your Account.

Data Protection

  • We acknowledge that you own any content or data you transfer to us or to our equipment as a result of your use of the Onafriq Service (“Data”).

  • If any of the Data contains personal data, we will process such personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection laws.

  • By entering into this Agreement, you hereby grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable, assignable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, electronically distribute, and display your Data for the following purposes:

    • providing and improving the Onafriq Services;

    • internal usage, including but not limited to, data analytics and metrics, so long as individual customer data has been anonymized and aggregated with other customer data;

    • complying with applicable legal requirements and assisting law enforcement agencies by responding to requests for the disclosure of information in accordance with local laws; and

    • any other purpose for which consent has been provided by your customers (in the case of merchants) or the person(s) to whom you send payments or airtime to through the Onafriq Service (“Beneficiaries”).

Software License

  • We hereby grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Onafriq Service in accordance with the accompanying documentation. This license grant includes all updates, upgrades, new versions, and replacement software for your use in connection with the Onafriq Services. If you do not comply with the documentation and any other requirements provided by us in respect of the Onafriq Services, you will be liable for all resulting damages suffered by you, Onafriq, and third parties.

  • Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, you agree not to alter, reproduce, adapt, distribute, display, publish, reverse engineer, translate, disassemble, recompile, or otherwise attempt to create any source code that is derived from the Onafriq Services.

  • Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, you will immediately cease all use of the Onafriq Services or any software and documentation

Intellectual Property

  • We grant you the non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use our trademarks associated with the Onafriq Services (the “Onafriq Marks”) for the purpose of the Onafriq Services.

  • Nothing in this Agreement shall alienate our rights and interests in relation to the Onafriq Marks. You agree that you will not claim or take any steps that would prejudice our interests and rights to the Onafriq Marks.

  • Any rights to use the Onafriq Marks are revocable and will immediately cease once this Agreement expires or is terminated.

  • Other than those expressly mentioned in this Agreement, we do not grant any right or license to any of our intellectual property rights by implication, estoppel or otherwise.

  • We will each retain all intellectual property rights, including all ownership rights, title, and interest, in and to our own respective products and services, subject only to the rights and licenses specifically granted herein.

Publicity

You hereby permit us to use your name and logo in our marketing materials, including, but not limited to use on our Website, in customer listings, in interviews, and in press releases. Such publicity does not imply an endorsement of your products and services.

Confidential Information

  • The parties recognize that they may have access to information relating to the business, finance, marketing plans, products, strategy, proprietary information, techniques or any other information relating to the operations or activities of the other parties (the “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information shall not be deemed to include information that: a) is or becomes publicly known other than through any act or omission of the receiving party; b) was in the other party’s lawful possession before the disclosure; c) is lawfully disclosed to the receiving party by a third party without restriction on disclosure; d) is independently developed by the receiving party, which independent development can be shown by written evidence; or e) is required to be disclosed by law, by any suitable court of jurisdiction or by any regulatory or administrative body.

  • The Confidential Information shall only be used for this Agreement and access to the information shall be limited to the authorised representatives of the receiving party on a need-to-know basis who shall be notified of the confidentiality obligations under this Agreement. The parties shall each take reasonable steps to protect the Confidential Information in the same manner as they would handle their own

Know Your Customer

  • You shall be responsible for verifying the identities of your customers (in the case of merchants) and or your intended beneficiaries, ensuring that they are authorised to carry out the transactions on your platform, and determining their eligibility to purchase your products and services or receive disbursement payouts.

  • You are also required to maintain information and proof of service or product delivery with your customer. Where a dispute occurs and requires resolution, you may be required to provide us with this information. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Onafriq Services if we receive fraud-related complaint.

Our Fees & Pricing Schedule

Settlements

  • Subject to the terms of this Agreement and based on the settlement timelines provided by applicable law, we will pay into your nominated bank settlement account ("Bank Account") or registered mobile money account all amounts collected through Onafriq and due to you from your transactions with customers, after deducting our Fees, any reversals or invalidated payments, refunds or other amounts that you owe to us under this Agreement ("Settlement").

  • On our request, you agree to provide us with all necessary and incidental information relating to the Bank Account.

  • Information relating to each Settlement will be available on your Onafriq dashboard after the Settlement. By logging into your Account, you will have access to information regarding your transactions that have been processed and settled using Onafriq .

  • The responsibility to compile and retain permanent records of all transactions completed with your Account based on your business needs or your data retention policy shall be yours.

Security Measures

  • We will use commercially reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, modification or accidental loss, and deal with any security incident once we become aware of it.

  • Once you suspect any fraudulent activity or transaction, you undertake to let us know with immediate effect and halt (i.e. suspend or terminate) the delivery of the Onafriq Services. We also reserve the right to suspend or terminate our provision of the Onafriq Services to you where we suspect that fraudulent transactions have been initiated and or completed on your Account. We shall not be liable to you for any loss, claim or damages arising from termination of the Onafriq Services.

  • To reduce the incident or risk of fraud, you shall adopt such other controls or protocols as we may recommend or provide and other measures that are necessary for your business.

Errors

  • You agree to report to us any error you detect when reviewing transactions completed on the Onafriq platforms. We reserve the right to investigate any errors or other issues identified and rectify the situation.

  • If the error reveals that we owe you money and the value is not disputed, we will transfer the amount to your Settlement Account, assuming you owe us no Fees.

  • You shall immediately notify us of any transaction erroneously processed through your platform. We will take the necessary steps to investigate any such reports and attempt to rectify the errors by crediting or debiting your Bank Account as may be necessary.

  • Any errors shall be reported within forty-five (45) days of its occurrence, failing which the rights to any refunds due to such error shall be waived.

  • You shall cooperate with us by providing us with any relevant information we may reasonably request.

Termination and suspension

  • You may terminate this Agreement by closing your Account.

  • Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, we may suspend your Account and your access to our Services and any funds, or terminate this Agreement, where:

    • you do not pay fees when they become due under this Agreement;

    • you do not comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement or any laws or regulations applicable to your operations;

    • so directed by applicable laws;

    • where so directed to do so by any licensed partner responsible for processing your transactions; or

    • where a suspicious or fraudulent transaction occurs.

  • Where access to any funds is suspended, we will suspend the processing of the relevant transaction(s) or withhold Settlement until an investigation into the transaction(s) has been certified as completed or concluded by us. Any funds we retain as a result will, under no circumstances, incur interest or other compensation in favor of you

Privacy Policy

We are committed to managing your Data in line with global industry best practices and applicable laws. You can read our Privacy Policy to understand how we use your information and the steps we take to protect it.

Disclaimers

OUR WEBSITE AND ONAFRIQ SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS, IMPLIED AND/OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS). WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT OUR WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE OR MEET YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR US, OR OTHER AFFILIATED COMPANIES, OR ITS OR THEIR SUPPLIERS (OR THE RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS OF ANY SUCH ENTITIES) (COLLECTIVELY, THE "ONAFRIQ PARTIES") SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. WHILE WE TRY TO ADOPT CONTROLS TO KEEP THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES BUG-FREE, SAFE, AND AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES, YOU HOWEVER USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK

Indemnity

You shall indemnify and keep all Onafriq Parties indemnified against any claims, actions, demands, liabilities, and settlements, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation or breach of the terms of this Agreement.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL ANY OF THE ONAFRIQ PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER OR HOWSOEVER CAUSED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOSS OF COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, LOSS OF REVENUE, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (WHETHER ARISING UNDER CONTRACT, DELICT, TORT, STATURE OR OTHERWISE AND WHETHER THE LOSS OR DAMAGE WAS ACTUALLY FORESEEN OR REASONABLY FORESEEABLE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR THE ONAFRIQ SERVICES.

Exclusions

Where any of the warranties, disclaimers or the limitation or exclusion of liability for certain damages are not permitted in any jurisdiction, they shall not apply to you. The unaffected warranties, disclaimers or exclusion of liability for damages shall continue to subsist. Where as a matter of applicable law any Onafriq Party does not, disclaim any implied warranty or limit its liabilities, the scope and duration of such warranty and Onafriq’s liability shall be the minimum permitted under such applicable law..

Updates, Modifications & Amendments

  • We reserve the right to amend or revise this Agreement at any time by giving notice to you on this page, the date of last modification will be stated on this page and shall not have retroactive effect.

  • We advise that you check this page often to remain aware of any modification to this Agreement.

  • You may object to any of the changes or modifications to this Agreement by ceasing to use our website and or the Onafriq Services immediately. Your continued use of the website and or the Services will be deemed as your acceptance of the changes.

Applicable Law

This Agreement shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of England. Any dispute that cannot be settled by the parties within a period of fourteen (14) days, shall be resolved by arbitration under the commercial rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) then in effect and shall be conducted in English language, in London or another location which is determined by Onafriq. The number of arbitrators shall be one provided that where the parties are unable to agree on the choice of the arbitrator, reference may be made by either Party to the President of the LCIA for the appointment of the Arbitrator.

Severability

Where any term of this Agreement is determined by any court or tribunal to be invalid or unenforceable, either in whole or in part, that part shall be severed or stricken off from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity of any other part in this Agreement.

Notices

All communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications should be in writing. All notices sent pertaining to this Agreement shall be sent to the email or physical addresses that you have provided when registering an Account, or as updated by you from time to time. Onafriq nominates the following address for the service of any legal notices: 51 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1JP, United Kingdom

Assignments

Assigning or sub-contracting any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party is prohibited. We reserve the right to transfer, assign or sub-contract the benefit of the whole or part of any rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party.

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