NeuAfrik USSD&MOBILE APP TERMS & CONDITIONS

 

  1. THE AGREEMENT

1.1 This Agreement sets out the complete terms and conditions (“USSD &  Mobile APP T&Cs”) which shall
     apply when You use the Service (hereinafter defined) and is available at our website

located at www.neuafrik.com (the “Website”).

1.2 Any amendments or variations made to these USSD & APP T&Cs shall take effect on their
     date of publication or as otherwise provided and such amendment or variation and

shall be posted on the Website.

  1. DEFINITIONS

In this section, the following words and phrases have the meaning set opposite them unless the context indicates otherwise:

2.1. “Credit Reference Bureau” means a credit reference bureau duly licensed under the

Banking Act Cap 488 pursuant to the Banking (Credit Reference Bureau) Regulations 2020 to inter alia, collect and facilitate sharing of borrower credit information.

2.2.       “GSM” stands for Global System for Mobile communication, which is a digital mobile

telephony system.

2.3.       “Mobile Phone” means the mobile handset together with requisite accessories, and

equipment attachments.

2.4. “Mobile Number” means the unique mobile telephone number issued by a Mobile

Operator to its subscribers and is used to identify such subscriber on the Network and which a User has indicated as his mobile number.

2.5. “Mobile Operator” means mobile telecommunication network operator that among

Others issues Mobile Numbers and SIMs to its subscribers.

2.6. “Network” means Mobile Operator’s mobile cellular network;

2.7.       “Personal Information” refers to the information about the User obtained by NeuAfrik or

a Mobile Operator in connection with the respective services being provided by them including but not limited to the information collected by NeuAfrik for registering the User in the Google playstore System.

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2.8. “Products” means the various loan products and Services offered by NeuAfrik through

the  Ussd & NeuAfrik Loans App.

2.9. “Request” means an instruction received by NeuAfrik from User’s Mobile Phone and
      Mobile Number and made via the Ussd & NeuAfrik Loans App System and upon which NeuAfrik is

authorized to act.

2.10. “SIM” means subscriber identity (identification) module.

2.11. “NeuAfrik Loans App” means NeuAfrik proprietary digital platform (and any amendments,
      upgrades   or   enhancements   thereto   from   time   to   time)   enabling   a   User   to

Communicate with NeuAfrik, subscribe to various Products on offer, manage and process Requests (as the case may be).

2.12. “Service” means the service we offer by which a User can Request for any of our
      Products or services, the processing of the Requests and any other services as we may

decide to provide from time to time.

2.13. “SMS” stands for Short Message Service consisting of a text message transmitted to a
      Mobile Phone.

2.14. “System  Menu”  means  the  NeuAfrik Loan App  & USSD menu  accessible  through  your  Mobile
      Number for purposes of issuing Requests to a Mobile Operator in order to access the

Service.

2.15. “NeuAfrik Loans App” means NeuAfrik Financial consultants limited with registered office at 80 west Building, 1st floor, Kenyatta street, Thika.

2.16. “NeuAfrik Loans app” is a Mobile App or such other variants designated
      by the NeuAfrik by which you may access the Service.

2.17.     “Transaction PIN” refers to unique personal identification number, which the User shall

Use to access the Mobile App and authorize Requests.

2.18. “User” means an eligible customer of NeuAfrik or any other person all of whom are
      authorized to use the Service.

2.19. “Mobile App” is unique to Mobile Phone Gadget and enables user to access Services offered by NeuAfrik

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2.20. “User Profile” refers to the customer’s or any other authorized person’s profile on the

Mobile App System.

2.21. “We” “our” and “us” or its variants means NeuAfrik and includes the successors and
      assigns of NeuAfrik; and

2.22. “You” or ” Your” or its variants means the User;

2.23. In these Mobile App T&Cs save where the context otherwise requires:

2.23.1      references to an individual or individuals shall include his or their respective

personal representatives;

2.23.2      the singular includes the plural and vice versa and any gender includes any

other gender;

2.23.3                    references   to         ‘borrower’   ‘User’   and ‘customer’   shall   include   both   the

masculine and the feminine gender as well as the juristic persons.

2.23.4      In   this Agreement,   unless   something   in   the   subject   matter   or   context   is

inconsistent therewith or unless otherwise herein provided, a reference to any
legislation is to that legislation as now enacted or as the same     may from time
to time be amended, re-enacted or replaced and includes any regulations

made      thereunder headings in these Mobile App T&Cs are for convenience
purposes only and they do not affect the  interpretation of this Agreement.

  1. APPLICABILITY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These Mobile App T&Cs form the contract between the You as the User and NeuAfrik for the use of the Service by You and shall be in addition to and not in derogation of other separate terms and conditions in respect of Products we offer.

  1. ACCEPTANCE OF THE USSD T&Cs

4.1 These Mobile App T&Cs apply and shall take effect once You register for the Service
     (“Effective Date”). By using or continuing to use the Service, You are considered to

have read, understood and accepted these Mobile App T&Cs and to be legally bound by these Mobile App  T&Cs voluntarily for your own benefit.

4.2 You affirm that these Mobile App  T&Cs are without prejudice to any right that we may have
     with respect to the Services in law or otherwise.

4.3 We may amend these Mobile App T&Cs from time to time and Your continued use of the
     Service constitutes Your agreement to be bound by such amendment or variation.

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  1. REGISTRATION AND USE OF THE SERVICE

5.1 In order for You to use the Services, you must have a registered Mobile Number with a
     Mobile Operator’s network.

5.2 Access to the Services shall be through NeuAfrik Loans App.

5.3 All instructions to us for use of the Service shall be made electronically through NeuAfrik Loans App that will be accessible to You through NeuAfrik Loans App.

5.4 To sign up for the Service, you must download the NeuAfrik Loans App from Play store and select the option
     made available on the Mobile App’s Menu for purposes of accessing the Services.

5.5 You   may   be   required   to   create   Transaction   PIN   and   username   within   such
     parameters required by the System Menu.

5.6 On the Mobile App Loans System Menu, you will be required to accept these NeuAfrik loans  T&Cs.

5.7 Upon successful signing up, You will receive an SMS confirming successful registration.

5.8 We have the absolute discretion to reject Your enrollment without adducing any
     reason for same.

  1. AUTHORISATIONS

By registering for the Service, you authorize us to: –

6.1 obtain and procure your personal information contained in the Integrated Population
     Registration Service (“IPRS”) from the Government of Kenya and you further agree

and consent to the disclosure and provision of such personal information by the Government of Kenya to us;

6.2 to access any information from any third party;

6.3 in case You are a borrower, to subject the Your information to ascertain Your credit
     worthiness;

6.4 maintain logs of Your activity and transactions effected by you via the Service, using
     whatever means and to use such logs for the purpose of establishing or verifying that

a particular transaction/activity was effected through your Mobile Number; and

6.5 to assess the Your credit score including but not limited to accessing the User’s credit
     history from a Credit Reference Bureau.

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  1. SERVICE PROVISION

7.1 We shall use our best efforts from time to time to provide the Service. We reserve the
     right to determine the type of Service You can access. Our decision in this regard

shall be final and binding on You.

7.2 We may also make additions/deletions to the Service at its sole discretion.

7.3 We are under no obligation to provide the Service to a Mobile Phone that is
     incompatible with our specifications.

  1. ACCESS AND USE OF THE SERVICE

You hereby agree that: –

8.1 You shall use only Your Mobile Number registered on the NeuAfrik Loan App  System and may also
     use Your preferred PIN to access the Service;

8.2 You shall not permit any other party to access your Mobile Phone or leave the Mobile
     Phone unattended or use Your Mobile Phone to access the Service;

8.3 You shall not permit any other party to access your SIM card or leave the SIM card
     unattended or use Your SIM Card to access the Service;

8.4 You    unconditionally    and    irrevocably    authorize    us    to    honour    transactions
     consummated through the Mobile App System.  We have no obligation to  verify  the

authenticity of any Request received from You through the APP  System or purporting to have been sent by You. Our own records of transactions maintained on our database shall be accepted as conclusive and binding for all purposes as evidence of your Requests consummated through the App System.

8.5 You shall inform us immediately upon You suspecting that Your Transaction PIN has
     been accessed by an unauthorized third party.

8.6 You shall inform us of any unauthorized transaction effected through the App System
     immediately You become aware of such transaction.

8.7 You shall take all steps possible to ensure that your Mobile Phone, SIM card with your
     Mobile Number and Transaction PIN are not shared with anyone and in case of

misuse/theft/loss take immediate action to de-register  your User Profile by communicating to NeuAfrik via  email: info@neuafrik.com

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9   LIABILITY

9.1 You shall be liable for any form of unauthorized transactions in the Mobile App  System where You have breached these Mobile App T&Cs  or contributed or caused the loss by Your negligent actions such as, but not limited to, the following:

9.1.1     not  advising  us  immediately  from  date  of  becoming  aware  of  an
         unauthorized access to or erroneous transactions performed from your

Mobile Number using the Service.

9.1.2     not informing us about a change in or termination of your Mobile Number
         registered with us.

9.1.3     disclosing your Transaction PIN to third parties.

9.2 You shall be solely responsible for a compromise of Your Transaction PIN and its
     consequences and we shall not be held responsible in whatsoever manner for any

financial / non-financial losses that occur/is likely to occur because of the leakage of Your Transaction PIN. You are advised to change the Transaction PIN from time to time or whenever you suspect a Transaction PIN compromise.

9.3 You shall be fully liable and responsible for all consequences arising from or in
     connection with use of the Service and / or access to any information or report or

any other information as a result of such use by You or any other person whether or not authorized.

9.4 You shall be liable for any unauthorized use of your Mobile Phone and/or SIM card to
     access the Service and you hereby absolve us of all and any liability/responsibility in

this regard. You undertake not to make any claim against us for losses, damages or
actions arising out of the unauthorized use of your Mobile Phone and/or SIM card.

10 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

10.1  Access to the Service may be affected by factors outside our control such as

system downtime  or failure. Uninterrupted access may also arise as  a  result of scheduled or unscheduled periodic testing, repair, upgrade or maintenance and other factors. We will use all reasonable efforts to ensure that Your Requests are processed in a timely manner and in accordance with the requirements of the law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we do not make any representations or warranties as to continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the Service.

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10.2  While we will make every commercially reasonable effort to ensure that You

receive proper Service, we will not be responsible to You or to any other person claiming under You for any losses or damage, regardless of the nature in connection with the following unless procured through our own willful default or fraud: –

10.2.1         a failure, malfunction, interruption, or unavailability of the Mobile App System,

Your Mobile Phone, the Operator’s network;

10.2.2         Your failure use or to give proper or complete instructions using the APP

System;

10.2.3         any fraudulent or illegal use of the Service, the APP System, and/or Your

Mobile Phone;

10.2.4         any loss that may arise as a result of any negligence on Your part

including revealing Your Transaction PIN to a third party

10.2.5         Your failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions; or

10.2.6         other circumstances whatsoever not within our control including, without

limitation, force majeure, terrorist or any enemy action, natural calamity, floods,  fire  and  other  natural  disasters,  legal  restraints,  faults  in  the telecommunication   network   or   Mobile   Operator’s   network   failure, software or hardware error, etc.

10.3   Under no circumstances shall we, our employees, agents or contractors, be liable

for any   damages,   whatsoever,   whether   such   damages   are   direct,   indirect,
incidental, consequential and irrespective of whether any claim is based on loss of
revenue, investment, production, goodwill, profit, interruption of business or any other
loss of any character or nature whatsoever and whether sustained by You or any
other person.

10.4   We are shall in no way liable for the services provided by a Mobile Operator in

relation to Your Mobile Phone and Mobile Number or charges levied by the Mobile Operator levied on its subscribers in relation to APP transactions.

10.5   You acknowledge that we will take reasonable and practical steps to ensure that

the APP Systems has adequate security designs and controls to manage the risks in operating the APP System taking into account any law, rules, regulations, guidelines, circulars, codes of conduct and prevailing market practices that may be applicable to us from time to time.

10.6   We exclude any warranty and obligations that are implied by law and not set out

in this Agreement to the extent that we are permitted by law.

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  1. INDEMNITY

11.1   You shall indemnify and hold us harmless against any and all liability suffered or

incurred (including but not limited to liabilities, judgments, damages, losses, claims,
costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees and expenses) by us, our customers or
a third party, directors, nominees or any claim or action brought by a third party

which is in any way the result of transactions done by You on the APP System.

11.2   You further indemnify is for all losses, damages, actions and liability arising as a

result   of   your   failure   to   comply   with   these   APP  T&Cs.   You   understand   and acknowledge that in the event of loss or misplacement of Your Mobile Phone and/or SIM card, it can be misused to access the APP System. You shall indemnify us for any such misuse arising out of the same. You shall not hold us responsible for any loss that You may suffer in these circumstances.

  1. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION:

12.1   By registering for the Service, you authorize us to reveal, receive, record or utilize

Your information or data relating to Your use of the Service:

12.1.1    to any local or international law enforcement or competent regulatory or

governmental agencies for purposes of aiding in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal activities or fraud;

12.1.2    to a Credit Reference Bureau;

12.1.3    to a third party involved in the provision of the Services;

12.1.4    to our lawyers, auditors, debt collectors, loan recovery agencies or other

professional advisors or to any court or arbitration tribunal for the purposes of any proceedings;

12.1.5    for reasonable commercial purposes connected to Your use of the Services,

such as marketing and research related activities;

12.1.6    for any business practices including but not limited to quality control, training

and ensuring effective systems operation; and

12.1.7    for statistical analysis.

12.2  You acknowledge that we may retain Your transaction data for a period by

required by law or regulation.

12.3   We always respect Your privacy and we will endeavor to ensure that that

information shared with any third party in accordance with clause 6.1 is shared on

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confidential basis and strictly to the extent necessary for purposes provision of the

Services or for any purpose set out under these APP T&Cs.

  1. WITHDRAWAL, SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

13.1   We may at any time, upon notice to You, suspend, terminate or vary our business

relationship with You.

13.2   We may suspend the Services: –

13.2.1    if you breach these APP  T&Cs;

13.2.2    if we notice abuse/misuse, breach of content, errors / omissions / fraudulent

(including attempted) transactions related to Your use of the Service.

13.2.3    if we are required or requested to do so in order to comply with an order or

instruction of or a recommendation from the government, court, regulator or other competent authority;

13.2.4    if we reasonably suspect or believe that You are in breach of these APP

T&Cs;

13.2.5    if required to do so to address technical problems or for reasons of ensuring

safety;

13.2.6    to facilitate update or upgrade the contents or functionality of the Service

from time to time;

13.2.7    if we decide to suspend or cease the provision of the Service for commercial

reasons or for any other reason as we may reasonably determine.

13.2.8

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The User acknowledges that the intellectual property rights in the APP System, the Service and all associated documentation that we provide to you through the APP System or otherwise are vested in us. You undertake that You shall not infringe any such intellectual property rights. You further undertake that you shall not duplicate, reproduce or in any way tamper with the APP System or the Service and associated documentation without our prior written consent.

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  1. NOTICES

15.1   We may give You notices under these APP T&Cs, by SMS to the User’s Mobile

Number. In addition, we may also publish notices of general nature, which are applicable to all Users of the Service on the Website. Such notices will have the same effect as a notice served individually to You.

15.2   Any notice or communication given in the aforesaid manner shall be deemed

received  by  the  User  within  twenty-four   (24)  hours  of  transmission  by  SMS  or publication on our Website (as the case may be).

  1. CHARGES

You shall be responsible for all Mobile Operator charges relating to transactions made
through the Service and other costs inclusive of statutory charges, if any, relating to the
use of the Service at prevailing rates or at future rates as determined by us and posted
on the Website.

  1. VARIATION

We shall at any time be entitled to amend, supplement or vary any of these APP T&Cs as we introduce new functionalities to the Service or as may be required by law. Such amendment, supplement or variation shall be binding on You. An updated version of the APP T&Cs shall be made available on the Website or any other medium that we may adopt from time to time. On publication of an updated version of these APP T&Cs on our Website or any other medium, the You are deemed to have read same and consent to such modification. We shall determine the privileges attached to the use of the Service and shall have absolute discretion to change, vary add or amend these privileges and conditions attached thereto from time to time as we deems fit.

  1. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

18.1   The  Service  and  these  APP  T&Cs  shall  be  governed  by  and  construed  in

Accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kenya.

18.2   We shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Kenya.

  1. COMPLAINTS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

19.1   In the event You have any complaint regarding any transaction, the same should

be brought  to   our  attention  immediately  at  via email info@neuafrik.com

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19.2  You shall bring to our notice any error, discrepancy or omission in transactions

noted by You immediately upon receiving alerts from the Mobile APP  System.

19.3   Without any prejudice to either Party’s right under these APP T&Cs, we shall

attempt to resolve any dispute within [thirty (30) days] in accordance with our
dispute   resolution   policy   published   by   us   from   time   to   time.   We   shall   upon
consideration of the dispute confirm in writing whether the dispute is resolved or not.

  1. SERVICE DEACTIVATION

In order to deactivate the Service, the User shall visit a branch or call 0112811072 or email info@neuafrik.com

  1. GENERAL

21.1  If any clause or part of these MOBILE APP T&Cs is found to be in conflict with any

applicable law such clause   will   be   severed   and   subject   to   amendment,

modification or deletion by us without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions.

21.2   These MOBILE APP T&Cs constitute the entire agreement between us with respect to the

Service.

21.3   You may not assign any right or obligation that may arise under these terms and

conditions  without our consent.

21.4   You agree that our rights will not be lessened or restricted or denied because of

any leniency or restraint extended by us to You by any delay in exercising or failure to
exercise any of our rights unless provided to You in writing and signed by our duly
authorised representative. No waiver by  us   of   any   breach   of   these   termsand

conditions by Yourself shall operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

21.5   Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be read as preventing any party from

pursuing any other remedy available to it under law.