Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”), which set forth the legally binding terms and conditions between you and Raenest Technologies Solutions Service Limited - Raenest (‘Raenest’ or ‘we’, ‘our’ or ‘us’). It governs your access to and the use of Raenest’s website, mobile application and the services provided by Raenest. 

Our collection and use of your personal information in connection with your use of our services are described in our Privacy Policy. 

Your access to use our services is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, business owners, and any other person who accesses or uses our services.

Our website is not directed at you if we are prohibited by any law of any jurisdiction from making the information on our website available to you and is not intended for any use that would be contrary to your local law or regulation.

By accessing or using our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then, you may not access our services.

1. Definitions

In these Terms, 

“Account”

means a unique account registered with the details  of the User and which contains details of the User’s transactions/operations on the Platform (as defined below).


“Applicable Laws”

means all applicable regulations, laws, codes, guidelines, policies, rules, and directives of any competent regulatory authority in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Platform”

means collectively Raenest’s website and other related applications provided by Raenest.

“Service(s)”

means all products and services provided to you by Raenest and as described in clause 3 of these Terms.

“User”

means persons, businesses, and visitors who access the Service(s).

2. Acceptance of Terms

The Service is offered subject to acceptance of all the terms and conditions contained in these Terms and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that may be published on the Platform, which are incorporated by reference, including operating rules, policies, and procedures of third-party service providers to the Platform that are referenced herein. These Terms apply to every user of the Service(s). 

In addition, some Services offered through the Platform may be subject to additional terms and conditions adopted by the Platform. Your use of those Services is subject to those additional terms and conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms by this reference.

Raenest reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms from time to time by posting the updated terms on the Platform. It is your responsibility to check the Terms periodically for changes. If you object to any such changes, your sole recourse will be to cease using the Platform and the Service. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of any changes to the Terms will indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.

Raenest reserves the right to change, suspend, or discontinue the Service (including, but not limited to, the availability of any feature, database, or content) at any time for any reason. Raenest may also impose limits on certain features and Services or restrict your access to parts of or the entire Platform without notice or liability.

3. Scope of Raenest’s Services 

  1. Raenest provides staffing solutions including contract creation, employee onboarding, and payroll and tax services.
  2. Raenest provides Raenest.com and other related applications.
  3. Raenest’s services include the provision of recruitment and human resource management services including employee onboarding, bank account and wallet services, and payroll and tax services. By using our Services, you enter into a contract with Raenest under these Terms.
  4. Raenest serves as an intermediary between Users. Our Services are limited to the provision of solutions which facilitate the onboarding of Users and the provision of solutions required by the terms of the contracts between the Users.
  5. Raenest shall not, in the absence of an express written agreement to the contrary, be a party to contracts between Users. Each User shall be at liberty to review the underlying terms and conditions prior to execution and performance. 
  6. All our Services can be accessed through our website.
  7. Raenest provides corporate and individual Accounts for Users. To access our Services, Users are required to sign up on the Platform and create an Account by providing their email addresses and setting up a password. Each User will be also required to select an Account (corporate or individual) tailored to their needs and the Services we provide. Users will subsequently be required to provide the necessary information for the creation and their use of the Account.
  8.  Each User granted access to use the Platform has a responsibility to ensure that no third party shall gain access to the User’s Account information.
  9. Raenest may make access to the Platform and the Services, or certain areas or features of the Platform, subject to certain conditions or requirements, such as meeting specific eligibility criteria .
  10. You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into legally binding contracts to access and use our Services. By accessing or using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you are 18 or older and have the legal capacity and authority to enter into a contract.
  11. Raenest does not assume any responsibility for the confirmation of any User’s identity or ownership of a business. Notwithstanding the above, for transparency and as permitted by Applicable Laws, we may ask Users to provide a form of government identification or other information or undertake additional checks designed to help verify the identities or backgrounds of the Users and their ownership of the businesses. 
  12. You agree to strictly observe the security and authentication procedures of the Platform and you will log out from the Platform at the end of every visit.
  13. When you create an account with us, you must provide us with information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of these Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our Platform and the Service.

4. Information

  1. You agree to grant Raenest an irrevocable right to collect and use any information you provide Us, or we collect from You, for the specific purpose of providing you with our services.
  2. You hereby agree and authorise us to verify the information provided by you to us against your information including but not limited to your phone number, date of birth, Identification (I.D) card, or Passport Number, business registration details and contact information, and any other information that will enable us to identify your or your business and comply with the regulatory “Know Your Customer” (KYC) requirements in your country.
  3. Raenest reserves the right to request for further information from you pertaining to you or the creation of your Account at any time. Failure to provide such information within the time required by Raenest may result in Raenest declining to accept your request or a delay in the creation of your Account.
  4. You consent that we may disclose and or transfer your information to third parties or any other entity we deem necessary to perform our obligations to you under this Agreement.
  5. All other provisions regarding the use of your personal information are contained in our Privacy Policy.

5. Submissions 

If you submit to us or post through our Services any business information, testimonial, comment, review, suggestion, or any work of authorship (collectively a “submission”), including without limitation, submissions about any of our products or services, you agree that such submissions may be used by us in any manner. Please do not make or send any submission to us that you consider containing confidential or proprietary information. No submission sent to us shall be treated or considered as confidential information. 

By submitting or sending a submission to us, you: 

  1. represent and warrant to us that the submission is original to you, that no other party has any rights thereto, and that any moral rights in such submission have been waived; and 
  2. that you grant to us a royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully transferable, assignable and sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, publish, distribute, display, translate, summarise, modify and adapt such submission (in whole or in part) and or/to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, in our sole discretion, with or without your name. 

6. Users’ Representations & Warranties

Representations and warranties are statements and promises made by you to Raenest, which we rely on as being accurate in our dealings with you. You make the following representations and warranties to us at the time of agreeing to these Terms and every time you use our Services;

  1. you are over the age of 18 (eighteen) years
  2. you are of sound mind and have the capacity to enter into a legally binding contract;
  3. all personal information that you provide about yourself is accurate and true to the best of your knowledge;
  4. all information that you provide about your business is accurate and true;
  5. all information that you provide about your properties is accurate and true;
  6. you shall not create more than one account or create an account for anyone other than yourself (with the exception of accounts created for corporate organisations); and
  7. you are not breaching any Applicable Laws or regulations that are applicable to you or any company, or legal entity.  

7. Payment

  1. All Users shall be required to provide some financial information for our payment service providers. Each User warrants to provide complete and accurate payment information.
  2. Payments to Raenest shall be made through any of the stipulated payment gateways provided on the Platform. Raenest shall use the payment methods you provide, and payments shall be processed in the applicable currency. 
  3. Payments processed by Raenest shall include any applicable taxes and additional fees including currency conversion costs which shall be borne by the User. 
  4. Raenest shall notify you of the applicable price for the Service and reserves the right to adjust its pricing where necessary.
  5. By providing your credit card or other payment information accepted by our payment service providers, you expressly agree that we are authorised to charge the relevant fees for your use of the Service, together with any applicable taxes.
  6. Raenest utilises a third-party payment processor to link your payment card to the platform. Payment processing and other services related to your use of the platform are subject to the privacy policies, terms, and conditions of the payment processor and your credit card issuer, in addition to these Terms. 
  7. Raenest strives to ensure the payment services are always available, but cannot guarantee uninterrupted access or guarantee the absence of errors or viruses. Raenest shall not be responsible for errors or liabilities resulting from errors made by the payment processor or third parties. 
  8. If you disagree with any payment transaction, you can submit such complaint to  within 30 (thirty) days of the payment transaction (“Dispute Period”). 

8. Intellectual Property 

  1. The Service and all rights in our product name, trade names, logos, service marks, slogans, product packaging, its original content, features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Raenest. Our trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
  2. Raenest may, at its sole discretion, enable Users to (i) create, upload, post, send, receive and store content, such as text, photos, audio, video, or other materials and information on or through the Platform ("User Content"); and (ii) access and view User Content and any content that Raenest itself makes available on or through the Platform, including proprietary content and any content licensed or authorized for use by or through Raenest from a third party ("Raenest’s Content" and together with User Content, "Collective Content").
  3. You will not use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works of, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, broadcast or otherwise exploit the Platform or Collective Content, except to the extent that you are the legal owner of certain User Content or as expressly permitted in these Terms. No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Raenest or its licensors, except for the licenses and rights expressly granted in these Terms.
  4. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Raenest grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-transferable license to access and view any Collective Content made available on or through the Platform and accessible to you, solely for your personal and non-commercial use.
  5. Users shall not directly or indirectly: (i) decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any part of the Service, except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction; (ii) modify, translate, or otherwise create derivative works of any part of the Service; or (iii) copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise transfer any of the rights that you receive hereunder.

9. Prohibited Activities

  1. You shall not use the Platform for any purpose that is prohibited by these Terms. You are responsible for all of your activity in connection with the Service. Violation of our rules may result in the termination and cancellation of your Account. You acknowledge and agree that we may terminate any Raenest Account at any time for any reason (including, but not limited to, our independent assessment or the receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities).
  2. Users shall not utilise the Platform or the Services for any illegal purpose. 
  3. You are solely responsible for compliance with any and all laws, rules, regulations, and tax obligations that may apply to your use of the Services. In connection with your use of the Platform, you will not and will not assist or enable others to:
  • breach or circumvent any applicable laws or regulations, agreements with third-parties, third-party rights, or our Terms;
  • use the Platform or any content therein for any commercial or other purposes that are not expressly permitted by these Terms or in a manner that falsely implies endorsement, partnership or otherwise misleads others as to your affiliation with Raenest;
  • copy, store or otherwise access or use any information, including personally identifiable information about any other User, contained on the Platform in any way that is inconsistent with Raenest’s Privacy Policy or these Terms or that otherwise violates the privacy rights of Users or third parties;
  • use the Platform in connection with the distribution of unsolicited commercial messages ("spam");
  • use the Platform with the intention to circumvent any subscription fees or for any other reason;
  • request, accept or make any payment for orders outside of the Platform. If you do so, you acknowledge and agree that you: (i) would be in breach of these Terms; (ii) accept all risks and responsibility for such payment, and (iii) hold Raenest harmless from any liability for such payment;
  • discriminate against or harass anyone on the basis of race, tribe, origin, religion, gender, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or age, or otherwise engage in any abusive or disruptive behaviour;
  • use, display, mirror or frame the Platform or Collective Content, or any individual element within the Platform, Raenest’s name, any trademark, logo or other proprietary information belonging to Raenest, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page in the Platform, without Raenest’s express written consent;
  • dilute, tarnish or otherwise harm Raenest’s brand in any way, including through unauthorised use of Collective Content, registering and/or using derivative terms in domain names, trade names, trademarks or other source identifiers, or registering and/or using domains names, trade names, trademarks or other source identifiers that closely imitate or are confusingly similar to Raenest’s domains, trademarks, taglines, promotional campaigns or Collective Content;
  • use any robots, spider, crawler, scraper or other automated means or processes to access, collect data or other content from or otherwise interact with the Platform for any purpose;
  • avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble, or otherwise attempt to circumvent any technological measure implemented by Raenest or any of Raenest’s providers or any other third party to protect the Platform;
  • attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Platform;
  • take any action that damages or adversely affects, or could damage or adversely affect the performance or proper functioning of the Platform;
  • violate or infringe anyone else’s rights or otherwise cause harm to anyone.
  1. You acknowledge that Raenest has no obligation to monitor the access to or use of the Platform by any User or to review, disable access to, or edit any User Content, but has the right to do so to (i) operate, secure and improve the Platform (including without limitation for fraud prevention, risk assessment, investigation and customer support purposes); (ii) ensure Users’ compliance with these Terms; (iii) comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of a court, law enforcement or other administrative agency or governmental body; (iv) respond to User Content that it determines is harmful or objectionable; or (v) as otherwise set forth in these Terms. Users agree to cooperate with and assist Raenest in good faith, and to provide Raenest with such information and take such actions as may be reasonably requested by Raenest with respect to any investigation undertaken by Raenest or a representative of Raenest regarding the use or abuse of the Platform.


10. Your Responsibilities

  1. You are responsible for checking, confirming and satisfying yourself as to the accuracy of any information provided on our Platform.
  2. You are responsible for ensuring that you act in good faith towards other parties. 

 

11. Links to Other Websites

  1. The Platform may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Raenest.
  2. Raenest has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Raenest shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

12. Termination

  1. We may terminate or suspend our Service to you immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms.
  2. Upon termination, your right to use the Platform and our Service will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your Account, you may simply send an email to.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Raenest, its affiliates and subsidiaries, its officers, directors, employees and agents, against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred as a result of: 

  1. your fraudulent or illegal use of the Services or the Platform;
  2. your negligence or any default by you of any of these Terms;
  3. any inaccurate or incomplete information that you have knowingly provided to us;
  4. you allowing any other person to access your Account either with your permission or as a result of your failure to keep your username and password private;
  5. any claim made against you for actual or alleged infringement of Raenest’s Intellectual Property or any actual or alleged infringement of a third party’s Intellectual Property arising out of or in connection with our Services or your use of the Platform.

14. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Raenest, its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:  

  1. your use of the Platform or the Services or your inability to use the Platform or the Services;
  2. any conduct or content of any third party on the Platform; 
  3. any unauthorised access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose;
  4. any legal proceedings between the you and any third parties.

15. Disclaimer

  1. Your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The Platform is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. The Platform is provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or course of performance.
  2. Raenest, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and its licensors do not warrant that a) the Platform will function uninterrupted, secure or available at any particular time or location; b) any errors or defects will be corrected; c) the Platform is free of viruses or other harmful components; or d) the results of using the Platform will meet your requirements.

16. Governing Law

  1. These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. 
  2. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Service.

17. Dispute Resolution

  1. Any disputes arising under or in connection with the validity, interpretation and performance of this Terms between you and Raenest or between Raenest and any third party that cannot be resolved amicably by the parties through negotiation within 30 (thirty) days shall be resolved by Arbitration at the Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Cap A18, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
  2. The Parties shall endeavour in good faith to mutually agree on the selection of an arbitrator. If the Parties cannot mutually agree on the selection of an arbitrator within ten (10) days of the request, they shall apply to the LCA to appoint an arbitrator. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Lagos. The arbitrator will be requested to render an award within ninety (90) days and to provide, in writing the reasoning for the award. The decision of any such arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties. 
  3. Each party shall bear its cost in connection with the Arbitration and the arbitrator’s fees shall be split equally between both parties. 

18. Force Majeure

Raenest shall not be liable for failure to perform, or for delay in performing its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay shall be due to natural disasters, war, riot, civil commotion, weather, pandemics, epidemics, labour disputes, failure of sub-contractors or any other cause beyond its reasonable control and whether or not of a similar nature to the foregoing.

19. Feedback

We welcome and encourage you to provide feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to Raenest’s Platform or Services. You may submit your feedback by emailing us at [email protected]. Any feedback you submit to us will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary to you. By submitting your feedback to us, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, sub-licensable, perpetual license to use and publish those ideas and materials for any purpose, without compensation to you.

20. Changes to Terms

Raenest reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to update the Terms to reflect changes. In the event of changes, we will provide you with reasonable notice via e-mail (to registered Users) and pop-up messages displayed on the Platforms in advance of the effective date of the update. 

By continuing to use our Services after the effective date of the changes which shall take effect automatically, you accept the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, kindly refrain from using the Services by or before the effective date of the changes.

We will also update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of these Terms.

21. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected].

This document was last updated in May 8th 2023.

Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”), which set forth the legally binding terms and conditions between you and Raenest Technologies Solutions Service Limited - Raenest (‘Raenest’ or ‘we’, ‘our’ or ‘us’). It governs your access to and the use of Raenest’s website, mobile application and the services provided by Raenest. 

Our collection and use of your personal information in connection with your use of our services are described in our Privacy Policy. 

Your access to use our services is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, business owners, and any other person who accesses or uses our services.

Our website is not directed at you if we are prohibited by any law of any jurisdiction from making the information on our website available to you and is not intended for any use that would be contrary to your local law or regulation.

By accessing or using our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then, you may not access our services.

1. Definitions

In these Terms, 

“Account”

means a unique account registered with the details  of the User and which contains details of the User’s transactions/operations on the Platform (as defined below).


“Applicable Laws”

means all applicable regulations, laws, codes, guidelines, policies, rules, and directives of any competent regulatory authority in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Platform”

means collectively Raenest’s website and other related applications provided by Raenest.

“Service(s)”

means all products and services provided to you by Raenest and as described in clause 3 of these Terms.

“User”

means persons, businesses, and visitors who access the Service(s).

2. Acceptance of Terms

The Service is offered subject to acceptance of all the terms and conditions contained in these Terms and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that may be published on the Platform, which are incorporated by reference, including operating rules, policies, and procedures of third-party service providers to the Platform that are referenced herein. These Terms apply to every user of the Service(s). 

In addition, some Services offered through the Platform may be subject to additional terms and conditions adopted by the Platform. Your use of those Services is subject to those additional terms and conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms by this reference.

Raenest reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms from time to time by posting the updated terms on the Platform. It is your responsibility to check the Terms periodically for changes. If you object to any such changes, your sole recourse will be to cease using the Platform and the Service. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of any changes to the Terms will indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.

Raenest reserves the right to change, suspend, or discontinue the Service (including, but not limited to, the availability of any feature, database, or content) at any time for any reason. Raenest may also impose limits on certain features and Services or restrict your access to parts of or the entire Platform without notice or liability.

3. Scope of Raenest’s Services 

  1. Raenest provides staffing solutions including contract creation, employee onboarding, and payroll and tax services.
  2. Raenest provides Raenest.com and other related applications.
  3. Raenest’s services include the provision of recruitment and human resource management services including employee onboarding, bank account and wallet services, and payroll and tax services. By using our Services, you enter into a contract with Raenest under these Terms.
  4. Raenest serves as an intermediary between Users. Our Services are limited to the provision of solutions which facilitate the onboarding of Users and the provision of solutions required by the terms of the contracts between the Users.
  5. Raenest shall not, in the absence of an express written agreement to the contrary, be a party to contracts between Users. Each User shall be at liberty to review the underlying terms and conditions prior to execution and performance. 
  6. All our Services can be accessed through our website.
  7. Raenest provides corporate and individual Accounts for Users. To access our Services, Users are required to sign up on the Platform and create an Account by providing their email addresses and setting up a password. Each User will be also required to select an Account (corporate or individual) tailored to their needs and the Services we provide. Users will subsequently be required to provide the necessary information for the creation and their use of the Account.
  8.  Each User granted access to use the Platform has a responsibility to ensure that no third party shall gain access to the User’s Account information.
  9. Raenest may make access to the Platform and the Services, or certain areas or features of the Platform, subject to certain conditions or requirements, such as meeting specific eligibility criteria .
  10. You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into legally binding contracts to access and use our Services. By accessing or using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you are 18 or older and have the legal capacity and authority to enter into a contract.
  11. Raenest does not assume any responsibility for the confirmation of any User’s identity or ownership of a business. Notwithstanding the above, for transparency and as permitted by Applicable Laws, we may ask Users to provide a form of government identification or other information or undertake additional checks designed to help verify the identities or backgrounds of the Users and their ownership of the businesses. 
  12. You agree to strictly observe the security and authentication procedures of the Platform and you will log out from the Platform at the end of every visit.
  13. When you create an account with us, you must provide us with information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of these Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our Platform and the Service.

4. Information

  1. You agree to grant Raenest an irrevocable right to collect and use any information you provide Us, or we collect from You, for the specific purpose of providing you with our services.
  2. You hereby agree and authorise us to verify the information provided by you to us against your information including but not limited to your phone number, date of birth, Identification (I.D) card, or Passport Number, business registration details and contact information, and any other information that will enable us to identify your or your business and comply with the regulatory “Know Your Customer” (KYC) requirements in your country.
  3. Raenest reserves the right to request for further information from you pertaining to you or the creation of your Account at any time. Failure to provide such information within the time required by Raenest may result in Raenest declining to accept your request or a delay in the creation of your Account.
  4. You consent that we may disclose and or transfer your information to third parties or any other entity we deem necessary to perform our obligations to you under this Agreement.
  5. All other provisions regarding the use of your personal information are contained in our Privacy Policy.

5. Submissions 

If you submit to us or post through our Services any business information, testimonial, comment, review, suggestion, or any work of authorship (collectively a “submission”), including without limitation, submissions about any of our products or services, you agree that such submissions may be used by us in any manner. Please do not make or send any submission to us that you consider containing confidential or proprietary information. No submission sent to us shall be treated or considered as confidential information. 

By submitting or sending a submission to us, you: 

  1. represent and warrant to us that the submission is original to you, that no other party has any rights thereto, and that any moral rights in such submission have been waived; and 
  2. that you grant to us a royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully transferable, assignable and sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, publish, distribute, display, translate, summarise, modify and adapt such submission (in whole or in part) and or/to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, in our sole discretion, with or without your name. 

6. Users’ Representations & Warranties

Representations and warranties are statements and promises made by you to Raenest, which we rely on as being accurate in our dealings with you. You make the following representations and warranties to us at the time of agreeing to these Terms and every time you use our Services;

  1. you are over the age of 18 (eighteen) years
  2. you are of sound mind and have the capacity to enter into a legally binding contract;
  3. all personal information that you provide about yourself is accurate and true to the best of your knowledge;
  4. all information that you provide about your business is accurate and true;
  5. all information that you provide about your properties is accurate and true;
  6. you shall not create more than one account or create an account for anyone other than yourself (with the exception of accounts created for corporate organisations); and
  7. you are not breaching any Applicable Laws or regulations that are applicable to you or any company, or legal entity.  

7. Payment

  1. All Users shall be required to provide some financial information for our payment service providers. Each User warrants to provide complete and accurate payment information.
  2. Payments to Raenest shall be made through any of the stipulated payment gateways provided on the Platform. Raenest shall use the payment methods you provide, and payments shall be processed in the applicable currency. 
  3. Payments processed by Raenest shall include any applicable taxes and additional fees including currency conversion costs which shall be borne by the User. 
  4. Raenest shall notify you of the applicable price for the Service and reserves the right to adjust its pricing where necessary.
  5. By providing your credit card or other payment information accepted by our payment service providers, you expressly agree that we are authorised to charge the relevant fees for your use of the Service, together with any applicable taxes.
  6. Raenest utilises a third-party payment processor to link your payment card to the platform. Payment processing and other services related to your use of the platform are subject to the privacy policies, terms, and conditions of the payment processor and your credit card issuer, in addition to these Terms. 
  7. Raenest strives to ensure the payment services are always available, but cannot guarantee uninterrupted access or guarantee the absence of errors or viruses. Raenest shall not be responsible for errors or liabilities resulting from errors made by the payment processor or third parties. 
  8. If you disagree with any payment transaction, you can submit such complaint to  within 30 (thirty) days of the payment transaction (“Dispute Period”). 

8. Intellectual Property 

  1. The Service and all rights in our product name, trade names, logos, service marks, slogans, product packaging, its original content, features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Raenest. Our trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
  2. Raenest may, at its sole discretion, enable Users to (i) create, upload, post, send, receive and store content, such as text, photos, audio, video, or other materials and information on or through the Platform ("User Content"); and (ii) access and view User Content and any content that Raenest itself makes available on or through the Platform, including proprietary content and any content licensed or authorized for use by or through Raenest from a third party ("Raenest’s Content" and together with User Content, "Collective Content").
  3. You will not use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works of, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, broadcast or otherwise exploit the Platform or Collective Content, except to the extent that you are the legal owner of certain User Content or as expressly permitted in these Terms. No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Raenest or its licensors, except for the licenses and rights expressly granted in these Terms.
  4. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Raenest grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-transferable license to access and view any Collective Content made available on or through the Platform and accessible to you, solely for your personal and non-commercial use.
  5. Users shall not directly or indirectly: (i) decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any part of the Service, except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction; (ii) modify, translate, or otherwise create derivative works of any part of the Service; or (iii) copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise transfer any of the rights that you receive hereunder.

9. Prohibited Activities

  1. You shall not use the Platform for any purpose that is prohibited by these Terms. You are responsible for all of your activity in connection with the Service. Violation of our rules may result in the termination and cancellation of your Account. You acknowledge and agree that we may terminate any Raenest Account at any time for any reason (including, but not limited to, our independent assessment or the receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities).
  2. Users shall not utilise the Platform or the Services for any illegal purpose. 
  3. You are solely responsible for compliance with any and all laws, rules, regulations, and tax obligations that may apply to your use of the Services. In connection with your use of the Platform, you will not and will not assist or enable others to:
  • breach or circumvent any applicable laws or regulations, agreements with third-parties, third-party rights, or our Terms;
  • use the Platform or any content therein for any commercial or other purposes that are not expressly permitted by these Terms or in a manner that falsely implies endorsement, partnership or otherwise misleads others as to your affiliation with Raenest;
  • copy, store or otherwise access or use any information, including personally identifiable information about any other User, contained on the Platform in any way that is inconsistent with Raenest’s Privacy Policy or these Terms or that otherwise violates the privacy rights of Users or third parties;
  • use the Platform in connection with the distribution of unsolicited commercial messages ("spam");
  • use the Platform with the intention to circumvent any subscription fees or for any other reason;
  • request, accept or make any payment for orders outside of the Platform. If you do so, you acknowledge and agree that you: (i) would be in breach of these Terms; (ii) accept all risks and responsibility for such payment, and (iii) hold Raenest harmless from any liability for such payment;
  • discriminate against or harass anyone on the basis of race, tribe, origin, religion, gender, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or age, or otherwise engage in any abusive or disruptive behaviour;
  • use, display, mirror or frame the Platform or Collective Content, or any individual element within the Platform, Raenest’s name, any trademark, logo or other proprietary information belonging to Raenest, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page in the Platform, without Raenest’s express written consent;
  • dilute, tarnish or otherwise harm Raenest’s brand in any way, including through unauthorised use of Collective Content, registering and/or using derivative terms in domain names, trade names, trademarks or other source identifiers, or registering and/or using domains names, trade names, trademarks or other source identifiers that closely imitate or are confusingly similar to Raenest’s domains, trademarks, taglines, promotional campaigns or Collective Content;
  • use any robots, spider, crawler, scraper or other automated means or processes to access, collect data or other content from or otherwise interact with the Platform for any purpose;
  • avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble, or otherwise attempt to circumvent any technological measure implemented by Raenest or any of Raenest’s providers or any other third party to protect the Platform;
  • attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Platform;
  • take any action that damages or adversely affects, or could damage or adversely affect the performance or proper functioning of the Platform;
  • violate or infringe anyone else’s rights or otherwise cause harm to anyone.
  1. You acknowledge that Raenest has no obligation to monitor the access to or use of the Platform by any User or to review, disable access to, or edit any User Content, but has the right to do so to (i) operate, secure and improve the Platform (including without limitation for fraud prevention, risk assessment, investigation and customer support purposes); (ii) ensure Users’ compliance with these Terms; (iii) comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of a court, law enforcement or other administrative agency or governmental body; (iv) respond to User Content that it determines is harmful or objectionable; or (v) as otherwise set forth in these Terms. Users agree to cooperate with and assist Raenest in good faith, and to provide Raenest with such information and take such actions as may be reasonably requested by Raenest with respect to any investigation undertaken by Raenest or a representative of Raenest regarding the use or abuse of the Platform.


10. Your Responsibilities

  1. You are responsible for checking, confirming and satisfying yourself as to the accuracy of any information provided on our Platform.
  2. You are responsible for ensuring that you act in good faith towards other parties. 

 

11. Links to Other Websites

  1. The Platform may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Raenest.
  2. Raenest has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Raenest shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

12. Termination

  1. We may terminate or suspend our Service to you immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms.
  2. Upon termination, your right to use the Platform and our Service will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your Account, you may simply send an email to.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Raenest, its affiliates and subsidiaries, its officers, directors, employees and agents, against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred as a result of: 

  1. your fraudulent or illegal use of the Services or the Platform;
  2. your negligence or any default by you of any of these Terms;
  3. any inaccurate or incomplete information that you have knowingly provided to us;
  4. you allowing any other person to access your Account either with your permission or as a result of your failure to keep your username and password private;
  5. any claim made against you for actual or alleged infringement of Raenest’s Intellectual Property or any actual or alleged infringement of a third party’s Intellectual Property arising out of or in connection with our Services or your use of the Platform.

14. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Raenest, its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:  

  1. your use of the Platform or the Services or your inability to use the Platform or the Services;
  2. any conduct or content of any third party on the Platform; 
  3. any unauthorised access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose;
  4. any legal proceedings between the you and any third parties.

15. Disclaimer

  1. Your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The Platform is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. The Platform is provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or course of performance.
  2. Raenest, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and its licensors do not warrant that a) the Platform will function uninterrupted, secure or available at any particular time or location; b) any errors or defects will be corrected; c) the Platform is free of viruses or other harmful components; or d) the results of using the Platform will meet your requirements.

16. Governing Law

  1. These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. 
  2. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Service.

17. Dispute Resolution

  1. Any disputes arising under or in connection with the validity, interpretation and performance of this Terms between you and Raenest or between Raenest and any third party that cannot be resolved amicably by the parties through negotiation within 30 (thirty) days shall be resolved by Arbitration at the Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Cap A18, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
  2. The Parties shall endeavour in good faith to mutually agree on the selection of an arbitrator. If the Parties cannot mutually agree on the selection of an arbitrator within ten (10) days of the request, they shall apply to the LCA to appoint an arbitrator. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Lagos. The arbitrator will be requested to render an award within ninety (90) days and to provide, in writing the reasoning for the award. The decision of any such arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties. 
  3. Each party shall bear its cost in connection with the Arbitration and the arbitrator’s fees shall be split equally between both parties. 

18. Force Majeure

Raenest shall not be liable for failure to perform, or for delay in performing its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay shall be due to natural disasters, war, riot, civil commotion, weather, pandemics, epidemics, labour disputes, failure of sub-contractors or any other cause beyond its reasonable control and whether or not of a similar nature to the foregoing.

19. Feedback

We welcome and encourage you to provide feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to Raenest’s Platform or Services. You may submit your feedback by emailing us at [email protected]. Any feedback you submit to us will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary to you. By submitting your feedback to us, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, sub-licensable, perpetual license to use and publish those ideas and materials for any purpose, without compensation to you.

20. Changes to Terms

Raenest reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to update the Terms to reflect changes. In the event of changes, we will provide you with reasonable notice via e-mail (to registered Users) and pop-up messages displayed on the Platforms in advance of the effective date of the update. 

By continuing to use our Services after the effective date of the changes which shall take effect automatically, you accept the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, kindly refrain from using the Services by or before the effective date of the changes.

We will also update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of these Terms.

21. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected].

This document was last updated in May 8th 2023.

Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”), which set forth the legally binding terms and conditions between you and Raenest Technologies Solutions Service Limited - Raenest (‘Raenest’ or ‘we’, ‘our’ or ‘us’). It governs your access to and the use of Raenest’s website, mobile application and the services provided by Raenest. 

Our collection and use of your personal information in connection with your use of our services are described in our Privacy Policy. 

Your access to use our services is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, business owners, and any other person who accesses or uses our services.

Our website is not directed at you if we are prohibited by any law of any jurisdiction from making the information on our website available to you and is not intended for any use that would be contrary to your local law or regulation.

By accessing or using our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then, you may not access our services.

1. Definitions

In these Terms, 

“Account”

means a unique account registered with the details  of the User and which contains details of the User’s transactions/operations on the Platform (as defined below).


“Applicable Laws”

means all applicable regulations, laws, codes, guidelines, policies, rules, and directives of any competent regulatory authority in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Platform”

means collectively Raenest’s website and other related applications provided by Raenest.

“Service(s)”

means all products and services provided to you by Raenest and as described in clause 3 of these Terms.

“User”

means persons, businesses, and visitors who access the Service(s).

2. Acceptance of Terms

The Service is offered subject to acceptance of all the terms and conditions contained in these Terms and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that may be published on the Platform, which are incorporated by reference, including operating rules, policies, and procedures of third-party service providers to the Platform that are referenced herein. These Terms apply to every user of the Service(s). 

In addition, some Services offered through the Platform may be subject to additional terms and conditions adopted by the Platform. Your use of those Services is subject to those additional terms and conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms by this reference.

Raenest reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms from time to time by posting the updated terms on the Platform. It is your responsibility to check the Terms periodically for changes. If you object to any such changes, your sole recourse will be to cease using the Platform and the Service. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of any changes to the Terms will indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.

Raenest reserves the right to change, suspend, or discontinue the Service (including, but not limited to, the availability of any feature, database, or content) at any time for any reason. Raenest may also impose limits on certain features and Services or restrict your access to parts of or the entire Platform without notice or liability.

3. Scope of Raenest’s Services 

  1. Raenest provides staffing solutions including contract creation, employee onboarding, and payroll and tax services.
  2. Raenest provides Raenest.com and other related applications.
  3. Raenest’s services include the provision of recruitment and human resource management services including employee onboarding, bank account and wallet services, and payroll and tax services. By using our Services, you enter into a contract with Raenest under these Terms.
  4. Raenest serves as an intermediary between Users. Our Services are limited to the provision of solutions which facilitate the onboarding of Users and the provision of solutions required by the terms of the contracts between the Users.
  5. Raenest shall not, in the absence of an express written agreement to the contrary, be a party to contracts between Users. Each User shall be at liberty to review the underlying terms and conditions prior to execution and performance. 
  6. All our Services can be accessed through our website.
  7. Raenest provides corporate and individual Accounts for Users. To access our Services, Users are required to sign up on the Platform and create an Account by providing their email addresses and setting up a password. Each User will be also required to select an Account (corporate or individual) tailored to their needs and the Services we provide. Users will subsequently be required to provide the necessary information for the creation and their use of the Account.
  8.  Each User granted access to use the Platform has a responsibility to ensure that no third party shall gain access to the User’s Account information.
  9. Raenest may make access to the Platform and the Services, or certain areas or features of the Platform, subject to certain conditions or requirements, such as meeting specific eligibility criteria .
  10. You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into legally binding contracts to access and use our Services. By accessing or using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you are 18 or older and have the legal capacity and authority to enter into a contract.
  11. Raenest does not assume any responsibility for the confirmation of any User’s identity or ownership of a business. Notwithstanding the above, for transparency and as permitted by Applicable Laws, we may ask Users to provide a form of government identification or other information or undertake additional checks designed to help verify the identities or backgrounds of the Users and their ownership of the businesses. 
  12. You agree to strictly observe the security and authentication procedures of the Platform and you will log out from the Platform at the end of every visit.
  13. When you create an account with us, you must provide us with information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of these Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our Platform and the Service.

4. Information

  1. You agree to grant Raenest an irrevocable right to collect and use any information you provide Us, or we collect from You, for the specific purpose of providing you with our services.
  2. You hereby agree and authorise us to verify the information provided by you to us against your information including but not limited to your phone number, date of birth, Identification (I.D) card, or Passport Number, business registration details and contact information, and any other information that will enable us to identify your or your business and comply with the regulatory “Know Your Customer” (KYC) requirements in your country.
  3. Raenest reserves the right to request for further information from you pertaining to you or the creation of your Account at any time. Failure to provide such information within the time required by Raenest may result in Raenest declining to accept your request or a delay in the creation of your Account.
  4. You consent that we may disclose and or transfer your information to third parties or any other entity we deem necessary to perform our obligations to you under this Agreement.
  5. All other provisions regarding the use of your personal information are contained in our Privacy Policy.

5. Submissions 

If you submit to us or post through our Services any business information, testimonial, comment, review, suggestion, or any work of authorship (collectively a “submission”), including without limitation, submissions about any of our products or services, you agree that such submissions may be used by us in any manner. Please do not make or send any submission to us that you consider containing confidential or proprietary information. No submission sent to us shall be treated or considered as confidential information. 

By submitting or sending a submission to us, you: 

  1. represent and warrant to us that the submission is original to you, that no other party has any rights thereto, and that any moral rights in such submission have been waived; and 
  2. that you grant to us a royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully transferable, assignable and sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, publish, distribute, display, translate, summarise, modify and adapt such submission (in whole or in part) and or/to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, in our sole discretion, with or without your name. 

6. Users’ Representations & Warranties

Representations and warranties are statements and promises made by you to Raenest, which we rely on as being accurate in our dealings with you. You make the following representations and warranties to us at the time of agreeing to these Terms and every time you use our Services;

  1. you are over the age of 18 (eighteen) years
  2. you are of sound mind and have the capacity to enter into a legally binding contract;
  3. all personal information that you provide about yourself is accurate and true to the best of your knowledge;
  4. all information that you provide about your business is accurate and true;
  5. all information that you provide about your properties is accurate and true;
  6. you shall not create more than one account or create an account for anyone other than yourself (with the exception of accounts created for corporate organisations); and
  7. you are not breaching any Applicable Laws or regulations that are applicable to you or any company, or legal entity.  

7. Payment

  1. All Users shall be required to provide some financial information for our payment service providers. Each User warrants to provide complete and accurate payment information.
  2. Payments to Raenest shall be made through any of the stipulated payment gateways provided on the Platform. Raenest shall use the payment methods you provide, and payments shall be processed in the applicable currency. 
  3. Payments processed by Raenest shall include any applicable taxes and additional fees including currency conversion costs which shall be borne by the User. 
  4. Raenest shall notify you of the applicable price for the Service and reserves the right to adjust its pricing where necessary.
  5. By providing your credit card or other payment information accepted by our payment service providers, you expressly agree that we are authorised to charge the relevant fees for your use of the Service, together with any applicable taxes.
  6. Raenest utilises a third-party payment processor to link your payment card to the platform. Payment processing and other services related to your use of the platform are subject to the privacy policies, terms, and conditions of the payment processor and your credit card issuer, in addition to these Terms. 
  7. Raenest strives to ensure the payment services are always available, but cannot guarantee uninterrupted access or guarantee the absence of errors or viruses. Raenest shall not be responsible for errors or liabilities resulting from errors made by the payment processor or third parties. 
  8. If you disagree with any payment transaction, you can submit such complaint to  within 30 (thirty) days of the payment transaction (“Dispute Period”). 

8. Intellectual Property 

  1. The Service and all rights in our product name, trade names, logos, service marks, slogans, product packaging, its original content, features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Raenest. Our trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
  2. Raenest may, at its sole discretion, enable Users to (i) create, upload, post, send, receive and store content, such as text, photos, audio, video, or other materials and information on or through the Platform ("User Content"); and (ii) access and view User Content and any content that Raenest itself makes available on or through the Platform, including proprietary content and any content licensed or authorized for use by or through Raenest from a third party ("Raenest’s Content" and together with User Content, "Collective Content").
  3. You will not use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works of, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, broadcast or otherwise exploit the Platform or Collective Content, except to the extent that you are the legal owner of certain User Content or as expressly permitted in these Terms. No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Raenest or its licensors, except for the licenses and rights expressly granted in these Terms.
  4. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Raenest grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-transferable license to access and view any Collective Content made available on or through the Platform and accessible to you, solely for your personal and non-commercial use.
  5. Users shall not directly or indirectly: (i) decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any part of the Service, except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction; (ii) modify, translate, or otherwise create derivative works of any part of the Service; or (iii) copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise transfer any of the rights that you receive hereunder.

9. Prohibited Activities

  1. You shall not use the Platform for any purpose that is prohibited by these Terms. You are responsible for all of your activity in connection with the Service. Violation of our rules may result in the termination and cancellation of your Account. You acknowledge and agree that we may terminate any Raenest Account at any time for any reason (including, but not limited to, our independent assessment or the receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities).
  2. Users shall not utilise the Platform or the Services for any illegal purpose. 
  3. You are solely responsible for compliance with any and all laws, rules, regulations, and tax obligations that may apply to your use of the Services. In connection with your use of the Platform, you will not and will not assist or enable others to:
  • breach or circumvent any applicable laws or regulations, agreements with third-parties, third-party rights, or our Terms;
  • use the Platform or any content therein for any commercial or other purposes that are not expressly permitted by these Terms or in a manner that falsely implies endorsement, partnership or otherwise misleads others as to your affiliation with Raenest;
  • copy, store or otherwise access or use any information, including personally identifiable information about any other User, contained on the Platform in any way that is inconsistent with Raenest’s Privacy Policy or these Terms or that otherwise violates the privacy rights of Users or third parties;
  • use the Platform in connection with the distribution of unsolicited commercial messages ("spam");
  • use the Platform with the intention to circumvent any subscription fees or for any other reason;
  • request, accept or make any payment for orders outside of the Platform. If you do so, you acknowledge and agree that you: (i) would be in breach of these Terms; (ii) accept all risks and responsibility for such payment, and (iii) hold Raenest harmless from any liability for such payment;
  • discriminate against or harass anyone on the basis of race, tribe, origin, religion, gender, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or age, or otherwise engage in any abusive or disruptive behaviour;
  • use, display, mirror or frame the Platform or Collective Content, or any individual element within the Platform, Raenest’s name, any trademark, logo or other proprietary information belonging to Raenest, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page in the Platform, without Raenest’s express written consent;
  • dilute, tarnish or otherwise harm Raenest’s brand in any way, including through unauthorised use of Collective Content, registering and/or using derivative terms in domain names, trade names, trademarks or other source identifiers, or registering and/or using domains names, trade names, trademarks or other source identifiers that closely imitate or are confusingly similar to Raenest’s domains, trademarks, taglines, promotional campaigns or Collective Content;
  • use any robots, spider, crawler, scraper or other automated means or processes to access, collect data or other content from or otherwise interact with the Platform for any purpose;
  • avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble, or otherwise attempt to circumvent any technological measure implemented by Raenest or any of Raenest’s providers or any other third party to protect the Platform;
  • attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Platform;
  • take any action that damages or adversely affects, or could damage or adversely affect the performance or proper functioning of the Platform;
  • violate or infringe anyone else’s rights or otherwise cause harm to anyone.
  1. You acknowledge that Raenest has no obligation to monitor the access to or use of the Platform by any User or to review, disable access to, or edit any User Content, but has the right to do so to (i) operate, secure and improve the Platform (including without limitation for fraud prevention, risk assessment, investigation and customer support purposes); (ii) ensure Users’ compliance with these Terms; (iii) comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of a court, law enforcement or other administrative agency or governmental body; (iv) respond to User Content that it determines is harmful or objectionable; or (v) as otherwise set forth in these Terms. Users agree to cooperate with and assist Raenest in good faith, and to provide Raenest with such information and take such actions as may be reasonably requested by Raenest with respect to any investigation undertaken by Raenest or a representative of Raenest regarding the use or abuse of the Platform.


10. Your Responsibilities

  1. You are responsible for checking, confirming and satisfying yourself as to the accuracy of any information provided on our Platform.
  2. You are responsible for ensuring that you act in good faith towards other parties. 

 

11. Links to Other Websites

  1. The Platform may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Raenest.
  2. Raenest has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Raenest shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

12. Termination

  1. We may terminate or suspend our Service to you immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms.
  2. Upon termination, your right to use the Platform and our Service will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your Account, you may simply send an email to.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Raenest, its affiliates and subsidiaries, its officers, directors, employees and agents, against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred as a result of: 

  1. your fraudulent or illegal use of the Services or the Platform;
  2. your negligence or any default by you of any of these Terms;
  3. any inaccurate or incomplete information that you have knowingly provided to us;
  4. you allowing any other person to access your Account either with your permission or as a result of your failure to keep your username and password private;
  5. any claim made against you for actual or alleged infringement of Raenest’s Intellectual Property or any actual or alleged infringement of a third party’s Intellectual Property arising out of or in connection with our Services or your use of the Platform.

14. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Raenest, its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:  

  1. your use of the Platform or the Services or your inability to use the Platform or the Services;
  2. any conduct or content of any third party on the Platform; 
  3. any unauthorised access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose;
  4. any legal proceedings between the you and any third parties.

15. Disclaimer

  1. Your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The Platform is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. The Platform is provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or course of performance.
  2. Raenest, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and its licensors do not warrant that a) the Platform will function uninterrupted, secure or available at any particular time or location; b) any errors or defects will be corrected; c) the Platform is free of viruses or other harmful components; or d) the results of using the Platform will meet your requirements.

16. Governing Law

  1. These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. 
  2. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Service.

17. Dispute Resolution

  1. Any disputes arising under or in connection with the validity, interpretation and performance of this Terms between you and Raenest or between Raenest and any third party that cannot be resolved amicably by the parties through negotiation within 30 (thirty) days shall be resolved by Arbitration at the Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Cap A18, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
  2. The Parties shall endeavour in good faith to mutually agree on the selection of an arbitrator. If the Parties cannot mutually agree on the selection of an arbitrator within ten (10) days of the request, they shall apply to the LCA to appoint an arbitrator. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Lagos. The arbitrator will be requested to render an award within ninety (90) days and to provide, in writing the reasoning for the award. The decision of any such arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties. 
  3. Each party shall bear its cost in connection with the Arbitration and the arbitrator’s fees shall be split equally between both parties. 

18. Force Majeure

Raenest shall not be liable for failure to perform, or for delay in performing its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay shall be due to natural disasters, war, riot, civil commotion, weather, pandemics, epidemics, labour disputes, failure of sub-contractors or any other cause beyond its reasonable control and whether or not of a similar nature to the foregoing.

19. Feedback

We welcome and encourage you to provide feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to Raenest’s Platform or Services. You may submit your feedback by emailing us at [email protected]. Any feedback you submit to us will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary to you. By submitting your feedback to us, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, sub-licensable, perpetual license to use and publish those ideas and materials for any purpose, without compensation to you.

20. Changes to Terms

Raenest reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to update the Terms to reflect changes. In the event of changes, we will provide you with reasonable notice via e-mail (to registered Users) and pop-up messages displayed on the Platforms in advance of the effective date of the update. 

By continuing to use our Services after the effective date of the changes which shall take effect automatically, you accept the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, kindly refrain from using the Services by or before the effective date of the changes.

We will also update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of these Terms.

21. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected].

This document was last updated in May 8th 2023.

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Privacy Policy for Geegpay by Raenest

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Last modified: April 2024

  1. Introduction

www.geegpay.africa is provided by Raenest Technologies Solutions Service Limited (“Raenest”).

At Raenest, we value your privacy, and we are committed to safeguarding your personal information. All personal data that you provide us will be protected and kept confidential among our affiliates, representatives, and privies.

Throughout the website, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Raenest.

This Privacy policy is specifically designed for our Users who access the Services we provide in the Republic of Kenya. This policy explains how we collect, use, share and protect your personal data in connection with your use of our services as a User or Potential User. This policy also sets out your rights and whom you may contact for further information. You also agree to abide by the applicable laws of the Republic of Kenya concerning your use of the website and your agreements with us. You agree to this Privacy Policy by visiting our website and when you use our services.

Your use of our services, and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Service, including its applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes. Our Terms of Service are incorporated by reference into this Policy.

Our website and services are not directed at you if we are prohibited by any law of any jurisdiction from making the information on our website available to you and is not intended for any use that would be contrary to local law or regulation.

  1. Definitions
    “consent”

means the consent of the data subject which must be a freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they (by a statement or by a clear affirmative action) signify their agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them;

“data subject”

means a living, identified, or identifiable individual about whom Raenest holds personal data;

“Data Protection Legislation”

means all applicable data protection and privacy laws including, but not limited to the Data Protection Act 2019, the Data Protection (General) Regulations 2021, the Data Protection (Compliance and Enforcement) Regulations 2021, the Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations 2021, and any successor legislation;

“personal data”

means any information relating to a data subject who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that data subject;

“personal data breach”

means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed;

  1. Consent
  1. Where the processing of your personal data is based on consent, we shall obtain the requisite consent at the time of collection of the personal information. In this regard, you consent to the processing of your personal information when you access our website, or use our services, content, features, technologies or functions offered on our website or other digital platforms. You can withdraw your consent at any time, but such withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of the processing of your data based on consent given before its withdrawal.
  2. Where your personal data is to be processed for a different purpose that is incompatible with the purpose or purposes for which that personal data was originally collected that was not disclosed to you when you first provided your consent, we will obtain your consent to the new purpose or purposes.

  1. Age Restriction
  1. You affirm that you are over 18 years old and have the right to contract in your own name, and that you have read the above authorisation and fully understand its contents.

  2. Individuals below 18 (eighteen) years of age are only allowed to sign up for our services or provide us with their information when an adult above the age of 18 (eighteen) is signing contracts in their stead.

5. Data Protection Principles

The Data Protection Legislation sets out the following principles with which anyone handling personal data must comply. We, our employees, agents, contractors and third-party service providers comply with the following principles when collecting or processing your personal data. All personal data must be:

  1. processed lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject;
  2. adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is processed;
  3. accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. Every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that is accurate, having regard to the purposes for which it is processed, is erased, or rectified without delay;
  4. kept in a form which permits the identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed. Personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes, subject to the implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by the Data Protection Legislation in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subject; and
  5. processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.
  1. Information We Collect.

In providing our services to you, we collect certain non-personal and personal data about you. Our policy is to keep this information confidential and strictly safeguarded and to use or disclose it only as needed to provide services to you, or as permitted or required by the Data Protection Legislation.

There are three categories of information we collect. We collect a variety of information from our users and visitors to our website. As described below, some information is automatically collected when you visit our website, some you provide to us when filling out a form or communicating with us, and some are provided to us by third-party integration Application Programming Interface (API).

  1. Information Collected Automatically: Whenever you visit our website, our web servers automatically collect non-personal information such as the domain name of the internet access provider, the internet protocol address used to connect the computer to the internet, the average time spent on our website, pages viewed, information searched for, access times, and other relevant statistics.
  1. Information You Provide Us: If you provide us with personal information, by contacting us, or signing up on our website, we collect the following personal information:
  1. Name, phone number, gender, e-mail address, nationality, and employment history;
  2. Information concerning your identity e.g., a valid government-issued identity card and your nationality;
  3. Business information: e.g. business address, business contact information, the nature of services provided;
  4. Payment information; and
  5. Any other information you provide to us or direct us to collect.
  1. Other information which may be automatically collected from you when you visit our website include the domain name of your internet service provider, the internet protocol address used to connect the computer to the internet, the average time spent on our website, pages viewed, information searched for, access times, your geographical location, operating system, referral source, and other relevant statistics.
  1. Using Your Personal Data
  1. We primarily collect your personal data to ensure that we provide the most efficient service to you, monitor the use and improve our website and other legitimate interests. Your information will solely be used and disclosed for the following purposes:
  1. To help us verify your identity;
  2. To carry out our obligations ensuing from any contracts entered into between you and us;
  3. To provide you with the products, services and information you request from us, including sharing your information with third parties where we have legal basis to do so;
  4. To assist you with enquiries and improve our customer service;
  5. To allow us to communicate with you in any way (including e-mail, telephone, and text or multimedia messages);
  6. For our billing and account purposes;
  7. To help prevent and detect fraud or loss;
  8. To update our records;
  9. To send you personalised service or support messages, such as updates, security alerts, email notifications and /or newsletters;
  10. To conduct security investigations and risk assessments; and
  11. For compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.

  1. Employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of Raenest shall collect your personal data only to the extent required for the performance of their job duties and only in accordance with this Policy. Excessive personal data shall not be collected.
  2. Employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of Raenest shall process your personal data only when the performance of their job duties requires it. Your personal data held by Raenest cannot be processed for any unrelated reasons.
  1. Data Accuracy

Your personal data must be accurate and kept up to date. In this regard, Raenest shall ensure that any data it collects and/or processes is accurate and not misleading in a way that could be harmful to you; make efforts to keep your personal data updated where reasonable and applicable; and make timely efforts to correct or erase your personal data when inaccuracies are discovered.

  1. Data Retention

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services, comply with our legal and statutory obligations or verify your information with a financial institution.

Raenest is statutory obligated to retain the data you provide us with in order to process transactions, ensure settlements, make refunds, identify fraud and in compliance with laws and regulatory guidelines applicable to us, our banking providers. Therefore, even after closing your Raenest account, we will retain certain data in order to comply with these obligations.

Raenest shall not keep personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the purpose or purposes for which that personal data was originally collected, held, and processed.  In the case of your financial data, the purpose for which the data was collected is to provide you with our services. Unless Raenest is statutory bound to retain for a longer period of time or receives a valid request to erase your data, the data is retained for 30 days after you actively stop using our services or products. This allows your record to be maintained.

  1. Data Confidentiality

Your information is regarded as confidential and will not be divulged to any third party, except under legal and/or regulatory conditions. You have the right to request copies of any and all information we keep on you, if such requests are made in compliance with applicable laws and other relevant enactments. While we are responsible for safeguarding the information entrusted to us, your role in fulfilling confidentiality duties includes, but is not limited to, adopting and enforcing appropriate security measures such as non-sharing of passwords and other platform login details, adherence with physical security protocols on our premises, dealing with only authorised officers of Raenest.

  1. Disclosures
  1. We will not sell, publish, or disclose to third parties your personal data collected on our website, through our servers or otherwise obtained by us, other than to provide our services and as set forth in this Policy. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal data regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, professional advisers and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes if you have given us your permission and in compliance with the Data Protection Legislation.
  2. We may request and provide personal data about you from and to third parties to provide our services. We may share personal data with service providers, affiliates, partners, and other third parties where it is necessary to provide the products and services, or for any other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
  3. Your personal data may be provided as necessary to the following categories of recipients: security, insurance, professional advisory (including legal, accounting and auditing advice), banking, payment processing, facilitating credit arrangements, credit reporting, fraud checks, data storage, information processing, marketing, online communications technology services, and other trusted third parties with whom we have an agreement for the protection of your information, or government/regulatory/law enforcement agencies pursuant to legally binding order.
  4. We will notify you as soon as we become aware of a harmful data breach which may result in a risk of your rights and freedom.
  5. You have the right to request an erasure of your data at any time.
  6. We will notify you if we are transferring your data.
  7. You may request at any time that we halt further dissemination of your data or cease to use your data.
  8. If you submit content in a public forum or a social media post, or use a similar feature on our website, that content is publicly visible.
  9. We may disclose Personally Identifiable Information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform with the requirements of the law or comply with legal process served on us, or (b) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of our service or members of the public.
  10. To the extent practicable and legally permitted, we will attempt to advise you prior to any such disclosure, so that you may seek a protective order or other relief limiting such disclosure.

  1. Transfer of Personal Data
  1. Third Party Processor

We may engage the services of third parties in order to process your personal data. The processing by such third parties shall be governed by a written contract with Raenest to ensure adequate protection and security measures are put in place by the third party for the protection of your personal data in accordance with the terms of this policy and the Data Protection Legislation.

  1. International Transfers
  1. Your information may be transferred to a foreign country or international organisation for the purpose of providing our service to you. We will ensure that there are adequate data protection laws in the recipient country or organisation before transferring your information. We shall, among other things, conduct a detailed assessment of whether the recipient country has adequate data protection laws or any other relevant authorities that exist and may come into existence in the jurisdictions where Raenest has offices.
  2. Transfer of your personal data out of Kenya would be in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Legislation. Subject to obtaining your consent and confirming the existence of appropriate safeguards in the recipient country, we will only transfer your personal data out of Kenya on one of the following conditions:
  1. for the performance of a contract between you and Raenest or implementation of precontractual measures taken at your request;
  2. for the conclusion or performance of a contract concluded in your interest between us and a third party;
  3. for any matter of public interest;
  4. for the establishment, exercise or defence of a legal claim;
  5. in order to protect your vital interests or those of other persons, where you are physically or legally incapable of giving consent; or
  6. for the purpose of compelling legitimate interests pursued by Raenest which are not overridden by your interests, rights and freedoms.
  1. Provided, in all circumstances, that you have been manifestly made to understand through clear warnings of the specific principle(s) of data protection that are likely to be violated in the event of transfer to a third country, this provision shall not apply to any instance where you are answerable in duly established legal action for any civil or criminal claim in another country.
  2. We will take all necessary steps to ensure that your personal data is transmitted in a safe and secure manner.
  3. Details of the protection given to your information when it is transferred outside Kenya shall be provided to you upon request.

  1. Your Rights

Subject to certain limitations and exceptions, you are entitled to the following principal rights under the Data Protection Legislation:

  1. You have the right to be notified if we are transferring your personal information.
  2. You have the right to request an erasure of your personal data at any time.
  3. You have the right to request that we rectify inaccurate personal information.
  4. You may request at any time that we halt further dissemination of your data or cease to use your personal information.
  5. You have the right to request for copies of your personal information.

Please note that if you request for a copy of your personal data, you may be required to pay a fee. If you would like to exercise any of the above stated rights, you are required to send a written application stating the right you wish to exercise. Applications are to be submitted via email to [email protected].

As a customer centered business, we pride ourselves in efficient service delivery, and as such, we will endeavour to process all subject access requests within thirty (30) days and if any further extension is required for reasons beyond control, we will communicate same through the existing channels.

For more information on how to exercise your data protection rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at [[email protected]].

  1. Website Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures such as secure sockets layer (SSL) to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use encryption tools when accepting and transmitting delicate visitor information through our website. Some of the other safeguards we use are firewalls and physical access controls to our data centres, and information access authorisation controls.

  1. Training

We shall ensure that employees who collect, access and process your personal data receive adequate data privacy and protection training in order to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and competence required to effectively manage the compliance framework under this policy and the Data Protection Legislation with regard to the protection of personal data. On an annual basis, we shall develop a capacity building plan for our employees on data privacy and protection in accordance with the Data Protection Legislation.

  1. Use of Cookies

We use cookies to identify you as a user and make your user experience easier, customise our services, content and advertising, help you ensure that your account security is not compromised, mitigate risk and prevent fraud and to promote trust and safety on our website. Cookies allow our servers to remember your account log-in information when you visit our website, IP addresses, date and time of visits, monitor web traffic and prevent fraudulent activities. If your browser or browser add-on permits, you have the choice to disable cookies on our website; however, this may limit your ability to use our website.

  1. The Data we Retain

We will retain your information for as long as needed to provide you with our services, comply with our legal and statutory obligations or verify your information with a regulatory or financial institution.

We are statutorily obligated to retain the data you provide us with in order to process transactions, ensure settlements, make refunds, identify fraud and in compliance with laws and regulatory guidelines applicable to us.

  1. Data Breach Management Procedure
  1. In the event where there is any accidental or unlawful destruction, processing, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to your personal data, we shall:
  1. notify you within 24 (twenty-four) hours of the occurrence of the data breach;
  2. properly investigate the breach and take the necessary steps to mitigate such breach;
  3. identify remediation requirements and track the resolution of such breach; and
  4. notify the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner or any other regulatory authority, where necessary.

  1. All suspected breach of personal data shall be remedied within three months from the date of the report of the breach. If you know or suspect that a personal data breach has occurred, you should immediately contact us at [[email protected]]

  1. Links to Third Party Websites
  1. Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us.
  2. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services.
  3. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

  1. Limitation of Liability

We exercise reasonable efforts to safeguard the security and confidentiality of your personal data; however, we will not be liable for unauthorised disclosure of personal data that occurs through no fault of ours.

  1. Changes to this Privacy Policy

Changes may be made to this Privacy Policy from time. Whenever such changes are made, we will notify you. These changes will take effect immediately after you have been notified.

  1. Contact Us

If you would like more information or you have any comments or questions on our Privacy Policy, please contact us at [[email protected]].  

This policy is effective as of 19/08/2023.  

Last updated: 19/08/2023.