These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the website chikengezha.com (the "Website"), operated by Chikengezha Advisory. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
These Terms do not govern our professional advisory services. Where we enter into an engagement with you, the terms of that engagement will be set out in a separate engagement letter.
About Us
The Website is operated by Chikengezha Advisory, a specialist data protection and AI governance practice based in Harare, Zimbabwe. You may contact us at steve@chikengezha.com.
Purpose of the Website
The Website provides information about our practice, our methodology, our services, and our perspectives on data protection and AI governance. The content is made available for general informational purposes only.
Nothing on the Website constitutes legal advice, professional advice, or a solicitation to provide services. The information is general in nature and may not apply to your specific circumstances. You should not act, or refrain from acting, on the basis of any content on the Website without obtaining professional advice tailored to your situation.
Data protection and artificial intelligence law are evolving rapidly. While we take care to keep the Website accurate and current, the content may not always reflect the most recent legal, regulatory, or technical developments. We make no representation that the Website is up to date at any given moment. If you require current advice, please contact us directly.
No Professional Relationship
Use of the Website, including submission of an enquiry through the contact form, does not create an advisor-client relationship between you and Chikengezha Advisory. A formal advisor-client relationship is established only through a written engagement letter signed by both parties.
Any information you submit through the Website before an engagement letter is in place is not protected by professional confidentiality. Please do not include sensitive or confidential information in initial enquiries.
Intellectual Property
All content on the Website — including text, graphics, logos, methodology names (including "Deliberate Architecture"), frameworks, and design elements — is the intellectual property of Chikengezha Advisory or its licensors, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
You may view and download content for your personal, non-commercial reference. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, or create derivative works from the content without our prior written permission, except as expressly permitted by applicable law.
The Chikengezha Advisory brand, the wordmark, and the Deliberate Architecture methodology are proprietary to Chikengezha Advisory.
Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with these Terms. You must not use the Website in any way that violates applicable laws, infringes the rights of others, introduces malicious code, interferes with the operation of the Website, or attempts to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website or our systems.
You must not use automated means — including web scraping, bots, data miners, or large language model crawlers — to extract, copy, aggregate, or harvest the content of the Website, including our methodology, frameworks, and written materials, whether for the purpose of training artificial intelligence systems or otherwise. This restriction does not apply to search engine indexing conducted in accordance with our robots.txt file.
Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or resources. These links are provided for convenience only. We do not endorse, and are not responsible for, the content, policies, or practices of any third-party websites. You access third-party websites at your own risk.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Website and its content are provided "as is". To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no warranties or representations about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or availability of the Website or its content. We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Chikengezha Advisory will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Website — including loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses — regardless of the legal theory under which such liability is claimed.
Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any liability that cannot be lawfully limited or excluded under the laws of Zimbabwe.
Privacy
Our collection and use of personal data in connection with the Website is described in our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy.
Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the Terms were last updated. Your continued use of the Website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of Zimbabwe. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the use of the Website will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Zimbabwe.
Contact
For questions about these Terms, please contact us at steve@chikengezha.com.