Terms of Use

Version 1 · Effective [date of first deployment]

The short version. Module 1 is free. The full course is a once-off R249. The certificate must be earned by passing every module quiz; paying alone does not grant it. Be honest, keep your access to yourself, and remember this is a course, never professional advice. South African law applies, and South African consumer protection law is respected throughout.

1. Who you are contracting with

These terms are an agreement between you and [TO CONFIRM: full legal name and status, for example "N R Steyn trading as AfriLearn AI", or company name and registration number] ("AfriLearn", "we", "us"), of [TO CONFIRM: physical address, which is also the address for service of legal documents], email hello@afrilearnai.co.za, website afrilearnai.co.za. This information is provided in compliance with section 43 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 ("ECTA").

2. What the service is

AfriLearn AI is a self-paced online AI literacy course of ten modules with quizzes, exercises and a completion certificate. Module 1 and lesson previews are free. The full course, including all modules, quizzes, exercises, the prompt library and certificate eligibility, is unlocked by a once-off payment of R249 (the full price, inclusive of applicable taxes; there are no further or hidden charges). [TO CONFIRM: VAT registration status; if registered, state "including VAT".]

"Lifetime access" means access for as long as the AfriLearn platform operates. If we ever discontinue the platform, we will give reasonable notice on the site, and issued certificates will remain verifiable for as long as reasonably practicable.

3. No accounts; your progress lives on your device

There is no registration or login. Your progress, quiz results and claim token are stored in your own browser. You are responsible for the device and browser you use: clearing browser data, or switching devices, means your progress does not follow you. Your issued certificate is independent of your device and remains verifiable by its ID.

4. Payment

Payment is processed by PayFast, a South African payment provider, on its own secure pages and terms. We never receive your card details. Your purchase is concluded when PayFast confirms payment to us, at which point full access is enabled and your certificate claim token becomes active. You can request a record of your transaction by writing to us with your payment reference.

5. Cooling-off and refunds

Because the full course is delivered immediately on payment, and you consent at checkout to performance beginning at once, the seven day cooling-off right in section 44 of ECTA is limited by section 42(2)(d) once performance has begun with your consent. We nevertheless offer the following voluntary policy, which is more generous than the statute requires:

Refund policy: if you ask within seven days of payment, and your certificate has not yet been issued, we will refund the full purchase price within 30 days, no reason needed. Write to hello@afrilearnai.co.za with your payment reference. [TO CONFIRM: Nicolene to approve or adjust this policy before go-live.]

Nothing in this clause limits any right you may have under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 ("CPA") that cannot lawfully be limited.

6. The certificate: earned, never bought

The certificate is issued only when you have passed the quiz for every one of the ten modules, the capstone included, at 75 percent or better. Attempts are unlimited. Payment unlocks the course; it does not and cannot buy the certificate.
The certificate is a certificate of completion issued by AfriLearn AI in its own name. It is neither a qualification nor part credit towards one, it is unrecorded on the National Qualifications Framework, and AfriLearn is a private course provider rather than an accredited institution. Present it for what it is: verified proof that you completed this course and passed its assessments.
Each certificate carries a unique signed ID, verifiable by anyone at our verification page. You consent to your name, the course name, the issue date and the certificate status being shown to anyone who enters your certificate ID.
We may revoke a certificate, with notice to the email address linked to the purchase where possible, if it was obtained by fraud, impersonation, payment reversal or cheating of the assessment process. Revoked certificates fail verification.
Complete the quizzes yourself, in your own name. A certificate earned by someone else answering for you asserts a falsehood, and clause 8 applies.

7. Your licence to the content

All course content, lessons, quizzes, exercises, figures, code and branding are our intellectual property or used under licence. On payment you receive a personal, non-transferable, non-commercial licence to study the content for your own education. You may not resell, republish, redistribute, scrape or systematically copy the content, share paid access, or use the content to build a competing course. Short quotations with attribution for review, comment or academic purposes remain welcome, as fair dealing allows.

8. Acceptable use

You agree to use the site lawfully and honestly. In particular you will honestly complete assessments in your own name, refrain from attempting to bypass the certificate gate or forge certificate IDs, refrain from probing, disrupting or overloading the service, and refrain from using the verification service to harvest information. We may suspend access, deny issuance or revoke certificates for breach of this clause.

9. Educational content only

The course teaches AI literacy for educational purposes. It is neither legal, financial, medical nor professional advice, and the modules that discuss law are teaching material rather than advice on any actual matter. The Disclaimer forms part of these terms. Where the course suggests exercises using third party AI tools, your use of those tools is under their terms and privacy policies, at your own cost and discretion.

10. Availability and changes

We aim to keep the service available continuously and to fix faults promptly, though we do not promise uninterrupted availability. We may improve or update course content at any time; paid students receive updates at no further charge. The offline capability depends on your browser's storage, which remains under your control.

11. Liability

To the extent the law allows, our total liability to you arising from the course is limited to the amount you paid us, and we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of data on your own device, or the outcome of any academic, professional or other decision you take. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for gross negligence, or your rights under sections 48, 49 and 51 of the CPA. Nothing here limits statutory consumer rights.

12. If you are under 18

A parent, guardian or other competent person must consent to your purchase and acceptance of these terms.

13. General

South African law governs these terms, and the South African courts have jurisdiction. If any clause is unenforceable, the rest stand. These terms, the Privacy Notice and the Disclaimer are the whole agreement. We may amend these terms prospectively; material changes will be dated, versioned, and presented for acceptance before you continue. Complaints or questions: hello@afrilearnai.co.za. If we cannot resolve a dispute, you may approach the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud or the National Consumer Commission, and nothing prevents any party from approaching a court.

See also the Privacy Notice, the Disclaimer and the PAIA Manual.