Terms of Use

Please read these terms carefully before using Sauti Rewards platform.

Terms of Service

Last updated: June 15, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using Sauti Rewards, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by these terms, please do not use this service.

2. Description of Service

Sauti Rewards is a platform that connects customers with businesses through authentic reviews and rewards. Our service allows users to:

  • Write and submit reviews about businesses
  • Read reviews from other users
  • Respond to reviews as a business owner
  • Earn rewards for contributing reviews
  • Discover and connect with local businesses

3. User Accounts

Registration: To use certain features of the service, you must register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration.

Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

Account Termination: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time for violation of these terms or for any other reason at our sole discretion.

4. Review Terms and Guidelines

Authenticity: All reviews must be based on genuine personal experiences with the business being reviewed. Fake, paid, or incentivized reviews are strictly prohibited.

Accuracy: Reviews must be truthful and accurate. Deliberately false or misleading reviews are not allowed.

Conflict of Interest: You cannot review a business if you are an owner, employee, competitor, or have any financial interest in the business.

Content Standards: Reviews must not contain:

  • Profanity, hate speech, or discriminatory language
  • Personal attacks or harassment
  • Private information about individuals
  • Spam, advertising, or promotional content
  • Illegal activities or threats
  • Copyrighted material without permission

Review Ownership: By submitting a review, you grant Sauti Rewards a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute the review on our platform.

Review Modification: We reserve the right to edit, remove, or reject any review that violates these guidelines.

5. Terms for Vendors/Businesses

Business Registration: Businesses must provide accurate and complete information when registering. Only authorized representatives may register a business.

Review Responses: Businesses may respond to reviews but must do so professionally and respectfully. Responses cannot contain:

  • Personal attacks on reviewers
  • Attempts to influence future reviews
  • Offers of compensation for positive reviews
  • Threats or intimidation

Review Manipulation: Businesses cannot:

  • Post fake positive reviews
  • Ask customers to post only positive reviews
  • Offer incentives for positive reviews
  • Report legitimate reviews as false

Business Verification: We may require documentation to verify business ownership. Failure to provide verification may result in account suspension.

6. Rewards System

Earning Rewards: Users earn rewards for submitting approved reviews that meet our quality standards. Standard reviews earn between $0.25 - $15 per approved review, paid as Airtime and Cash Rewards in the user's local currency.

Enterprise Reviews: Enterprise reviewers (exclusive invite only) earn between $15 - $50 per approved review. This program is by invitation only and requires meeting specific criteria.

Review Approval: Reviews must be verified and approved before rewards are issued. The reward value varies based on review quality, detail, and category.

Payment Processing: Rewards are processed through secure payment methods. Users must provide valid payment details to receive rewards.

Reward Conditions: Rewards are subject to our review guidelines and fraud prevention measures. We reserve the right to withhold rewards if review authenticity is questionable.

Fraud Prevention: We reserve the right to deduct rewards or terminate accounts if we suspect fraudulent activity related to earning or redeeming rewards.

7. Privacy and Data Protection

Your use of Sauti Rewards is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which can be found at privacy.php. By using our service, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in our Privacy Policy.

8. Intellectual Property

Platform Content: All content on Sauti Rewards, including text, graphics, logos, and software, is owned by Sauti Rewards or its licensors and is protected by copyright laws.

User Content: You retain ownership of content you submit, but grant us the license to use it as described in these terms.

Restrictions: You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works of our platform content without our express written permission.

9. Prohibited Activities

You agree not to:

  • Use the platform for any illegal purpose
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
  • Interfere with or disrupt the service or servers
  • Use automated tools to scrape or harvest data
  • Impersonate any person or entity
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

Sauti Rewards is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

11. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Sauti Rewards 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 your use of the service.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sauti Rewards, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, or expenses arising from your use of the service or violation of these terms.

13. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your account and access to the service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Upon termination, your right to use the service will immediately cease.

14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

14.1 Governing Law

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Kenya, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. For users outside Kenya, the laws of your country of residence may also apply to the extent required by mandatory consumer protection laws.

14.2 Dispute Resolution

We are committed to resolving disputes amicably. Before initiating any formal dispute resolution process, you agree to contact us at [email protected] to attempt to resolve the dispute informally.

14.3 Arbitration

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof, shall be determined by binding arbitration administered by the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA) or another mutually agreed arbitration institution. The arbitration shall be conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, and the language of the arbitration shall be English.

14.4 Class Action Waiver

You and Sauti Rewards agree that each may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative action. Unless both you and Sauti Rewards agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.

14.5 Small Claims Court

Notwithstanding the foregoing, either you or Sauti Rewards may bring an individual action in small claims court.

15. Termination

15.1 Termination by You

You may terminate your account at any time by:

  • Logging into your account and following the account deletion process
  • Contacting us at [email protected] with a deletion request

Upon termination, your right to use the service will immediately cease. All your reviews will remain on the platform unless you request their deletion prior to account closure.

15.2 Termination by Sauti Rewards

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your account and access to the service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Grounds for termination include but are not limited to:

  • Violation of these Terms of Use
  • Submission of fraudulent or fake reviews
  • Attempted manipulation of the rewards system
  • Harassment of other users or businesses
  • Use of the platform for illegal activities
  • Inactivity for a period of 12 months or more

15.3 Effect of Termination

Upon termination:

  • Your right to use the service will immediately cease
  • You will not be entitled to any refunds of rewards or payments
  • We may delete your account data in accordance with our Privacy Policy
  • Your reviews may remain on the platform in anonymized form
  • Any outstanding obligations will survive termination

16. Payment and Tax Obligations

16.1 Payment Terms

Rewards are processed through our designated payment partners. Payment processing times may vary depending on the payment method and your location. We are not responsible for delays caused by payment processors or banks.

16.2 Tax Obligations

You are solely responsible for any taxes that may arise from rewards earned through our platform. Depending on your jurisdiction, rewards may be considered taxable income. We recommend consulting with a tax professional regarding your tax obligations.

For vendors, any payments made for premium services or advertising are subject to applicable taxes. We may be required to withhold taxes in certain jurisdictions as required by law.

16.3 Payment Disputes

If you believe there is an error in your reward payment, you must notify us within 30 days of the payment date. After 30 days, we will not be able to investigate or correct the payment.

17. Content Moderation and Enforcement

17.1 Moderation Policy

We reserve the right to review, moderate, and remove any content that violates these Terms of Use or our community guidelines. Content moderation decisions are at our sole discretion.

17.2 Reporting Violations

Users can report violations of these terms by using the report feature on reviews or by contacting us at [email protected]. We will investigate reports and take appropriate action.

17.3 Enforcement Actions

Violations of these terms may result in:

  • Warning notices
  • Content removal
  • Temporary or permanent account suspension
  • Loss of earned rewards
  • Legal action where appropriate

18. Third-Party Links and Services

Our platform may contain links to third-party websites or services. These links are provided for your convenience only. We do not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for any third-party websites, services, or content.

Your interactions with third-party websites are governed by their terms of service and privacy policies. We encourage you to review these policies before providing any information to third parties.

19. Feedback and Suggestions

Any feedback, comments, ideas, improvements, or suggestions you provide regarding our platform (collectively, "Feedback") shall remain our sole and exclusive property. We are free to use, disclose, reproduce, license, distribute, and otherwise exploit any Feedback without restriction or obligation of any kind to you.

20. Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance of our obligations under these Terms of Use if such failure or delay is caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government actions, natural disasters, or other force majeure events.

21. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable while preserving its original intent.

22. Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published on our platform, constitute the entire agreement between you and Sauti Rewards regarding the use of our service. These terms supersede all prior agreements, communications, and understandings between us.

23. Electronic Communications

You consent to receive communications from us electronically, including by email, text messages, or through our platform. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

24. Waiver and Severability

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. A waiver of any provision shall not be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision.

25. Updates and Maintenance

We may periodically update, modify, or improve our service. We may temporarily suspend the service for maintenance or updates without prior notice. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by such suspensions.

26. Specific Provisions for Different Jurisdictions

26.1 European Union Users

If you are located in the European Union, you have additional consumer protection rights under EU law. These terms do not limit your mandatory consumer rights under applicable EU consumer protection laws.

26.2 United States Users

If you are located in the United States, these terms are governed by the laws of the state where our principal place of business is located, except where preempted by federal law.

26.3 African Users

For users in African countries, these terms are interpreted in accordance with local consumer protection laws to the extent they provide greater protection than these terms.

27. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. We will notify users of significant changes by:

  • Posting the new terms on our platform with an updated effective date
  • Sending you an email notification if you have an account
  • Displaying a prominent notice on our platform

Your continued use of the service after such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the new terms. If you do not agree to the modified terms, you must discontinue use of the service.

28. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us:

General Inquiries: [email protected]

Vendor Inquiries: [email protected]

Legal Department: [email protected]

Physical Address: [Your Business Address]

We will respond to your inquiry within a reasonable time, typically within 5-10 business days.

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