1. Acceptance of terms
By accessing or using African Geek (theafricangeeks.com) you agree to be bound by these terms of service. If you do not agree, please stop using the site.
These terms apply to all visitors, subscribers and anyone who submits content to the site.
2. Use of the site and tools
African Geek provides 23 free tools, among them a pricing calculator, an invoice generator, a client email generator, a colour palette generator and a brand kit planner, for informational and creative purposes only. The tools are provided as is, without any warranty of accuracy, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose.
- The pricing calculator suggests rates. Use your own judgement for your market and your clients.
- The contract generator and the other tools that produce legal documents are not legal advice. Consult a qualified professional for legal matters.
- Invoice generator data is processed entirely in your browser. It is not transmitted to or stored on our servers.
3. What you agree to when you submit to the designer showcase
When you submit work to the designer showcase, you agree to the following:
- You own it. You confirm that you created the work and hold all intellectual property rights to it. You must not submit work that belongs to another designer, to a client without their permission, or to any other third party.
- You grant us a display licence. By submitting, you grant African Geek a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to display your work and profile on theafricangeeks.com and on our social media channels, to promote your work and our community. You keep full copyright.
- We may remove it. We reserve the right to decline, remove or moderate any submission that breaks these terms, contains plagiarised work or is otherwise inappropriate, without notice.
- Attribution. We credit your name and Instagram handle as you provided them. We will not edit or crop your work in a way that misrepresents it.
To report a submission you believe infringes your copyright, see section 8, copyright and takedown requests.
4. Community guidelines
African Geek is a space for African creatives to learn, grow and be celebrated. We expect every member of the community to:
- Treat others with respect. Harassment, discrimination and hate speech are not tolerated.
- Share only work that you own or have permission to share.
- Never use our tools or platform to create harmful, deceptive or illegal content.
- Never scrape, copy or bulk download content from this site.
- Never impersonate another designer or misrepresent your identity.
Breaking these rules may lead to your submissions being removed and your access being restricted.
5. Our intellectual property
All tutorials, blog posts, tool designs, graphics and branding on African Geek belong to The African Geeks and are protected by copyright. You may not reproduce, redistribute or create derivative works from our content without written permission.
You are welcome to link to our tools and content, share our articles with attribution and embed our videos through the official YouTube share function.
6. Third party links and services
African Geek links to third party websites such as Canva, Instagram, YouTube and Paystack. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices or terms of those sites. The links are there for your convenience.
Some links on this site are affiliate links, particularly for Canva Pro. We may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you, if you sign up through one of them.
7. Disclaimer and limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, African Geek and its operators are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising from your use of this site or its tools, or from your inability to use them.
We do not guarantee that the site will always be available, without errors or without viruses. We are not responsible for any loss of data, revenue or business opportunities arising from your use of our tools.
8. Copyright and takedown requests
African Geek respects intellectual property rights. If you believe content on our site infringes your copyright, send a written notice to hello@theafricangeeks.comwith the subject line "Copyright takedown request" and include:
- A description of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed.
- The URL on our site where the infringing content appears.
- Your contact details: name, address, email and phone number.
- A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner.
- A declaration that the information is accurate and that you are the copyright owner, or authorised to act for them.
We investigate and remove infringing content within 14 business days of receiving a valid notice.
9. Privacy
Your privacy matters to us. Read our privacy policy to understand how we collect and use your personal information.
10. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms at any time. Changes appear on this page with a new last updated date. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the new terms.
11. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and any dispute arising from your use of this site falls under the jurisdiction of the South African courts. We always try to resolve disputes informally first, so start by emailing hello@theafricangeeks.com.
12. Contact
For any question about these terms, email hello@theafricangeeks.com.