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Please read these Terms of Service carefully before engaging our consulting services. By accessing the Site or entering into a consulting engagement with us, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site or our services.
Plain-English summary: These Terms set out the rules for using our website and working with us as a client. Key points: we own our methods and frameworks; you own all deliverables once it is paid; our liability is limited to the fees you paid us; and we never guarantee specific business outcomes.
Sawrus is an AI strategy, roadmap, training and workshop consulting business. References to "Sawrus", "we", "us", or "our" in these Terms refer to the operating entity behind Sawrus and its consultant. References to "you" or "client" refer to any individual or organisation that uses our Site or engages our services.
You may use the Site for lawful purposes only. You agree not to:
We aim to keep the Site available at all times but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We reserve the right to suspend, withdraw, or change the Site at any time without notice.
The Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any linked site and do not endorse them. You access third-party sites at your own risk.
Sawrus provides AI strategy and roadmap consulting services to companies. The specific scope, deliverables, timeline, and fees for each engagement are agreed in writing before work begins (the "Statement of Work" or "SOW"). In the event of any conflict between an SOW and these Terms, the SOW shall take precedence for that specific engagement.
Our services are advisory in nature. We do not build software, implement AI systems, or provide managed IT services. We provide strategy, recommendations, and roadmaps - execution is carried out by you or your chosen implementation partners.
All strategy and recommendations we provide are based on information available at the time of the engagement and our professional judgement. We cannot and do not guarantee any specific business outcome, financial result, investor outcome, or competitive advantage as a result of engaging our services.
You agree to:
Our fees are disclosed and negotiable and confirmed in each SOW. All fees are quoted in South African Rands (ZAR) and are exclusive of any applicable taxes (such as VAT), which shall be charged additionally where required by law.
We accept payment by bank transfer, major credit cards and Paypal. All invoices are due within 14 days of the invoice date. Late payments may incur interest at the rate permitted by applicable law.
The Commencement Payment is non-refundable once work has begun. If you wish to terminate an engagement before final delivery, we will invoice you for work completed up to the date of termination, less the Commencement Payment already received. If the amount owed for work completed is less than the Commencement Payment, no refund will be issued.
Upon receipt of full payment, we assign to you all intellectual property rights in the final deliverables produced specifically for your engagement (the "Deliverables"), including any written strategy documents, roadmaps, and presentation slides.
Notwithstanding the above, we retain all rights in our pre-existing methods, frameworks, templates, processes, and know-how ("Background IP"), including any general frameworks or methodologies incorporated into your Deliverables. We grant you a non-exclusive, perpetual licence to use Background IP embedded in your Deliverables for your internal business purposes.
All content on the Site — including text, graphics, logos, and design — is owned by or licensed to Sawrus and is protected by copyright law. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from Site content without our prior written consent.
We treat all information you share with us during an engagement as strictly confidential. We will not disclose your confidential information to any third party except as required to perform the services (e.g. to our own sub-consultants who are bound by equivalent confidentiality obligations) or as required by law.
We may reference your company name and the general nature of the engagement in our marketing materials (e.g. case studies & testimonials) only with your prior written consent. All case studies published on our Site are either anonymised or approved by the client.
You agree to keep confidential any proprietary methodologies, frameworks, or processes we share with you during an engagement.
Each party represents and warrants to the other that:
We further represent that our services will be performed with reasonable skill and care by qualified professionals. THE SITE AND OUR SERVICES ARE OTHERWISE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:
Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be excluded by law, including liability for fraud, death, or personal injury caused by negligence.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Sawrus and its consultants from and against any claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your use of the Site; (b) your breach of these Terms; or (c) your use of any Deliverables in a manner not authorised by these Terms.
These Terms apply whenever you access the Site. For consulting engagements, these Terms (together with the relevant SOW) govern the engagement from the date of signing until final delivery and payment.
Either party may terminate a consulting engagement by written notice if the other party materially breaches these Terms and fails to cure the breach within 14 days of written notice. On termination, you shall pay for all work completed up to the date of termination.
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend access to the Site at any time without notice.
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South Africa, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
In the event of a dispute, both parties agree to attempt to resolve the matter in good faith through direct negotiation before initiating formal proceedings. If a resolution cannot be reached within 30 days, either party may seek relief from the courts of South Africa, to whose exclusive jurisdiction both parties submit.
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated Terms on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. For active consulting engagements, changes to these Terms will not apply retroactively - the Terms in effect at the time your SOW was signed govern that engagement.
Your continued use of the Site after updated Terms are posted constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
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