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Terms-and-conditions

Effective Date: 30 August 2026
Last Updated: 30 August 2026

Welcome to Finovara.

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of https://finovara.co.za/ (the “Website”).

The Website is owned and managed by Innocent Mdluli under the name Finovara.

By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please discontinue use of the Website.

1. About Finovara

Finovara is a South African financial information and education platform.

We publish general information covering areas such as:

Our purpose is to make financial topics easier to understand and help readers conduct their own research.

2. Financial Information Disclaimer

All financial information published on Finovara is provided for general informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing on this Website constitutes:

Your personal financial circumstances are different from those of other readers.

You should consider your own financial objectives, circumstances and risk tolerance before making a financial decision.

Where appropriate, you should obtain independent advice from a suitably qualified and authorised professional.

Please also read our Financial Disclaimer.

3. No Guarantee of Financial Results

Finovara does not guarantee any particular financial result from using information published on the Website.

We do not guarantee:

Financial markets and financial products involve risk.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

4. Accuracy of Information

We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate, useful and understandable information.

Our editorial process may involve researching information from reputable sources, including official organisations, regulators, financial institutions and product documentation.

However, financial information can change.

Interest rates, fees, regulations, eligibility requirements, product terms, market conditions and other information may become outdated.

Therefore, we do not guarantee that every piece of information on the Website will always be:

You should verify important information directly with the relevant financial institution, provider, regulator or other authoritative source before making a financial decision.

5. Website Use

You agree to use Finovara only for lawful purposes.

You must not use the Website to:

We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access where we reasonably believe that these Terms have been violated.

6. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the content published on Finovara is owned by or licensed to Finovara and is protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

This may include:

You may access and read Finovara content for personal, non-commercial purposes.

You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, sell or commercially exploit substantial portions of Finovara’s original content without prior written permission.

Short quotations may be used where appropriate for legitimate purposes, provided that proper attribution is given and applicable copyright requirements are respected.

7. User-Submitted Content

If you submit comments, feedback, suggestions or other content to Finovara, you are responsible for the material you provide.

You must not submit content that:

By submitting content, you grant Finovara permission to use, reproduce, display or publish that content for legitimate Website and editorial purposes, subject to applicable law.

We reserve the right to remove user-submitted content that violates these Terms or is otherwise inappropriate.

8. Comments

Where comments are enabled, comments represent the views of the individual contributor and do not necessarily represent the views of Finovara.

We may moderate, edit or remove comments where appropriate.

Finovara does not guarantee that all user comments are accurate or reliable.

Readers should not treat comments as professional financial advice.

9. External Links

Finovara may provide links to third-party websites for additional information or convenience.

These websites are independently operated and may have their own:

Finovara does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, products or services.

A link to a third-party website does not necessarily constitute an endorsement or recommendation.

You should review the third party’s terms and policies before using its services or providing personal information.

10. Advertising

Finovara may display advertisements from third-party advertising providers.

Advertising content may be selected or delivered by external advertising companies based on their own systems and policies.

Finovara does not necessarily endorse every product, company or service appearing in an advertisement.

You should independently evaluate any advertised product or service before purchasing or using it.

11. Affiliate Links and Commercial Relationships

Finovara may participate in affiliate, referral or partner programmes.

Where applicable, Finovara may receive compensation if a reader clicks a qualifying link or completes a qualifying action.

Affiliate relationships do not mean that a product is suitable for every reader.

We aim to distinguish editorial information from commercial relationships and provide appropriate disclosures where applicable.

Readers should independently verify product details, pricing, eligibility, fees and terms before making a financial decision.

12. Product Information

Finovara may discuss or compare financial products and services.

Information may include:

Such information may change after an article is published.

The relevant financial institution or service provider is responsible for its own products and current terms.

Before applying for or purchasing a financial product, review the provider’s current official documentation.

13. Website Availability

We aim to keep Finovara available and functioning properly.

However, we do not guarantee that the Website will always be:

The Website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical problems, hosting issues, security incidents or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

14. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Finovara and its owner, authors, contributors and service providers will not be responsible for losses or damages arising from:

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable South African law.

15. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Finovara, Innocent Mdluli and relevant contributors from claims, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses arising from your unlawful use of the Website, violation of these Terms, or infringement of another person’s rights.

This provision does not apply to the extent that applicable law prevents such an indemnity.

16. Privacy

Your use of the Website may involve the processing of personal information.

Our Privacy Policy explains how Finovara collects, uses, stores and protects personal information.

By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review our Privacy Policy.

17. Security and Confidential Information

You should not submit confidential financial or security information through ordinary Website forms or email.

This includes:

Finovara will not ask you to provide banking passwords, PINs, OTPs or cryptocurrency private keys through ordinary email communications.

18. Children’s Use of the Website

Finovara is intended for a general audience.

We do not intentionally seek to collect personal information from children where doing so would violate applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us.

19. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time.

Changes may be necessary because of:

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of the Website after an updated version is published may constitute acceptance of the revised Terms, subject to applicable law.

20. Termination or Restriction of Access

We may restrict, suspend or terminate access to the Website where reasonably necessary, including where a user:

21. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa, subject to applicable mandatory legal requirements.

Any dispute relating to the Website or these Terms will be subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate courts of South Africa, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

22. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be interpreted or limited to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.

23. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Financial Disclaimer and other applicable Website policies, constitute the terms governing your use of Finovara, subject to applicable law.

24. Contact Finovara

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us.

Finovara

Founder & Author: Innocent Mdluli

Email: info@finovara.co.za

Website: https://finovara.co.za/

We also welcome legitimate feedback regarding Website content, corrections and editorial matters.

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Last Updated: 30 August 2026

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