1. Website operator
This website is operated by Gain Africa Investments (Pty) Ltd, a South African private company with registration number 2012/049682/07.
Business address: Infinity Business Park, Block B, 4 Pieter Wenning Road, Witkoppen Ext, Fourways, Sandton, South Africa, 2191.
Email: [email protected].
2. Acceptance of these terms
By accessing or using this website, a visitor agrees to these Terms of Use. A visitor who does not agree should discontinue use of the website.
Gain Africa may update these terms from time to time. Continued use after publication of an updated version constitutes acceptance of the revised terms to the extent permitted by law.
3. Corporate information only
The website provides general information about Gain Africa, its portfolio companies, governance approach and investment interests. Content may be summarised, selective, forward-looking, subject to confidentiality restrictions or based on information available at the time of publication.
Gain Africa seeks to maintain accurate content but does not warrant that all information is complete, current, error-free or suitable for a particular purpose. Visitors should obtain independent professional advice and verify material information before acting.
4. No investment offer or financial advice
Nothing on this website constitutes:
- financial, investment, legal, tax, geological, engineering or other professional advice;
- an offer, invitation, prospectus, solicitation or recommendation to buy, sell, subscribe for or participate in any security, financial product, company or mining project;
- a representation that an opportunity will be funded, approved or accepted; or
- a commitment by Gain Africa or any portfolio company to enter into a transaction.
Mining and commodity projects involve substantial technical, geological, regulatory, environmental, political, market, currency, operating and financial risks. Historical or current project participation does not guarantee future performance.
5. Permitted and prohibited use
A visitor may view and use the website for lawful information and legitimate business-enquiry purposes. A visitor must not:
- attempt unauthorised access to the website, server, accounts or data;
- interfere with security, availability, form processing or other users;
- introduce malicious code, automated abuse, spam or deceptive submissions;
- misrepresent identity, authority, ownership or project information;
- scrape or systematically extract content in a manner that imposes an unreasonable load or infringes rights;
- use Gain Africa's identity, trademarks or content to imply endorsement or affiliation; or
- use the website for unlawful, fraudulent or harmful purposes.
6. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise indicated, website text, layout, graphics, brand elements, logos and original materials are owned by or licensed to Gain Africa or the relevant portfolio company and are protected by applicable intellectual-property law.
Limited quotation and linking for lawful informational purposes is permitted with accurate attribution. No logo, trademark, substantial content, design element or confidential material may be reproduced, altered, commercialised or used to imply association without prior written permission.
7. Third-party websites and institutions
The website links to portfolio-company, regulatory, industry and other third-party websites for convenience. Gain Africa does not control and is not responsible for third-party content, security, availability, privacy practices or transactions.
References to regulators, ministries, chambers and industry bodies identify relevant institutions and do not imply that they endorse Gain Africa or any transaction.
8. Website availability and security
Gain Africa may change, suspend or withdraw website content or functionality without notice. The website may be unavailable because of maintenance, hosting, network, security or other events.
Visitors are responsible for protecting their own systems and should not rely on the website as the sole repository of important information or correspondence.
9. Warranties and limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the website is provided on an “as available” basis without express or implied warranties. Gain Africa will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss arising from website access, use, inability to use, reliance on content, third-party links or unauthorised interference.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including rights that may apply under mandatory South African law.
10. Privacy and electronic communications
Personal information submitted through the website is handled in accordance with the Privacy and POPIA Notice. An electronic enquiry is regarded as received when Gain Africa acknowledges receipt or otherwise responds, not merely when a visitor submits the form.
11. Governing law and jurisdiction
These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Subject to any mandatory dispute-resolution or consumer-protection provisions, disputes concerning the website are subject to the jurisdiction of the competent South African courts, with Gauteng being the intended forum where legally permissible.
If any provision is invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to apply.
12. Contact
Questions about the website or these terms may be sent to [email protected].