Made-in-Africa Community
Effective date: 26 October 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to Made-in-Africa Community, accessible at https://community.made-in-africa.co.
Made-in-Africa Community is an online platform designed to connect entrepreneurs, businesses, professionals, investors, creatives and individuals interested in African business opportunities and international collaboration.
By accessing or using the platform, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the platform.
These Terms should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
2. Eligibility and Registration
You must be at least 18 years old to register for an account unless we expressly introduce a service for younger users with appropriate safeguards.
When registering, you agree to:
- Provide accurate and current information.
- Keep your login details secure.
- Take responsibility for activity conducted through your account.
- Notify us if you suspect unauthorised access.
- Avoid impersonating another person, business or organisation.
We may request reasonable verification where necessary to protect the community.
3. Purpose of the Community
Terms of Use
Made-in-Africa Community
Effective date: 26 October 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to Made-in-Africa Community, accessible at https://community.made-in-africa.co.
Made-in-Africa Community is an online platform designed to connect entrepreneurs, businesses, professionals, investors, creatives and individuals interested in African business opportunities and international collaboration.
By accessing or using the platform, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the platform.
These Terms should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
2. Eligibility and Registration
You must be at least 18 years old to register for an account unless we expressly introduce a service for younger users with appropriate safeguards.
When registering, you agree to:
- Provide accurate and current information.
- Keep your login details secure.
- Take responsibility for activity conducted through your account.
- Notify us if you suspect unauthorised access.
- Avoid impersonating another person, business or organisation.
We may request reasonable verification where necessary to protect the community.
3. Purpose of the Community
Made-in-Africa Community provides opportunities for members to network, exchange ideas, share information, participate in discussions and explore potential business relationships.
We do not guarantee that participation will result in sales, employment, investment, partnerships or other commercial opportunities.
Members are responsible for assessing opportunities and conducting their own due diligence before entering into agreements or making payments.
4. Acceptable Use
Members must treat one another respectfully and use the platform lawfully.
You must not:
- Harass, threaten, bully or discriminate against other members.
- Publish unlawful, abusive, defamatory or deliberately misleading content.
- Promote scams, fraudulent investments or deceptive business opportunities.
- Send spam or unsolicited mass promotional messages.
- Share another person’s private information without permission.
- Upload malicious software or attempt to interfere with platform security.
- Infringe copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights.
- Use the community to facilitate unlawful transactions.
- Create fake accounts or misrepresent your qualifications, identity or business.
We may remove content or restrict accounts that breach these rules.
5. Business Promotion and Advertising
Members may share information about their businesses, products, services and professional activities in appropriate areas of the community.
Promotional content must be truthful, lawful and relevant.
Members are responsible for ensuring that their advertising, product claims and commercial activities comply with applicable laws and regulations.
We may restrict excessive promotion, misleading advertisements or content that undermines the purpose of the community.
6. Groups, Discussions and Member Content
Members may be able to create or participate in groups, discussions and other community activities, subject to the features available.
You retain ownership of the original content you publish.
By posting content, you grant Made-in-Africa Community a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce and display that content as reasonably necessary to operate and promote the platform. This licence ends when the content is deleted, except where retention is legally required or content has already been shared in ways that cannot reasonably be reversed.
You confirm that you have the necessary rights and permissions to publish your content.
We reserve the right to moderate, remove or restrict content that violates these Terms or applicable law.
7. Member-to-Member Transactions
Made-in-Africa Community primarily facilitates networking and business connections.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, we are not a party to agreements, purchases, investments, employment arrangements or other transactions made between members.
Members should independently verify business identities, credentials, product claims and payment arrangements.
Any disputes between members should initially be addressed between the parties concerned. We may assist with reports of misconduct but do not guarantee dispute resolution.
8. Marketplace and Other Services
Made-in-Africa Community may provide links to other services within the Made-in-Africa ecosystem, including the Made-in-Africa Marketplace at https://made-in-africa.co.
These services may operate under separate terms, policies, fees and registration requirements.
Using the Community does not automatically grant access to paid or restricted services elsewhere in the ecosystem.
9. Fees and Paid Services
Basic community features may be offered without charge.
If we introduce paid memberships, advertising, premium features or other services, the applicable prices, payment terms and cancellation conditions will be disclosed before purchase.
We will not charge members for optional paid services without obtaining the required authorisation.
10. Intellectual Property
The Made-in-Africa Community name, branding, website design and original platform materials belong to their respective rights holders and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may not copy, reproduce, distribute or commercially exploit our protected materials without permission, except where permitted by law.
Member-generated content remains subject to the rights described in Section 6.
11. Privacy and Personal Information
We process personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.
Members must respect the privacy of others and must not collect, publish, sell or misuse other members’ personal information without a lawful basis.
12. Account Suspension and Termination
We may suspend, restrict or terminate accounts where reasonably necessary because of:
- Serious or repeated breaches of these Terms.
- Fraud, harassment or unlawful activity.
- Security threats or misuse of the platform.
- Legal or regulatory requirements.
Where appropriate, we may provide notice and an opportunity to respond.
Members may request account closure by contacting us or using any available account deletion features.
13. Availability and Changes to the Platform
We aim to keep Made-in-Africa Community accessible and functional, but cannot guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.
Features may be updated, modified or discontinued for operational, security or business reasons.
We will take reasonable steps to communicate material changes that affect members.
14. External Links
The platform may contain links to external websites, businesses or third-party services.
We do not control these external services and are not responsible for their content, security or policies.
Members should review the terms and privacy practices of external websites before using them.
15. Disclaimer and Liability
Information shared by community members is provided by those members and does not necessarily represent the views of Made-in-Africa Community.
We do not independently verify every member, business opportunity, advertisement or statement.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or death or personal injury caused by negligence.
Subject to applicable law, we are not responsible for losses caused solely by independent transactions or arrangements between members that are outside our control.
Your statutory rights remain unaffected.
16. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements or community operations.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date.
Where changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to notify registered members.
17. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, subject to any mandatory consumer protections that apply in a member’s country of residence.
18. Contact Us
For questions about these Terms, account issues or community concerns, please contact:
Made-in-Africa Community
Website: https://community.made-in-africa.co
Email: info@made-in-africa.co
Contact page: https://community.made-in-africa.co/contact/
