Legal
Terms.
[Draft. Fill in the bracketed details and have a Kenyan lawyer review these terms before launch. Every engagement is governed by its own written agreement; this page summarises the principles those agreements follow.]
- You own what we build for you: code, designs and documentation.
- We will sign your NDA before you share anything sensitive.
- Scope and price are agreed in writing before work starts.
- What you share with us stays confidential.
- No lock-in: you can take your system anywhere.
How we engage
1. You own the work
Everything we create specifically for you, including source code, designs, documentation and data, belongs to you. Ownership passes to you when the work is paid for in full; until then, you have a licence to use everything we deliver. The agreement for each engagement records the transfer.
Open-source components we use stay under their own licences, which allow you to use them freely. Where we use tools or code we had before working with you, you get a permanent, royalty-free licence to use them as part of your system.
2. Scope and price in writing
Fixed-scope projects have a fixed price, agreed in writing before work starts. Changes to the scope are agreed in writing too, with their effect on price and timeline, before they are made. Support retainers, advisory and team extension are billed monthly. Payment terms: [for example, a deposit and milestones; invoices due within N days].
3. Confidentiality
We keep what you share with us confidential and use it only to do the work. We will sign your non-disclosure agreement before you share anything sensitive.
4. Your data
Where we handle personal data on your behalf, we act as your data processor under Kenya's Data Protection Act, 2019, and the agreement sets out how. Confidential data is never put into AI tools that train on it.
5. After launch
You choose: we run and improve the system under a support retainer, or we hand it over to your team with documentation. Because you own the work, you are never locked in.
Using this website
The content of this website, including its text, design and the Riua name and symbol, belongs to [legal name of Riua]. You are welcome to read it, share links to it and quote it with attribution.
We work hard to keep it accurate, but it is provided for information only and does not form an offer or a contract. Links to other websites are provided for convenience; we are not responsible for their content.
How we handle what you send through the site is described in our privacy notice.
Law
These terms are governed by the laws of Kenya, and the courts of Kenya have jurisdiction.
Contact
[Legal name of Riua], [registration number], [KRA PIN], Nairobi, Kenya. info@riua.africa