Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding agreement between you and Aziz Shuaib Ausi (the "Site Owner"). By accessing the website atazizshuaib.com, registering for an account or using any related service, you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the services.

2. Services

The website provides information about the Site Owner's professional work in educational leadership, governance and organizational performance, together with a member platform offering access to research, resources, insights and related programmes. Some features require account registration and approval.

3. Eligibility & Accounts

• You must be at least 18 years old to create an account.
• You must provide accurate, complete and current information during registration.
• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activity under your account.
• Accounts are personal. You may not share, transfer or sell access to your account.
• Registrations may be subject to administrator review and approval, and may be declined at the Site Owner's discretion.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the services for any unlawful, fraudulent or harmful purpose.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, system or data.
• Interfere with, disrupt or attempt to probe, scan or test the security of the platform.
• Upload or transmit content that is defamatory, infringing, obscene or otherwise objectionable.
• Use automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access the platform without prior written consent.
• Reproduce, redistribute or commercialise any content from the platform without permission.

5. Intellectual Property

All content on the website and platform, including text, graphics, logos, images, research outputs, frameworks, downloadable resources and software, is the property of Aziz Shuaib Ausi or its licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the content for personal, professional and institutional purposes consistent with these Terms.

6. Member Resources & Research

Resources, research materials and frameworks made available through the member platform are provided for informational and professional development purposes. They are shared in good faith and do not constitute legal, financial or regulatory advice. You remain responsible for evaluating their suitability before applying them in your institutional context.

7. Fees & Payments

Where membership tiers, programmes or services require payment, the applicable fees, billing cycle and refund policy will be presented to you before purchase. Payments are processed by approved third-party payment providers, and you authorise us to charge the payment method you provide for the fees agreed.

8. Suspension & Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, if you breach these Terms, misuse the services, or if continued provision would expose us or other users to risk. You may close your account at any time by contacting us. Provisions intended to survive termination (such as intellectual property, disclaimers and limitation of liability) will continue to apply.

9. Disclaimers

The services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the platform will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure against every possible threat.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Aziz Shuaib Ausi will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data or goodwill arising from your use of the services. Our total cumulative liability under these Terms will not exceed the amount you paid to us in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or USD 100 if no payment was made.

11. Third-Party Services

The platform integrates third-party services for authentication (including Google sign-in), hosting, database, email delivery and analytics. Your use of these integrations is also governed by the respective providers' terms and privacy policies.

12. Privacy

Our handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

13. Changes to the Services or Terms

We may modify the services or these Terms at any time. Material changes will be communicated through the website and, where appropriate, by email. Continued use of the services after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United Republic of Tanzania, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms will be resolved in the competent courts of Tanzania, except where mandatory consumer-protection laws require otherwise.

15. Contact

Aziz Shuaib Ausi
Email: contact@azizshuaib.com
Phone: +255 758 371 701
Kibaha, Pwani Region, Tanzania