Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using the Khuluma by Vambo website and services, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our services.

2. Description of Service

Khuluma by Vambo provides AI-powered voice technology solutions for African languages. Our services include voice AI models, datasets, research tools, and educational resources aimed at promoting digital inclusion across Africa.

3. Open Source License

Our AI models and datasets are released under open-source licenses. By contributing to or using our open-source materials, you agree to comply with the applicable license terms. Specific license information is provided with each dataset or model release.

4. User Contributions

If you contribute voice recordings, data, or code to Khuluma:

• You grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use your contributions
• You confirm that you have the right to make such contributions
• You understand that contributions may be made publicly available as open-source materials
• You agree not to contribute content that is unlawful, defamatory, or violates third-party rights

5. Intellectual Property

The Khuluma and Vambo brands, logos, and original content are protected by copyright and trademark laws. While our AI models and datasets are open-source, our branding and proprietary website content remain our intellectual property. You may not use our trademarks without prior written permission.

6. Prohibited Uses

You agree not to:

• Use our services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or networks
• Interfere with or disrupt our services
• Use our technology to create harmful, discriminatory, or malicious applications
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

Our services are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not guarantee that our services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure. AI models may produce inaccurate or unexpected results, and you use them at your own risk.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Khuluma by Vambo, Data Science Africa, and our partners shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of our services.

9. Third-Party Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk.

10. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. We will notify users of significant changes by posting a notice on our website. Your continued use of our services after such modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

11. Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdictions where Data Science Africa operates, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

12. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:
info@vambo.ai