Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: 10 June 2025
Last Updated: 10 June 2025

Welcome to Project Future (“we”, “our”, “us”). These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of our website located at www.projectfuture.io (“Site”) and any tools, content, services or features we may provide via this Site. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not accept these Terms, please do not use our Site.

1. Purpose of the Site

Project Future is a civic-tech initiative aimed at supporting youth engagement in democratic processes through the ethical use of artificial intelligence. The Site provides access to information, tools, resources and opportunities for content creators, civil society groups and the broader public.

2. Use of Content and Tools

All content, toolkits, data visualisations, AI-generated materials, and downloadable resources on this Site are provided for non-commercial civic engagement purposes only. You may:

  • Share, adapt or reproduce our content for public education, voter mobilisation, or community outreach;
  • Not use our content for party-political campaigning, profit-making, or disinformation.

If you use any Project Future material, you must credit the source appropriately and not distort its meaning.

3. User Conduct

By using this Site, you agree not to:

  • Post or transmit any content that is defamatory, unlawful, abusive, discriminatory or otherwise harmful;
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Site’s functionality;
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our servers or data;
  • Use our tools or data for commercial, electoral, or malicious purposes.

We reserve the right to suspend or block access to any user who violates these Terms.

4. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all content on the Site, including logos, text, graphics, AI outputs and curated data sets, is the intellectual property of Project Future or its contributors, and protected under South African and international copyright laws.

Where third-party content or data is used, it is credited and governed by its original licence.

5. Data and Privacy

We are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) of South Africa.

We do not collect personally identifiable information without your consent. If you sign up for our newsletters, early-access tools or surveys, we will store and use your contact information strictly for project-related communications.

We do not sell or share your data with third parties, nor do we use it for political profiling. For more detail, please refer to our [Privacy Policy] (link to privacy page, if created).

6. AI Tools and Accuracy

Our AI-driven tools are intended to assist with content creation and civic education, not to replace human judgement. While we strive to ensure outputs are fact-based and useful, Project Future does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose of any AI-generated content. Users are encouraged to verify facts independently, especially in politically sensitive or high-impact contexts.

7. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to external websites or platforms. These are provided for convenience only, and Project Future is not responsible for their content, availability or accuracy. The inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted under South African law, Project Future shall not be liable for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage of any kind resulting from:

  • The use or inability to use this Site;
  • Errors or omissions in the content;
  • Unauthorised access to user data or transmissions;
  • AI tool outputs or interpretations thereof.

This limitation applies even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

9. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, or our project’s scope. We encourage you to check this page periodically. Continued use of the Site following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Any disputes shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the South African courts.