Terms of Service

This is a draft policy prepared for review — please have it checked against your organisation’s actual data practices and applicable law before publishing as final.

These Terms of Service govern your use of fueltheshift.africa, published by Fuel the Shift, an Africa-led journalism and dialogue platform backed by Vice Versa Global. By using this site, you agree to these terms.

Editorial independence

Fuel the Shift collaborates with strategic and funding partners, including Vice Versa Global, while retaining full editorial independence. No partner, sponsor or advertiser has the ability to direct, review or veto our editorial coverage.

Content ownership and use

Unless otherwise credited, articles, photography and other content published on this site are the property of Fuel the Shift or its contributors. You may share links to our content and quote short excerpts with clear attribution and a link back to the original article. Republishing full articles, or use for commercial purposes, requires our prior written permission — contact us via the details below.

User-submitted content

When you submit an event listing or a partnership inquiry, you confirm the information you provide is accurate and that you have the right to share it. We review all submitted events editorially and reserve the right to decline or edit any submission before it appears in the Dialogue Hub.

Acceptable use

You agree not to use this site to submit false, misleading or spam content, to attempt to disrupt or gain unauthorised access to the site, or to use any automated system to scrape or republish our content in bulk.

External links

Our site links to external sources, partner organisations and third-party services (including the ElevenLabs chat assistant, where enabled). We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external sites we link to.

Disclaimer

Content on this site reflects our editorial reporting and analysis at the time of publication and is provided for informational purposes. It should not be relied upon as financial, legal or investment advice. While we aim for accuracy, we make no warranty that all content is complete, current or error-free.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the site evolves. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Contact us

Questions about these terms can be sent to the contact address listed in our Partner With Us section.