Terms of Service

1. Agreement and scope

These Terms of Service form a binding agreement between the subscribing customer and FortyHives Innovations Ltd for access to the FortyPOS website, web platform, mobile applications, documentation, support and related services. By creating an account, starting a trial, purchasing a subscription or using the service, the customer agrees to these Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Refund Policy and any written order, quotation or data-processing terms that apply.

FortyPOS is primarily a business-to-business service. Where mandatory consumer law applies to a particular customer, those mandatory rights are not excluded.

2. Key definitions

• Customer means the business, organisation or individual that creates or pays for a FortyPOS account.
• Authorised user means an administrator, employee, contractor or other person permitted by the customer to use the account.
• Customer data means information submitted, imported, generated or stored by the customer or authorised users through the service.
• Plan means the subscription package, billing period, limits, modules and item types shown at purchase or in a written order.
• Professional services means separately scoped setup, training, stock take, data entry, customisation, integration or related work.
• Third-party service means a product or service not controlled by FortyPOS, including payment providers, banks, tax systems, app stores, messaging services and device platforms.

3. Eligibility and authority

A person accepting these Terms must be at least 18 years old, legally capable of entering a contract and authorised to bind the customer. The service may not be used where prohibited by law. The customer must provide accurate information and promptly update material changes.

4. Accounts, administrators and security

• The customer controls administrator and staff accounts and is responsible for assigning appropriate roles and permissions.
• Credentials must be kept confidential, must not be shared between unrelated users and should be protected by strong security practices.
• The customer is responsible for activity through authorised accounts unless unauthorised access is reported promptly and was not caused by the customer’s failure to protect the account.
• FortyPOS may require identity, business or payment verification to protect the service or comply with law.
• Suspected compromise, credential theft or unauthorised activity must be reported promptly to support.

5. Free trials

A trial is provided to evaluate FortyPOS before payment. Trial duration, functionality and limits are displayed when the trial begins. Trial data may be restricted or deleted after expiry if the customer does not subscribe, subject to legal retention requirements.

Unless clearly disclosed and expressly authorised at sign-up, a free trial does not automatically create a paid subscription. Where an automatic conversion or renewal option is offered, material billing terms and cancellation steps will be disclosed before payment details are accepted.

6. Subscriptions, billing, renewal and taxes

• Prices, billing periods, currency, plan limits and separately charged services are displayed before purchase or stated in a written quotation.
• Fees are payable in advance unless a written order states otherwise. Amounts are in Kenyan Shillings unless another currency is clearly stated.
• The customer is responsible for applicable taxes, levies, provider charges and accurate billing information, except taxes imposed on FortyPOS income.
• If automatic renewal applies, it will be disclosed and require the consent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction. The customer may cancel future renewal through the available account or support process.
• Cancellation stops future charges after the effective cancellation date but does not automatically refund a current period. Refunds are governed by the Refund Policy and mandatory law.
• We may change prices for a future renewal period after reasonable advance notice. Continued renewal after the effective date constitutes acceptance where permitted by law.
• Non-payment may result in restricted access, suspension or termination after any applicable notice or grace period.

7. Plans, capacity limits and item types

Plans may differ by products or SKUs, users, branches, warehouses, billing period, reports, modules, item natures and advanced selling workflows. A feature appearing on the website does not mean it is included in every plan.

• The customer must select and maintain a plan suitable for its actual usage.
• FortyPOS may prevent new records, restrict a feature or require an upgrade when a plan limit is reached.
• Attempts to bypass plan limits, divide one business artificially across accounts or misuse unlimited features may be treated as a breach.
• Current plan information should be confirmed through the pricing page, console or plan calculator before purchase.
• Reasonable usage protections may apply to unlimited plans to protect system security, stability and other customers.

8. Licence and access rights

Subject to payment and compliance with these Terms, FortyPOS grants the customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable right to access and use the service for lawful internal business operations during the active subscription. This right does not permit resale, sublicensing, copying, scraping, reverse engineering, creation of competing services or use beyond authorised plan limits, except where a restriction is prohibited by law.

9. Customer data, ownership and privacy

As between the parties, the customer retains its rights in Customer Data. The customer grants FortyPOS and its service providers the limited rights required to host, process, transmit, back up, display and otherwise handle Customer Data to provide, secure, support and improve the service in accordance with the Privacy Policy and customer instructions.

For account, billing, website, security and support information, FortyPOS generally acts as a data controller. For personal data entered by a business about customers, suppliers, staff and transactions, the business generally acts as controller and FortyPOS acts as processor or service provider.

The customer is responsible for lawful collection, notices, consent or other legal basis, data accuracy, retention decisions and responding to individuals whose data it controls.

10. Customer responsibilities

• Configure taxes, prices, units, stock, branches, payment methods, item natures and permissions accurately.
• Review reports and outputs before relying on them for accounting, tax, payroll, inventory or legal decisions.
• Maintain supported devices, internet access, printers, scanners and third-party accounts required for the customer’s chosen workflow.
• Export and retain records required for business continuity, accounting, tax or statutory purposes.
• Comply with laws applicable to the customer’s products, services, employees, customers, tax obligations, invoices, receipts and records.
• Ensure authorised users receive training and use the service consistently.

11. Acceptable use

The customer and authorised users must not:

• Use FortyPOS for unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, abusive or rights-infringing activity.
• Access or attempt to access another customer’s account or data without authorisation.
• Introduce malware, harmful code, denial-of-service traffic or security-testing activity without written permission.
• Circumvent authentication, permissions, usage limits, billing controls or technical protections.
• Upload content that is unlawful, malicious, defamatory or infringes intellectual-property, privacy or confidentiality rights.
• Use automated extraction, bots or excessive requests that impair the service or exceed documented interfaces.
• Misrepresent FortyPOS, remove proprietary notices or imply an unauthorised partnership or endorsement.

12. Third-party services and integrations

Some workflows may depend on providers such as banks, mobile-money services, tax systems, messaging providers, app stores, payment processors, operating systems or hardware vendors. Their availability, approval, security, pricing and terms are controlled by those providers.

FortyPOS does not guarantee that a third-party service will approve an account, remain available, process a transaction successfully or preserve compatibility. The customer authorises the exchange of information reasonably necessary for a connected service. Integration charges, credentials, approvals and additional terms may apply.

13. Setup, training, integrations and professional services

Professional services are governed by the applicable quotation, statement of work or written confirmation. Scope, assumptions, customer dependencies, delivery dates, acceptance criteria, travel, provider costs and fees should be agreed before work begins.

Changes outside the agreed scope may require a revised quotation. The customer must provide timely access, accurate data and decisions. Delays caused by missing customer information, unavailable providers or changed requirements may affect delivery.

14. Support, maintenance and availability

Published support hours and contact channels are shown on the website. Support aims to assist with reasonable product and account questions but does not replace professional accounting, tax, legal or cybersecurity advice.

We use reasonable efforts to operate and restore the service, but continuous or error-free availability is not guaranteed. Planned maintenance, urgent security work, provider outages, internet failures, force-majeure events and other circumstances may affect access. A service-level agreement applies only if expressly agreed in writing.

15. Service changes, updates and beta features

We may update, add, modify or discontinue features, interfaces, limits and technical requirements to improve the service, maintain security, comply with law or reflect provider changes. We will use reasonable efforts to communicate material changes that significantly reduce core paid functionality.

Preview, beta or experimental features may be incomplete, change without notice and be provided without service commitments. Customers should not rely on beta features for critical records or regulated operations unless agreed in writing.

16. Intellectual property and feedback

FortyPOS software, designs, interfaces, branding, documentation, website content and related intellectual property are owned by FortyHives Innovations Ltd or its licensors. No ownership transfers to the customer.

If the customer provides ideas, suggestions or feedback, FortyPOS may use them without restriction or payment, provided this does not grant FortyPOS ownership of the customer’s confidential information or Customer Data.

17. Confidentiality

Each party must protect the other party’s non-public business, technical and commercial information using reasonable care and use it only for the agreement. Confidentiality obligations do not apply to information that is public without breach, already lawfully known, independently developed or lawfully received from a third party. Disclosure may be made where legally required after notice where permitted.

18. Suspension and termination

FortyPOS may suspend or restrict access where reasonably necessary for non-payment, material breach, unlawful activity, security risk, suspected fraud, provider requirements, protection of other customers or legal compliance. Where appropriate, we will provide notice and an opportunity to remedy the issue.

The customer may cancel through the available account or support process. Either party may terminate for a material breach that remains uncured after reasonable written notice, unless immediate termination is justified by serious illegality, fraud, security risk or law.

19. Effect of expiry or termination

• The right to use the service ends on the effective termination or expiry date.
• Outstanding fees and obligations arising before termination remain due.
• The customer should export required records before access ends.
• Customer Data may be restricted, deleted or anonymised after applicable operational and legal retention periods.
• Sections that by their nature should survive—including payment, intellectual property, confidentiality, disclaimers, liability, indemnity and dispute provisions—continue to apply.

20. Warranties and disclaimers

FortyPOS will provide the service with reasonable skill and care. Except for express written commitments and rights that cannot lawfully be excluded, the service is provided “as is” and “as available”. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, compatible with every device or third-party service, or suitable for every regulatory or business requirement.

Reports, taxes, profits, stock, balances and other outputs depend on customer configuration and data. The customer must verify important outputs and obtain professional advice where appropriate.

21. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, death or personal injury caused by negligence, violation of mandatory data-protection duties, or any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither party is liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential loss, or for lost profits, revenue, goodwill, anticipated savings or business opportunity, arising from the service.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, FortyPOS’s total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the service during any twelve-month period is limited to the fees paid or payable by the customer for FortyPOS during the twelve months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim. If the claim arises during a free trial, the cap is the amount the customer paid for the affected professional service, if any. These limitations apply regardless of the legal theory and only to the extent they are enforceable.

22. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, the customer will defend and indemnify FortyHives Innovations Ltd and its personnel against third-party claims, losses and reasonable costs arising from unlawful Customer Data, the customer’s products or services, misuse of FortyPOS, breach of these Terms, or violation of third-party rights. This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim was caused by FortyPOS’s breach, negligence or wilful misconduct. FortyPOS will provide reasonable notice and allow the customer to control the defence, subject to appropriate cooperation and settlement protections.

23. Governing law and dispute resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of Kenya, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The parties will first attempt to resolve a dispute through good-faith support escalation and written negotiation. If unresolved, the courts of Kenya will have jurisdiction, unless mandatory law gives a consumer or data subject the right to bring a claim elsewhere.

Nothing prevents either party from seeking urgent injunctive or protective relief, reporting a matter to a regulator, or exercising a statutory right.

24. General provisions

• Entire agreement: these Terms and incorporated documents replace prior discussions concerning the service, except for signed written terms that expressly prevail.
• Order of precedence: a signed order, statement of work or data-processing agreement prevails over these Terms only for the specific conflict it addresses.
• Assignment: the customer may not assign the agreement without consent, except as part of a genuine business transfer where obligations are assumed. FortyPOS may assign to an affiliate or successor.
• Severability: if a provision is unenforceable, it will be limited or replaced to the minimum extent necessary and the remainder continues.
• No waiver: failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
• Force majeure: neither party is liable for delay caused by events beyond reasonable control, except payment obligations for services already provided.
• Independent parties: the agreement does not create employment, agency, partnership, franchise or joint venture.

25. Changes, notices and contact

We may update these Terms for service, security, business or legal changes. Material changes will be communicated through the website, application, email or another appropriate channel and will apply from the stated effective date. Where law requires consent, the change will not take effect without the required consent.

Legal and contractual notices may be sent to support@fortypos.com. Notices to a customer may be sent to the account email, displayed in the service or delivered through another contact method provided by the customer.

Related documents: Privacy Policy, Refund Policy and Pricing and Plans.