Terms of Conditions


Kindly please read carefully before using this service.

The Nguzu Lending Services (“Nguzu” or “Nguzu Lending” or “Services”) enables you to qualify to borrow small amounts over short periods of time (each a “Loan”). The Loan is operated by Nguzu Lending Services (“we” or “us”) subject to these Terms of Conditions (“Terms”).

 

  • This is a Contract. These Terms constitute a contract. You may not use the Service if you do not accept these Terms. By using any part of the Service you accept these Terms. If you are under eighteen (18) years of age, you may not use the Service.
  • You must be truthful. You agree to provide true, accurate and complete information about yourself as prompted (“Account Data'') and you confirm that you have full authority to provide the Account Data including in particular the information relating to the person you have provided as your referee. You agree to indemnify and keep us indemnified in full against all demands or claims that may be brought against us with respect to any information related to third parties provided by you to us during your use of the Service including any information related to your referee. You also agree to update the Account Data to keep it current. You authorise us and our third party service providers, such as network providers or credit reference bureaus, to verify Account Data.
  • You must keep your account secure. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur through the use of your account or password. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorised use of your account or any other breach of security.
  • Our fee is displayed when you borrow and confirmation of the rate and period when applying. Following the account registration process, you may be offered the opportunity to apply for Loans in certain amounts. We reserve the right to decline the Loan application for any reason. However, if we accept your application and grant you a Loan We will charge you service fee you must pay to us on top of paying back the borrowed amount (“Origination Fee”). The Origination Fee payable is stated together with the loan amount at the time you apply for each Loan. The Loan shall be credited into your Mobile money account(Airtel/MTN MoMo/Zamtel) or bank account .
  • You must repay by the Due Date or extend your Loan by paying extension fee. You must repay the Loan by the date specified when you take the Loan (“Due Date”). It is important that you repay the Loan and Origination Fee by the Due Date. If you fail to do so, we will charge you an additional late payment interest fee ("Rollover Fee") in the amount of two percent (2%) per day .You must then repay the loaned amount, additional late payment interest.
  • If you fail to repay, you will be in default. This default may be reported by us to credit reference bureaus duly licensed under the Banking (Credit Reference Bureau) Regulations 2013, within 90 (ninety) days of your default and such report may affect your ability to borrow money in the future. You will become responsible for the reasonable costs we or our suppliers may incur in collecting the payment in accordance with applicable law.
  • We may contact you and/or your referee. You expressly agree that, as part of the Service, you may, from time to time, receive communications from us via text message (SMS) or email, including our promotional newsletters or other information about the Service. You may stop receiving promotional messages by following the opt-out instructions in the message. Even if you choose to opt out of receiving promotional messages, you may not opt out of receiving service-related messages. You also expressly authorize us to contact your referee to verify your information or when we are unable to contact you or when we have not received a repayment from you. You confirm that your referee has consented to the sharing of his/her information with us and to us contacting them with respect to your use of the Service.
  • You must respect our rights in the Service. We grant you a limited, non-transferable, personal right and licence to use the Service and any associated software application through which it may be provided. You may not copy, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, modify, or create derivative works of the software (except as, and only to the extent that, any of the foregoing restrictions are prohibited by applicable law or to the limited extent permitted by the licensing terms governing use of any open sourced components included within the software).
  • We may discontinue the Service. We may in our sole discretion and at any time terminate your access to the Service or discontinue providing the Service or any part of the Service, with or without notice. You agree that we will not be responsible or liable to you or any third party for modifying or discontinuing the Service, or for terminating or suspending your access to the Service.
  • The Service is provided without any warranties or guarantees. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE, OR WITH THESE TERMS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICE.
  • We are not liable for any damages you may incur. IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICE, OR FOR ANY LOAN OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF APPS AND WEBSITE AS OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  • This contract is based on Zambian law. These Terms are subject to, and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Zambia, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Any matters arising concerning the interpretation, validity or implementation of these Terms shall be submitted to arbitration in the English language before a sole arbitrator to take place in Lusaka, Zambia as the seat of the arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the Rules of Arbitration of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (Zambia Chapter). The arbitrator shall be appointed by agreement between the parties or in default of such agreement within sixty (60) days of the notification of a dispute, by the Chairman of the aforementioned arbitral body. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the arbitral decision shall be final and binding on the parties.
  • We may modify these Terms. These Terms may be modified without notice at any time in the future. Changes will be posted at https://nguzulending.com/. It is your responsibility to remain informed of any changes on this Terms of Conditions.
  • If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact our official customer service email customer@nguzulending.com.