Terms and Conditions of GetChereta

Last Updated: 23 January 2026

1. Introduction

1.1 These terms and conditions shall govern your use of our website.

1.2 By using our website, you accept these terms and conditions in full; accordingly, if you disagree with these terms and conditions or any part of these terms and conditions, you must not use our website.

1.3 If you register with our website, submit any material to our website or use any of our website services, we will ask you to expressly agree to these terms and conditions.

1.4 You must be at least 18 years of age to use our website; by using our website or agreeing to these terms and conditions, you warrant and represent to us that you are at least 18 years of age.

2. Definitions

  • “Tender”: A formal invitation for bids/proposals posted on the Website.
  • “Content”: Text, documents, data, or materials on the Website.
  • “Registered User”: An individual/organization with a valid account.

3. Copyright notice

3.1 Copyright (c) 2018-2025 GetChereta.

3.2 Subject to the express provisions of these terms and conditions:

  • (a) we, together with our licensors, own and control all the copyright and other intellectual property rights in our website and the material on our website; and
  • (b) all the copyright and other intellectual property rights in our website and the material on our website are reserved.

4. Permission to use website

4.1 You may:

  • (a) view pages from our website in a web browser;
  • (b) view, search, save and apply for tenders;
  • (c) receive email/SMS notifications about new tenders;
  • (d) download pages from our website for caching in a web browser;
  • (e) print pages from our website for your own personal and non-commercial use, providing that such printing is not systematic or excessive;
  • (f) stream audio and video files from our website using the media player on our website and
  • (g) use our website services by means of a web browser,

4.2 Except as expressly permitted by Section 4.1 or the other provisions of these terms and conditions, you must not download any material from our website or save any such material to your computer.

4.3 You may only use our website for your own personal and business purposes you must not use our website for any other purposes.

4.4 Except as expressly permitted by these terms and conditions, you must not edit or otherwise modify any material on our website.

4.5 Unless you own or control the relevant rights in the material, you must not:

  • (a) republish material from our website (including republication on another website);
  • (b) sell, rent or sub-license material from our website;
  • (c) show any material from our website in public;
  • (d) exploit material from our website for a commercial purpose; or
  • (e) redistribute material from our website.

4.6 Notwithstanding Section 4.5, you may redistribute our newsletter in print and electronic form to any person.

4.7 We reserve the right to suspend or restrict access to our website, to areas of our website and/or to functionality upon our website. We may, for example, suspend access to the website during server maintenance or when we update the website. You must not circumvent or bypass, or attempt to circumvent or bypass, any access restriction measures on the website.

5. Misuse of website

5.1 You must not:

  • (a) use our website in any way or take any action that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the performance, availability, accessibility, integrity or security of the website;
  • (b) use our website in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity;
  • (c) hack or otherwise tamper with our website;
  • (d) probe, reverse-engineer, scan or test the vulnerability of our website without our permission;
  • (e) circumvent any authentication or security systems or processes on or relating to our website;
  • (f) use our website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software;
  • (g) impose an unreasonably large load on our website resources including bandwidth, storage capacity and processing capacity;
  • (h) decrypt or decipher any communications sent by or to our website without our permission;
  • (i) conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to our website without our express written consent;
  • (j) access or otherwise interact with our website using any robot, spider or other automated means, except for the purpose of search engine indexing;
  • (k) use our website except by means of our public interfaces;
  • (l) violate the directives set out in the robots.txt file for our website;
  • (m) use data collected from our website for any direct marketing activity (including without limitation email marketing, SMS marketing, telemarketing and direct mailing); or
  • (n) do anything that interferes with the normal use of our website.

5.2 You must not use data collected from our website to contact individuals, companies or other persons or entities.

5.3 You must ensure that all the information you supply to us through our website, or in relation to our website, is true, accurate, current, complete and non-misleading.

6. Registration and accounts

6.1 To be eligible for an account on our website under this Section 6, you must be resident or situated in Ethiopia.

6.2 You may register for an account with our website by completing and submitting the account registration form on our website, and clicking on the verification link in the email that the website will send to you.

6.3 You must not allow any other person to use your account to access the website.

6.4 You must notify us in writing immediately if you become aware of any unauthorised use of your account.

6.5 You must not use any other person's account to access the website, unless you have that person's express permission to do so.

7. User login details

7.1 If you register for an account with our website, we will provide you with OR you will be asked to choose phone number and password.

7.2 Your phone number must not be liable to mislead and must comply with the content rules set out in Section 10; you must not use your account or phone number for or in connection with the impersonation of any person.

7.3 You must keep your password confidential.

7.4 You must notify us in writing immediately if you become aware of any disclosure of your password.

7.5 You are responsible for any activity on our website arising out of any failure to keep your password confidential, and may be held liable for any losses arising out of such a failure.

8. Cancellation and suspension of account

8.1 We may:

  • (a) suspend your account;
  • (b) cancel your account; and/or
  • (c) edit your account details,

at any time in our sole discretion with or without notice to you.

8.2 We will usually cancel an account if it remains unused for a continuous period of 18 months.

8.3 You may cancel your account on our website using your account control panel on the website.

9. Use of Tender Documents and AI-Generated Content

9.1 All tender-related materials and documents available on this website are provided and published by us (the company). Users may access, read, save, and receive notifications (via SMS, email, or other means) when new tenders are published or updated.

9.2 As part of the services offered, users may interact with tender documents using built-in tools such as summarization, chat-based queries, and AI-assisted proposal generation. These features are intended to support users in understanding and responding to tenders more efficiently.

9.3 Any content generated through AI tools (such as proposal drafts or summaries) is based on the tender materials provided and is offered solely for informational and assistance purposes. While users may download or export this AI-generated content for their personal or professional use, they remain fully responsible for reviewing, modifying, and ensuring the accuracy and suitability of such content before submission to any third party.

9.4 Users may not copy, reproduce, republish, or redistribute tender documents or any AI-generated content from the website for commercial purposes without our express written permission, except as necessary for the purpose of preparing and submitting a bid.

9.5 We reserve the right to monitor and review usage of the website's AI features to improve performance and ensure fair use. We may suspend or restrict access if we reasonably suspect misuse or excessive automated activity.

10. Acceptable Use of Tender Information and AI Tools

10.1 By using this website, you agree to use all tender documents, summaries, AI-generated content, and interactive tools in compliance with these terms and applicable laws.

10.2 You must not use this website or any content provided (including tender documents or AI-generated materials) in any way that is illegal, unlawful, or may infringe upon the rights of any person or organization.

10.3 You must not, in connection with your use of the website:

  • (a) Use or share any tender content in a way that is false, misleading, or deceptive;
  • (b) Attempt to republish, redistribute, or exploit tender documents for commercial purposes outside the intended scope of preparing or responding to bids;
  • (c) Use the website to produce or distribute defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening, discriminatory, or otherwise harmful content;
  • (d) Input malicious, harmful, or offensive language into the AI tools;
  • (e) Use AI-generated proposals or summaries without reviewing and validating them for accuracy and relevance;
  • (f) Violate the privacy, data protection, intellectual property, or contractual rights of any third party;
  • (g) Use the platform for spam, phishing, or other fraudulent activities;
  • (h) Upload or distribute any harmful software, viruses, or scripts through any interaction with the site;
  • (i) Misuse SMS or email notification features for spamming or unauthorized sharing of information;
  • (j) Engage in any conduct that causes unnecessary disruption or inconvenience to other users or our systems.

10.4 We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access to any part of the website if we reasonably believe a user has violated these acceptable use guidelines.

11. Limited warranties

11.1 We do not warrant or represent:

  • (a) that the tender information published on our website is complete, accurate, or free from error, as it may be subject to updates, third-party changes, or external sources;
  • (b) that summaries, chats, or AI-generated proposals will be accurate, up to date, or suitable for any specific bid or legal purpose;
  • (c) that the website, its features (including AI tools and messaging services), will operate without interruption, delay, or fault; or
  • (d) that the website or any of its services will remain continuously available or free from technical issues.

11.2 We reserve the right to discontinue or alter any or all of our website services, and to stop publishing our website, at any time in our sole discretion without notice or explanation; and save to the extent expressly provided otherwise in these terms and conditions, you will not be entitled to any compensation or other payment upon the discontinuance or alteration of any website services, or if we stop publishing the website.

11.3 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 12.1, we exclude all representations and warranties relating to the subject matter of these terms and conditions, our website and the use of our website.

12. Limitations and exclusions of liability

12.1 Nothing in these terms and conditions will:

  • (a) Limit or exclude any liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence;
  • (b) Limit or exclude any liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
  • (c) Limit any liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
  • (d) exclude any liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

12.2 The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this Section 12 and elsewhere in these terms and conditions:

  • (a) are subject to Section 12.1; and
  • (b) govern all liabilities arising under these terms and conditions or relating to the subject matter of these terms and conditions, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in these terms and conditions.

12.3 To the extent that our website and the information and services on our website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.

12.4 We will not be liable to you in respect of any losses arising out of any event or events beyond our reasonable control.

12.5 We will not be liable to you in respect of any business losses, including (without limitation) loss of or damage to profits, income, revenue, use, production, anticipated savings, business, contracts, commercial opportunities or goodwill.

12.6 We will not be liable to you in respect of any loss or corruption of any data, database or software.

12.7 We will not be liable to you in respect of any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage.

12.8 You accept that we have an interest in limiting the personal liability of our officers and employees and, having regard to that interest, you acknowledge that we are a limited liability entity; you agree that you will not bring any claim personally against our officers or employees in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website or these terms and conditions (this will not, of course, limit or exclude the liability of the limited liability entity itself for the acts and omissions of our officers and employees).

13. Breaches of these terms and conditions

13.1 Without prejudice to our other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach these terms and conditions in any way, or if we reasonably suspect that you have breached these terms and conditions in any way, we may:

  • (a) send you one or more formal warnings;
  • (b) temporarily suspend your access to our website;
  • (c) permanently prohibit you from accessing our website;
  • (d) block computers using your IP address from accessing our website;
  • (e) contact any or all of your internet service providers and request that they block your access to our website;
  • (f) commence legal action against you, whether for breach of contract or otherwise; and/or
  • (g) suspend or delete your account on our website.

13.2 Where we suspend or prohibit or block your access to our website or a part of our website, you must not take any action to circumvent such suspension or prohibition or blocking including without limitation creating and/or using a different account.

14. Variation

14.1 We may revise these terms and conditions from time to time.

14.2 The revised terms and conditions shall apply to the use of our website from the date of publication of the revised terms and conditions on the website, and you hereby waive any right you may otherwise have to be notified of, or to consent to, revisions of these terms and conditions. OR We will give you written notice of any revision of these terms and conditions, and the revised terms and conditions will apply to the use of our website from the date that we give you such notice; if you do not agree to the revised terms and conditions, you must stop using our website.

14.3 If you have given your express agreement to these terms and conditions, we will ask for your express agreement to any revision of these terms and conditions; and if you do not give your express agreement to the revised terms and conditions within such period as we may specify, we will disable or delete your account on the website, and you must stop using the website.

15. Assignment

15.1 You hereby agree that we may assign, transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with our rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions.

15.2 You may not without our prior written consent assign, transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with any of your rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions.

16. Severability

16.1 If a provision of these terms and conditions is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect.

16.2 If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision of these terms and conditions would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect.

17. Third party rights

17.1 A contract under these terms and conditions is for our benefit and your benefit, and is not intended to benefit or be enforceable by any third party.

17.2 The exercise of the parties' rights under a contract under these terms and conditions is not subject to the consent of any third party.

18. Entire agreement

18.1 Subject to Section 12.1, these terms and conditions, together with our privacy and cookies policy, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of our website and shall supersede all previous agreements between you and us in relation to your use of our website.

19. Law and jurisdiction

19.1 These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Ethiopian law.

19.2 Any disputes relating to these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive OR non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ethiopia.

20. Statutory and regulatory disclosures

20.1 We are registered in [trade register]; you can find the online version of the register at [URL], and our registration number is [number].

20.2 We are subject to [authorisation scheme], which is supervised by [supervisory authority].

20.3 We are registered as [title] with [professional body] in the Ethiopian and are subject to [rules], which can be found at [URL].

20.4 We subscribe to [code(s) of conduct], which can be consulted electronically at [URL(s)].

20.5 Our VAT number is [number]. (fill these spaces)

21. Our details

21.1 This website is owned and operated by Faris Technologies.

21.2 We are registered in Ethiopia under registration number [no], and our registered office is at Addis Abeba.

21.3 Our principal place of business is at Addis Abeba.

21.4 You can contact us:

  • (a) using our website contact form;
  • (b) by telephone, on the contact number published on our website; or
  • (c) by email, using the email address published on our website.