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Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: 1 March 2025  |  Last Updated: 1 March 2025

⚠️ Important Disclaimer — Not Financial Advice

Banksee is a financial data analysis and visualisation tool only. We are not a registered financial services provider, financial advisor, credit provider, investment manager, or any form of regulated financial institution under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS), the National Credit Act (NCA), or any other applicable South African legislation. Nothing on this platform constitutes financial, investment, legal, tax, or credit advice. All insights, budgets, debt analyses, savings suggestions, and AI-generated recommendations are for informational and educational purposes only. You should always consult a qualified, registered financial advisor before making any financial decisions.

Contents

  1. Acceptance of Terms
  2. Description of Service
  3. Not Financial Advice
  4. Eligibility
  5. User Accounts
  6. Your Data & Privacy
  7. Acceptable Use
  8. Subscription & Billing
  9. Intellectual Property
  10. Limitation of Liability
  11. Disclaimer of Warranties
  12. Termination
  13. Governing Law
  14. Changes to Terms
  15. Contact

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, creating an account on, or using the Banksee platform (the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms in their entirety, you may not use the Service.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User", "you") and Banksee ("we", "us", "our"). By using the Service, you represent that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. Description of Service

Banksee is a web-based platform that allows users to upload bank statements (in PDF or CSV format), which are then analysed using artificial intelligence to generate financial summaries, spending category breakdowns, budget suggestions, debt tracking views, recurring subscription detection, and conversational financial insights.

The Service is designed to help users understand and visualise their existing financial data. Key features include:

  • AI-powered transaction categorisation
  • Spending and income dashboards
  • Budget generation from historical data
  • Debt and recurring subscription tracking
  • Financial health insights and scoring
  • Conversational AI financial assistant

Banksee operates on a read-only, file-based model. We do not connect to your banking institution directly, do not require internet banking credentials, and do not initiate any transactions on your behalf.

3. Not Financial Advice

This is the most important section of these Terms. Please read it carefully.

Banksee is a technology tool, not a financial advisory service. We are not authorised or registered under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act 37 of 2002 (FAIS Act), the National Credit Act 34 of 2005, or any equivalent legislation to provide financial advice.

3.1 What This Means

  • All AI-generated insights, budget recommendations, debt repayment suggestions, savings tips, and financial health scores are automated outputs based on your uploaded data only. They do not account for your full financial picture, risk profile, dependants, tax obligations, insurance needs, or life goals.
  • Banksee's AI assistant ("Chat with Banksee") provides informational responses only. Nothing it says constitutes advice that you should act upon without independent verification from a qualified professional.
  • Historical spending patterns shown on Banksee are not predictive of future performance and should not be used as the basis for investment or financial planning decisions.

3.2 Seek Professional Advice

Before making any material financial decisions — including but not limited to taking out loans, making investments, cancelling insurance, entering into credit agreements, or restructuring debt — you should consult with a qualified financial planner or advisor registered with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).

3.3 No Liability for Financial Decisions

You expressly acknowledge that any financial decisions you make based on information displayed on Banksee are made entirely at your own risk. Banksee accepts no liability whatsoever for any financial loss, damage, or disadvantage arising from your reliance on content provided by the platform.

4. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age to use Banksee. By using the Service, you confirm that you are 18 or older, have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement, and are a resident of the Republic of South Africa or are using the Service in compliance with all applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

5. User Accounts

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials. You must not share your account with others. You agree to notify us immediately at support@banksee.co.za if you suspect any unauthorised access to your account.

You are solely responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. Banksee reserves the right to terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

6. Your Data & Privacy

Your bank statements and financial data are personal and sensitive. We handle your data with the highest care:

  • Data is encrypted at rest and in transit using industry-standard AES-256 encryption.
  • We do not sell, rent, or share your personal financial data with third parties for commercial purposes.
  • We process your data solely for the purpose of delivering the Service to you.
  • You retain ownership of your data at all times. You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time.

For full details, please refer to our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Upload bank statements belonging to any other person without their explicit consent
  • Attempt to reverse-engineer, hack, or circumvent any security features of the platform
  • Use the Service for any illegal, fraudulent, or malicious purpose
  • Upload false, fabricated, or manipulated financial documents
  • Attempt to access other users' data
  • Use automated scripts or bots to interact with the platform without authorisation
  • Reproduce, redistribute, or resell the Service or any content generated by it

8. Subscription & Billing

Banksee offers both a free tier and paid subscription plans. By subscribing to a paid plan, you agree to the following:

  • Subscription fees are charged in South African Rand (ZAR) and are non-refundable except where required by the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008.
  • Payments are processed securely via PayFast, a registered South African payment gateway. Banksee does not store your payment card details.
  • Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled before the renewal date.
  • We reserve the right to change pricing with 30 days' advance notice to registered users.
  • In the event of a billing dispute, please contact support@banksee.co.za within 14 days.

9. Intellectual Property

All intellectual property in the Banksee platform — including but not limited to the software, AI models, design, trademarks, logos, and written content — is owned by or licensed to Banksee. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Service for your personal, non-commercial financial management purposes.

Your uploaded data remains your property. You grant Banksee a limited licence to process your data solely for the purpose of providing the Service.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted under applicable South African law:

  • Banksee's total liability to you for any claim arising from your use of the Service shall not exceed the amount you paid to us in the 3 months preceding the claim.
  • We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, or financial losses arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Service.
  • We are not liable for any losses arising from your reliance on AI-generated insights, budget recommendations, or financial summaries.
  • We are not responsible for inaccuracies in data arising from corrupted, incomplete, or incorrectly formatted bank statements.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure, though we take industry-standard measures to ensure reliability and security.

12. Termination

You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us at support@banksee.co.za or through your account settings.

Banksee reserves the right to suspend or permanently terminate your account, without notice, if you breach these Terms, engage in fraudulent behaviour, or if we are required to do so by law. Upon termination, your access to the Service will cease and your data may be permanently deleted.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts. Nothing in these Terms limits your statutory rights under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 or Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in our Services, legal requirements, or business practices. We will notify registered users of material changes via email or a prominent notice within the platform. Your continued use of the Service after such notification constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

15. Contact

For any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding these Terms, please contact us:

📧 Email: legal@banksee.co.za
🌐 Web: Contact Form

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