Last updated: 12 October 2026
1. About These Terms
Welcome to Cape Portal (https://capeportal.co.za/).
Cape Portal provides free online tools, business guides and practical resources, primarily for South African small businesses.
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with them, please discontinue use of the website.
2. Use of Our Tools
Cape Portal’s tools are provided to help users with everyday business tasks, calculations, website checks and other practical activities.
Unless a particular tool states otherwise:
- Tools are provided for general informational and practical assistance.
- Results may depend on the information supplied by the user, external services or available data.
- Users should check important results before relying on them to make business, financial, technical or safety-related decisions.
- Tools may be changed, improved, temporarily unavailable or discontinued without prior notice.
You are responsible for deciding whether a tool’s results are suitable for your particular circumstances.
3. Accuracy and Limitations
We make reasonable efforts to develop, maintain and improve our tools. However, we cannot guarantee that every result will always be complete, accurate, current or suitable for every situation.
Calculations, estimates, automated website checks and third-party data may contain errors or limitations.
Cape Portal does not replace professional advice where qualified financial, legal, technical, medical or other specialist assistance is necessary.
For safety-related decisions, users should follow applicable regulations, professional guidance and reliable official information.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use Cape Portal:
- For unlawful, fraudulent or harmful activities.
- To interfere with the operation, security or availability of the website.
- To attempt unauthorised access to the website, server, databases or other systems.
- To distribute malicious software or abuse website features.
- To overload the website or deliberately disrupt its services.
We may restrict access where necessary to protect the website, its users or its infrastructure.
5. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, Cape Portal’s original website content, guides, design elements and tools are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may use the tools for their intended purposes and refer others to Cape Portal.
You may not reproduce, redistribute or commercially exploit substantial portions of the website’s original content or tools without permission, except where permitted by law.
Third-party names, logos and services remain the property of their respective owners.
6. External Services
Some tools may rely on external websites, APIs or service providers. These services may have their own terms, limitations, fees or availability requirements.
Cape Portal is not responsible for interruptions, changes or errors originating from third-party services outside our reasonable control.
7. Availability
We aim to keep Cape Portal available and useful, but uninterrupted access cannot be guaranteed.
Maintenance, technical problems, network issues, security incidents or third-party failures may temporarily affect the website or individual tools.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Cape Portal is not liable for losses arising from reliance on tool results, temporary service interruptions, errors in information or problems originating from external services.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability or consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable South African law.
9. Privacy
Your use of Cape Portal is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how information may be handled when you visit the website or use its tools.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms of Use as Cape Portal develops or as legal requirements change.
The latest version will be published on this page, with an updated revision date where appropriate.
11. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please contact:
Cape Portal
Email: freek@capeportal.co.za
Website: https://capeportal.co.za/
You can also visit our Contact page to get in touch.