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Conditions of access

Acceptance

These conditions become effective when you access the website for the first time and constitute a binding agreement between us (SBG Securities Ghana LTD) and yourself, which will always prevail. The terms of this agreement would govern our respective rights and obligations each time you access this website.

Nature of information on the website

All information on this website is only intended to provide you with general information about SBG, our products, services, and objectives. Nothing on this website should be treated as an offer but merely as an invitation to do business with us.

We may provide information from time to time on:

  • projected revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditure, dividends, capital structure or other financial items;
  • the plans, objectives and/or projections of SBG for future operations, including those relating to the services of the SBG; or
  • future economic perform.

Such projections are only estimates. Actual events or results may differ.

All information is provided "as is" and should not be treated as professional or investment advice of any kind. You should consult your own professional advisors before relying on any information on this website.

Your privacy and security

Our commitment to your privacy and the security of your personal information is outlined in our privacy and security statement.

Amendments to these conditions

We may amend these conditions from time to time. By accessing this website, you are bound to the version of the conditions published here at the time of any visit to this website. You agree to view the current version each time you access the website.

A certificate signed by the administrator responsible for maintaining this website will be prima facie proof of the date of publication and content of the current version and all previous versions of the conditions.

Information feeds

We may use the services of other organisations to provide information on the website. We have no control over this information and make no representations or warranties of any nature as to its accuracy, appropriateness, or correctness. You agree that such information is provided "as is" and we will not be directly or indirectly liable for any damages that may arise from your reliance on it.

All quotes, news, market information or data shown on the website by way of live information feeds are delayed by at least 15 minutes unless otherwise stated. You should always select the "refresh" or similar page update function on your Internet browser to ensure that the information you are viewing is the most current.

Linked third party websites

This website may contain links to other websites with information and material produced by other parties. While we try to provide links only to reputable websites, we cannot accept responsibility or liability for the information provided on other websites. A link from our website to any other website does not mean that we have scrutinised or endorsed the owners or administrators of the website or their business, security practices and operations.

Permission for hyperlinks, deep linking, crawlers and metatags

You are not permitted to establish a hyperlink, frame, metatag or similar reference, whether electronically or otherwise (collectively referred to as linking), to this website or any subsidiary pages before receiving our prior written approval, our written approval may be withheld or granted subject to the conditions we specify from time to time.

An application for linkage must be submitted to [email protected]. Once received we will do our best to respond and enter into further discussions with you. If you do not receive a written response from us within five business days, consider your request as having been rejected.

A Breach of these conditions entitles us to take legal action without prior notice to you and you agree to reimburse the costs associated with such legal actions.

Our intellectual property

We retain all copyright and other intellectual property rights in all material, including logos and other graphics and multimedia works published on or via the website. You are authorised to view and download a copy to a local hard drive or disk, print and make copies of such printouts, provided that:

  • any reproduction of our proprietary material from this website or portion of it must include our copyright notice in its entirety.

The logos and trademarks shown on this website are our registered and unregistered trademarks, or that of third parties. Nothing on this website should be construed as granting any licence or right to use any trademark without our prior written permission and/or that of third parties, as the case may be. You may not, without our prior written permission, use our intellectual property or that of third parties for any other purposes.

An application to use our intellectual property must be submitted to [email protected]. Upon receiving your application, we will do our best to respond and enter into further discussions with you. If you do not get a written response from us within five business days, consider your request as having been rejected.

Irrespective of the existence of copyright, you acknowledge that we are the proprietor of all material on the website, whether it constitutes confidential information or not, and that you have no right, title or interest in any such material.

Software

You are required to use and maintain hardware and software of sufficient quality and performance capability and to use only the latest versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers. Your failure to use these browsers may result in a higher security risk and/or cause some or all the functionality of the website not to operate properly or at all.

Software, if any, made available for download on or via our website is governed by licence conditions that establish a legal relationship with the licensor. You indemnify us against any breach of these licence conditions. We give no warranty and make no representation, whether express or implied, as to the quality or fitness for purpose of the use of such software.

NO WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS GIVEN THAT ANY FILES, DOWNLOADS OR APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE VIA THIS WEBSITE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES, TROJANS, BOMBS, TIME-LOCKS OR ANY OTHER DATA OR CODE WHICH HAS THE ABILITY TO CORRUPT OR AFFECT THE OPERATION OF YOUR COMPUTER, DATABASE, NETWORK OR OTHER INFORMATION SYSTEM.

Transmission of information

Information transmitted via an unsecured link over the Internet, including email, is susceptible to potential unlawful access, distortion, or monitoring. The measures we have taken to limit these risks are outlined in our privacy and security statement. As we do not have the ability to prevent unlawful activities by unscrupulous persons, you accept that we cannot be held liable for any loss, harm or damage suffered by you as a result. To limit these risks, we may request independent verification of any information transmitted by you via the website or email from time to time.

Termination, suspension and limitation

We may modify, suspend or discontinue the website, whether temporarily or permanently, without notice. We may also impose limits or conditions on the right to certain services, features or functions and we may restrict access to parts of or all of the services on the website.

No warranties or representations

We do not warrant that the website will be error-free or will meet any particular criteria of accuracy, completeness or reliability of information, performance, or quality.

We expressly disclaim all implied warranties, including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, title, fitness for a particular purpose, year 2000-compliance, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE TAKEN CARE TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENTS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE ACCURATE AND THAT YOU SUFFER NO LOSS OR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS".

USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RISK OR LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND YOUR RELIANCE ON THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON IT.

WE AND OUR SHAREHOLDER, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS OR EMPLOYEES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE. THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF CONTRACT, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE WERE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE.

WITHOUT DEROGATING FROM THE GENERALITY OF THE ABOVE, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR:

  • ANY INTERRUPTION, MALFUNCTION, DOWNTIME OR OTHER FAILURE OF THE WEBSITE, OUR SYSTEM, DATABASES OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS, FOR WHATEVER REASON;
  • ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM YOUR ORDERS, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, PURCHASES OR DISPOSAL OF GOODS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT(S) OR CURRENCY, FROM THIRD PARTIES, BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE;
  • ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WITH REGARD TO CUSTOMER DATA OR OTHER DATA DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CAUSED BY MALFUNCTION OF OUR SYSTEM, THIRD PARTY SYSTEMS, POWER FAILURES, UNLAWFUL ACCESS TO OR THEFT OF DATA, COMPUTER VIRUSES OR DESTRUCTIVE CODE ON OUR SYSTEM OR THIRD-PARTY SYSTEMS; PROGRAMMING DEFECTS; NEGLIGENCE ON OUR PART OR CAUSED BY THE YEAR 2000 COMPUTER PROBLEM;
  • ANY INTERRUPTION, MALFUNCTION, DOWNTIME OR OTHER FAILURE OF GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIRD PARTY SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.
  • ANY EVENT OVER WHICH WE HAVE NO DIRECT CONTROL.

How disputes will be Resolved

Subject to the relevant service terms, all disputes arising as a result of your use of the website or on the interpretation of these conditions or on any matter which in terms of the conditions requires agreement by the parties, (other than where an interdict is sought or urgent relief may be obtained from a court of competent jurisdiction), will be submitted to and decided by arbitration.

That arbitration will be held with only the parties and their representatives in accordance with provisions of the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929).

Capacity to enter into Agreements

You hereby warrant to us that you have the required legal capacity to enter into and be bound by contractual terms. Minors must be assisted by their legal guardians when reading these conditions. If you are unsure whether you have the legal capacity to enter into agreements, contact someone able to provide you with this information before you continue using this website.

Our address for notices and service of legal process

Our chosen address for any legal notice is:

Head, Legal & Governance

Stanbic Bank Ghana LTD

7th Floor Stanbic Heights,

Plot 215 South Liberation Link,

Airport City, Accra - Ghana

The law governing our relationship.

The conditions will be governed and construed in accordance with the law of the Republic of Ghana without reference to any conflict of law provisions.

General provisions

The headings of the clauses in the conditions are provided for convenience and ease of reference only and will not be used to interpret, modify or amplify the terms of the conditions.

Where any dates or times need to be calculated in terms of the conditions, the international standard time: GMT shall be used.

No failure or delay by us to exercise any of our rights will be construed as a waiver of any such right, whether this is done expressly or implied, nor will it affect the validity of any part these conditions or prejudice our right to take subsequent action against you.

If any of these terms, conditions or provisions are held to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable; the term, condition or provision will be deleted from the remaining terms, conditions and provisions which will continue to be valid to the full extent permitted by law.