Legal Documents — Version 2.0

Terms, Privacy & Application Conditions

This master document set governs your use of this website and any rental application you submit to Napolitani Investments (Pty) Ltd.

Napolitani Investments (Pty) Ltd  ·  1 Sceptre Crescent, Table View, 7441, Cape Town  ·  info@napolifunds.co.za

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Document 1 — Website Terms of Use

Owner: Napolitani Investments (Pty) Ltd, 2019/343067/07 [to be inserted]
Effective date: [to be inserted]
Version: 2.0 — replaces all prior versions.
Acceptance: Continued use of this website after the date you first access it constitutes acceptance.

1. Scope and binding nature

1.1These Terms of Use govern only your browsing and use of the website. They are not a rental application, are not a lease, do not authorise the processing of personal information beyond cookies and analytics, and do not entitle you to be considered as a tenant.

1.2The Company does not negotiate the terms of website use. If any provision is unacceptable to you, your only remedy is to discontinue use of the website.

1.3Where any provision is found by a competent court or regulator to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be read down to the maximum extent permitted by law and, if it cannot be so read down, severed; the remainder shall continue in full force.

2. Governing law and statutory framework

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, including (without limitation):

3. Acceptable use

3.1You may use the website only for lawful purposes connected with assessing properties, making enquiries, or submitting a rental application.

3.2You may not, and you may not permit any person or system acting on your behalf to:

3.3Each of the acts in clause 3.2(d)–(f) constitutes an offence under sections 2 to 8 of the Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020. The Company reserves the right, without further notice, to (i) lay criminal charges; (ii) apply for urgent interdictory relief and Anton Piller-type orders; and (iii) recover damages on the attorney-and-own-client scale.

3.4For breach of clause 3.2(a) (scraping), the Company shall be entitled to liquidated damages of R250 per record scraped, as a reasonable pre-estimate of loss.

4. Intellectual property

4.1All content on the website — including the design, layout, copy, photographs, renderings, plans, logos, trade marks and source code — is the exclusive property of the Company or its licensors and is protected by South African and international intellectual-property law.

4.2No licence is granted to you save for the limited right to view the website on a personal device, and to download or print a single copy of any page solely for the purpose of preparing a rental enquiry or application.

5. Cookies and analytics

The website uses cookies and similar technologies for functional, analytics and (where you opt in) marketing purposes. See Document 2 (Privacy Policy) for details. You may decline non-essential cookies through the consent banner.

6. Disclaimer of warranties

The website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Property listings are invitations to do business and are not offers. No contract of lease is concluded by your interaction with the website.

To the maximum extent permitted by section 49 of the CPA, the Company makes no warranty that any property listing is current, that rental prices or photographs reflect the current state of a property, that the website will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that third-party links are safe.

7. Limitation of liability

CPA Section 49 Notice — please read carefully. This clause limits the Company's liability for matters connected with your use of the website.

7.1To the maximum extent permitted by law, and excluding only loss caused by the Company's gross negligence, wilful misconduct, fraud, or by death or personal injury caused by the Company, the Company is not liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special or punitive loss arising from your use of, or inability to use, the website.

7.2The Company's aggregate liability to you under or in connection with the website is capped at R5 000.00.

7.3Nothing in this clause limits any non-derogable right you have under POPIA, the CPA, the NCA or the Constitution.

8. Changes to these Terms

The Company may amend these Terms of Use by publishing an amended version on the website. Amendments take effect on publication. Continued use constitutes acceptance.

9. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by South African law. You consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division, Cape Town. Nothing limits your right to refer a dispute to the Information Regulator, the National Consumer Commission, the National Consumer Tribunal, the Rental Housing Tribunal or the National Credit Regulator.

10. Contact

Information Officer: [to be inserted]
Email: info@napolifunds.co.za
Address: 1 Sceptre Crescent, Table View, 7441, Cape Town

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Document 2 — Privacy Policy & POPIA Section 18 Notice

This Privacy Policy is the Company's notice to you under section 18 of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 ("POPIA"). It tells you what personal information we collect, why, who we share it with, how long we keep it, and what your rights are.

1. Identity of the Responsible Party

Napolitani Investments (Pty) Ltd, 2019/343067/07 [to be inserted], registered office 1 Sceptre Crescent, Table View, 7441, Cape Town, is the Responsible Party.

2. Information Officer (POPIA s55)

3. Categories of personal information we process

4. Sources of personal information

We collect personal information directly from you and, with your consent, from:

5. Purpose for processing

We process your personal information only to:

6. Lawful justification (POPIA s11)

7. Recipients of personal information

We share personal information with: registered credit bureaus; TPN and SAFPS; consented bank-statement aggregators; our attorneys, auditors and tax advisers; our managing agent (if any); our IT and cloud-storage providers; the Financial Intelligence Centre, SARS, SAPS (where required by law); the Information Regulator, courts and tribunals (in response to lawful demand); and any successor in title to the Company's property holdings, subject to equivalent protection.

8. Cross-border transfer (POPIA s72)

We do not transfer personal information outside South Africa save where the recipient is subject to a law, binding corporate rules or binding agreement providing an adequate level of protection equivalent to POPIA, or where you have specifically consented.

9. Retention (POPIA s14)

CategoryRetention PeriodAuthority
FICA / KYC records5 years from end of business relationshipFICA s23
NCA / credit records3 yearsNCA Reg 55(2)(b)
Tax-related records5 years from submissionTax Administration Act s29
Successful applications (lease concluded)5 years from lease terminationFICA s23 + Tax Administration Act s29
Rejected applications (no relationship)12 months from rejectionPOPIA s14
Fraud-register listings5 yearsNCR Credit Bureau Conduct Rules
Web-server and cookie logs12 monthsPOPIA s14

10. Security (POPIA s19)

We maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures, including encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access controls, monitored audit logs, multi-factor authentication for privileged access, and back-to-back POPIA s21 contracts with all Operators.

11. Security compromise notification (POPIA s22)

If we have reasonable grounds to believe your personal information has been accessed by an unauthorised person, we will notify the Information Regulator and you as soon as reasonably possible after discovery of the compromise.

12. Your rights

Information Regulator: PO Box 31533, Braamfontein, 2017 · complaints.IR@justice.gov.za · inforeg@justice.gov.za · inforegulator.org.za

13. Direct marketing (POPIA s69; CPA s11)

We will send you direct marketing only if you have opted in. You may opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing message, or by emailing the Information Officer. You may also register on the National Opt-Out Register (CPA s11).

14. PAIA

The Company's PAIA Manual is available on request from the Information Officer at info@napolifunds.co.za. The Manual sets out the formal process for requesting access to records held by the Company.

15. Changes to this Policy

Material changes will be brought to your attention by a prominent notice on the website and, where we hold your contact details, by direct notification.

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Document 3 — Rental Application Terms & Conditions

Parties: Napolitani Investments (Pty) Ltd ("the Company") and the natural or juristic person identified in the application form ("the Applicant").

THIS IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING.
Your attention is specifically drawn to Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in accordance with section 49 of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, and to the separate authorisations at Schedule A (NCA Section 68 Authority), Schedule B (FICA Acknowledgement) and Schedule C (CPA Section 49 Acknowledgement). You will be asked to initial each Schedule separately. Without initialised Schedules A, B and C your application cannot be processed.

1. Nature and binding effect

1.1By submitting a rental application, the Applicant offers to be considered for tenancy on these Terms and Conditions. Submission does not, on its own, conclude any lease.

1.2These Terms and Conditions, the application form, Schedules A–C, and any data captured through the application process constitute the entire agreement governing the application process. No verbal or informal representation by any employee, agent or third party varies these Terms and Conditions.

1.3A binding lease is concluded only by a written lease agreement signed by both the Applicant and a duly authorised representative of the Company. An email indicating "successful application", an SMS, a WhatsApp message or any other informal communication does not conclude a lease.

2. Governing law

This Agreement is governed by South African law, including (without limitation): the Constitution; POPIA; CPA; RHA and the Rental Housing Amendment Act 35 of 2014; the Western Cape Unfair Practices Regulations; NCA; ECTA; FICA; PEPUDA; the Cybercrimes Act; the Companies Act; PAIA; the Tax Administration Act; and the Protection from Harassment Act.

3. Vetting process

3.1Submission of an application grants the Company the right to investigate the Applicant in accordance with this Agreement and Document 2.

3.2Truthfulness warranty. The Applicant warrants that every piece of information, document and statement provided is accurate, current and truthful. The Applicant accepts that:

3.3Right to decline. The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to approve, decline, defer or withdraw any application. The Company will not decline an application on any ground prohibited by section 8 of PEPUDA or section 4(1) of the RHA.

3.4Application fee. Where the Company charges an application or vetting fee: (a) the amount will be disclosed to the Applicant before payment; (b) the fee is non-refundable to the extent of third-party costs actually incurred and the Company's reasonable administrative time; (c) any portion not so expended will be refunded on written request within 30 days of refusal or withdrawal.

4. POPIA consent, NCA authority and FICA acknowledgement

The Applicant gives the consents and authorities set out in Schedule A (NCA s68), Schedule B (FICA) and Schedule C (CPA s49). These Schedules are integral to the Agreement and must each be separately initialled.

The Applicant may withdraw consent at any time by written notice to the Information Officer, subject to the qualifications set out in clause 4.3 (withdrawal does not affect processing already completed, or processing required by law or necessary to perform any signed lease).

5. Anti-money laundering and FICA

5.1The Company is an Accountable Institution under Schedule 1 of FICA. The Applicant is required by law to produce certified copies of: (a) South African ID or valid passport with current visa; (b) verified proof of residence (not older than 3 months); (c) verified proof of income; and (d) verified proof of source of any deposit and prospective rental payments.

Important — tipping-off prohibition. The Company is prohibited by section 29(3)–(4) of FICA from disclosing to the Applicant that any suspicious-transaction report has been or will be made to the Financial Intelligence Centre. No claim may be made against the Company for compliance with this statutory obligation.

6. Electronic communications

6.1Authorised channels. The only communications binding on the Company are those sent or received via the Company's email domain (@napolifunds.co.za), WhatsApp Business number, website forms, or recorded telephone lines. Communications on any other channel do not bind the Company.

6.2–6.7All communications on authorised channels may be recorded, retained and used as evidence. Any data message sent from the Applicant's nominated address is presumed to have originated from the Applicant. No informal communication concludes a lease (see clause 1.3).

7. Limitation of liability, indemnity and allocation of risk

CPA Section 49 Notice. This Section 7 limits the Company's liability, requires the Applicant to assume risk, and requires the Applicant to indemnify the Company. The Applicant must initial Schedule C to confirm understanding and acceptance.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, and excluding only loss caused by the Company's Gross Negligence, Wilful Misconduct, fraud, or death or personal injury caused by the Company, the Indemnified Parties are not liable for any Loss arising out of the application process. The Company's aggregate liability is capped at the higher of (i) the application fee actually paid in the preceding 12 months, and (ii) R5 000.00.

The Applicant indemnifies and holds the Company harmless against any Loss arising directly from the Applicant's fraud, dishonesty, Wilful Misconduct or material breach of this Agreement, including recovery costs on the attorney-and-own-client scale.

8. Dispute resolution

Disputes shall be referred in the first instance to the competent statutory body (Rental Housing Tribunal; Information Regulator; National Consumer Tribunal; NCR; FIC). For all other disputes, the parties consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division, Cape Town.

Schedule A — NCA Section 68 Authority

I, the Applicant, specifically authorise Napolitani Investments (Pty) Ltd, in terms of section 68 of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005, to request, receive and use information about me from any registered credit bureau and the National Credit Register for the purpose of: (a) credit scoring and affordability assessment; (b) verifying my financial standing in connection with my rental application; and (c) re-checking my credit profile periodically during any resulting tenancy for purposes of arrears and risk monitoring (subject to my right to withdraw this authority on 30 days' written notice).

I understand that this authority does not constitute a credit application but an authority to obtain a credit report.

Initial: ________________Date: ________________Place: ________________

Schedule B — FICA Acknowledgement

I, the Applicant, acknowledge that: (a) Napolitani Investments (Pty) Ltd is an Accountable Institution under Schedule 1 of FICA; (b) I am required by law to produce certified, original-equivalent KYC documentation; (c) the Company is statutorily obliged to report suspicious or unusual transactions to the Financial Intelligence Centre under sections 28, 28A and 29 of FICA; (d) the Company is prohibited by section 29(3)–(4) of FICA from notifying me of any such report; and (e) I will not bring any claim against the Company in respect of its compliance with these statutory obligations.

Initial: ________________Date: ________________Place: ________________

Schedule C — CPA Section 49 Acknowledgement

I, the Applicant, acknowledge that: (a) my attention has been specifically drawn to the limiting, indemnifying and risk-allocating clauses of this Agreement (Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7); (b) I have been given adequate opportunity to read and consider those clauses; (c) those clauses are drafted in plain and understandable language; (d) I understand that those clauses limit the Company's liability, require me to assume risk, require me to indemnify the Company, and provide a tiered dispute-resolution and jurisdiction regime; (e) I have not been compelled to accept them and I do so freely and voluntarily; and (f) I have been advised of my right to seek independent legal advice before signing and have either obtained such advice or elected not to do so.

Initial: ________________Date: ________________Place: ________________

Applicant

Full names:

ID / Passport:

Signature:

Date / Place:

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Document 4 — Data Processing Agreement (POPIA Section 21 Operator Template)

Use this template with every third-party Operator that processes personal information on the Company's behalf (credit bureaus, vetting agents, bank-statement aggregators, managing agent, cloud providers, IT support, etc.). This document is not for public use.

Parties:
(1) Napolitani Investments (Pty) Ltd, 2019/343067/07 [●] ("the Responsible Party"); and
(2) M.A. Amouhadi, registration number [●] ("the Operator").

1. Definitions

Terms used bear the meanings given in POPIA. "Personal Information" means personal information processed by the Operator on behalf of the Responsible Party under any underlying agreement between the parties ("the Principal Agreement").

2. Status and scope

In processing Personal Information under the Principal Agreement, the Operator is an Operator within the meaning of POPIA. This DPA forms part of the Principal Agreement and prevails over any conflicting term.

3. Operator obligations (POPIA s20 and s21)

The Operator shall:

4. Security compromise (POPIA s22)

The Operator shall notify the Responsible Party in writing, without undue delay and in any event within 24 hours, of any actual or reasonably suspected security compromise affecting Personal Information, including: the nature of the compromise; categories and approximate volume of records affected; likely consequences; and measures taken or proposed.

5. Audit

The Operator shall make available all information reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with POPIA and this DPA, and shall allow for audits (including on-premises inspections) by the Responsible Party or a third-party auditor on reasonable prior notice.

6. Liability and indemnity

Each party is liable for its own breach of POPIA and of this DPA. The Operator indemnifies the Responsible Party against any administrative fine, civil damages, legal costs (attorney-and-own-client scale) and other Loss arising directly from the Operator's breach. Any liability cap in the Principal Agreement does not apply to liability arising from a Security Compromise caused by the Operator's gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

7. Governing law

South African law governs this DPA. The parties consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division, Cape Town.

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Appendices

Appendix A — Fields to Complete

The following placeholders must be completed before deployment. Each is marked [●] in the relevant document.

#FieldWhere
1Company registration numberAll four documents
2Registered office addressDocuments 2, 3
3Information Officer full nameDocuments 1, 2, 3
4Information Officer emailDocuments 1, 2
5Information Officer postal addressDocuments 1, 2
6Deputy Information Officer nameDocument 2
7Information Regulator registration referenceDocument 2
8PAIA Manual URLDocument 2
9FICA Schedule 1 item numberDocument 3, s5.1
10FIC registration referenceDocument 3, s5.1
11Company WhatsApp Business numberDocument 3, s6.1
12Company recorded landlineDocument 3, s6.1
13Company physical address for serviceDocument 3, s12.2
14Effective date of Terms of UseDocument 1, header
15Operator details (per DPA)Document 4

Appendix B — Deployment Checklist

Appendix C — Cross-Reference

This document set is the counterpart to the standalone legal review at napolitani_legal_review.md. The review explains the legal reasoning for each clause. The two files are intended to be read together.