Our Terms Of Use In Detail

IPLAN

Welcome to the Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria Website (the “Site”). These Terms of Use govern your use of the Site and its content. The terms “IPLAN”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria.

BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS OF USE, OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR GUIDELINES AND RULES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE, YOU SHOULD NOT USE OUR WEBSITE

  1. Introduction

Your use of this Site is subject to the Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. By using the Site you will be deemed to have accepted and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use. We may make changes to these Terms of Use from time to time. We may notify you of such changes by any reasonable means, including by posting the revised version of these Terms of Use on the Site. Your use of the Site following changes to these Terms of Use will constitute your acceptance of those changes.

  1. Use of the Site
  • You confirm that you are at least 18 years of age or are accessing the Site under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by the Terms of Use. If you are a parent or legal guardian agreeing to these Terms of Use for the benefit of a child under 18 years, be advised that you are fully responsible for his or her use of this Site, including all financial charges and legal liability that he or she may incur.
  • Personal information that you supply to IPLAN and any information about your use of the Site that we obtain will be subject to IPLAN’s Privacy Policy on this Site.
  • You are responsible for all access to the Site using your internet connection, even if the access is by another person.
  • The Site and its content are for your own personal non-commercial use only.
  • Our Site is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our Site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Site for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
  1. Intellectual Property

All of the content and information contained in the Site, including but not limited to any names, titles, games, source and object codes, trademarks, logos and designs, graphics, photographs, videos, copyrightable gameplay and texts are owned or licensed by us. You are not allowed to use, print, copy or otherwise exploit any of the content or information on the Site, in any way, without our express prior permission. You shall not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or modify this Site in any way.

  1. Limitation of Liability
  • While we try to ensure that material included on the Site is correct, reputable and of high quality, we do not make any warranties or guarantees in relation to that content. If we are informed of any inaccuracies in the material on the Site, we will attempt to correct the inaccuracies as soon as we reasonably can.
  • This Site may be hyper-linked to other sites which are not maintained by or related to, us. IPLAN has not reviewed any of such sites and is not responsible for the content of those sites. Hyper-Links are to be accessed at the user’s own risk, and we do not make any representations or warranties about the content, completeness, or accuracy of these hyper-links or the sites hyper-linked to this Site. Further, the inclusion of any hyper-link to a third-party site does not necessarily imply endorsement by IPLAN of that site.
  • You may not assert claims for monetary damages arising from the use of this Site or its contents. We shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages whatsoever, even if we knew or should have known of the possibility of such damage.
  • IPLAN, IT’S LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND OFFICERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, EVEN IF IPLAN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  1. Disclaimer
  • You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet will be free of viruses, worms, trojan horses, or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this Site for the reconstruction of any lost data. IPLAN does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the internet.
  • YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. IPLAN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGMENT. IPLAN DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. IPLAN DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE, OR THE RESULT OF USE, OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENT MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND IPLAN MAY MAKE CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME. YOU, AND NOT IPLAN ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT. IPLAN MAKES NO WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMMISSIONS IN SUCH CONTENT.
  1. Indemnity

You will indemnify and hold us, our subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers and contractors (the indemnified parties) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You agree that the indemnified parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses and attorney fees of the indemnified parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the indemnified parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from this Site.

  1. Advertising And Sponsorship

Part of the Site may contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Site complies with relevant laws and codes. We will not be responsible to you for any error or inaccuracy in advertising and sponsorship material.

  1. International Use

We make no promise that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside Nigeria and accessing the Site from territories where its contents are illegal or unlawful is prohibited. If you choose to access this Site from locations outside Nigeria, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

  1. Termination

These Terms of Use are effective until terminated. We may, at any time and for any reason, terminate your access to or use of the Site. If we terminate your access to the Site you will not have the right to bring claims against us or our affiliates with respect to such termination. We and our affiliates shall not be liable for any termination of your access to the Site.

  1. Security
  • You are prohibited from using any features in this Site to compromise security or tamper with system resources and or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g., password guessing programs, cracking tools, or network probing tools) is strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any violation of system security, IPLAN reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of Terms of Use. 
  • IPLAN reserves the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mail messages, or publishing or otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS IPLAN FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM OR ANY ACTION TAKEN BY IPLAN DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
  1. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use will be subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. You agree that disputes, differences or claim shall be referred to Arbitration and shall be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act Cap A18, Law of the Federation 2004. You shall bear the own costs and would be liable to contribute the same amount in respect of fees to be paid to the Arbitrator. If Arbitration is not concluded within 3 months of commencement of the Arbitration, you reserve your right to seek redress in the High Court of Lagos State.

  1. Severability

If any portion of these terms or conditions is held by any court or tribunal to be invalid or unenforceable, either in whole or in part, then that part shall be severed from these Terms and Conditions of Use and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section listed in this document.

  1. Miscellaneous
  • You may not transfer any of your rights under these Terms of Use to any other person. We may transfer our rights under these Terms of Use to another business where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
  • If you breach these Terms of Use and IPLAN chooses to ignore this, IPLAN will still be entitled to use its Terms of Use.
  • IPLAN shall not be responsible for any breach of these Terms of Use caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.