We have revised our terms to include a contact point for any questions or feedback regarding AI Content (as defined below). These changes will take effect on April 12th, 2024. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO OUR SERVICE (DEFINED BELOW) IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SERVICE IN ANY WAY.
Terms of Service
Definitions
"AI Content" means any content generated or assisted by artificial intelligence technologies.
"Content" refers to all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or other materials.
Introduction
a. These Terms of Service (these "Terms") are a binding agreement between you (“you”, “your”) and StartupList Africa (referenced herein as “StartupList Africa”, “SLA”, “us”, “our”, and “we”) and set forth the legally binding terms of your use of the StartupList Africa website, the website or mobile application (the “Site”) and its services (the “Services”). Please read them carefully.
b. By creating an account, or otherwise using any of the Services, you are confirming that you have read and understood these Terms and the SLA Privacy Policy (available at https://startuplist.africa/privacy-policy), (collectively the “Agreements”) and that you agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree with these Terms, do not become a registered user or otherwise access or use the Site or its services.
c. We reserve the right to modify these Terms as we deem necessary. For any material changes, we will provide notice via email or through the Site. Your continued use of the Site and its services after such modifications indicates your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree with the changes, you must stop using the Site and Services.
Using the Services
a. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, SLA grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Site and its services. You agree not to use the Services for any unlawful or unauthorized purpose.
b. You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your account, password, login credentials, and any other security features, and you will remain responsible for all activities and postings on the Site that occur under your account.
c. In order to access and use the Services, you may be required to provide certain registration details or other information. You agree that the information you provide is accurate and up-to-date at all times and that if any of the information changes, you will update it as soon as possible.
Content
a. You are solely responsible for the content that you post on or through the Services. You acknowledge and agree that SLA does not control, and is not responsible for, content posted or transmitted on the Site by you or any third party, and that you use the Site at your own risk.
b. You understand that by using the Site, you may be exposed to content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate, or otherwise inappropriate. SLA does not endorse, support, represent, or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any content posted on the Site or through the Services.
c. By posting content on or through the Services, you grant SLA a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such content solely for the purposes of operating, providing, and improving the Services. This license ends when you delete your content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
d. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to grant the above license for any content you submit or share on the Site.
Prohibited Activities
You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:
a. Infringing or violating the intellectual property rights or any other rights of anyone else (including SLA).
b. Violating any law or regulation, including without limitation any applicable export control laws and/or data privacy/security laws, or causing SLA to be in violation of any law or regulation.
c. Uploading or sharing content that is harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
d. Jeopardizing the security of your SLA account or anyone else’s (such as allowing someone else to log in to the Service as you).
e. Attempting, in any manner, to obtain the password, account, login credentials, or other security information from any other user.
f. Violating the security of any computer network, or cracking any passwords, login credentials, or security encryption codes.
g. Running any form of auto-responder or “spam” on the Service, or any processes that run or are activated while you are not logged into the Service, or that otherwise interfere with the proper working of the Service (including by placing an unreasonable load on the Service infrastructure).
h. "Crawling," "scraping," or "spidering" any page, data, or portion of or relating to the Service or Content (through use of manual or automated means).
i. Circumventing or attempting to circumvent any features, limitations, or restrictions of the Service (including, without limitation, attempting to access, download, export, or otherwise use or exploit any Content using any automated means or tools).
j. Copying or storing any significant portion of the Content, including but not limited to integrating any significant portion of the Content with a third-party tool (e.g., AI services) (except as expressly permitted by the Service).
k. Decompiling, reverse engineering, or otherwise attempting to obtain the source code or underlying ideas or information of or relating to the Service.
l. Using or distributing AI Content in a misleading way, including, for instance, representing that the AI Content is entirely human-generated.
m. Engaging in "hotlinking" or unauthorized linking to the Site without our express written consent.
n. Engaging in any other activity deemed by SLA to be in conflict with the spirit or intent of these Terms.
Data Protection and Privacy
SLA is committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019. Please refer to our Privacy Policy (https://startuplist.africa/privacy-policy) for information on how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SLA, its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and partners from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of the Services, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
Disclaimer of Warranties
a. The Site and Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. SLA makes no warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
b. While SLA endeavors to provide accurate and timely information, we do not warrant that the information accessible on the Site is accurate, complete, or current.
Limitation of Liability
a. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, SLA shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues.
b. SLA's total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services shall not exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing the Site or using the Services.
Termination
a. SLA may, in its sole discretion and immediately, suspend or terminate your account, or otherwise cease providing you with all or part of the Services or access to the Site, with or without cause and with or without notice.
b. SLA reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
c. Upon termination, you must cease all use of the Services and expunge any Content obtained from the Services in your possession.
Intellectual Property Rights
All content, trademarks, service marks, logos, and intellectual property displayed on the Site are the property of SLA or its licensors. You are not permitted to use these without the prior written consent of SLA or the respective owners.
Force Majeure
SLA shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms if such failure or delay is caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, strikes, or governmental actions.
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
a. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
b. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act Cap A18 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator appointed by mutual agreement of the parties. The place of arbitration shall be Abuja, Nigeria, and the language shall be English.
c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek interim or injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Assignment
a. You may not assign, transfer, or sublicense these Terms without SLA's prior written consent.
b. SLA may assign or transfer its rights and obligations under these Terms to a third party, provided that we notify you of such assignment.
General
a. These Agreements constitute the entire agreement between you and SLA and govern your use of the Site and its services, superseding any prior agreements between you and SLA.
b. The failure of SLA to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
c. Section headings in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
d. If any provision of these Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect.
e. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the use of the Services or these Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
f. These Terms do not confer any third-party beneficiary rights.
g. If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected].
This Terms of Service was last updated on October 2, 2024.