1. Introduction
These terms and conditions shall apply to all users of this website https://www.sparkblok.com/ and shall form a binding agreement between Sparkblok Ltd and the user with respect to the access of and use of this website.
Please read this Agreement carefully prior to accessing and/or using this website. If you have any queries, contact us at https://www.sparkblok.com/contact/ before accepting the terms of this Agreement. If you proceed to access and or use this website, it shall be construed that you have accepted the terms and conditions stated herein and any amendments thereto.
Sparkblok Ltd is a limited liability company duly registered in Nigeria and provides a business and events listing platform.
2. Definition
In this Agreement, the terms: “you”, “your” and “user” means any natural or legal person who is accessing and or using the Website and has consented to the terms of this Agreement whether in a personal capacity or on the authorization of the relevant entity while “we”, “us”, “our”, and “Sparkblok” shall mean Sparkblok Ltd and in the event of a transfer of ownership, any person or company to whom the rights and/or obligations of the Sparkblok have been assigned.
Sparkblok and the users shall individually be referred to as “Party” and jointly referred to as “Parties”.
3. Terms of Use and Acceptable Use
By accessing and or using this website, which you hereby consent and agree that:
a. You are above the age of eighteen (18) years and resident in Nigeria.
b. You agree and confirm that you do not intend to post content for a business or subscribe for our services from, any jurisdiction outside Nigeria.
c. Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you upload materials to our website, you agree to access and or use this website for lawful purposes only and shall not upload in any manner whatsoever information belonging to another person or one that violates any existing laws and you shall indemnify us for any claims arising from breach of this provision.
d. You warrant that all information provided by you with respect to the access and use of this website are correct.
e. We will not be responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any material posted by you or other user of this website and we reserve the right to remove any content in contravention of our policies and extant laws.
f. You are solely responsible to acquire the knowledge of and adhere to any laws, statutes, rules and regulations currently in force or to be enacted at a future date which impact your use of this Website.
g. You may be required to create an account on the website to access certain features of same and you are obligated to provide accurate information for the said account and update same accordingly.
h. You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your login/access details to the website, such as your User ID and Password. Any activities carried on with the said login details on your account and any charges or damages that may be incurred as a result of your neglect to maintain the strict confidentiality of your username and password, are your responsibility.
i. You will inform us of any suspected unauthorized access to your account.
j. You are responsible for providing all software, hardware, or other communication equipment required to access our website and you are responsible for all internet access charges, mobile communication charges or other fees accruable.
k. We can send all important information and communications to you both electronically and through any other medium which you make available to us upon accessing and or using the website.
l. We are authorized to share and or use data/information collected from you with affiliated third parties in furtherance of providing our services.
m. We may suspend or cancel your account without prior notice to you upon a reasonable suspicion of a breach of this Agreement
n. Please note that we reserve the right to edit, modify, update or delete this agreement or any parts thereof as it deems fit without any prior notice to you. It is your duty to read this Agreement prior to accessing and or using the website.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
You acknowledge and agree that all intellectual property rights on this Website including but not limited to the texts, graphics, images, photos, audio links, domain name, shapes, slogans, colour name and sounds are the property of Sparkblok and its licensors and are protected by intellectual property and competition laws.
All such contents shall not be copied, downloaded, distributed or published in any manner whatsoever without the prior written consent of Sparkblok been first had and obtained, provided however, that you are authorized solely to view and retain a copy of the pages of the site for personal, non-commercial use.
5. Price and Payments
Our website is solely for the purposes of business and events listing. We do not accept payment for any goods or services offered on our website. Transactions between vendors and consumers are concluded outside of this website and we are not a party to nor accept liability for any such transactions. We do not collect payment information of any users of this website.
Vendors will be charged a fee for promoting their businesses or events on the website, however, payment for this service will be performed on the website of a third party and we do not accept any liabilities arising therefrom.
6. Privacy Policy
You agree that your personal data may be processed in line with extant laws as outlined in our Privacy Policy https://www.sparkblok.com/privacy-policy/ and unless otherwise restricted by applicable laws, you agree that any and all personal data relating to you made available to us through this website may, from time to time be used and disclosed for such purposes and to such persons as may be in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any amendments thereto.
7. Cookie Policy
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy. https://www.sparkblok.com/cookie-policy/
8. Indemnification
You hereby agree to indemnify and hold Sparkblok and any of its subsidiary, parent companies or affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, harmless against any liability, loss, claim, damages, proceeding or expense, including legal fees, costs and expenses arising from or directly or indirectly related to, any breach of this agreement or in connection with the use of this website.
9. Disclaimers
Some contents found on the website may not necessarily reflect the opinions of Sparkblok and to that extent Sparkblok is exonerated from any liabilities arising therefrom.
This website may contain links to websites controlled or offered by non- affiliated third parties. Sparkblok hereby disclaims liability for, any information, materials, products or services posted or offered at any of the third-party sites linked to this website.
Sparkblok does not guarantee, endorse or recommend any products or services offered or information contained on this website or via links found on this website and is not liable for any loss that you may encounter as a result of the use of such links.
Information found on this website are provided on an “as is”, “as available” basis. We do not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of this information and materials and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in them.
We do not guarantee that our website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.
You must not misuse our website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, the server on which our website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our website. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our website will cease immediately.
10. Limitation of Liability
You hereby agree that we have the right to discontinue the service without any prior notification to you and we shall not be liable to you or any third parties claiming through you for such discontinuance.
You also agree that you use this website at your own risk and Sparkblok shall not, to the maximum extent permitted by law be liable for any damages and or loss occasioned to you and any persons claiming through you by virtue of the use of this website even if Sparkblok had been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.
11. Non- Assignment
You agree that you may not assign, transfer or attempt to assign or transfer your rights or obligations under this Agreement without a prior written consent from Sparkblok. Any attempt to assign or transfer rights or obligations under this Agreement in violation of this provision will be void and of no force and effect.
We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations to another entity but will always notify you by posting on this Website if this happens.
12. Force Majeure
‘Force Majeure’ means an event beyond the control of either Party and unforeseeable in the scheme of things which will prevent either Party from carrying out its obligations under this Agreement.
A Force Majeure event shall not automatically terminate the rights and obligations of Parties under the Agreement. Where a Force Majeure situation arises, Parties shall use their best efforts to minimize any delays and shall agree on the modalities of extending the performance of the unfinished term of the Agreement to a period when the Force Majeure event has ceased to occur.
13. Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be illegal or unenforceable by law, such provision shall be deemed separate and divisible from and shall in no way affect or impair the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
14. Termination of the Account
We may terminate your account at any time and for any reason subject to the requirements of applicable law.
15. Entire Agreement
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed separate and divisible from and shall in no way affect or impair the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
16. Breach
In the event of a breach of any conditions stated in this Agreement, we reserve the right to suspend your account, prohibit you from accessing the website and prevent any computers using your IP Address from accessing our website and commence legal action against you.
17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In the event of a dispute arising from or in connection with this Agreement, both parties shall use their best endeavours to arrive at an amicable resolution of same within fourteen (14) days.
Where parties are unable to reach an amicable resolution of the dispute as afore stated, same shall be referred to and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of Nigerian Courts.