Acceptable Use Policy
Overview
The Acceptable Use Policy of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation provides a listing, range and illustrative examples of acts, actions and activities you legally agree to not conduct, engage in, facilitate or otherwise support — out of respect for persons, for the Codes and Policies, for a range of applicable laws as well as for The Ikoku Foundations and the Founder. Such activities and their equivalent are to be understood by you as unacceptable.
Therefore, persons engaged in activity with, within, for, on behalf of, in relation to or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Foundations are expected to uphold the principles delineated below.
Your Agreement
— With respect to the Agreement you enter into with The Ikoku Foundations via the Acceptable Use Policy, you understand and adhere to the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
Your Consent to The Policy
— With respect to your ability to agree and consent to the Acceptable Use Policy, you represent and warrant the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree that your consent meets the conditions, principles, and requirements for consent as delineated and described in these Codes and Policies.
Your Abiding by The Policies
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent to the Acceptable Use Policy, you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by the Acceptable Use Policy and the Codes and Policies, as they are amended from time to time, and in their entirety without modification.
Your Understanding of Acceptable Uses
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent and adherence to the Acceptable Use Policy, you have also read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of acceptable and unacceptable use, including communities standards, as defined by The Ikoku Foundations in these Codes and Polices and as further delineated below, to be respected and not violated, in any way, by you, which shall, at minimum, entail the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree that your consent meets the conditions, principles, and requirements for consent as delineated and described in these Codes and Policies.
Your Commitment to Understandings
— You also represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the aforementioned attestation, your commitment to this understanding of acceptable and unacceptable use shall entail the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
Your Duty to the Policy
— With respect to your duty to the Acceptable Use Policy, you represent and warrant that you understand and shall adhere to such duty by way of the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
Your Accordance with Ethics
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent to this Policy, you ensure that your abiding by and adhering to its conditions, policies, principles, requirements, and rights shall further remain in accordance with the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics.
Your Accordance with Mission
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent to this Policy, you ensure that your abiding by and adhering to its conditions, policies, principles, requirements, and rights shall further remain in accordance with the founding mission and purposes of The Ikoku Foundations, without incompatibility, as described and delineated in the Codes and Policies and the Founder’s Declaration of Trust.
Further Considerations
Your Knowledge and Agreement
The Ikoku Foundations strongly recommends you develop and maintain your knowledge of all the Codes and Policies, and so asks that you read, understand, and regularly visit this section and other communications regarding the Acceptable Use Policy, as well as the Codes and Policies. The Ikoku Foundations takes your continued access, activity, communication, engagement, operation, participation, and other use or visiting of the Products and Services, as active indication of your knowledge, understanding, and legally binding acceptance of and agreement to this Policy as well as the Codes and Policies.
Your Duty to Corporate Integrity
And you further legally accept and agree that no application, interpretation, judgment, or other compliance, proceeding, or reading from, of, with, or otherwise relating to the Founding Ethics, the Codes and Policies, or any equivalent code, policy, or other document or material shall, in any way, entail any abrogation, diminishment, interference, or violation pertaining to any of the terms, conditions, principles, requirements, rights — including the attendant properties and protections — of corporate and organizational integrity.
Your Questions and Feedback
Please contact policies@ikokufoundations.org with any feedback, issues, or questions — to be addressed to and by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Ikoku.
Your Reporting of Violations
If you detect, notice, become aware of, or are informed of a possible breach or violation of this Policy or any of these Codes and Policies, please contact policies@ikokufoundations.org with any details you have — to be addressed to and by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.
The Definitions
As with all official documents, materials, policies, and statements of The Ikoku Foundations, definitions for terms used here can be found in the main Codes and Policies section. Please do continue with the Acceptable Use Policy via further reading below.
Cautions and Prohibitions
Overview
The Ikoku Foundations expect all persons to act responsibly, respectfully and lawfully where The Ikoku Foundations, the divisions, series, subsidiaries, and affiliates, as well as the Products and Services, including the Sites, are concerned. Therefore, you agree not to misuse or harm any area, office, part, section, or property of The Ikoku Foundations, including their names and reputations, or help any other person to do so, in ways that include but are not limited to the following:
No Unauthorized Relationship or Representation
You will not understand or represent yourself to be in any official capacity with or relationship to The Ikoku Foundations, the divisions, series, subsidiaries, and affiliates, or the Products and Services, except such official capacity or relationship that is explicitly approved, reviewed, authorized and described by written contract and instrument signed and sealed of the Founder and President, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, as described in the Codes and Policies — with such instrument containing explicit description of the specifying access, actions, activities, communications, operations, participations, visits, and other uses expressly reviewed, approved and authorized for the purposes of said capacity or relationship.
No Unauthorized Access, Activity, Operations
— With respect to any and all of your access, activities and operations in, within, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to, or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Foundations, you understand and adhere to the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
No Unauthorized Allocation or Affiliation
— With respect to any and all affiliation, allocation, and activity and representation subsequent to any arrangement or agreement with, in, within, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to, or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Foundations, you understand and adhere to the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
No Abuse, Hacking or Disruption
— With respect to abuse, hacking or disruption of any areas, parts of sections of The Ikoku Foundations, you understand and adhere to the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
No Spamming or Phishing
You will not send spam or other unsolicited communications, promotions, or advertisements. And you will not send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information, including without limitation phishing or spoofing (and The Ikoku Foundations reserve the right to determine what constitutes any of the aforementioned).
No Deception or Impersonation
You will not do anything that is false, fraudulent, inaccurate or deceiving. Nor will you impersonate another person, organization or entity. And you will not engage in misleading or unethical marketing or advertising.
No Theft
— With respect to theft or its equivalent in relation to The Ikoku Foundations, you understand and adhere to the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
No Rights Infringement
— With respect to infringement, misappropriation or violation of rights in relation to The Ikoku Foundations, you understand and adhere to the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
No Discrimination or Harassment
— With respect to discrimination and harassment in relation to The Ikoku Foundations, you understand and adhere to the following:
And furthermore, by accessing, communicating, engaging, monitoring, transmitting, or otherwise using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
No Nudity or Pornography
— You will not engage in any activity or operation, or add or post any content, information or material in, within, with, for, on behalf of or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Foundations, or in any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, especially the Products and Services, including any networks or systems The Ikoku Foundations provide access to, that constitutes nudity or pornography (and The Ikoku Foundation reserves the right to determine what constitutes nudity and pornography).
— And you furthermore will not engage in any activity or operation, or add or post any content, information or material in, within, with, for, on behalf of or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Foundations, or in any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, especially the Products and Services, including any networks or systems The Ikoku Foundations provides access to, that advocates, constitutes or facilitates sex or human trafficking or forced, indentured or slave labor.
No Violation of Laws
You will not use The Ikoku Foundations or any areas, offices, parts, sections, or assets or properties of The Ikoku Foundations, especially the Products and Services, in violation of any applicable export controls, laws, regulations or sanctions. And you will not do anything that otherwise violates any applicable law or regulations, including without limitation any applicable laws and regulations regarding online conduct and acceptable content.
Prompt Notification
You will not do anything that prevents The Ikoku Foundations — especially the Founder and President, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku — from becoming fully aware and informed of any violation of this Acceptable Use Policy and the Codes and Polices. And you will notify The Ikoku Foundations — especially the Founder and President, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku — via the proper reporting channels if you become aware of any violation of the above.
Central and Associated Policies
Provision
As stated earlier, The Ikoku Foundations User Agreement and Code of Conduct consist of several Codes and Policies that collectively govern all of your activity with, within, for, in reference to and otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Foundations. By continuing, you indicate that you understand that these Codes and Policies include — but are not limited to — the Founding and Mission Statement, the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics, the Policy on Corporate Integrity, the Policy on Independence and Freedoms, the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, the Terms and Conditions of Use and Service, and the Acceptable Uses Policy along with all Associated Codes and Policies. Access to the aforementioned is provided below.
Founding Code of Ethics
Founding Code of Ethics (HTML)
Corporate Integrity
Corporate Integrity (HTML)
Independence and Freedoms
Independence and Freedoms (HTML)
Privacy and Confidentiality
Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality (HTML)
Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions of Use and Service (HTML)
The Acceptable Uses Policy
Acceptable Use Policy (HTML)
All Policies
All Policies (HTML)
Also at The Foundations
As stated earlier, The Ikoku Foundations are dedicated to fostering philanthropy and good works concerning Africa, its global diasporas and a range of shared societies — toward the betterment of lives across the globe. And so in accordance with the above, The Foundations provide the following:
Nonprofits Dedicated to Africa
Independent, private, non-profit organizations that serve the public interest in Africa and its global diasporas — by advancing education and research and by also supporting creative ideas, civic endeavors and emerging communities, organizations and societies.
Support for a Global and Just Future
A founding mission and ongoing emphases of support for good works that help the public understand Africa’s essential place in a global future, one that is to be more knowledgeable, environmentally sustainable, equitable and of benefit across communities in just societies.
A Vision of the Public Good
A vision of the public good that accounts for the past while ensuring a just and shared future. That draws inspiration from peoples who, despite a history of systemic difficulties, maintain an unyielding belief that the betterment of their human condition will foster the betterment of those living around them and will enhance the present and futures of the regularly disenfranchised, marginalized and underserved.