Terms of Use
Effective date: 25th of July, 2022.
Important!
Please read these terms of use carefully as they include important information regarding your legal rights and obligations, including limitations on our liability to you.
Please read these terms of use carefully as they include important information regarding your legal rights and obligations, including limitations on our liability to you.
Introduction
Welcome to BOVAS (“Company”, “we”, “our”, “us”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”, “Terms of Service”) govern your use of our website located at www.bovasgroup.com (together or individually “Service”) operated by BOVAS. These Terms of Use apply to your access to and use of all or part of this Website (“Site”) of BOVAS or an affiliated company (“BOVAS”). As used throughout this website, the term “BOVAS” and such terms as “the company,” “legal entity,” “the corporation,” “our,” “we” and “us” may refer to BOVAS or one or more or all of BOVAS’s consolidated subsidiaries or non-consolidated affiliates. All of these terms are used for convenience only and are not intended as a precise designation of any of the separate companies, each of which manages its own affairs. By accessing or using this Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all terms incorporated by reference. If you do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, do not use this Site or the Services.
Prohibited Uses
You are prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate, the security of this Site. Any such violations may result in criminal and/or civil penalties against you. We will investigate any alleged or suspected violations and if a criminal violation is suspected, we will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in their investigations. Violations of the security of the Site include without limitation:
- logging into or attempting to log into a server or account that you are not authorised to access;
- accessing data or taking any action to obtain data, information or services not intended for you or your use;
- attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network;
- tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting or breaching security or authentication measures;
- transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files or other computer programming routines or engines or engage in conduct that could damage, disrupt or otherwise impair or interfere with a computer’s functionality or the operation of the Site.
Other Prohibited Activities
In using this Site, you must not:- post, send or otherwise transmit to or through the Site any unlawful, infringing, harmful, harassing, defamatory, threatening, vulgar, sexually explicit, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, any material that exploits children or is invasive of or in breach of another person’s privacy or other rights or any material that BOVAS in its sole discretion does not wish posted or transmitted on the Site; defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
- upload or otherwise make available files that contain images, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including without limitation copyright or trademark laws and rights of publicity and privacy unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary authorisations to do the same;
- misrepresent your identity or affiliation in any way;
- engage in deceptive online marketing;
- violate any applicable laws or regulations; or
- assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above.
Comunications
By using our Service, you agree to subscribe to newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information we may send. However, you may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or by emailing at: [email protected].User Submissions
You must exercise caution, good sense and sound judgment in using the Site. You are responsible for any material you place on or transmit to or through the Site. You agree, represent and warrant that any information you post to or transmit through the Site is truthful, accurate, not misleading and offered in good faith, and that you have the right to post or transmit such information. Such information (including without limitation, data, text, software, graphics or any other materials whatsoever), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is your sole responsibility.Unsolicited Ideas
BOVAS does not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new promotions, products, technologies, or processes. You must not transmit any material to or through this Site that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. Any material that you transmit to or through this Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. This policy serves to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes regarding ownership of ideas. Except as expressly provided in the Privacy Statement or separate written agreement between you and BOVAS, you give BOVAS an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transit and distribute such information. You further agree that BOVAS has the right to use, without any payment or accounting to you or others, any concepts, know-how or ideas that you (and those who act on your behalf) transmit to or through this Site.Copyright
The material made available at this Site is protected by copyright. No material from this Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without written permission of the copyright owner, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer and produce one printed copy for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of BOVAS’s copyright and other proprietary rights. Permission for all other uses of materials contained herein, including reproducing and distributing multiple copies, or linking to any page at this Site except the “home page” (https://www.bovasgroup.com), must be obtained from BOVAS in advance. Requests for such authorization should be sent via email. For purposes of this Agreement, the use of any such material on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited. All design rights, databases and compilation and other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered, and related goodwill are proprietary to BOVAS.The software, including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, the “Software”) are licensed to you. Your use of the Site does not transfer title to the Software to you. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable form, except to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Infringement
You are prohibited from using the Site or Services to infringe on BOVAS’s or any person’s or other entity’s copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights. We may terminate your right to access the Site and Services if we believe you are using the Site and Services in a manner that infringes the copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights of BOVAS or another. You may be ordered by a court to pay money damages to us and to the rightful owner of any intellectual property rights you violate.Your Consent
You must exercise caution, good sense and proper judgment in using the Site and Services. You are responsible for any material you place on or transmit to or through the Site or Services. You agree, represent and warrant that any information you post to or transmit through the Site or Services is truthful, accurate, not misleading and offered in good faith, and that you have the right to post or transmit such information. Such information (including without limitation, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or any other materials whatsoever), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is your sole responsibility.You agree that use of any information obtained via the Site or Services is at your own risk.
Consequences of Unacceptable Use
We reserve the right (but not the obligation) in our sole discretion to refuse or delete any of your content as well as suspend or terminate without notice your access to the Site and Services upon a violation or attempted violation of this Agreement. Indirect or attempted violations of this Agreement, and actual or attempted violations by a third party acting on your behalf, shall be deemed violations by you of this Agreement. Furthermore, it is a violation of this Agreement to use the services of another company for the purpose of facilitating any of the activities which violate this Agreement if such use of another company’s service could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Site and Services in any manner.No Licensing
By your use of the Site or the Services you receive no license, express or implied, under any copyright, trademark, patent rights or trade secret rights now or hereafter, owned, controlled or possessed by BOVAS.Content
Content found on or through this Service are the property of BOVAS or used with permission. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, download, repost, copy, or use said Content, whether in whole or in part, for commercial purposes or for personal gain, without express advance written permission from us.Printing
You may print one copy of content on this Site for your personal non-commercial use, or in connection with your purchase of any BOVAS products, provided that you leave any copyright or trademark information intact and unchanged. You may forward, distribute, and/or photocopy copyrighted materials of BOVAS located on this Site only if the entire relevant page or document is unaltered and complete, including all of their headers, footers, disclaimers, and other information. You may not copy these documents to a website. Other than as specifically set out in this paragraph you may not copy (whether by printing onto paper, storing on disk, placing on another site, downloading in any other way), distribute (including distributing copies), broadcast, alter or tamper with in any way any portion of this Site.Copyright Infringement Complaints
BOVAS respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe your work has been copied or otherwise infringed on this Site, you may submit a notice of same to BOVAS, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3). Please send your copyright infringement notification to BOVAS’s designated agent at the following address:DMCA Copyright Agent
BOVAS
Attn: Trademark & Copyright Group, Law Department
Address: 1 Bodija Housing Corporation Estate, UI-Secretariat Road, Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
E-mail: [email protected]
To be effective under the DMCA your notice must be in writing and include the following:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit BOVAS to locate the material.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit BOVAS to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service.No Use By Minors
Service is intended only for access and use by individuals at least eighteen (18) years old. By accessing or using Service, you warrant and represent that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and with the full authority, right, and capacity to enter into this agreement and abide by all of the terms and conditions of Terms. If you are not at least eighteen (18) years old, you are prohibited from both the access and usage of Service.Links to other websites
This Site may contain links to other non-BOVAS websites. These links are for convenience only. Certain of these linked websites may make use of BOVAS proprietary intellectual property rights (such as trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names) under license from BOVAS. BOVAS is not responsible for the availability or content of these sites or for any viruses or other damaging elements encountered in linking to a third-party website. In addition, providing links to these sites should not be interpreted as endorsement or approval by BOVAS of the organisations sponsoring the sites or their products or services.Counter Notification
If you believe a copyright infringement notification has wrongly been filed against you, you may submit a counter notification to BOVAS. To be effective, a counter notification must be a written communication provided to BOVAS’s designated agent at the address listed above that includes substantially all of the following:
- A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled. The subscriber’s name, address, and telephone number.
- A statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the subscriber’s address is outside of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for any judicial district in which BOVAS Corporation may be found, and that the subscriber will accept service of process from the person who provided notification or an agent of such person. Under appropriate circumstances BOVAS may terminate subscribers or account holders who are repeat infringers.
Jurisdictional Issues
BOVAS has its Headquarters within the State of Oyo, Nigeria. BOVAS makes no representation that materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Access to this Site from jurisdictions where the contents of this Site are illegal or penalized is prohibited. Software from this Site is further subject to Nigeria export controls. No information or software from this Site may be downloaded or otherwise or re-exported into or to a national or resident of any country to which the Nigeria embargoes or sanctions goods, services or technology. By downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.No Warranty
This Site and Services are provided “As Is” and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, BOVAS disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. BOVAS does not represent or warrant that the functions or Services contained in the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this Site or the services are free of viruses or other malware or harmful components. BOVAS does not make any warranties or representations regarding the use of contents of this Site or Services in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of implied warranties, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you.Limitation of Liability
You assume full responsibility for your use of the Site. Any information you send or receive during your use of the Site may not be secure and may be intercepted by unauthorised parties. Your use of the Site is at your own risk and is made available to you at no charge; accordingly, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BOVAS and its affiliates shall not be liable to you or any other party for any direct, indirect, compensatory, punitive, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the Site, the Services or the contents on this Site or the performance of the Site, Services or products described on this Site, or from any actions we take or fail to take as a result of communications you send us or material you post, or the delay or inability to use the Site, or for any information, products, or Services advertised in or obtained through the Site, whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even if BOVAS or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages. You specifically acknowledge and agree that BOVAS and its affiliates are not liable for any defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any user of the Site. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Site or the Services or with any of these terms, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site and the Services.
Non-Confidentiality of User Materials
BOVAS does not accept or consider any unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new products, promotions, or technologies. You should not transmit any material to or through this Site that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. Any material which you transmit to or through this Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Except as expressly provided in BOVAS’s Privacy Statement or separate written agreement between you and BOVAS, you give BOVAS an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute such information in any media. You further agree that BOVAS has the right to use, without any payment or accounting to you or others, any concepts, know-how or ideas which you (and those who act on your behalf) transmit to or through the Site.Third-party Software Components and Services
The Site may contain various third-party software components and services. By using the Site you agree and consent to BOVAS’s use of these third-party software components and services. You are also agreeing to any applicable terms of use, licenses or privacy policies related to that third-party software component and service. A breach of those terms of use, licenses or privacy policies shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement.By using the Site, you:
- expressly relieve BOVAS from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party components or services embedded in the Site, and
- agree that, with respect to the third-party components and services, BOVAS is not responsible for the manner in which your data is processed.
Further, the providers of such third party sites and the sharing tools may have privacy policies and practices that are different from our Privacy Statement. You are advised to check the privacy policies and practices of such providers and contact the operator if you have any concerns or questions.
User Communications Areas
The Site may contain areas where users communicate with each other, including but not limited to blogs, bulletin boards, calendars, chat areas, or personal web pages.BOVAS has the right but not the obligation to monitor or review any part of the Site or the Services including the user communication areas. However, BOVAS shall have no liability related to the content of any communications made in these areas.
Error Reporting and Feedback
You may provide us either directly at: [email protected] or via third party sites and tools with information and feedback concerning errors, suggestions for improvements, ideas, problems, complaints, and other matters related to our Service (“Feedback”). You acknowledge and agree that:
- you shall not retain, acquire or assert any intellectual property right or other right, title or interest in or to the Feedback;
- Company may have development ideas similar to the Feedback;
- Feedback does not contain confidential information or proprietary information from you or any third party; and
- Company is not under any obligation of confidentiality with respect to the Feedback.
Contests, Sweepstakes and Promotions
Any contests, sweepstakes or other promotions (collectively, “Promotions”) made available through Service may be governed by rules that are separate from these Terms of Service. If you participate in any Promotions, please review the applicable rules as well as our Privacy Policy. If the rules for a Promotion conflict with these Terms of Service, Promotion rules will apply.Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Nigeria, which governing law applies to agreement without regard to its conflict of law provisions.Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding Service.
Changes To Service
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend our Service, and any service or material we provide via Service, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of Service is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of Service, or the entire Service, to users.BOVAS, as it spreads will open locations in different regions, those locations may have their special additional terms and conditions that apply to use of or interaction with that location. These terms and conditions may also be changed at any time without notice. Your use of that location constitutes your acceptance of those special additional terms and conditions.
Amendments To Terms
We may amend Terms at any time by posting the amended terms on this site. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically.Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
By continuing to access or use our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorised to use Service.
Waiver And Severability
No waiver by Company of any term or condition set forth in Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Company to assert a right or provision under Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.If any provision of Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of Terms will continue in full force and effect.
Acknowledgement
BY USING SERVICE OR OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY US, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.Disclaimer
The materials in this Site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, BOVAS disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. BOVAS does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. BOVAS does not make any representations or warranties regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this Site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.Read more information about our disclaimer by visiting our Disclaimer Page
Indemnity of Company
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend BOVAS (including subsidiaries and affiliates of BOVAS hereinafter “BOVAS”) as well as BOVAS board, directors, managers and employees, from and against any claim, demand, cause of action, debt, loss or liability, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such action is based upon, arises out of, or relates to your violation, or violation by any other person using your password or account of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.Contact Us
Please send your feedback, comments, requests for technical support by email. If you also have any question or complaint regarding these Terms of Use, please e-mail us at [email protected] and we will endeavour to respond to you promptly.