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Fostering geniuses is an online course providing content to show parents how they can activate the genius abilities in their children. Fostering geniuses is a Private Limited Company registered with The Nigeria Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) with Registration Number; 1939181 and have our registered address at; Richygold Estate, Plot 269, B14 Und St. Apo 2. (hereinafter referred to as “We”, “Us”, “ Fostering Geniuses” or “Our” which expression shall mean and include its affiliates, successors and permitted assigns). Your (“You” or “Your” or "User") use of the Platform (defined below) is subject to the notices, terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use. The domain name “https://www.fosteringgeniuses.com”, (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Website") ("Fostering geniuses") is owned by Fostering Geniuses Private Limited. The Website is hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Platform". Your use of the Platform is governed by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”) as applicable to the Platform including the applicable policies which are incorporated herein by way of reference. You acknowledge and agree that You shall be subject to the policies that are applicable to the Platform and by mere use of the Platform, You shall be contracting with Fostering geniuses and these terms and conditions, including the policies, constitute Your binding obligations with Fostering Geniuses. We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use, at any time without any prior written notice to You. It is Your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically for updates/changes. We will notify You of any material updates/changes from time to time. Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of changes will mean that You accept and agree to the revisions. As long as You comply with these Terms of Use, We grant You a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Platform.
ACCESSING, BROWSING OR OTHERWISE USING THE PLATFORM INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THESE TERMS OF USE. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING. YOU DECLARE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ABIDE AND BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE THROUGH YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PLATFORM.These Terms of Use will be effective immediately upon Your acceptance of Our terms and conditions, Your use of Our Platform being indicative of such acceptance. These Terms of Use shall be enforceable against You in the same manner as any other written agreement.
1. What we do
We provide Users of the Platform access to certain content and services, which may include, without limitation: (a) activities and exercises that are solely focused on unlocking a baby's genius abilities including things like athleticism, memory, language development, logic, creativity, music, creativity; and (b) content such as articles, audio and video clips, photographs, graphics, images, text, data, user comments, postings and messages and other similar content (such content and services, collectively, the Services).
2. Registration
You can access the Platform without registering for an account. However, to use several features, You will need to register and create a profile with accurate and complete information. Your profile must be your own or of a person. You are entitled to represent and You shall not use or provide any information that is offensive or that violates any third party’s rights.
In order to use certain aspects of the Service, You will have to register for the Service and create an account (User Account). When creating Your account for the Service, You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information. You further agree to maintain and update Your personal information as needed to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your account and password and for restricting access to Your computer, and You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under Your account or password. If You have reason to believe that Your account is no longer secure (for example, in the event of a loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure or use of Your ID, password, or any credit, debit or charge card number), You agree to immediately notify Us. You may be liable for the losses incurred by Us or others due to any unauthorized use of Your User Account.
3. User Data
The Platform allows You to submit and access certain personal data (including but not limited to name, email address, contact number, gender, date of birth, videos, audio and photographs) (collectively, User Data).
By submitting User Data to Us, You hereby grant, and represent and warrant that You have all rights necessary to grant, all rights and licenses to the User Data required for Fostering geniuses and its subcontractors and service providers to provide the Services, including without limitation, features of the Services that enable You to share certain User Data with third parties through our Service. You agree that Fostering geniuses will have the right, both during and after the term of these Terms of Use, to use, store, transmit, distribute, modify, copy, display, sublicense, and create derivative works of User Data. By signing up with us, you consent to receive updates related to your account and program (such as, sign up confirmation, updated terms of service, account expiry, program details, webinar details etc) on WhatsApp.
In connection with User Data, You hereby represent, warrant, and agree that: (a) You have obtained the User Data lawfully, and the User Data does not and will not violate any applicable laws or any person or entity’s proprietary or intellectual property rights; (b) the User Data is free of all viruses, Trojan horses, and other elements that could interrupt or harm the systems or software used by Fostering geniuses or its subcontractors to provide the Service; (c) all User Data has and will be collected by You in accordance with a privacy policy that permits Fostering geniuses to share, collect, use, and disclose such User Data as contemplated under these Terms of Use (including without limitation, by enabling You to share certain User Data with third parties through the Platform), and if required by applicable law, pursuant to consents obtained by You to do each of the foregoing; (d) You are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with all privacy laws in all jurisdictions that may apply to User Data provided hereunder; (e) Fostering geniuses may exercise the rights in User Data granted hereunder without liability or cost to any third party; and (f) the User Data complies with the terms of these Terms of Use. For purposes of clarity, Fostering geniuses takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Data, and You will be solely responsible for its User Data and the consequences of sharing it hereunder.
Information about Your hardware and software may be automatically collected by Us. This information can include usage information that includes Your interactions with Services, device information, such as unique device identifiers, operating system information, internet service provider, IP address, screen resolution, language, the date and time of each of Your log-ins and requests. This information is used for the operation of Services, to maintain the quality of the Service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of Services. This information we otherwise receive.
In the event that User Data is disclosed to or accessed by an unauthorized party, Fostering geniuses will promptly notify You and use reasonable efforts to cooperate with Your investigation of the incident. Fostering geniuses will not be responsible for any backup, recovery or other steps required to ensure that User Data is recoverable in the case of data loss. You are solely responsible for backing up Your User Data on a regular basis, and taking appropriate steps to safeguard and ensure the integrity of Your User Data.
You own all right, title and interest (including all intellectual property rights) in and to Your User Data. Following Your use of the Services, You may submit a written request to the Company to remove from the Company’s systems any User Data consisting of personally identifiable information and following the receipt of such request, Company shall promptly delete any such personally identifiable information from its systems. Company shall provide to You a copy of Your User Data promptly following Your written request for such User Data.
You shall not host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information that: (i) belongs to another person and to which You do not have any right; (ii) is grossly harmful, harassing, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, otherwise unlawful in any manner whatsoever; (iii) harms minors in any way; (iv) infringes any patent trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights; (v) violates any law for the time being in force; (vi) deceives or misleads the Users about the origin of such messages or communicates any information which is grossly offensive or menacing in nature; (vii) impersonates another person; or (viii) threatens the unity, integrity, defense, security or sovereignty of Nigeria, friendly relations with friendly states, or public order or causes incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence or prevents investigation of any offence or is insulting any other nation. You understand that any content You find on or through the Platform is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such content. You confirm that You are not relying on Fostering geniuses to, and that You understand that We do not, endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any content or communications posted via the Platform or endorse any opinions expressed on the Platform. You understand that Your content may be republished and if You do not have the right to submit content for such use, it may subject You to liability, and that Fostering geniuses will not be responsible or liable for any use of Your Content by Fostering geniuses in accordance with these Terms of Use.
As part of the Services, We may collect certain personal information (including but not limited to phone number and email address), and let You interact with other users of the Platform via 'WhatsApp' or other social media or other third-party service platforms. You acknowledge that We do not control what users do with the information they obtain from 'WhatsApp' or other social media or other third-party service platforms. You acknowledge that We are not responsible or liable for interactions involved between users/third parties. We are not liable for disputes, claims, losses, injuries or damage of any kind that arise out of or relate to the conduct of users of the Platform and/or any third party.
Just as other Users may have access to Your personal information, You too may have access to their personal information. You agree that You shall only use the personal information in relation to the use of the Services and shall not misuse such personal information for any unsolicited communication, marketing or spam. Your breach of these terms will be viewed seriously and may result in an immediate suspension or termination of Your account and Your access to the Services.
4. Payment
Certain features and services available on the Platform are accessible only upon payment (Services). The consideration for the Services and any other charges due from You shall be as per the rates in effect at the time at which it is charged. The Services may differ geographically and the plans and pricing may also vary with time and place. We reserve the right to introduce or remove plans and pricing from time to time. When You purchase a Service, You must provide Us with complete and accurate payment information thereby authorizing Us to charge You for the Service availed. In the event of failure to remit the payment, access to the Service shall not be commenced or shall stand terminated. You acknowledge that You will be able to access content of the course on the Platform only upon making full payment for such course. You agree and acknowledge that prices may vary for different courses.
Information submitted or collected on the Platform or pursuant to the use of the Services is stored in a database. Specifically, We store the username, name, e-mail address, contact number, for continued and uninterrupted services. We use the services of third-party payment service providers to process Your payment and share the payment information and other identifiers with such third parties in accordance with their terms and conditions. Accordingly, Your payments to Us through such third-party services shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of adopted and implemented by such service provider, and we shall not be responsible for any failed or incomplete fulfillment of any payment instructions issued by You through such service provider or any actions taken by You in respect of the same. At the time of payment, Your bank or other third-party payment intermediaries may charge You currency conversion fees, bank charges and other transaction fees which shall be payable by You.
You may view Your past payments and invoices, if any, on the Platform. Invoices for payments will also be delivered to the e-mail address registered with Us upon successful payment.
The payments made to Us shall be inclusive of all taxes payable by Us including Goods and Services Tax payable in Nigeria if any. All invoices are payable in Naira or any other currencies that we may bill You based on the country You are located in. If there are any withholding taxes in respect of payments made to Us applicable to Your jurisdiction, the billing shall be deemed to have been grossed up by an amount such that after deduction of such applicable taxes, We receive the same amount from You as We would have received had there been no such withholding or deduction.
5. Refunds
Access to the Services commences immediately on the realization of payment of the fees. No refunds will be given after registration and commencement of the course.
6. Representations and Warranties
You hereby represent and warrant:
1. That You have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this Terms of Use on Your own behalf and on behalf on any person for whom You are acting and to abide by all of the terms and conditions contained herein, and that if any aspect of Your participation violates provisions of the law to which You are subject, You will cease using the services and close your account;
2. That You are at least 18 (eighteen) years old and competent to execute and perform into any agreement You enter into through Our Platform;
3. That You shall not use a false name or email address owned or controlled by another person with the intent to impersonate that person or for any other reason;
4. That You shall not use a user ID name that is subject to any rights of a person other than yourself without appropriate authorization;
5. That You shall comply with the terms and conditions stipulated in this Terms of Use;
6. That You shall be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your password;
7. That all the representations made by You to Us including in accordance with these terms and conditions are true, correct and complete and that You will update Your registration information with the Company as needed so that it remains true, correct and complete; and
8. That You will conduct yourself in a professional manner in all Your interactions with any other user.
9. That Your usage of the Platform will not, in any manner, directly or indirectly, violate terms of any contractual arrangement binding on You
7. Emails, Newsletters and Notifications
If You wish to subscribe to Our newsletter(s) or receive notifications or e-mails from Us, We will use Your name, contact number and the latest e-mail address provided by You in this regard. However, You may choose to stop receiving Our newsletters by following the instructions to unsubscribe as included in these e-mails.
8. Intellectual Property
This Platform is operated by and is the sole property of fostering geniuses. Any and all material on this Platform, including images, illustrations, audio and video clips, trade names, proprietary information and knowledge, technology, databases, or rights with respect thereto necessary for Our business as is now being operated are protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights that are owned by Us or by other parties that have licensed such material to Us, or such parties having ownership of the content uploaded on the Platform. You agree that any and all material displayed on the Platform is solely for Your personal use and You shall not, whether directly or indirectly, copy, reproduce, republish, post, upload, transmit or distribute such material in any manner and through any media including by way of e-mail or other electronic means and You shall not assist any other person in doing so. Modification of the said materials or use of the materials on any other Platform or networked computer environment or use of the materials for any purpose other than personal use is a violation of the said copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual proprietary rights, and is expressly prohibited. Fostering geniuses grants to You a temporary, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable limited license to use the Platform for Your own use. All right, title and interest in and to the Platform (excluding content uploaded specifically by a user) is and will remain the exclusive property of Fostering geniuses and/or its licensors.
You agree that these Terms of Use do not entitle You to any support, additional materials or courses, upgrades, updates, add-ons, patches, enhancements, or fixes for the Platform (Updates). We may, however, occasionally provide automatic Updates to the Platform at its sole discretion (and without any advanced notification to You). Any such Updates shall become part of the services and subject to these Terms of Use.
From time to time, We test various aspects of Our Platform, including Our Website, user interfaces, service levels, plans, promotions, features, availability of content, delivery, and pricing, and we reserve the right to include You in or exclude You from these tests without notice.
By submitting any content or material to the Platform including names, logos, photos videos and/or any material, whether protected through trademark, copyright, word mark, etc. or not, including those of Yourself, Your child or Your family members, You hereby grants Fostering geniuses a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform such content in connection with the Platform business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Platform (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. In the event it does so, Fostering geniuses will seek to maintain the confidentiality of the content consistent with Your account classification, but once again cannot guarantee any such confidentiality. Upon Your request, We will use Our commercial best efforts to remove all the content or material submitted by You on the Platform.
Fostering geniuses shall have no obligation to monitor or enforce any intellectual property rights that may be associated with the content provided by You on the Platform. We secure Your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Although We take reasonable measures to do so, please remember that no transmission of data over the internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that You transmit to Us or from Us, and You do so at Your own risk.
If You are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content on the Platform infringes upon Your rights, or if You wish to remove any material submitted by You from our promotional packages, You may contact info@fosteringgeniuses.com and provide details requested in regard to such infringement. While we will remove the inform such materials as soon as commercially feasible from our Platform, it may not be possible to remove marketing or other materials that have been sent to third parties and which are no longer in our control.
9. Prohibited Uses
The Platform may be used only for lawful purposes. Fostering geniuses specifically prohibits any use of the Platform for and You agree not to use the Platform for any of the following purposes:
1. Modifying, publishing, storing, transmitting, distributing, displaying, performing, participating in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works on, or in any way exploit, any of the copyrighted material contained on the Platform, in whole or in part, without Our prior written consent; or
2. Subleasing, leasing, selling, assigning, transferring, distributing, renting, permitting concurrent use of, or granting other rights in the content and any material and documentation provided on the Platform by other Users or Fostering geniuses to any third party;
3. Providing use of the content in a computer service business, network, time sharing, interactive cable television, multiple CPU or multiple or concurrent user arrangement to Users who are not individually licensed by Fostering geniuses or otherwise exploiting any portion of, the use of or access to the content or the materials or documentation provided on the Platform in contravention of these Terms of Use;
4. defame, libel, disparage, threaten, harass or intimidate anyone or otherwise violate the personal, privacy, contractual, intellectual property or other rights of any person, including by the use of offensive comments related to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference or physical handicap;
5. submit any content or material that falsely expresses or implies that such content or material is sponsored or endorsed by Us; or
6. sell access to the Platform or any part thereof other than through a mechanism expressly approved by Us.
Fostering geniuses may also place additional fair use restrictions including restrictions on concurrent connections and time of usage.
10. Modifications
We reserve the right at any time and from time to time, in Our sole discretion, to modify the content on the Platform or any part thereof, including the transmission of any related materials or documentation, with or without providing prior notice to You. We further reserve the right at any time and from time to time, at Our sole discretion, to alter, modify or terminate any content or features contained on the Platform without providing to You prior notice of such alteration, modification or termination. You agree that Fostering geniuses shall not be liable to You or to any third party claiming through You, for any modification of the content or features provided on the Platform.
11. System Limitations and Failures
We use internally developed systems for providing You access to and facilitating Your use of the Platform. These systems may encounter technical or other limitations, and computer and communications hardware systems might experience interruptions. Further, We continually enhance and improve these systems in order to accommodate the level of use of the Platform. We may also add additional features and functionality to the Platform that might result in the need to develop or license additional technologies. Increased utilization of the Platform or providing new features or functionality may cause unanticipated system disruptions, slower response times, degradation in levels of customer service, and delays in reporting accurate financial information. You agree that We shall not be liable to You or to any third party claiming through You, for any such failures contemplated herein.
12. Privacy and Confidentiality
Please read Our privacy policy to understand Our information collection and usage practices. You may obtain certain confidential information, including without limitation, technical, contractual, product, pricing, business-related functions, activities and services, customer lists, customer's contact number, knowledge of customer needs and preferences, business strategies, marketing strategies, methods of operation, markets and other valuable information that should reasonably be understood as confidential (Confidential Information). You acknowledge and agree to hold all Confidential Information in strict confidence. Title and all interests to all Confidential Information shall be vested in Us.
You agree that Your obligations under this Paragraph 12 are necessary and reasonable in order to protect Our business and expressly agree that monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate for any breach of any covenant or agreement set forth herein. Accordingly, You agree and acknowledge that any such violation or threatened violation will cause irreparable harm and injury to Fostering geniuses and that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, in law, equity or otherwise, Fostering geniuses shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the threatened breach of the terms of this Paragraph 12 or the continuation of any such breach.
13. Security
You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Platform, including, without limitation: (a) accessing data not intended for You or logging into an account which You are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) interfere with service to any user, host, or network.
You shall not misuse this Platform by knowingly introducing viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other materials that are malicious or technologically harmful (Viruses). You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our Platform, the server on which the Platform is stored or any server, computer or database connected to this Platform. You must not attack this Platform via a denial-of-service attack. Further, You shall not interfere with or circumvent any security feature of the Platform or any feature that restricts or enforces limitations on the use of or access to the Platform, such as probing or scanning the vulnerability of any system, network or breach.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a denial-of-service attack or Viruses that may infect Your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to Your use of this Platform or to Your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any Platform linked to it.
You agree to immediately report to Us all incidents involving suspected or actual unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, damage, or destruction of data.
You shall not interfere with or disrupt (or attempt to interfere with or disrupt) access and enjoyment of the Platform of other Users or any host or network, including, without limitation, creating or transmitting unwanted electronic communications such as “spam” to other Users, overloading, flooding or mail-bombing the Platform, or scripting the creation of content in such a manner as to interfere with or create an undue burden on the Platform.
You are prohibited from reverse engineering, decompiling, reverse assembling, modifying or attempting to discover or copy any software, source code or structure that the Platform utilizes to generate web pages or any software or other products or processes accessible through the Platform.
14. Monitoring
All electronic communications and content presented and/or passed to Us, including that presented and/or passed from remote access connections, may be monitored, examined, saved, read, transcribed, stored, or retransmitted in the course of daily operations by any duly authorized employee or agent of Fostering geniuses in the exercise of their duties, or by law enforcement authorities who may be assisting Fostering geniuses in investigating possible contravention / non-compliance with applicable law. Electronic communications and content may be examined by automated means. Further, Fostering geniuses has the right to reject, at its sole discretion, from the Platform any electronic communications or content deemed not to be in compliance with the corporate policies and procedures of Fostering Geniuses. We may be required to share Your personal information with government authorities and agencies for the purposes of verification of identity or for prevention, detection or investigation, including of cyber incidents, prosecution, and punishment of offenses. You agree and consent for Fostering geniuses to disclose Your information, if so required, under applicable law.
15. Termination
In the event it is determined by Us that You have violated any of these Terms of Use, We shall have the right, at Our sole discretion, to suspend Your use of and prohibit access to any or all features/parts of the Platform forthwith. Any such suspension or termination of access to the Platform may be effected by Us without providing You with a prior written notice in this regard. Upon such termination of access to the Platform, these Terms of Use, as applicable to You, will be deemed to have been terminated and no refund of any payments made by You shall be required to be made by Us.
You acknowledge and agree that, upon termination, You shall immediately destroy any copies made of any portion of the content contained on the Platform other than User Data. You acknowledge and agree that Fostering geniuses shall not be liable to You or any third party claiming through You, for any suspension or termination of access to Platform.
These Terms of Use shall stand terminated upon Your closing of Your account on the Platform.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
Fostering geniuses do not endorse or act on behalf of any third party. In the event You engage the services of / interact with any third party, through the Platform, Fostering geniuses will not be liable to You for any act or omission by such third party in relation thereto.
While our Services have been assessed by professionals and have been designed to expand the potential of children, there is no express guarantee that this will work for every child to the same degree. We hereby expressly disclaim all warranties and representations of any kind with respect to any and all content and features available on the Platform, including but not limited to (a) warranties as to the merchantability or use for a particular purpose whether or not Fostering geniuses knows or has reason to know or has been advised of any such purpose or (b) warranties as to any results to be obtained from any use of Fostering geniuses content or information derived from use of the Platform.
Fostering geniuses shall have no liability for any losses, direct or indirect, in contract, tort, or otherwise, incurred in connection with the Fostering geniuses content on the Platform, including but not limited to commercial or economic loss or for any decision made or action taken by any party in reliance upon the Fostering geniuses content.
You acknowledge that We are not responsible for any exercises that are carried out to help Your child build on concepts they learn in the course of the Services. You should exercise caution and take due care of Your surroundings, Your Capabilities and Your child’s capabilities while carrying out such exercises or activities and the safety of Your child and Yourself is Your responsibility. We are not liable for any disputes, claims, losses, injuries, or damage of any kind in relation to Your use of the Services including any that might arise out of or relate to: (i) Your use of the Services provided by Us; and/or (ii) caused by events beyond Our control.
The Platform, all the materials and services, included on or otherwise made available to You through this Platform is provided by Fostering geniuses on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any representation or warranties, express or implied except otherwise specified in writing. Without prejudice to the forgoing Paragraph, Fostering geniuses does not warrant that:
• The Platform will be constantly available, or available at all;
• The information on the Platform or provided through the Website is complete, true, accurate or not misleading; or
• The quality of and results from the use of any products, services, information, or other material that You obtain through the Platform will meet Your expectations.
17. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Fostering geniuses harmless from (i) any actions, claims, demands, suits, damages, losses, penalties, interest and other charges and expenses (including legal fees and other dispute resolution costs) made by any Person due to or arising out of Your use of the Platform, any violation of the terms of these Terms of Use or any other agreement executed with Fostering geniuses or another person by You; (ii) any acts or deeds, including for any non-compliance or violation, of any applicable law, rules, regulations on Your part; (iii) for fraud committed by You; or (iv) Your infringement of any intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; or (v) as a result of any threatening, libelous, obscene, harassing or offensive material posted/transmitted by You on the Platform.
18. Foreign Jurisdictions
You are expressly notified that many states and foreign countries all have their own regulations that must be observed in relation to Your use or access of the Platform. You must make Your own assessment regarding, and are responsible for compliance with, regulatory requirements as may be applicable to Your use and access of the Platform in such jurisdictions.
19. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Any action, dispute or difference arising under or relating to this Terms of Use (Dispute) shall at the first instance be resolved through good faith negotiations between the parties hereto, which negotiations shall begin promptly, within 15 (fifteen) days after a party has delivered to the other party a written request for such consultation. If the parties are unable to resolve the Dispute in question within 15 (fifteen) days of the commencement of negotiations, such Dispute shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, as amended from time to time and rules prescribed thereunder. When any Dispute is under arbitration, except for the matters under dispute, Fostering geniuses and You shall continue to exercise the remaining respective rights and fulfill the remaining respective obligations under this Terms of Use.
The arbitration shall be conducted by a sole arbitrator jointly appointed by Fostering geniuses and You. If parties fail to appoint an arbitrator within 30 (thirty) days after service of the notice of arbitration, such arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The venue of arbitration shall be in Abuja, Nigeria.
The language of the arbitration proceedings and of all written decisions and correspondence relating to the arbitration shall be English.
You agree and acknowledge that the provisions of Paragraph 8 (Intellectual Property) and Paragraph 12 (Privacy and Confidentiality) are of importance to Fostering geniuses and monetary compensation may not constitute adequate relief and remedy to Fostering geniuses for non-performance by You of Your obligations thereunder. Accordingly, Fostering geniuses shall be entitled to claim specific performance and seek mandatory and/or perpetual injunctions requiring You to perform Your duties and obligations under such provisions.
20. Severability
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of these Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
21. No Waiver
The rights and remedies available under this Terms of Use may be exercised as often as necessary and are cumulative and not exclusive of rights or remedies provided by law. It may be waived only in writing. Delay in exercising or non-exercise of any such right or remedy does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy, or any other right or remedy.
22. General
These Terms of Use comprise the full and complete agreement between You and Fostering geniuses with respect to the use of the Platform and supersedes and cancels all prior communications, understandings and agreements between You and Fostering Geniuses, whether written or oral, expressed or implied with respect thereto.
Fostering geniuses shall be entitled to assign their rights and obligations hereunder to any Affiliate, third party or as part of any restructuring, business combination, merger or acquisition.
Any notice to be given in connection with these Terms of Use shall be delivered via email to Fostering geniuses at info@fosteringgeniuses.com or to You at the email address provided by You in Your profile. You consent to the use of electronic communications in order to the electronic delivery of notices in relation to any matter under these Terms of Use.