Terms and Conditions
www.nplinkup.com and www.naijadating.net is an online social media company under the registered name LINKUP- Naija professionals (NPLinkUp) in the state of Maryland, USA, intended for meeting people, making friends, and beginning relationships. We want you to do many things with ease and from the comfort of your phones, tablets, and computers.
These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy and any other terms expressly referred to in any of those documents or made available on this Website, constitute a legally binding agreement ("Agreement") between you, ("User" "you," "your") and nplinkup.com ("Website") about your use of the Service.
By creating an account or using the Website, whether on a mobile device, mobile application, or computer (collectively, the "Service"), you confirm that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not accept and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Agreement, please do not use the Service.
We may make changes to this Agreement and the Service from time to time. We may do this for various reasons, including to reflect changes in or requirements of the law, new features, or changes in business practices. The most recent version of this Agreement will be posted on the Terms and Conditions Page of this Website, and you should regularly check for the latest version. The newest version is the version that applies. If you continue to use the Service after the changes become effective, you agree to the revised Agreement.
1. Subject
1.1. Under the Agreement, the company provides access to the Service functionality on terms and in the manner defined by this Agreement.
1.2. The Service is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty or condition of any kind. You use the Service at your own risk. NPLinkUp disclaims any warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The company may depend on its sole discretion to define the functionality of the Website and make any changes as needed.
1.3. If you purchase any of the services that the company may offer (the paid services), you authorize NPLinkUp and our designated payment processors to store your payment information and other related information. You also agree to pay the applicable fees for the Paid Service (as set forth on the Service) as they become due, plus all related taxes that might apply (including without limitation sales and use taxes, duties, or other governmental taxes or fees), and to reimburse us for all collection costs and interest for any overdue amounts. All prices for the Paid Service are subject to change without notice.
1.4. From time to time, NPLinkUp may offer free trials or other promotions.
1.5. Payment Methods
NPLinkUp may, from time to time, provide various payment methods, including, without limitation to payment by credit card, by certain mobile or electronic payment providers (depending on the country of use). You authorize NPLinkUP to charge you for the paid Service through any payment method(s) you select during purchase, and you agree to make payment using such payment method(s).
1.6. All charges are non-refundable, and there are no refunds or credits for any partially used paid service except (i) as expressly outlined in this Agreement, (ii) as otherwise required by applicable law, and (iii) at the company's sole and absolute discretion. NPLinkUp may, in its sole discretion, immediately deactivate the user profile.
2. Rights and Obligations of the Parties
2.1. No part of the Service is directed to persons under the age of 18. If you are under 18 years of age, you must not use or access the Service in any manner. By doing so, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age.
2.2. If you are under 18 years of age but have improperly accessed the Service by providing false information to us, not only are you an unauthorized user using the Service in breach of this Agreement, but you may also be putting yourself and others in danger.
2.3. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity under the applicable laws to enter into this Agreement and abide by all its terms and conditions. Suppose any such representations or warranties turn out to be false or misleading in any way. In that case, your membership will be terminated immediately without refund of any unused or used funds in your profile.
2.4. The User agrees to use the Service consistent with this Agreement and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, and regulations.
2.5. The User shall undertake the personal responsibility for maintaining the confidentiality of his username and password. The User is fully responsible for all activities that occur under his/her username and password, including the purchase of any of our paid services.
2.6. A user can create only one valid profile for the use of our services. If one User has created more than one profile, the company has the right to block all or some User's profiles or deactivate all or some of such profiles. The company may also refuse to re-register the User (including when the company has deactivated all User's other profiles). It is prohibited to create a new profile after the company has blocked any User's profiles, including using another IP address, contact, and or payment information. All charges from the deactivated accounts are non-refundable.
3. User Content
3.1. You are solely responsible for the Content and information that you provide, publish, transmit, display or otherwise communicate to NPLinkUp through the service or to other users (collectively referred to as “post”), including without limitation to messages, data, text, photos, videos, music, graphics, links or other materials posted through chat messages, community pages, email messages, mobile messages, pictures and profile information (your submissions and those of other users, collectively referred to as “User Content”). NPLinkup does not control, take responsibility for, or assume liability for any User’s content posted by you or any third party or for any loss or damage to that, nor is NPLinkup liable for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you encounter
3.2. Although NPLinkUp does not pre-screen, review, control, monitor, or edit User's contents and is not liable for contents that are provided by users, you agree that NPLinkUp may, at its sole discretion, review, edit, refuse to accept, delete, block (to make unavailable to third parties) any content, terminate or suspend User access to the profile, unilaterally terminate the Agreement, and remove the user profile, if the company becomes aware (including from third parties) that the usage of the Service violates or contributes to the violation of the rights of the company, the rights of third parties (including other users and, or visitors), any applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations, the Agreement (including prohibited activities specified in Article 4 of this Agreement) and or is inconsistent in any other manner with the purpose of the Service. NPLinkUp may apply any actions provided in this Article without prior User notification if it is considered an immediate and necessary measure in response to the alleged violation.
3.3. NPLinkUp claims no ownership or control over your user content, except as otherwise explicitly provided herein, on the Service or in a separate agreement. You represent and warrant that the User Content and the public posting on NPLinkUp will not infringe or violate any third-party rights, including without limitation any intellectual property rights or rights of privacy or publicity, or cause any harm to any third party or violate the terms of this Agreement.
3.4. The User understands and agrees that anyone may be able to view any information he/she chooses to make publicly available. Users may, at any time, change or delete such information. The User understands that the design of the Service and the information displayed may vary. Please refer to the Privacy Policy under the data use section to know how NPLinkUp collects and processes Users' data
4. Prohibited Actions
4.1. You must not post, transmit or deliver to any other user, either directly or indirectly, any content that violates any third-party rights or all applicable laws, rules, or regulations or is prohibited under this Agreement or any other policy governing your use of the Service ("Prohibited Content"). Prohibited Content includes without limitation to Content that:
4.1.1. violates someone's data privacy or data protection rights, contains video, audio, photographs, or images of another person without his or her express written consent (or in the case of a minor, the minor's legal guardian) or otherwise violates anyone's right of privacy or publicity;
4.1.2. contains any advertising or promotional Content regarding any products or services.
4.1.3. discloses phone numbers, street addresses, last names, or e-mail addresses of a person without permission.
4.1.4. contains viruses, time bombs, trojan horses, cancelbots, worms, or other harmful or disruptive codes, components, or devices.
4.1.5. copies, modifies, publishes, adapts, sublicenses, translates, sells, distributes, transmits, performs, displays, reverse engineers, deciphers, decompiles or otherwise disassembles any portion of the Website or the Service or cause others to do so.
4.1.6. is obscene, pornographic, profane, defamatory, abusive, offensive, indecent, threatening, harassing, inflammatory, inaccurate, misrepresentative, fraudulent, or illegal.
4.1.7. interferes with the operation of the Service, accesses the protected information from the Service, or gains unauthorized access to the Service and user profiles.
4.1.8. may infringe or violate any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual or proprietary rights of any party, including User Content that contains others' copyrighted Content (e.g., photos, images, music, movies, videos, etc.) without obtaining proper permission ;
4.1.9. promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual, promotes or enables illegal or unlawful activities; or in the sole discretion of NPLinkUp is objectionable or restricts or inhibits any person from using or enjoying the Service or exposes NPLinkUp or its users to harm or liability of any type.
5. Termination or Change of Agreement
5.1. NPLinkUp may modify this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time. NPLinkUp shall provide notice of any such modification; notice shall consist of posting the revised Agreement and notification through the User profile.
5.2. Unless otherwise indicated, any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the revisions, and use of the Service after such posting will constitute acceptance of the revised Agreement.
5.3. The User has the right to unilaterally refuse the contract by sending the notice to the company by e-mail. In such a case, the user profile will be deactivated.
5.4. The User shall not be entitled to terminating the Agreement or re-enter the Agreement if his/her profile has been blocked or deactivated because of the breach of the Agreement.
6. Copyright Policy
6.1. If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that anything on the sites infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification of infringement pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information: (i) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; (ii) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (iii) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on our Service (please include URLs to help us identify the Content); (iv) your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; (v) a written statement by you that you, in good faith, believe that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. Please send notifications to our company's designated Copyright Agent at the address provided below:
E-mail: info@nplinkup.com
6.2. IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY AND CIVIL PENALTIES, INCLUDING MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS' FEES.
7. Limitation of liability
7.1. The company shall be liable only for the intentional breach of its obligations under this Agreement.
7.2. User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold NPLinkUP, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of their directors, officers, managers, agents, contractors, partners, and employees harmless from any loss, liability, claim, damages, costs, debts, expenses or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, due to or arising from User use of or access to the Service, including any data or Content transmitted or received by a user or any claim or damages that occur as a result of any of user content. The specified obligation is due for performance within ten days from the moment of the request.
7.3. In the case of violation of any rights of a third party, including without limitation, any right of privacy or intellectual property rights by User (in any
way, including copying, distribution, making available to the public, transfer utilizing communication), the company has the right to recover from the User the compensation per the applicable law.
7.4. In no event shall NPLinkUp, its affiliates, directors, members, employees, or agents be liable for any harm or damages arising out of or relating to the theft or misappropriation of the username and password.
7.5. The User confirms and agrees that in no event shall NPLinkUp, its affiliates, directors, members, employees, or agents be liable for any special, consequential, or indirect damages, including but not limited to loss of use, loss of profits, or loss of data, whether in action in contract, tort (including but not limited to negligence) or otherwise, arising out of or relating to the use of or inability to use the Service or change by the Company of this Agreement.
8. Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between you and NPLinkUP concerning your use of the Service and supersedes all previous agreements regarding your service use.
9. Applicable Laws
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed per the state of Maryland's laws without regard to the conflict of law principles. However, using the services, the User shall consider the country's legislation in which the User is located and the bill that may apply to specific actions of the User.