Terms and Conditions

Please note that by using this website, you accept the Terms and Conditions that govern this site. If you do not accept these terms, do not use this site. The terms are subject to change from time to time, so you should review them each time you visit the site.

About Us

This site is operated by Concourse Media Limited, a company registered and governed by the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. Concourse Magazine is an exciting Nigerian Online and Print Magazine packed with News, Politics, Entertainment, Business Sports, Fashion, Housing, Entertainments and More.

With our professional team on board, we will endeavour to ensure that we provide you with good services to best of our abilities. Concourse Magazine aims to provide the Nigerian populace with current affairs particularly in the home front as this period of political phase in Nigeria is considered to be the most exciting political phase in Nigeria where the powers of the general people of this great country is seen to be the determinant or the driving force in shaping the future of our nation.

Requirements for using this site

You must be at least eighteen years of age to use this website. By using this website, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions as set out.

By submitting your materials to our website for consideration for posting, you hereby confirm the rights and responsibilities that you have with regard to the materials submitted and hereby grant Concourse Magazine the irrevocable right and licence to duplicate, broadcast, exhibit, transmit and exploit the materials in whatever form required, or to allow Concourse Magazine to grant sub-licences to third parties to duplicate, broadcast, exhibit, transmit and exploit the materials submitted, on the internet, mobile platforms or other media throughout the world.

You hereby acknowledge that you shall receive valuable consideration from Concourse Magazine for submitting your text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music and videos for posting to our website.

You represent that you either created the content yourself or have received the legal right and authority from the person who created the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music and videos to grant Concourse Magazine full and unrestricted rights to the materials and that our exercise of such rights shall not constitute an infringement of any copyright, civil, personal or property right of any third party. If you are submitting a text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, video, you represent that you have full authority, permission and licence from all copyright holders.

Unless we have express permission in writing, Concourse News Magazine, shall have no obligation to publish or post your text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music and video. For all videos published or posted upon the site, we reserve the right to remove the video at our discretion and we will give no refunds of compensation.

It is hereby agreed that by using our site, you expressly agree to indemnify Concourse News Magazine in its entirety, including its officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses arising from any breach or alleged breach of any term, infringement or alleged infringement arising from your materials.

Unless otherwise stated in these terms, you must not whether directly or indirectly copy, download, store, make available, distribute, sell or offer to sell all or any part of the content or site, or download or otherwise copy any content, files or data from the site to make or populate a database or publication of any kind whatsoever.

Payments

Our contents providers shall be paid for the materials submitted to Concourse News Magazine for streaming on the website unless otherwise stated. Payment due shall be made on net 15 day basis following provision of a statement of invoice to the provider.

Content

1. We may publish, check, edit or remove all or parts of the comments or other materials, including your name, town and country, which you submit to us at our sole discretion.

2. You will not take any action that infringes or violates someone else’s rights or otherwise violates the law. You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for your own content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. Concourse News Magazine does not endorse any content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and it expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with the content.

3. You retain any copyright you may have in your content. By submitting your materials to us, you grant us a perpetual and irrevocable licence to use, copy, edit, adapt publish, translate, create derivative works from, make available, communicate and distribute your content, in whole or in part and or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology not known or later developed. By submitting your content, you warrant that you have the right to grant this licence. This licence is capable of sub-licence by us to other entities and brands in our group of companies. You represent and warrant that you have, and will continue to have during your use of the service all necessary licences, rights, consents, and permissions which are required to enable Concourse News Magazine to use your content in the manner that is contemplated by the service and these terms.

4. This company will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information.

5. You agree not to, (or attempt to) circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with any security related features of the service or features that (i) warrant or restrict use or copying of content or (ii) enforce limitations on use of the service or the content accessible via the service;

6. You understand that whether or not content is published, Concourse News Magazine does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to content.

7. You must not submit any material to our site that is defamatory, malicious, threatening, false, misleading, offensive, abusive, discriminatory, harassing, blasphemous or racist, indecent, obscene or of a sexual nature, breach of confidentiality or someone’s privacy.

8. You agree not to submit any material that:-

1. Could prejudice any active legal proceedings of which you are aware;

2. Is likely to cause someone alarm, anxiety or distress;

3. Encourages violence or racial or religious hatred;

4. Infringes any intellectual property rights, such as copyrights and trademarks

5. Impersonates anyone else or otherwise misrepresents your identity, affiliation or status.

Government Requirements, Compliance and Taxes

Governing Laws

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with all applicable Federal and State Laws, rules and regulations of Nigeria. By accessing this website and using our services, you consent to these terms and conditions and to the exclusive jurisdiction of Nigerian courts in all disputes arising out of such cases. If any of these terms are deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason, then the invalid or unenforceable provisions will be severed from these terms and conditions and the remaining terms will continue to apply. Failure of the company to enforce any of the provisions set out in these terms and conditions and any agreement, and failure to exercise any option to terminate, shall not be construed as waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the validity of these terms and conditions or of any agreement or any part thereof, or the right thereafter to enforce each and every provision.

Taxes

Concourse News Magazine is responsible for all taxes (if any) associated with the transactions between the company and advertisers in connection with the maintenance of this website. You are responsible for taxes, fees and other assessments (if any), which are required by law to collect and remit to the government on the services that we provide to you. These charges may change from to time without prior notice.

Disclaimer

Concourse News Magazine accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the content of any site connected to this website whether by hyper-link or otherwise. We are not liable for any third party content on this site. Third party content include for example, comments posted by users and the content of advertisements whether express or implied as to their functionality, use, or in respect of the information provided on or linked to their related sites.

Concourse News Magazine takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the information displayed on its websites is accurate and up to date but we accept no liability whatsoever (save liability for grievous personal injury or death resulting from Concourse News Magazine’s own intentional act or that of its employees acting strictly in accordance with their contract of employment with the company (whether direct, or indirect or consequential) nor for any damages (whether general, special or aggravated, punitive including triple damages), costs, claims or expenses arising from any action, error or omission on Concourse News Magazine part or that if its employees or agents or any other third parties in connection with the information displayed on the website.

Except to the extent prohibited by applicable laws, Concourse News Magazine and or any of its affiliates disclaim all liabilities, obligations, warranties or responsibility in any event whatsoever and make no representation, either express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including warranties or representations with respect to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, fitness for particular purpose, merchantability, non-infringement of third parties rights and or safety of the contents of this website, and any representations and warranties relating thereto are expressly disclaimed. Concourse News Magazine and or any of its affiliates shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of your use or access, the website. Concourse News Magazine does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials available on this site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the materials, this site or the server that makes them are available free of viruses or other harmful components. You assume the entire risk and cost of all necessary servicing, repair and correction.

You expressly understand and agree that your use of the services is at your sole risk. The services and materials in this sites are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. Concourse News magazine makes no representation or warranty that the services will meet your requirements or expectations, or that the services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. We further disclaim any representation or warranty that any errors in technology will be corrected. Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the services at your own discretion and risk. Concourse News Magazine are not accountable, liable indebted to you or responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material, whether due to computer virus or otherwise. We make no representation or warranty as to the completeness, accuracy or reliability of any third party information or data that you obtain through the use of the services.

We reserve the right to periodically amend, add, delete, update or alter the services including, without limitation, these terms and conditions. We may suspend or discontinue the services provided through this website at any time without any prior notice. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the site. Moreover, any portion of the materials available on this site may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes may be made from time to time without notice to the materials available on this site, the software and to the products described on this site.

You agree that neither we nor any of our officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or third party service providers nor our vendors, suppliers, or licensors is responsible for any damages resulting from:

Anything done or not done by us and or someone else; providing or failing to provide services, including, but not limited to, deficiencies or problems with a device or network coverage (for example, dropped, blocked, interrupted services, etc.); traffic or other accidents, or any health-related claims relating to our services; data content or information lost or accessed while using our services; information or communication that is blocked by a spam filter or other security or safeguard device; damage to your device or any computer or equipment connected to your device, or damage to or loss of any information stored on your device, computer, equipment, or boost storage space from your use of the services or from viruses, worms or downloads of malicious content, materials, data, text, images, video, or audio; or things beyond our control, including acts of god (for example, weather-related phenomena, fire, earthquake, hurricane, etc.), riot, strike, war, terrorism, or government orders or acts. You should implement appropriate safeguards to secure your device, computer, or equipment and to back up your information stored on each.

To the extent allowed by law, our liability for monetary damages for any claims that you may have against us is limited to no more than the proportionate amount of the service charges attributable to the affected period. Under no circumstances are we liable for any incidental, consequential, punitive, multiple or special damages of any nature whatsoever arising out of or related to providing or failing to provide services in connection with a device, including, but not limited to, lost profits, loss of business, or cost of replacement products and services.

Amendment, Assignment & Waiver

The company reserves the right to change, amend, modify, or revise these conditions from time to time as it seems fit and your continued use of this site will signify your acceptance of any adjustment to these terms. Any use of the services following such notice will constitute your agreement to such change(s). If there are any changes to our private policy, we will announce that these changes have been made on our home page and on other key pages on our site. If there are any changes on how we use the site, customers personal identifiable information, notification by email or postal mail will be made to those affected by this change. We will post the amended terms and conditions on the site, together with a notice that these terms and conditions have been amended. You are therefore advised to re-read this statement on regular basis.

Further, we may from time to time, revise or update the applications, services, and or related material, which may render all such prior versions obsolete. Consequently, we reserve the right to terminate these terms and conditions as to all such prior versions of the applications, services and or related material and limit access to only the most recent revisions and updates.

These terms and conditions form part of the agreement between the client and the company. Your accessing of this website and or undertaking of a contract or booking indicates your understanding, agreement to and acceptance of the disclaimer notice and the full terms and conditions contained herein. Your statutory consumer rights are unaffected.

Assignment

You may not transfer, assign, or sub-contract any of your rights and obligations under these terms and conditions. We may assign, transfer, or sub-contract our rights and obligations under these terms and obligations without notifying you or obtaining your consent, and with no further liability.

Waiver

Failure of either party to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this or any Agreement or the failure of either party to exercise any right or remedy to which it, he or they are entitled hereunder shall not constitute a waiver thereof, and shall not cause a diminution of the obligations under this or any agreement. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provisions of these terms and conditions. No waiver of any of the provisions of this or any agreement shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be such and signed by both parties. No delay or omission on our part in exercising any rights or remedies shall operate as a waiver of such rights or remedies or any other rights or remedies. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar or waiver of any rights or remedies on future occasions.

Dispute Resolution, Suspension and Termination

Arbitration Clause

Notwithstanding anything herein, you agree that in the event of any legal dispute you have with us regarding the interpretation of these terms herein, and in the event of any legal dispute you have with us pertaining to your use of the services, you will forgo litigation and take the matter to binding arbitration should you chose to proceed with your dispute. A party electing arbitration shall initiate it through an established alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider mutually agreed upon by the parties. The ADR provider and the parties must comply with the following rules:

1. The arbitration shall be conducted, at the option of the party seeking relief, by telephone, online, or based solely on written submissions;

2. The arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties;

3. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. You further agreed that any arbitration award in your favour shall not exceed the aggregate naira amount for all causes and claims of damage and liability as specified herein.

Suspension

Concourse Magazine reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend you and your content at any time at our sole discretion. In the event, and for so long as, we suspend you, you shall have no ability to upload any works on the website, but you may continue to access the platform and download works and view and comment on the Concourse News Network website and, if applicable, our other member websites, and post materials or other contents on your personal member website if applicable. For clarification purposes, Concourse News Network shall not remove any works you have uploaded prior to suspension of your membership account and such works shall continue to be available for streaming.

Termination

This agreement shall continue in perpetuity unless terminated in accordance with this section. Concourse Magazine may at anytime terminate this agreement in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, for any breach by you of any of your representations, warranties or obligations under this agreement, or for inactivity by you with respect to use of the website. On the other hand, you may at anytime, terminate this agreement by sending a termination request to Concourse magazine. In the event of termination by Concourse Magazine, we shall notify you of such termination. Concourse Magazine reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your user-ship at any time, including, without limitation, deactivating your materials.

If your agreement is terminated for violation of the terms of the agreement herein, the termination will be treated as if the account holder had initiated the termination, effective on the date that the account holder was terminated.

Upon any termination of agreement, all works uploaded by you shall be removed from the website; provided, however, that Concourse Magazine may continue to use the work for internal archival and reference purposes; any and all standard credits shall be redeemable by you for cash, minus any transactional expense in accordance with Concourse Magazine standard pricing and payment policies and you shall forfeit all rights, title and interest in and to any all offered credits. Termination of this agreement shall not relieve you from any payment obligations that may have arisen prior to such termination, or any other obligations pursuant to any other agreement that has not been specifically terminated, such as an upload agreement or download agreement.

Privacy Policy

Concourse Magazine knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy very seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. By visiting our website, you are accepting the practices outlined in this privacy policy.

This privacy policy covers Concourse Magazine treatment of personal information that we gather and use on our website and when you use our services. This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that we do not have control over or to individuals that Concourse Magazine does not employ or manage.

Information Collected by Concourse Magazine

We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our website. This information allows us to provide you with a customised and efficient experience. We do not process this information in a way that is incompatible with this objective.

We receive and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. You can chose not to provide us with certain information, but then, you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features.

We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. Concourse Magazine and its authorized agents automatically receive and record certain traffic data on their server logs from your browser including your IP address, Concourse Magazine cookie information, and the page you requested. We use this traffic data to help diagnose problems with its servers, analyse trends and administer the website.

Email Communications

Concourse Magazine is very concerned about your privacy and we will never provide your email address to a third party without your explicit permission, as detailed in the sharing your information section below. Concourse magazine may send out emails with our related news, products, offers, surveys or promotions.

Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser and tell us how and when pages in our website are visited and by how many people. Concourse Magazine cookies do not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with our personal information to tell us who you are or what your screen name or email address is.

The help portion of the tool bar on the majority of browsers will direct you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to command the browser to tell you when you receive a new cookie, or how to fully disable cookies. We recommend that you leave the cookies activated because cookies allow you to use some of Concourse Magazines coolest features.

Concourse Magazine advertising partners may place a cookie on your browser that makes it possible to collect anonymous non-personally identifiable information. If you would prefer to opt-out of this standard practice, please visit our advertising partners platform; a privacy policy and opt out page.

Sharing your Information

Be rest assured that we neither rent, nor sell your personal information to anyone and that we will share your personal information only as described below.

Concourse Magazine personnel and authorised consultants and or contractors may have access to your user information if necessary in the normal course of its business.

Business Transfers:

In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In this event, user information is typically one of the business assets that are transferred. Moreover, if Concourse Magazine, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets that are transferred.

Protection:

We may release personal information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a law; to enforce or apply our terms of us and other policies; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Concourse Magazine, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Syndication:

Concourse Magazine allows for the RSS syndication of all its public content within our website. With your permission, we will contact you when your personal information is shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, and you will be able to opt out to prevent the sharing of this information.

Children under Eighteen Years of Age

You must be eighteen years and older to register to use the Concourse Magazine website. As a result, Concourse Magazine does not specifically collect information about children. If we learn that Concourse Magazine has collected information a child under the age of thirteen, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. We recommend that minors between the age of thirteen and eighteen ask and receive their parents’ permission before using our website or sending information about themselves or anyone else over the internet.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Concourse Magazine may amend this privacy policy from to time, as its sole discretion. Use of information we collect is subject to the privacy policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes to the privacy policy, we will notify you by posting an announcement on our website so you are always updated with information we collect, how we use the information, and under what circumstances if any, the information is disclosed.

Our Vision

Our vision is to play a leading role in providing exciting, authentic and verified news to the Nigerian polity especially at this exciting period and phase of our nation’s development.

Our Mission

Our mission is to show that we are reliable, dependable and capable of providing excellent services to our target audience.