Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use

1. Terms

By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws, and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.

2. Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Okayafrica LLC’s web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license, you may not:

• modify or copy the materials;
• use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
• attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Okayafrica LLC’s web site;
• remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
• transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.
• This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Okayafrica LLC at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

3. Disclaimer

The materials on Okayafrica LLC’s web site are provided “as is”. Okayafrica LLC makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Okayafrica LLC does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

4. Limitations

In no event shall Okayafrica LLC or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Okayafrica LLC’s Internet site, even if Okayafrica LLC or a Okayafrica LLC authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

5. Revisions and Errata

The materials appearing on Okayafrica LLC’s web site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Okayafrica LLC does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. Okayafrica LLC may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. Okayafrica LLC does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.

6. Links

Okayafrica LLC has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Okayafrica LLC of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user’s own risk.

7. Site Terms of Use Modifications

Okayafrica LLC may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

8. Governing Law

Any claim relating to Okayafrica LLC’s web site shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy.

• Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
• We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
• We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
• We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
• Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
• We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
• We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.

We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.

Cookies and Anonymous Identifiers

The term “Cookie” is a nickname for files that may be deposited onto a User’s computer through the use of the Service. Cookies are used to recognize information about how the User interacts with the Service, including visits to the website, what pages are accessed, and what functionalities are used, among other things. The use of cookies is commonplace on the Internet and they take up minimal room.

Cookies work by assigning a number to your computer that has a specific meaning to the assigning website. Cookies, by themselves, cannot be used to determine the identity of any User. Unless you choose to provide us with information about you, we will never know who you are, even though our computer has previously deposited a cookie on your computer. In addition, you may modify your Internet browser’s settings to notify you whenever any website requests to deposit a cookie on your computer. This notification option generally gives you the opportunity to decide whether to accept or refuse a cookie before it is deposited. Okayafrica employs the use of cookies to enable our systems to recognize your browser, to identify how and when the Service is visited, and to gather analytics about the Service, among other things. We use both persistent ID cookies, which remain on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove or control these persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file. Our advertising and/or analytics partners may also use cookies in order to deliver targeted advertising to you. Other companies that advertise on our Site also have the ability to deposit a different cookie on your computer in a process that we do not control. Okayafrica maintains no liability for the depositing of such cookies, and all Users of the Service release Okayafrica of all liability with respect to third-party cookies.

The DoubleClick cookie

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website.
• Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt-out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can direct users to opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting aboutads.info.)