Welcome to Falcons Observer. This Website specializes in providing news, analysis, updates, and original content regarding Nigerian women's football, including the national teams (Super Falcons, Falconets & Flamingos.), the local league (NWFL Premiership, etc.), and Nigerian female players competing globally.
These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of our Website, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, which is incorporated herein by reference.
If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Website.
Changes to the Terms
We reserve the right to revise and update these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for updates.
Accessing the Website and Account Security
a. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
b. To access certain features of the Website (e.g., commenting, newsletter subscription), you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete.
c. If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity.
Intellectual Property Rights
a. Ownership: The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by [Your Blog Name], its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by Nigerian and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
b. Limited License: These Terms grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable limited license to use the Website solely for your personal, non-commercial use.
c. Restrictions: You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
- Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
- You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
- Attribution: You may share snippets of content (e.g., on social media or in a blog post) provided that full and prominent credit is given to Falcons Observer and a direct link to the original content on the Website is included.
d. Prohibited Actions: You must not:
- Modify copies of any materials from this site.
- Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
- Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
- Access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website without express written permission from us.
User-Generated Content (UGC)
a. Responsibility for UGC: The Website may contain interactive features (such as comment sections) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons ("post") content or materials (collectively, "User-Generated Content" or "UGC"). Any UGC you post will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary.
b. Content License: By posting any UGC on the Website, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns, a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose.
c. Warranties on UGC: You represent and warrant that:
You own or control all rights in and to the UGC and have the right to grant the license granted above.
Your UGC does not violate the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, or publicity rights.
Your UGC complies with these Terms and all applicable laws, including the Nigerian Cybercrime Act 2015, laws on defamation, and hate speech.
d. Content Standards: UGC must not:
- Contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
- Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
- Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
- Advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act, including but not limited to the Nigerian Cybercrime Act 2015 offences.
- Be likely to deceive any person.
- Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.
e. Monitoring and Enforcement: We have the right to:
- Remove or refuse to post any UGC for any or no reason in our sole discretion.
- Take any action with respect to any UGC that we deem necessary or appropriate, including if we believe that such UGC violates the Terms, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, or could create liability for us.
- Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy, or to law enforcement authorities.
YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USER-GENERATED CONTENT.
Reliance on Information Posted
The content on our Website is provided for general information and news purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, we do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
a. Disclaimer: YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
b. Limitation of Liability: TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL [Your Blog Name], ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE, OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Falcons Observer, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User-Generated Content, any use of the Website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of The Federal Republic of Nigeria without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the courts located in any part of Nigeria, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.