Terms and Conditions

Website Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions set out the terms and conditions on which you make use of our website (the "Site"), whether as a guest or registered user. Use of our Site includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use our Site.

1. Who we are and how to contact us

The Site is operated by Education Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA), a registered charity in England and Wales (registered charity number 1169311) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England (company registration number 10301384) at 3rd Floor, Chancery House, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1JB, United Kingdom.

To contact us Email: info@essa-africa.org

2. By using our site you accept these terms

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before you start to use our Site. By using our Site, you agree to be bound by the following terms. If you do not accept these terms, please do not use the Site. We recommend you print a copy of these terms for future reference.

3. Other applicable terms

These terms and conditions also refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our Site:
(a) Our Privacy Notice. This sets out the terms on which we process any personal information we collect from you, or you provide to us.
(b) Our Cookie Policy. This sets out information about the cookies on our Site.
(c) Our Acceptable Use Policy. This sets out permitted uses and prohibited uses of our Site. When using our Site, you must comply with this policy.

4. Changes to our site and these terms

We may update our Site from time to time and change the content at any time to reflect changes in our offering and our organization's priorities. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of any major changes.

We may amend these terms from time to time so each time you visit the Site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of any major changes. These terms were most recently updated on 23rd March 2018.

5. Accessing our Site

You may only use the Site in accordance with these terms and conditions and for lawful and proper purposes.

We do not guarantee that our Site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, change or discontinue all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons without notice.

The Site is targeted at those over the age of 18. By accessing our Site, you confirm that you are over the age of 18. If you are not over the age of 18, please do not use our Site.

6. Your account and password

If you choose or are provided with a user identification code, password or any other information as part of our security procedures or for any of our services, you must treat this information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.

We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of our terms or policies.

7. How you may use material on our site

We are the owners or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Site, and in the material published on it. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

No content from the Site may be copied, used or reproduced without our prior written consent, except:
(a) where extracts are downloaded or printed for personal and non-commercial use; or
(b) where text is reproduced for reporting in news or other similar format provided that the text is reproduced accurately, and fairly and not in a manner that could cover or mislead others or cause damage to ESSA or its reputation and provided that the Site is acknowledged as the source of the information.

8. Linking to our site

You may link to our Site, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link to our Site in such a way that suggests any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part without prior written consent.

9. Third party links and resources in our site

Where our Site contains links to other sites, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites. This Site may include information and materials uploaded by third parties. This information and these materials have not been verified or approved by us.

10. No reliance on information

Content on our Site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. Before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of content on our Site you should seek professional advice.

We make no representations, warranties or guarantees that the content on our Site is accurate, complete or up to date. We also make no warranties or guarantees that the content on our site at all times is in languages other than English are free from errors of translation.

11. Uploading content to our Site

Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to our Site or make contact with other users of our Site, you must comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

Any content you upload to our Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such content for any purpose, provided such use remains consistent with our charitable objects.

12. Newsletters

There is a free service where you agree to receiving an ESSA newsletter which the database is inseparable. Any copying, redistribution or republication of ESSA newsletter or the contents for commercial gain is strictly prohibited.

13. Responsibility for use of the site

We cannot guarantee that the Site will always be uninterrupted or error free. You use the Site at your own risk. It is your responsibility to ensure that the browser and operating system you are using are up to date and patched against known security vulnerabilities.

We accept no responsibility for any loss or damage arising out of or in connection with any use or browsing of the Site, we accept no liability for incidents arising from security vulnerabilities.

14. How we may use your personal information

We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Notice.

15. Which country's laws apply to any disputes?

English law and the jurisdiction of the English Courts apply to these terms and conditions, save where you live in any other part of the United Kingdom, in which case the law and courts of that part shall apply.