KNORR TASTE QUEST WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
KNORR TASTE QUEST WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
Welcome to the Knorr Taste Quest (The “Website”). The Website is operated by Unilever Nigeria. The terms “KTQ,” “we,” “us” and “our” as contained in these Terms and Conditions, refer to Unilever Nigeria while the term “you”, refers to the users of the Website. These Terms of Use as may be modified or amended periodically, constitute a legally binding document between us and you, which govern your use of the Website and its contents.
ACCEPTANCE
1. By clicking on the “I agree button” or by accessing, visiting, browsing, using, or attempting to interact with any part of the Website, you agree that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, please do not access the Website.
ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE
2. To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you will be required to provide certain registration details or other information i.e. employment history, medical information etc. You represent and warrant that all the information you provide will be correct, current and complete. If we believe that the information you provide is not current, incorrect or incomplete, we have the right to refuse you access to the Website or any of its resources, and to terminate or suspend your access at any time.
PASSWORD
3. You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the Website. We encourage you to use “strong” passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols). We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above.
AGE OF USERS
4. To access the Website, you must be, and represent and warrant that you are 18 years and over and of legal competence to enter into a binding agreement with us, and are not otherwise prohibited from using the Website in accordance with these Terms of Use or any relevant laws. By using the Website on behalf of any third party, you are representing to us that you are an authorized representative of that third party and that your use of the Website constitutes their acceptance to these Terms of Use by the third party.
ADDITIONAL TERMS
5. When you download, install and use our software either in the form of a Website, you may be required to agree to one or more End-User License Agreements which may include additional terms and conditions. You will be bound by such End-User License Agreements that you agree to.
PRIVACY
6. Your use of the Website signifies your continuing consent to our Privacy Policy, which governs our collection and use of personal information that you supply to us. You can examine our Privacy Policy any time by clicking on the “Privacy” link on the Website.
7. As a result of accessing the Website a ‘cookie’ has been stored on your web browser that enables us to provide restricted information to third parties. If you wish to remove the cookie or check that the information stored is accurate please refer to the internet options on your internet explorer, or other such system that serves the same function.
CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE
8. We may discontinue the Website (temporarily or permanently) or change any information, content, feature or service at any time with or without notice. We also retain the right to create limits on use of the Website at our sole discretion. Your use of this Website after such changes are implemented constitute your acknowledgement and acceptance of the changes. Please consult these terms of use regularly to acquit yourself with any changes that may apply. You can review the most current version of these Terms and Conditions by clicking on the Website’s “Terms of Use” link.
PROHIBITED CONDUCT
9. Without limitation, you shall not use any services or facilities provided in connection with this Website to compromise security or tamper with system resources and or accounts; use the trademark “Knorr Taste Quest”; use the Knorr Taste Quest domain name or any domain name that is confusingly similar to the Knorr Taste Quest domain name as a pseudonymous return email address for any communications that you transmit from another location or through another service; use any program, spider or “bot” to gather or “harvest” any information or obtain by any means, any content, or information not intentionally made available through the Website; or assist any third party in engaging in any activity that is prohibited by these Terms of Use. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security is strictly prohibited. We reserve the right to release your information to and corporate with any law enforcement authorities, court order directing the disclosure of your information.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
10. Using the Website does not give you ownership of or any rights to any materials or content on the Website, all of which are owned and reserved by us and protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights.
11. Except as we may expressly state in writing, you shall not reproduce, reprint, publish, display, distribute, transmit, sublicense, or otherwise exploit any materials, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, content, resources or services obtained from or connected to the Website without our express prior written consent.
12. Trademarks, service marks, logos and other intellectual property, materials and content appearing or accessible on the Website are our property or the property of the party that provided same to us. You acknowledge and will respect all such copyright and other intellectual property rights we own or may own in the look and feel of the Website and its contents including any sounds, music, text, graphics, data, stills, photographs and moving images. Such intellectual property rights shall include all registered and unregistered intellectual property rights of any type or nature including trademarks and community marks. You further agree that you will not infringe our copyright by any method or manner now known or as may exist in the future.
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION
13. The Website may contain features and facilities that allow you to initiate or participate in campaigns and communicate with the internet community (collectively, ‘‘Knorr Taste Quest’’). You agree to use the Knorr Taste Quest website only to send content that is proper and related to the particular Knorr Taste Quest. Among other actions, when using the Knorr Taste Quest website, you agree that you will not post any content that:
a. Advocates illegal activity or an intent to commit an illegal act;
b. Is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent;
c. Does not pertain directly to the Website;
d. Threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening, or offensive;
e. Seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise;
f. Harvests or otherwise collects information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;
g. Violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;
h. Impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content;
i. Falsifies or deletes any author attributions, legal or other proper notices, or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or other material contained in a file that is permissibly uploaded;
j. Includes programs that contain viruses, worms, and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
k. Disrupts or affects in a way the ability of other people to engage in activities on the Website;
l. Disobeys any policy or regulations including any code of conduct or other guidelines, established from time to time regarding use of the Website or any networks connected to the Website; or
m. Contains hyperlinks to other Websites that contain content that falls within the descriptions set forth above.
14. We reserve the right to monitor use of the Website to determine compliance with these Terms of Use, as well as the right to remove or refuse any content for any reason. We also reserve the right to disclose any information that is necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or remove any content in our sole discretion. Content uploaded in respect of Knorr Taste Quest may be subject to posted limits on use, reproduction, and/or dissemination and you are responsible for abiding by such limitations.
15. Notwithstanding these rights, you remain solely responsible for the content of your submissions. We do not endorse any content found in any Knorr Taste Quest submission. Consequently, we specifically disclaim any liability with respect to the Knorr Taste Quest application and any actions resulting from your participation in any Knorr Taste Quest application.
YOUR SUBMISSIONS
16. By submitting, posting or displaying content through the Website, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty free license(with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY STATEMENT AND YOUR CONSENT
17. You agree that we may provide to you notices and other information concerning us or this Website electronically, including notice to any email address that you may provide.
HYPERLINKS
18. In consideration for us granting you access to and use of the Website, you agree that we may include on the Website hyperlinks to third party Websites. You agree that such hyperlinks are not sponsored by or affiliated with us. We have not reviewed any third party Websites and are not responsible for their content. We are also not responsible for any form of transmission received from any hyperlinked Website. Hyperlinks are to be accessed at your own risk, and we make no representations or warranties about their content, completeness, or accuracy or of the Websites hyperlinked to the Website.
DISCLAIMER OR WARRANTIES
19. THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE WILL BE INTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE, OR THE RESULT OF USE OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENT MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL ERRORS AND THE COMPANY MAY MAKE CHANGES, OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME. YOU, AND NOT US, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING REPAIR OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS Website OR IT’S CONTENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OR OTHERS AND ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN SUCH CONTENT.
20. All information in this Website, whether historical in nature or forward-looking, speaks only as of the date the information is posted on this Website, and does not undertake any obligation to update such information after it is posted or to remove such information from this Website if it is not, or is no longer, accurate or complete.
21. You understand and accept that to the fullest possible extent permitted in law, we accept no responsibility for any loss or damage or injury caused to you or your hardware or software whether we cause such loss or injury directly or indirectly.
22. You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that the Website or content made available thereon will be free of any viruses, worms, trojans horses, or other codes that many manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this Website for this reconstruction of any lost data. We do not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the internet.
23. The content on the Website is not necessarily complete and up to date and should not be used to replace any written reports, statement, or notices provided by us. Patients, clients and visitors should use the content in the same manner as any other information medium. Information obtained by using this webWebsite is not exhaustive and does not cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be relevant to your goals.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
24. You may not assert claims for monetary damages arising from the Website your use thereof or its contents. We shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages whatsoever including loss of revenue, or income, pain, and suffering, emotional distress, or similar damages, resulting from the use of this Website, even if we knew or should have known of the possibility of such damage.
INDEMNIFICATION
25. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us and our respective employees, contractors, officers and agents from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney’s fees that arise from your use or misuse of the Website. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
CHOICE OF LAW AND JURISDICTION
26. You agree that the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria govern these Terms of Use, and any claim or dispute that you may have against us, without regard to conflict of laws rules.
27. You further agree that any and all disputes, claims or litigation arising from or related in any way to these terms of use or any provisions herein will be resolved by mediation at the Lagos Multi Door Courthouse, Lagos State, Nigeria. Where such dispute persists, it shall then be resolved by reference to a Nigerian Courts in Lagos State. The parties hereby waive any objections against and expressly submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Nigerian Courts in Lagos State.
SEVERABILITY AND INTEGRATION
28. These Terms of Use and any supplemental terms, policies, rules and guidelines posted on the Website constitute the entire agreement between you and us and supersede all previous written and or oral agreements. If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
TERMINATION
29. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Website if you violate these Terms of Use or any rules or guidelines posted on the Website or for any other reason in our discretion.
If you have any queries or concerns relating to the Website or our services or these Terms of Use please forward your query to the following email address: consumercare@unilever.com.
Effective Date: 25th April 2018
I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED ABOVE.