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Acceptable

Use Policy

From the Founder’s Agreement, Code of Ethics and Codes and Policies, Publiks derives a set of cautions and prohibitions describing actions and activities that do not meet Communities Standards. The resulting Acceptable Use Policy should thus be read, understood and adhered to by all persons concerned.

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Acceptable Use Policy

Overview

Welcome to the Acceptable Use Policy of The Publiks Group, a division of The Alvan Ikoku Group LLC. Here, you will be provided a listing, range and illustrative examples of actions and activities you are expected to agree to not carry out or conduct — out of respect for others, for our policies and for the law.

Please, therefore, take the time to revisit the Acceptable Use Policy regularly.

Your Agreement

— With respect to the Agreement you enter into with Publiks via the Acceptable Use Policy, you understand and adhere to the following:

Persons Adhering to Agreement

that the Acceptable Use Policy is to be adhered to by a wide range of associated individuals and communities ― including but not limited to board and committee members, leadership, management, officers, staff, employees, volunteers, representatives, agents, collaborators, partners, and visitors and users ― as they work in its capacity to establish, further develop, operate, collaborate with, carry out the mission and purposes of, and also visit, use and participate in the offerings of Publiks.

Applicability and Governance of Agreement

that the Acceptable Use Policy governs any and all of your access, actions, activity, communication, operation, participation, visit and other use, in any way, of, in, within, with, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to the Products and Services of Publiks and the Products and Services of its series, subsidiaries and affiliates — unless a different Acceptable Use Policy is provided on a particular Product, Service or Site, in which case such different Acceptable Use Policy shall apply, govern and control.

Entry and Continuation of Agreement

that whenever you engage in any access, action, activity, communication, operation, participation, visit or other use, in any way, of, in, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to any part or section of the Products and Services, including the Sites; and especially when you provide to the Products and Services, including the Sites, any content, data and information or feedback — directly or indirectly as further described below — you are agreeing to the Acceptable Use Policy as well as the associated Codes and Policies that collectively constitute The Publiks User Agreement and Code of Conduct, as they are amended from time to time.

Direct and Indirect Entry and Continuation of Agreement

that whenever you engage in the above described actions, activities, communications, operations, participations, visits or other uses directly or indirectly — whether engaged in or provided to or through the Products and Services, including the Sites, or persons and entities working with the Products and Services, including the Sites, or through content, information, media, materials or otherwise — you are also agreeing to the Acceptable Use Policy as well as the associated Codes and Policies that collectively constitute The Publiks User Agreement and Code of Conduct, as they are amended from time to time.

Binding Nature and Validity of Agreement

that you are also thus indicating that you understand the Acceptable Use Policy and the Codes and Policies, that you intend them to be the legal equivalent of a signed, written contract, equally binding, and that you accept such Acceptable Use Policy and Codes and Policies and agree to be legally bound by them (your “Agreement”).

Agreement On Behalf of Organization

that if you are engaging in any of the above described actions, activities, communications, operations, participations, visits or other uses for or on behalf of an organization, you are agreeing to this Agreement on behalf of that organization, and represent and warrant that you can do so.

In Case of Non-Agreement or Inability to Honor

that you will not engage in any of the above described actions, activities, communications, operations, participations, visits or other uses if you do not agree to all of the Acceptable Use Policy or the Codes and Policies or if your jurisdiction will not honor them.

And furthermore, by using or visiting, in any way, Publiks, any area, part, section or properties of Publiks, any area, part, section or properties of its divisions, series, subsidiaries or affiliates, as well as any of the Products or Services, including the Sites, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.

Your Consent to The Policy

— With respect to your ability to agree and consent to the Acceptable Use Policy, you represent and warrant the following:

Your Power and Authority

that you have the power and authority to enter into the agreement entailed in the Acceptable Use Policy, including, where applicable, the power and authority to enter into the agreement on behalf of an organization.

Required Age or Permission and Supervision

that you are at least eighteen (18) years old or if younger at least thirteen (13) years old and engage in actions, activities, communications, operations, participations, visits or other uses, in any way, of, in, within, with, for, on behalf of, in relation to and otherwise pertaining to the Products and Services, including the Sites, with the permission and supervision of an adult parent or guardian.

Reading and Understanding

that you have read and understood the Acceptable Use Policy.

Voluntary Nature of Consent

that you understand your consent to be voluntary in nature.

Agreement and Consent

that you consented to and agreed to be legally bound by the Acceptable Use Policy.

And furthermore, by using or visiting, in any way, Publiks, any area, part, section or properties of Publiks, any area, part, section or properties of its divisions, series, subsidiaries or affiliates, as well as any of the Products and Services, including the Sites, you accept and agree that your consent meets the conditions, principles and requirements for consent, as delineated and described in these Codes and Policies — for the specific purpose of consenting to this Policy, the Agreement and the Codes and Policies.

Your Abiding by The Policies

— You represent, warrant and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent to the Acceptable Use Policy, you have read, understood, consented to and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by the Acceptable Use Policy and the Codes and Policies, as they are amended from time to time, and in its entirety without modification.

Your Understanding of Acceptable Uses

— You represent, warrant and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent and adherence to the Acceptable Use Policy, you have also read, understood, consented to and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of acceptable and unacceptable use, including communities standards, as defined by Publiks in these Codes and Polices and as further delineated below, to be respected and not violated, in any way, by you, which shall, at minimum, entail the following:

As Concern for Harm

that you refrain from inappropriate and unacceptable actions and activity that produce or result in harms; and that you also respectfully assist and in no way interfere with or impede reasonable efforts taken by Publiks to compassionately assess for, prevent and reduce such harms due to inappropriate and unacceptable actions and activity.

As Concern for Laws

that you refrain from actions and activity that are illegal, unlawful or otherwise violate applicable law and regulations; and that you respectfully assist and in no way interfere with or impede reasonable efforts taken by Publiks to eliminate, mitigate and prevent such actions and activity that are illegal, unlawful or otherwise violate applicable law and regulations.

As Concern for Policy

that you refrain from actions and activity that are prohibited by or otherwise violate these Codes and Policies; and that you respectfully assist and in no way interfere with or impede reasonable efforts taken by Publiks to eliminate, mitigate and prevent such actions and activity that are prohibited by or otherwise violate these Codes and Policies.

As Concern for Respect

that you take as the basis for all your actions, activity and decisions the most robust conception of and protections for respect, as defined by and derived from ethical and moral theory, as well as the recognition and enjoyment of civil liberties.

As Cautions and Prohibitions

that you also respectfully assist and in no way interfere with or impede reasonable efforts taken by Publiks to clearly disallow, prohibit and remove inappropriate and unacceptable actions and activity, but to also, before any decisive action, send clear, cautioning communication regarding inappropriate and unacceptable actions and activity, with allowance provided for dialogue, education, training and the ascertaining of both intent and effect.

And furthermore, by using or visiting, in any way, Publiks, any area, part, section or properties of Publiks, any area, part, section or properties of its divisions, series, subsidiaries or affiliates, as well as any of the Products and Services, including the Sites, you accept and agree that your consent meets the conditions, principles and requirements for consent as delineated and described in these Codes and Policies.

Accordance with Ethics

— that Publiks ensure following any and all of the above principles further remains in accordance with the Codes and Policies and especially the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics.

Further Considerations

Your Knowledge and Agreement

Publiks strongly recommend you develop and maintain your knowledge of all the Codes and Policies, and so ask that you read, understand and regularly visit this page and other communications regarding the Acceptable Use Policy, as well as the Codes and Policies. Publiks take your continued visiting and use of its Products and Services, including the Sites, as active indication of your knowledge, understanding, legally binding acceptance and agreement.

Your Duty to Company Integrity

To protect the company and division integrity of Publiks — as well as the properties, rights and protections of the corporation, division and its official persons — Publiks require all natural and legal persons concerned to read, understand, abide by and, where applicable, sign contracts and agreements delineated and described in the Policy on Company and Division Integrity.

Publiks remind you that the Policy on Company Integrity forms part of The Publiks User Agreement and Code of Conduct. Thus, Publiks take your continued visiting and use of its Products and Services, including the Sites, as active indication of your legally binding acceptance of this Policy as well as the Codes and Policies.

Your Questions and Feedback

Please contact policies@publiks.org with any feedback, issues or questions — which will be addressed by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Ikoku.

Your Reporting of Violations

If you detect, notice or are informed of a possible breach or violation of this Policy or any of these Codes and Policies, please contact policies@publiks.org with any details you have — which will be addressed by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.

The Definitions

As with all official documents, materials, policies and statements of Publiks, definitions for terms used here can be found in the main Codes and Policies page. Please do continue with the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality via further reading below.

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Cautions and Prohibitions

Overview

Publiks expect all persons to act responsibly, respectfully and lawfully where Publiks, its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as its Products and Services, including the Sites, are concerned. Therefore, you agree not to misuse or harm any area, part or section of Publiks, including its names and reputations, or help any other person to do so, in ways that include but are not limited to the following:

No Unauthorized Relationship or Representation

You will not understand or represent yourself to be in any official capacity with or relationship to Publiks, its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, or its Products and Services, including the Sites, except such official capacity or relationship that is explicitly approved, reviewed, authorized and described by written contract and instrument signed and sealed of the Founder and Owner, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, as described in the Codes and Policies — with such instrument containing explicit description of the specifying access, actions, activities, communications, operations, participations, visits and other uses expressly reviewed, approved and authorized for the purposes of said capacity or relationship.

No Unauthorized Access, Activity, Operations

— With respect to any and all of your access, activities and operations in, within, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, you understand and adhere to the following:

Restricted Access, Activity and Operation via Authorization

that you will not understand or represent yourself to have any permission for login-requiring, password-protected, security-protected or otherwise restricted access, activities and operations in, within, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to any area, part or section of Publiks, any area, part or section of its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, and especially any area, part or section of the Products and Services including the Sites, unless that which is explicitly approved, reviewed, authorized and described for the purposes of an official capacity or relationship by written contract and instrument signed and sealed of the Founder and Owner, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, as described in the Codes and Policies.

Adherence to Access Authorization

that you will not attempt or operate with any access in, within, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to any area, part or section of Publiks, any area, part or section of its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, and especially any area, part or section of the Products and Services including the Sites, except that delineated in the above authorization.

Adherence to Activity and Operations Authorization

that you will not attempt or engage in any activity or operations in, within, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to Publiks except that delineated in the above authorization.

Access in Capacity as Visitor

that in your capacity as a visitor of, in, within, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to any area, part or section of Publiks, any area, part or section of its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, and especially any area, part or section of the Products and Services including the Sites, you will not access, browse or otherwise visit or use any of the aforementioned areas, parts or sections except those Publiks have explicitly made publicly accessible for browsing or otherwise visiting without any login requirement, personal identification requirement or other security measures, including those added, installed or placed to limit access or ensure and improve safety and security.

Access in Capacity as User

that in your capacity as a user of, in, within, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to any area, part or section of Publiks, any area, part or section of its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, and especially any area, part or section of the Products and Services including the Sites, you will not access, browse or otherwise visit or use any of the aforementioned areas, parts or sections except those Publiks have explicitly made privately accessible and usable to you via your login information, your personal identification information and other security measures pertaining solely and specifically to you, including those added, installed or placed to limit access or ensure and improve safety and security.

No Access, Activity, Operation Presuming Private Thoughts or Spaces

that you will not attempt or otherwise engage in any access, action, activity, communication, operation, participation, visit and other use that acts as if, assumes, construes, depends upon, infers, presumes or otherwise suggests that the confidential, personal or private thoughts and spaces of any individual or person is accessible to, an activity of, part of, the business of, the operations of, the property of or the trade of any area, part or section of Publiks, any area, part or section of its divisions, series, subsidiaries or affiliates, and especially any area, part or section of the Products and Services, including the Sites.

No Access, Activity, Operation Presuming Consent for Private Activities, Conversation or Information

that you will not attempt or otherwise engage in any access, action, activity, communication, operation, participation, visit and other use that acts as if, assumes, construes, depends upon, infers, presumes or otherwise suggests that the confidential, personal or private actions, conversations, dialogues, examinations or inquiries, narratives, recordings and any other such activities or information of any person is accessible to, an activity of, part of, the business of, the operations of, the property of or the trade of any of the aforementioned areas, parts or sections without the express, informed and revokable consent of the person concerned as described in the Codes and Policies.

No Access, Activity, Operation That Violates Confidentiality or Privacy

and that you will not thus, or in any other way, attempt or otherwise engage in any access, activity or operation that diminishes or violates the confidentiality or privacy protections or rights of any person.

No Unauthorized Allocation or Affiliation

— With respect to any and all affiliation, allocation, and activity and representation subsequent to any arrangement or agreement with, in, within, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, you understand and adhere to the following:

No Specific Agreement or Arrangement Without Authorization

that you will not attempt, assume, construe, enter into, infer, presume, suggest or otherwise engage in any specific agreement or arrangement with, in, within, on behalf of, for, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, or the Products and Services, including the Sites, without express and explicit approval, review and authorization of that agreement or arrangement by written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder and Owner, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.

No Unauthorized Indication of Allocation from Publiks

that you will not take any action, activity, communication, operation, participation, visit and other use of, in, within, with, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, or the Products and Services, including the Sites, as indication of any donor, funding or resource allocation, dedication, preference or other transfer or will, either of charitable or non-charitable funds or resources, on the part of Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku or of Publiks, Publiks Inc, The Publiks Group and The Ikoku Group or its leadership, employees or other agents, without the express authorization described above.

No Unauthorized Indication of Allocation from Founder

that you will not take any action, activity, communication, operation, participation, visit and other use by, of, in, within, with, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to by Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku as indication of any donor, funding or resource allocation, dedication, preference or other transfer or will, either of charitable or non-charitable funds or resources, on the part of Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku or of Publiks, Publiks Inc, The Publiks Group and The Ikoku Group or its leadership, employees or other agents, without the express authorization described above.

No Unauthorized Affiliation, Endorsement, Partnership or Sponsorship

that you will not attempt or otherwise engage in any access, action, activity, communication, operation, participation, visit and other use that acts as if, assumes, claims, construes, depends upon, infers, presumes or otherwise suggests any area, part or section of Publiks, its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, or the Products and Services, including the Sites, to be affiliated with, belong to, be in partnership with, be part of, endorse or be endorsed by, own or be owned by, sponsor or be sponsored by, supervise or be supervised by or otherwise support or be supported by another entity, group, organization, person or persons without the express authorization as described above.

No False or Misleading Impersonation

that you will not falsely or misleadingly impersonate or represent any official office, person, leadership, employee, volunteer, partner, third party or any other agent of Publiks, especially Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, in any action, activity, communication, operation, participation, visit and other use; nor will you misleadingly offer, present or otherwise presume permission for any such action, activity, communication, operation, participation, visit or other use as if authorized or granted by any of the aforementioned.

No Abuse, Hacking or Disruption

— With respect to abuse, hacking or disruption of any areas, parts of sections of Publiks, you understand and adhere to the following:

No Probing, Scanning or Testing

that you will not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network.

No Breaching or Hacking

that you will not breach, hack or otherwise bypass any security or authentication measures.

No Unauthorized Access

that you will not access, tamper with or otherwise use nonpublic, restricted-access or shared areas, parts or sections of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, that you have not been given written authorized access to as described above.

No Disruption or Interference

that you will not disrupt or interfere with any host, network, user or its equivalent (whether it belongs to Publiks or another entity) by, for example, distributing malware or flooding, mail-bombing or overloading any areas, parts or sections of the Products and Services, including the Sites.

No Development or Engineering

that you will not decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, take apart or equivalently develop or repair any areas, parts or sections of the Products and Services, including the Sites, by, for example, efforts to access parts such as source code or algorithms, except in cases of an official capacity and relationship contract authorized via written instrument as described above and elsewhere in the Codes and Policies.

No Crawling, Searching or Scraping

that you will not access, create or search accounts for any areas, parts or sections of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, by any means (e.g. scraping, spidering, or crawling) other than via the approved means and interfaces for visitors and users as described above, except in cases of an official capacity and relationship contract authorized via written instrument as described above and elsewhere in the Codes and Policies.

No Unreasonable Load

that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable load on the infrastructure of any areas, parts or sections of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, or on the infrastructure of any of its agents and third party providers (and Publiks reserve the right to determine what is reasonable).

No Alteration of Appearance or Workings

that you will not do anything that could alter, disable, impair, overburden or otherwise change or diminish the intended or proper appearance, operation or working of any areas, parts or sections of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, in any manner, such as a denial of service attack, redirection upon access of a link or url, scripting the creation of content in such a manner as to produce alternative versions or negative effects, or other interference with any access, functionality or rendering, except in cases of an official capacity and relationship contract authorized via written instrument as described above and the Codes and Policies.

No Sharing or Using Other Credentials

that you will not provide your username, password or other security credentials and information to any other person, use any other person’s username password or other security credentials and information, or otherwise access, manage or use any areas, parts or sections of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, through shared credentials.

No Spamming or Phishing

You will not send spam or other unsolicited communications, promotions, or advertisements. And you will not send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information, including without limitation phishing or spoofing (and Publiks reserve the right to determine what constitutes any of the aforementioned).

No Deception or Impersonation

You will not do anything that is false, fraudulent, inaccurate or deceiving. Nor will you impersonate another person, company or entity. And you will not engage in misleading or unethical marketing or advertising.

No Theft

— With respect to theft or its equivalent in relation to Publiks, you understand and adhere to the following:

No Theft of Identity or Property

that will not engage in any activity that constitutes theft of identity or property, including but not limited to using unauthorized credit cards, debit cards or other unauthorized payment devices within or one relation to any areas, parts or sections of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites.

No Promotion of Products and Services Without Authorization

that you will not promote or advertise products or services other than those of which you are the sole verifiable owner, except with the appropriate and explicit authorization and consent of the other person or entity.

No Auction, Bonding, Borrowing, Donating, Gambling, etc

that you will not auction, bet, bond, borrow, donate, gamble, give away, lien, loan, mortgage, rent, sell or otherwise place into a financial arrangement or transaction any aspect, part, property or section of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, except when you are both the sole verifiable owner of said aspect, part, property or section (in other words, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the sole Founder and Owner) and prior to the financial activity, arrangement or transaction have been given express written authorization by said Founder and Owner as described above.

No Circulation or Publication Without Authorization

that you will not circulate, disseminate, publish or otherwise use any aspect, part, property or section of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, on any network or system other than those provided by Publiks, except when you are both the sole verifiable owner of said aspect, part, property or section (in other words, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the sole Founder and Owner) and prior to the circulation, dissemination, publication or other use activity have been given express written authorization by said Founder and Owner as described above.

No Copying or Reproduction Without Authorization

that you will not copy, duplicate or otherwise reproduce any aspect, part, property or section of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, except when you are both the sole verifiable owner of said aspect, part, property or section (in other words, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the sole Founder and Owner) and prior to the dissemination, publication or use activity have been given express written authorization said Founder and Owner as described above.

No Rights Infringement

— With respect to infringement, misappropriation or violation of rights in relation to Publiks, you understand and adhere to the following:

No Violating Rights and Related Laws

that you will not do anything as part of, for, on behalf of, with, within, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, that infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates another person’s rights or otherwise violates related and applicable laws.

No Infringing or Violating Confidentiality or Privacy Rights

that you will not infringe or violate anyone’s confidentiality, privacy or publicity rights as described by law and elsewhere in the Codes and Policies.

No Personal or Private Information Without Authorization

that you will not place, use or otherwise process in any areas, parts or sections of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, any person’s identification documents or sensitive financial, health or private information, except with both that person’s written consent and an official capacity and relationship contract authorized via written instrument as described above and elsewhere in the Codes and Policies.

No Infringing or Violating Intellectual Property Rights

that you will not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate anyone’s copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.

No Discrimination or Harassment

— With respect to discrimination and harassment in relation to Publiks, you understand and adhere to the following:

No Activity Constituting Discrimination or Harassment

that you will not engage in any activity that constitutes discrimination or harassment as described in the Codes and Policies, including but not limited to hate speech, explicit and intentional inciting or threat of violence, extortion or revenge pornography or nudity, extreme testing or vetting, unethical research or care, and violations of confidentiality, due process rights or privacy.

No Explicit Advocacy of Bigotry or Hatred

that you will not explicitly advocate bigotry or hatred against any person or group based on real or perceived characteristics or status delineated in and protected by the Codes and Policies.

No Bullying, Blacklisting or Extortion

that you will not bully, blacklist, blackmail, extort, intimidate, ransom or otherwise equivalently coerce or manipulate another person.

No Stalking or Targeting

that you will not stalk, target or otherwise surveil or track another person.

No Retaliation

that you will not engage in any activity against a person that constitutes retaliation for being subject to, resisting or reporting discrimination or harassment as described in the Codes and Policies.

No Nudity or Pornography

— You will not engage in any activity or operations, or add or post any content, information or material in, within, with, for, on behalf of or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, or in any areas, parts or sections of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, including any networks or systems Publiks provide access to, that constitutes nudity or pornography (and TPubliks reserve the right to determine what constitutes nudity and pornography).

— And you furthermore will not engage in any activity or operations, or add or post any content, information or material in, within, with, for, on behalf of or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Group, or in any areas, parts or sections of The Ikoku Group, especially its Products and Services, including the Sites, including any networks or systems The Ikoku Group provides access to, that advocates, constitutes or facilitates sex or human trafficking or forced, indentured or slave labor.

No Violation of Laws

You will not use Publiks or any areas, parts or sections of Publiks, especially the Products and Services, including the Sites, in violation of any applicable export controls, laws, regulations or sanctions. And you will not do anything that otherwise violates any applicable law or regulations, including without limitation any applicable laws and regulations regarding online conduct and acceptable content.

Prompt Notification

You will not do anything that prevents Publiks — especially its Founder and Owner, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku — from becoming fully aware and informed of any violation of this Acceptable Use Policy and the Codes and Polices. And you will notify Publiks — especially its Founder and Owner, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku — via the proper reporting channels if you become aware of any violation of the above.

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Central and Associated Policies

Provision

As stated earlier, The Publiks User Agreement and Code of Conduct consist of several Codes and Policies that collectively govern all of your activity with, within, for, in reference to and otherwise pertaining to Publiks, including its series, subsidiaries and affiliates, and its Products and Services. By continuing, you indicate that you understand that these Codes and Policies include — but are not limited to — the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics, the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, the Terms and Conditions of Use and Service, and the Acceptable Use Policy along with all Associated Codes and Policies. Access to the aforementioned is provided below.

Founding Code of Ethics

Founding Code of Ethics (HTML and PDF)

Privacy and Confidentiality

Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality (HTML and PDF)

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Use and Service (HTML and PDF)

Acceptable Use Policy

Acceptable Use Policy (HTML and PDF)

All Associated Policies

All Associated Policies (HTML and PDF)

*Note

*Note: Please see the main Policies page for notice on conditions incompatible with the founding and mission of Publiks.

Ethics at Publiks and in Publics

The Codes and Policies above reflect the founding and overarching missions of Publiks. They inform each instance of commitment, effort and work to achieve benefit, impact and success. The result, therefore, are three features evident in the above company entities, its products, services, sites, and most importantly, its communities:

01.

Publiks Group as Ethical Communities

The Publiks Policies are adhered to by a range of individuals and communities, who work in its varied capacities and relation to Publiks to help develop, provide and participate in a private company dedicated to enhancing the public interest.

02.

Built and Peopled with Respect in Mind

Who take as its basis the most robust conceptions of dignity, humanity, integrity and respect, including civil liberties and rights, up to and beyond what the law protects and provides for. As they carry out the overlapping missions of Publiks.

03.

In Spaces that are Safe, Secure, and Collaborative

And who also join in ongoing efforts to ensure that Publiks, as well as its Products, Services and Sites remain active, collaborative, safe and secure places to do work, to express and discuss, to teach and learn, to form, inform and even alter local and global communities.

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The Publiks Group

About Us • Founding & Overview • Policies • Communications • Careers at The Group

Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group were formed by the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, to foster and improve public awareness, public knowledge, the public interest and local and global interrelationships concerning societies in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australasia and Europe.

— About Us

Mission, Scope, Founder

Founded as private and independent company entities, Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group are engaged in work that is both domestic and international in scope, concerned as they are with offering services to communities and entities located across borders.

— Founding & Overview

Nature, Scope, Means

Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group are governed by the Founder‘s Agreement, Founding Ethics, ByLaws and a set of associated Policies — each thoughtfully derived from the above and collectively constituting the governance communities standards documents.

— Policies

Agreement, ByLaws, Terms

Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group provide updates on news, events and media coverage pertaining to its development, operations, work and resulting communities. Also provided are alerts, newsletters and periodic reports for those who wish to sign up and stay informed.

— Communications

Press, Newsletters, Reports

Those interested may contact The Publiks Group and Publiks Inc for positions and openings in management, employee and contributing staff, and collaborations and partnerships. A career doing work here will likely be deeply rewarding.

— Careers at Ikoku & Publiks

Boards, Jobs, Contributions