Certain operations and programs at Publiks have as part of its purposes the aim to enhance public benefit in communities and societies. So it is important to make clear the relationship between the private nature of Publiks and any commitment the company division, corporation and the Founder may make toward the public good.

Therefore, persons engaged in any activity involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks is expected to uphold the following:

— that Publiks be private in nature and status, including with respect to company, corporate, divisional and organizational form and formation as well as administration, management, and operation.

— that Publiks be single-shareholder and single stockholder in nature and status, including with respect to company, corporate, divisional and organizational form and formation as well as interests distribution.

— that the sole interest-, share- and stockholder of Publiks be Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the Founder and Owner.

— that Publiks have and maintain a commitment to enhance general public benefit, and foster that commitment primarily through its Publiks Giving products, services and sites.

— that Publiks have the right to limit and specify its commitment to specific public benefit purposes.

— that the sole person and entity with powers to amend, limit, specify and select the above public benefit purposes be Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the Founder and Owner, by express written instrument signed and sealed.

— that Publiks ensure accurate and periodic review of public benefit impact via appropriate methods.

—that Publiks obtain, keep current and comply with required public benefit accreditation or certification and reporting requirements of applicable law and regulation.

— that Publiks ensure that all decisions regarding public benefit, including its purposes, operations, review, and reporting require authorization and final approval by express written instrument signed and sealed of Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the Founder and Owner.

— that Publiks ensure that the sole person or entity with right of action pertaining to any of the aforementioned is Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the Founder and Owner.

— 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.

— that Publiks ensure following any and all of the above principles further remains in accordance with the founding mission and purposes of Publiks and The Ikoku Group, without incompatibility, as described and delineated in the Codes and Policies and the Founder’s 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 section and other communications regarding the Policy on Private Nature and Public Good, as well as the Codes and Policies. Publiks take your continued visiting and use of the Products and Services, as active indication of your knowledge, understanding, and legally binding acceptance of and agreement to this Policy as well as the Codes and Policies.

And you further legally accept and agree that no application, interpretation, judgment, or other compliance, proceeding, or reading from, of, with, or otherwise relating to the Founding Ethics, the Codes and Policies, or any equivalent code, policy, or other document or material shall, in any way, entail any abrogation, diminishment, interference, or violation pertaining to any of the terms, conditions, principles, requirements, rights — including the attendant properties and protections — of company and organizational integrity.

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

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

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 section. Please do continue with the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality via further reading below.