Legal Policy

LEGAL POLICY

TERMS AND CONDITION

  1. Introduction  

These Terms and Conditions apply to this website and transactions relating to our products and services. You may be bound by additional agreements relating to your relationship with us or any products or services you receive from us. If any provision of the additional agreements conflicts with any provision of these Terms, the provisions of such additional agreements will prevail.

  1. Binding

By registering, accessing, or otherwise using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Simply using this website implies your knowledge and acceptance of these terms and conditions. In some special cases, we may also ask for your explicit consent.

  1. Electronic Communications

By using this website or communicating with us electronically, you agree and acknowledge that we may communicate with you electronically on our website or by sending you emails, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement, including, but not limited to, the requirement that such communications be in writing.

  1. Intellectual Property

We or our licensors own and control all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the website and in the data, information, and other resources displayed or accessible within the website.

4.1 Creative Commons

The content of this website is available under a Creative Commons Share-Alike Non-Commercial License, unless otherwise indicated.

  1. Newsletter

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may electronically forward our newsletter to others interested in visiting our website.

  1. Third-Party Ownership

Our website may include hyperlinks or other references to third-party websites. We do not control or review the content of third-party websites linked to this website. Products or services offered by other websites are subject to the applicable terms and conditions of those third parties. The opinions expressed or material contained on these websites do not belong to those third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of these sites. You bear all risks associated with the use of these websites and any linked third-party services. We accept no liability for any loss or damage, however caused, resulting from your disclosure of personal information to third parties.

By visiting our website, you agree to use it only for its intended purposes and as permitted by these Terms, any additional agreements with us, and applicable laws and regulations, as well as generally accepted online practices and industry guidelines. You may not use our website or our services to use, publish, or distribute any material that consists of (or is linked to) malicious computer software; use data collected from our website for any direct marketing; or conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities on or in relation to our website.

You are strictly prohibited from engaging in any activity that causes or may cause damage to the website or interferes with its performance, availability, or accessibility.

  1. Submission of Ideas

Do not submit any ideas, inventions, works of authorship, or other information that could be considered your intellectual property unless we have first signed an intellectual property agreement or non-disclosure agreement. If you submit them to us without such a written agreement, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, archive, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute your content in any existing or future media.

  1. Termination of Use

We may, at our sole discretion, modify or discontinue access, temporarily or permanently, to the website or any services contained therein at any time. You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, Suspension or termination of your access to or use of the website or any content shared on the website. You will not be entitled to any compensation or other payment, even if any functionality, settings, and/or content you contributed or relied on is permanently lost. You may not circumvent or bypass, or attempt to circumvent or bypass, any access restriction measures on our website.

  1. Warranties and Liability

Nothing in this section shall limit or exclude any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to limit or exclude. This website and all its content are provided “as is” and “as available” and may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. We expressly disclaim any warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the availability, accuracy, or completeness of the content. We do not warrant that:

  • This website or our content will meet your requirements;
  • This website will be available uninterrupted, timely, secure, and error-free.

Nothing contained on this website constitutes or is intended to constitute legal, financial, or medical advice of any kind. For any advice, you should consult a qualified professional.

The following provisions of this section will apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and will not limit or exclude our liability in relation to any matter for which it would be illegal or unlawful for us to limit or exclude our liability. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any direct or indirect damages (including damages for loss of profits or revenue, loss or corruption of data, software, or database, or loss or damage to property or data) suffered by you or any third party arising from your access to or use of our website.

Except as expressly provided otherwise in any additional agreement, our maximum liability to you for all damages arising from or relating to the website or for any products or services marketed or sold through the website, regardless of the form of legal action imposing liability (whether in contract, equity, negligence, intentional misconduct, tort, or otherwise), your liability will be limited to the total price you paid us to purchase such products or services or use the website. This limit will apply in the aggregate to all your claims, actions, and causes of action of every kind and nature.

 

  1. Privacy    To access our website and/or our services, you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself as part of the registration process. You agree that any information you provide will always be accurate, correct, and up-to-date.

We have developed a policy to address any privacy concerns you may have. For more information, please see our Privacy Statement and Cookie Policy.

  1. Accessibility

We are committed to making the contents we provide accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and are unable to access any portion of our website due to your disability, please report them to us with a detailed description of the issue. If the problem is easily identifiable and resolvable using industry-standard tools and techniques, we will resolve it promptly.

  1. Export Restrictions / Legal Compliance

Access to the website from territories or countries where the Content or the purchase of products or Services sold on the website is illegal is prohibited. You may not use this website in violation of Nigerian export laws and regulations.

  1. Assignment

You shall not assign, transfer, or subcontract any of your rights and/or obligations under these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, to any third party without our prior written consent. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section will be void.

  1. Violation

Without prejudice to our other rights under these Terms and Conditions, if you violate these Terms and Conditions in any way, we may take such action as we deem appropriate to address the violation, including temporarily or permanently suspending your access to the services of this website, contacting your Internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website, and/or initiating legal action against you.

  1. Force Majeure

Except for obligations to pay money, no delay, failure, or omission by either party to perform or observe any of its obligations hereunder will be considered a breach of these Terms and Conditions if and for as long as such delay, failure, or omission arises from any cause beyond that party’s reasonable control.

  1. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses related to your violation of these Terms and Conditions and applicable laws, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. You will promptly reimburse us for our damages, losses, costs, and expenses related to or arising from such claims.

  1. Waiver

Failure to enforce any of the provisions set forth in these Terms and Conditions and in any Agreement, or failure to exercise any termination option, shall not be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the validity of these Terms and Conditions or any Agreement or portion thereof, or the subsequent right to enforce any individual provision.

  1. Language

These Terms and Conditions will be interpreted and construed exclusively in English. All notices and correspondence will be written exclusively in that language.

 

  1. Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions, together with our privacy statement and cookie policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Mariology Development Center (MDCN –PAMI) relating to your use of this website.

  1. Updates to these Terms and Conditions

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. It is your obligation to periodically review these Terms and Conditions for any changes or updates. Changes to these Terms and Conditions will become effective when such changes are posted on this website. Your continued use of this website following the posting of changes or Updates will be deemed notification of your agreement to abide by and be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

  1. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Nigeria. Any dispute relating to these Terms and Conditions will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Nigeria. If any part or provision of these Terms and Conditions is held by a court or other authority to be invalid and/or unenforceable under applicable law, such part or provision will be modified, eliminated, and/or enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to give effect to the intent of these Terms and Conditions. The other provisions will not be affected.

  1. Contact Information

This website is owned and operated by Mariology Development Center, Nigeria.

You can contact us regarding these Terms and Conditions through our contact page.

  1. Download

You can also download our Terms and Conditions in PDF format.

 

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PRIVACY POLICY

Policy

Who we are

The Mariology Development Center, Nigeria (MDCN) is a scientific Center for research, studies, intercultural development, as well as the promotion of an authentic Marian piety in Africa. The Center was established in 2018 in the International Bio-Research Institute (IBI), Ugwogo Nike, Enugu, Nigeria with the approval of the Pontificia Academia Mariana Inernationalis (PAMI). It is one of the eleven (11) Marian Centers in the world, affiliated to, and, representing the PAMI in different continents.

Located at IBI Arena, Enugu-Opi/Nsukka Road, Ugwo go Nike, Enugu, Nigeria; Tel. +2348062884200; https//www.mdcn-pami.org ; info@mdcn-pami.org

What personal data do we collect and why do we collect it?

The editorial staff of the website www.pami.info guarantees that the processing of data, whether received via email, electronic registration forms, or other paper forms, complies with the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In any case, personal data is used exclusively to inform you about the events and activities of the Mariology Development Center, Nigeria (hereinafter referred to as “MDCN-PAMI”) or those taking place at its Mother Academy/Headquarters – Pontifical International Marian Academy – through the periodic newsletter sent by email. You can unsubscribe from each newsletter using the appropriate link or by sending a message to pir.mdcn@gmail.com. The retention period for this information depends on the user’s deletion, which will be final once the request has been made.

Anything sent to the email address pir.mdcn@gmail.com or related addresses, or distributed via mailing lists, will not be considered confidential information or data. It must not violate the rights of others and must contain valid, truthful, and non-infringing informa tion. In any case, the staff of the MDCN-PAMI cannot be held responsible for the content of messages themselves.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

What rights do you have over your data?

All newsletter subscribers can view, modify, or delete their personal data at any time. Website administrators can also view and modify this information.

 

Cookies Policy

This Cookie Policy was last updated on February 18, 2025, and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the Republic of Nigeria and to all other users of the Website who subscribe to make use of the services provided by MDCN through it (the Website).

  1. Introduction

Our website, https://www.mdcn-pami.org (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience, all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also installed by third parties engaged by us. In the following document, we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

  1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or other devices. The information they collect may be returned to our servers or to third-party servers during your next visit.

  1. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of code used to make our website function correctly and interactively. This code runs on our servers or on your device.

  1. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor site traffic. To this end, various data about you is stored via web beacons.

  1. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure the proper functioning of the website and that your preferences are remembered. By using functional cookies, we simplify your visit to our website. This way, you do not have to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website; for example, items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may use these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistical cookies

We use statistical cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistical cookies, we obtain information on the use of our website. We ask for your consent to use statistical cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking Cookies

Marketing/tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, Used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across different websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.4 Social Media

On our website, we have included content from Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) to promote web pages (e.g., “like,” “pin”) or share them (e.g., “tweet”) on social networks such as Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) and places cookies. This content may store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Read the privacy policies of these social networks (which may change regularly) to find out what they do with your (personal) data that they process using these cookies. The data obtained is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) are located in the United States.

  1. Cookies placed

WordPress

Functional

  1. Consent

When you visit the website for the first time, we will display a pop-up with an explanation of the Cookies. By clicking “Save preferences,” you consent to the use of the categories of cookies and plugins described in this cookie and pop-up policy. You can disable cookies via your browser, but please note that if you do, our website may no longer function properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

Functional

Always active

Technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.

Preferences

Technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences not requested by the subscriber or user.

Statistics

Technical storage or access is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance by your Internet service provider, or additional records by a third party, the information stored or retrieved for this purpose cannot usually be used to identify you.

Marketing

Technical storage or access is required to create user profiles for advertising purposes or to track the user across one or more websites for similar marketing purposes.

  1. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies cannot be installed. Another option is to change your internet browser settings so that you receive a message each time a cookie is installed. For more information on these options, please consult the instructions in your browser’s Help section.

Please note that our website may not function properly if all cookies are disabled. If you delete cookies in your browser, they will be installed again after you have given your consent the next time you visit our website.

  1. Your rights regarding personal data

You have the following rights regarding personal data:

  • You have the right to know when your personal data is needed, what happens to it, and how long it will be retained.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: You have the right to complete, correct, delete, or block your personal data at any time.
  • If you give us consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent and delete your personal data.
  • Right to portability: You have the right to request all your data from the data controller and to transfer it to another data controller.
  • Right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your data. We will respect this choice, unless there are compelling reasons for the processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please use the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (the Nigerian Data Protection Commission).

  1. Contact Information

For questions and/or comments regarding the Cookie Policy and this privacy policy, please contact us using the following contact details:

Edmund Ugwu Agbo

IBI Arena, Enugu-Opi/Nsukka Road, Ugwgo Nike, Enugu

Nigeria

Website: https://www.mdcn-pami.org

Email: info@ mdcn-pami.org

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This website is owned by the Mariology Development Center, Nigeria (MDCN) – an affiliate of the Pontifical International Marian Academy, [PAMI], Vatican City (herein referred to as MDCN).

The use of this website implies knowledge and acceptance of the Terms of Use. The MDCN-PAMI reserves the right to modify the contents of the legal policies at any time and without notice. Users are therefore encouraged to consult them regularly.

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The MDCN is committed to providing its users with the most current and accurate information possible. However, the contents of this website may not always be exhaustive, complete, or up-to-date, despite constant updates. Any reported errors will be corrected as quickly as possible. Please write to www.mdcn-pam.org.

Disclaimer

The MDCN assumes no responsibility for the contents published on this site, nor for any use made of them by third parties, nor for any contamination resulting from access, interconnection, or downloading of materials. Moreover, the MDCN is not responsible for the contents of external sites and/or sites hosted on the website www.mdcn-pami.org, accessible via links on the site itself, which are provided for informational purposes only. The opinions expressed therein do not necessarily reflect the views of the MDCN project.

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