Terms of Use

The content published on this Website, including articles, publications, practice area descriptions, case summaries, newsletters, legal updates, FAQs, blog posts, and all other materials, is provided for general informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice, and it must not be relied upon as such.

The information on this Website:

• Is not a substitute for specific legal advice tailored to your particular facts and circumstances;
• Does not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and ECOLAW FIRM;
• May not reflect the most current legal developments, judgments, or regulatory changes at the time of your access; and
• May not be applicable to your jurisdiction or to the specific facts of your situation.

If you require legal advice in respect of any matter, you should contact us at ECOLAW FIRM directly or consult a qualified legal practitioner. Do not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information found on this Website without first obtaining appropriate professional advice.

No solicitor-client relationship is established by your use of this Website, by your submission of a contact form or enquiry, or by any communication through the Website, unless and until ECOLAW FIRM has expressly confirmed in writing that it has accepted your instructions and that a client relationship has been formally established. Until such written confirmation is received, ECOLAW FIRM is under no obligation to you and owes you no duty of care in connection with any communication made through or in connection with this Website.

All content on this Website, including but not limited to text, articles, legal publications, graphics, logos, icons, images, design elements, layout, colour schemes, and the ECOLAW FIRM name and brand identity, is the exclusive intellectual property of ECOLAW FIRM or its licensed content providers, and is protected under Nigerian and International copyright, trademark, and intellectual property law.

You may:

• Access and view the Website and its content for your own personal, non-commercial, and informational purposes; and
• Print or download a single copy of any page or document for your personal reference, provided that you do not alter the content and that all copyright and other proprietary notices are retained.

You may not, without the prior written consent of ECOLAW FIRM:

• Reproduce, republish, distribute, transmit, modify, adapt, or create derivative works from any content on this Website
• Use any content from this Website for commercial purposes or for any purpose that competes with the business of ECOLAW FIRM;
• Remove or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice; or
• Frame, scrape, or systematically extract content from this Website by automated or other means.

Any unauthorised use of the content on this Website may constitute an infringement of copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights, and may give rise to civil and criminal liability.

You agree to use this Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of any other person or restrict or inhibit their use of the Website. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you must not:

• Use the Website in any way that violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation;
• Transmit or upload any material that is unlawful, defamatory, offensive, obscene, fraudulent, or harmful;
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website, its server, or any system or network connected to the Website;
• Introduce or transmit any virus, malware, spyware, Trojan horse, or other malicious or harmful code;
• Use the Website to send unsolicited commercial communications or conduct phishing, spoofing, or similar activities;
• Engage in any conduct that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other user’s access to it; or
• Use automated tools, bots, scrapers, or crawlers to access, index, or extract content from the Website without our express prior written permission.

ECOLAW FIRM reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Website at any time, without notice, if we determine in our sole discretion that you have breached or are likely to breach these Terms.

This Website may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites, resources, or services. These links are provided solely for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, approval, or verification by ECOLAW FIRM of the content, accuracy, views, or practices of those third-party sites.

ECOLAW FIRM has no control over and accepts no responsibility for the content, privacy practices, availability, or reliability of any third-party website. Your access to and use of any linked website is entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions applicable to that website.

Please be aware that the transmission of information via email or through contact forms on this Website may not be secure. Any information you transmit to us through the Website is transmitted at your own risk. We recommend that you do not send confidential, sensitive, or legally privileged information through general website contact forms or unsecured email. Where the sensitivity of your matter requires it, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us directly by telephone or request access to our secure client communication portal.

Until a formal client relationship has been established in writing, any information you choose to send to us through this Website will not be treated as confidential or privileged, and ECOLAW FIRM will not be prevented from acting for other parties in connection with related or similar matters.

This Website and all of its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranty of any kind, express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, ECOLAW FIRM disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to:

• Warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement;
• Warranties that the Website will be available, uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free;
• Warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or reliability of any content on the Website; and
• Warranties that any defects in the Website will be corrected.

If you require legal advice in respect of any matter, you should contact us at ECOLAW FIRM directly or consult a qualified legal practitioner. Do not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information found on this Website without first obtaining appropriate professional advice.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, ECOLAW FIRM, its partners, associates, employees, agents, and affiliated persons shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary, arising out of or in connection with:

• Your access to or use of, or inability to access or use, this Website or any of its content;
• Any reliance placed on any information, content, or material on this Website;
• Any unauthorised access to or alteration of your transmissions or data;
• Any interruption, suspension, or termination of the Website; or
• Any other matter relating to this Website.

This limitation applies regardless of whether such liability arises in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise.

ECOLAW FIRM is committed to protecting your personal data. Our collection, use, and processing of personal information in connection with this Website is governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, both of which are incorporated into these Terms by reference.

By using this Website, you consent to the processing of your personal data as described in our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the processing of your personal data in that manner, please discontinue your use of the Website.

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, or your use of this Website, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Nigeria, without prejudice to any right of ECOLAW FIRM to seek relief in any other competent jurisdiction.