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Conditions

Introduction

The Policy on Compliance and Fairness delineates the conditions, principles, and protections for compliance and fairness that are integral to the Agreement you enter into whenever — and wherever — you commence or continue any conduct or service relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to The Ikoku Foundations. Please, therefore, take the time to read what follows carefully.

Your Policy Agreements

Section 9.1.0. First, with respect to the Compliance and Fairness Policy you enter into via your Agreement with the Codes and Policies, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.1.1. Policy, Name, Nature
that the name of this Policy is the “Policy on Compliance and Fairness of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation” (the “Compliance and Fairness Policy,” the “Compliance Policy,” and the “Fairness Policy”) and that the nature of this Policy is to serve as the policy on compliance and fairness of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation;
9.1.2. Policy, Composition
that the Compliance and Fairness Policy consists of all conditions, principles, protections, and equivalent provisions for compliance and fairness in the Codes and Policies of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation (the “Codes and Policies” and the “Policies”) and The Ikoku Foundations Conduct and Service Agreement (the “Agreement”), which therefore include, but are not limited to, those delineated below;
9.1.3. Policy, Agreement
that you understand the Compliance and Fairness Policy to be an integral part of the Codes and Policies and the Agreement you enter into with The Ikoku Foundations;
9.1.4. Policy, Consent
that your consent to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent consent to the Compliance and Fairness Policy;
9.1.5. Policy, Duties
that your duties to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent duties to the Compliance and Fairness Policy;
9.1.6. Policy, Entry
that your entry into the Agreement includes your legally equivalent entry into the Compliance and Fairness Policy, and similarly occurs whenever you commence or continue any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with or otherwise relating to The Ikoku Foundations;
9.1.7. Policy, Legally Abiding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Compliance and Fairness Policy, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
9.1.8. Policy, Legally Binding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Compliance and Fairness Policy, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
9.1.9. Policy, Knowledge
that your attestation about your awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Compliance and Fairness Policy, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder.

Your Policy Understandings

Section 9.2.0. Second, with respect to your understandings of the Compliance and Fairness Policy, you covenant, represent, and warrant the following:

9.2.1. Policy Understandings
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by applicable understandings of compliance and fairness as they are normally operative and reasonably interpreted in law, policy, and society;
9.2.1.1. Policy Understandings, A
the above including such understandings of compliance protecting, providing for, and otherwise pertaining to legal, policy and regulatory adherence, application, fulfillment, provision, remedy, review, and revision;
9.2.1.2. Policy Understandings, B
the above including such understandings of fairness protecting, providing for, and otherwise pertaining to procedural and regulatory appropriateness, due process, equitableness, impartiality, lawfulness, reasonableness, and standardization;
9.2.2. Policy Understandings, Conditions
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of compliance and fairness conditions as they are defined and provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
9.2.3. Policy Understandings, Definitions
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of compliance and fairness definitions as they are defined and provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
9.2.4. Policy Understandings, Practices
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of compliance and fairness practices as they are defined and provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
9.2.5. Policy Understandings, Principles
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of compliance and fairness principles as they are defined and provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
9.2.6. Policy Understandings, Processes
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of compliance and fairness processes as they are defined and provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
9.2.7. Policy Understandings, Rights
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of compliance and fairness rights as they are defined and provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
9.2.8. Policy Understandings, Safeguards
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of compliance and fairness safeguards and resulting protections as they are defined and provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
9.2.9. Policy Understandings, Violations
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of compliance and fairness breach, diminishment, incompatibility, infringement, and violation as they are defined and provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to not be brought about, in any way, by you.

Your Policy Commitments

Section 9.3.0. Third, with respect to your commitments to the Compliance and Fairness Policy, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.3.1. Policy Commitments, Basis
that your commitment is the basis for any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with, or otherwise relating to The Ikoku Foundations that you commence or continue — including via any of the Products or Services, or the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates — and that any such conduct or service is free of any infringement of the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of compliance and fairness, the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
9.3.2. Policy Commitments, Conditions
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Foundations the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of compliance and fairness conditions, including as provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
9.3.3. Policy Commitments, Definitions
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Foundations the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of compliance and fairness definitions, including as provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
9.3.4. Policy Commitments, Principles
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Foundations the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of compliance and fairness principles, including as provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
9.3.5. Policy Commitments, Processes
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Foundations the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of compliance and fairness processes, including as provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
9.3.6. Policy Commitments, Rights
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Foundations the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of compliance and fairness rights, including as provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
9.3.7. Policy Commitments, Safeguards
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Foundations the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of compliance and fairness safeguards and resulting protections, including as provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
9.3.8. Policy Commitments, Practices
that you respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Compliance and Fairness Policy and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to translate the aforementioned commitments into practices for adopting and applying policies pertaining to compliance and fairness; for adjudicating and determining compliance with the policies; and for fulfilling The Ikoku Foundations’s own duties pertaining to compliance and fairness, compliance and fairness conditions, compliance and fairness definitions, compliance and fairness principles, compliance and fairness processes, compliance and fairness rights, and compliance and fairness safeguards and their resulting protections, including as provided for in the Compliance and Fairness Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
9.3.9. Policy Commitments, Protections
that you also respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Compliance and Fairness Policy and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to develop and enforce compliance and fairness protections derived from, first, applicable law and regulation, and second, from advances in compliance and fairness that protect persons in ways that go beyond what such law and regulation currently provides.
Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, Lagos, Nigeria, February 23 2019 (Babatunde Olajide)

Principles

Provision

The Policy on Compliance and Fairness requires your adherence to the conditions above and correlative conditions and principles delineated below.

A — On Compliance

Conditions for Compliance

Section 9.5.0. With respect to conditions for compliance, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.5.1. Compliance Conditions
that, in addition to your Agreement, you do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing conditions for compliance;
9.5.2. Compliance Conditions, Administration
that the compliance of The Ikoku Foundations and provisions attendant to such compliance — as administered solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.5.3. Compliance Conditions, Areas
that compliance in areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent of The Ikoku Foundations — and attendant principles and provisions for such compliance — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.5.4. Compliance Conditions, Founder
that compliance for the Founder and Founder-related activities, administration, conduct, and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such compliance — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.5.5. Compliance Conditions, Practices
that practices for ensuring compliance at The Ikoku Foundations, including through their conduct and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such practices — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.5.6. Compliance Conditions, Reporting
that measures for reporting actual, anticipated or apparent infringement related to compliance at The Ikoku Foundations — and attendant principles and provisions for such reporting — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.5.7. Compliance Conditions, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned and other conditions for compliance at The Ikoku Foundations are authorized, administered and adjudicated for compliance solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.

Duties for Compliance

Section 9.6.0. With respect to duties for compliance, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.6.1. Compliance Duties
that, in addition to your Agreement, you fulfill and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing duties for compliance;
9.6.2. Compliance Duties, Activity
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the compliance of an act or activity of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.6.3. Compliance Duties, Agent
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the compliance of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.6.4. Compliance Duties, Arrangement
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the compliance of an arrangement of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.6.5. Compliance Duties, Conduct, Service
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the compliance of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.6.6. Compliance Duties, Entity, Organization
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the compliance of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation, including as compliant organizations and as entities of compliant administration;
9.6.7. Compliance Duties, Expectation
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation pertaining to compliance at The Ikoku Foundations that is meaningful and reasonable;
9.6.8. Compliance Duties, Material
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the compliance of a material of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.6.9. Compliance Duties, Matter
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the compliance of a matter of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.6.10. Compliance Duties, Procedure
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the compliance of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.6.11. Compliance Duties, Relation
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the compliance of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.6.12. Compliance Duties, Request
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, a request pertaining to compliance at The Ikoku Foundations that is meaningful and reasonable;
9.6.13. Compliance Duties, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of fulfilling the aforementioned and other duties for compliance is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of compliance, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Rights for Compliance

Section 9.7.0. With respect to rights for compliance, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.7.1. Compliance Rights
that, in addition to your Agreement, you respect and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing rights for compliance;
9.7.2. Compliance Rights, Civil
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for compliance accorded to persons at The Ikoku Foundations by their applicable state or territorial governments;
9.7.3. Compliance Rights, Legal
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for compliance accorded to persons at The Ikoku Foundations by applicable law and regulation;
9.7.4. Compliance Rights, Entity, Organization
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for compliance of The Ikoku Foundations, including rights of compliance accorded to The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation, as compliant organizations and entities of compliant administration, via the Codes and Policies;
9.7.5. Compliance Rights, Human
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, human and natural rights for compliance accorded to natural persons at The Ikoku Foundations via the Codes and Policies;
9.7.6. Compliance Rights, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of respecting the aforementioned and other rights for compliance is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of compliance, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Safeguards for Compliance

Section 9.8.0. With respect to rights for compliance, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.8.1. Compliance Safeguards
that, in addition to your Agreement, you maintain and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing safeguards for compliance;
9.8.2. Compliance Safeguards, Activity
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the compliance of an act or activity of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.8.3. Compliance Safeguards, Agent
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the compliance of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.8.4. Compliance Safeguards, Arrangement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the compliance of an arrangement of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.8.5. Compliance Safeguards, Conduct, Service
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the compliance of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.8.6. Compliance Safeguards, Entity, Organization
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the compliance of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation, including as compliant organizations and as entities of compliant administration;
9.8.7. Compliance Safeguards, Expectation
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation to safeguard compliance at The Ikoku Foundations that is meaningful and reasonable;
9.8.8. Compliance Safeguards, Material
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the compliance of a material of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.8.9. Compliance Safeguards, Matter
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the compliance of a matter of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.8.10. Compliance Safeguards, Procedure
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the compliance of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.8.11. Compliance Safeguards, Relation
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the compliance of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.8.12. Compliance Safeguards, Request
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, a request to safeguard compliance at The Ikoku Foundations that is meaningful and reasonable;
9.8.13. Compliance Safeguards, Rights
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard rights for compliance, including rights to such safeguards;
9.8.14. Compliance Safeguards, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of maintaining the aforementioned and other safeguards for compliance is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of compliance, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

B — On Fairness

Conditions for Fairness

Section 9.9.0. With respect to conditions for fairness, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.9.1. Fairness Conditions
that, in addition to your Agreement, you do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing conditions for fairness;
9.9.2. Fairness Conditions, Administration
that the fairness of The Ikoku Foundations and provisions attendant to such fairness — as conducted solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.9.3. Fairness Conditions, Areas
that fairness in areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent of The Ikoku Foundations — and attendant principles and provisions for such fairness — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.9.4. Fairness Conditions, Founder
that fairness for the Founder and Founder-related activities, administration, conduct, and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such fairness — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.9.5. Fairness Conditions, Practices
that practices for ensuring fairness at The Ikoku Foundations, including through their conduct and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such practices — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.9.6. Fairness Conditions, Reporting
that measures for reporting actual, anticipated or apparent infringement related to fairness at The Ikoku Foundations — and attendant principles and provisions for such reporting — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
9.9.7. Fairness Conditions, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned and other conditions for fairness at The Ikoku Foundations are authorized, administered and adjudicated for compliance solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.

Duties for Fairness

Section 9.10.0. With respect to duties of fairness, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.10.1. Fairness Duties
that, in addition to your Agreement, you fulfill and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing duties for fairness;
9.10.2. Fairness Duties, Activity
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the fairness of an act or activity of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.10.3. Fairness Duties, Agent
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the fairness of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.10.4. Fairness Duties, Arrangement
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the fairness of an arrangement of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.10.5. Fairness Duties, Conduct, Service
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the fairness of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.10.6. Fairness Duties, Entity, Organization
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the fairness of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation, including as procedurally fair organizations and as entities of procedurally fair administration;
9.10.7. Fairness Duties, Expectation
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation pertaining to fairness at The Ikoku Foundations that is meaningful and reasonable;
9.10.8. Fairness Duties, Material
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the fairness of a material of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.10.9. Fairness Duties, Matter
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the fairness of a matter of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.10.10. Fairness Duties, Procedure
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the fairness of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.10.11. Fairness Duties, Relation
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the fairness of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.10.12. Fairness Duties, Request
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, a request pertaining to fairness at The Ikoku Foundations that is meaningful and reasonable;
9.10.13. Fairness Duties, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of fulfilling the aforementioned and other duties for fairness is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of fairness, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Rights for Fairness

Section 9.11.0. With respect to rights for fairness, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.11.1. Fairness Rights
that, in addition to your Agreement, you respect and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing rights for fairness;
9.11.2. Fairness Rights, Civil
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for fairness accorded to persons at The Ikoku Foundations by their applicable state or territorial governments;
9.11.3. Fairness Rights, Legal
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for fairness accorded to persons at The Ikoku Foundations by applicable law and regulation;
9.11.4. Fairness Rights, Entity, Organization
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for fairness of The Ikoku Foundations, including rights of fairness accorded to The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation, as procedurally fair organizations and entities of procedurally fair administration, via the Codes and Policies;
9.11.5. Fairness Rights, Human
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, human and natural rights for fairness accorded to natural persons at The Ikoku Foundations via the Codes and Policies;
9.11.6. Fairness Rights, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of respecting the aforementioned and other rights for fairness is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of fairness, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Safeguards for Fairness

Section 9.12.0. With respect to safeguards for fairness, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.12.1. Fairness Safeguards
that, in addition to your Agreement, you maintain and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing safeguards for fairness;
9.12.2. Fairness Safeguards, Activity
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the fairness of an act or activity of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.12.3. Fairness Safeguards, Agent
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the fairness of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.12.4. Fairness Safeguards, Arrangement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the fairness of an arrangement of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.12.5. Fairness Safeguards, Conduct, Service
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the fairness of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.12.6. Fairness Safeguards, Entity, Organization
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the fairness of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation, including as procedurally fair organizations and as entities of procedurally fair administration;
9.12.7. Fairness Safeguards, Expectation
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation to safeguard fairness at The Ikoku Foundations that is meaningful and reasonable;
9.12.8. Fairness Safeguards, Material
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the fairness of a material of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.12.9. Fairness Safeguards, Matter
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the fairness of a matter of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.12.10. Fairness Safeguards, Procedure
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the fairness of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.12.11. Fairness Safeguards, Relation
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the fairness of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Foundations;
9.12.12. Fairness Safeguards, Request
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, a request to safeguard fairness at The Ikoku Foundations that is meaningful and reasonable;
9.12.13. Fairness Safeguards, Rights
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard rights for fairness, including rights to such safeguards;
9.12.14. Fairness Safeguards, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of maintaining the aforementioned and other safeguards for fairness is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of fairness, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

C — On Protections

For Specific Persons

— For Entity

Section 9.13.0. With respect to compliance and fairness protections for The Ikoku Foundations as entities, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.13.1. Protections, Entity
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting compliance and fairness for The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation as organizations to be a basic purpose and right of their establishment and existence as entities, thus of high importance;
9.13.2. Protections, Entity, Administration
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such organizational compliance and fairness to be important to their formation, governance, and overall administration;
9.13.3. Protections, Entity, Areas
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such organizational compliance and fairness to include that of their official areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, or material or matter;
9.13.4. Protections, Entity, Conduct, Service
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such organizational compliance and fairness to include that of their official conduct and service, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, or material or matter;
9.13.5. Protections, Entity, Mission
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such organizational compliance and fairness to be important to the fulfillment of their mission and purposes, and so enforces and fulfills attendant policies, principles, requirements, and rights to the fullest extent possible;
9.13.6. Protections, Entity, Non-Infringement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, such organizational compliance and fairness, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
9.13.7. Protections, Entity, Understanding
with the understanding that your primary means of maintaining such organizational compliance and fairness is to refrain from and report — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any actual, anticipated or apparent infringement of the Codes and Policies or applicable law or regulation.

— For Founder

Section 9.14.0. With respect to compliance and fairness protections for the Founder of The Ikoku Foundations, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.14.1. Protections, Founder
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting compliance and fairness for the Founder to be a basic purpose and right of their establishment and existence as entities, thus of high importance;
9.14.2. Protections, Founder, Administration
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such Founder compliance and fairness to be important to their formation, governance, and overall administration;
9.14.3. Protections, Founder, Areas
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such Founder compliance and fairness to include the Founder’s official areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
9.14.4. Protections, Founder, Conduct, Service
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such Founder compliance and fairness to include the Founder’s official conduct and service, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
9.14.5. Protections, Founder, Mission
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such Founder compliance and fairness to be important to the fulfillment of their mission and purposes, and so enforces and fulfills attendant policies, principles, requirements, and rights to the fullest extent possible;
9.14.6. Protections, Founder, Non-Infringement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, such Founder compliance and fairness, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
9.14.7. Protections, Founder, Understanding
with the understanding that your primary means of maintaining such Founder compliance and fairness is to refrain from and report — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any actual, anticipated or apparent infringement of the Codes and Policies or applicable law or regulation.

— For Humans

Section 9.15.0. With respect to compliance and fairness protections for human beings, as individuals, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.15.1. Protections, Humans
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting compliance and fairness for humans, as individuals, at The Ikoku Foundations to be a basic purpose and right of their establishment and existence as entities, thus of high importance;
9.15.2. Protections, Humans, Administration
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such human compliance and fairness to be important to their formation, governance, and overall administration;
9.15.3. Protections, Humans, Areas
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such human compliance and fairness to include individual-related areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
9.15.4. Protections, Humans, Being
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such human compliance and fairness to include that pertaining to an individual’s inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
9.15.5. Protections, Humans, Conduct, Service
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such human compliance and fairness to include individual-related conduct and service, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
9.15.6. Protections, Humans, Mission
that The Ikoku Foundations hold protecting such human compliance and fairness to be important to the fulfillment of their mission and purposes, and so enforces and fulfills attendant policies, principles, requirements, and rights to the fullest extent possible;
9.15.7. Protections, Humans, Non-Infringement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, such human compliance and fairness, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
9.15.8. Protections, Humans, Understanding
with the understanding that your primary means of maintaining such human compliance and fairness is to refrain from and report — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any actual, anticipated or apparent infringement of the Codes and Policies or applicable law or regulation.

From Risks, Threats

— From Specific Risks

Section 9.16.0. With respect to protections of compliance and fairness from specific risks and threats, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.16.1. Protections, Coordination
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from collaboration, collusion, coordination, or equivalent that targets a specific person, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
9.16.2. Protections, Discrimination
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from bias, discrimination, prejudice, or equivalent, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
9.16.3. Protections, Ethics
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from intentional or unintentional infringement of ethics, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
9.16.4. Protections, Lawfulness
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from intentional or unintentional infringement of law or mandatory guidelines, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
9.16.5. Protections, Non-Consent
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from inadequacy, insufficiency, or other infringement of consent, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
9.16.6. Protections, Non-Provision
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from non-provision of required and standard compliance or fairness administration, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
9.16.7. Protections, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned determinations of specifically relevant risks and threats, and protections against them, are to be made solely by the Founder and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.

— From Standard Risks

Section 9.17.0. With respect to protections of compliance and fairness from standard risks and threats, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

9.17.1. Protections, Incompatibility
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from any incompatibility relating to The Ikoku Foundations, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
9.17.2. Protections, Inconsistency
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from any inconsistency relating to The Ikoku Foundations, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
9.17.3. Protections, Infringement
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from any infringement relating to The Ikoku Foundations, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
9.17.4. Protections, Insecurity
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from any insecurity relating to The Ikoku Foundations, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
9.17.5. Protections, Interference
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from any interference relating to The Ikoku Foundations, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
9.17.6. Protections, Intrusion
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from any intrusion relating to The Ikoku Foundations, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
9.17.7. Protections, Invalidation
that The Ikoku Foundations protect themselves and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to compliance and fairness resulting from any effective invalidation relating to The Ikoku Foundations, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
9.17.8. Protections, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned determinations of standard risks and threats, and protections against them, are to be made solely by the Founder and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.
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March On Washington, Washington DC, USA, August 28, 1963 (Library of Congress)
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Tibetan Girl, 2017 (Journey Yang)

Policies

Provision

As stated earlier, the governance of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation is, in important part, conducted via the Codes and Policies below:

Ikoku Foundations Agreement

The Ikoku Foundations Conduct and Service Agreement, which

Collectively Governing
consists of several Codes and Policies that collectively govern all conduct and service in any way relating to The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation.
Collectively Including
collectively include the Basic Policies — the Conditions and Terms of Founding, the Conditions and Terms of Governance, the Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service, and the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics — as well as all other codes and policies, associated as the Correlative Policies.
Available Below
are made available further below.

Conditions of Founding

Conditions and Terms of Founding of The Ikoku Foundations (HTML)

Conditions of Governance

Conditions and Terms of Governance of The Ikoku Foundations (HTML)

Conditions of Service

Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service (HTML)

Founding Ethics

Founding and Governing Code of Ethics (HTML)

All Policies

All Policies (HTML)

Conclusion

— Collectively, the Policy

— All of the aforementioned in this section constitutes the Policy on Compliance and Fairness of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation (the “Compliance and Fairness Policy”) and forms an integral part of the Codes and Policies of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation as well as The Ikoku Foundation Conduct and Service Agreement you may enter into with The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation and The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation.

— Concerns and Questions

— Please report any concerns about code or policy violations, and send any questions you may have regarding the Policy on Compliance and Fairness or The Ikoku Foundations Conduct and Service Agreement, to policies@ikokufoundations.org.

— Concluding

— And as a concluding aviso and proviso, you are informed as well as reminded that by commencing or continuing any conduct or service relating to The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Foundation or The Alvan Azinna Chinbuzo Ikoku Foundation — in any way, either directly or indirectly, and via any manner, means, method, or mode — you enter into The Ikoku Foundations Conduct and Service Agreement and agree to abide by and be legally bound by the Policy conditions, principles, protections, and terms described above, and the Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder.

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Sierra Leone, 2017 (Annie Spratt)
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Niño, Cusco, Peru, 2018 (Ben Ostrower)
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Seated by Kpone Katamanso District Assembly Office, Tema, Ghana, 2017 (Nathaniel Tetteh)
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Women's March, Boston, USA, 2017, (Alice Donovan Rouse)

Also at The Foundations

The Ikoku Foundations are dedicated to fostering ethical philanthropy concerning Africa, its global diasporas, and humanely coexisting communities — toward humane futures for lives across the globe. And so in accordance with the above, The Foundations provide the following:

I.

Philanthropy for Africa

Nonprofit organizations that serve the public interest in Africa and its global diasporas — by advancing ethical philanthropy in several domains, including education and research, civics and governance, health and humanities, industry and innovation.

II.

Philanthropy for Community

Nonprofit organizations that serve the public interest in fostering humanely coexisting communities and persons — who evince a commitment to humane reciprocity as the basis for enhancing the lives and societies existing around them.

III.

Philanthropy for Humanity

Nonprofit organizations that serve the public interest in fostering humanity — by helping the public understand Africa’s essential place in a humane future, where the betterment of conditions for some of the most resolutely humane peoples enhances life for all.

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