Terms of use

HeyNaija is run by its founders (“we”). It is not a registered organisation yet: the governance page says what is planned.

By creating an account or using HeyNaija you agree to these terms, to the rules, which say how members treat each other and what moderators do, and to the way the privacy policy says we handle your data. If you do not agree, do not use HeyNaija.

• During the beta, HeyNaija is invite-only and open to people aged 18 or older. You confirm you are when you join (who can join).
• One account per person. Your account is yours alone: do not sell it, lend it or give it away.
• You may not use HeyNaija while your account is suspended, or where the law does not allow you to.

You sign in with a code we email you, or with Google. Whoever controls your email account can sign in as you, so keep it safe. You are responsible for what is done from your account. If you think someone else has used it, write to [email protected].

What you post stays yours. So that HeyNaija can work, you give us permission to store, copy, show and share it with the people it reaches on HeyNaija, in the sizes and formats the service needs (resized images and link previews, for example), anywhere in the world and without payment. The permission ends when you delete it or your account, except for what the privacy policy says we keep.

Most posts are public: anyone can read them, and copy what they read, which we cannot undo. Post only what you have the right to share, and nothing that breaks the rules or the law. We do not sell what you post, or use it for advertising.

Follow the rules and the law. Moderators may mark posts as sensitive, remove posts, photos, names and bios, and suspend accounts that break them, as the rules describe, and you can appeal. We also remove what the law requires us to, and report sexual content involving children to the authorities.

HeyNaija is in beta: free, without advertising, and still changing. Features may change, pause or stop, and the service may sometimes be unavailable. We work to keep it running and your data safe, but we provide it as it is, without a promise that it will always be available or free of mistakes.

HeyNaija’s code is open source (see the licence). The HeyNaija name and wordmark are not part of that licence: a copy of the code is welcome, but it may not present itself as HeyNaija.

You can delete your account at any time in Settings; the privacy policy says what happens then. We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms, the rules or the law, as the rules describe, with the appeal they give. If HeyNaija ever closes, we will announce it on the governance page as early as we can, so members can download their data first.

As far as the law allows, we are not responsible for what other members post, for losses that come from using HeyNaija or from it being unavailable, or for indirect losses. Nothing in these terms takes away a right you have under Nigerian law that cannot be given up, including as a consumer.

These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. If something goes wrong, write to [email protected] first, and we will try to put it right. If we cannot, the courts of Nigeria decide.

We will announce changes to these terms on the governance page before they take effect. If you keep using HeyNaija after that, the new terms apply to you; if you do not agree with them, you can delete your account.