Terms of Service

1. About these terms

These Terms of Service govern your use of technosphereinnovations.com and the Technosphere client portal (together, the "Platform"), operated by Technosphere Innovations of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.

By creating an account or using the Platform you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Platform.

2. Eligibility and accounts

You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into a binding contract. Where you register on behalf of a company you warrant that you are authorised to bind it.

You are responsible for the security of your account, for keeping your password confidential, and for everything done through it. Tell us immediately if you believe your account has been accessed without your authority. We strongly recommend enabling two-factor authentication.

You must provide accurate information and keep it current. We may suspend an account that appears to contain false information.

3. What the Platform is

The Platform lets you describe a software requirement, exchange messages with us about it, review agreements, and view progress on work in development. Browsing the public website requires no account; submitting an idea does.

Submitting an idea does not create an engagement. An engagement arises only when we issue a written scope and price and you accept it.

4. Acceptable use

You must not:

1. upload material that is unlawful, infringing, defamatory or malicious;
2. upload material you have no right to disclose to us;
3. attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Platform, other accounts, or any system connected to it;
4. probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Platform without our prior written consent;
5. interfere with the Platform's operation, including by automated scraping or excessive request volume; or
6. use the Platform to send unsolicited communications.

Conduct under clauses 4.3 and 4.4 may constitute an offence under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015. We report suspected offences to the appropriate authorities.

5. Content you submit

You retain ownership of everything you submit. You grant us a limited licence to store, process and use it for the purpose of responding to your submission and delivering any resulting engagement. Ownership of work we produce is governed by the Intellectual Property Terms; confidentiality is governed by the Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement.

You are responsible for keeping your own copies of material you submit. The Platform is not a backup service.

6. Previews and shared links

Where we make work in progress available to you, it is provided for review only. Time-limited links we issue at your request are personal to the named recipient and must not be forwarded. Access to previews is logged.

7. Fees

Creating an account and submitting an idea are free. Fees for scoping and development are set out in a written scope, are quoted in Naira, and are payable as stated in that document. Unless expressly stated otherwise, quoted amounts exclude Value Added Tax, which is charged where applicable.

8. Availability

We aim to keep the Platform available but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may suspend it for maintenance, and will give notice where reasonably practicable.

9. Our liability

The Platform is provided on an "as is" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by Nigerian law, we exclude implied warranties in respect of the Platform itself.

We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of business or loss of data arising from your use of the Platform. Our total liability in connection with the Platform, other than in respect of a specific engagement, is limited to one hundred thousand Naira (₦100,000).

Liability for a specific engagement is governed by the scope document for that engagement.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything that cannot lawfully be excluded — including your rights under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018.

10. Suspension and termination

You may close your account at any time by contacting us. We may suspend or close an account that breaches these Terms, or where required by law, and will tell you why unless prevented from doing so.

On closure we retain data as set out in the Privacy Notice. Agreement records are retained regardless of account closure, because they evidence obligations that survive it.

11. Changes

We may change these Terms. The version and effective date appear at the top of this page. Material changes will be notified to account holders by email at least fourteen (14) days before they take effect. Continued use after that date constitutes acceptance.

12. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Parties shall first attempt to resolve any dispute by negotiation in good faith for thirty (30) days. Failing that, the dispute shall be referred to arbitration by a sole arbitrator under the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023, seated in Abuja, conducted in English. Nothing prevents either Party from seeking urgent injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction, and nothing in this clause limits any right you have to bring a complaint before a Nigerian consumer protection authority.