Building Smiles Dental Clinic Nigeria presents here legal information concerning the use of our websites, the information we collect and how we use the information. The details follow but be aware that we do not share your information with any commercial concerns. However, we may be forced by government regulatory aencies to divulge some information that you may share with us. Otherwise, patient to doctor confidentialilty instruments and these disclosures guide our management of your information. Please pay careful attention to the details.
Welcome to the Internet sites of Building Smiles Dental Clinic, Nigeria. Building Smiles Dental or Building Smiles Dental websites "Sites" include buildingsmilesdental.com, mybsdc.com, mybsdc.net and other Internet or online websites on which these Terms of Use are posted. When we use the terms "we," "us," or "our," we refer to BUILDING SMILES DENTAL and affiliated businesses of BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC ("Our Organization").
Please carefully review the terms of use of this site and the terms of our privacy policy before using this site or any of our sites, or any goods or services from any of our sites.
By using this Site, including downloading or accessing Materials, ordering products or otherwise using the Service, you agree to be bound by, and acknowledge your acceptance of, all of the provisions of these Terms of Use.
From time to time, we may update these Terms of Use. We encourage you to periodically review these terms for any material changes. You agree to be bound by all of the provisions of these Terms of Use that are displayed on the Site on the date you use the Site and/or any part of the Service, even if such provisions have been modified, altered, or deleted since you last used the Site or any part of the Service. Your use of the Site, and/or any part of the Service, indicates your acceptance of all of the provisions of these Terms of Use that are displayed on the Site on the date of such use.
We may provide, through the Site, Services that include without limitation the:
You can contact us about this Site or about accessing and changing any personal information you provide at this Site through contact information contained on the Site.
BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC Trademarks, the Content, and other information displayed and posted on, contained in, and/or provided in connection with, the Site and/or the Service are owned by us (collectively, "Our Materials"). Also, third parties have allowed us to post or use their materials and Trademarks on the Site ("Third Party Materials"). We refer to Our Materials and Third Party Materials collectively as the "Materials."
The Intellectual Property Rights of these Materials include the Materials that are displayed on, or contained in, the Site, and/or utilized in conjunction with the Service, together with their design and layout, and elements that are protected by trade dress, trademark, copyright, or other laws. We exclusively own, or have the right to license, all intellectual property and proprietary information and know-how relating to, incorporated within, or associated with the Site, including without limitation the copyright in the Site and all of the Web pages thereof. We maintain all of the web pages as a collective work under the Nigerian copyright laws. By using or accessing the Site or Services you acknowledge and agree:
We reserve all rights that we do not expressly grant to you.
Our Materials contained on the Site are copyrighted materials of BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC: Copyright ©2024 BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC.
Third Party Materials are owned, or licensed by the owner thereof, and, where necessary, we use such Third Party Materials with the permission of the owner. Unless we expressly indicate in these Terms of Use, you have no rights or interest in any Third Party Materials. All rights relating to these materials are reserved to their owner.
The term "BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC Trademarks" means all names, marks, brands, design marks, slogans, logos, designs, trade dress and trade names that BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC uses as trademarks, trade names or service marks, as displayed on the Site and/or used in connection with the Service. All other trademarks, brand and product names displayed on the Site, and/or used in connection with the Service, are trademarks, trade names or service marks of their respective owners. You agree not to display, use (including co-branding your own goods or services with BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC Trademarks), remove, or alter BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC Trademarks without our prior written consent, which we may withhold or condition in our sole discretion.
You further agree that any use by you, or on your behalf, of BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC Trademarks, and the goodwill associated therewith, shall inure to the benefit of BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC.
You do not have any rights or interest in any product, process, software or technology used in connection with the operation, display, and/or provision of the Site or the Service (collectively, the "Software"). You do not acquire any rights or interest in any of the Software by virtue of your access or use of any of the Site and/or any part of the Service. All Intellectual Property Rights and proprietary rights associated with the Software are exclusively reserved to us or the owner thereof, and no part of the Software is licensed to you.
Your use of the Site is strictly and exclusively limited to personal, non-commercial use. Your use is also subject to our Intellectual Property Rights and those of Third Parties. Except as expressly authorized by us in these Terms of Use, you agree that:
Any authorized uses of Our Materials, including any authorized reproduction, transmission, broadcast or adaptations permitted under these Terms of Use, must contain the following Copyright notice: Copyright ©2024 Building Smiles Dental Clinic. Used by permission.
All other Copyright notices and Trademark notices should be maintained and displayed, as displayed on the Site or on the relevant work, or as otherwise instructed by us.
Certain materials on the Site are identified as being downloadable ("Licensed Materials"). You may download one copy of these materials subject to the restrictions herein. To this end, we grant to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, license to view, print, and make one copy, without alteration, of the Licensed Materials for only informational, educational, non-commercial, personal purposes (the "License"). You may use the Licensed Materials only in the format in which we make them available on the Site for download, and only in authorized distributions. Further, the License is subject to additional restrictions:
Distribution Fee: The term "Distribution Fee" means any and all payments of monies, fees, royalties, remuneration, donations, gifts or other consideration, whether in cash or like-kind, received by, paid to, owed to on or in behalf of a user or a distributor that arise from, or are in any way related to the provision, transmission, distribution, sale, license, lease, rental or other use of the Licensed Materials, including specifically without limitation, any fundraising activities.
For the materials not clearly identified and intended as downloadable materials ("General Content") we grant to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, license to print and make one copy, without alteration, to be used for informational, non-commercial, private or personal purposes only, unless specifically allowed on the Site. You shall not copy any of the materials or contents on the Site onto another website unless otherwise authorized. You may, however, access the Materials or Contents of our Site through a hyperlink.
We reserve any rights not expressly granted herein.
We may terminate the License at any time by providing notice of termination on the Site or directly to you as a user. Further, the License shall automatically terminate without notice if you breach any of the terms or conditions of the License or these Terms of Use. Upon termination of the License, you agree to immediately destroy, and cease all use or distribution of, any downloaded, printed or electronically stored copies of the Licensed Materials or General Content.
As a user of the Site, you can visit certain areas of the Site without revealing any information about yourself. In other parts of the Site, you may be required to provide information for certain purposes, including registering for a service, completing a transaction, making a donation, sending correspondence, purchasing or ordering a product, processing an order, and/or or gaining access to a portion of the Site or part of the Service. Any information you provide to the Site is referred to as the "Registration Data." We encourage you not to use, submit or provide any personal or sensitive information beyond what is requested or required for your transactions with us or with Third Parties. We shall have no responsibility for use, misuse, loss or alteration of any information (including Registration Data) provided by you. This includes any information, content, materials or ideas that you provide without our request.
When using the Site, you agree to:
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Site, and to refuse any and all current or future access to, or use of, the Site and the Service.
Any Registration Data and certain other information about you that we obtain from you through use of the Site is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, please see our full Privacy Policy.
This Site is a general audience site, not directed or targeted to children, and BUILDING SMILES DENTAL does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. Any information collected online by BUILDING SMILES DENTAL from children under 18 is used only for the purpose of delivering the requested product or service. Please instruct your children to ask you for permission before providing any information about themselves to BUILDING SMILES DENTAL, and visit the Federal Trade Commission website for more information about safe online practices on the Internet.
To facilitate everyone's enjoyment of the Site, we have set out our General Use Rules for you here. Generally speaking, these rules simply require respect and good manners. Think before you post, use common sense, and you will feel right at home. Remember that anyone may read your post, including your family, friends and employer.
The term "Forum" means a blog, social network, comments, e-mail or other function that allows you to provide information or interact with others offered as part of the Site. Portions of the Site may allow users to post their own material. The materials posted by users do not necessarily reflect our views and we shall not be liable for any user information posted or displayed on, or uploaded onto, any part of the Site, including any Forum.
Our General Use Rules for the Site are as follows:
No Obscenity. We do not allow obscene, racist, vulgar, discourteous, indecent or sexually explicit language or images. You agree not to post, upload, e-mail, transmit, distribute, or otherwise make available, any such content or materials onto the Site, including any Forum.
No Posting, or Communication of Infringing Material, or Harassing Communications or Advertisements in Forums. You also agree not to post, communicate, upload, e-mail, transmit, distribute, or otherwise make available:
Through our site, you may participate in a number of interactive communication activities including blogs, social networks, comments, e-mail, and other means of interactive communication with other participants ("Interactive Communications"). When participating in an Interactive Communication, you will be wise not to assume that people are who they say they are, know what they say they know, or are affiliated with whom they say they are affiliated with. We cannot be, and we are not, responsible for the content or accuracy of any information provided or posted in any Interactive Communication.
You participate at your own risk when participating in, or engaging in any activity relating to, the Site and/or the Service (including any Interactive Communication). You expressly assume and take full and sole responsibility at your own risk for (a) all postings using, or made under, your Passwords or your Accounts; and (b) any use of any Information, Content, Materials, and any other information or materials provided or displayed on, or contained in, the Site (including in any Forum). The materials posted by users do not necessarily reflect our views, we take no responsibility for the content or opinions posted in any Interactive Communication, and we are not liable for any user information posted or displayed on, or uploaded onto the Site, including any Forum.
By posting materials to or communicating with other participants on the Site or in an Interactive Communication, you represent and warrant to us that:
You agree that we are not liable for postings and Interactive Communications that are provided by others. We have no duty to pre-screen postings or Interactive Communications, but we have the right to refuse to post or to edit submitted postings or Interactive Communications. We reserve the right to remove postings or Interactive Communications for any reason, but we are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such material.
We reserve the right to remove, at our sole discretion, any and all postings and Interactive Communications (and all related materials), including those that we consider, in our sole discretion, to be:
By uploading or communicating any materials, ideas or submissions to this Site, including any Forum, or submitting any materials to us in any other manner, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such materials expressly granted) to us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and display, create derivative works from and distribute such materials, or to incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed throughout the universe. In addition, you warrant that all so-called "moral rights" in those materials have been waived. You agree that we own any derivative works, improvements or other materials, works, ideas, intellectual property, and/or products created from, based on, or related to, our access to, or use of, any materials you provide.
From time to time, we may provide links on this Site that will allow you to connect with websites of third-parties that are not under our control. We are providing these links only as a convenience to you. Further, there may be times while on this Site that you could be directed to sites that are beyond our control. This includes links from other ministries, sponsors, or volunteers that may use our logo(s) as part of an agreement with us. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, solicit personal information, or contain information that you may find inappropriate or offensive.
We make no representations or warranties concerning the content of, or the privacy practices of, websites that are not this Site, even if we provide links to such websites on this Site. Consequently, we accept no responsibility for, and we expressly disclaim any warranties or liability relating to, the accuracy, relevancy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of materials displayed on, or contained in, websites linked to, or to which you are directed from, this Site. You access and use such websites, and the products and services provided in connection therewith, at your own risk. We encourage you to review the terms of use and privacy statements posted on any third-party website, or to contact the operator of the website prior to using, or providing any information on, such third party website.
Links to other websites do not imply an endorsement of the materials, products, content, ideas or Interactive Communications displayed on, or disseminated at or through those websites, nor does the existence of a link to another website imply that the organization or person publishing at that website endorses any of the materials or ideas at this Site. We reserve the right to disable links from third-party sites to this Site at any time without prior notice.
We may provide the option for you to post a link to our Site from your website or other third-party websites.
If you link to a BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC copyrighted article on our Site, we grant you the right to post a maximum of 50 words (according to Fair Use standards) of the copyrighted article along with the link to the full article on our Site. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, of the Content on this Site is strictly prohibited. We do not grant you the right to link to any Third Party Content on our Site.
We reserve the right to, at any time and without prior notice, ask you to remove the link should we determine it to have a negative effect on our Site, search engine results or other negative impact on our visitors. You agree to remove the link immediately upon request.
We may sell certain products and materials on certain of our Sites through an Internet Store. All prices for products and materials sold through the Internet Store are quoted in Naira, and are valid and effective only in Nigeria at the time of posting. If we provide products or materials for delivery to certain locations outside Nigeria, we reserve the right to charge a higher price, or additional fees, for such products. We reserve the right to, at any time, and without prior notice, discontinue or change information, availability and pricing on any product or Materials on our Site, without incurring any obligations to you or any other party. You are responsible for any applicable use taxes of your jurisdiction imposed as user or buyer of products or services.
We make no representations with respect to the availability or quality of any products, materials or services that you purchase from a third-party website that links to or from any of our sites, or as a result of third-party content (including advertisements or sponsorships) posted, displayed, or included on any of our sites. We do not endorse any of the products, nor have we taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of, any of the information contained in such third-party sites or content (including advertisements).
You hereby irrevocably and forever release and waive (on behalf of yourself and your heirs, personal representative, and permitted assigns) any claim against us relating to, or arising out of: the operation or display of any third-party websites and third-party content, whether or not such websites and content are accessible through, or displayed on, any of our sites your access or use of any third-party website or third-party content; and
any and all products or materials that you purchase from any third-party website, even if such product is advertised on any of our sites.
We strongly encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or off-line transaction with the operator or owner of a third-party website or the publisher or owner of any third-party content displayed on the site.
Third Party Materials are owned, or licensed by the owner thereof, and, where necessary, we use such Third Party Materials with the permission of the owner. Unless we expressly indicate in these Terms of Use, you have no rights or interest in any Third Party Materials. All rights relating to these materials are reserved to their owner.
Donations made through our Site are not verified, guaranteed secure, and or confidential. Like any tax-deductible charitable contribution, any electronic giving made through our Site by credit card or electronic transfer is considered made and irrevocable at the time the contribution is submitted on our Site.
For further information or questions concerning donations you may visit our website at: http://www.buildingsmilesdental.com
We take the issue of your privacy seriously. All credit card information submitted is protected by SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption, the recognized standard of the online industry. We do not share your credit card information with anyone else, except as described in our Privacy Policy, which we encourage you to read each time you visit our Site.
Some services offered on our Site may require a subscription or fee to receive Services ("Subscribed Services"). If you open an account for Subscribed Services on any of Our Sites, you hereby agree to pay all charges to such account, including applicable taxes, in accordance with billing terms in effect at the time the fee or charge becomes payable and following all rules of the subscriptions. We reserve the right to change the amount of, or basis for determining, any fees or charges for services we provide, and to institute new fees, charges, or terms effective upon notice to you at the e-mail address you provide when establishing your account. We reserve the right to terminate your account(s) at any time for any reason.
10.6.1 Each of our Sites with Subscribed Services will contain rules for payment, use and termination of the Subscribed Services. You agree to adhere to all such rules in using the Subscribed Services.
10.6.2 Renewal: Your subscription for each Subscribed Service will be automatically renewed and your credit card account will be charged on the same time and cost basis as the prior subscription period unless a Site, your terms of service, your subscriber welcome letter, or other communication from us indicates otherwise. If you subscribe to a Site at an introductory or discounted rate, our Site, welcome letter, or other communication will inform you of the regular subscription rate, which you will be charged upon automatic renewal.
11.1 Except for the limited warranties otherwise expressly stated and displayed on the site relating to certain products that we sell through the internet or online store, your use of the site, the service, all content, all information, and all materials are offered on an "as is" basis, "with all faults," and "as available," without any warranties whatsoever, either express or implied, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law. We expressly disclaim all warranties, express or implied, relating to the site, all information, content, materials, the software, and the service, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of third party intellectual property rights. We do not warrant that the functions contained in the site and/or the service will be uninterrupted or error-free; that defects or errors will be corrected promptly or at all; and/or that any of the site, information, content, materials, the service (and/or any software, server, computer, hardware, or network relating to the operation, or hosting of, any of the foregoing) will be free of viruses, errors, or harmful components. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. We assume no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any communications or materials posted on the site or in any forum.
11.2 We expressly disclaim any warranties, representations, or responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information, content, and materials contained, displayed, or posted on the site or otherwise available through our site, or on sites that link to or from the site. All such information, content and materials are subject to change without notice. We do not warrant, or make any representations with respect to, the use, or the results that may be achieved through such use, of any of the site, any part of the service, and/or any information, content, and/or materials.
11.3 At any time and without notice, we may, for any reason whatsoever and without incurring any liability or obligation to you or any other party, terminate or suspend the display, operation and/or provision of:
11.4 While we will make reasonable efforts to provide accurate and timely information on the site, you should not assume that the information provided is always up to date, accurate, complete or that the site contain all of the relevant information available.
In no event and under no circumstances shall we be liable for any damages, including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages that result from your use of, or inability to use, the site, any information, any content, any materials, and/or the service, or any part thereof, even if we have been expressly advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, including, but not limited to, negligence, or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you to us, if any, for accessing or using any of the site and/or for using the service, or any part thereof. If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of the site and/or the service, if you do not agree with any provision of these terms of use, or if you have any other dispute or claim with or against our organization with respect to these terms of use, any aspect of the site and/or the service, and/or your use of the site or any part of the service, then you acknowledge and agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing and/or using the site and/or the service.
You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all passwords and all accounts that you establish in conjunction with your use of our Site or the Service ("Your Account"). You are solely responsible for all activities that occur under, or relating to, your password and Your Account, and for your use of any of our Site and any part of the Service.
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us, and our affiliates, our officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors, and licensees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), harmless from and against any and all liabilities and costs (including reasonable attorney's fees) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of, or relating to:
You shall use your best efforts to cooperate with us in the defense of any such claim. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any claim against you or use that is subject to indemnification by you. You agree that in the event of any unauthorized use of our Site, any Information, Content, Materials, and/or any part of the Service, we shall be entitled to obtain an injunction proscribing such unauthorized use, without the necessity to post bond, and in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity.
We are committed to respecting the intellectual property rights of other parties, and we ask you, and the other users of our Site and the Service, to do the same. Pursuant to Copyright Act, Chapter 68, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, notifications of claimed copyright infringement for materials displayed, or available, on any of our Site should be sent to Our Organization's Designated Agent. You may find contact information for our Organization's Designated Agent here: http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp or http://www.nigeria-law.org/CopyrightAct.htm
These Terms of Use, as may be modified from time to time by us without notice, are effective until we provide notice of termination thereof on our Site. You agree to be bound by the Terms of Use as displayed on the Site at the time you use the Site and/or any part of the Service provided in connection therewith. You may not terminate any provision of these Terms of Use. Your sole and exclusive remedy in the event that you no longer desire to be bound by any of the provisions of these Terms of Use is to discontinue your access and use of our Site and the Service, and to destroy all Materials and other items obtained from the Site, whether pursuant to the License, or otherwise, together with all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, except for purchased products. We may terminate your access to our Site, and/or any part of the Service, at any time in our sole discretion, and we reserve the right at any time to discontinue the operation of the Site, and/or the provision of any part of the Service. We may immediately terminate your right to access and/or use our Site and/or the Service, without notice, if, in our sole discretion, you fail to comply with any provision of these Terms of Use.
16.1 You acknowledge and agree that the unauthorized use of our Site, Information, Content, Materials, and/or any part of the Service could cause irreparable harm to us and/or organizations or individuals that may be associated with us. Accordingly, you agree that that in the event of any unauthorized use of our Site, any Information, Content, Materials, and/or any part of the Service, we shall be entitled to obtain an injunction proscribing such unauthorized use, without the necessity to post bond, and in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity.
16.2 These Terms of Use, as may be amended by us from time to time, constitute our entire agreement with respect to your use of our Site and the Service. These Terms of Use supersede all prior agreements, understandings and representations between us with respect to your use of our Site and the Service. You cannot amend or alter the terms of these Terms of Use.
16.3 These Terms of Use, including the License, are personal to you, and neither can be assigned by you. You agree not to allow any other person to access and/or use our Site or the Service unless such other person agrees to be bound all of the provisions of these Terms of Use. You further agree to assume all responsibility and liability arising from any third party access to, or use of, our Site and/or the Service (a) using, or under, any of Your Accounts, or any of your Passwords; and (b) that you permit, knowing that such third party has not agreed to be bound by all of the provisions of these Terms of Use.
16.4 We may at times send you information by e-mail that we believe will be of interest to you. If you register at any of our Sites, and you do not want to receive e-mails from us, please let us know by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the message received or contacting us through information on the Site.
16.5 If any provision of these Terms of Use is finally found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void, invalid, unenforceable or otherwise contrary to law or equity, the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use that can be given effect without such void or unenforceable term or provision, shall be given full effect and binding on the parties.
16.6 Our failure to enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms of Use, or to penalize any violation by you of these Terms of Use, shall not constitute a waiver of our right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision of these Terms of Use, or to penalize you for any further violations of any provision of these Terms of Use.
16.7 These Terms of Use shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, without giving any effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity, and/or any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, our Site, the Service, and/or your access, and/or use, of any of BUILDING SMILES DENTAL CLINIC's Sites or the Service, shall be filed and litigated only in the state or federal courts located in Lagos State of Nigeria. You hereby consent and submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action or claim.
16.8 All of the provisions of these Terms of Use, which by their nature, survive the termination of these Terms of Use, shall so survive, including without limitation, the provisions of Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
The Terms of Use posted on this website were updated on or about September 05, 2023.