1. About this website
The website provides general information about 8° North, Sierra Leone, our areas of work and ways to contact us. Website content is provided for introductory and informational purposes only.
2. No offer or professional advice
Nothing on the website is an offer, commitment, guarantee or binding proposal for services, investment, finance, partnership or any transaction. A business relationship begins only when the relevant parties enter into a separate written agreement.
Website content is not legal, financial, tax, investment, engineering, environmental or other regulated professional advice. You should obtain advice appropriate to your circumstances before making decisions.
3. Accuracy and availability
We aim to keep the website useful and reasonably accurate, but conditions, opportunities, regulations, projects and market information can change. We do not guarantee that content is complete, current, error-free or suitable for a particular purpose. We may update, suspend or withdraw any part of the website without notice.
4. Enquiries and confidential information
Submitting a contact form or sending a message does not create a confidential, fiduciary, advisory or contractual relationship.
Do not send trade secrets, passwords, financial account details, special-category personal data or other highly sensitive information through the public website unless we have first agreed an appropriate secure channel and confidentiality arrangement.
5. Acceptable use
You may use the website only for lawful purposes. You must not:
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, server, accounts or data.
- Introduce malware, harmful code, automated abuse, excessive traffic or other interference.
- Use website content in a misleading, defamatory, unlawful or fraudulent manner.
- Scrape, reproduce or commercially exploit substantial parts of the website without permission, except where applicable law expressly permits it.
- Misrepresent an affiliation with 8° North or use our brand in a way likely to cause confusion.
6. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the website design, 8° North name and branding, original text, graphics and other original materials are owned by or licensed to 8° North and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. You may view and print reasonable extracts for internal evaluation or personal reference, but may not republish, modify, distribute, sell or use them commercially without prior written permission.
7. Third-party websites and services
Links to third-party websites or services, including WhatsApp, are provided for convenience. We do not control and are not responsible for their content, security, availability, terms or privacy practices. A link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement.
8. Limitation of responsibility
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website is provided on an “as available” basis without warranties that are not expressly stated. 8° North is not responsible for indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss arising solely from reliance on website content or from interruption, errors, external links or unauthorised interference.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
9. Privacy and cookies
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information, and our Cookie Policy explains the limited technologies used by this website. Those policies form part of the website information available to users.
10. Governing law and changes
These terms are governed by the laws of Sierra Leone, subject to any mandatory protections that apply under another law. Courts of competent jurisdiction in Sierra Leone have non-exclusive jurisdiction over disputes connected with the website.
We may update these terms when the website, services or legal requirements change. Continued use after an update means the revised terms apply from the stated update date.
11. Contact
Questions about these terms may be sent to 8° North using the details below.