Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing this Site, browsing pages, reading articles, posting comments, or otherwise interacting with the Site, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must stop using the Site immediately.

2. License to Use the Site

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes. Under this license you may not:

• Republish, scrape, or systematically copy our articles or images without written permission;
• Sell, license, or commercially exploit any content from the Site;
• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in a manner that could damage, disable, or impair the Site;
• Use automated tools (bots, crawlers, scrapers) beyond what is permitted by our robots.txt file;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, our servers, or related systems.

3. Intellectual Property

All content on the Site, including articles, photographs, graphics, logos, page layouts, and source code, is the property of 9ja Hot Gist or its licensors, and is protected by Nigerian and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Sharing individual articles via social media links is permitted and encouraged. Reproducing full articles, even with attribution, is not permitted without our written consent.

4. User Comments and Submissions

When you post a comment, send a tip, or submit any content to the Site:

• You confirm that the content is yours or that you have the right to submit it;
• You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, edit, and display the content in connection with the Site;
• You agree not to post content that is defamatory, obscene, hateful, threatening, infringing, or otherwise unlawful;
• We reserve the right (but are not obliged) to moderate, edit, or delete any submission at our discretion.

5. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to use the Site to:

• Harass, threaten, defame, or impersonate any person;
• Spread misinformation, false news, or content known to be untrue;
• Distribute viruses, malware, or harmful code;
• Engage in spam, phishing, or any deceptive practice;
• Violate any applicable Nigerian, UK, or international law.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, 9ja Hot Gist, its directors, employees, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

8. Third-Party Links and Advertising

The Site contains links to third-party websites and displays advertisements served by third-party networks, including Google AdSense. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any third-party site or advertiser. For details on how third-party advertisers use your data, see our Privacy Policy.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms at any time without prior notice. Material changes will be highlighted on the Site. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, without regard to conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising in connection with the Site or these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Nigeria. Where you access the Site from another jurisdiction, you remain responsible for compliance with local law.