Terms of Use | Archivi.ng - Nigerian Newspaper Archives

Welcome to Archivi.ng’s website. By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Use. Please read them carefully before using our services.

01. Acceptance of Terms

By using this site, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you disagree, please refrain from using the site.

02. Purpose of the Website

Archivi.ng provides access to digitised archival materials for purposes of research, education, criticism, review, and private study.

All access is provided under the doctrine of fair dealing and related copyright exceptions applicable under Nigerian law and comparable global frameworks.

03. Intellectual Property

Archivi.ng does not claim ownership over the original copyrights in newspapers, magazines, or other materials displayed on this website.

Copyrights remain with their original publishers or creators.

Our role is to digitise, preserve, and provide fair–dealing–based access for research and educational purposes.

You may:

Use the materials for personal study, research, education, and non-commercial purposes.

You may not:

Reproduce, distribute, or republish large portions of the site for commercial purposes.

Scrape, bulk-download, or create derivative commercial products from our content.

Falsely attribute, distort, or misuse archival content.

04. User Conduct

You agree not to:

Violate any applicable law in your use of the site.

Attempt unauthorised access, hacking, or disruption of services.

Upload or transmit harmful code or malicious software.

05. Disclaimers

The site and its contents are provided “as is” and “as available.”

Archivi.ng makes no guarantees as to the completeness, accuracy, or availability of content.

Historical materials may reflect outdated, offensive, or harmful views. We preserve these materials for research purposes and do not endorse them.

06. Limitation of Liability

Archivi.ng shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from use of the site.

07. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to the site for violations of these Terms.

08. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

09. Contact

For questions regarding these Terms, please contact:

📧 start@archivi.ng