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Lighting Bulbs Edutainment was opened in May 2020 with the aim to educate in fun and memorable ways through books and other learning materials such as puzzles, games, and art.
Our target market is children aged between 1-12 but we also cater to needs of other age groups on pre-order basis.
Our learning materials are carefully sourced from world know international authors and publishers and include a variety of African/black inspired literature.
We have experienced excellent growth in our last year of operation with sales mainly through repeat business and referrals. This to us affirms that we are on the journey to build a reading a culture among children in our society.
We have enjoyed numerous partnerships with industry stakeholders which has increased our visibility in both the physical and digital market and can proudly say that we are enjoying steady all round business growth.
Our commitment to young readers is to continue sourcing a wider variety of materials that meet various needs and encourage exploration of different subjects.
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Intellectual Property.
User Content.
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NSSF Marketplace Content.
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Feedback. You may provide NSSF Marketplace with ideas, opinions, recommendations, feedback, or advice in connection with your use of the Services (collectively, "Feedback"). If you submit Feedback to NSSF Marketplace, you hereby grant NSSF Marketplace an irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, non-exclusive, fully-paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide license (sublicensable through multiple tiers) to: (a) use, copy, distribute, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform, and publicly display such Feedback (or any modification thereto), in whole or in part, in any format, medium or application now known or later developed; and (b) use, and permit others to use, Feedback in any manner and for any purpose (including, without limitation, commercial purposes) that NSSF Marketplace deems appropriate in its discretion (including, without limitation, incorporating Feedback, in whole or in part, into any technology, product or service).
Indemnification.
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Discussion Areas.
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Arbitration Agreement, Class Action Waiver and Mediation.
Limitations of Liability.
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Legal, Tax, Financial, Other Communications. NO oral or written information or advice or communications provided by NSSF and its marketplace or any of its employees will constitute personal, legal, tax or financial advice or create a warranty, condition or representation of any kind.
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Through this website you are able to link to other websites or social media pages which are not under the control of NSSF. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However NSSF takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
Confidentiality.
Definition. “Confidential Information” means the business, technical and financial information disclosed to one party (the “Receiving Party”) by the other party (the “Disclosing Party”) pursuant to these Terms and includes all information marked by the Disclosing Party as confidential and any other information, whether written or oral, that the Receiving Party should reasonably understand is confidential to the Disclosing Party.
Obligations. The Receiving Party will: (i) hold the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in trust and confidence and not disclose or release the Confidential Information to any third party except as provided in these Terms; and (ii) not use the Confidential Information for any purpose except for the purposes described in these Terms. The disclosure of Confidential Information pursuant to these Terms is not intended in any way to transfer or grant any right, title or interest in or to such Confidential Information to the Receiving Party unless otherwise expressly indicated by the Disclosing Party in writing.
Standard of Care. The standard of care imposed on each party pursuant to this Section will be the same degree of care as it uses to avoid the unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of its own Confidential Information of a similar nature, but not less than a commercially reasonable degree of care.
Limitation. Each party will disclose the Confidential Information of the other party only to those of its employees, consultants and contractors (“Personnel”) who have agreed, either as a condition of employment, representation or in a written agreement, to be bound by terms and conditions substantially as protective as the confidentiality terms and conditions applicable to the Receiving Party under this Section.
Exclusions. Confidential Information excludes information that is (i) rightfully in the Receiving Party’s possession without obligation of confidentiality prior to receipt from the Disclosing Party, (ii) a matter of public knowledge through no fault of the Receiving Party, (iii) rightfully furnished to the Receiving Party by a third party without restriction on disclosure or use; or (iv) independently developed by the Receiving Party without use of or reference to the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information.
Requests for Confidential Information. A Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information pursuant to a valid court order or order of an authorized government agency, provided that (if not legally prohibited) the Receiving Party has given the Disclosing Party prompt notice so that the Disclosing Party will have an opportunity to defend, limit or protect against such disclosure and the Receiving Party limits such disclosure to only that Confidential Information subject to the applicable order.
Survival. The terms of this Section will survive for as long as the Confidential Information remains confidential.
Backup Storage. For its own operational efficiencies and purposes, NSSF and its Marketplace from time to time back up data on its servers, but is under no obligation or duty to you to do so under these Terms or otherwise. it is solely your duty and responsibility to backup separately your files and data that may reside on NSSF marketplace servers. to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, under no circumstances will NSSF marketplace be liable to you, your users, or any third party for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, for loss of files and/or data on any NSSF marketplace server.
No Assignment by You. You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without the prior written consent of NSSF, which NSSF and its Marketplace may refuse in its sole discretion. Any attempted assignment without prior written consent from NSSF will be deemed null and void. NSSF may assign its rights and/or obligations under these Terms at any time. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Entire Agreement. These Terms are the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications, and other understandings relating to the subject matter of these Terms, and any modifications must be in a writing signed by both parties, except as otherwise provided herein.
Miscellaneous.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The law that will govern the validity and construction of these Terms and apply in any dispute or lawsuit arising out of or relating to these Terms is as set forth in table in the Contracting Entity Section above.
Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
Waiver. No waiver of any provision of these Terms, nor consent by NSSF and its Marketplace to the breach of or departure from any provision of these Terms, will in any event be binding on or effective against NSSF Marketplace unless it be in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of NSSF, and then such waiver will be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
Notices.
You consent to receive electronically any communications from NSSF Marketplace. We may communicate with you through the SMS, email address specified in your account or by posting notices on the Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that are provided to you electronically satisfy any requirement that such communications be in writing. All notices from us intended for receipt by you shall be deemed delivered when sent to the email address you provide to us.
Section Headings. The section headings and titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. These Terms will be interpreted without application of any strict construction in favor of or against you or NSSF and its Marketplace.
Independent Contractors. No agency, partnership, joint venture or employment relationship is created by these Terms or your use of the Services, and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind NSSF in any respect whatsoever.
Marks. NSSF Marketplace shall have the non-exclusive right and license to use the names, trademarks, service marks and logos associated with your store(s) to promote the Services.
Force Majeure. NSSF Marketplace will have no liability to you, your users, or any third party for any failure by NSSF Marketplace to perform its obligations under these Terms in the event that such non-performance arises as a result of the occurrence of an event beyond the reasonable control of NSSF Marketplace, including, without limitation, an act of war or terrorism, natural disaster, failure of electricity supply, riot, civil disorder, or civil commotion or other force majeure event.
Third-Party Service Integration. Certain Third-Party Products may be integrated with the Services. NSSF Marketplace may, in its discretion and without liability to you, decide to no longer support such integration and migrate your Services subscription to a different integration.
Hosting Services. NSSF Marketplace has entered into arrangements with one or more third parties for hosting services that are essential to the Services, incorporated within the Services and without which the Services could not be provided to you.
