1. I certify that I have the right to submit the content for publishing on the Portal and that it complies fully with all applicable laws and/or policies.
2. I acknowledge that the content I am presenting is meant to be made available to the public, and I attest that it does not contain any confidential information and that all relevant measures have been taken to safeguard intellectual property
3. I confirm that the information is true to the best of my knowledge, does not contravene any applicable laws, and does not breach the intellectual property rights of any third parties.
4. I acknowledge that I will not be able to hold the National Commission for Science and Technology and any party (herein after “the Commission”) operating under delegated authority from the Commission, accountable for any infringement of the aforementioned clauses 1 through 3.
5. I give permission to edit and/or curate the content in order to maintain consistency, clarity, and/or space. I will be given the chance to approve any revised copy by the Commission. If I do not reply to a formal request for such approval within two weeks, it will be assumed that I approve to the publication of the relevant content.
6. I agree to provide the Commission with any additional information, corrections, or clarifications as soon as possible.
7. For the sole purpose of promoting the Portal and the technologies indicated there, I give the Commission permission to use the content I provide for publishing on the Portal and for reasonable related purposes, including (without limitation) on pertinent media platforms.
8. I acknowledge that the Commission may upload and/or remove information about the technology/technologies I submit at its sole discretion, and that the Commission has no obligation to notify me when my submitted material is uploaded or removed.
9. I acknowledge that the Commission may choose not to upload any material submitted.
10. Should I require any content that I have submitted to the Portal to be removed or amended, the Commission shall remove or amend the content concerned (as the case may be) within two weeks of receipt of a written request.
Anybody using this website (user) acknowledges and accepts the terms and conditions stated in this legal notice. The user may not access, display, use, download, or in any other way copy or distribute any content from this website if they do not want to be bound by these terms and conditions.
1.1 The user bears all risk for using this portal and any services, materials, or apps that are provided or contained there
1.2 The content of this portal, or any portion of it, may be viewed, copied, downloaded to a local disk, printed, and distributed by users solely for non-commercial, educational, or reference purposes.
1.2.1 Users may not cede, sub-license or otherwise transfer any rights they may have under these terms and conditions or which may otherwise have been obtained through the use of this portal.
2.1 The content on this portal is not a comprehensive treatment of the subject(s) it covers; rather, it is meant to offer general information on that subject or subjects.
2.2 The user has the exclusive obligation to ensure, before using this portal, that it will fulfill the user's specific needs and is compatible with the user's hardware and/or software.
2.3 Everything on this portal, including the code, downloads, content, pictures, and links, is given "as is" and "as available". The Commission makes no express and implied representations and warranties, including but not limited to guarantees on the accuracy or fitness of the website and the goods, services, or information it contains.
2.4 The use of this portal/website or the content therein is at the user’s own risk.
2.4.1 By using the content of this portal, the user bears all responsibility and risk of loss.
2.4.2 Whether in an action of contract, statute, delict (including, without limitation, negligence), or otherwise, the Commission or any of the legal entities in respect of which information is contained on this portal, or employees of the Commission, shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, or other damages whatsoever, relating to the use of this document or information
2.4.3 In accordance with Malawian legal requirements, the Commission shall not be liable for any harm, loss, or liability resulting from the use of this portal, from inability to use it, or from a reasonable reliance on its services or content
3.1 User-sent data messages, including emails to the portal owner, will only be considered received if they are acknowledged or answered in writing.
3.2 When a user receives an entire data message from the portal owner and it can be retrieved and processed by the receiver, it is considered received when it enters an information system that the recipient has selected or used for that purpose.
3.3 Users should get in touch with the Innovation Portal administrator again if they do not hear back from them in a timely manner.
4.1 To safeguard any user-provided information against loss, abuse, alteration, or destruction, the Commission has put in place reasonable commercial standards for technical and operational security.
4.2 Every conceivable measure shall be implemented to safeguard user data. Confidentiality of provided sensitive data shall be maintained by authorised workers, who have the responsibility for its upkeep. All workers of the Commission or representatives of the public that may obtain such information are covered by the policy.
4.3 It is expressly prohibited for any person, business, or entity to gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any page on this portal, or to deliver or attempt to deliver any unauthorised, damaging or malicious code to this portal.
4.3.1 If a person delivers or attempts to deliver any unauthorised, damaging or malicious code to this website or attempts to gain unauthorised access to any page on this website, a criminal charge will be laid against that person, and, if the Parties or any public body should suffer any damage or loss, civil damages will be claimed.
5.1 The Commission may monitor and/or intercept electronic communications, including e-mails, sent to and from this website in order to offer a relevant and secure service and where legally needed.
5.2 The user hereby recognizes that he or she is aware of such potential monitoring and/or interception and consents thereto, to the degree required by law.
6.1 The Commission prefers not to receive confidential or proprietary information from users through this portal.
6.2 Please note that any information or material sent to the Innovation Portal will be deemed not to be confidential.
6.3 The Commission will not release users’ names or otherwise publicise the fact that materials or other information has been submitted to it unless:
6.3.1.1 prior permission is obtained to use the user’s name; or
6.3.1.2 the user has first been notified that the materials or other information submitted to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used in a manner that reflects the user’s name; or
6.3.1.3 where required to do so by law
7.1 The portal may provide links to other websites only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply the endorsement of such sites.
7.2 Linked websites or pages are not subject to the control of the portal.
8.1 All material, information, and trademarks on this website, including but not limited to the following: software, technology, databases, know-how, text, graphics, icons, hyperlinks, private data, designs, programs, publications, products, processes, or ideas, may be covered by other rights, such as other intellectual property rights, which belong to or are licensed to content providers on the portal.
8.2 The user is not granted a license or authorization to access data on this portal, and all other rights to any intellectual property on this website are explicitly retained, subject to the rights granted to the user herein.
8.3 Third party websites are welcome to link to the information that is hosted on these pages.
9.1 These terms and conditions apply to automated transactions and searches.
9.2 It is not permitted to utilize malicious search technologies.
9.3 It is against the law to use search technology for illegal purposes or to gather or harvest data for profit.
9.4 Search technology is allowed as long as it doesn't significantly hinder the operation of this website. However, the Commission retains the authority to forbid the use of search technology on the portal by any particular business.
10.1 The user hereby agrees that the law applicable to these terms and conditions of use, their interpretation and any matter or litigation in connection therewith or arising from them will be the law of Malawi.
10.2 This portal is owned, hosted and maintained within the Republic of Malawi.
10.3 When using this site and agreeing to these Terms and Conditions such use and agreement is deemed to have taken place in Lilongwe, Malawi.
11.1 The application and enforceability of the remaining portions of this Agreement shall not be impacted in the event that any portion of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be whole or substantially unenforceable for any reason.
11.2 The whole agreement between the user and the owner of the portal is included in these Terms and Conditions of Use.
11.3 If any of these terms and conditions are not followed, it does not mean that they are waived, nor that you will not be able to enforce them.
11.4 The Innovation Portal administrator may use any content uploaded on the website to generate brochures and other publicity materials for the portal.
12.1 The Commission reserves the right to modify, add to or remove portions or the whole of these Terms and Conditions of Use from time to time.
12.2 These Terms and Conditions of Use will take effect upon such being posted to this website.
12.3 It is the user’s obligation to periodically check these Terms and Conditions of Use on this website for updates.
12.4 The user’s continued use of this website following the posting of updates will be considered notice of the user’s acceptance to abide by and be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use.
13.1 The portal administrator will often communicate with the user on content related matters and information solicitation through emails.
14.1. The user will receive system-generated e-mails relating to updating of content, expiry of content.
15.1 The full name and legal status of the portal owners is: The National Commission for Science and Technology
15.2 Postal address: Private Bag B303, Lilongwe 3, Malawi
15.3 Physical location: Lingadzi House, City Centre, Lilongwe
16.5 e-Mail contact: innovations@ncst.mw