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Conditions

Introduction

The Policy on Freedom and Liberty delineates the conditions, principles, and protections for freedom and liberty that are integral to the Agreement you enter into whenever — and wherever — you commence or continue any conduct or service relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts. Please, therefore, take the time to read what follows carefully.

Your Policy Agreements

Section 13.1.0. First, with respect to the Freedom and Liberty Policy you enter into via your Agreement with the Codes and Policies, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.1.1. Policy, Name, Nature
that the name of this Policy is the “Policy on Freedom and Liberty of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts” (the “Freedom and Liberty Policy,” the “Freedom Policy,” and the “Liberty Policy”) and that the nature of this Policy is to serve as the policy on freedom and liberty of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.1.2. Policy, Composition
that the Freedom and Liberty Policy consists of all conditions, principles, protections, and equivalent provisions for freedom and liberty in the Codes and Policies of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts (the “Codes and Policies” and the “Policies”) and The Ikoku Charitable Trusts Conduct and Service Agreement (the “Agreement”), which therefore include, but are not limited to, those delineated below;
13.1.3. Policy, Agreement
that you understand the Freedom and Liberty Policy to be an integral part of the Codes and Policies and the Agreement you enter into with The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.1.4. Policy, Consent
that your consent to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent consent to the Freedom and Liberty Policy;
13.1.5. Policy, Duties
that your duties to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent duties to the Freedom and Liberty Policy;
13.1.6. Policy, Entry
that your entry into the Agreement includes your legally equivalent entry into the Freedom and Liberty Policy, and similarly occurs whenever you commence or continue any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with or otherwise relating to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.1.7. Policy, Legally Abiding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Freedom and Liberty Policy, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
13.1.8. Policy, Legally Binding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Freedom and Liberty Policy, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
13.1.9. Policy, Knowledge
that your attestation about your awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Freedom and Liberty Policy, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder.

Your Policy Understandings

Section 13.2.0. Second, with respect to your understandings of the Freedom and Liberty Policy, you covenant, represent, and warrant the following:

13.2.1. Policy Understandings
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by applicable understandings of freedom and liberty as they are normally operative and reasonably interpreted in law, policy, and society;
13.2.1.1. Policy Understandings, A
the above including such understandings of freedom protecting, providing for, and otherwise pertaining to administrative, human, legal, managerial, operational, organizational, proprietary and technical autonomy, control, decision-making, personhood, self-determination, self-expression, self-exploration, self-governance, self-ownership, and sovereignty;
13.2.1.2. Policy Understandings, B
the above including such understandings of liberty protecting, providing for, and otherwise pertaining to administrative, human, legal, managerial, operational, organizational, ownership, proprietary and technical non-censorship, non-coercion, non-impediment, non-imposition, non-interference, non-intrusion via governmental, public or state entity, means, office, or person;
13.2.2. Policy Understandings, Conditions
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of freedom and liberty conditions as they are defined and provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
13.2.3. Policy Understandings, Definitions
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of freedom and liberty definitions as they are defined and provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
13.2.4. Policy Understandings, Practices
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of freedom and liberty practices as they are defined and provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
13.2.5. Policy Understandings, Principles
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of freedom and liberty principles as they are defined and provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
13.2.6. Policy Understandings, Processes
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of freedom and liberty processes as they are defined and provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
13.2.7. Policy Understandings, Rights
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of freedom and liberty rights as they are defined and provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
13.2.8. Policy Understandings, Safeguards
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of freedom and liberty safeguards and resulting protections as they are defined and provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
13.2.9. Policy Understandings, Violations
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of freedom and liberty breach, diminishment, incompatibility, infringement, and violation as they are defined and provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to not be brought about, in any way, by you.

Your Policy Commitments

Section 13.3.0. Third, with respect to your commitments to the Freedom and Liberty Policy, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.3.1. Policy Commitments, Basis
that your commitment is the basis for any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with, or otherwise relating to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that you commence or continue — including via any of the Products or Services, or the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates — and that any such conduct or service is free of any infringement of the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of freedom and liberty, the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
13.3.2. Policy Commitments, Conditions
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of freedom and liberty conditions, including as provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
13.3.3. Policy Commitments, Definitions
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of freedom and liberty definitions, including as provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
13.3.4. Policy Commitments, Principles
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of freedom and liberty principles, including as provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
13.3.5. Policy Commitments, Processes
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of freedom and liberty processes, including as provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
13.3.6. Policy Commitments, Rights
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of freedom and liberty rights, including as provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
13.3.7. Policy Commitments, Safeguards
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of freedom and liberty safeguards and resulting protections, including as provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
13.3.8. Policy Commitments, Practices
that you respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Freedom and Liberty Policy and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to translate the aforementioned commitments into practices for adopting and applying policies pertaining to freedom and liberty; for adjudicating and determining compliance with the policies; and for fulfilling The Ikoku Charitable Trusts’s own duties pertaining to freedom and liberty, freedom and liberty conditions, freedom and liberty definitions, freedom and liberty principles, freedom and liberty processes, freedom and liberty rights, and freedom and liberty safeguards and their resulting protections, including as provided for in the Freedom and Liberty Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
13.3.9. Policy Commitments, Protections
that you also respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Freedom and Liberty Policy and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to develop and enforce freedom and liberty protections derived from, first, applicable law and regulation, and second, from advances in freedom and liberty that protect persons in ways that go beyond what such law and regulation currently provides.
View from Below of Bridge Cables
Lekki Ikoyi Bridge, Lagos, Nigeria, February 2019 (Babatunde Olajide)

Principles

Provision

The Policy on Freedom and Liberty requires your adherence to the conditions above and correlative conditions and principles delineated below.

A — On Freedom

Conditions for Freedom

Section 13.5.0. With respect to conditions for freedom, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.5.1. Freedom Conditions
that, in addition to your Agreement, you do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing conditions for freedom;
13.5.2. Freedom Conditions, Administration
that the freedom of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and provisions attendant to such freedom — as administered solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.5.3. Freedom Conditions, Areas
that freedom in areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts — and attendant principles and provisions for such freedom — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.5.4. Freedom Conditions, Founder
that freedom for the Founder and Founder-related activities, administration, conduct, and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such freedom — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.5.5. Freedom Conditions, Practices
that practices for ensuring freedom at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, including through its conduct and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such practices — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.5.6. Freedom Conditions, Reporting
that measures for reporting actual, anticipated or apparent infringement related to freedom at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts — and attendant principles and provisions for such reporting — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.5.7. Freedom Conditions, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned and other conditions for freedom at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts are authorized, administered and adjudicated for compliance solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.

Duties for Freedom

Section 13.6.0. With respect to duties for freedom, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.6.1. Freedom Duties
that, in addition to your Agreement, you fulfill and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing duties for freedom;
13.6.2. Freedom Duties, Activity
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the freedom of an act or activity of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.6.3. Freedom Duties, Agent
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the freedom of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.6.4. Freedom Duties, Arrangement
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the freedom of an arrangement of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.6.5. Freedom Duties, Conduct, Service
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the freedom of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.6.6. Freedom Duties, Entity, Organization
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the freedom of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts, including as a civilly free organization and as an entity of civilly free administration;
13.6.7. Freedom Duties, Expectation
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation pertaining to freedom at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that is meaningful and reasonable;
13.6.8. Freedom Duties, Material
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the freedom of a material of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.6.9. Freedom Duties, Matter
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the freedom of a matter of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.6.10. Freedom Duties, Procedure
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the freedom of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.6.11. Freedom Duties, Relation
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the freedom of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.6.12. Freedom Duties, Request
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, a request pertaining to freedom at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that is meaningful and reasonable;
13.6.13. Freedom Duties, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of fulfilling the aforementioned and other duties for freedom is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of freedom, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Rights for Freedom

Section 13.7.0. With respect to rights for freedom, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.7.1. Freedom Rights
that, in addition to your Agreement, you respect and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing rights for freedom;
13.7.2. Freedom Rights, Civil
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for freedom accorded to persons at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts by their applicable state or territorial governments;
13.7.3. Freedom Rights, Legal
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for freedom accorded to persons at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts by applicable law and regulation;
13.7.4. Freedom Rights, Entity, Organization
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for freedom of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, including rights of freedom accorded to The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts, as a civilly free organization and entity of civilly free administration, via the Codes and Policies;
13.7.5. Freedom Rights, Human
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, human and natural rights for freedom accorded to natural persons at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts via the Codes and Policies, including absolute rights for freedom of a human’s inner being, body, brain, as well as inner self, soul, spirit;
13.7.6. Freedom Rights, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of respecting the aforementioned and other rights for freedom is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of freedom, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Safeguards for Freedom

Section 13.8.0. With respect to safeguards for freedom, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.8.1. Freedom Safeguards
that, in addition to your Agreement, you maintain and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing safeguards for freedom;
13.8.2. Freedom Safeguards, Activity
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the freedom of an act or activity of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.8.3. Freedom Safeguards, Agent
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the freedom of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.8.4. Freedom Safeguards, Arrangement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the freedom of an arrangement of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.8.5. Freedom Safeguards, Conduct, Service
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the freedom of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.8.6. Freedom Safeguards, Entity, Organization
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the freedom of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts, including as a civilly free organization and as an entity of civilly free administration;
13.8.7. Freedom Safeguards, Expectation
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation to safeguard freedom at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that is meaningful and reasonable;
13.8.8. Freedom Safeguards, Material
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the freedom of a material of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.8.9. Freedom Safeguards, Matter
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the freedom of a matter of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.8.10. Freedom Safeguards, Procedure
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the freedom of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.8.11. Freedom Safeguards, Relation
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the freedom of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.8.12. Freedom Safeguards, Request
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, a request to safeguard freedom at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that is meaningful and reasonable;
13.8.13. Freedom Safeguards, Rights
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard rights for freedom, including rights to such safeguards;
13.8.14. Freedom Safeguards, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of maintaining the aforementioned and other safeguards for freedom is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of freedom, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

B — On Liberty

Conditions for Liberty

Section 13.9.0. With respect to conditions for liberty, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.9.1. Liberty Conditions
that, in addition to your Agreement, you do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing conditions for liberty;
13.9.2. Liberty Conditions, Administration
that the liberty of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and provisions attendant to such liberty — as conducted solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.9.3. Liberty Conditions, Areas
that liberty in areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts — and attendant principles and provisions for such liberty — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.9.4. Liberty Conditions, Founder
that liberty for the Founder and Founder-related activities, administration, conduct, and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such liberty — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.9.5. Liberty Conditions, Practices
that practices for ensuring liberty at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, including through its conduct and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such practices — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.9.6. Liberty Conditions, Reporting
that measures for reporting actual, anticipated or apparent infringement related to liberty at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts — and attendant principles and provisions for such reporting — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
13.9.7. Liberty Conditions, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned and other conditions for liberty at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts are authorized, administered and adjudicated for compliance solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.

Duties for Liberty

Section 13.10.0. With respect to duties of liberty, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.10.1. Liberty Duties
that, in addition to your Agreement, you fulfill and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing duties for liberty;
13.10.2. Liberty Duties, Activity
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the liberty of an act or activity of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.10.3. Liberty Duties, Agent
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the liberty of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.10.4. Liberty Duties, Arrangement
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the liberty of an arrangement of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.10.5. Liberty Duties, Conduct, Service
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the liberty of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.10.6. Liberty Duties, Entity, Organization
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the liberty of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts, including as a civilly libertied organization and as an entity of civilly libertied administration;
13.10.7. Liberty Duties, Expectation
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation pertaining to liberty at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that is meaningful and reasonable;
13.10.8. Liberty Duties, Material
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the liberty of a material of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.10.9. Liberty Duties, Matter
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the liberty of a matter of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.10.10. Liberty Duties, Procedure
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the liberty of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.10.11. Liberty Duties, Relation
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the liberty of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.10.12. Liberty Duties, Request
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, a request pertaining to liberty at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that is meaningful and reasonable;
13.10.13. Liberty Duties, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of fulfilling the aforementioned and other duties for liberty is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of liberty, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Rights for Liberty

Section 13.11.0. With respect to rights for liberty, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.11.1. Liberty Rights
that, in addition to your Agreement, you respect and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing rights for liberty;
13.11.2. Liberty Rights, Civil
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for liberty accorded to persons at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts by their applicable state or territorial governments;
13.11.3. Liberty Rights, Legal
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for liberty accorded to persons at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts by applicable law and regulation;
13.11.4. Liberty Rights, Entity, Organization
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for liberty of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, including rights of liberty accorded to The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts, as a civilly libertied organization and entity of civilly libertied administration, via the Codes and Policies;
13.11.5. Liberty Rights, Human
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, human and natural rights for liberty accorded to natural persons at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts via the Codes and Policies, including absolute rights for liberty of a human’s inner being, body, brain, as well as inner self, soul, spirit;
13.11.6. Liberty Rights, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of respecting the aforementioned and other rights for liberty is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of liberty, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Safeguards for Liberty

Section 13.12.0. With respect to safeguards for liberty, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.12.1. Liberty Safeguards
that, in addition to your Agreement, you maintain and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing safeguards for liberty;
13.12.2. Liberty Safeguards, Activity
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the liberty of an act or activity of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.12.3. Liberty Safeguards, Agent
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the liberty of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.12.4. Liberty Safeguards, Arrangement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the liberty of an arrangement of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.12.5. Liberty Safeguards, Conduct, Service
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the liberty of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.12.6. Liberty Safeguards, Entity, Organization
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the liberty of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts, including as a civilly libertied organization and as an entity of civilly libertied administration;
13.12.7. Liberty Safeguards, Expectation
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation to safeguard liberty at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that is meaningful and reasonable;
13.12.8. Liberty Safeguards, Material
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the liberty of a material of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.12.9. Liberty Safeguards, Matter
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the liberty of a matter of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.12.10. Liberty Safeguards, Procedure
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the liberty of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.12.11. Liberty Safeguards, Relation
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the liberty of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts;
13.12.12. Liberty Safeguards, Request
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, a request to safeguard liberty at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that is meaningful and reasonable;
13.12.13. Liberty Safeguards, Rights
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard rights for liberty, including rights to such safeguards;
13.12.14. Liberty Safeguards, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of maintaining the aforementioned and other safeguards for liberty is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of liberty, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

C — On Protections

For Specific Persons

— For Entity

Section 13.13.0. With respect to freedom and liberty protections for The Ikoku Charitable Trusts as an entity, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.13.1. Protections, Entity
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting freedom and liberty for The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts as an organization to be a basic purpose and right of its establishment and existence as an entity, thus of high importance;
13.13.2. Protections, Entity, Administration
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such organizational freedom and liberty to be important to its formation, governance, and overall administration;
13.13.3. Protections, Entity, Areas
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such organizational freedom and liberty to include that of its official areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, or material or matter;
13.13.4. Protections, Entity, Conduct, Service
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such organizational freedom and liberty to include that of its official conduct and service, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, or material or matter;
13.13.5. Protections, Entity, Mission
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such organizational freedom and liberty to be important to the fulfillment of its mission and purposes, and so enforces and fulfills attendant policies, principles, requirements, and rights to the fullest extent possible;
13.13.6. Protections, Entity, Non-Infringement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, such organizational freedom and liberty, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
13.13.7. Protections, Entity, Understanding
with the understanding that your primary means of maintaining such organizational freedom and liberty is to refrain from and report — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any actual, anticipated or apparent infringement of the Codes and Policies or applicable law or regulation.

— For Founder

Section 13.14.0. With respect to freedom and liberty protections for the Founder of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.14.1. Protections, Founder
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting freedom and liberty for the Founder to be a basic purpose and right of its establishment and existence as an entity, thus of high importance;
13.14.2. Protections, Founder, Administration
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such Founder freedom and liberty to be important to its formation, governance, and overall administration;
13.14.3. Protections, Founder, Areas
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such Founder freedom and liberty to include the Founder’s official areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
13.14.4. Protections, Founder, Conduct, Service
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such Founder freedom and liberty to include the Founder’s official conduct and service, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
13.14.5. Protections, Founder, Mission
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such Founder freedom and liberty to be important to the fulfillment of its mission and purposes, and so enforces and fulfills attendant policies, principles, requirements, and rights to the fullest extent possible;
13.14.6. Protections, Founder, Non-Infringement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, such Founder freedom and liberty, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
13.14.7. Protections, Founder, Understanding
with the understanding that your primary means of maintaining such Founder freedom and liberty is to refrain from and report — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any actual, anticipated or apparent infringement of the Codes and Policies or applicable law or regulation.

— For Humans

Section 13.15.0. With respect to freedom and liberty protections for human beings, as individuals, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.15.1. Protections, Humans
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting freedom and liberty for humans, as individuals, at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to be a basic purpose and right of its establishment and existence as an entity, thus of high importance;
13.15.2. Protections, Humans, Administration
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such human freedom and liberty to be important to its formation, governance, and overall administration;
13.15.3. Protections, Humans, Areas
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such human freedom and liberty to include individual-related areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
13.15.4. Protections, Humans, Being
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such human freedom and liberty to include that pertaining to an individual’s inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
13.15.5. Protections, Humans, Conduct, Service
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such human freedom and liberty to include individual-related conduct and service, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
13.15.6. Protections, Humans, Mission
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds protecting such human freedom and liberty to be important to the fulfillment of its mission and purposes, and so enforces and fulfills attendant policies, principles, requirements, and rights to the fullest extent possible;
13.15.7. Protections, Humans, Non-Infringement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, such human freedom and liberty, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
13.15.8. Protections, Humans, Understanding
with the understanding that your primary means of maintaining such human freedom and liberty is to refrain from and report — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any actual, anticipated or apparent infringement of the Codes and Policies or applicable law or regulation.

From Risks, Threats

— From Specific Risks

Section 13.16.0. With respect to protections of freedom and liberty from specific risks and threats, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.16.1. Protections, Cooptation
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from attempts to coopt, takeover, or otherwise usurp the Founder’s administration, management, operation, ownership, or equivalent of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, including attempts that are collectivist, communal, communist, cooperative, governmental, judicial, regulatory, socialist or statist, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
13.16.2. Protections, Coordination
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from collaboration, collusion, coordination, or equivalent that targets a person, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
13.16.3. Protections, Impediment
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from blocking, frustration, hindrance, impediment, information withholding, network non-neutrality, resource strangulation, or equivalent, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
13.16.4. Protections, Non-Consent
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from inadequacy, insufficiency, or other infringement of consent, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
13.16.5. Protections, Non-Provision
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from non-provision of required and standard freedom and liberty administration, measure, practice, procedure, or equivalent, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
13.16.6. Protections, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned determinations of specifically relevant risks and threats, and protections against them, are to be made solely by the Founder and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.

— From Standard Risks

Section 13.17.0. With respect to protections of freedom and liberty from standard risks and threats, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

13.17.1. Protections, Incompatibility
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from any incompatibility relating to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
13.17.2. Protections, Inconsistency
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from any inconsistency relating to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
13.17.3. Protections, Infringement
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from any infringement relating to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
13.17.4. Protections, Insecurity
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from any insecurity relating to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
13.17.5. Protections, Interference
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from any interference relating to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
13.17.6. Protections, Intrusion
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from any intrusion relating to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
13.17.7. Protections, Invalidation
that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to freedom and liberty resulting from any effective invalidation relating to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
13.17.8. Protections, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned determinations of standard risks and threats, and protections against them, are to be made solely by the Founder and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.
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March On Washington, Washington DC, USA, August 28, 1963 (Library of Congress)
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In Uniform, Liberia, March 2019 (Adrianna Van Groningen)
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Tibetan Girl, 2017 (Journey Yang)

Policies

Provision

As stated earlier, the governance of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts is, in important part, conducted via the Codes and Policies below:

Ikoku Charitable Trusts Agreement

The Ikoku Charitable Trusts Conduct and Service Agreement, which

Collectively Governing
consists of several Codes and Policies that collectively govern all conduct and service in any way relating to The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts.
Collectively Including
collectively include the Basic Policies — the Conditions and Terms of Founding, the Conditions and Terms of Governance, the Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service, and the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics — as well as all other codes and policies, associated as the Correlative Policies.
Available Below
are made available further below.

Conditions of Founding

Conditions and Terms of Founding of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts (HTML)

Conditions of Governance

Conditions and Terms of Governance of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts (HTML)

Conditions of Service

Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service (HTML)

Founding Ethics

Founding and Governing Code of Ethics (HTML)

All Policies

All Policies (HTML)

Conclusion

— Collectively, the Policy

— All of the aforementioned in this section constitutes the Policy on Freedom and Liberty of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts (the “Freedom and Liberty Policy”) and forms an integral part of the Codes and Policies of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts as well as The Ikoku Charitable Trusts Conduct and Service Agreement you may enter into with The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts.

— Concerns and Questions

Please report any concerns about code or policy violations, and send any questions you may have regarding the Policy on Freedom and Liberty or The Ikoku Charitable Trusts Conduct and Service Agreement, to policies@ikokutrusts.org.

— Concluding

— And as a concluding aviso and proviso, you are informed as well as reminded that by commencing or continuing any conduct or service relating to The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts — in any way, either directly or indirectly, and via any manner, means, method, or mode — you enter into The Ikoku Charitable Trusts Conduct and Service Agreement and agree to abide by and be legally bound by the Policy conditions, principles, protections, and terms described above, and the Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder.

Woman Bending Down to Tend Crops
Sierra Leone, 2017 (Annie Spratt)
Child in Costume Looking at Camera
Niño, Cusco, Peru, 2018 (Ben Ostrower)
Woman Seated on Mat on Floor, Holding Fan
Seated, Kpone Katamanso District Assembly Office, Tema, Ghana, 2017 (Nathaniel Tetteh)
People Holding Peace Banner and Respect Sign
Women's March, Boston, USA, 2017, (Alice Donovan Rouse)

Also at the Trusts

The Ikoku Charitable Trusts is dedicated to fostering ethical philanthropy concerning Africa, its global diasporas, and humanely coexisting communities — toward humane futures for lives across the globe. And so in accordance with the above, The Trusts provides the following:

I.

Philanthropy for Africa

A nonprofit organization that serves the public interest in Africa and its global diasporas — by advancing ethical philanthropy in several domains, including education and research, civics and governance, health and humanities, industry and innovation.

II.

Philanthropy for Community

A nonprofit organization that serves the public interest in fostering humanely coexisting communities and persons — who evince a commitment to humane reciprocity as the basis for enhancing the lives and societies existing around them.

III.

Philanthropy for Humanity

A nonprofit organization that serves the public interest in fostering humanity — by helping the public understand Africa’s essential place in a humane future, where the betterment of conditions for some of the most resolutely humane peoples enhances life for all.

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