Privacy | Confidentiality – The Ikoku Trusts

Privacy &

Confidentiality

The Ikoku Charitable Trusts takes your privacy and confidentiality to be important and a right — and any personal information you provide to require your consent — even when providing services to you. Such an understanding comes with a set of attendant codes, policies and protections — derived from and consistent with the Founder’s Declaration of Trust and Code of Ethics.

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The Privacy Basis of The Ikoku Corporation

Overview

Welcome to the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts, and of its divisions, series, subsidiaries and affiliates. The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds confidentiality and privacy to be of high importance, and is committed to conceptions of privacy and confidentiality as a set of fundamental, inalienable and often absolute rights.

Therefore, persons engaged in activity within, for, on behalf of, in reference to and otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts are expected to take the time to read the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality below carefully.

Your Agreement

— With respect to the Agreement you enter into with The Ikoku Charitable Trusts via the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, you understand and adhere to the following:

Persons Adhering to Agreement

that the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality is to be adhered to by a wide range of associated individuals and communities ― including but not limited to board and committee members, leadership, management, officers, staff, employees, volunteers, representatives, agents, collaborators, partners, and visitors and users ― as they work in their capacity to establish, further develop, operate, collaborate with, carry out the mission and purposes of, and also visit, use and participate in the offerings of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts.

Applicability and Governance of Agreement

that the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality governs any and all of your access, actions, activity, communication, operations, participation or other use in, with, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its divisions, series, subsidiaries and affiliates, and its Products and Services, including the Sites.

Entry and Continuation of Agreement

that whenever you engage in any access, action, activity, communication, operation, participation or other use in, with, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its divisions, series, subsidiaries or affiliates, and its Products and Services, including the Sites — directly or indirectly as further described below — you are agreeing to the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality as well as the associated Codes and Policies that collectively constitute The Ikoku Charitable Trusts User Agreement and Code of Conduct, as they are amended from time to time.

Direct and Indirect Entry and Continuation of Agreement

that whenever you engage in the above described activities directly or indirectly — whether engaged in through The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its divisions, series, subsidiaries or affiliates, and its Products and Services, including the Sites; or through persons and entities working with The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its divisions, series, subsidiaries or affiliates, and its Products and Services, including the Sites; or working with such engaged activities and resulting media, materials or otherwise — you are also agreeing to the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality as well as the associated Codes and Policies that collectively constitute The Ikoku Charitable Trusts User Agreement and Code of Conduct, as they are amended from time to time.

Binding Nature and Validity of Agreement

that you are also thus indicating that you understand the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality and the Codes and Policies, that you intend them to be the legal equivalent of a signed, written contract, equally binding, and that you accept such Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality and Codes and Policies and agree to be legally bound by them (your “Agreement”).

Agreement On Behalf of Organization

that if you are engaging in any of the above described activities, communication or uses for or on behalf of an organization, you are agreeing to this Agreement on behalf of that organization, and represent and warrant that you can do so.

In Case of Non-Agreement or Inability to Honor

that you will not engage in any of the above described activities, communication or uses if you do not agree to all of the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality or the Codes and Policies or if your jurisdiction will not honor them.

And furthermore, by using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, any area, part, section or properties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, any area, part, section or properties of its divisions, series, subsidiaries or affiliates, as well as any of the Products or Services, including the Sites, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions and requirements described above, and in these Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.

Your Consent to The Policy

— With respect to your ability to agree and consent to the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, you represent and warrant the following:

Your Power and Authority

that you have the power and authority to enter into the agreement entailed in the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, including, where applicable, the power and authority to enter into the agreement on behalf of an organization.

Required Age or Permission and Supervision

that you are at least eighteen (18) years old or if younger at least thirteen (13) years old and engage in activity, communication, operation, participation, visit or other use in relation to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its divisions, series, subsidiaries and affiliates, or its Products and Services, including the Sites with the permission and supervision of an adult parent or guardian.

Reading and Understanding

that you have read and understood the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality.

Voluntary Nature of Consent

that you understand your consent to be voluntary in nature.

Agreement and Consent

that you consented to and agreed to be legally bound by the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality.

And furthermore, by using or visiting, in any way, The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, any area, part, section or properties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, any area, part, section or properties of its divisions, series, subsidiaries or affiliates, as well as any of the Products and Services, including the Sites, you accept and agree that your consent meets the conditions, principles and requirements for consent, as delineated and described in a these Codes and Policies — for the specific purpose of consenting to this Policy, the Agreement and the Codes and Policies.

Your Abiding by The Policies

— You represent, warrant and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent to the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, you have read, understood, consented to and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality and the Codes and Policies, as they are amended from time to time, and in their entirety without modification.

Your Understanding of Privacy

— You represent, warrant and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent and adherence to the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, you have also read, understood, consented to and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of privacy and privacy rights as defined in all applicable guidelines, law and regulation, by The Ikoku Charitable Trusts in the Codes and Polices and as further delineated below, to be respected and not violated, in any way, by you.

Your Understanding of Confidentiality

— You represent, warrant and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent and adherence to the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, you have also read, understood, consented to and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of confidentiality and confidentiality rights as defined in all applicable guidelines, law and regulation, by The Ikoku Charitable Trusts in the Codes and Polices and as further delineated below, to be respected and not violated, in any way, by you.

Your Commitment to Both

— You also represent, warrant and covenant that, given the aforementioned attestation, your commitment to this understanding of privacy and confidentiality shall entail the following:

Basis for Your Actions, Activity and Decisions

its basis for any activity you engage in with respect to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts — including its divisions, series, subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as its Products and Services — and that any such actions and decisions you engage in shall be free of any incompatibility with, inconsistency with or violation of this Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality.

Commitment to Privacy Rights and Protections

that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding everywhere and for every person at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts the most respectful interpretation of privacy rights and protections ratified in California and the constitutional principle codified in the State Constitution of California that “all people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights” to “enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy.”

Commitment to Confidentiality Rights and Protections

that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding everywhere, for every person, and for all confidential, personal, private and sensitive data and information at The Ikoku Charitable Trusts the principles for confidentiality rights and protections and their compliance codified pursuant to the United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, to ‘‘maintain reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality and integrity” of data and information.

Commitment to Respectful and Protective Practices

that you respectfully assist and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts taken by The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to translate the above commitments into practices for developing and maintaining protections of privacy and confidentiality, including but not limited to those delineated in the United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Commitment to Protections Following From and Ahead of the Law

that you also respectfully assist and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts taken by The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to adopt a coupled approach to legal and substantive protections for privacy and confidentiality derived, in part, from the provision of rights and protections via advances in law and regulation, but also often beyond what the law provides for and protects.

Accordance with Ethics

— that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts ensure following the above principles further remains in accordance with the Codes and Policies and especially the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics.

Further Considerations

Your Knowledge and Agreement

The Ikoku Charitable Trusts strongly recommends you develop and maintain your knowledge of all the Codes and Policies, and so asks that you read, understand and regularly visit this page and other communications regarding the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, as well as the Codes and Policies. The Ikoku Charitable Trusts takes your continued visiting and use of its Products and Services, including its Sites, as active indication of your knowledge, understanding, legally binding acceptance and agreement.

Your Duty to Corporate Integrity

To protect the corporate and organizational integrity of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts — as well as the properties, rights and protections of the corporation and its official persons — The Ikoku Charitable Trusts requires all natural and legal persons concerned to read, understand, abide by and, where applicable, sign contracts and agreements delineated and described in the Policy on Corporate Integrity.

The Ikoku Charitable Trusts reminds you that the Policy on Corporate Integrity forms part of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts User Agreement and Code of Conduct. Thus, The Ikoku Charitable Trusts takes your continued visiting and use of its Products and Services, including its Sites, as active indication of your legally binding acceptance of this Policy as well as the Codes and Policies.

Your Questions and Feedback

Please contact policies@ikokutrusts.org with any feedback, issues or questions — which will be addressed by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Ikoku.

Your Reporting of Violations

If you detect, notice or are informed of a possible breach or violation of this Policy or any of these Codes and Policies, please contact policies@ikokutrusts.org with any details you have — which will be addressed by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.

The Definitions

As with all official documents, materials, policies and statements of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, definitions for terms used here can be found in the main Codes and Policies page. Please do continue with the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality via further reading below.

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The Rights and Protections

Provision

Along with the above key principles, the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality requires your adherence to correlative rights and protections further delineated below.

A — The Privacy Rights

Inalienable Right to Privacy

— that the inalienable right to privacy of persons — including the right to request privacy and have it given, respected and not violated — be fulfilled, fully enjoyed, protected and neither interfered with nor diminished.

Civil and Fundamental Right to Privacy

— that the right to privacy of persons — as a matter of civil and fundamental liberties, including the right to obtain privacy provided for in constitutions, equivalent social contracts, regulations and the professions — be fulfilled, fully enjoyed, protected and neither interfered with nor diminished.

Data and Information Rights to Privacy

— that the right of persons to privacy of personal biospecimens, data and information — including as delineated and described in these Codes and Policies — be fulfilled, fully enjoyed, protected and neither interfered with nor diminished.

Absolute Right to Private Conversation

— that the right of persons to private conversation — including with oneself or in physical solitude — be absolute, fulfilled, fully enjoyed, protected and neither interfered with nor diminished in any manner or to any degree.

Absolute Right to Private Thought

— that the right of persons to private thought and cognition — including in the company of oneself or in physical solitude — be absolute, fulfilled, fully enjoyed, protected and neither interfered with nor diminished in any manner or to any degree.

B — The Confidentiality Rights

Inalienable Right to Confidentiality

— that the inalienable right to confidentiality of persons — including the right to request confidentiality and have it given, respected and not violated — be fulfilled, fully enjoyed, protected and neither interfered with nor diminished.

Civil and Fundamental Right to Confidentiality

— that the right to confidentiality of persons — as a matter of civil and fundamental liberties, including the right to obtain confidentiality provided for in constitutions, equivalent social contracts, regulations and the professions — be fulfilled, fully enjoyed, protected and neither interfered with nor diminished.

Data and Information Rights to Confidentiality

— that the right of persons to confidentiality of personal biospecimens, data and information — including as delineated and described in these Codes and Policies — be fulfilled, fully enjoyed, protected and neither interfered with nor diminished.

Absolute Right to Confidential Conversation

— that the right of persons to confidential conversation — including with oneself or in physical solitude — be absolute, fulfilled, fully enjoyed, protected and neither interfered with nor diminished in any manner or to any degree.

C — The Protections

Protections Concerning Data and Information

— With respect to protections for privacy and confidentiality, you represent and warrant your agreement with and adherence to the following:

Protections as Essential to Mission and Purposes

that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts shall hold and treat the preservation of privacy and confidentiality and the protection of confidential, personal, private and sensitive data and information as essential to its operations and the fulfillment of its corporate mission and private and public purposes.

Protection as Valuable Proprietary Interest

that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts shall also claim a valuable proprietary interest in such confidential, personal, private and sensitive data and information and their protection.

Principles, Rights and Responsibilities for Data and Information

that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts fulfill the principles, rights and responsibilities for the protection of the above data and information, as described in these Codes and Policies.

No Person Asked or Allowed to Breach or Reduce Protections

that no leadership, staff or committee member, employee, volunteer, representative, partner, user, visitor, customer, third party or other agent of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts shall be asked to or allowed to conduct any access, action, activity, operation or participation in, on behalf of, in reference to, or more generally pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that results in the breach, insecurity or reduction of privacy or confidentiality of, or the protection of, the above data and information.

No Violation That Is Unlawful or Without Consent

that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts shall permit no violation of confidentiality or privacy that is either unlawful or without prior, express and written consent of the persons concerned.

No Use That is Unlawful or Without Consent

that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts shall permit no access to, use of, disclosure of or any other processing or use of any confidential or personal data and information that is either unlawful or without prior, express and written consent of the original owner of confidential or personal data and information.

No Use That Violates Any Confidentiality or Privacy Laws

that no one shall be permitted to access, disclose, or otherwise use or process confidential or personal data and information in a manner that violates confidentiality or privacy laws in California, Delaware, the United States or other nations and territories, as they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended.

No Such Use Even for Organizational Processes of Trusts

and that no one, as part of the establishment, development, operation, evaluation or other process of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, shall access, permit the use of, disclose, permit the disclosure of or otherwise use or process any confidential or personal data and information, either during such person’s tenure with The Ikoku Charitable Trusts or at any time before or thereafter, in a manner that is unlawful or without prior, express and written consent of the original owner of the confidential or personal data and information.

Protection from Abrogation or Diminishment

— that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protect itself and other persons from, and also not allow, any access, action, activity, communication, operation, participation or other use in, with, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that may abrogate or diminish any privacy or confidentiality right or protection, or facilitate such abrogation or diminishment.

Protection from Inconsistency

— that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protect itself and other persons from, and also not permit, any any access, action, activity, communication, operation, participation or other use in, with, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts in a manner that conflicts with, is contrary to or is inconsistent with the most humane, respectful, robust and strict interpretations of privacy and confidentiality protections, as they are described in the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics, these Codes and Policies, our founding concerns for confidentiality and privacy, and state, federal and international guidelines, law and regulations.

Protection Against Standard Arguments

— that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protect itself and other persons against, and also not permit, any access, action, activity, communication, operation, participation or other use in, with, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts that entails an invasion of privacy or confidentiality, or an abrogation or diminishment of privacy and confidentiality, especially where such proposed abrogation, diminishment or violation may seem, may be, is or will be justified via standard arguments.

— that examples of such standard arguments include conceptions of or arguments for public benefit or the public good; conceptions of or arguments for presumed care, safety or security for individuals or communities; and “expectation of privacy,” “one-party consent,” “third-party doctrine” or “good faith” argumentation or their equivalent, whether made by any individual or entity, corporate, private, public, or otherwise.

Protection Against Violations

— that The Ikoku Charitable Trusts protect itself and other persons from, and also not permit, any access, action, activity, communication, operation, participation or other use in, with, for, on behalf of, in reference to or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts in a manner that violates (intentionally or not) local, state, federal and international guidelines, law and regulations for confidentiality and privacy.

Child Looking Up Among Adult Celebrants — Child at Ceremony, Ikorodu, Nigeria, 2016 (Oshomah Abubakar)

Boy Smiling While Showing Hand String Game — Boy Playing Hand Game, 2017 (Alexander Radelich)

Child in Costume Looking at Camera — Niño, Cusco, Peru, 2018 (Ben Ostrower)

Tatooed Map on Outstretched Arm — Map on Arm, Dayton, US, 2017 (Don Ross III)

Woman with Arm on Head, Smiling — Woman in Joy, Kolkota, India, 2017 (Loren Joseph)

Boy Among Chidlren in Class, Looking at Camera — Children in Classroom, Nakasaki District, Kampala, Uganda, 2017 (Bill Wegener)

Woman Seated on Mat on Floor, Holding Fan — Seated by Kpone Katamanso District Assembly Office, Tema, Ghana, 2017 (Nathaniel Tetteh)

Girl Kneeling in Busy Street — Tibetan Girl, 2017 (Journey Yang)

Central and Associated Policies

Provision

As stated earlier, The Ikoku Charitable Trusts User Agreement and Code of Conduct consist of several Codes and Policies that collectively govern all of your activity with, within, for, in reference to and otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts. By continuing, you indicate that you understand that these Codes and Policies include — but are not limited to — the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics, the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, the Terms and Conditions of Use and Service, and the Acceptable Use Policy along with all Associated Codes and Policies. Access to the aforementioned is provided below.

Founding Code of Ethics

Founding Code of Ethics (HTML and PDF)

Privacy and Confidentiality

Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality (HTML and PDF)

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Use and Service (HTML and PDF)

Acceptable Use Policy

Acceptable Use Policy (HTML and PDF)

All Associated Policies

All Associated Policies (HTML and PDF)

*Note

*Note: Please see the main Policies page for notice on conditions incompatible with the founding and mission of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts.

Communities at The Trusts

The establishment of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts entails a set of core emphases that ensure and reflect the originating charitable mission and purposes. These emphases inform each instance of commitment, effort and work to achieve benefit, impact and success. And they furthermore produce three features evident in the resulting governance structure, operations and most importantly, communities:

01.

Governace Suited to Local and Global Philanthropy

The governing structure of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts has been designed to be attentive to needs and operations at the local and global level, as well as across the complex states and societies where the served communities reside, living shared, interdependent lives.

02.

With Respect Being Central to Ethics

At the core of the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics is a commitment to the most robust conceptions of respect, dignity and humanity, including and beyond what the law has protected and provided for, as The Ikoku Charitable Trusts fulfills its twin mottos: to serve the public interest in Africa and its global diasporas; and to account for the past while ensuring a shared and just future.

03.

To Ensure a Just and Shared Future for Many

The Ikoku Charitable Trusts is inspired by peoples who have contributed to the foundations and development of their societies, despite a history of systemic difficulties. Who maintain an unyielding belief that the betterment of their human condition will foster the betterment of those living around them and will enhance the futures of the regularly disenfranchised, marginalized and underserved. . The Ikoku Charitable Trusts draws from these examples a vision of the public good and common community that is its hope and objective.

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The Ikoku Trusts

About Us • Founding & Governance • Policies • Communications • Careers at the Trusts

The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and The Ikoku Foundations are independent, private, non-profit organizations that serve the public interest in Africa and its global diasporas — by advancing education and research and by also supporting creative ideas, civic endeavors and emerging communities, organizations and societies.

— About Us

Nature, Scope, Means

The Ikoku Charitable Trusts’ founding mission and ongoing emphases of support are for good works that help the public understand Africa's essential place in a global future, one that is to be more knowledgeable, environmentally sound, equitable and of deep benefit across communities in shared societies.

— Founding & Overview

Charitable Mission, Purposes, Goals

To this end, The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and The Ikoku Foundations are governed by a Board of Trustees and two differently dedicated Advisory Boards of Directors — a three-board system set out and defined in the original Declaration of Trust, where the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics is also delineated.

— Governance

Leadership, Boards, Documents

The policies provided on these Sites collectively constitute the User Agreement and Code of Conduct, which govern all activity and work in and for, access to and use of, association with and reference to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and The Ikoku Foundations. Please read them attentively.

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Codes, Conditions, Terms

Take a look, and follow The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and The Ikoku Foundations. Follow, too, media events and the coverage that precedes them or ensues. You may also sign up for newsletters, which will update you about developments at these organizations and the communities they serve.

— Communications

Press, Newsletters, Reports

Join The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and The Ikoku Foundations as a potential leader, staff, board or committee member, researcher or educator, contributor, volunteer, partner or collaborator. A career of contributing to and helping define the greater good through these organizations may be the perfect fit for you.

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