Terms of Service

1. Agreement

By enlisting on or using the DEI Portal at www.diaspora-engagement.org, you agree to these terms. The DEI Portal is managed by Ehi Centre for Social and Economic Development (“Ehi Centre”). If you do not agree, do not use the portal.

2. Who Can Enlist

• You must be at least 18 years old.
• Professionals: Nigerian citizens or people of Nigerian descent living outside Nigeria, with qualifications or experience they can show.
• Institutions: government bodies, institutions and businesses established in Nigeria, with registration or establishment documents that Ehi Centre accepts.

3. Your Account

• Keep your password private and tell us at once if someone else uses your account.
• Give accurate information and keep it up to date.
• Ehi Centre reviews every registration. You can use the portal fully once it is approved.

4. Using the Portal

The DEI Portal exists to arrange time-bound skill support from diaspora professionals to local institutions. You must not:

• Give false or misleading information
• Use the portal for anything unlawful
• Go around Ehi Centre to arrange an engagement that started on the portal
• Copy or collect data from the portal by automated means
• Upload harmful files or content
• Pretend to be someone else or misstate your organisation

5. Matches and Engagements

• Ehi Centre manages every match. Both the professional and the institution must agree before an engagement starts.
• An engagement is advisory and time-bound. It does not create employment, partnership or agency.
• The professional submits progress reports during the engagement. Both parties are asked for feedback when it ends.
• Ehi Centre may pause, end or reassign an engagement that is not going as agreed.

6. Ownership

The DEI Portal’s name, branding and published content belong to Ehi Centre. What you upload (your CV, documents and profile) stays yours. You allow Ehi Centre to use it only to run the portal and arrange engagements.

7. Data Protection

Your data is handled as set out in our Privacy Policy, in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.

8. Limits of Responsibility

Ehi Centre arranges connections but does not guarantee the outcome of an engagement. We are not responsible for disputes between matched parties, the quality of work delivered, losses from relying on another user’s information, or interruptions to the portal outside our control.

9. Closing or Suspending an Account

You may deactivate your account from your settings and contact us to reactivate it. Ehi Centre may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms or gives false information. Data from closed accounts is handled under our Privacy Policy.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms. We will tell you by email or in the portal before major changes take effect. Using the portal after that means you accept them.

11. Law and Disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Disputes go first to mediation, then to the courts of Edo State.

12. Contact

legal@diaspora-engagement.org, Ehi Centre for Social and Economic Development, 11 Commercial Avenue, Off Ikpokpan Road, GRA, Benin City, Edo State.