Terms & Conditions
These are the terms and conditions on which Flobyt WiFi’s wireless internet access services (“WiFi Service”) will be provided to you (the “Contract”). By clicking the “I hereby Agree” button on the registration page you are indicating that you agree to, and will use the WiFi Service in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Contract.
You should print a copy of this Contract for your records and a copy is available here.
The account holder is the person responsible for all acts and omissions attributable to the account deemed to be using the WiFi Service, so in this Contract references to “you” should be read as meaning the account holder.
You will be able to access the WiFi Service using registered portable devices that are able to use the IEEE 802.11 suite of standards (“Devices”). The name of Hotspots may change from time to time in which case we will always see a prefix of “Flobyt Free Wifi” in the SSID. The operator of the venue where the Hotspot is located is the “Venue Operator” and collectively Hotspots constitute the “WiFi Network”. This Contract is between you and Flobyt Limited which will be responsible for providing the WiFi Service. Flobyt Limited is registered in Nigeria and Sweden and has its registered office at No 5 Aderibigbe Shitta Street Maryland Lagos. In this Contract Flobyt Limited, and any affiliated entities of Flobyt (“Affiliates”) may act as agent for Flobyt in providing the WiFi Service. If you wish to discuss your use of the WiFi Service or experience problems using the WiFi Service, you should contact Customer Services via [email protected].
Further information about the WiFi Service can be found on the website: www.flobyt.com(“Website”).
References below to “we” or “us” are to Flobyt or whichever entity may provide the WiFi Service pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
- Access to the WiFi Service
1.1.You may register for and access the WiFi Service.
1.2.Access to the WiFi Service at all of the Hotspots will be free but restrictions (including but not limited to the length of connection time available to you) applies.
1.3. The WiFi Service is a wireless data service which allows you to access data services when in the vicinity of a Hotspot. To connect to the WiFi Service you need to sign-in to a Hotspot using a Device (this may happen automatically on some Devices if WiFi is switched on and we have activated this functionality for a user as part of the WiFi Service).
1.4. You should ensure that any contact details provided to us are correct because we will use these details if we need to contact you about the service. If you suspect or become aware that any other breach of security of the WiFi Service has occurred, you must tell us immediately by contacting our support team via [email protected]
1.5. You are responsible for all charges incurred when accessing any subscription based websites or other chargeable services when using the WiFi Service and for all activities that occur on the WiFi Service using your username and password.
1.6. You acknowledge that we may modify, restrict, suspend or temporarily cease your access to the WiFi Service at any time in order to test the operation of the WiFi Network or to carry out maintenance, technical repair, enhancement or emergency work, and you consent to us doing so.
- Devices and Hotspots
2.1. Details about the location of Hotspots can be found on the Flobyt Mobile App. Although you should be able to access the WiFi Service at most Hotspots, you should be aware that the WiFi Service and/or Hotspots may not be available or fully operational at all times, and that the speed, quality and availability of the WiFi Service and the WiFi Network may be inconsistent and intermittent and will vary between Hotspots.
2.2. The WiFi Service is intended to allow its users to access e-mails and, instant messaging, browse the internet and use apps on the go. The WiFi Service will not support the download or transfer of excessive data via bit torrent clients and should not be used for this purpose.
- Use of the WiFi Service
3.1. The WiFi Service must not be used for any commercial or business purpose and you do not have the right to resell or enable access to the WiFi Service to any third party.
3.2. You must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy which is set out below and forms part of this Contract.
3.3. We operate a Network Management Policy that may impact your use of the WiFi Service from time to time, including limiting the type of website that you can access from Hotspots. Further information on our Network Management Policy is provided below.
3.4. To protect the WiFi Network and maintain quality of service we can temporarily or permanently control or restrict your online activities where such activities may have a detrimental effect on other customers’ quality of service and it is reasonable for us to do so (e.g. sending “spam” messages, hosting a website, using bit torrent clients, etc.). Where we deem it necessary to take action, we will, where we consider it practicable to, notify you of the action we propose to take in advance of taking such action otherwise we will notify you as soon as reasonably practicable after having taken such action.
- Landing Pages and Applications
4.1. At some Hotspots you are presented with bespoke landing pages when connecting to the WiFi Service (“Landing Pages or Captive Portal”). You may also be provided with an opportunity to download applications provided by Flobyt and its Partners which are related to the WiFi service from time to time (“Applications”).
4.2. Landing Pages and Applications may include marketing messages or offers or invite you to enter personal information to access certain products, services or features. Unless the content is clearly provided by Flobyt (or their Affiliates) in respect of our products, the Venue Operator or another third party, not Flobyt, is providing this content and is responsible for the accuracy of any information presented on a Landing Page or within an Application. Flobyt is not responsible for, nor does it endorse, any such offers, products, services or features.
4.3. The content of Landing Pages and any Applications is protected by intellectual property laws such as copyright and trademark. The re-distribution, re-publication, or otherwise making available of such material to third parties is prohibited. Unauthorised use of the Landing Page or Applications may give rise to a claim against you for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
- Changes to the WiFi Service and Hotspots
5.1. The WiFi Service is variable. The WiFi Service or Hotspots may be changed, replaced, withdrawn at any time for any reason (including but not limited to the reasons stated in clause 14.1. We have limited control over the actions of Venue Operators and cannot guarantee that any Hotspot is operating at any particular time.
5.2. Subject to clause 5.3, before we make changes to the WiFi Service to your material disadvantage we will give you at least 5 days’ notice of such change in writing, unless the change is required to be made immediately for valid security, legal or regulatory reasons in which case we will notify you as soon as possible after having made the change.
5.3. Although Flobyt intends to increase the number of Hotspots available, you acknowledge that:
5.3.1. there is no commitment on the part of Flobyt to maintain the availability of Hotspots at particular locations or venues; and
5.3.2. Flobyt will be unable to provide you with notice of changes to Hotspot locations or the withdrawal or unavailability of Hotspots other than as described in this Contract.
- How long your Contract lasts
6.1. This Contract commences when you confirm your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Contract. This Contract shall continue until Flobyt ends access to the WiFi Service in a way set out in this Contract or the Contract is otherwise terminated pursuant to this Contract.
6.2. You can discontinue using the WiFi Service at any time and notify us of the termination of this Contract on the provision of fourteen (14) working days’ notice in writing to either the email address or postal address.
6.3. You may terminate your Subscription WiFi Service but not this Contract at any time by serving notice to terminate your subscription on Flobyt
6.4. Notwithstanding any other clause in this Contract, Flobyt may end your access to the WiFi Service at any time by giving you 10 days’ notice in writing.
6.5. We may, at our discretion immediately suspend or terminate the provision of the WiFi Service if you breach any term or condition of this Contract (including the Acceptable Use Policy or Fair Use Policy)., although for non-serious breaches we will first give you a period of seven (7) days to remedy the breach before we exercise such right. For more serious breaches (e.g. a breach by you of our Acceptable Use Policy) we may exercise this right immediately. In the event of termination by us of the WiFi Service for the reasons described in this clause, the Contract between us shall be terminated immediately.
6.6. We may end this Contract at any time immediately if:
6.6.1. we consider that you have committed or may be committing any fraudulent activity against us or against any other person or organisation through your use of the WiFi Service;
6.6.2. you or anyone you authorise to deal with us on their behalf acts in a way towards our staff or agents which we reasonably consider to be inappropriate and sufficiently serious to justify ending this Contract; or
6.6.3. our authority to operate as a public communications provider is suspended for any reason.
- How we can change the Contract
7.1. Subject to clause 7.2, we may amend this Contract for a reason stated in clause 13.1.1 to 13.1.7 or 13.2 and if we do we will notify you, by way of a notice posted on the Website (you should check the Website regularly for updates) unless such change is to your material disadvantage in which case we will notify you pursuant to clause 8.2 below. Use of the WiFi Service following the amendment to this Contract in accordance with the notice posted on the Website indicates that you accept the changes. If you do not like any changes that we make then you should stop using the WiFi Service and/or terminate this Contract.
7.2. If we amend this Contract and such change is to your material disadvantage we will give you 31 days’ notice of such change in writing, unless the change is required to be made immediately for valid security, legal or regulatory reasons in which case we will notify you as soon as possible.
- What we are not liable for
8.1. We will not be liable under this Contract to you for:
8.1.1. any defect in use of any Device used to access the WiFi Service;
8.1.2. any use made of the WiFi Service or Applications nor for any content (including content provided by Venue Operators) which is accessed, sent or received using the WiFi Service, nor for any charges incurred with any third party (including Venue Operators) or for any transactions entered into when using the WiFi Service, unless caused by us;
8.1.3. use of Devices to access any other internet service;
8.1.4. the act of suspending or terminating access to the WiFi Service or to particular Hotspots in accordance with the terms of this Contract;
8.1.5. any delay or failure by us to provide any element of the WiFi Service or part of it where such delay or failure is caused by events outside our reasonable control. Matters outside our reasonable control include (but are not limited to) severe weather conditions, epidemic, civil disorder, terrorist activity, war, government action, or legislation requiring licensing of the formerly unregulated spectrum used by elements of the WiFi Service;
8.1.6. any loss or damage caused by your use of the WiFi Service, us, or any of our respective officers, employees, sub-contractors or agents in circumstances where:
8.1.6.1.1. there is no breach of a contractual obligation or legal duty of care by us or any of our respective officers, employees, sub-contractors or agents; or
8.1.6.1.2. such loss or damage was not contemplated by both you and us at the time we entered into this Contract
8.1.6.1.3. such loss would not have occurred had you followed our reasonable instructions for the use of the WiFi Service (including how to secure your device, etc.);
8.1.7. any loss or damage caused by us, or any of our officers, employees, sub-contractors or agents to the extent that such loss or damage results from any breach by you of these terms and conditions and, in particular, but not limited to, the Acceptable Use Policy unless we (or our officers, employees, sub-contractors or agents) were in breach of a legal obligation or duty of care owed by us (or them) and that breach is the most significant cause of the loss or damage;
8.1.8. the security of any data you transmit using the WiFi Service;
8.1.9. the accuracy, completeness, availability or timeliness of any information obtained via the Internet (including, without limitation, links to such information or third party information on any Landing Pages or within Applications) when using the WiFi Service;
8.1.10. any loss or damage caused by viruses or unauthorised use of, or attempts to access, the WiFi Service or by your Devices; or
8.1.11. any loss or corruption of data, or any loss of business, contracts, profits, anticipated savings, reputation, or revenue unless caused by us.
8.2. Where an Affiliate is acting as agent for Flobyt in providing any part of the WiFi Service, subject to clause 8.3 below, they shall have no liability to you.
8.3. Nothing in this Contract shall limit or exclude in any way any liability we may have (or which Flobyt or any of our Affiliates may have if they provide the WiFi Service pursuant to this Agreement) to you for (a) death or personal injury as a result of negligence, (b) fraudulent misrepresentation or (c) any other matter for which it would be illegal or unlawful for us to exclude or attempt to exclude our liability (for example we cannot exclude our liability to you if we do not supply the WiFi Service with reasonable care and skill).
8.4. You are responsible for the actions and omissions of any person who access the WiFi Service using your account credentials.
- How this Contract can be transferred and third parties
9.1. We can transfer our rights or obligations under this Contract to any Affiliates or any company, firm or person provided this does not affect your rights under this Contract in a negative way.
9.2. This Contract is personal to you. You may not transfer your rights or obligations under this Contract to anyone else, and no third party is entitled to benefit under this Contract except pursuant to clause 9.1.
- Notices
10.1. Where we are required under this Contract to give you any notice in writing (for example, under clause 6.4), we can give you this notice by letter or by email. We will send notices using any of the contact details you have given us for this purpose. If we send you any notice by post with any other document, the notice will be on a separate sheet of paper and will be clearly marked.
10.2. You must provide us with accurate, true and correct contact details. You must keep this information up-to-date and check the email account that we hold for you regularly.
10.3. Where you are permitted to give notice under this Contract you must do so via email to [email protected] or by post to: Flobyt Limited Headquarters: 5 Aderibigbe Shitta Street Maryland Lagos.
- Complaints
11.1. If you have a complaint regarding the WiFi Service, you should notify us of your complaint via one of the routes set out at https://www.Flobyt.com/support and we will seek to resolve it in accordance with the steps outlined in Flobyt’s Customer Complaints Code.
11.2 If you would like to find out more about how we deal with complaints our complaints handling procedure is set out in Flobyt’s Customer Complaints Code which can be found on our website at https://www.Flobyt.com/help/articles/Flobyt-customer-complaints-code-of-practice.
11.3 Alternative dispute resolution services to those set out on Flobyt’s website are available and further details of these are provided in the Flobyt’s Customer Complaints Code.
- Law and geographical limits
12.1. This Contract is governed by Nigerian law. Any disputes under this Contract shall be dealt with by the courts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
- Reasons for making changes to the WiFi Service and/or Contract
13.1 We may vary the WiFi Service or change or add to this Contract for any of the following reasons:
13.1.1 We change, alter, improve or add to the WiFi Service or the WiFi Network;
13.1.2 We change the way we structure our products and services;
13.1.3 We change the way we provide products and services to you (for example, we develop new technology to provide you with a better WiFi experience);
13.1.4 To help improve the security and operation of our technical infrastructure (for example, to prevent misuse of the WiFi Network);
13.1.5 We reorganise the way we structure or run our business;
13.1.6 To introduce new charges where the cost of running our business increases;
13.1.7 Valid legal or regulatory reasons; or
13.1.8 We change this Contract to make it clearer or easier to understand, or to reflect changes in law or to update this Contract from time to time so all our customers are on the same terms and conditions.
13.2 We provide the WiFi Service on an ongoing basis and we cannot foresee what may change in the future. This means we may need to vary the WiFi Service or change or add to this Contract for reasons other than those set out in clause 13.1 above.
Usage Policies
These Usage Policies apply to all users of the WiFi Service.
How we update our Usage Policies
The way our customers use the WiFi Service is changing all the time so we may need to change our Usage Policies to adapt to our customer’s needs. Please check the website regularly for updates.
Network Management Policy
URL blocking – Internet Watch Foundation
The Internet Watch Foundation provides a dynamic list of individual web pages with child sexual abuse content to its members, companies within their group and licensees that have the ability to filter and block access to such content. We are committed to blocking access to child sexual abuse web pages thereby protecting you from being inadvertently exposed to such content.
Additional URL Blocking
We may implement extended URL blocking to general categories of sites that may be deemed inappropriate for public environments or specific URLs for legal or contractual reasons. The type of site categories that may be blocked include those relating to:
- Drug use
- Pornography
- Offensive or illegal speech
- Network malfeasance
The list of categories may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
Traffic management
Details of any network management policies implemented from time to time that may affect your use of the WiFi Service can be found on Flobyt Network Management Policy page.
Acceptable Use Policy
Our Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) will apply to all users of the WiFi Service.
If you have any queries about our AUP please contact us by emailing [email protected].
Don’t use the WiFi Service illegally!
The WiFi Service and the WiFi Network may only be used for lawful purposes in accordance with all laws, statutes and regulations in force from time to time in the United Kingdom (“Laws”).
You may not use the WiFi Service and/or the WiFi Network to send, receive, store, distribute, transmit, post, upload or download any materials or data which:
(a) violates any Law; (b) is defamatory, offensive, abusive, indecent, obscene, or constitutes harassment; (c) is or may be harmful to minors; (d) promotes or encourages illegal or socially unacceptable or irresponsible behaviour; (e) is in breach of any third party rights (including any third party intellectual property rights); (f) has any fraudulent purpose or effect or involves a user impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting himself or herself as the source of any communication; or (g) may have a detrimental effect on the quality of service enjoyed by other users of the WiFi Service or damages or may damage our name and/or reputation or the name and/or reputation of our sub-contractors or agents.
Do not violate anyone’s systems or network security
You must not use the WiFi Service to violate the WiFi Network’s security or any third party’s system or network security by any method including:
(a) unauthorised access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network; (b) unauthorised monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without the express authorisation of the owner of the system or network; or (c) unauthorised interference with any user, host, system or network without the express authorisation of the owner of the system or network.
You must not send, receive, store, distribute, transmit, post, upload or download any materials that are designed to violate the WiFi Network’s security or any third party’s system or network security. Examples of such prohibited material may include (but are not limited to):
(a) programs containing viruses, worms, corrupted files, hoaxes, Trojan horses or any other items of a destructive or deceptive nature; (b) tools designed to compromise the security of other sites; (c) programs or services designed to send or facilitate the sending of unsolicited advertisements; or (d) programs or services designed to encourage or facilitate a breach of this AUP or any acceptable use policy of another internet services provider.
You must not connect the WiFi Network to insecure machines or services able to be exploited by others to carry out actions which constitute a breach of this AUP.
You must not adapt, modify, decompile or reverse engineer any part of the WiFi Service.
You are responsible for all materials and/or data originating from the machines and/or networks that they have connected to the WiFi Network. A user must immediately disconnect (and subsequently secure prior to reconnection) machines generating materials and/or data which contravene this AUP once notified of such activity by Flobyt.
Messages
You must not send emails or instant messages (“Messages”) to anyone who does not wish to receive them. We acknowledge that email and instant messaging are informal methods of communication however you must refrain from sending Messages to another user after receiving a request to stop.
You must not send unsolicited bulk Messages or any other form of abusive electronic communication. In particular, unsolicited advertising mailings (whether commercial or informational) are strictly prohibited.
You must not send, distribute, or reply to mail-bombs. Mail-bombing is either sending copies of a single message to many you, or sending large or multiple files or messages to a single user with the intention of disrupting their internet experience.
You must not use false Message headers or alter the headers of Messages to conceal their email address or to prevent internet you from responding to messages. You must not use any email address that they are not authorised to use.
You must not suggest or imply that any Message you send is from, authorised or endorsed by Flobyt or any of its Affiliates.
World Wide Web and surfing the net
You will be solely responsible for your use of the internet and any web pages you own and/or operate that connect to the WiFi Network using the WiFi Service. You must not use World Wide Web pages within or outside the WiFi Network to violate any part of this AUP or to disrupt or attempt to disrupt another internet user’s internet experience.
How do you make a complaint?
If you wish to notify us of a breach of this AUP, or wish to make a complaint regarding content, data or material that has been stored and/or accessed via the WiFi Network or the WiFi service, please email us at [email protected].
The actions we can take
Firstly, you should be aware that we will block any electronic communication that we reasonably consider to have breached this AUP.
Secondly, if a user has breached this AUP, or we or a third party, reasonably suspect that a user may have breached this AUP we will notify you by email (provided that this notification does not prejudice any investigation) and we may also:
(a) immediately suspend access to the WiFi Service until such time as we are satisfied the breach has stopped; (b) immediately end this Contract; (c) notify and/or pass on the details of the breach of the AUP to any relevant government, statutory, self-regulatory or law enforcement authority; (d) investigate the alleged breach of the AUP, which may include gathering information from you and/or the complaining party (if any) and the examination of any other data or material on the WiFi Network or our servers; or (e) remove (either temporarily or permanently), copy, store, monitor or otherwise deal with data and/or other material on the WiFi Network and/or our servers.
Flobyt will use your personal data and other account information in connection with any investigation carried out by Flobyt in accordance with this AUP, including by disclosing it to any third party authority that Flobyt considers has a legitimate interest in any such investigation or its outcome.