Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) carefully before using the www.e-yes.en.gov.ng website operated the Enugu SME Centre under the Enugu Human Capital Development Loan Programme (“us”, “we”, or “our”).

Your access to and use of the website is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all participants who wish to register for the E-YES programme using this service.

1.  Acceptance

By assessing and using this service, you accept and agree that you shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Terms and Conditions Agreement. By submitting your application, you agree to comply with the Terms and Conditions. In addition, when using the E-YES programme, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to the programme. Any participation in this programme will constitute acceptance of this agreement. In the event that you fail to comply with these Terms and Conditions for any reason whatsoever, you agree that your application shall not be eligible for consideration and shall be disqualified from the selection process. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY APPLICATION.

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered eligible for the E-YES programme, it is required that you meet the following criteria:

• Be between the age of 20 to 35 years;
• Have a degree and have completed the NYSC programme;
• Must be resident in/taxpayer of Enugu State;
• Passionate about digital marketing and technology;
• Entrepreneurial in nature, self-driven, self-motivated and aspirational;
• Have an interest in any of the following areas: digital marketing, internet jobs, SMS marketing, mobile advertising, analytics, email marketing, SEO, PPC, WordPress, web design etc.;
• Must have a laptop;
• Must have applied online using the registration form on the website e-yes.en.gov.ng

3. Selection Process

Upon submission of the online registration, we will screen the applicants and select those who best meet the criteria for the E-YES programme. As part of the selection process, there will be an online test for those who scale through the initial selection process. The required cut-off mark for the online test is eighty-five percent (85%). Those who meet the cut-off mark will proceed to the final stage of selection. This stage will be a video assessment. Those selected will be given certain questions and will record themselves answering the questions. The final selection will be based on this final stage. The successful candidates will be sent to the Enugu SME Centre to undergo the loan documentation process.

4. The Training

After the loan documentation process, the successful candidates will undergo the training for a period of four (4) weeks which will cover all areas of digital marketing including Social Media Marketing, Web Design and Development, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and more.

Once the training has been completed, the training agency will provide access to jobs for a percentage of the trainees while the Enugu SME Centre will provide jobs for the rest.

If selected for this programme, you agree to give your undivided attention and best efforts to ensure that you learn what is required of you within the stipulated training period. You also acknowledge, accept and agree that this training is not free and that the Enugu SME Centre is providing a loan facility which grants you access to the training on the condition that the cost of the training will be repaid by you within six (6) to ten (10) months of completion of the programme.

You also agree that once selected for the training, you will not abandon the programme midway but will ensure that you follow through to completion. Failure to complete the programme will lead to forfeiture of the guarantor’s fee and any other action which the Government of Enugu State may choose to take against you to recover the loan.

5. Access to the Website and Participation in the E-YES Programme

To access this website and participate in the E-YES training, you will be required to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition for your registration that all the information you provide on the registration form on the website and to the Enugu SME Centre and its Agents will be correct, current and complete. If the Enugu SME Centre and its Agents believe that the information provided by you is incorrect, out dated or incomplete, Enugu SME Centre and its Agents has the right to refuse you access to the website, disqualify your registration for the training and terminate or suspend your access at any time. The Enugu SME Centre reserves the right to take further legal action against you for giving any false, incorrect, misleading or misrepresenting information during the registration.

6. Restrictions on Use

You may use this website to register for the E-YES programme. As a condition for your use of the website and registration, you warrant to Enugu SME Centre and its Agents that you will not use the website and registration for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. You warrant to Enugu SME Centre and its Agents that you will not serve as a registration agent to anyone to register them for a fee to be paid to you as the Enugu State SME has no registration agents. You may not modify, copy, distribute, display, send, perform, reproduce, publish, licence, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information, content, software, products or services obtained from or otherwise connected to the website.

7. Waiver

All who register for this programme agree that we have the sole responsibility of determining those who are eligible for the programme by meeting the selection criteria. All who register also agree not to hold us liable where they fail to meet the selection criteria or where they fail to pass any of the selection process. All who register agree not to take any action in court where they fail to meet the criteria or are not selected to participate in the programme. We will ensure that the selection process is fair and based on merit without recourse to duress, pressure or financial inducements of any kind.

8. Proprietary Information

The material and content accessible from this website or any other website owned, operated, licensed or controlled by us is the proprietary information of the Enugu SME Centre and its Agents or the party that provided or licensed the content to us, whereby such providing party retains all rights, title and interest in the content. Accordingly, the content may not be copied, distributed republished, uploaded, posted or transmitted in any way without the prior written consent of Enugu SME Centre and its Agents. In doing so, you may not remove or alter, or cause to be removed or altered any copyright, trademark, service mark or any other proprietary notice or legend appearing on any of the content. Modification or use of the content except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions violates Enugu SME Centre and its Agents intellectual property, image and privacy rights. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you by access to this website and in registering for the E-YES programme.

9. Intellectual Property

The site and all its original content are the sole property of Enugu SME Centre and are, as such, fully protected by the appropriate copyright and other intellectual property rights laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

10. Privacy Policy

Enugu SME Centre and its Agents will treat any personal information that you submit through this website and your registration in accordance with its Privacy Policy set out below:

• You are required to submit your registration via this website using the registration form to participate in the E-YES programme. During registration, you will be required to provide contact information, including but not limited to your name, email, phone number, date of birth, physical address, local government area, completion of NYSC, work experience, willingness to accept and repay the loan, digital skills and CV. This information will be used in selection of candidates eligible for participation in the E-YES programme.
• Enugu SME Centre and its Agents may use your email address to provide you with email notifications, newsletters and announcements about the progress of your registration and any other relevant information.

• Enugu SME Centre and its Agents may release information concerning your use of this website and/or your registration for the E-YES Programme (including but not limited to registration information, and network records) when it believes in good faith that such release is appropriate to comply with the law (for example, pursuant to a statutory demand, subpoena, warrant or court order), to protect against fraudulent, abusive or unlawful use of this website, to protect Enugu SME Centre and its Agents rights or property, enforce any contract between you and Enugu SME Centre and its Agents, to provide data analysis on the effect of the E-YES Programme or if Enugu SME Centre and its Agents reasonably believes that a situation involving danger of death or injury to any person requires disclosure.

• When the information provided by you is used for data analysis, all personal information such as personal details that can be used as identifiers i.e. names, emails, phone numbers, physical address will not be released or will be kept as anonymous.

11. Disclaimer

• YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM THE INTERNET WILL BE FREE OF VIRUS, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER CODE THAT MAY MANIFEST CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING SUFFICIENT PROCEDURES AND CHECKPOINTS TO SATISFY YOUR PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCURACY OF DATA INPUT AND OUTPUT, AND FOR MAINTAINING A MEANS EXTERNAL TO THIS WEBSITE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ANY LOST DATA. ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE INTERNET.

• YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE IN REGISTERING FOR THE E-YES PROGRAMME IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

• ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS DO NOT WARRANT THAT SUBMISSION OF YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE E-YES PROGRAMME WILL BE SUCCESSFUL OR THAT YOU WILL BE SELECTED FOR THE TRAINING.

• ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

• ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE, OR THE RESULT OF USE, OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENT MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS MAY MAKE CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME.

• YOU, AND NOT ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT.

• ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS MAKES NO WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN SUCH CONTENT.

• ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS WEBSITE, WHETHER HISTORICAL IN NATURE OR FORWARD- LOOKING, SPEAKS ONLY AS OF THE DATE THE INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATIONS TO UPDATE SUCH INFORMATION AFTER IT IS POSTED OR TO REMOVE SUCH INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE IF IT IS NOT, OR IS NO LONGER, ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. 

12. Limitation on Liability

ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER DAMAGES INCLUDING LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR FAILURE OF ANY PERSON TO SCALE THROUGH ANY OF THE SELECTION STAGES AS IT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAMME BASED ON THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED AT REGISTRATION.

13. Representations and Warranties

• By participating in this E-YES programme, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to provide the information you submit, that it is accurate, current and complete, and that you hereby authorize use of all or any part of such information for any purposes in connection with the programme.

• Enugu SME Centre and its Agents and its affiliates are not responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections; miscommunication; failed phone or computer hardware, software, telephone transmissions, or technical failures; garbled or jumbled transmissions or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic, including without limitation the incorrect or inaccurate capture of your data in the registration form; or for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, destroyed, delayed, stolen, misdirected, or illegible entry.
• You warrant that you have not entered any agreements (including but not limited to agreements with employers) that would prohibit you from entering into the programme.

14. Indemnity

• You will indemnify and hold Enugu SME Centre and its Agents, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, officers, directors, and contractors (the Indemnified Parties) harmless from any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms and Conditions.

• You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments awards, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith.
• You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the website or information accessed from it.

15. Trademarks

Trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in this website are the property of Enugu SME Centre and its Agents or the party that provided the trademark, service marks and logos to Enugu SME Centre and its Agents. Enugu SME Centre and its Agents and any party that provided trademarks, service marks and logos to Enugu SME Centre and its Agents retain all rights with respect to any of their respective trademarks, service marks and logos appearing in this website. 

16. Security

• You are prohibited from using any services or facilities provided in connection with this website to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g. password guessing programs, cracking tools, or network probing tools) is strictly prohibited.

• If you become involved in any violation of system security, Enugu SME Centre and its Agents reserves the right to release your details to system administrators at other sites in order to assist them in resolving security incidents. Enugu SME Centre and its Agents reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms and Conditions. 
• Enugu SME Centre and its Agents reserves the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Enugu SME Centre and its Agents to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mail messages, or publishing or otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use.

BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREEMENT YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER ENUGU SME CENTRE AND ITS AGENTS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

17. Termination

Enugu SME Centre reserves the right to terminate your access to the site without any advance notice.

If for any reason this programme is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, trojan horses, denial of service, attacks, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Enugu SME Centre that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this programme, the Centre reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the registration process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this programme. If the Centre elects to cancel or terminate this programme, it will not retain any rights to the submitted applications.

18. Link to Other Website

Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by Enugu SME Centre and its Agents.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

19. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent to the jurisdiction of Federal Republic of Nigeria in connection with any dispute between you and Enugu SME Centre and its Agents arising out of these Terms and Conditions or pertaining to the subject matter hereof.

20. Changes to this Agreement

Enugu SME Centre reserves the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. We do so by posting and drawing attention to the updated terms and site, your decision to continue to make use of the site after such changes have been made constitutes your formal acceptance of the new Terms of Service.

21. Miscellaneous

• If any part of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

• These Terms and Conditions and any supplemental terms, policies, rules and guidelines constitute the entire agreement between you and Enugu SME Centre and its Agents and supersede all previous written and or oral agreements relating to your registration for the E-YES programme.
• Notwithstanding the foregoing, any additional terms and conditions on this website will govern the items to which they pertain.
• The Enugu SME Centre, its agency and affiliates reserve the right to request successful participants to forward proof of age, identity and residency. Valid ID includes Driver’s License, National Voters Card, Official Passport, or any other nationally recognized means of identification. Such information must be genuine and not impersonate someone else. Applicants would be held solely liable if found to have done such and can be prosecuted.

22. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Terms and Conditions Agreement, please feel free to contact us via 09042439495, 08089344768 and 08084998224 or via email support@e-yes.en.gov.ng