Org Independence
Overview
The Policy on Organizational Independence of The Alvan Ikoku Group LLC (the āOrganizational Independence Policyā) is a primary means by which The Ikoku Group holds and maintains its independence as essential to its founding, formation, mission, and purposes, to its administration, governance, management, and operation, to its personnel, properties, and rights, as well as to their protections.
Therefore, persons engaged in any activity involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Group are expected to uphold the principles delineated below.
I ā Your Independence Agreements
āĀ first, with respect to the Agreement you enter into with The Ikoku Group via the Organizational Independence Policy, the Codes and Polices, and The Ikoku Group User Agreement and Code of Conduct, you understand and adhere to the following:
II ā Your Independence Understandings
āĀ second, with respect to the Organizational Independence Policy, you understand and adhere to the following:
III ā Your Independence Commitments
ā third, given the aforementioned, your commitment to this understanding of organizational independence of its principles, of its rights, and of its protections shall entail the following:
Further Agreement
āĀ and furthermore, by engaging in any activity involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Group, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of The Ikoku Group, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the conditions, principles, protections, requirements, standards, statements, and terms described in this section and in the Codes and Policies, regarding the Acceptable Use Policy of The Ikoku Group,Ā in their entirety without modification, including as amended and updated from time to time by The Ikoku Group, and you further accept and agree to fully inform The Ikoku Group in writing of any knowledge you have regarding any activity subject to this Policy.
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Details of the Policy
Provision
Along with the above principles, the Policy on Organizational Independence requires your adherence to correlative principles delineated below.
A ā On Independence
Of Administration
ā that the independent administration of The Ikoku Group and the rights attendant to such independence ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent executive administration, control, governance, management, regulation, and supervision of The Ikoku Group exclusively and only by the sole Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Operation
āĀ that the independent operation of The Ikoku Group and the rights attendant to such independence ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent executive development, evaluation, operation, provision, and review of The Ikoku GroupĀ exclusively and only by the sole Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Ownership
āĀ that the independent ownership of The Ikoku Group and the rights attendant to such independence ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent interests-, share-, stake- and stock-holding and ownership of The Ikoku Group exclusively and only by the sole Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Government
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Group from governments and the rights attendant to such independence and nongovernmental status ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent distinction and separation of The Ikoku Group from government and state activities, bodies, entities, offices, persons, processes, or equivalent and their agents and properties ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Politics
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Group from politics and the rights attendant to such independence and nonpolitical status ā including the independent distinction and separation of The Ikoku Group from political activities, bodies, entities, offices, persons, processes, or equivalent and their agents ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Public
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Group from public control and the rights attendant to such independence and private status ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent distinction and separation of The Ikoku Group from collective, common, communal and public administration, control, decision-making, management, ownership, supervision, or equivalent ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Religion
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Group from organized religions and the rights attendant to such independence and nonreligious status ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent distinction and separation of The Ikoku Group from organized religious administration, control, decision-making, management, ownership, supervision, or equivalent ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Surveillance
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Group from surveillance or equivalent and the rights attendant to such independence ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the defense, distinction and separation of The Ikoku Group from monitoring, reviewing, surveilling, tracking, or other oversight or transparency by activities, bodies, entities, offices, persons, processes, or equivalent that are not the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, or those explicitly appointed and employed by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder to conduct such work ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
B ā On Liberties
Of Activity
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to conduct lawful activities and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to conduct such lawful activities defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Group, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those activities that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Affiliation
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to enter into lawful affiliations and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to enter into such lawful affiliations defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Group, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those affiliations, partnerships, sponsorships, third-party arrangements, or equivalent that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Association
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to form lawful associations and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to form such lawful associations defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Group, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those associations that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Autonomy
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to be and remain autonomous and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to operate autonomously and self-governĀ as independently determined and administered byĀ the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Confidentiality
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to attain and maintain confidentiality and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to operate confidentially and have any of itsĀ activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent be and remain confidential,Ā as independently determined and administered only by the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Exchange
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to engage in lawful exchange and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to engage in such lawful exchange defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Group, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those exchanges that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Inquiry
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to engage in lawful inquiry and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to engage in such lawful inquiry defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Group, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those inquiries that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Privacy
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to attain and maintain privacy and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to operate privately and have any of itsĀ activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent be and remain private,Ā as independently determined and administered only by the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Property
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to acquire and have property and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to engage in lawful activities with respect to its own property as independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Spiritual Faith
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Group to abide by spiritual faith commitments and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Group to be based in such spiritual faith defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Group, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those spiritual faith commitments that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Thought
āĀ that the basic, fundamental and natural rights of persons to liberties of mind and thought as well as their confidentiality and privacy ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to freedoms, liberties, and rights of activities and functions of the mind, such as cognition, conscience, creativity, decision, deliberation, emotion, ideation, imagination, intellect, perception, physiology, reason, soul, spirit, thought, and will ā and those liberties and rights that preclude and prohibit having the activities and functions of any individualās mind subject to any access, imposition, intrusion, monitoring, or other activity engaged by another person, by communities, professions, publics, or states ā that such liberties and rights be absolute as well as actively attained, maintained, protected, secured and neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated, and so, continually fulfilled and fully enjoyed by all persons.
Associated Policies
Provision
As stated earlier, The Ikoku Group 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 Group, including the divisions, series, subsidiaries, and affiliates. By continuing, you indicate that youĀ understand that the Codes and Policies include ā but are not limited to ā the Founding and Mission Statement, the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics, the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, the Terms and Conditions of Use and Service, and the Acceptable Uses PolicyĀ along with all Associated Codes and Policies. Access to the aforementioned is provided below.
Founding and Mission
Statement on Founding and Mission of The Ikoku GroupĀ (HTML)
Founding Code of Ethics
Founding Code of Ethics (HTML)
Privacy and Confidentiality
Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality (HTML)
Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions of Use and Service (HTML)
The Acceptable Uses Policy
Acceptable Use Policy (HTML)
All Policies
All Policies (HTML)
Also at the Group
The Ikoku Group is dedicated to developing, providing and safekeeping ideas and solutions ā with the mission to foster care and creativity, culture and communities, ethics and innovation in lives and societies. And so in accordance with the above, The Ikoku Group provides the following:
A Company of and about Ethics
A company and divisions whose ethics and policies are carefully crafted, then adhered to by a range of individuals and entities working in varied relation to The Ikoku Group and its divisions to establish, develop and operate a private company dedicated to fostering care and creativity, ethics and innovation.
Built with Integrity and Respect in Mind
A company and divisions who take as their basis the most robust conceptions of humanity, integrity and respect as well as independence and fundamental freedoms, liberties and rights ā up to and beyond what the law protects and provides for ā as they carry out and embody their founding and core mission and purposes.
Areas of Focus Chosen for Mission and Work
And a company and divisions whose areas of focus have been expressly chosen to ensure attention to issues of enduring concern to the Founder ā and so committed to providing products, services, sites and spaces that remain safe, secure and respectful places to do work, to teach and learn, to form, inform and even alter local and global communities.