Terms and Conditions

Last updated: August, 2026

These Terms and Conditions govern access to and use of the IMA Tech Academy website at imatechacademy.tech (the “Website” ). The Website is operated by IMA Tech academy – Trading name: IMA Tech Academy (“IMA Tech Academy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using the Website, submitting an enquiry, subscribing to our updates, downloading material, or otherwise interacting with the Website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

1. About IMA Tech Academy

IMA Tech Academy provides information about maritime-focused education and professional development in areas including maritime data and analytics, port and terminal technology, shipping and logistics systems, artificial intelligence in maritime, maritime cybersecurity, and digital transformation.

The Website is primarily an information, enquiry, communications, and referral platform. Course delivery, account registration, enrolment, payment, learning materials, learner dashboards, and certificates may be provided through a separate learning platform or domain, including imatechacademy.com. Those services may be governed by additional terms presented at the point of registration or purchase. If there is a conflict between those additional terms and these Website Terms, the additional terms will apply to the relevant service.

2. Eligibility and authority

You must be legally capable of entering into a binding agreement in the jurisdiction where you access the Website. If you use the Website on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

Our programmes may be suitable for students, working professionals, organisations, researchers, educators, and maritime-industry practitioners. Unless a particular programme states otherwise, we do not guarantee that every programme is suitable for every learner or professional purpose.

3. Permitted use

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You may read, print, or download reasonable portions of publicly available Website content for your personal or internal organisational information, provided that you do not remove proprietary notices, misrepresent the source, or reproduce the content commercially without our written permission.

You must not misuse the Website, interfere with its operation, attempt to gain unauthorised access, introduce malicious code, scrape or harvest information by automated means without our permission, impersonate another person or organisation, submit unlawful or misleading information, or use the Website to distribute spam or unsolicited marketing.

4. Enquiries, subscriptions, and communications

The Website may contain forms for course enquiries, organisational training requests, tutor or contributor applications, course proposals, and newsletter subscriptions. You must provide information that is accurate, current, and not misleading. You are responsible for ensuring that you have permission to provide any personal information belonging to another person.

Submitting an enquiry does not create a contract for training, employment, tutoring, accreditation, partnership, or any other service. We may contact you to respond to your enquiry, request clarification, provide programme information, or discuss possible next steps. A binding agreement for a paid or structured service will arise only when the relevant service agreement, order, enrolment, or payment process has been accepted by the applicable parties.

You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications using the unsubscribe mechanism in the relevant message or by contacting learn@imatechacademy.tech. We may continue to send essential service or administrative communications where permitted by law.

5. Courses, training, and accreditation information

Information about courses, cohorts, delivery formats, tutors, dates, prices, availability, outcomes, and accreditation is provided for general information and may change. We will take reasonable steps to keep published information current, but we do not warrant that every description, date, price, image, statement, or availability indication is complete, accurate, or available at all times.

The Website may refer to accreditation, certificates, professional development, or recognition by third parties. Such statements are limited to the scope stated in the relevant programme information. A certificate of completion is not necessarily an academic degree, professional licence, statutory qualification, or guarantee of employment. You should verify whether a programme meets the requirements of an employer, regulator, professional body, educational institution, or other authority before relying on it for a specific purpose.

Unless expressly stated in written programme terms, completion of a course does not guarantee employment, promotion, a particular income, professional registration, business results, or any other specific outcome.

6. Organisational training and tutors

The Website may invite organisations to request team enrolment, structured cohort training, or custom learning programmes. It may also invite individuals to become instructors, guest facilitators, subject-matter experts, curriculum reviewers, or institutional partners. A form submission or introductory conversation does not guarantee acceptance, appointment, payment, partnership, or delivery of a proposed programme.

Any organisational training, tutor engagement, contributor arrangement, or partnership will be subject to separate written terms covering scope, fees, responsibilities, intellectual property, confidentiality, safeguarding, data protection, cancellation, and other applicable matters.

7. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the Website and its content – including text, branding, logos, graphics, photographs, videos, downloads, layouts, designs, and software – belong to IMA Tech Academy, Innovate Maritime Africa, or the relevant third-party rights holder and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of our intellectual property to you. You may not copy, modify, publish, sell, license, distribute, publicly display, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit Website content without prior written permission, except where a mandatory legal exception applies.

If you submit a testimonial, course suggestion, question, image, document, or other material to us, you confirm that you have the right to submit it and that doing so does not infringe another person’s rights. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, adapt, and display that material for operating, improving, and promoting the Website and academy, subject to our Privacy Policy and any separate written agreement.

8. Third-party websites and services

The Website may link to third-party websites, video platforms, social networks, payment or learning platforms, accreditation bodies, or other services. These links are provided for convenience and do not mean that we endorse or control the linked service. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that service’s own terms and privacy notice.

We are not responsible for the availability, content, security, accuracy, or practices of third-party websites or services. You should review their terms before using them or submitting personal information.

9. Privacy and cookies

Our processing of personal information is described in the IMA Tech Academy Privacy Policy. The Website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential operation, forms, preferences, analytics, embedded media, security, and communications. The Cookie Policy explains these technologies and available controls.

10. Disclaimers

The Website and its content are provided on an “as available” and “as is” basis to the extent permitted by law. We do not guarantee that the Website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free from viruses or other harmful components.

The information on the Website is educational and informational. It is not legal, financial, medical, safety, engineering, regulatory, employment, or other professional advice. You should obtain advice from an appropriately qualified professional before making a decision that depends on specialist advice or regulatory requirements.

To the extent permitted by law, we do not guarantee that the Website or its content will meet your particular requirements, produce a particular result, be suitable for a particular business or career decision, or be complete or current.

11. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or mandatory consumer rights.

Subject to the preceding paragraph, to the maximum extent permitted by law, IMA Tech Academy and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, and contributors will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive loss; loss of profits, revenue, business, opportunity, goodwill, data, or anticipated savings; or loss arising from reliance on Website content, third-party services, interrupted access, malware, or unauthorized access.

12. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless IMA Tech Academy and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, and contributors from claims, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses—including reasonable legal fees—arising from your unlawful use of the Website, breach of these Terms, infringement of another person’s rights, or submission of unlawful or misleading material.

13. Suspension and termination

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the Website or any feature where reasonably necessary to protect the Website, users, our rights, or third parties; to comply with law; or where you breach these Terms. We may also change, suspend, or discontinue any Website feature or content at any time.

Provisions that by their nature should continue after termination—including intellectual-property rights, disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity, dispute provisions, and applicable-law provisions—will continue to apply.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. If a change materially affects your rights or obligations, we will provide additional notice where required by law. Your continued use of the Website after the effective date of an update means that you accept the updated Terms.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of them or the Website will be governed by the laws of Nigeria, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The courts of Nigeria will have exclusive jurisdiction, unless mandatory consumer-protection law gives you the right to bring a claim elsewhere.

Before starting formal proceedings, the parties should try in good faith to resolve the issue by contacting learn@imatechacademy.tech and allowing 2 days for a response, unless urgent relief or a mandatory legal deadline applies.

16. General provisions

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it will be modified or severed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and any additional terms expressly incorporated by reference, form the agreement between you and us concerning your use of the Website. They do not create a partnership, agency, employment, fiduciary, or joint-venture relationship.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms should be sent to:

Legal name: IMA Tech academy

Website: imatechacademy.tech/

Privacy email: learn@imatechacademy.tech