Terms of Participation

Version 1.0, 13 November 2026. These terms apply to everyone who uses norigging.live or volunteers through it. Please read them with our Privacy Notice.

1. Who we are

NoRigging is a citizen-led, non-partisan volunteer initiative convened by Comrade Phils ("we", "us"). Operator and contact: NoRigging (norigging.live), a citizen initiative convened by Comrade Phils, [postal address to be added]. Email: election@norigging.live.

2. What you are signing up for

You are offering, of your own free will, to serve as an unpaid volunteer who observes voting at your polling unit and reports what was publicly announced there.
Volunteering is not employment, agency or partnership. You are not our staff, and you may not present yourself as an official of INEC, of any government body or of any political party.
Submitting your interest does not guarantee that you will be trained or deployed. We may decline, pause or end any application.
You may stop at any time by using your personal link or writing to election@norigging.live.

3. Who can volunteer

You must be at least 18 years old and able to give your own consent.
The details and identity document you provide must be true and must be your own. Using another person's identity is an offence and will be reported where the law requires.

4. How you must conduct yourself

Obey the Constitution, the Electoral Act, INEC's regulations and guidelines, and all lawful instructions of election and security officials.
Remain peaceful, non-violent and non-partisan. Do not campaign, intimidate, obstruct officials or interfere with voting or counting.
Access to a polling unit as an observer or agent is controlled by INEC's accreditation rules. Registering here does not accredit you, and we do not promise that accreditation will be obtained for you.
Report only what you personally saw or what was officially announced. Do not publish or share false, misleading or unverified results.
Leave any place where you feel unsafe. Your safety comes before any report.

5. Your safety and responsibility

You take part voluntarily and understand that election days can carry risks, including crowding, tension and travel hazards.
You are responsible for your own actions, movements, expenses and wellbeing while volunteering.
We do not provide insurance, security escort, legal representation or payment unless we tell you so in writing.

6. Limits on our responsibility

To the fullest extent permitted by Nigerian law, NoRigging, Comrade Phils, our partners, technology providers and team members are not liable for any injury, loss, damage, arrest, expense or claim that arises from your decision to volunteer, from your conduct, or from events at or around any polling unit.
We are not responsible for the acts or omissions of INEC, security agencies, political parties, other volunteers or any third party.
The website and its tools are provided as they are. We do not guarantee that they will be uninterrupted or free of error.
Nothing in these terms removes any right or remedy that the law says cannot be removed, including your rights under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence where the law does not allow it to be excluded.

7. If your conduct causes a claim

If a claim, fine or loss arises because you broke these terms or the law, or gave false information, you agree to bear responsibility for it and to compensate NoRigging, Comrade Phils and our partners for losses that result, as far as the law allows.

8. Messages from us

By submitting your interest you agree to receive emails, and where you give a phone number, SMS, calls or WhatsApp messages, about your application, verification, training and deployment. You can stop non-essential email updates at any time using the link in any email.

9. Content and reports

The site, its name, logo and materials belong to us or our licensors.
Reports, photos or figures you submit as a volunteer may be used, published and shared by us for election transparency, without payment to you. Do not submit anything you have no right to share.

10. Your personal data

How we collect, use, store and delete your personal data, and the rights you have, are set out in our Privacy Notice, which forms part of these terms.

11. Changes, and ending your participation

We may update these terms. The version and date are shown at the top; significant changes will be emailed to registered volunteers.
We may suspend or remove a volunteer who breaks these terms or whose details cannot be verified.

12. Law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We will first try to resolve any concern directly: write to election@norigging.live. The courts of Nigeria have jurisdiction over disputes that cannot be settled that way.