Skunks: Have you seen Safaricom Innovation Forum Terms and Conditions - http://safaricom.co.ke/innovation/terms.jsp? I am so disturbed by it. It is in my view grossly unfair and wrong. What happens if your innovation is the next money maker? Safaricom has no obligation to work with you and you relinquish your right to benefit from it long term. This can not be right. I am no lawyer, but this can not be right. For ease of reference, please see below and particularly note the first two items: Terms of Idea Submission By Submitting your proposal to Safaricom, you agree: (a) That the submissions and its contents will automatically become the property of Safaricom, without any compensation whatsoever to you; (b) That Safaricom may use or redistribute the submissions and their contents for any purpose and in any way; (c) There is no obligation for Safaricom to review the submission; (d) That there is no obligation on Safaricom to keep any submissions confidential or proprietary. (e) That Safaricom's receipt of the unsolicited idea/proposal does not imply a promise to pay nor a recognition of the novelty or originality of the idea/proposal nor does it establish a relationship which might require Safaricom to pay for the evaluation of the information disclosed in the idea/proposal. (f) That Safaricom accepts no liability whatsoever in receiving any unsolicited ideas/proposals including for any disclosure of the same. (g) That Safaricom shall be fully indemnified from any legal and or other claims made by any third party with regard to the form or substance of any unsolicited idea/proposal submitted to Safaricom. (h) That the any use of Safaricom's intellectual property in the unsolicited idea/proposal has been done without the express consent of Safaricom and shall at all times remain the property of Safaricom and Safaricom does not waive any rights with regard to the ownership and use of its intellectual property. (i) That you acknowledge that similar ideas/proposals may have been submitted to Safaricom and the submitter shall irrevocably waive all rights to institute any legal or other actions against Safaricom with respect to any act or omission on its part related to the idea/proposal. (j) That Safaricom reserves the right to decline any meeting invitation or submission given to it including the submitter's without assigning any reason thereof. (k) That should Safaricom choose to discuss any/idea proposal further then such discussion will be on a "without prejudice" basis and subject to contract. <http://safaricom.co.ke/innovation/terms.jsp> Al Kags ----------------------- Author, Living Memories. “IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS Kenya, these stories belong to us all, just as the pictures in Kenya Burning document the trauma of a nation during the post-election violence. The age of history written by white males is well and truly over.” - Star Columnist, Betty Caplan in the East African Weekly Newspaper. http://living.alkags.com