Acceptable Use Policy

Valent works because startups and candidates can trust each other. This policy explains what is and isn’t allowed. It forms part of our Terms of Service, and applies to everything you post, send or do on Valent.

• Only post roles that are genuinely open and that you intend to fill.
• Include an accurate salary range in Naira, and describe the role, location, working arrangement and any equity truthfully. Commission-based pay must be stated clearly.
• Do not impersonate another person or company, or misrepresent your relationship with one.
• Do not post the same role repeatedly to game search or alerts.
• Candidates must not misrepresent their identity, experience or qualifications.

Startups must never ask candidates to pay for anything: not for applying, interviews, tests, training, equipment, uniforms, background checks, visas or onboarding. Requests like these are a common sign of job scams, and we remove any account that makes them.

Do not discriminate against candidates on the basis of ethnicity, tribe, place of origin, religion, sex, marital status, pregnancy, disability, age, political opinion or any other characteristic protected by law, including the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018. Job requirements must relate to the role.

• Pyramid schemes, multi-level marketing and “recruit others to earn” roles.
• Roles that involve illegal activity, or that require candidates to break the law.
• Adult services, gambling promotion, or work involving weapons or controlled substances.
• Unpaid roles, except lawful internships that are clearly described as such.
• Posts that collect CVs without a real vacancy behind them.

• No harassment, threats, hate speech, or sexual or abusive messages.
• No unsolicited bulk messaging, spam or off-topic promotion.
• Keep conversations about the role. Don’t pressure people to move off-platform.

Use candidate and company information only to recruit for, or apply to, roles on Valent. Do not copy, export, sell or share it with anyone who is not involved in that hiring process, and delete it when you no longer need it. Read our Privacy Policy for how we protect it.

• No scraping, crawling or automated access to the Services, except through tools or APIs we provide for that purpose.
• No attempts to probe, scan or break our security, or to access accounts or data that aren’t yours.
• No malware, or anything designed to interfere with the Services.
• No creating accounts to get around a suspension or ban.

Found a security issue? Please report it responsibly to trust@valent.ng and give us a reasonable time to fix it before sharing it publicly.

If you see a suspicious job, a fake profile or abusive behaviour, use the report option on the job or profile, or email trust@valent.ng. We review every report.

If you break this policy, we may remove content, limit features, suspend or close your account, and where appropriate report the matter to the relevant authorities. We decide based on the seriousness of the breach, and where it’s safe to do so, we’ll explain our decision and give you a chance to respond.