Effective date: 21 July 2026
These Terms of Service govern your use of carlanacharles.com and the Sankofa journal.
By accessing or using the website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please discontinue your use of the website.
1. About Sankofa
Sankofa is a journal created by Carlana Charles-McGuire. It publishes stories, conversations, reflections and field notes concerning memory, place, culture, institutions and the wisdom carried across the Global South.
The website is provided for informational, cultural and educational purposes.
2. Informational content
The content published on Sankofa reflects the author’s observations, interpretations and conversations at the time of publication.
It is not legal, financial, medical, psychological or other professional advice. You should obtain advice from an appropriately qualified professional before making decisions that depend on your particular circumstances.
While reasonable care is taken when preparing content, we do not guarantee that every statement will always be complete, current or free from error.
3. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the website and its original content are owned by Carlana Charles-McGuire or used with permission. This includes:
- Articles and field notes.
- Photographs and original images.
- Branding, graphics and design elements.
- Downloadable materials.
- The organisation and presentation of the website.
You may read, share links to and quote brief portions of the content for personal, educational or non-commercial purposes, provided that you clearly credit Sankofa and link to the original page.
You may not reproduce, republish, sell, modify, scrape or distribute substantial portions of the website without prior written permission.
Third-party names, photographs, quotations and materials remain the property of their respective owners.
4. Respectful use
You agree not to:
- Use the website for unlawful, fraudulent or abusive purposes.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website or its systems.
- Introduce malware or interfere with the website’s security or operation.
- Harvest personal information from the website.
- Misrepresent Sankofa’s content or your relationship with Sankofa.
- Use automated systems to copy substantial amounts of content without permission.
- Violate the intellectual-property, privacy or other rights of another person.
5. Messages, suggestions and contributions
You may use the website to ask a question, suggest a story, recommend a person or propose a collaboration.
Submitting an idea does not guarantee that it will be accepted, investigated or published. It also does not create a confidential, professional, employment or contractual relationship.
You remain responsible for the information you submit and should not provide material that:
- Is knowingly false or misleading.
- Infringes another person’s rights.
- Breaches a duty of confidentiality.
- Is unlawful, threatening or abusive.
- Includes personal information you do not have permission to share.
Sankofa will not publish a submitted personal story or identifiable contribution solely because it was sent through the contact form. Publication, attribution and any necessary permissions will be discussed separately.
6. Newsletter
You may subscribe voluntarily to receive letters and updates from Sankofa. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Delivery is not guaranteed because messages may be affected by spam filters, email-provider restrictions or technical interruptions.
Our handling of subscriber information is explained in the Privacy Policy.
7. Third-party links
The website may link to Paperclip Limited, social-media platforms, sources and other third-party websites.
These links are provided for context or convenience. A link does not necessarily mean that Sankofa endorses everything published by that third party.
We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, products, services, availability, security or privacy practices.
8. Website availability
We may update, suspend or remove website content at any time. We do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted or free from technical errors.
Access may occasionally be affected by maintenance, hosting issues, security concerns or circumstances outside our control.
9. Disclaimer of warranties
The website and its content are provided on an “as available” basis.
To the extent permitted by law, we make no warranties concerning the website’s continuous availability or the completeness, accuracy or suitability of its content for a particular purpose.
Nothing in these terms excludes a warranty or right that cannot legally be excluded.
10. Limitation of responsibility
To the extent permitted by law, Sankofa and Carlana Charles-McGuire will not be responsible for indirect or consequential losses arising from:
- Your reliance on website content.
- Your use of or inability to access the website.
- The actions or content of a third-party website.
- Unauthorised access or technical events outside our reasonable control.
Nothing in these terms limits responsibility where doing so would be unlawful.
11. Privacy
Your use of the website is also governed by the Privacy Policy.
12. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of Grenada.
Where a dispute cannot be resolved informally, it will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Grenada, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
13. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the website develops. Revised terms will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Your continued use of the website after an update means that the revised terms apply to your subsequent use.
14. Contact
For questions, permissions or concerns regarding these terms, contact:
Carlana Charles-McGuire
Email: carlana@carlanacharles.com
Location: Grenada