1.0 Personal Information We Collect:

We may collect the following information when you use our Platform:

• Personal Information: This may include your name, email address, and any information you choose to include in your user profile (optional).
• Usage Data: This includes information automatically collected about your activity on the Platform, such as the pages you visit, the features you use, the searches you perform and traffic data.
• Device Information: This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device information.

2.0 How We Use the Information we collect:

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide and operate the Platform and its features.
• To personalize your experience on the Platform.
• To improve the Platform and develop new features.
• To communicate with you about the Platform, including sending you notifications and updates.
• To analyze how you use the Platform.
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

3.0 Sharing Your Information:

We may share your information with the following third parties:

• Service providers who help us operate the Platform, such as data storage providers and analytics providers.
• Government authorities or law enforcement officials, if required by law.
• We will not share your personal information with any third-party advertisers or marketing companies without your consent.

4.0 Cookies and how we use them

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

Cookies help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, thereby allowing us to provide you with an improved site experience.

5.0 Your Choices:

You have choices regarding your information:

• Access and Update: You may access and update your user profile information through your account settings.
• Delete Account: You can choose to delete your account at any time. Please note that some information may be retained for legal or record-keeping purposes.
• Your Rights as a Data Subject: We uphold all the rights of our data subjects as defined by the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation.

6.0 How we protect your personal information

We store and process all personal information collected in highly secured computers on the cloud. Where we need to transfer your data to another country, such a country must have an adequate data protection law. We will seek your consent and or take steps required by law for the security of your personal data where we need to send your data to a country without an adequate data protection law. We protect your information using physical, technical, and administrative security measures to reduce the risks of loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure and alteration. Some of the safeguards we use are firewalls, cloud perimeter protection, anti-intrusion systems and data encryption, physical access controls to our data centers, and information access authorization controls.

7.0 Security:

We will always hold your information securely. To prevent unauthorized access to your information, we have implemented strong controls and security safeguards at the technical and operational levels. This site uses Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) to ensure secure transmission of your personal data. You should see the padlock symbol in your URL address bar once you are successfully logged into the platform. The URL address will also start with https:// depicting a secure webpage. SSL applies encryption between two points such as your PC and the connecting server. Any data transmitted during the session will be encrypted before transmission and decrypted at the receiving end. This is to ensure that data cannot be read during transmission.

8.0 Children's Privacy:

Our Platform is not directed to children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 years. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that information. If you are a child under the age of 18, do not use this service/platform.

9.0 Links to Other Websites and Premises

Certain transaction processing channels may require links to other websites or Organisations other than ours. Please note that My PHC team is not responsible and has no control over websites outside its domain. We do not monitor or review the content of other party’s websites which are linked from our website or media platforms. Opinions expressed or materials appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us, and we should not be regarded as the publisher of such opinions or materials. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices, or content of these sites. We encourage our users to be aware of when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of these sites. You should evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any other site connected to this site or accessed through this site yourself, before disclosing any personal information to them. My PHC team will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, however caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information.

10.0 Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is made pursuant to the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (2019) and other relevant Nigerian laws, regulations or international conventions applicable to Nigeria. Where any provision of this Policy is deemed inconsistent with a law, regulation or convention, such provision shall be subject to the overriding law, regulation or convention.

11.0 Consent

You accept this Privacy Policy when you give consent upon access to our platform(s), or use our services, content, features, technologies or functions offered on our website, digital platforms or visit any of our offices for official or non-official purposes (collectively “My PHC tool / services”). This Policy governs the use of the My PHC tool resources / services and intervention projects by our users and stakeholders unless otherwise agreed through written contract. We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a revised version on our website, or placing such notice at conspicuous points at our office facilities. The revised version will be effective 7-days after publication.

12.0 Contact Us:

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at [email protected].

This Data Protection Privacy Policy takes effect from: 1st April, 2024.