Effective Date: June 22, 2024

This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how Tech for Inclusion Africa (“Tech for Inclusion Africa,” “Tech4Inc,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our website, https://techinclusionafrica.com, (the “Website”).

Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to improve our services to you.

• Information You Directly Provide: We collect information you directly provide when you use our Website, such as:
  • Comments: When you leave comments on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
  • Contact Forms: If you contact us through a contact form, we may collect your name and email address.
  • Optional Information: You may choose to provide additional information, such as your biography or affiliation, when leaving comments or creating a user account (if applicable).
• Automatically Collected Information: We also collect certain information automatically when you visit the Website. This information may include:
  • Log Data: Your web browser transmits log data when you visit a website. This log data may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), the pages you visit on our Website, the time of your visit, and other statistics.
  • Cookies: We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store certain information whenever you visit our Website. These technologies help us recognize you and your preferences and improve your experience. For more information on how we use cookies, please see the “Cookies” section below.

Use of Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To operate and maintain the Website;
• To respond to your comments and inquiries;
• To send you information about our programs and initiatives (if you opt-in);
• To improve the Website and your experience;
• To analyze how the Website is used;
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Website and providing our services. These third-party providers are obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes we have disclosed.

We may also disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with legal process;
• Protect the rights or safety of Tech for Inclusion Africa, its users, or the public.

Comments

When you leave comments on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comment form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies

We use cookies on the Website. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your device by your web browser. They are used to store information about your preferences and activity on the Website.

You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the Website may not function properly if you disable cookies.

Your Choices

You have several choices regarding your information:

• You can choose not to leave comments or provide any personal information through the Website.
• You can configure your browser to refuse cookies.

Data Retention

We will retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless otherwise required by law.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. We will take steps to remove the information from our systems.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of other websites you visit.

Images and Multimedia

Our website may contain images, videos, and other multimedia content (“Multimedia”). We primarily source our Multimedia from free stock photo websites such as Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/), Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/), Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/), Vecteezy (https://www.vecteezy.com/), and Canva (https://www.canva.com/), which offer royalty-free content under their respective terms. We also make every effort to use Multimedia that is either licensed royalty-free by us or freely available under applicable copyright laws.

In some instances, Multimedia may be credited to the original creator within the content itself. We respect the intellectual property rights of these creators and adhere to the terms of service of the platforms we use, as well as the rights of other copyright holders.

If you believe that any Multimedia content appearing on our website infringes on your copyright or other intellectual property rights, even if it was sourced from a free stock photo website, please contact us with a detailed description of the alleged infringement.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website is 100% secure.

Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time and post any changes on this page. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically for any updates.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us.