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Privacy Policy

How we handle the information you share with us through this website. Last reviewed: .

Cigari Healthcare and Empowerment Foundation ("Cigari", "we", "us") is a not-for-profit, non-political organisation headquartered at No. 10, N & H Plaza, TJ One Junction, Federal Low Cost, Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. This policy explains what information we collect through this website, how we use it, and the choices and rights available to you.

We keep this policy plain and honest. We collect very little, we use it only for the reasons you would expect, and we do not sell it.

Information we collect

This website collects only the information you choose to submit to us through its forms:

  • Through our contact form: your name, email address and the content of your message.
  • Through our newsletter sign-up: your name and email address.

We do not ask for, and do not intend to collect, any other personal information through this website. Please do not send us sensitive clinical or medical details through the website forms.

How we use your information

We use the information you submit only to:

  • respond to your enquiry or message;
  • send you the updates or information you have asked to receive;
  • keep an internal record of our correspondence and enquiries; and
  • meet our legal, governance and reporting obligations.

We do not use your information for unrelated purposes, and we do not use it to send you marketing you have not asked for.

Lawful basis and consent

You provide your details to us voluntarily. Where we rely on consent — for example, to send you updates — you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us. Where we process information to respond to a request you have made or to comply with the law, we rely on those grounds. We use only the minimum information needed for the purpose.

Sharing your information

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We share it only where it is necessary to operate this website and respond to you — for example, with a service provider who hosts our website or email and who is bound to keep it confidential — or where we are required to do so by law. Any such sharing is limited to what is necessary for that purpose.

Storage, retention and security

We take reasonable steps to keep your information secure, including limiting access to those who need it to do their work. We keep your information only for as long as is necessary for the purpose you provided it, or as required by law, and then dispose of it securely. This website does not process payments and does not hold your financial details.

Your rights

Subject to applicable law, including the Nigeria Data Protection Act, you have the right to:

  • ask for a copy of the information we hold about you;
  • ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete;
  • ask us to delete your information where there is no good reason for us to keep it;
  • withdraw any consent you have given; and
  • object to, or ask us to restrict, certain uses of your information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. You also have the right to raise a concern with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).

Children's privacy

This website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

Cookies

This website does not use tracking or advertising cookies, and we do not use cookies to build a profile of you. Some parts of the page — such as web fonts served by a third-party font provider — may be requested directly from that provider, which may see your device's IP address as a normal part of serving the file. We do not use this to identify or track you.

Our Data Protection Policy

The Foundation is developing a Data Protection Policy in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act and in pursuit of compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). Once adopted, that policy will govern how we handle personal and patient data across all our work. Until then, this notice governs information collected through this website.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or the law. The "last reviewed" date at the top of this page shows when it was most recently updated.

How to contact us about your data

If you have any questions about this policy, or wish to exercise a right over your information, please contact us:

Please note: this privacy policy is a general template provided for this website. It should be reviewed by legal counsel before publication to ensure it fully reflects the Foundation's practices and its obligations under applicable law.