Privacy Policy for Angaza Africa
Website: https://angazafrica.com
At Angaza Africa, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that any personal information you share with us is handled safely and transparently. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website.
1. Who We Are
Angaza Africa is a mentorship and training organization dedicated to nurturing responsible young leaders. Our website address is https://angazafrica.com.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data provided in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps us detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized string (a hash) created from your email may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract this location data from uploaded images.
4. Cookies
- When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies last for one year, and selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved that contains the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day and contains no personal data.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, track your interaction, and monitor your engagement if you are logged in to their services.
6. Who We Share Your Data With
- If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email.
- Comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow recognition and automatic approval of follow-up comments.
- Registered users’ personal information is stored in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators also have access to edit this information.
8. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:
- An exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you have provided.
- Deletion of your personal data, except for information we are legally required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
9. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services to help maintain the security and integrity of our website.
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of information as described in this Privacy Policy.
For any questions or requests regarding your personal data, please contact us at info@angazafrica.com.