INTRODUCTION
VFD TECH Limited (“VFD TECH”, “we” “our” “us”) values your privacy and the security of the information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard the information we obtain from you in relation to your use of our website, product or services [“Platform”]. This Privacy Policy applies to our website [https://vfdtech.ng] and all related sites, applications, services, and tools regardless of how you access or use them.
By using our Platform, you consent to the terms and practices contained in this Privacy Policy and you grant us the right to collect and process your data in accordance with the terms of this Policy.
Our Platform are not directed to children under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 18. If as a parent or guardian, you become aware that your child or ward child has provided us with any information without your consent, please contact us through the details provided in this Privacy Policy.
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you use our website or service, we may collect certain types of information about you including the following:
Information you provide to us
This includes but is not limited to your personal data (such as your full name, phone number(s), email address, home or office addresses, product and service preferences, and responses.
Information we collect automatically
This includes but is not limited to your IP address, browser type, mobile device ID, device type, operating system version, connection information, mobile network information, location derived from GPS-enabled services, information based on your usage of the service such as time, date and duration of your use, referral URLs, search terms and search history, browsing history and advertisement interactions.
Information we obtain from 3rd Parties
We may retrieve additional personal information about you from third parties and other identification/verification services such as your financial institution and payment processor. With your consent, we may also collect additional Personal Information in other ways including emails, surveys, and other forms of communication. We will not share or disclose your Personal Information with a third party without your consent except as may be required for the purpose of providing you with our services or under applicable legislation.
In providing you with the services, we may rely on third-party servers located in foreign jurisdictions from time to time, which as a result, may require the transfer or maintenance of your personally identifiable information on computers or servers in foreign jurisdictions. We will endeavour to ensure that such foreign jurisdictions have data protection legislation that is no less than the existing data protection regulations in force in Nigeria and your personally identifiable information is treated in a safe and secure manner.
WHY WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION
We collect your information to ensure your easy and seamless access to our services. We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
We may sometimes share the information we have collected from you with third parties. These third parties include our affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, third-party vendors and suppliers who render services for us or on our behalf and our professional advisers (such as our auditors, accountants, lawyers, etc.). We may share the information to facilitate the seamless delivery of our services or in compliance with applicable legal requirements and assisting law enforcement agencies by responding to requests for the disclosure of information in accordance with local laws.
COOKIE POLICY
We use cookies to identify you as a User and make your user experience easier, customise our services, content and advertising; help you ensure that your account security is not compromised, mitigate risk and prevent fraud; and to promote trust and safety on our website. Cookies allow our servers to remember IP addresses, date and time of visits, monitor web traffic and prevent fraudulent activities.
Our cookies never store personal or sensitive information; they simply hold a unique random reference to you so that once you visit the site we can recognize who you are and provide certain content to you.
If your browser or browser add-on permits, you have the choice to disable cookies on our website, however this may impact your experience using our website.
GOVERNING PRINCIPLES OF DATA PROCESSING
We process your information in accordance with the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation and these principles:
DATA SECURITY AND PROTECTION
To prevent unauthorised access and maintain security against foreseeable hazards, we have in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to protect, secure and safeguard our customer’s data and ensure accuracy of our records.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
Our website, products and services may contain links to other websites not subject to this Privacy Policy. When you access those websites, they may collect your personal information in accordance with their privacy and data collection policies. We are not responsible for the data collected by these third parties and you are advised to study their privacy policies before you make use of their services.
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
By providing us with your personal information, you have certain rights in accordance with the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation which include
All such requests will be reviewed and considered in accordance with the provisions of the applicable data protection regulations.
You also have the right to opt-out of receiving the informative materials we send to our users by clicking the “Unsubscribe” button found at the bottom of such emails. You also have the right to decline to provide your personal Information when it is requested, however, certain services or all the services may be unavailable to you.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may need to transfer your information in our possession to third parties outside Nigeria. Such transfers will only be done in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations in such jurisdiction. While undertaking the international transfer of your information, we will put security measures in place to reasonably protect your data during transmission. We shall, among other things, confirm whether the country is on the National Information Technology Development Agency (“NITDA”) White List of Countries with adequate data protection laws
DATA RETENTION PERIOD
We may retain Personal Information about the User, as long as it is necessary for business and/or legal purposes. Also, we may retain aggregated anonymous information indefinitely. In addition, we may retain your information for an additional period as is permitted or required to, among other things, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.
If your account becomes inactive (that is, if you request to be removed from the Company’s database), the Company will keep your Personal Information in its archives for the duration required by law. Your information will be used only as necessary for tax reasons or to prove the Company’s compliance with any applicable law.
All Personal Information shall be destroyed by VFD TECH where possible. For all Personal Data and records obtained, used and stored by VFD TECH, we shall perform periodical reviews of the data retained to confirm the accuracy, purpose, validity and requirement to retain.
The length of storage of Personal Information shall, amongst other things, be determined by:
CONTACT DETAILS
If you have questions regarding your data privacy rights or would like to submit a related data privacy right request, please email us at [email protected]. Please allow up to 30 days for requests to be processed. The Company reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee to process excessive or repeat requests.
If you have general questions concerning this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Tel: +234 818 711 6756
VFD TECH LIMITED
We maintain a data breach procedure in order to deal with incidents concerning Personal Information or practices leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, Personal Information transmitted, stored or otherwise processed. You may contact our DPO upon becoming aware of any breach of Personal Information or if your access credentials have been compromised, to enable us to take the necessary steps towards ensuring the security of your Personal Information or account.
UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
We reserve the right to periodically update and modify the terms of our Privacy Policy without notice. Changes to this Privacy Policy will take effect on the last updated date.
Last updated February, 2023
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