1. Introduction

We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect from you or that you provide to us, how we use it, and your rights in relation to that information. By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you:

• Personal Data: While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address (if you subscribe to a newsletter or contact us)
  • Name (if you provide it in comments or contact forms)
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide in comments or contact forms.

• Usage Data: We may also collect information on how the Site is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

• Tracking & Cookies Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site. Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies: To operate our Site.
  • Preference Cookies: To remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies: For security purposes.
  • Analytics Cookies: To help us understand how our Site is used (e.g., Google Analytics).
  • Advertising Cookies: Potentially used by third-party advertisers to serve ads relevant to your interests (if applicable).

3. How We Use Your Information

Hausa24 uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Site
• To notify you about changes to our Site or services
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Site when you choose to do so (e.g., comments)
• To provide customer support (e.g., responding to emails sent to info@hausa24.com.ng)
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Site
• To monitor the usage of our Site
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues
• To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about goods, services, and events which we offer (if you opt-in to receive such information)

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your Personal Data to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any Personal Data regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• To comply with a legal obligation
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Hausa24
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public
• To protect against legal liability

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Site (e.g., Google Analytics) or to manage email communications.

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Site, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., within Nigeria under the NDPR, or the EU under GDPR), you may have certain data protection rights. Hausa24 aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us at info@hausa24.com.ng.

In certain circumstances, you may have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
• The right of rectification.
• The right to object.
• The right of restriction.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to withdraw consent.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us, such as our social media channels (Facebook, WhatsApp Channel) or external resources mentioned in articles. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

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

• By email: info@hausa24.com.ng
• By visiting our contact page: Contact Hausa24