Privacy notice

Who we are

Otuamele Progressive Foundation (Inc.), popularly known as Egbe Otuamele, is the data controller for personal information collected through this website.

What we collect

• Membership applications: your name, date of birth, gender (optional), nationality, contact details, address, occupation, the information you give about your experience and motivation, referee details, and registration payment references.
• Enquiries (contact, partnership and donation forms): your name, email address, phone number where given, organisation where given, and your message.
• Technical information needed to keep the site secure, such as your IP address, which is used for rate limiting and abuse prevention.

Why we collect it

• To assess membership applications and determine eligibility for a membership tier.
• To contact you about your application, enquiry, donation or partnership.
• To confirm registration payments and keep accurate financial records.
• To protect the website and the Foundation from fraud and abuse.

We rely on your consent, which you give when you submit a form, and on the Foundation's legitimate interest in administering its membership and keeping accurate records.

Who can see it

Access is limited to authorised Foundation staff and Trustees who need it for membership administration. We do not sell your information. Service providers that host the website, store files or send email on our behalf process data only on our instructions.

How long we keep it

We keep personal information only for as long as needed for membership administration and to meet legal and accounting obligations. Records of unsuccessful applications are deleted once they are no longer needed for those purposes.

Your rights

• Ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Ask us to delete your information, or to stop using it, where the law allows.
• Withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting processing that has already taken place.
• Complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission if you are unhappy with how we handle your information.

Contact us about your data

To make a request or ask a question about this notice, email the Foundation or write to the registered address shown on this page. We will respond within the time the law requires.