Privacy Policy

Who we are

Suggested text: Our website address is: https://www.africanpovertyrelief.org.

Types of Personal Data We Collect:

AfricanPovertyRelief (APR) Inc. collects and processes various types of personal data, including but not limited to:

  • Contact Information: This may include your name, email address, postal address, and phone number.
  • Demographic Information: We may request non-personally identifiable demographic information such as age, household income, interests, etc. We do not collect sensitive information like credit card or social insurance numbers.
  • Technical Information: We may automatically collect non-personally identifiable information through your IP address, most recently visited URL, or your computer settings.

Where We Obtain Personal Data:

We obtain personal data through the following means:

  • Information provided by you directly through our website.
  • Publicly available information.
  • Information shared by third-party organizations, in compliance with applicable laws.


Why We Have Your Information and What We Do with It:

AfricanPovertyRelief (APR) Inc. collects and uses your personal data for various purposes, including but not limited to:

  • Communication: We may use your contact information to communicate with you, provide updates on our organization, and respond to your inquiries.
  • Improvement: We use your information for trend analysis, pattern detection, and site administration to enhance our website and services.
  • Donor Information: We may share donor information, such as name and postal address, with third parties to facilitate communications. This enables them to send you mail from organizations whose work we believe may be of interest to you. You may opt out of this service by emailing us. We do not sell email addresses.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interests:

Where relevant, AfricanPovertyRelief (APR) Inc. processes personal data based on the following lawful bases:

Consent: Where you have given your explicit consent for processing.
Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract.
Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, and such interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.


Use of “Cookies”:

Our site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our website. Cookies are pieces of information that some websites transfer to the computer that is browsing that website and are used for record-keeping purposes at many websites. Your browser is probably set to accept cookies, but you can configure your browser to refuse them if you prefer not to receive them.

Security:

We take the security of your personal information seriously. All information provided to AfricanPovertyRelief (APR) Inc. is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption, a proven coding system that automatically encrypts data before sending it to us. We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our site, denoted by the “https” in the domain name.

Please note that no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and while we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.

How to Correct Inaccuracies:

You have the right to access, rectify, or erase your personal information. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided above.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy:

AfricanPovertyRelief (APR) Inc. reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting on our website.

Third-Party Privacy Policies:

This Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these