This Privacy Policy explains how information about you is collected,
used and disclosed by The Youth Emancipation and Rehabilitation Foundation.
This
Policy applies to information we collect when you use our
websites, mobile sites and other online services
that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Sites”) or when
you otherwise interact with us.
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you
by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with
additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you an email notification).
We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Sites to stay informed about
our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.
Collection of Information
Information You Provide to Us
We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when
you sign up to receive email or text message updates, fill out a form, send us an email,
communicate with us via third party social media sites, request information, respond to
our requests, apply for a job, fellowship, volunteering opportunity, or internship, or
otherwise communicate with us. We also collect information about you, including when
you make a donation, attend one of our events, or participate
in one of our programs.
The types of information we may collect include your name, email
address, postal address, phone number, birthday, credit card number (processed by a
third-party payment processor), purchase history, the YERF program you participate in, photos,
videos, audio recordings and other information or media you choose to provide.
Information We Collect Automatically When You Use the Sites
When you access or use our Sites(www.yerfoundation.com.ng), we automatically collect information
about you, including:
Log Information: We log information about your use of the Sites, including the type
of browser you use, access times, pages viewed, your IP address and the page you visited
before navigating to our Sites.
Device Information:
We may collect information about the computer or mobile device you
use to access our Sites, including the hardware model, operating system and version, device
identifiers and mobile network information.
Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies:
We use various
technologies to collect information, and this may include sending cookies to your
computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive
or in device memory that helps us to improve our Sites and your experience, see
which areas and features of our Sites are popular and count visits. We may also
collect information using web beacons (also known as “tracking pixels”).
Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in our Sites or emails
and help deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness
and determine whether an email has been opened and acted upon. For more information
about cookies, and how to disable them, please see “Your Choices” below.
Information We Collect From Other Sources
We may also obtain information from other sources and combine that with information
we collect through our Sites. For example if you create or log into your account through
a social media site, we will have access to certain information from that site, such as
your name, account information and friends lists, in accordance with the authorization
procedures determined by such social media site.
Use of Information
We may use information about you for various purposes, including to:
Provide, maintain and improve our Sites;
Facilitate your participation in events and programs that we and our partners host or provide
and interaction with other participants in such events and programs;
Send you confirmations, technical notices, updates, security alerts and
support and administrative messages;
Request feedback and to otherwise contact you about your use of the Sites;
Respond to your comments, questions and requests and provide customer service;
Send you newsletters and otherwise provide you with information or services you request
or that we think will be of interest to you;
Solicit volunteers, donations and support for YERF;
Include information about you, with your consent, in a directory of all of our program participants;
Monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with our Sites;
Personalize and improve the Sites;
Link or combine with information we get from others to help understand your needs and
provide you with better service;
Carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected.
Sharing of Information
We will not share information about you except as follows or as otherwise described in this
Privacy Policy:
With vendors, consultants and other service providers or volunteers who need access to
such information to carry out work on our behalf;
With other program participants if you opt-in to participate in our directory;
In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance
with any applicable law, regulation or legal process, or as otherwise required by any
applicable law, rule or regulation;
If we believe your actions are inconsistent with the spirit or language of our user agreements
or policies, or to protect the rights, property and safety of YERF, its employees, volunteers,
constituents or others;
In connection with, or during negotiations of, any reorganization, formation of a new or
successor organization, asset sale or transfer, financing or lending transaction or in any
other situation where personal information may be disclosed or transferred as one of the assets
of YERF and
With appropriate notice to you, with your consent, or at your direction, including if we
notify you through our Sites that the information you provide will be shared in a particular
manner and you provide such information.
We may also share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you.
Social Sharing Features
The Sites may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools
(such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let you share actions you take on
our Sites with other media, and vice versa. The use of such features enables
the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the
settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature.
For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in
connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the
entities that provide these features.
Advertising and Analytics Services Provided by Others
We may allow third parties to use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, or
other technologies to provide analytics services and serve advertisements on
our behalf across the web. These entities may collect information about your
use of the Sites and other websites, including your IP address, web browser,
pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked and conversion information.
This information may be used by REF and others to, among other things, analyze
and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising
and content targeted to your interests on our Sites and other websites, and customize
your experience and better understand your online activity. For more information about
interest-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for
behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices or
http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ for residents of the European Economic Area.
Data Retention
We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s)
for which we originally collected it, or for other legitimate business purposes,
including to meet our legal, regulatory, or other compliance obligations.
Transfer of Information to Nigeria and Other Countries
The REF is based in Nigeria and we process and store information in Nigeria and other
countries. Therefore, we and our service providers may transfer
information about you to, or store or access it in, jurisdictions that may not
provide equivalent levels of data protection as your home jurisdiction. We will
take steps to ensure that information about you receives an adequate level of
protection in the jurisdictions in which we process it.
Your Choices
Cookies
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually
choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Removing or rejecting
browser cookies does not necessarily affect third party flash cookies used in connection
with our Sites. To delete or disable flash cookies please visit
www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/security for more information.
Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect
the availability and functionality of our Sites.
Residents of the European Economic Area
If you are in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), you have certain rights and protections
under the law regarding the processing of your personal data.
Legal Basis for Processing
If you are in the EEA, when we process your personal data we will only do so in the
following situations:
We need to use your personal data to perform our responsibilities under our contract with you.
For example, we may process your personal data to facilitate any merchandise purchases you might
make.
We have a legitimate interest in processing your personal data. For example, we may process
your personal data to communicate with you about changes to our Sites, to provide, secure,
and improve our Sites, and to provide for the security of you, our staff, and our guests at
events we or our partners host.
We have your consent to do so. For example, we will seek your consent before processing your
personal data in connection with an event we are hosting or before adding your name to
our participant directory.
We have a legal obligation to process your personal data. For example, we may need to
retain information about your donations or purchases to comply with our legal obligations.
Data Subject Requests
If you are in the EEA, you have the right to access personal data we hold about you and to
ask that your personal data be corrected, erased, or transferred. You may also have
the right to object to, or request that we restrict, certain processing. If you would
like to exercise any of these rights, you may contact us as indicated below.
Questions or Complaints
If you are in the EEA and have a concern about our processing of personal data that
we are not able to resolve, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data privacy
authority where you reside. For contact details of your local Data Protection Authority,
please see:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm.
