PRIVACY POLICY FOR POINTOGRAPH WEB & MOBILE SOFTWARE APPLICATION
Effective date: October 12, 2020
Applicable to: www.pointograph.com
1. DEFINITIONS
"Data Controller" means the publisher and owner of the Website and the party also responsible for the collection of data.
"Content" means any content, writing, images, audiovisual content or other information published on this Website.
"Parties" means both You (the user of the Service) and the Data Controller: KARATGOLD LIMITED.
"Personal Data" means any personal information collected from You in relation with your use of this service which is capable of identifying You.
"Service" means the Website, which is known as: www.pointograph.com including all pages, sub pages, all blogs, forums and other connected internet content whatsoever.
"User Content" means any audio, video, text, images or other material users choose to display on this Website.
"You, Yours" means the user of this Website.
2. INTRODUCTION
This Privacy Policy is designed to inform You about the Personal Data we collect, how we collect this data, the uses of the data, and Your rights relating to the Personal Data when You use this Service.
We are committed to protecting your Personal Data while You use this Website.
By continuing to use our Website, You acknowledge that You have reviewed the Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. This also means that You have consented to the use of Your Personal Data and have accepted the applicable disclosures.
3. CONTACT
The operator who is also the party responsible for the collection of data is as follows: KARATGOLD LIMITED and can be contacted as follows:
KARATGOLD LIMITED
Karatgold Centre
6, Eneka Street. Government Estate
OffAbuloma Road
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Tel: +2348033084272
E: [email protected]
4. THE PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU
We collect various information to enable us provide good Service to all our users. Depending on how our Service will be used, the different types of Personal Data we collect are as follows:
A. For registered users: During the process of Your registration we will collect the following information:
1) NAME for businesses, government and organizations only, NOT for individuals
2) ADDRESSES for businesses, government and organizations only, NOT for individuals
3) Email for all
4) Phone number for all
We may also require other information in relation to:
(I) Your interaction with our representatives;
(II) receiving notifications by text message or email about marketing;
(III) receiving general emails from us.
(IV) commenting on our Content or other User Content on our Website.
(V) the following forms of activities:
a). When making enquiries or lodging complaints
b). When uploading content such as documents, photos, videos etc
B. For All Users: We will collect passive information from all registered and unregistered users. This information includes cookies, IP address information, location information and certain browser information.
C. User experience: From time to time we may also request certain Personal Data that may be necessary to improve our Service.
5. THE PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AS YOU USE OUR SERVICE
We use the following to collect Personal Data from You:
Cookies: We use the data collected by the cookies to offer You the best experience on our Website. Cookies are information stored on Your browser when You visit our Website or use a social network with Your PC, Smartphone or Tablets. They contain various data which includes the name of the server from which it comes, the numeric identifier, etc. The types of cookies we use are as follows:
(I) Technical cookies: These cookies are essential for the correct functioning of our Website and they are required to provide the Service required to our users.
(II) Profiling cookies: These cookies are used to create user profiles based on personal choices and preferences in order to send advertising messages to Your device.
(III) Third party cookies: While using our Service, You may receive cookies from websites managed by other organizations. Third party analytical cookies may also be installed. Third party analytical cookies are used to detect information on user behaviour on our Website. This is placed in order to monitor the performance and improve the usability of this Website.
(IV) Support in configuring your browser: You can manage these cookies through the settings of Your browser on Your device. However, deleting cookies from Your browser may remove the preferences You have set for this Website.
Log Data: We also use log files which store automatic information collected when users visit this Website. The log data which will be collected are as follows:
(I) the domain and host from which You access the Website;
(II) name of the Internet Service Provider (ISP);
(III) date and time of visit;
(IV) Your computer operating system and browser software;
(V) web pages visited, the duration, and frequency of visits;
(VI) Your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
6. PURPOSE OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA
We collect and use Your Personal Data for the following reasons:
(I) to provide our Service and to maintain and make improvements to the Service we provide to You;
(II) to provide personalized Service to You, including making recommendations and providing personalized content;
(III) to provide You with updates on the Website and related items;
(IV) to provide analytics to understand how our Service is used;
In addition to the purposes stated above, we also use Your Personal Data for the following:
a) to gauge the frequency of usage of the website and/or mobile application
b) to record preferences and interests where applicable for purposes of presenting best-fitted adverts
c) to update user on new content or other developments relating to interests being followed or tracked on the website and/or mobile application
7. STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA
We take the security of the Personal Data we collect very seriously, and we take reasonable measures to reduce the risk of accidental destruction, loss or unauthorized access to such information. However, please note that no system involving the transmission of information via electronic storage systems or the internet is completely secure.
We use the following systems to store Your information:
The applications are largely built on Google tools (APIs) and data are stored on secure cloud servers.
The Personal Data and any other information we have about You may be stored for the following period: Content posted by users such as documents, comments, photos and videos are retained long as the user desires to keep them.
Note that You can withdraw Your consent to store Your Personal Data at anytime. Once this is done, all Personal Data and information we have about You will be deleted.
9. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Our Service is built with strong security features that continuously protect Your Personal Data. Our security features help us detect and block security threats. If we detect any security risk, we may inform You and guide You through steps to stay protected.
10. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA
When You share Your Personal Data
Our Service enables You to share information with other users. However, You have control over how You share this information. When You upload any content on our Website, Your content becomes accessible to other users.
When we share Your Personal Data
We do not disclose Your Personal Data except for any of the following reasons:
(I) if You have granted us the permission to do so: We will disclose Your Personal Data where we have received Your unequivocal consent and permission to do so. However, such consent may be withdrawn at anytime;
(II) if we are required to do so by an existing law or regulation: We may also disclose and share Your Personal Data for the following reasons:
to meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or any legal request, such as subpoenas, court orders, requests for administrative or government bodies;
to enforce our applicable Terms of Use;
to detect, prevent, or address any fraud, security or technical issues;
to prosecute or bring any legal action against any user who has violated any law or our Terms of Use.
(III) For any other other reason that may be necessary for the operation of our Website.
11. USER CONTENT
We may allow users to post their content or information on this. These contents include audio, video, updates, articles, images, or other materials users choose to display on the Website. Please note that any material which You may post is made accessible to the entire public and will not be regulated by this Privacy Policy.
12. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES/SERVICES
The website may contain links to other websites which we believe may offer useful information. This linked websites are not under our control and this Privacy Policy does not apply to these websites. We suggest that You contact those websites directly for information on their privacy policy, security, data collection and distribution policies.
13. ACCESSING, MODIFYING AND DELETING YOUR PERSONAL DATA
If you wish to access, review, modify any information we have about You, You may do so by simply contacting us on the following email address: [email protected]. You may also request that we delete any information belonging to You that we have stored.
If You wish to delete any information belonging to You, You may do so by using the following steps:
Content you have posted may be modified or deleted by yourself at anytime. Data entered at point of registration may be viewed, reviewed, or modified by going to SETTINGS. For any further needs in this regard, please feel free to contract the operators.
14. YOUR RIGHTS
Your rights in relation to Your Personal Data are as follows:
(I) the right to have access to Your Personal Data;
(II) the right to be informed about the processing of Your Personal Data;
(III) the right to rectify any inaccurate Personal Data or any information about You;
(IV) the right to review, modify or erase Your Personal Data and any other information we have about You;
(V) the right to restrict the processing of Your Personal Data;
(VI) the right to block Personal Data processing in violation of any law;
(VII) the right to be informed about any rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of any processing carried out;
(VIII) the right to the portability of Your Personal Data; and
(IX) the right to lodge a complaint to a supervisory authority within Nigeria.
15. CONTACT INFORMATION
If You have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the Personal Data we collect, or if You wish to make any comments or complaints about anything related to this Privacy Policy, please contact us at the following email address: [email protected].
16. REVISIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
We reserve the right to modify and revise this Privacy Policy from time to time without Your explicit consent. If we make any fundamental change, we will notify You and obtain Your consent to the revised version.