Effective Date: 10-01-2023
Who we are
Thank you for choosing NaijaSphere, an online news and information dissemination platform that revolutionizes the way news and information are consumed in Nigeria. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing a secure and trustworthy experience. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you visit our website at https://naijasphere.com.
Information We Collect
Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data provided in the comments form, including your name, email address, and the content of your comment. We also collect your IP address and browser user agent string to help us detect and prevent spam.
Gravatar: An anonymized string, created from your email address, may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you have a profile picture associated with your email address. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://en.gravatar.com/support/data-privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media: If you upload images to the Website, please avoid including any embedded location data (EXIF GPS) within the images, as visitors to the Website can download and extract such information.
Cookies: We may use cookies to enhance your browsing experience on our site. If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. No personal data is stored within this cookie, and it is discarded when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies will last for two days, while screen options cookies will last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. Additionally, editing or publishing an article will result in an additional cookie being saved in your browser, containing no personal data but indicating the post ID of the edited article. This cookie will expire after one day.
Embedded Content: Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Sharing Your Data
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. However, we may share your data in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your personal information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, or providing services to you. These service providers have access to your personal information only to the extent necessary to perform their functions and are obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information.
- Compliance with Law: We may disclose your personal information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of NaijaSphere, its users, or others.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, we may transfer your personal information as part of the transaction. In such cases, we will notify you before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Data Retention
f you leave a comment on our Website, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is done to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically, instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our Website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you have certain rights regarding your personal data:
- Access and Portability: You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. Please note that we may require verification of your identity before providing the requested information.
- Erasure and Deletion: You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. However, please be aware that we may be required to retain certain data for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Third-Party Websites
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites or services. Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites or services before providing any personal information.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not directed to individuals under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete that information from our records.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our Website. Your continued use of the Website after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info@naijasphere.com.
Terms of Use
Please also review our Terms of Use, which govern your use of our Website. By using our Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by our Terms of Use.
By using our Website, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and acknowledge that you have read and understood our Terms of Use. Please read this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use carefully and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
