Privacy/Data Use and Protection Notice
We collect personal data about you:
When you give it to us directly
When we obtain it indirectly
When it is available publicly
Your personal data may be available to us from external publicly available sources. For example, depending on your privacy settings for social media services, we may access information from those accounts or services (for example when you choose to interact with us through platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter).
When you visit our website
When you visit our website, we automatically collect the following types of personal data:
We may collect, store and otherwise process the following kinds of personal data:
your name and contact details, including email address and, where applicable, social media identity;
Account data (e.g. My AHF App), which may include your name, email address, and location;
your date of birth and gender;
information about our services which you use/ which we consider may be of interest to you; and/or
any other personal data which you choose to share with us as per clause 2 of this Notice.
Please do not supply any other person's personal data to us, unless we prompt you to do so.
Do we process special categories of data?
Why do we use your personal data?
to provide you with services, products or information you have requested;
communicating with you and to answer your questions/requests;
to further our organisational aims in general;
to report on the impact and effectiveness of our work;
to register and administer your participation in events;
for training and/ or quality control;
for the prevention of fraud or misuse of services; and/or
for the establishment, defence and/ or enforcement of legal claims.
Our legal bases for processing
Where you have provided your consent for us to use your personal data in a certain way (for example, to use your personal data to send you direct marketing by email and we may ask for your explicit consent to collect special categories of your personal data).
Where necessary so that we can comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example, where we are obliged to share your personal data with regulatory bodies which govern our work and services).
Where necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request prior to entering a contract (for example, if you apply to work for/ volunteer with us).
Where it is in your/someone else’s vital interests (for example, if we became aware that there is a medical emergency).
Where there is a legitimate interest in us doing so (for example, processing data about your use of our website and services, our legitimate interests in monitoring and improving our website and services, or using data contained in or relating to any communication you send us, as well as our legitimate interests in the proper administration of our website, business and in our communications with users).
Sharing your personal data with others
In particular, we reserve the right to disclose your personal data to third parties:
International transfers of your personal data
Retaining and deleting personal data
Security/storage of and access to your personal data
What else should you know about your privacy online?
We do not knowingly collect personal data of children through our website.
If you are under 18 and need to give us your personal data, please contact the Privacy Office.
accounts, that information, along with any information disclosed in your communication, can be collected and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from third parties. Such activities are beyond our control and this Notice does not apply to such information. Any submissions to chat rooms or other public areas on this site are accepted with the understanding that they are accessible to all third parties. If you do not want your comments to be viewed by third parties, you are advised not to make any submissions. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password and/or account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.
Acknowledgments and Acceptance of Privacy Notice
Authorize the use of your personal information for the marketing, and promotional activities. In case of not granting consent, AHF will not collect nor process your personal information for the aforementioned purposes. | I accept I do not accept |
The collection and processing of sensitive information as provided in any local supplement and for the stated, explicit and lawful purpose indicated in that supplement. | I Accept I do not accept |
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“AHF” means AHF Uganda Cares, Ltd., non-governmental organization duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Uganda.
“Data Protection Law” means Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 (“DPPA”).
“Data Protection Authority” means the National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (“NITA Uganda”).
Data Privacy Office contact information: