Effective Date: 23/05/2024
1. Introduction
Founded in 1996, the Nehemiah Foundation Tanzania is a Christian non-profit organization committed to sustainably improving the living conditions of Tanzanians. As a subsidiary of the German Nehemiah Christian Relief Organization, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, we are dedicated to ensuring your privacy and the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website (nehemiatz.org) or interact with us in any capacity.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of information:
- Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, and other contact details you provide when you donate, volunteer, or contact us.
- Payment Information: Credit card or bank account information for processing donations.
- Technical Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and other technical data collected through cookies and similar technologies.
- Usage Data: Information about your interactions with our website, such as pages visited, links clicked, and other usage patterns.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- To Process Donations: Manage and process your donations, including sending receipts and acknowledgment letters.
- To Communicate: Respond to your inquiries, send updates about our projects, and inform you about volunteer opportunities and fundraising campaigns.
- To Improve Our Services: Analyze website usage to improve our services, enhance user experience, and develop new programs.
- Legal Compliance: Ensure compliance with legal obligations and protect our rights and the rights of others.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, processing payments, and conducting our operations, under confidentiality agreements.
- Legal Obligations: Law enforcement or governmental authorities if required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Nehemiah Foundation Tanzania or others.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, destruction, or alteration. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal obligations.
- Opt-out: Unsubscribe from our communications by following the instructions in the emails we send or by contacting us directly.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage patterns, and improve our services. You can control cookie settings through your browser, but disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
8. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any websites you visit.
9. 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 significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website and indicating the effective date.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Address: P.O. Box 4939, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Email: social@nehemiatz.org
- Phone: +255 (0) 22 211 1234
Thank you for supporting the Nehemiah Foundation Tanzania. Together, we can make a lasting difference in the lives of Tanzanians.
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://nehemiatz.org.
Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
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.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.