Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The African Visionary Alliance ("AVA," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors, partners, and stakeholders. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose information through our website and related services, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

By accessing or using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our services to you.

2.1 Personal Information (PI)

This is information that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly. We may collect the following Personal Information:

• **Contact Data:** Name, email address, telephone number, and physical address when you voluntarily provide it, such as when signing up for a newsletter or making an inquiry.
• **Professional Data:** Organisation name, job title, and area of interest, especially in the context of partnerships or collaboration.
• **Financial Data:** [Specify if you collect donation or payment information, and how it is handled, e.g., "We do not store your full payment card details; these are processed securely by our third-party payment provider, [Name of Payment Processor]."]

2.2 Usage Data

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website. This Usage Data may include information such as:

• Your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address
• Browser type and version
• The pages of our website that you visit
• The time and date of your visit
• The time spent on those pages
• Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

3. How We Use Your Information

African Visionary Alliance uses the collected data for various purposes, including:

• To operate, maintain, and improve our website and communications.
• To respond to your inquiries, comments, or requests.
• To send you updates, newsletters, and promotional materials related to our mission, if you have opted in.
• To process and acknowledge donations and provide tax receipts, where applicable.
• To monitor the usage of our website and analyze trends.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or illegal activities.
• To comply with legal obligations and regulatory requirements (e.g., POPIA).

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your Personal Information in the following situations:

• **Service Providers:** We may share your data with trusted third-party companies and individuals who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users (e.g., hosting providers, email service platforms, analytics providers). These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• **Legal Requirements:** We may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of AVA, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing, or protect the personal safety of users or the public.
• **Business Transfers:** If AVA is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred.

5. Your Data Protection Rights (POPIA)

In accordance with POPIA, you have the right to:

• **The Right of Access:** Request copies of your Personal Information we hold.
• **The Right to Rectification:** Request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
• **The Right to Erasure:** Request that we erase your Personal Information, under certain conditions.
• **The Right to Restrict Processing:** Object to or request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Information, under certain conditions.
• **The Right to Data Portability:** Request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the 'Contact Us' section below.

6. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please contact us at:

African Visionary Alliance
Email: webpagecontact@african-visionary-alliance.co.za