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Privacy Statement
AfriChat is the premier international business conference focused on engendering a mutually beneficial and endearing business relationship between Africans in various forms of trade and their counterparts in China. With the goal of “Breaking Business Barriers,” this international conference seeks to stimulate ease of doing business in the areas of finance, logistics, culture, customer relationship and regulatory issues.
We have anticipated some questions from interested parties and potential participants and have attempted proffering answers to these questions below. For any question not addressed here,
This Privacy Statement applies to the AfriChat website, our conferences and other services we offer and explains the types of personal data we collect, how we use such information, who we share it with, how we protect that information and your rights concerning your personal data
By accessing and browsing our website, you confirm that you agree to this Policy Statement. If you have any requests concerning your personal data or any queries about these practices, please contact registration@dev.obact.in
About us
AfriChat, while carrying out the business of conference management, is committed to protecting your personal information. Our activities are carried out through our parent company, Gotcha Communications Limited (www.gotcha.ng) operating out of 40 Sam Ajayi Street, Magodo GRA Phase 2, Lagos State, Nigeria. More information about AfriChat can be found at www.africhat.org. Our principal contact is Kizito Alakwe, PhD who is the CEO of Gotcha Communications Limited and convener, AfriChat
Information we Collect
When you visit and browse our websites directly or via email hyperlinks (including when you complete an enquiry or web sign up form) or when you speak to us by telephone or email, you may give us personal information about yourself. We also collect information about the transactions you undertake through this site (See Payments). We collect information to process registrations to conferences managed by us. We collect additional information about your visit to our website using cookies (see Use of Cookies).
The information you give us may include the following: your name, sex, email address, IP address, phone number, mobile number, and information about your role and company profile such as job title, job function and, company name
We also collect information on your profile such as your areas of interest at our conferences, company size, your industry, your reasons for attending our conference, your plans to seek for consulting services and others such as Awards programmes, our blogs, newsletter and other specialist features at our events. Profile information helps us provide you with relevant communications and services.
How we Use the
Information We Collect
| WHY WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA? | HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA? | WHAT IS THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA? |
|---|---|---|
| Provide you with AfriChat services. | To carry out our obligations under a contract with you, for example, where you have sponsored or partnered with us. | We process your personal data to deliver our contractual obligations to you |
| Personalize our services | To deliver a conference that meets your requirements and expectations, for example, ensuring you receive information on features at the conference that are relevant to you and your business. | It is in our legitimate business interest to meet your needs and give you the best experience we can. |
| Manage your enquiries & offer customer services and support | To contact you via your preferred channel (such as email or phone) to provide further information related to your enquiry, for example, sponsorship, being a participant or speaking at our conference. We may also contact you by similar channels to respond to your request for help or support | It is in our legitimate business interest to fulfil your enquiry request so that you can receive information relevant to your enquiry or request for help and support. |
| Manage your registration to our conferences | To contact you by email to confirm we have received your registration and send you your badge or confirmation for entry | It is in our legitimate business interest to send you your badge by email in advance of the event and ensure that we can communicate details of any features that may be relevant to you including transport and accommodation. |
| Administer membership records | To carry out the necessary administration to provide you with information and benefits in line with your membership of AfriChat, such as giving you access to our blogs | It is in our legitimate business interest to fulfil the nature of your membership and to talk to you about updating details of the services that we may provide to you |
| Carry out aggregated and anonymized research about engagement with our conferences | To understand member requirements and expectations and to continuously improve the services that we offer | It is in our legitimate business interest to exceed your expectation in relation to our conferences. |
| Facilitate the use of badge scanners at AfriChat conferences | To analyze attendance with a view to improving service delivery in our conferences. Sponsors may also scan your badge to capture their own and leads | It is in our legitimate business interest to understand if you attended our event to improve the conference experience.By consenting to the sponsor scanning your badge, you agree to your personal details being transferred to that organization. |
Videography and Photography
We use personal data captured during video footage at our exhibitions and events to promote our conferences on partner TV stations, YouTube Channel, Facebook, LinkedIn, media organizations, and Conference website, to amplify our activities to a broader audience.
By taking part in an interview, you agree to how AfriChat will use your personal data in the form of imagery and contact details. Note that we do not seek permission for the general recording of the conference proceedings. However, if a participant asks us to not to include them in the shot, due to a concern about privacy, we should generally do so, unless it is editorially justified to continue. You can update your preferences at any time by sending your request to enquiries@dev.obact.in.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies to gather information about your visit to our website and to keep track of your preferences and browsing patterns, building up a demographic profile. This helps us to improve our websites, including features, content and functionality.
AfriChat Associations
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Third-Party Services
AfriChat uses third-party services to help maintain the security and performance of AfriChat websites. To deliver this service, it processes the IP addresses of visitors to AfriChat websites. AfriChat website does not store credit card details.
We also use third-party services and systems to provide some functions on our websites, and other marketing functions. These include social media platforms, web analytics services, conference apps, conference registration services, media auditing services and exhibition catalogue publishers. When using their systems, their standard privacy terms apply.
your personal data with partners and sponsors, and we will always ask for your consent to do so. You can withdraw this consent at any time by contacting enquiries@dev.obact.in.
Other Websites
We do not store credit card details on our servers, and all transactions are processed through a gateway provider. AfriChat cannot be held responsible for any external events outside of our control, which may prevent you from attending AfriChat conference. Paid-for registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable. For payment enquiries, please contact kizito.lakwe@dev.obact.in.
Subject Access Request
You have the right to see what personal data we hold about you. We aim to provide you with all a file of all the information we hold on you within 30 days. We may not be able to provide you with information we hold about you if it would unreasonably affect the privacy of another individual or if by giving you access it poses a severe threat to another individual). To obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you, please email enquiries@dev.obact.in.
Transferring Personal Data
Given that the Internet is a global environment using it to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. This means for instance, that data you pass to us may be processed anywhere in the world. However, the data will always be held securely and in line with global standards
Changes to our Privacy Statement
We keep our privacy statement under regular review and reserve the right to make changes at any time.
We will place any updates on this webpage
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