Effective Date: January 9, 2026
Last Updated: January 9, 2026
At The Godwin Agbon Foundation, we treat your privacy with the utmost importance. Our Data Protection and Privacy Policies outline the measures we have put in place to protect and securely safeguard your personal information whenever you visit our website or interact with our team. These policies have been carefully reviewed, approved, and provided by our legal advisors.
We regularly review and update our Data Protection and Privacy Policies. Any changes will be communicated to you through our website and/or via email.
Organizations with which we share common ownership or management, as well as entities with whom we have contractual, strategic, support, or partnership relationships. This includes our advisers, consultants, bankers, vendors, and subcontractors.
Information that is stored electronically, on a computer system, or within certain paper-based filing systems.
An individual or entity responsible for determining how and why Personal Data is processed.
The Nigerian Data Protection Regulations.
The National Information Technology Development Agency.
Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, but is not limited to, name, gender, photograph, email address, bank details, medical information, internet protocol (IP) address, and any information relating to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that individual.
Any activity involving the use of Personal Data. This includes collecting, recording, storing, or holding data, as well as performing any operation or series of operations on the data. Such operations may include organizing, updating, retrieving, using, disclosing, transferring, erasing, or destroying Personal Data. Processing also covers the transfer of Personal Data to third parties.
Information relating to an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health status, or sexual life.
We may collect, use, store, and transfer various types of Personal Data about you, which we have categorized as follows:
We collect this information through direct interactions with you, including when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletters or publications, request marketing materials, respond to surveys, complete feedback or comment forms, submit business cards to our staff, complete other forms, apply for employment through our careers page, or contact us for information or correspondence via post, email, our website, or other means.
As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data relating to your device, browsing activities, and usage patterns. This information is collected through the use of cookies and similar technologies. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more details.
We do not intentionally or knowingly collect Sensitive Personal Data. We therefore request that you do not submit or disclose such information to us, except where it is required for a specific and lawful purpose.
We collect, process, and store your Personal Data primarily to enable us to effectively engage with you and improve our services. Your Personal Data may be used for the following purposes:
Please note that we do not disclose personally identifiable information to advertisers. However, we may occasionally share aggregated or anonymized statistical information about website visitors.
We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes outlined above unless we reasonably determine that it is necessary to use the data for another purpose that is compatible with the original purpose. If you require further explanation on how such processing aligns with the original purpose, please contact us.
Where it becomes necessary to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you in advance and seek your explicit consent before proceeding.
Data Protection Laws grant you certain rights regarding the Personal Data we collect and process about you. These rights include:
You have the right to withdraw any consent previously given to us or our Affiliated Third Parties. We obtain your consent before using your Personal Data, and such consent is always given freely and voluntarily. In line with regulatory requirements, consent is not implied, and you are provided the opportunity to review our Data Protection and Privacy Policy before giving consent.
Where Sensitive Personal Data is involved, consent must be explicit and provided in writing. The Personal Data of minors (individuals under the age of 18) is protected, and consent is obtained from a parent, guardian, or legally authorized representative in accordance with applicable laws.
You may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by adjusting your preferences on our website or by using the unsubscribe or opt-out links included in our marketing messages.
You may request the deletion of your Personal Data held by us, subject to any legal or regulatory retention obligations and the technical time required to complete such deletion.
You have the right to request access to your Personal Data and to object to its processing. Where your Personal Data is stored electronically in a structured format, you are entitled to receive it in a commonly used electronic format.
You have the right to request updates or corrections to your Personal Data at any time where such information is inaccurate or has changed.
You have the right to receive your Personal Data and request that it be transferred to another Data Controller, where applicable.
You have the right to lodge a complaint regarding the processing of your Personal Data.
You may exercise any of the above rights in accordance with our Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) Procedure.
Access to your Personal Data is restricted to our employees who require it for legitimate business purposes. In addition, the following trusted third parties may have access to your Personal Data:
We only transfer Personal Data to Affiliated Third Parties that provide adequate safeguards for the protection of your information and are contractually required to comply with applicable data protection laws. We do not sell, and will never sell, your Personal Data.
All Affiliated Third Parties are required to respect the security and confidentiality of your Personal Data, process it only for specified purposes, and act strictly in accordance with our instructions. Our professional service providers are not permitted to use your Personal Data for their own independent purposes.
All Personal Data submitted to us is stored on secure, encrypted servers with restricted access limited to authorized personnel responsible for system maintenance and security. We have implemented appropriate physical, technical, and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
While we take all reasonable steps to safeguard your information, no security system is entirely foolproof, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed. In the event of a Personal Data breach, such incidents will be managed in accordance with our Personal Data Breach Management Procedures.
Where required, any data breach will be reported to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) within 72 hours of occurrence. Where the breach poses a significant risk to your rights or freedoms, we will notify you promptly, outlining the nature of the breach, steps taken to address it, and measures implemented to prevent future occurrences.
Our employees are under a strict obligation to maintain the confidentiality of all Personal Data in our possession.
Please note that the transmission of data over the internet is not entirely secure. While we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmitted electronically. Any electronic transmission of Personal Data is therefore undertaken at your own risk.
The Personal Data we collect may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in countries outside Nigeria for the purposes outlined in this Policy. Data protection laws in such countries may differ from, and in some cases be less stringent than, those applicable in Nigeria.
By accepting this Policy or providing your Personal Data to us, you expressly consent to the transfer and processing of your Personal Data outside Nigeria. Notwithstanding this, we will take all reasonable measures to ensure that your Personal Data is handled securely and that any international transfer is conducted in compliance with applicable data protection laws and only to recipients that have implemented adequate safeguards to protect your information.
We retain your Personal Data only for as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes set out in this Policy and to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Your Personal Data may be retained for a longer period where there is a complaint, or where we reasonably anticipate litigation arising from our relationship with you.
In determining appropriate retention periods, we consider factors such as the volume, nature, and sensitivity of the Personal Data; the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure; the purposes for which the data is processed; whether those purposes can be achieved by alternative means; and applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
Where Personal Data forms part of a document, the retention period specified in our document retention policy for that category of document shall apply.
Our website or email communications may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, or applications. Clicking on such links or enabling these connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you.
We do not control these third-party platforms and are not responsible for their privacy practices or policies. When you leave our website, we encourage you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit.
Where you register for or participate in events organized or supported by us, your Personal Data may be processed in accordance with this Policy and any specific privacy notice provided in relation to the event. Event-related communications may also include links to third-party platforms, and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of such platforms before providing your Personal Data.
If you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, you can submit a formal request using the button below:
To the extent permitted by applicable laws, we may refuse to act on a request where at least one of the following applies:
We welcome any questions, requests, or concerns regarding our Data Protection and Privacy Policies or our privacy practices. Please contact us via:
By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Data as described herein.