Privacy Policy Notice by Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) and the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI).
1. ABOUT THIS NOTICE
This Privacy Notice provides information on how Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) and the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collect and process your personal data when you visit our website in relation to the 6th Edition of the Prosperity Africa Conference. It sets out what we do with your personal data and how we keep it secure and explains the rights that you have in relation to your personal data.
2. THE PERSONAL DATA THAT WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
Personal data means any information that can be used to identify directly or indirectly a specific individual. You provide us with your personal data when you register your personal details on our website and transact with the same which includes the following:
a) Information you provide to us:
We receive and store the information you provide to us including your identity data, contact data, biometric data and financial data. These types of personal data may include:
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contact details (such as your name, postal addresses, phone numbers and email addresses)
online registration information (such as your password and other authentication information, Company details, contact persons, booth preferences, and any other information provided during the registration process
payment information (such as your credit card information and billing address)
Usage Data:
Event Interaction: Data related to your interaction with the event website, such as pages visited, links clicked, and content viewed.
Communications: Records of your communications with us, including emails and phone calls.
c) Technical Data:
Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device type.
Cookies: Information collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience.
3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We may use the collected information for various purposes, including:
a) Event Management:
Registration and Participation: To process your registration, manage your participation, and provide relevant information about the event.
Communication: To send you updates, confirmations, and other essential information related to the event.
Personalization: To customize your experience, such as by suggesting relevant sessions or exhibitors.
b) Operational Purposes:
Analytics: To analyze attendance, engagement, and other metrics to improve future events. Security: To ensure the security and integrity of the event and our systems.
c) Compliance and Legal Obligations:
Policy Enforcement: To enforce our policies and terms of service.
Complying with our legal obligations, including verifying your identity where necessary or detecting fraud.
4. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
We shall only process your personal data where we have a legal basis to do so. The legal basis will depend on the purposes for which we have collected and used your personal data. In almost every case the legal basis will be one of the following:
a) Consent: For example, where you have provided your consent to receive certain marketing from us. You can withdraw your consent at any time, including by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any marketing email we send you.
b) Our legitimate business interests: Where it is necessary for us to understand the participants of the event, promote our services and operate effectively, provided in each case that this is done in a legitimate way which does not unduly affect your privacy and other rights.
c) Performance of a contract with you: This would also apply where we need to take steps prior to entering into a contract with you. For example, where you have purchased a ticket or booth from us and we need to use your contact details and payment information in order to process your order and send the ticket to you.
d) Compliance with law: Where we are subject to a legal obligation and need to use your personal data in order to comply with that obligation.
5. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION
We may share your information with third parties under the following circumstances:
a) Service Providers:
We may share your personal data with vendors and service providers who assist us in event management, registration processing, payment handling, and other services.
b) Event Partners:
Information may be shared with our event partners and sponsors for co-hosting the event, providing services, or delivering event-related offers.
c) Legal Compliance:
We may disclose information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
d) BusinessTransfers:
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.
6. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
We may transfer your personal data to locations in another country, if this is permissible pursuant to applicable laws in your location. There are inherent risks in such transfers.
In the event of international transfers of your personal data, we shall put in place measures necessary to protect your data and ensure the same level of protection available in the country of data origin. We shall continue to respect your legal rights pursuant to the terms of this Privacy Notice and applicable laws in your location.
By participating in the event, you consent to such transfers in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
7. DATA RETENTION
We will take every reasonable step to ensure that your personal data is processed for the minimum period necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice. Your Personal Data may be retained in a form that allows for identification only for as long as:
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We maintain an ongoing relationship with you. This will enable us to improve your experience with us and to ensure that you receive communications from us
Your Personal Data is necessary in connection with the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice and we have a valid legal basis,
The duration of: (i) any applicable limitation period (i.e., any period during which a person could bring a legal claim against us), and
We will actively review the personal data we hold and delete it securely, or in some cases anonymise it, when there is no longer a legal, business or consumer need for it to be retained.
DATA SECURITY
We have implementend appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is entirely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We advise you to take appropriate precautions to safeguard your own information when using this website.
9. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS
- It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
- Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to access, correct or erase your personal data, object to or restrict processing of your personal data, right to ask that we transfer your personal data to a third party, and unsubscribe from our emails and newsletters.
- Where you wish to permanently delete your data from our website, you may request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal or operational constraints.
- We can refuse to accede to your request where it is unreasonable or where you have failed
to provide additional information necessary to confirm your identity.
10. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our event website. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings, but disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
11. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on our website, and the updated policy will take effect upon posting.
12. CONTACT US
For any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Email: info@chamberuganda.go.ug
Phone: +256753503035