Privacy Policy – African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA)

Last updated: 28th November 2025

This is the website privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) for Africa Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA).

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use and disclose your information when you access and

use our website. The purpose of our Privacy Policy is to give you knowledge of how we process

information about you. We are highly focused on processing any personal data with care, trust and respect.

In this Privacy Policy, the following words mean:

“Account” means a unique account created for you to access our Services or parts of our Services.

“Cookies” are small files stored on your Device during your use of the Website and which contain data

about your use of the Services. We may use session Cookies (which expire when you close your browser)

or persistent Cookies (which stay on your Device until you delete them).

“Data Protection Laws” means the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019, and, where applicable, the General

Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), including the retained EU law version of the GDPR

as it forms part of the law of the United Kingdom, and any other applicable data protection or privacy

legislation and/or regulation in any relevant jurisdiction.

“Device” refers to any device that can access the Services, including computers, cellphones, and digital tablets.

“GDPR” means the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679).

“Personal Information” means any information relating to a data subject who can be identified, directly

or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, identification number, location data, an online

identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic,

cultural, or social identity of that data subject, and includes “Personal Data” as the term is defined in GDPR.

“Services” means the services provided by AVPA from time to time, including the provision of access

to the Website and Form Application Portals.

“Service Provider” means any natural or legal person who processes Personal Information on behalf

of AVPA. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by AVPA to facilitate the Services,

to provide the Service on behalf of AVPA, to perform services related to the Services, or to assist AVPA

in analysing how the Services are used.

“Usage Data” refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Services or from

the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

“Website” refers to the website owned and operated by AVPA, accessible from avpa.africa.

Our Services

By using our Services, you agree to us processing your Personal Information in accordance with this

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

When using our Services, we may request that you provide us with certain Personal Information that can

be used to contact or identify you. The Personal Information we collect may include, but is not limited to:

Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Usage Data

Usage Data and Cookies

We use Cookies and other technologies to collect information about your visit to the Website and access

to the Services, such as the date and time of your visit, the information you searched to find the Website,

or your activity on the Website.

You may adjust your browser or operating system settings to limit or to decline or delete Cookies, but

this may affect your use of certain areas of the Website or the Services. Check the settings menu of your

browser or operating system to learn how to change your tracking settings or Cookie preferences.

From time to time, we may collect Usage Data automatically when you use the Services. The Usage Data

we collect may include information such as your Device’s Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser

type, browser 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.

When you access the Services through a mobile Device, we may collect certain information automatically,

including, but not limited to, the type of mobile Device you use, your mobile Device’s unique ID, the IP

address of your mobile Device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you

use, unique Device identifiers and other diagnostic data. We may also collect information that your

browser sends whenever you visit our Website or when you access the Services from a mobile device.

Use of Your Personal Data

We process your personal information only where we have a lawful basis to do so, for example, for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Services, including monitoring the usage of our Services.
To contact you via email, telephone, SMS, or other electronic communication methods.
To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other services and events

similar to those that you have already enquired about (unless you have opted not to receive such information).

To attend to and manage your requests to us.

We may use your information for other purposes where we have a legitimate reason, such as to verify your

identity, for data analysis purposes, to respond to your queries, identify usage trends, determine the

effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, evaluate and improve our Services, products, services,

marketing and your experience, or where you have consented to the processing.

Retention of Your Personal Data

AVPA will retain your Data only for as long as is necessary to provide the Services to you. We will retain

and use your Personal Information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example,

if we are required to retain your data to comply with Data Protection Laws and other applicable laws),

resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a

shorter period, except when it is used to strengthen security or improve the functionality of our Services,

or when we are legally obligated to retain it for longer periods.

Account

We maintain appropriate procedures to safeguard and secure your Personal Information and to prevent

unauthorised access. However, the accuracy and security of your information also depend on you.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password to access your Account or certain

parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Information, is processed at AVPA operating offices and in any

other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. This means that your information

may be transferred to computers located outside your country where data protection laws may differ.

AVPA ensures adequate protection is applied.

Children

AVPA does not knowingly collect or maintain information about children except as part of professional services.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Embedded content (videos, images, articles) behaves as though the visitor has accessed the external website.

Such sites may collect data, use cookies, embed tracking, and monitor your interaction.

Google Analytics

AVPA uses Google Analytics, meaning collected data may be subject to USA and other jurisdictions’ laws,

including the USA PATRIOT Act.

Data Security and Integrity

AVPA has reasonable security policies to protect personal information from loss, misuse, alteration, and destruction.

Photo Usage Policy

Consent must be explicitly obtained before taking or using photos of beneficiaries.
Consent must be documented.
Guardian consent is required for minors.

Rights of Beneficiaries

You may request: