Your privacy, in plain terms.

Depending on how you interact with 1Talent Africa, we may collect information such as:

• Your name
• Email address
• Phone/WhatsApp number
• City and country
• Profession, occupation or field of work
• Skills and areas of expertise
• Interests and community preferences
• AI or technology experience
• LinkedIn, portfolio or website links you voluntarily provide
• Volunteer interests and availability
• Event registration information
• Information you voluntarily provide through our forms, surveys, applications or communications

We aim to collect only information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

We may use your information to:

• Process your request to join the 1Talent Africa community
• Manage community membership and participation
• Add or invite you to relevant community groups
• Process volunteer applications and coordinate volunteers
• Register and communicate with you about events and programmes
• Share relevant opportunities, resources and community updates
• Understand the skills, interests and needs of our community
• Improve our programmes, events and community experience
• Respond to enquiries or requests
• Maintain the safety and integrity of our community
• Meet applicable legal or regulatory requirements

Where required, we will obtain your consent before using your information for additional purposes such as direct marketing.

1Talent Africa currently uses WhatsApp as one of its community platforms.

If you choose to join a 1Talent Africa WhatsApp community, certain information associated with your WhatsApp account, including your name, profile information and phone number, may be visible to other members depending on WhatsApp's privacy settings and functionality.

By joining a WhatsApp group, you acknowledge that your phone number may be visible to other members of that group.

WhatsApp is operated independently by Meta, and your use of WhatsApp is also subject to WhatsApp's own terms and privacy practices.

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share information where reasonably necessary with:

• Authorized members of the 1Talent Africa team
• Service providers that help us operate our website, forms, email, events or community
• Event or programme partners where necessary and where you have been appropriately informed
• Government, regulatory or law-enforcement authorities where disclosure is required by law

Where third-party services process information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to use reputable providers and appropriately protect personal information.

Some services we use may store or process information outside Nigeria.

Where personal data is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such transfers are handled in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or as required by law.

We may periodically review and delete information that is no longer required.

If you leave the community or withdraw a volunteer application, you may also request deletion of your personal information, subject to any legal or legitimate retention requirements.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.

Access to community and volunteer information is limited to people who reasonably need it to perform their responsibilities.

However, no online system can guarantee absolute security.

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Ask what personal information we hold about you
• Request access to your information
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of your information
• Object to or request restriction of certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Request portability of your information where applicable

Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that was lawfully carried out before the withdrawal.

We may send you communications necessary for your participation in the community, events, volunteer activities or programmes you have requested.

Where required, promotional or marketing communications will be based on your consent or another applicable lawful basis.

You may opt out of marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe method provided or by contacting us.

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies necessary for website functionality, security and analytics.

Where required, we will request your consent before using non-essential cookies.

Third-party services used on our website may also process certain technical information according to their respective privacy policies.

The 1Talent Africa community and its general membership forms are currently intended only for individuals who are 18 years of age or older.

We do not knowingly collect personal information through these forms from individuals under the age of 18. If we become aware that personal information has been submitted by someone under 18, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

We may introduce programmes for younger participants in the future. Where we do so, appropriate parental or guardian consent and additional privacy safeguards will be implemented where required.

We may update this Privacy Policy as our community, programmes or legal obligations evolve.

When significant changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date and, where appropriate, notify our community.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to access, correct or request deletion of your personal information, please contact:

1Talent Africa — Email: hello@onetalentafrica.com

You may also lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission if you believe your personal information has been processed in violation of applicable data protection law.