Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to CIATECH Africa ("we", "our", or "us"). As a premier innovation hub and social enterprise headquartered in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, we are entirely committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, utilize our Partnership Portal, or apply for our incubation and workforce development programs.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways when you interact with our digital and physical infrastructure. The information we may collect includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, professional email address, telephone number, and organization entity that you voluntarily give to us when choosing to participate in various activities related to our ecosystem (such as deploying a proposal).
• Application Data: Data submitted during applications for the Women in Business Program, STEM Champ Initiative, or Startup Incubation—which may encompass educational history, business metrics, and financial proposals.
• Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, and your access times.

3. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to:

• Process partnership proposals and route inquiries to the appropriate internal departments (e.g., Government Policy, Capital Investments).
• Evaluate applications for our incubation and venture development systems.
• Send you our newsletter, policy briefs, and innovation insights (only if you have explicitly subscribed).
• Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or with third parties.
• Increase the efficiency and operation of our digital platforms.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our multilateral partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers.

5. Data Security

CIATECH Africa implements administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact our Headquarters at:

CIATECH Africa
Borno Innovation Hub
Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Email: contact@ciatech.africa
Phone: +234 800 CIATECH