Privacy
Privacy
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to learn more about how Towntalk Solutions Inc (“Towntalk”) stores and processes your information.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to learn more about how Towntalk Solutions Inc (“Towntalk”) stores and processes your information.
Information collection
Information collection
We may collect information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, location, email address, phone number, date of birth, gender, payment details and other information that is not otherwise publicly available.
To combat harmful conduct and minimize spam, we collect information about your computer hardware and software and other technical information about your means of connection to Area!.
To improve your experience, we may collect information about how you use Area! including the types of events that you view, report or engage with, the features you use, the actions you take, the people you interact with and the time, frequency and duration of your activities.
Use of information
Use of information
The information collected from you is used in a number of ways. We use the information to process your registration, to fulfil your service order; maintain the quality of our service, generate statistics about Area!’s visitors, facilitate payment in respect of services rendered to you, personalise and improve the content of Area!, fulfil any other request you have made, conduct research and generally enhance our service delivery to you. The information collected is also used to prepare reports for our internal use and for our current or potential partners e.g. agents, investors, sponsors, advertisers, potential Influencers and other potential users.
We may use location-related information to provide, personalize and improve Area! for you and other visitors.
We may from time to time wish to provide or connect you with information, including from third parties, about special features of Area! or any other service we think may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive these kinds of communications, you can opt by emailing our Data Protection Office via dpo@towntalk.ng.
We may hire other companies to provide services on our behalf e.g. performing statistical analysis of our service etc. and these companies may use your personal information and or communicate with you. We will only provide those companies with the information necessary to provide us with such services and we shall prohibit them from using that information for any other purpose.
We may use the information that we have to verify accounts and activity, combat harmful conduct, detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences, and promote safety and security on and off Area!. For example, we may use data that we have to investigate suspicious activity or breaches of our Terms or Policies, or to detect when someone needs help.
We reserve the right to disclose information about you or your use of Area! in compliance with any legal process (i.e. any statutory demand, subpoena, warrant or court order) to protect against fraudulent, abusive, unlawful use of Area!, to protect our rights or property, to defend the personal safety of users or when we believe in good faith that a situation involving danger or injury to any person requires disclosure.
We shall not sell, share or offer information about you with third parties except in the manner described in this policy.
The information collected from you is used in a number of ways. We use the information to process your registration, to fulfil your service order; maintain the quality of our service, generate statistics about Area!’s visitors, facilitate payment in respect of services rendered to you, personalise and improve the content of Area!, fulfil any other request you have made, conduct research and generally enhance our service delivery to you. The information collected is also used to prepare reports for our internal use and for our current or potential partners e.g. agents, investors, sponsors, advertisers, potential Influencers and other potential users.
We may use location-related information to provide, personalize and improve Area! for you and other visitors.
We may from time to time wish to provide or connect you with information, including from third parties, about special features of Area! or any other service we think may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive these kinds of communications, you can opt by emailing our Data Protection Office via dpo@towntalk.ng.
We may hire other companies to provide services on our behalf e.g. performing statistical analysis of our service etc. and these companies may use your personal information and or communicate with you. We will only provide those companies with the information necessary to provide us with such services and we shall prohibit them from using that information for any other purpose.
We may use the information that we have to verify accounts and activity, combat harmful conduct, detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences, and promote safety and security on and off Area!. For example, we may use data that we have to investigate suspicious activity or breaches of our Terms or Policies, or to detect when someone needs help.
We reserve the right to disclose information about you or your use of Area! in compliance with any legal process (i.e. any statutory demand, subpoena, warrant or court order) to protect against fraudulent, abusive, unlawful use of Area!, to protect our rights or property, to defend the personal safety of users or when we believe in good faith that a situation involving danger or injury to any person requires disclosure.
We shall not sell, share or offer information about you with third parties except in the manner described in this policy.
Information from other sources
Information from other sources
We sometimes supplement the information that we received on Area! with information from other sources. Such outside sources include information from third parties which enable us to reconcile our accounts, search results and links which we use to help prevent and detect fraud.
We sometimes supplement the information that we received on Area! with information from other sources. Such outside sources include information from third parties which enable us to reconcile our accounts, search results and links which we use to help prevent and detect fraud.
Communities and fora
Communities and fora
Any personally identifiable information that you disclose through any features on Area! may be collected and used by others. We recommend caution when giving out information to others in these public online fora.
Any personally identifiable information that you disclose through any features on Area! may be collected and used by others. We recommend caution when giving out information to others in these public online fora.
Security commitment
Security commitment
We employ appropriate technical and organizational security measures to prevent unauthorized access to information that we collect online. For example, we ensure that every Area! user is verified, information shared is carefully labelled and constantly review our security to be in compliance with ISO 27001.
We employ appropriate technical and organizational security measures to prevent unauthorized access to information that we collect online. For example, we ensure that every Area! user is verified, information shared is carefully labelled and constantly review our security to be in compliance with ISO 27001.
Access and control of information
Access and control of information
You can access, edit and delete some information that we collect and process about you. For example, you can edit and update personally identifiable information including your name, email address, phone number etc. We want to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. If the information that you have provided changes i.e. your phone number, name or other personally identifiable information, please update this in your account so we may correct any information that we think is inaccurate.
Occasionally, we may choose to send emails concerning Area! disruptions, new products and other news about Area! to registered users. Such emails are considered a part of Area!’s services to users.
You have a right to be forgotten - an irreversible action to delete any personal information we hold about you. Email our Data Protection Office via dpo@towntalk.ng to make this request.
You can access, edit and delete some information that we collect and process about you. For example, you can edit and update personally identifiable information including your name, email address, phone number etc. We want to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. If the information that you have provided changes i.e. your phone number, name or other personally identifiable information, please update this in your account so we may correct any information that we think is inaccurate.
Occasionally, we may choose to send emails concerning Area! disruptions, new products and other news about Area! to registered users. Such emails are considered a part of Area!’s services to users.
You have a right to be forgotten - an irreversible action to delete any personal information we hold about you. Email our Data Protection Office via dpo@towntalk.ng to make this request.
Links
Links
Area! may contain links to other applications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other applications. This policy applies only to Area! and not to any third-parties that may be accessed via Area!. We encourage you to review the privacy statement of applications you choose to visit via Area!.
Area! may contain links to other applications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other applications. This policy applies only to Area! and not to any third-parties that may be accessed via Area!. We encourage you to review the privacy statement of applications you choose to visit via Area!.
Business or asset transfer or sale
Business or asset transfer or sale
We may choose to acquire, or sell business assets of our business or merge with another business. In such transactions, information obtained from you is generally one of the transferred business assets. In the event of such transfer, we will make reasonable efforts to provide notice on Area! and to notify you of any change in ownership or control of your personal information. Any casual inadvertance in providing such notification shall be considered a breach of our obligation under the policy.
We may choose to acquire, or sell business assets of our business or merge with another business. In such transactions, information obtained from you is generally one of the transferred business assets. In the event of such transfer, we will make reasonable efforts to provide notice on Area! and to notify you of any change in ownership or control of your personal information. Any casual inadvertance in providing such notification shall be considered a breach of our obligation under the policy.
Changes to this policy
Changes to this policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. If we change our privacy policy, we will post the changes on our website (www.towntalk-solutions.com) or email users (where email address has been provided). You agree that we do not have any further obligation to inform you of such changes. We encourage you to frequently review this policy (which is located on our website and within Area!) for any changes, in order to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information that we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this policy periodically and become aware of any modifications.
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. If we change our privacy policy, we will post the changes on our website (www.towntalk-solutions.com) or email users (where email address has been provided). You agree that we do not have any further obligation to inform you of such changes. We encourage you to frequently review this policy (which is located on our website and within Area!) for any changes, in order to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information that we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this policy periodically and become aware of any modifications.
Conditions of use
Conditions of use
By visiting Area!, you signify your acceptance of this policy and Area!’s Terms of Use. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use Area!. By submitting your personal information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy. You confirm that you have the consent to provide any information you have furnished on Area!. Your continued use of Area! following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
By visiting Area!, you signify your acceptance of this policy and Area!’s Terms of Use. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use Area!. By submitting your personal information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy. You confirm that you have the consent to provide any information you have furnished on Area!. Your continued use of Area! following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Contact us
Contact us
We welcome your views about Area! and our privacy policy. If you would like to contact us with any enquiries or comments, please send an email to pulse@towntalk.ng.
Effective Date: 1st October 2020
We welcome your views about Area! and our privacy policy. If you would like to contact us with any enquiries or comments, please send an email to pulse@towntalk.ng.
Effective Date: 1st October 2020