1. Introduction
African League Organization (ALO) respects the privacy of individuals who visit our website, communicate with us, volunteer with us, participate in our programmes or make donations through our online donation platform.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect and disclose personal information obtained through our website and related activities.
By using our website or submitting information through our online forms, including the donation form, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
2. About African League Organization
African League Organization is a non-governmental, non-profit and charitable organization involved in areas including community development, humanitarian services, economic empowerment, advocacy, rehabilitation, education, conflict resolution and other activities aimed at serving communities and promoting development.
Our website provides information about our organization, programmes, activities, fundraising initiatives, volunteer opportunities and other services.
3. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect information such as:
Personal Information
- Full name;
- Email address;
- Telephone number;
- Residential or correspondence address;
- Organization or company name, where applicable;
- Information supplied through contact, volunteer or enquiry forms.
Donation Information
When you make an online donation, we may collect information necessary to identify and process the donation, including:
- Donor name;
- Email address;
- Telephone number;
- Donation amount;
- Currency;
- Date and time of donation;
- Transaction/reference number;
- Donation purpose, where applicable;
- Payment status; and
- Other information necessary to process or reconcile the transaction.
Important: Payment card details, bank credentials, PINs, passwords and other sensitive payment authentication information should be processed by the authorized payment gateway or financial institution and should not be submitted directly to African League Organization through ordinary website forms.
4. How We Collect Information
We may collect information when you:
- Make an online donation;
- Contact us through the website;
- Complete a volunteer or enquiry form;
- Subscribe to communications;
- Participate in an ALO programme or activity;
- Submit information for a fundraising campaign;
- Communicate with us by email, telephone or other channels; or
- Browse or interact with our website.
5. How We Use Your Information
We may use personal information for legitimate organizational purposes, including to:
- Process and acknowledge donations;
- Issue donation confirmations or receipts;
- Respond to enquiries;
- Provide information about our programmes and activities;
- Communicate with donors, volunteers, partners and supporters;
- Maintain accurate financial and administrative records;
- Verify and reconcile transactions;
- Prevent fraud, misuse and unauthorized transactions;
- Improve our website and services;
- Prepare organizational reports and statistics;
- Comply with legal, regulatory or accounting obligations; and
- Protect the rights, property and security of African League Organization and its users.
6. Donation Information
Information supplied during the donation process may be used to confirm the transaction and maintain appropriate financial and donor records.
Where a donor chooses to remain anonymous, African League Organization will make reasonable efforts to respect that request and will not publicly identify the donor as a contributor except where disclosure is required by law or otherwise legally permissible and necessary.
7. Payment Processing
Online donations may be processed through third-party payment gateways, banks or financial institutions.
When you make a donation, certain information may be transmitted to the relevant payment processor to facilitate authorization and completion of the transaction.
The payment processor may have its own privacy policy and terms governing its handling of payment information.
African League Organization does not request or intentionally store payment card PINs, online banking passwords or similar confidential authentication credentials.
8. Cookies and Website Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, security, performance and user experience.
Cookies may help us:
- Remember user preferences;
- Understand how visitors use the website;
- Improve website performance;
- Maintain website security; and
- Analyze website traffic.
You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
9. Website Analytics
We may use website analytics or similar technologies to understand general visitor activity and improve our website.
Where third-party analytics services are used, their collection and processing of information may be subject to their own privacy policies.
10. Sharing of Personal Information
African League Organization does not sell, rent or trade donors’ personal information for commercial purposes.
We may share limited information with trusted third parties where reasonably necessary for legitimate purposes, including:
- Payment processors and financial institutions for processing donations;
- Technology and website service providers;
- Professional advisers;
- Auditors and financial service providers;
- Government authorities or law enforcement agencies where legally required;
- Service providers assisting with website security or administration; and
- Other parties where disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, safety or property of the organization or others.
Third-party service providers are expected to handle information appropriately and only for legitimate purposes.
11. Data Security
African League Organization takes reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Donors and website users should therefore exercise appropriate caution when submitting information online.
12. Data Retention
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, maintain financial and organizational records, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, comply with legal obligations and protect our legitimate interests.
Different categories of information may be retained for different periods depending on their purpose and applicable legal requirements.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to information we hold about you;
- Request correction of inaccurate information;
- Request deletion of information where legally applicable;
- Ask questions about how your information is being processed;
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
- Object to certain forms of processing where legally applicable.
Requests may be made using the contact details provided below.
14. Communications
Where appropriate, we may contact donors, volunteers, partners or supporters regarding donations, programmes, organizational activities, events, campaigns or other matters relevant to their relationship with ALO.
Where communications are promotional or subscription-based, users may request that such communications be discontinued.
Transactional and legally required communications may still be sent where necessary.
15. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended to knowingly collect unnecessary personal information from children.
Where a programme involves children or vulnerable persons, information will be collected and handled only for legitimate programme, safeguarding, administrative or legal purposes and in accordance with applicable requirements.
16. External Websites
Our website may contain links to external websites, payment providers, social media platforms or other third-party services.
African League Organization is not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites.
Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
African League Organization may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements or organizational activities.
The updated version will be published on this website with a revised “Last Updated” date.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact:
African League Organization (ALO)
No. 41 Lord Lugard Street,
Asokoro, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria.
Email: info@africanleagueorganization.org
Website: https://africanleagueorganization.org
Telephone: +234 8131951471
We appreciate your trust and are committed to handling donor and website-user information responsibly.