Privacy Policy

Our Policy

Welcome to the MAK-AI Data Portal (the "Platform"). This Platform is operated by MAK-AI ("we", "us" and/or "our"). This Privacy Policy sets forth our policy with respect to information including personally identifiable data ("Personal Data") and other information that is collected from visitors to the Platform.

Information We Collect

When you interact with us through the Platform, we may collect Personal Data and other information from you, as further described below:

Personal Data That You Provide Through the Platform

We collect Personal Data from you when you voluntarily provide such information, such as when you contact us with inquiries, respond to one of our surveys, register for access to the Platform or use certain Platform features. Wherever we collect Personal Data, we make an effort to provide a link to this Privacy Policy.

By voluntarily providing us with Personal Data, you are consenting to our use of it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data to the Platform, you acknowledge and agree that such Personal Data may be transferred from your current location to the offices and servers of MAK-AI and the authorized third parties located in Kenya.

Other Information

When you interact with MAK-AI through the Platform, we receive and store certain personally non-identifiable information. Such information, which is collected passively using various technologies, cannot presently be used to specifically identify you. We may store such information ourselves or such information may be included in databases owned and maintained by our affiliates, agents or service providers.

Cookies

In operating the Platform, we may use a technology called "cookies." A cookie is a piece of information that the computer that hosts our Platform gives to your browser when you access the Platform. Our cookies help provide additional functionality to the Platform and help us analyze Platform usage more accurately.

On most web browsers, you will find a "help" section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off. We recommend that you leave cookies turned on because they allow you to take advantage of some of the Platform features.

Aggregated Personal Data

In an ongoing effort to better understand and serve the users of the Platform, we may conduct research on our user demographics, interests and behavior based on the Personal Data and other information provided to us. This research may be compiled and analyzed on an aggregate basis, and we may share this aggregate data with our affiliates, agents and business partners. This aggregate information does not identify you personally.

Our Use of Your Personal Data and Other Information

We use the Personal Data you provide in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data for a certain reason, we may use the Personal Data in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For instance, if you contact us by email, we will use the Personal Data you provide to answer your question or resolve your problem.

Also, if you provide Personal Data in order to obtain access to the Platform, we will use your Personal Data to provide you with access to such services and to monitor your use of such services. We may also use your Personal Data and other personally non-identifiable information collected through the Platform to help us improve the content and functionality of the Platform, to better understand our users and to improve the Platform.

We may use this information to contact you in the future to tell you about services we believe will be of interest to you. If we do so, each communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to "opt-out" of receiving future communications. In addition, if at any time you wish not to receive any future communications or you wish to have your name deleted from our mailing lists, please contact us as indicated below.

Our Disclosure of Your Personal Data and Other Information

We are not in the business of selling your information. We consider this information to be a vital part of our relationship with you and we will not sell information collected via this platform, such as your email address, to third parties.

There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your Personal Data with certain third parties without further notice to you, as set forth below:

Business Transfers

As we develop our organization, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event, Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets.

Related Organizations

We may also share your Personal Data with our related organizations for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Agents, Consultants and Related Third Parties

Like many organizations, we sometimes hire other companies to perform certain business-related functions. Examples of such functions include maintaining databases and processing data. When we employ another entity to perform a function of this nature, we only provide them with the information that they need to perform their specific function.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, (ii) protect and defend our rights or property, (iii) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Platform or the public, or (iv) protect against legal liability.

Your Choices

You can visit the Platform without providing any Personal Data. If you choose not to provide any Personal Data, you may not be able to use certain Platform features.

Exclusions

This Privacy Policy does not apply to any Personal Data collected by us other than Personal Data collected through the Platform. This Privacy Policy shall not apply to any unsolicited information you provide to us through the Platform or through any other means. This includes, but is not limited to, information posted to any public areas of the Platform, any ideas for new features or modifications to existing features, and other unsolicited submissions (collectively, "Unsolicited Information"). All Unsolicited Information shall be deemed to be non-confidential and we shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute such Unsolicited Information to others without limitation or attribution.

Children

We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not submit any Personal Data through the Platform. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Data on the Platform without their permission.

If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Data to us through the Platform, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

Links to Other Web Sites

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Platform. The Platform may contain links to other web sites not operated or controlled by us (the "Third Party Sites"). The policies and procedures we describe here do not apply to the Third Party Sites. The links from the Platform do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed the Third Party Sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their privacy policies.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the Personal Data provided via the Platform from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, email sent to or from the Platform may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal Data to us via the Internet.

Other Terms and Conditions

Your access to and use of the Platform is subject to the Terms of Service.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

The Platform and our organization may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for us to make changes to this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide any Personal Data.

Your continued use of the Platform after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.

Access to Information; Contacting Us

To keep your Personal Data accurate, current, and complete, please contact us as specified below. We will take reasonable steps to update or correct Personal Data in our possession that you have previously submitted via the Platform.

Please also feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or the information practices of the Platform. You may contact us by emailing us at info@mak-ai4d-hub.org.