Effective Date: March 26, 2026
The Christiana Olawumi Foundation ("COF," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our website and use our online tools and services.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Contact Forms: When you reach out through our contact or inquiry forms, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and message content.
- Report Submissions: Our community protection reporting forms (FGM, child abuse, HIV stigma, GBV) collect incident details, location information, and optionally your contact information for follow-up.
- Donation Information: If you make a donation, relevant transaction details are collected as needed to process your contribution.
Information Collected Automatically
- Location Data: Our facility finder tools (TB Facility Finder, HIV Facility Finder) may request your geographic location to find nearby healthcare facilities. This data is used only in your browser and is not stored on our servers.
- Basic Usage Data: We may collect standard web server logs including IP addresses, browser type, and pages visited to maintain site functionality and security.
2. How We Use Your Information
- Respond to your inquiries and contact form submissions
- Process and investigate community protection reports confidentially
- Process donations and provide receipts
- Improve our website, tools, and services
- Ensure the security and proper functioning of our website
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Data Protection and Security
We take the security of your data seriously and implement appropriate measures to protect it:
- All data transmitted through our website is encrypted using HTTPS/SSL protocols.
- Community protection reports are treated as strictly confidential and accessible only to authorized personnel.
- Report tracking codes are generated to allow anonymous follow-up without exposing personal details.
- We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.
4. Cookies
Our website uses minimal, functional cookies only. These cookies are essential for basic site operations such as navigation and remembering your preferences. We do not use advertising cookies or tracking cookies from third-party ad networks.
5. Third-Party Services
Our website integrates the following third-party services to enhance functionality:
- Google Fonts: We load fonts (Playfair Display, Inter) from Google's servers. Google may collect basic usage data as described in their privacy policy.
- Leaflet Maps: Our facility finder tools use Leaflet, an open-source mapping library, to display interactive maps.
- Esri Satellite Imagery: Map satellite views are provided by Esri's ArcGIS services.
- OSRM Routing: Our facility finder tools use the Open Source Routing Machine for calculating directions to healthcare facilities.
Each of these services has its own privacy policy, and we encourage you to review them for more information about their data practices.
6. Children's Privacy
COF works extensively with orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) and operates an orphanage home. We take extra care to protect the privacy and personal data of children involved in our programs:
- We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through our website without parental or guardian consent.
- Any data related to children in our orphanage or OVC programs is kept strictly confidential and is not published online.
- Photographs or stories involving children are shared only with appropriate consent and in a manner that protects their identity and dignity.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal obligations
- Withdraw consent for data processing at any time
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us:
Christiana Olawumi Foundation
Ile Anu Community, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
Phone: +234-81-3666-9953
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