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Privacy policy

AfricaNenda Foundation Last updated: 29 April 2026

1. Introduction

AfricaNenda Foundation (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of everyone who visits our website at africanenda.org or engages with our work.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights in relation to it. It should be read alongside our Terms and Conditions.

AfricaNenda Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation registered in Mauritius, with its registered address at C1-402, 4th Floor, Block C, Grand Baie La Croisette, Grand Baie, Mauritius. We are the data controller for the purposes of this policy.

2. What Data We Collect

2.1 Data You Provide Directly

We collect personal data when you:

  • Subscribe to our newsletter — we collect your email address
  • Submit a contact form — we collect your name, email address, and any information you include in your message
  • Apply for a career opportunity or tender — we collect the personal data included in your application (name, contact details, professional background)
  • Register for our Community of Practice — we collect your name, email address, and organisational affiliation

2.2 Data Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, we may automatically collect certain technical data including IP address, browser type and version, pages visited and time spent on each page, referring website, and device type and operating system. This data is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies, as described in Section 6.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Sending newsletter updates about our work, publications, and events — Legal basis: Consent
  • Responding to enquiries submitted via the contact form — Legal basis: Legitimate interests
  • Processing career and tender applications — Legal basis: Legitimate interests / pre-contractual steps
  • Administering the Community of Practice — Legal basis: Consent / contract performance
  • Improving the Website through analytics — Legal basis: Legitimate interests
  • Complying with legal obligations — Legal basis: Legal obligation

We will not use your data for purposes other than those listed above without your prior consent.

4. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Website and delivering our services, such as our email marketing platform, website hosting provider, and analytics tools. These providers are contractually required to keep your data secure and use it only for the purposes we specify.

We may also disclose data if required to do so by law, court order, or regulatory authority.

5. International Data Transfers

AfricaNenda Foundation operates across Africa and our service providers may be located in countries outside Mauritius or your country of residence. Where personal data is transferred internationally, we take steps to ensure it receives an equivalent level of protection, including where applicable relying on standard contractual clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — to help us understand how visitors use the site and to improve your experience.

Types of cookies we use:

  • Strictly necessary cookies — essential for the Website to function. These cannot be disabled.
  • Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors interact with the Website. Data is aggregated and anonymised where possible.
  • Functional cookies — remember preferences you have set.

Our Website includes embedded content and social media feeds from LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and YouTube. These platforms may set their own cookies and collect data about your interaction with their content, independent of AfricaNenda Foundation. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those platforms directly.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect how the Website functions.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law:

  • Newsletter subscribers — until you unsubscribe or we have reason to believe the address is no longer active
  • Contact form enquiries — up to 24 months from the date of your enquiry, unless an ongoing relationship requires longer retention
  • Career and tender applications — up to 12 months following the close of the relevant process
  • Analytics data — in aggregate, anonymised form for up to 26 months

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erasure — ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances
  • Restriction — ask us to restrict the processing of your data
  • Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdrawal of consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@africanenda.org. We will respond within 21 working days.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Office of Mauritius or the relevant data protection authority in your country.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children’s Privacy

This Website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us at info@africanenda.org and we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. For significant changes, we will notify newsletter subscribers by email where practicable.

12. Applicable Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017 and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

13. Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data rights, please contact:

AfricaNenda Foundation
C1-402, 4th Floor, Block C
Grand Baie La Croisette
Grand Baie, Mauritius
Email: info@africanenda.org
Website: africanenda.org