Your Privacy Matters
How PREP Nigeria collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information across our website and civic engagement platform.
Introduction
Welcome to PREP Nigeria ("PREP", "PREP Nigeria", "we", "our", or "us"), an election intelligence, civic education, electoral transparency, and democratic participation platform developed and operated by Jorge Haus Consulting. PREP Nigeria is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, process, disclose, and protect information obtained through our website, digital services, forms, applications, dashboards, volunteer programs, polling agent programs, partnerships, subscriptions, and related services. By accessing or using PREP Nigeria, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. PREP Nigeria exists to improve access to structured electoral intelligence, civic education, democratic participation, election transparency, and election monitoring information. We recognize that trust is essential to our mission. Accordingly, we are committed to maintaining appropriate safeguards to protect information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy applies to:
- Visitors to the PREP Nigeria website
- Registered users
- Volunteers
- Polling Unit Agents
- Donors
- Researchers
- Political Parties
- Media Organizations
- NGOs and Election Observers
- Institutions
- Dashboard Subscribers
- Partners and Collaborators
Information We Collect
We may collect information directly from users, automatically through platform usage, and from authorized third-party sources. Personal Information This may include:
- First name
- Middle name
- Last name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Residential address
- State of residence
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- Ward information
- Polling Unit information
- Organization details
- Occupation
- Professional affiliation
Identification Information Where required for specific programs, we may collect:
- National Identification Number (NIN)
- Voter-related information
- Verification information
- Agent verification records
Such information is collected solely for lawful verification, program administration, and operational purposes. Financial Information For polling agents, volunteers receiving approved stipends, donors, partners, and subscribers, we may collect:
- Bank name
- Account number
- Account name
- Payment references
- Billing records
PREP Nigeria does not intentionally store sensitive payment card information beyond what is necessary to process transactions through authorized payment providers.
How We Use Your Information
Information collected may be used to:
- Provide platform services
- Manage user accounts
- Process subscriptions
- Coordinate volunteers
- Coordinate polling agents
- Process donations
- Facilitate partnerships
- Deliver civic education materials
- Improve platform functionality
- Verify election-related submissions
- Support election intelligence activities
- Generate reports and insights
- Respond to inquiries
- Prevent fraud and abuse
- Ensure platform security
- Comply with legal obligations
Election Intelligence and Electoral Data
PREP Nigeria maintains election-related information for intelligence, transparency, educational, research, monitoring, and analytical purposes. Such information may include:
Such information may include:
- Polling Unit results
- Ward-level information
- LGA-level information
- State-level election information
- Election timelines
- Electoral incidents
- Election observations
- Election reports
Election information published or displayed through PREP Nigeria may originate from public sources, authorized field submissions, official releases, historical archives, research sources, and verified contributors. PREP Nigeria reserves the right to review, verify, annotate, update, or remove election-related information where necessary.
Volunteer and Polling Agent Information
Individuals applying to participate as:
- Volunteers
- Polling Unit Agents
- Ward Coordinators
- LGA Coordinators
- Election Contributors
May be required to submit additional information necessary for:
- Identity verification
- Operational coordination
- Election-day deployment
- Communication purposes
- Performance management
- Payment processing where applicable
Information submitted will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Donations and Contributions
When making donations or financial contributions through PREP Nigeria, information may be collected for:
- Transaction processing
- Record keeping
- Regulatory compliance
- Fraud prevention
- Donor communication
Donation information will not be sold to third parties.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
PREP Nigeria does not sell personal information. Information may be disclosed: To Service Providers
Authorized vendors assisting with:
- Hosting
- Security
- Payments
- Analytics
- Communications
To Legal Authorities Where required by law, court order, regulatory request, or lawful governmental process. To Protect Rights and Security Where necessary to:
- Investigate fraud
- Prevent misuse
- Protect platform integrity
- Protect users and stakeholders
During Organizational Restructuring In connection with mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, or organizational transitions.
Data Security and Protection
PREP Nigeria employs reasonable technical, organizational, and administrative safeguards designed to protect information against:
- Unauthorized access
- Unauthorized disclosure
- Misuse
- Alteration
- Destruction
Security measures may include:
- Secure authentication
- Role-based access controls
- Monitoring systems
- Encryption mechanisms
- Security reviews
While we take reasonable measures to protect information, no digital system can guarantee absolute security.
Your Rights and Control
Depending on applicable laws and circumstances, users may have rights to:
- Access personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request updates
- Request deletion where applicable
- Withdraw consent
- Request clarification regarding information processing
Requests may be submitted through PREP Nigeria support channels.
Consent Management
Users may manage consent preferences relating to:
- Communication subscriptions
- Civic education updates
- Election-related notifications
- Platform announcements
Certain communications necessary for operational or security purposes may continue regardless of preference settings.
Children's Privacy
PREP Nigeria is not intended for children under the age required by applicable laws to independently provide consent. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate authorization.
Third-Party Services
PREP Nigeria may contain links, integrations, or connections to third-party platforms.
These may include:
- Payment processors
- Mapping services
- Analytics providers
- Communication tools
- Government information sources
- External research platforms
PREP Nigeria is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services. Users should review the privacy policies of such providers separately.
International Access
PREP Nigeria primarily serves users and stakeholders within Nigeria. However, users may access the platform internationally. By using PREP Nigeria from outside Nigeria, users acknowledge that information may be processed In jurisdictions where our infrastructure or service providers operate.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
PREP Nigeria may revise this Privacy Policy periodically. Updated versions will be published on the platform with an updated effective date. Continued use of PREP Nigeria following updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
Contact the PREP Privacy Team
For privacy-related inquiries, requests, concerns, or complaints, please contact: PREP Nigeria Privacy Team Email: info@prepnigeria.com Phone: [Insert Phone Number] Website: www.prepnigeria.com