Welcome to aibase.ng. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information in line with Nigerian data protection law.
1. Data Controller
AIBASE.NG (“we”, “us”, “our”) is the data controller for personal data collected via this website.
If you have any questions about this policy or how we process your personal data, you may contact us at contact@aibase.ng.
2. Legal Framework
We comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) (2023) and related directives issued by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). The GAID (General Application and Implementation Directive) requires us to publish a transparent privacy policy, manage cookies, report breaches, and respect data subject rights.
3. What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data when you interact with our website:
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Identity Data: name, username
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Contact Data: email address (e.g., when you subscribe to our newsletter)
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Usage Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on site
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Technical Data: cookies, device identifiers
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Communications Data: messages you send to us via contact forms or email
4. How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
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To provide, maintain, and improve our website and services
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To communicate with you (for example, send newsletters, respond to enquiries)
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To personalise your experience on our site
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To comply with legal obligations and protect our legitimate interests (e.g., security, fraud prevention)
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To carry out analytics (e.g., track site usage to improve content)
5. Lawful Basis for Processing
Under the NDPA and GAID, we rely on one or more of the following lawful bases to process your personal data:
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Your consent (e.g., when you subscribe to our newsletter)
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Legitimate interests (e.g., to improve our website, ensure security)
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Legal obligation (e.g., compliance with data protection law)
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies help us:
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Recognise returning visitors
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Understand how users navigate and interact with our site
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Provide a better, more personalised service
You will see a cookie notice on our site (as required under the GAID), and you can accept or decline non-essential cookies.
7. Data Subject Rights
Under Nigerian data protection law (NDPA), you have the following rights as a “data subject”:
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Right to be informed – you can ask what personal data we hold and how we use it
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Right of access – you may request access to your personal data
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Right to rectification – you may correct inaccurate or incomplete data
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Right to object – you may object to some types of processing (e.g., direct marketing)
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Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) – you may request deletion of your data, subject to legal constraints
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Right to data portability – you may ask for your data in a portable format
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Right to restrict processing – under certain conditions, you can request that we stop processing your data
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Rights regarding automated decision-making – you may request human intervention or challenge automated decisions
These rights are aligned with NDPA and previous NDPR guidance. Nigeria Data Protection Commission+1
To exercise any of these rights, please get in touch with us at contact@aibase.ng.
8. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We may share your personal data with:
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Service providers, such as web hosting, email services, and analytics tools, operate under strict contractual terms
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Law enforcement or regulatory bodies, if required by law
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Third parties, if you explicitly opt in (for example, when subscribing to a partner newsletter)
Where we share data, we ensure that all third parties follow appropriate and legal data protection practices.
9. International Data Transfers
If any of your data is transferred outside Nigeria (for example, to cloud service providers), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place consistent with Nigerian law and relevant NDPC guidance.
10. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including helping us:
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Provide you with our services
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Comply with our legal obligations
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Resolve disputes
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Enforce our agreements
When data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymise it.
11. Data Security
We take data security seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against:
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Unauthorised or unlawful processing
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Accidental loss, destruction, or damage
These measures include encryption, access controls, secure servers, and regular security reviews in line with NDPA and NDPC expectations.
12. Data Breach Notification
In the event of a personal data breach, we will:
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Assess the risk to data subjects
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Notify affected individuals where required
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Report serious breaches to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) within 72 hours, in accordance with the GAID.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will:
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Post the updated version on our website
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Update the “Last Updated” date at the top
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If changes are significant, we may notify you via email if you have provided your address
14. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, want to exercise your data subject rights, or have a complaint about how we process your personal data, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us:
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Email: contact@aibase.ng
- Tel: +2348156515818