FGCIK ’88 ALUMNI

Depending on how you use the platform, we collect:

• Account & profile data: name, maiden name (if applicable), class set, email, phone, avatar/photo, location (city/country), biography, employment/education history, interests, links to social profiles.
• Alumni activity data: directory preferences, event RSVPs, donations/dues status, and any content you upload to memories or profile sections.
• Technical data: device/browser type, IP address, pages viewed, referral URLs, session identifiers, cookies and similar technologies.
• Payment data (if applicable): amounts, timestamps and limited payment metadata. Card/bank details are handled by our payment provider; we do not store full card numbers.
• Special category/sensitive data: We generally do not request sensitive data (e.g., health, religion, ethnicity). Please avoid posting such data. If ever needed for a defined purpose, we will ask for explicit consent or rely on another lawful basis.

• Directly from you: when you sign up, complete your profile, register for events or contact support.
• Automatically: via cookies, logs and analytics when you use the site.
• From third parties (where lawful): payment processors, email service providers, event tools, or social sign-in providers (with your action/permission).

• Provide and operate the alumni platform (authentication, profiles, directory, events) — contract/legitimate interests.
• Personalise your experience — legitimate interests/consent for non-essential cookies.
• Administer communications (announcements, event information, service updates) — legitimate interests/consent where required.
• Process payments/donations/dues — contract/legal obligation.
• Ensure security and prevent abuse (e.g., spam/misuse monitoring) — legitimate interests/legal obligation.
• Comply with law, respond to lawful requests, and enforce our Terms — legal obligation/legitimate interests.

We use essential cookies to keep you signed in and operate core features, and (optionally) analytics cookies to understand usage and improve the service. You can manage non-essential cookies through our banner or your browser settings.

We do not sell personal data. We may share limited data with:

• Service providers/Processors: hosting, analytics, email/SMS, payment processing and customer support—bound by data-processing agreements.
• Other members: your profile fields as you configure them (e.g., name, class set, photo), directory visibility and any content you publish.
• Legal/disclosure: to comply with law, enforce our terms, protect users, investigate security incidents, or in connection with a reorganisation/transition of the association.

If we transfer personal data outside Nigeria (e.g., to cloud or email providers), we will use a lawful transfer mechanism permitted by the NDPA, such as adequacy decisions, binding corporate rules, standard contractual clauses, approved codes of conduct, or certified mechanisms, and we will document transfer assessments.

We retain alumni account data for as long as you maintain an account or as necessary to provide services. You may request deletion at any time (see “Your rights”). We may retain minimal records where required by law (e.g., transaction records) or to resolve disputes and enforce agreements.

Subject to applicable law (NDPA/GDPR), you may have the right to:

• Access your personal data and receive a copy.
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erase data in certain circumstances.
• Object to processing or withdraw consent where relied upon.
• Restrict processing in certain cases.
• Portability of data you provided in a structured, commonly used format.
• Not be subject to solely automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects.
• Complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) or your local regulator.

To exercise any right, contact us at fgcik88set@gmail.com, and we may ask you to verify your identity.

This service is intended for adults (alumni and invited community members). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18 without appropriate consent. If you believe a child has provided data, please contact us to delete it.

We employ administrative, technical and physical safeguards appropriate to the risks, including access controls, encryption in transit, hardened configurations, monitoring and staff awareness. No system is perfectly secure; we encourage you to use strong, unique passwords and manage your visibility settings.

If a personal data breach occurs, we will assess the impact and notify you and regulators when required by law, and take steps to mitigate harm and prevent recurrence, consistent with NDPA breach obligations.

• Profile & directory visibility: choose which fields appear to other members.
• Communication preferences: opt in/out of non-essential emails or SMS.
• Cookies: manage non-essential cookies via the banner or browser settings.
• Account deletion: request deletion of your account and content (subject to legal/legitimate retention).

Public profile fields and any memories or listings visible to other members may be copied by others. Exercise caution when sharing personal data in any public or member-visible areas. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites linked from our platform.

• Contract necessity: to provide the alumni platform.
• Legitimate interests: community networking, platform safety, proportionate analytics (subject to your rights).
• Consent: non-essential cookies, certain communications, any special-category data.
• Legal obligation: tax/financial recordkeeping, lawful requests.
• Public interest/vital interests: only if applicable and as defined by law.

Controller: Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene ’88 Alumni.

Email: fgcik88set@gmail.com

We will cooperate with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) where required.

We may update this notice to reflect changes to our practices or the law. We will post the updated version with a new effective date and, where appropriate, notify you by email or in-app.

If you have concerns, please contact us first. You may also lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) or your local supervisory authority (if outside Nigeria).

If you are a resident of California or another U.S. state with similar consumer privacy laws (such as Colorado, Virginia, Utah, or Connecticut), you may have the following additional rights under applicable law:

• Right to Know: request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you in the last 12 months.
• Right to Delete: request that we delete personal information we hold about you, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., completing a transaction, complying with law).
• Right to Correct: request corrections to inaccurate personal information.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: We do not sell or share personal information for monetary value. If our practices change, you will be notified and given an opportunity to opt out.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, contact us at fgcik88set@gmail.com. If you submit a request, we may ask you to verify your identity before processing it.