Kikundi is committed to ensuring that your personal details are protected when you use our website. This privacy policy sets out how we use and protect any information that you provide. It includes:
- what information Kikundi may collect about you
- what Kikundi does with the information we gather about you
- when Kikundi may use your details to contact you
- whether Kikundi will disclose your details to anyone else
- your choices regarding the personal information you have provided
- Kikundi's commitment to keeping your details secure
- the use of cookies on the Kikundi website
General terms
Kikundi processes your personal data in relation to your Kikundi membership when you become a registered site user.
Whenever you provide personal information to us, we strive to ensure that it remains confidential and only available to registered Kikundi members and the Kikundi development team.
Be aware that the Kikundi website contains links to other websites of interest operated by third parties. These third-party websites have their own privacy policies, including cookies, and we recommend that you review them as they will govern the use of personal information you submit whilst visiting these websites.
We do not accept any liability for the privacy practices of such third-party websites.
What information will Kikundi collect about me?
Information will be requested from you when you register as a Kikundi member. By entering your details in the fields provided and/or opting into Kikundi services, you enable Kikundi and its third-party service providers to store and use the information you provide to deliver the services provided by the community. Please see below for essential information about Kikundi’s third-party service providers.
By registering with Kikundi, filling out mandatory and/or optional fields and opting in, you consent to the collection and use of the following information:
- name, organization and job title
- work experience and professional history
- contact information, including email address
- preferences and interests
- social media handles
Kikundi also uses cookies and collects IP addresses (an IP address is a unique number that can identify a specific computer or other network device on the internet) to track site usage. For more information please read 'What are cookies and how does Kikundi use them?' below.
How will Kikundi use the information it collects, and when will it contact me?
Depending on the services you have selected, Kikundi can use your personal information to:
- Periodically send you email announcements on topics we think you may find interesting
- Periodically send you newsletters highlighting the activities of the community
- Periodically send you emails with professional opportunities and events
- Contact you for service administration purposes (for instance, if you have forgotten your password).
- Invite you to participate in or contribute to specific events or projects being undertaken by Kikundi and/or its partners.
If Kikundi proposes using your personal information for anything other than what you originally signed up for, we will ensure to ask for your consent first. For example, this might include sharing your contact information with partner institutions. You will also be given the opportunity to withhold or withdraw your consent for use other than those listed above.
Will Kikundi share my personal details with anyone else?
Kikundi will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties. In some instances, Kikundi may pass some of your information to our third-party service providers for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf.
On these occasions, we will require that these third parties comply strictly with our policy and will prohibit the use of your personal information for their own business purposes.
Kikundi regularly uses Zoom to conduct meetings, webinars, and discussions. Zoom has its own privacy policy which can be accessed here.
How will Kikundi keep my information secure?
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have done everything in our power to respect and comply with the latest data protection regulations to safeguard and secure the information you allow us to collect online.
While we strive to keep the information that you supply secure, because of the nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that your information will remain 100% secure at all times.
What are cookies and how does Kikundi use them?
A cookie is a small file which enables the analysis of web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual based on your previous visits. The web application can tailor its operations to your cookies, by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. Kikundi’s website uses Google Analytics, a service which transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the U.S., to collect this information. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and web page usage. We ensure the data used to compile these reports (including: IP addresses, Client IDs and User IDs) are anonymous. These reports help us analyze website traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes. Read more about Google Analytics security and privacy principles.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a website that suits your needs, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.