Spice Without Borders is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy sets out how we will use the personal information we collect from you. By visiting our website or by using any of our services, you agree to your personal information being used as described in this policy.

General

Spice Without Borders, in Kenya, (” Spice Without Borders “) respects the privacy of every individual who visits this website (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy is intended to describe how your personal information is processed and used. This policy (together with our Terms and Conditions and any other document referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed. Please note that by visiting and using www.spicyawards.com , you are accepting the practices described so please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

Spice Without Borders Make collects and uses:

• Information you choose to provide when you register with us, such as your name, photo, contact details, interests and skills
• Any other information you choose to provide to us, for example when you send us feedback, enquiries or notifications, or engage with us over social media or via our online platforms
• Information about the services we are providing to you, and have previously provided to you, or relating to any activities you have engaged in with, or through, Spice Without Borders
• The information we collect through our use of cookies. You can find out more about this in our Cookie Policy
• Any publicly available information (including the contents of your LinkedIn profile where you have provided us with the necessary contact details)

In some cases, the information we request will be mandatory. Without this information, we will not be able to provide you with the services you have asked for and you will not be able to register with us. Unless we tell you otherwise, information we request is not mandatory but, in some cases, without it the services you receive may be less tailored or relevant to you.

Content uploaded by you

You may choose to upload content to the website, for example a photo or a comment (the “Content”). You agree that you will not upload any content that is offensive, defamatory, misleading, subject to copyright or any other third party right, or otherwise inappropriate. If you upload Content, you grant Spice Without Borders a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive licence to use, modify, reproduce, publish, broadcast, display and distribute the Content in any format, using any medium, for the purpose of promoting Spice Without Borders, including on the website, on social media, in presentations or other promotional documents, or for any other purpose we consider to be appropriate in our discretion.

We reserve the right to remove any Content for any reason in our sole discretion.

If you suspect a breach of copyright on our website, please contact us at privacy@spicewithoutborders.org

Visitor Information

Every computer connected to the Internet is provided with a domain name and an IP Address. When a visitor requests a web page from within the  Spice Without Borders  website, our servers automatically identify and log the HTTP/HTTPS request that is made.

We may collect and process the following data about you: If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. Details of your visits to our site including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access.

In some cases, we may automatically (i.e. not via registration) collect technical information when you connect to the Site that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to the Site.

This information reveals nothing personal about you. In fact, the only information that we automatically gather and log is as follows: the IP address of the site that may have referred you; your IP address; the web page that you may have linked to us from, if any; the product identifier for version and make of browser (e.g. Internet Explorer 8); the operating system platform that you may be running (e.g. Macintosh or Windows); search words or terms that are passed from a search engine (e.g. Google or Yahoo).

We will use your personal information to:

• deliver our services to you
• personalize your browsing experience
• create improvements to our website and services
• send you information about other services we think will be of interest to you
• send you information about causes and activities we think will be of interest to you
• send you notice of important updates relating to Spice Without Borders, our services, and the website
• provide you with online advertising
• analyze website use and browsing habits, in particular to identify popularity of particular areas of the website, identify errors and inefficiencies, block disruptive use, and determine locations users are accessing the website from

The information we collect may be transferred to countries other than where you reside (for example, MailChimp stores the data it collects in the United States). We will protect all information we receive in accordance with this policy.

Personal Data

Spice Without Borders  will not collect any personally identifiable information about you (e.g., your name, address, date of birth, telephone number or email address (“personal data”) through our websites unless you have provided it to us voluntarily. If you do not want your personal data collected, please do not submit it to us.

We will keep all personal information we have about you accurate and up to date. To do this, we rely on you to notify us if your personal details change or if you become aware of any inaccuracies in the personal information we hold about you. We will destroy any inaccurate or out-of-date personal information.

Spice Without Borders  will only collect and use your personal data in strict compliance with applicable data protection laws. When you do provide us with personal data,  Spice Without Borders  may use that information in the following ways, unless stated otherwise:  We may store and process that information to better understand your needs and how we can improve our products and services. We (or a third party on our behalf) may use that information to contact you. We may provide other third parties with summary – but not individual – information about visitors to or users of our sites. We do not now and do not intend to sell, rent or market personal data about you to third parties.

We will retain your information for as long as is strictly necessary for our records and to continue to provide you services with that are relevant to you. We will never keep your information longer than is necessary or permissible under applicable laws and regulations. If you believe we have held your information for too long, or you wish to have it deleted, updated, or to have its processing restricted, you can contact us on info@spicewithoutborders.org

Information Collected Automatically

In some cases, we may automatically (i.e. not via registration) collect technical information when you connect to the Site that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to the Site.

Cookies

When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, your computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally. When you view the Site, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a “Cookie” or similar file and can help us in many ways. For example, Cookies allow us to tailor a website to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase Cookies from your computer hard drive, block all Cookies or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored. Please refer to your Browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.

Anti-Spam Policy

We enforce a strict ‘Anti-Spam’ policy that means we do not intend to sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party without your consent.

In addition,  Spice Without Borders  will not send you email that you have not agreed to receive. If you are a member of our mailing list, you may be contacted with announcements, news, portfolio additions, and new products or services.

With each email sent, you have the option of ‘unsubscribing’ from our mailing list at any time, thereby disabling any further such email communication from being sent. If you wish to have specific communications with a member of the  Spice Without Borders  staff, you will be required to provide specific information that will be routed to the appropriate contact within  Spice Without Borders .

Other Important Notes regarding Our Privacy Practices

1. a) Security.

We have security measures and tools in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. No method of transmitting or storing data is completely secure. As a result, although we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us through or in connection with the Site. If you have reason to  Spice Without Borders  that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), you must immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us in accordance with “Contact Us,” below (note that physical mail notification will delay the time it takes for us to respond to the problem).

1. b) Third Parties

Spice Without Borders  will only disclose your personal information or any of its log file information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such actions are necessary.

• Your personal information will be stored and processed by our trusted online marketing services providers, such service providers will process your data in accordance with their privacy policy and only for the purposes we’ve authorized.
• Any information you enter though our website registration form will also be collected by our website provider, Typeform. Typeform will process your data in accordance with their privacy policy (https://www.typeform.com), and only for the purposes we or you have authorized.
• We will also add your personal information to our databases stored on Google Drive. Google will store this data in accordance with the terms of its privacy policy (https://www.google.com/intl/en_US/policies/privacy/#infocollect), and only for the purposes we’ve authorized.
• We will share your information where required to do so by applicable law or regulation, or where asked to do so by any governmental body or court order.
• We will make Content publicly available (see the Content uploaded by you section for more information).

The Site may contain links to third party websites. These linked sites are not under  Spice Without Borders ’ control and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the contents of any such linked site, or any link contained in any linked site. We provide such links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site by  Spice Without Borders . If you provide Payment Information or other Personal Information through any such third-party website, your transaction will occur on such third party’s website (not the Site) and the Personal Information you provide will be collected by and controlled by the privacy policy of that third party. It is important that you familiarize yourself with the privacy policies and practices of any such third parties.

1. c) Assignment.

We reserve the right to transfer any and all information that we collect from users of the Site to a third party in the event of any merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of  Spice Without Borders ’ assets or shares (including without limitation in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).

Access to personal information

Users of the Site may request details of their personal information by sending a signed written request together with a copy of their passport or national identity card to the official e-mail address of  Spice Without Borders  on the Site. Visitors to the Site may contact  Spice Without Borders  in relation to any queries they might have on this Privacy Policy through the Contact Us section on the Official Website, https://spicewithoutborders.org/

Changes to our Privacy Policy

Our policies change frequently as we evolve and improve the Site and the services we offer. We may, from time to time, need to update our Privacy Policy. Any such changes will be posted on this page.

Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted so that you are always aware of the information that we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Violations

If you become aware of any violation of this policy, you should report the matter immediately by sending an e-mail to privacy@spicewithoutborders.org.