Our Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 19, 2025
Narok Friends Community-Based Organization (NFCBO) is dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and members. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website, [Your Website Address Here, e.g., www.nfcbo.org]. By accessing or using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal and non-personal information through various means, including:
Information You Provide Voluntarily:
Contact Information: When you use our "Contact Us" form, send us an email, or submit an inquiry, you may provide your name, email address, phone number, and message content.
Membership Application Information: If our website allows for online application inquiries, you might provide details such as your full name, identification number, contact details, next of kin details, and other information required for membership vetting. Note: Sensitive personal data will primarily be handled through offline application processes as outlined in the constitution.
Donation/Contribution Information: If we facilitate online donations or contributions (e.g., via bank details provided), while we do not directly process payment card information on the site, we may record the fact of your contribution and your name for acknowledgment purposes.
Automatically Collected Information (Usage Data):
- Log Data: When you visit our website, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends. This may include your IP address, browser type and version, pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
- To operate and maintain our website.
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
- To process membership applications and manage member records (primarily for initial inquiry; full application process is offline).
- To understand how visitors, use our website and improve its functionality and content.
- To communicate with you about NFCBO activities, news, and events, where you have consented to receive such communications.
- To comply with legal obligations and resolve any disputes.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties without your explicit consent, except in the following circumstances:
- With Your Consent: We may share your information if you give us specific permission to do so.
- Internal Purposes: Your information may be shared internally within NFCBO among relevant officials (e.g., Chairman, Secretary, Elders) for purposes directly related to the organization's objectives (e.g., processing membership, addressing inquiries).
- Service Providers: We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, provided those parties agree to keep this information confidential. Examples include web hosting providers or analytics services.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
- Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, property, or safety of NFCBO, our members, or others.
4. Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. These measures include using secure servers, firewalls, and data encryption where appropriate. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Your Data Protection Rights (Under the Data Protection Act, 2019, Kenya)
As a data subject, you have certain rights concerning your personal data. These include:
- The right to be informed: About the collection and use of your personal data.
- The right to access: To request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- The right to rectification: To request that inaccurate or incomplete personal data be corrected or updated.
- The right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten"): To request the deletion or removal of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- The right to restrict processing: To request that we limit the way we use your personal data.
- The right to data portability: To request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- The right to object: To the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling: To not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws.
6. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
7. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers. Note that NFCBO membership is open only to those above 25 years.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us: info@nfCBO.com