Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. Learn how we protect your data.

Last updated: December 1, 2024
Current Version

1. Introduction

Privacy First Approach

At Unibuddy, we believe privacy is a fundamental right. We're committed to transparency about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our educational matching services. By accessing or using our service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms outlined in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Data

Information you provide to help us match you with suitable programs:

  • • Email address and contact information
  • • Full name and personal details
  • • Phone number (optional)
  • • Educational background and exam results
  • • Academic preferences and goals

Usage Data

Technical information collected automatically:

  • • IP address and device information
  • • Browser type and version
  • • Pages visited and time spent
  • • Search queries and interactions
  • • Performance and diagnostic data

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information primarily to provide our educational matching services and improve your experience:

1

Educational Matching

Match your academic profile with suitable university programs and calculate your eligibility.

2

Service Delivery

Provide, maintain, and improve our platform's features and functionality.

3

Communication

Send you important updates about our service, your account, and educational opportunities.

4

Support & Security

Provide customer support, detect fraud, and ensure the security of our platform.

4. Data Security

Security Measures

Data Encryption

All data is encrypted in transit and at rest using industry-standard protocols.

Access Controls

Strict access controls ensure only authorized personnel can access your data.

Regular Audits

We conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.

Secure Infrastructure

Our systems are hosted on secure, monitored cloud infrastructure.

Important Security Notice

While we implement strong security measures, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we continuously work to protect your personal data.

5. Analytics

We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our service. These may include:

  • Google Analytics
  • Mixpanel
  • Hotjar

These services collect, monitor and analyze information to help us understand how users interact with our service. They may track your activity on our website and collect information including the pages you view, links you click, and actions you take within our website.

6. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. 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.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

You have control over your personal data. Here are your rights and how to exercise them:

Access & Download

Request a copy of all personal data we hold about you in a portable format.

Contact us to request your data

Correction

Update or correct any inaccurate or incomplete information in your profile.

Edit through your account settings

Deletion

Request permanent deletion of your account and all associated personal data.

Contact support for account deletion

Data Portability

Transfer your data to another service provider in a machine-readable format.

Request data export from support

Processing Restriction

Limit how we process your data while maintaining your account.

Contact us to discuss options

Withdraw Consent

Revoke your consent for data processing activities at any time.

Update preferences in settings

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 and updating the "last updated" date at the top of this page.

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

Have questions about your privacy or how we handle your data?

Privacy Officer: privacy@unibuddy.com.gh

Data Protection: data@unibuddy.com.gh

General Support: support@unibuddy.com.gh

Address: Accra, Ghana