Last Updated: October 2025
At Child Shelter and Awards Foundation (ChildAward), accessible from https://childaward.org, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect data when you interact with our website, programs, and online campaigns.
🧩 1. Who We Are
Child Shelter and Awards Foundation (also known as ChildAward) is a registered nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering children, youth, and women through education, technology, and human capacity development programs across Nigeria and Africa.
📥 2. Information We Collect
We collect information to help us serve you better, manage our projects, and improve user experience. The types of information we may collect include:
Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, organization, and any details you provide through contact or registration forms.
Usage Data: Information on how you access and use our website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: To improve site functionality, monitor traffic, and personalize your experience.
Media and Submissions: Photos, videos, or testimonials you voluntarily submit for events, awards, or publications.
🎯 3. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
To communicate with you about our programs, campaigns, and updates.
To register participants for events, training, or competitions.
To process donations and issue receipts.
To manage membership in our initiatives such as the AI Education Club.
To improve our website, content, and digital services.
To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.
🌍 4. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We may share limited information with trusted third-party service providers (such as email, payment, or analytics partners) strictly for operational purposes. These partners are obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information.
In some cases, we may also share aggregated or anonymized data (e.g., impact statistics) that cannot identify individuals.
💳 5. Donations and Payments
When you make a donation or payment through our website, your transaction is securely processed through third-party payment gateways (such as PayPal, Paystack, or Flutterwave). We do not store your payment card details.
🛡️ 6. Data Protection and Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.
While we take all reasonable steps to protect your data, please note that no online platform is completely secure. You use our website at your own risk.
🧒 7. Children’s Privacy
We are deeply committed to protecting children’s privacy.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without parental or guardian consent. If we discover that we have collected such information without consent, we will delete it immediately.
🔄 8. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to:
Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
Withdraw consent for communications.
Request a copy of the information we hold about you.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via info@childaward.org.
🧾 9. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other NGO, partner, or sponsor websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
📅 10. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, laws, or services. Any updates will be posted on this page with the new “Last Updated” date.
📞 11. Contact Us
If you have questions, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us:
📧 Email: info@childaward.org