This web site (GhanaBusinessWeb.com) is owned and operated by Simpsol Solutions Ventures and will be referred to as "We", "our" and "us" in this Privacy Policy. By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy of this web site ("the web site"), which is set out on this website page. The Privacy Policy relates to the collection and use of personal information you may supply to us through your conduct on the web site.
We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. This Privacy Policy is in addition to any other terms and conditions applicable to the web site. We do not make any representations about third party web sites that may be linked to the web site.
We recognise the importance of protecting the privacy of
information collected about visitors to our web site, in particular
information that is capable of identifying an individual ("personal
information"). This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which your
personal information, obtained through the web site, will be dealt
with. This Privacy Policy should be reviewed periodically so that you
are updated on any changes. We welcome your comments and feedback.
Personal Information
1. Personal information about visitors to our site is
collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted. For example,
we may need to collect such information to provide you with further
services or to answer or forward any requests or enquiries. It is our
intention that this policy will protect your personal information from
being dealt with in any way that is inconsistent with applicable privacy
laws in Ghana.
Use of Information
2. Personal information that visitors submit to our site
is used only for the purpose for which it is submitted or for such
other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose,
unless we disclose other uses in this Privacy Policy or at the time of
collection. Copies of correspondence sent from the web site, that may
contain personal information, are stored as archives for record-keeping
and back-up purposes only.
Collecting information on Registered members
3. As part of registering with us, we collect personal
information about you in order for you to take full advantage of our
services. To do this it may be necessary for you to provide additional
information to us as detailed below.
Registration
Registration is completely optional. Registration may
include submitting your name, email address, address, telephone
numbers, option on receiving updates and promotional material and other
information. You may access this information at any time by logging in
and going to your account.
Credit Card Details
5. Credit Card details are only stored for the processing of payment and will be deleted once payment is processed.
Disclosure
6. Apart from where you have consented or disclosure is
necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was submitted, personal
information may be disclosed in special situations where we have reason
to believe that doing so is necessary to identify, contact or bring
legal action against anyone damaging, injuring, or interfering
(intentionally or unintentionally) with our rights or property, users,
or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities. Also, we may
disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that the
law requires disclosure.
7. We may engage third parties to provide you with goods
or services on our behalf. In that circumstance, we may disclose your
personal information to those third parties in order to meet your
request for goods or services.
Security
8. We strive to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personal information submitted to our sites, and we review and update our security measures in light of current technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure.
9. However, we will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information you may transmit to us or from our online products and services. Once we do receive your transmission, we will also make our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems.
10. In addition, our employees and the contractors who
provide services related to our information systems are obliged to
respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us.
However, we will not be held responsible for events arising from
unauthorised access to your personal information.
Collecting Information for Users
11. IP Addresses
Our web servers gather your IP address to assist with the
diagnosis of problems or support issues with our services. Again,
information is gathered in aggregate only and cannot be traced to an
individual user.
12. Cookies and Applets
We use cookies to provide you with a better experience.
These cookies allow us to increase your security by storing your
session ID and are a way of monitoring single user access.
This aggregate, non-personal information is collated and
provided to us to assist in analyzing the usage of the site.
Access to Information
13. We will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to keep secure any information which we hold about you, and to keep this information accurate and up to date. If, at any time, you discover that information held about you is incorrect, you may contact us to have the information corrected.
14. In addition, our employees and the contractors who
provide services related to our information systems are obliged to
respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us.
Links to other sites
15. We provide links to Web sites outside of our web
sites, as well as to third party Web sites. These linked sites are not
under our control, and we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct
of companies linked to our website. Before disclosing your personal
information on any other website, we advise you to examine the terms and
conditions of using that Web site and its privacy statement.
Problems or questions
16. If we become aware of any ongoing concerns or problems with our web sites, we will take these issues seriously and work to address these concerns. If you have any further queries relating to our Privacy Policy, or you have a problem or complaint, please contact us.