Privacy Policy

International Child Development Programme Ghana (ICDP Ghana) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children, families, and communities through education, advocacy, community development, and humanitarian initiatives.

Website: https://icdpghana.org

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us using the contact information provided on our Contact page.

Information You Provide
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect:
- Full name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Postal address (where applicable)
- Donation information
- Any information you voluntarily include when contacting us

Donation Information
When you make a donation, we may collect information necessary to process your contribution, including:
- Donor name
- Email address
- Phone number (if provided)
- Donation amount
- Donation reference
- Transaction status

Payment card or mobile money details are processed securely by our payment service provider and are not stored on our website.

Payment Processing
All online donations made through this website are processed securely by Paystack, a trusted third-party payment processor. When you initiate a donation, you may be redirected to or interact with Paystack's secure payment platform to complete your transaction.

ICDP Ghana does not store your payment card details. Payment information is collected and processed directly by Paystack in accordance with its own Privacy Policy and applicable security standards, including PCI DSS requirements.

For more information about how Paystack processes personal data, please visit: https://paystack.com/privacy

Technical Information
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- Referring website

This information is primarily used for security, website administration, and performance monitoring.

We use your information to:

- Respond to enquiries and requests
- Process donations and issue acknowledgements where applicable
- Improve our website and services
- Protect our website from fraud and abuse
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
- Maintain internal records

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

Where applicable under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

- Your consent
- Performance of a contract or requested service (such as processing a donation)
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Our legitimate interests in operating and securing our website and supporting our charitable activities

We may share your personal information only where necessary to provide our services or comply with legal obligations. This includes sharing information with:

- Paystack, our secure payment service provider, for the purpose of processing online donations. When you make a donation, information such as your name, email address, donation amount, and transaction details may be processed by Paystack to complete the payment securely. ICDP Ghana does not collect or store your debit or credit card details on this website.
- Website hosting and IT service providers that support the operation and security of our website.
- Professional advisers where necessary for legal, accounting, or regulatory purposes.
- Government or law enforcement authorities where required by applicable law.

All third-party service providers are expected to protect personal information and process it only for authorised purposes.

Some service providers may process information outside Ghana or the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards will be implemented to protect your personal data.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:

- Process donations
- Respond to enquiries
- Meet legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations
- Resolve disputes

When information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymised.

Where applicable under GDPR or relevant data protection laws, you have the right to:

- Access your personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information
- Restrict processing
- Object to processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request a copy of your personal data where applicable

Requests may be submitted through our contact information.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While we strive to protect your information, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage users to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, our services, or operational practices. Any updates will be published on this page together with the revised effective date.

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact ICDP Ghana using the contact details provided on our Contact page.