Last Updated: June 11, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Strata-AF (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information when you visit our website, www.strata-af.com(the “Site”), and use our services. This Site is not directed at persons under the age of 16.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal and non-personal information when you interact with our Site:
- Information You Provide: When you subscribe to our newsletter, create an account, leave a comment, or contact us, we may collect your name, email address, and any other details you choose to provide.
- Automatically Collected Information: We automatically collect data about your device and how you interact with our Site — including IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device information, pages viewed, and visit timestamps.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyse traffic, and personalise content.
2. How We Use Your Information
We process your data on the following legal bases: consent (newsletter subscription); legitimate interest (site analytics, fraud prevention, improving services); and legal obligation (compliance with applicable law).
- To provide, operate, and maintain the Site.
- To send newsletters, updates, and promotional materials (only if you have opted in).
- To analyse Site usage and improve our content, layout, and services.
- To respond to your comments, questions, and requests.
- To monitor and prevent fraud, spam, or other unauthorised activities.
3. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Newsletter email addresses are held until you unsubscribe. Anonymised analytics data is purged after 26 months. Other correspondence is retained for up to 3 years or as required by law.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share your data only in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: With trusted third-party vendors who assist in operating our Site (e.g., email delivery services, analytics providers). These parties are bound by confidentiality agreements.
- Legal Compliance: If required by law, subpoena, or other legal processes, or to protect our rights, property, or the safety of our users.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, user information may be transferred as a business asset.
5. International Data Transfers
We may use service providers located outside Nigeria and the European Economic Area (e.g., for email delivery or analytics). Where your data is transferred internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA) and, where applicable, GDPR.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction (including under GDPR, CCPA, and the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023), you may have the following rights:
- Access and Correction: Request to see or correct the personal data we hold about you.
- Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data.
- Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format (GDPR Art. 20).
- Restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances (GDPR Art. 18).
- Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 21).
- Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from newsletters at any time via the link in every email.
- Cookie Management: Instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent.
- Supervisory Authority: Nigerian users may lodge complaints with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). EU/UK users may contact their national data protection authority.
To exercise any of the above rights, contact us at legal@strata-af.com.
7. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
8. Third-Party Links
Our articles and content may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.
9. Applicable Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).