AFAN (“we,” “us,” “our”) manages this website and prioritises protecting your privacy and security as our visitors. Our publishers are highly sensitive about our content and images (we rarely use images, but when we do, we ensure they are ours), particularly regarding how the information affects our audience. This privacy statement explains the types of information we collect, how it is collected, and the measures we take to secure it. It also outlines how you can contact us about our privacy practices.
We encourage all visitors to read and understand this privacy policy carefully. Please note that we may periodically update this statement to address new issues or reflect changes on our website. This statement is written in simple terms to make it easy for you to understand.
If you have any doubts about using any part of this website, we recommend that you review this privacy statement regularly. We reserve the right to amend our privacy policy at any time. Updates will take effect immediately upon being posted on this website.
By continuing to use AFAN after policy revisions are published, you are deemed to have accepted the updated terms.
Information We Collect from You
AFAN may collect personal information from you, such as your IP address, email address (if requested), browser type, and network details. When you interact with our website—like commenting on articles or subscribing to updates—you may be asked to provide information that directly or indirectly identifies you, including your name and email address. We may also request your website URL, though to prevent spam, we have automated systems in place to block or filter unnecessary URL entries via our comment forms.
Our website includes blogs and comment sections with form entry enabled. However, you won’t find comment forms on other page sections. We strongly discourage sharing personal information in these public areas. Any email address provided in the comment form is visible only to us. If you choose to share personal information within a comment, it will be visible to the public. For instance, users occasionally post phone numbers or sensitive details. In such cases, we manually redact portions of the information using asterisks to protect users from unwanted contacts. However, the original information may be used internally to respond to specific queries.
Additionally, we collect anonymous data such as your browser type, operating system, referring pages, pages visited, time spent on a page, and IP address. Your IP address is a unique number assigned to your computer whenever you access the internet.
How We Collect Your Information
AFAN collects personal and anonymised data in various ways:
- Direct Interaction: Information is collected when you engage with our website, such as filling out forms or leaving comments.
- Automated Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and server logs to gather anonymous information. Cookies are text files sent to your computer to identify your browser or store specific settings. You can adjust your browser settings to manage cookies, but disabling them may impact certain website features. For detailed guidance on managing cookies, visit allAboutCookies.org.
We may also use single-pixel images, web beacons, or similar technologies to track website usage, measure activity response rates, and identify browser types, operating systems, domain names, IP addresses, and network providers.
How We Use Your Information
AFAN and its affiliates may use the collected information for purposes such as:
- Displaying advertisements and marketing services (with your consent),
- Communicating directly with you,
- Enhancing our website’s functionality,
- Preventing fraud and maintaining security.
Information collected via automated methods, like cookies, is used to customise your site experience, analyse site interactions, and manage our website operations. The anonymous information we collect does not identify individual users. Visitors can disable cookies via browser settings, but this may limit their experience on our site.
In specific cases, we may share your personal data with third-party vendors who support our website’s services. These vendors are prohibited from using the data for any other purpose. Additionally, we do not share your personal data with third parties except in the following situations:
- To comply with legal obligations,
- To protect the integrity of our website.
Do Not Track
AFAN may respond to “do-not-track” signals or similar mechanisms. However, this policy may evolve over time, so we encourage users to refer to it regularly.
About Our Advertisers
We work with advertising partners to fund our services. Please note that we do not control the privacy practices of advertisers or sponsors, nor are we responsible for the content or privacy practices of their websites.
Our ad partners may collect personal data for purposes disclosed via cookie consent management. If you click on an advertisement, we recommend reviewing the advertiser’s privacy policy to understand how your information will be handled.
Security
AFAN employs robust security measures to safeguard against the loss, misuse, or alteration of data under our control. Sensitive data transmissions are encrypted, and our data repositories are secured. However, no system is completely foolproof. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Our website uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) technology to encrypt data sent between your browser and our website.
Cross-Border Data Transfer
Your personal information may be processed or stored in countries outside your own, including Nigeria, the United States, and the European Union. We ensure that data protection measures comply with this privacy policy and adhere to applicable legal requirements.
Cookie and Advertising Preferences
AFAN uses cookies and related tracking technologies for advertising purposes. Users within the European Union can manage their consent preferences at any time.
How to Contact AFAN
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, your interactions with our website, or wish to update your preferences, please contact us via email at contact@afan.ng.
This privacy policy reflects AFAN’s commitment to protecting the privacy and security of all visitors while offering reliable recruitment-related content. Regular updates ensure that our practices remain aligned with the latest legal and technological standards.