Ungozu R & D Programme Privacy Notice

Draft for operational use and legal review. This notice explains the programme’s intended handling of applicant and participant information.

Information collected

The programme may collect application details, contact information, institutional affiliation, research interests, mentoring goals, scholarship/support requests, selection records, payment and invoice records, attendance/progress information, IRDP content, monthly check-ins and programme communications.

Purposes

Information is used to assess applications, administer admissions and scholarships, process and reconcile payments, deliver mentoring and programme activities, monitor progress, communicate with participants, evaluate the programme and maintain appropriate financial/administrative records.

Payment information

Card or bank credentials are handled by the configured payment gateway. The programme stores payment references, amounts, currency and verification status needed for reconciliation; it is not designed to store full card details.

Access and retention

Access should be restricted to authorised programme administrators/mentors and service providers required for programme operation. Retention periods should be documented before production launch and aligned with applicable Nigerian data-protection, accounting and contractual requirements.

Your choices

Applicants and participants may contact the programme to request correction of inaccurate personal information or ask questions about programme data handling, subject to records the programme is legally or operationally required to retain.

Contact

Programme Director: Dr. Iniakpokeikiye Peter Thompson. Primary public contact: iniakpothompson@ndu.edu.ng. Website: iniakpothompson.com.

This draft should be reviewed against the final hosting, payment, analytics, email, record-retention and Nigerian Data Protection Act compliance arrangements before launch.