Ekiti Knowledge Zone ("EKZ", "we", "us", "our") values your personal data and are committed to protecting your privacy whenever you interact with us. Please read the applicable Privacy Policy to understand our policies, processes and procedures regarding the processing of your personal data.
We explain how your personal data is collected, used, managed and transferred by EKZ, and how you can update your personal data with us and exercise your rights in respect of the personal data provided to us.
We collect the personal data that you provide us with, for example, by filling in an online form or registering your details through our website.
We may also automatically collect some technical information when you visit our website such as your IP address, and information about your visit, such as the pages that you viewed. This information helps us understand visitor interests and helps us improve our website. When you visit our website, the pages that you look at, and a short text file called a cookie, are downloaded to your computer. By visiting and using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in line with EKZ' policies.
We may process your personal data to communicate with you, provide you with further information about our service solutions and how we can serve you better, respond to your requests, process your application for employment with EKZ or to fulfil our contractual obligations with you. We may also process your personal data to comply with provisions of applicable laws.
We respect your privacy and we limit disclosure of your personal data to third parties. We do not sell, give or trade any personal data that we obtain from you to any third party for data-mining or marketing purposes. However, we may share your personal data with companies within EKZ or third parties such as service providers engaged by us to provide services to EKZ subject to appropriate data security and protection. We may also share your information where there is a regulatory or statutory obligation to disclose such personal data in accordance with provisions of applicable laws.
Your personal data is kept private and we make every effort to ensure it is secure, including restricting access to personal data held with us on a need to know basis. We require our staff and any third parties who carry out any work on our behalf to comply with appropriate security standards to protect personal data.
We take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal data is only processed for the minimum period necessary in line with the purposes set out in this Notice or as required by applicable laws, until a time it is no longer required or has no use. Once your personal data is no longer required, we destroy it in a safe and secure manner.
Where processing of personal data is based on consent, we shall obtain the requisite consent at the time of collection of the data. In this regard, you consent to the processing of your personal data when you access our platforms, or use our services, content, features, technologies or functions offered on our website or other digital platforms.
EKZ collects personal data only for the purposes identified in this Policy and such information cannot be reused for another purpose that is incompatible with the original purpose.
You can exercise the following rights with respect to your personal data with EKZ:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Regulator regarding any issue relating to the processing of your personal data.
Due to constant changes in technology and regulatory requirements, we may need to change or update our privacy notices from time to time. You will always be able to find the most recent version of our updated Privacy Notices on this site.
If you would like further information, please contact ekz@ekitistate.gov.ng
The Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) is an avenue for individuals and communities to submit complaints directly to the EKZ project team if they believe that this project has or will have an adverse effect on them or their community, or their environment. The GRM improves our ability to be responsive and accountable and we are committed to reviewing and addressing all valid grievances submitted via this portal.