{"id":1630,"date":"2024-09-05T18:20:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovation-africa.org\/2025\/?page_id=1630"},"modified":"2025-01-21T20:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T20:25:49","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/innovation-africa.org\/2025\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1630\" class=\"elementor elementor-1630\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e466b28 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e466b28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">1.3 Our website incorporates privacy controls which affect how we will process your personal data. By using the privacy controls, you can specify whether you would like to receive direct marketing communications and limit the publication of your information. You can access the privacy controls within the customer account area of our website.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"2\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">How we use your \u201cpersonal data\u201d<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.1 In this Section 2 we have set out:<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(a) the general categories of personal data that we may process;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(b) in the case of personal data that we did not obtain directly from you, the source and specific categories of that data;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(c) the purposes for which we may process personal data; and<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(d) the legal bases of the processing.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.2 We may process data about your use of our website and services (\u201cusage data\u201d). The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. The source of the usage data is our analytics tracking system. This usage data may be processed for the purposes of analysing the use of the website and services. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely monitoring and improving our website and services.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.3 We may process your account data (\u201caccount data\u201d). The account data may include your name, email address, telephone number, fax number, newsletter subscription preference and postal address. The account data may be processed for the purposes of operating our website, providing our services, ensuring the security of our website and services, maintaining back-ups of our databases and communicating with you. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business and\/or the performance of a contract between you and us and\/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.4 We may process information that you post for publication on our website or through our services (\u201cpublication data\u201d). The publication data may be processed for the purposes of enabling such publication and administering our website and services. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business and\/or the performance of a contract between you and us and\/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.5 We may process information contained in any enquiry you submit to us regarding goods and\/or services (\u201cenquiry data\u201d). The enquiry data may be processed for the purposes of offering, marketing and selling relevant goods and\/or services to you.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.6 We may process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods and services, that you enter into with us and\/or through our website (\u201ctransaction data\u201d). The transaction data may include your contact details, select payment details and the transaction details. The transaction data may be processed for the purpose of supplying the purchased goods and services and keeping proper records of those transactions. The legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and\/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract and our legitimate interests, namely our interest in the proper administration of our website and business.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.7 We may process information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our email notifications and\/or newsletters (\u201cnotification data\u201d). The notification data may be processed for the purposes of sending you the relevant notifications and\/or newsletters. The legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and\/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.8 We may process information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us (\u201ccorrespondence data\u201d). The correspondence data may include the communication content and metadata associated with the communication. Our website will generate the metadata associated with communications made using the website contact forms. The correspondence data may be processed for the purposes of communicating with you and record-keeping. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business and communications with users.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.9 We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.10 We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against risks.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">2.11 In addition to the specific purposes for which we may process your personal data set out in this Section 2, we may also process any of your personal data where such processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"3\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Providing your personal data to others<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">3.1 We may disclose your personal data to any member of our group of companies this means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and all its subsidiaries insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes, and on the legal bases, set out in this policy.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">3.2 We may disclose your personal data to our insurers and\/or professional advisers insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice, or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">3.3 Financial transactions relating to our website and services may be handled by our payment services providers as listed within our checkout pages. We will share transaction data with our payment services providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and refunds. You can find information about the payment services providers\u2019 privacy policies and practices on their own company websites.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">3.4 We may disclose your enquiry data to one or more of those selected third party suppliers of goods and services identified on our website for the purpose of enabling them to contact you so that they can offer, market and sell to you relevant goods and\/or services. Each such third party will act as a data controller in relation to the enquiry data that we supply to it; and upon contacting you, each such third party will supply to you a copy of its own privacy policy, which will govern that third party\u2019s use of your personal data.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">3.5 In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section 3, we may disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. We may also disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"4\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">International transfers of your personal data<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">4.1 In this Section 4, we provide information about the circumstances in which your personal data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA).<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">4.2 We and our other group companies have offices and facilities in the United Kingdom. The European Commission has made an \u201cadequacy decision\u201d with respect to the data protection laws of each of these countries. Transfers to each of these countries will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission, a copy of which can be obtained from the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">4.3 The hosting facilities for our website are situated in the United Kingdom. The European Commission has made an \u201cadequacy decision\u201d with respect to the data protection laws of each of these countries. Transfers to each of these countries will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission, a copy of which you can obtain from the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">4.4 You acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our website or services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use (or misuse) of such personal data by others.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"5\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Retaining and deleting personal data<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">5.1 This Section 5 sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal data.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">5.2 Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">5.3 We will retain your personal data for a minimum period of 30 days following its provision.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">5.4 In some cases it is not possible for us to specify in advance the periods for which your personal data will be retained. In such cases, we will determine the period of retention based on its necessity for the proper administration of our website and business and\/or the performance of a contract between you and us and\/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">5.5 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5, we may retain your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"6\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Amendments<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">6.1 We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">6.2 You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">6.3 We may notify you of changes to this policy by email or other means of communication.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"7\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Your rights<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.1 In this Section 7, we have summarised the rights that you have under data protection law. Some of the rights are complex, and not all of the details have been included in our summaries. Accordingly, you should read the relevant laws and guidance from the regulatory authorities for a full explanation of these rights.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.2 Your principal rights under data protection law are:<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(a) the right to access;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(b) the right to rectification;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(c) the right to erasure;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(d) the right to restrict processing;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(e) the right to object to processing;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(f) the right to data portability;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(g) the right to complain to a supervisory authority; and<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(h) the right to withdraw consent.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.3 You have the right to confirmation as to whether or not we process your personal data and, where we do, access to the personal data, together with certain additional information. That additional information includes details of the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned and the recipients of the personal data. Providing the rights and freedoms of others are not affected, we will supply to you a copy of your personal data. The first copy will be provided free of charge, but additional copies may be subject to a reasonable fee. You can request a copy of the personal data we hold by contacting us. Please note that we may in return request copies of valid identification.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.4 You have the right to have any inaccurate personal data about you rectified and, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to have any incomplete personal data about you completed.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.5 In some circumstances you have the right to the erasure of your personal data without undue delay. Those circumstances include: the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed; you withdraw consent to consent-based processing; you object to the processing under certain rules of applicable data protection law; the processing is for direct marketing purposes; and the personal data have been unlawfully processed. However, there are exclusions of the right to erasure. The general exclusions include where processing is necessary: for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; for compliance with a legal obligation; or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.6 In some circumstances you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data. Those circumstances are: you contest the accuracy of the personal data; processing is unlawful but you oppose erasure; we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of our processing, but you require personal data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; and you have objected to processing, pending the verification of that objection. Where processing has been restricted on this basis, we may continue to store your personal data. However, we will only otherwise process it: with your consent; for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person; or for reasons of important public interest.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.7 You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation, but only to the extent that the legal basis for the processing is that the processing is necessary for: the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of any official authority vested in us; or the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party. If you make such an objection, we will cease to process the personal information unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.8 You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes (including profiling for direct marketing purposes). If you make such an objection, we will cease to process your personal data for this purpose.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.9 You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.10 To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal data is:<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(a) consent; or<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(b) that the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract,<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">and such processing is carried out by automated means, you have the right to receive your personal data from us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. However, this right does not apply where it would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.11 If you consider that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.12 To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal information is consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">7.13 You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to us, in addition to the other methods specified in this Section 7.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"8\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Third party websites<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">8.1 Our website includes hyperlinks to, and details of, third party websites.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">8.2 We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the privacy policies and practices of third parties.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"9\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Personal data of children<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">9.1 Our website and services are targeted at persons over the age of 16.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">9.2 If we have reason to believe that we hold personal data of a person under that age in our databases, we will delete that personal data.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"10\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Updating information<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">10.1 Please let us know if the personal information that we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"11\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">About cookies<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">11.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">11.2 Cookies may be either \u201cpersistent\u201d cookies or \u201csession\u201d cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">11.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"12\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Cookies that we use<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">12.1 We use cookies for the following purposes:<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(a) authentication \u2013 we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(b) status \u2013 we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our website.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(c) shopping cart \u2013 we use cookies to maintain the state of your shopping cart as you navigate our website.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(d) personalisation \u2013 we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalise our website for you.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(e) security \u2013 we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(f) advertising \u2013 we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(g) analysis \u2013 we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(h) cookie consent \u2013 we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"13\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Cookies used by our service providers<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">13.1 Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">13.2 We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google\u2019s privacy policy is available at: https:\/\/www.google.com\/policies\/privacy\/.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">13.3 We may publish Google AdSense interest-based advertisements on our website. These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using cookies. We publish Google AdSense advertisements on our website. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using cookies. This behaviour tracking allows Google to tailor the advertisements that you see on other websites to reflect your interests. You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: https:\/\/adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of the AdSense partner network cookie using those settings or using the Network Advertising Initiative\u2019s multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http:\/\/optout.networkadvertising.org. However, these opt-out mechanisms themselves use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in respect of a particular browser, you may wish to consider using the Google browser plug-ins available at: https:\/\/support.google.com\/ads\/answer\/7395996.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"14\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Managing cookies<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">14.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(a) https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/95647?hl=en (Chrome);<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(b) https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(c) http:\/\/www.opera.com\/help\/tutorials\/security\/cookies\/ (Opera);<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(d) https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/help\/17442\/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(e) https:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/PH21411 (Safari); and<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(f) https:\/\/privacy.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">14.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">14.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"15\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Cookie preferences<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">15.1 You can manage your preferences relating to the use of cookies on our website by following the steps in section 14 most relevant to your web browser software.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">15.2 Please note that if you block cookies, you may not be able to use all of the features on our website. This may also \u201cbreak\u201d certain elements of our website and prevent them from functioning correctly for you only.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"16\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Our details<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">16.1 This website is owned and operated by Brains Innovation Summits Ltd.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">16.2 Our principal place of business is at Brains Innovation Summits Ltd, 69-85 Tabernacle Street, LONDON, EC2A 4RR, UK..<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">16.3 You can contact us:<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(a) by post, to the postal address given above;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(b) using our website contact form;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(c) by telephone, on the contact number published on our website from time to time; or<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">(d) by email, using the email address published on our website from time to time.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"17\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Representative within the European Union<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.313em;\">17.1 You can contact our Representative within the European Union with respect to our obligations under data protection law using any of the contact methods listed in section 16.3.<\/p><ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.313em 1.655em;\" start=\"18\"><li><h4 style=\"margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 23.995998px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #000000;\">Data protection officer<\/h4><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0px;\">18.1 You can contact our Data Protection Officer with respect to our obligations under data protection law using any of the contact methods listed in section 16.3.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b165007 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b165007\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4223c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a4223c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc50454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc50454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-91\" src=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AfricanBrains-logo-circular-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AfricanBrains-logo-circular-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/innovation-africa.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AfricanBrains-logo-circular.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6968e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6968e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d31cee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d31cee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0aa69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb0aa69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Copyright \u00a9 2024 Brains Innovation Summits Ltd. 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