Privacy Policy

1. About Cookies on this Site

We use cookies to personalise and enhance your experience. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below. For further information, visit our Privacy Policy.

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2. Data Protection and Privacy Statement

2.1 Purpose

Asiko Energy and/or its affiliates (otherwise referred to as the “Company” or “SGL”) is committed to protecting personal data. This statement outlines a framework for the appropriate management of personal information and personal data provided by individuals themselves or by others(“Data Subjects”) to the Company in compliance with the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (or any others as may be in force from time to time). It is also to ensure the protection and efficient management of confidential information. The Company takes its responsibilities regarding the management of personal data and personal information very seriously. This Statement is how the Company processes your personal data.

This Statement applies to personal information and personal data provided by individuals themselves or by others to the Company.

Definitions

Data Controller or Controller: A person who either alone, jointly with other persons or in common with other persons or as a statutory body determines the purposes for and how personal data is processed or is to be processed;
Data Processing: Any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Information or Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data, whether or not by automated means such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
Personal information or personal data: Any information relating to an identified person or identifiable natural person, either directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to, for e.g. a name, number, location data, online identifier or any factor specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. Data relating to religious or other beliefs, sexual orientation, health, race, ethnicity, political views, trade union membership, criminal records, etc. are also included. Therefore, names, addresses, photographs, email addresses, bank details, social media posts, medical information, IP addresses, phone numbers, IMEI numbers, etc. may suffice here.

2.2 The Information We Collect

We collect the following information: name, date of birth, residential and contact address, telephone number, email address, marital status, nationality, gender, tax identity number, educational background, biometric data, identity number, location, photograph, IP address, MAC address, IMEI number, IMSI number and other information relevant.

2.3 How We Collect and Use Your Data

The Company collects the above-mentioned information using forms, email and physical requests, cookies, JWT, and web tokens.

When you send an email or other communication to the Company, we may retain the communication to process your enquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services. When you access the Company’s services, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. The collection of this information allows us to customise your online experience, improve the performance and ease of use of our website, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing.

By registering and/or submitting personal information to the Company you accept and consent to the Company using this information per this Statement.

We use the above-mentioned information for contract performance, fulfilment of legal obligations such as to regulatory bodies and the like, marketing, business development, publicity, human resources management, recruitment, events planning and hosting, in-house security, research, analysis and vendor registration.

2.4 Consent and Access Rights

We require your consent for the processing of your data If we use this information in a manner different from the purpose for which it was collected, then we will ask for your consent prior to such use.

No Consent shall be sought, given, or accepted in any circumstance that may engender direct or indirect propagation of atrocities, hate, child rights violations, criminal acts and anti-social conduct.

You may withdraw your consent at any time. You may request access to your personal information in our possession without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal by emailing info@asikoenergy.com. We can, however, deny you access to the information where we determine that your request is unreasonable. The Company hereby states that Data Subjects are entitled to lodge complaints with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) where the company does not act on requests made or consent is withdrawn.

You reserve the right to request the modification or amendment of your personal data in our possession by emailing info@asikoenergy.com.

In all cases of access or modification/amendment of personal information, we shall request sufficient identification to enable us to confirm that you are the owner of the data sought to be accessed or modified/amended.

2.5 Personal Data Protection Principles

When we process your personal data, we are guided by the following principles, which require personal data to be:

a) Processed lawfully, fairly, transparently and with respect for the dignity of the human person. b) Collected only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes. c) Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. d) Accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. e) Removed or not kept in a form which permits identification of data subject for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed. f) Processed in a manner that ensures its security, using appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect against unauthorised or unlawful Processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage.

2.6 User Responsibility

You are required to familiarise yourself with this Statement and ensure that the information you provide is complete, accurate and up to date.

2.7 Data Security

The Company implements and maintains appropriate safeguards to protect personal data, taking into account the risks posed to you, by unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss, destruction of, or damage to their personal data.

Safeguarding will include the use of encryption and pseudonymisation where appropriate. It also includes protecting confidentiality (i.e., only those who need to know and are authorised to use personal data have access), integrity and availability of the personal data. We regularly evaluate and test the effectiveness of those safeguards to ensure the security of our processing of personal data.

2.8 Data Security

The Company only shares personal information with other companies or individuals in the following limited circumstances:

a) Where we have your consent to do so. b) Where we provide such information to other professional advisers or other trusted businesses or persons to process personal information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information based on our instructions and in compliance with this Statement and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. c) Where we believe in good faith that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce applicable terms of service, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of the Company, its users or the public as required or permitted by law.

The Company is responsible for the security and appropriate use of that data at all times as long as it remains with the Company.

2.9 Violation of Privacy

We have established procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach. We will notify you of any personal data breach and let you know the steps we have taken to remedy the breach and the security measures we have applied to render your personal data unintelligible.

All suspected personal data breaches will be remedied within 1 (one) month from the date of the breach report.

If you know or suspect that a personal data breach has occurred, you should immediately contact the Asiko Energy Data Protection Team at info@asikoenergy.com. The breach can also be reported via any of the Company’s communication channels.

Where the Company is the Data Controller, an individual has the right to take action through the courts where a breach has resulted in the Company acting in a manner that is not in compliance with the NDPR.

2.10 Violation of this Statement

Any violation of this statement will be subject to the Company’s disciplinary procedures, including, but not limited to, verbal and written warnings, suspension, and summary dismissal. The Company reserves the right to notify relevant regulatory authorities of any violation of this statement.

3. Retention of Information

The Company takes appropriate measures to ensure that your information is kept secure, accurate, and up to date and is kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is collected.

The retention period for personal data and personal information will vary and will be determined by the following criteria:

a) The purpose for which we are using it (as further described in this Statement) – we will need to keep the data for as long as is necessary for that purpose. b) Legal obligations – laws or regulation may set a minimum period for which we have to keep your personal data and personal information.

4. Amendment and Review of Statement

The Company may amend this Statement from time to time to reflect new legal and regulatory developments, and to improve its operations. If we make any material changes to this Statement, we will make this known via our websites or any other communication means.

This Statement was last updated on 20th October 2021. It shall be reviewed annually.

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