Privacy Notice

Controller: ANSRd Labs
Contact: research@ansrd.io

What we collect

  • Contact details: name, phone/WhatsApp, email, location (city/LGA).

  • Demographics you choose to share (e.g., age group, language).

  • Participation records (e.g., interview/focus-group attendance, consent status).

  • Operational metadata (date/time of form submission, referrer/Agent ID).

Purpose & lawful basis

  • To invite you to take part in interviews, surveys, or focus groups, and to manage research operations (consent; NDPA s.25).

  • To maintain secure records of consent and participation (legitimate interests in research governance).

  • To meet legal obligations (e.g., incident logs, audit).

How we use your data

  • Contact you about specific research opportunities.

  • Schedule sessions, record consent, and manage participation.

  • Produce aggregated, anonymised insights for reports and publications.

Sharing

  • We do not sell personal data.

  • Limited sharing with service providers (e.g., secure form/hosting and email platforms) under data-processing terms.

  • If required by law, we may disclose data to competent authorities.

International transfers

  • Some processors may store data outside Nigeria. Where used, we apply contractual and technical safeguards (encryption, access controls, least-privilege).

Retention

  • Contact and consent records: up to 24 months from last activity, then securely deleted.

  • Research data: anonymised or pseudonymised and retained for scholarly archiving where appropriate.

Your rights

  • Access, rectification, erasure, withdrawal of consent, data portability, and objection (subject to NDPA and research exemptions where applicable).

  • To exercise rights: email research@ansrd.org. We respond within statutory timelines.

Security

  • Role-based access, encryption in transit, restricted admin logins, and verification checks on field entries.

  • Incident response process for suspected breaches (see summary below).

Children’s data

  • We obtain parent/guardian consent and child assent. Children may withdraw at any time without penalty.

Cookies

  • Basic analytics and necessary cookies only. You can adjust preferences via the site banner.

Contact & complaints

  • Questions: research@ansrd.org.

  • You may also lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).