Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Jass ("we", "us", or "our"), accessible at jass.org.ng, collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit our website. By using this website, you agree to the terms described below.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly — When you submit a comment on an article or send us a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address and the content of your message. Your email address is never published publicly.

Information collected automatically — When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages and the website that referred you. This data is collected through cookies and similar technologies.

Analytics data — We use analytics tools to understand how visitors use our website. This data is anonymous and does not identify you personally.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to respond to your messages and enquiries, moderate and publish comments on our articles, improve the content and structure of our website, understand which topics are most useful to our readers, and protect our website against spam and abuse. We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information to any third party.

3. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your experience and understand how our site is used. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable cookies, some parts of our website may not function correctly.

4. Comments

When you leave a comment, we collect your name, email address and comment content. Your email is never displayed publicly and is used only to notify you of replies. All comments are reviewed before appearing on the site.

5. Contact Form

Information submitted through our contact form is sent directly to our team and used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not store contact form submissions in a database.

6. Third-Party Services

Our website may use third-party services such as Google Analytics and advertising networks that may collect data when you visit. These services have their own privacy policies which govern their data practices.

7. Data Retention

Approved comments are retained as part of our published content. Contact form messages are retained in our email inbox until deleted. Analytics data is retained per the default settings of the analytics provider.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data. To exercise these rights, contact us at admin@jass.org.ng.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the date at the top of this page.

11. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, email us at admin@jass.org.ng or use our Contact page.