Privacy Policy
1. TECHLINEHUB TECHNOLOGIES is committed to protecting the users’ privacy and the security of their personal information. In this agreement “you” and “your” mean any user with an account at TECHLINEHUB TECHNOLOGIES or any user accessing our Website or services. “We”, “us”, "TECHLINEHUB" and “our” mean TECHLINEHUB TECHNOLOGIES. “Service” means TECHLINEHUB TECHNOLOGIES services accessed via our systems such as web systems, mobile app, website among others.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
2. Personal information includes any information that lets TECHLINEHUB identify you as a unique individual, such as your name/s, surname, your physical address, contact details and/or national identity card number/passport.
3. Special personal information also includes details of your race or ethnic and social origin, gender, religious, philosophical and conscience, beliefs, political persuasion, property details, marital status, family details including details of children, parents, spouse or spouses, health status, genetic, biometric information, sex or sexual orientation or any criminal behavior which relates to alleged criminal offences or proceedings.
4. TECHLINEHUB promises to treat all your personal information carefully and responsibly.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
5. Personal information may be collected by TECHLINEHUB in writing as part of a written application form, email, telephone, online (https://techlinehub.com/) or via the TECHLINEHUB website and web systems, or Mobile App.
6. In most cases, personal information will be collected directly from you, but there may be other instances when TECHLINEHUB will collect personal information from other sources. The sources may include public records, places where you may already have made your personal information public, employer or credit bureaus. TECHLINEHUB will only collect your personal information from other sources where we are legally entitled or obliged to do so, and you can ask on which sources we used to collect your personal information.
PURPOSE FOR COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
7. The general purposes for which TECHLINEHUB collects and processes your personal information include, but are not limited to:
i. Creating a record of you on our system to verify your identity, provide you with the services you have applied for and then communicate with and keep you informed about these services.
ii. Identifying you and verifying your addresses.
PROCESSING OF INFORMATION
8. Processing of personal information includes any initial processing that TECHLINEHUB does when we first collect your personal information. It also includes any further and ongoing processing that TECHLINEHUB is allowed to carry out legitimately in terms of the reasons listed in para 11 (below). The term ‘processing’ includes collecting, using, altering, merging, linking, organizing, disseminating, storing, retrieving, disclosing, erasing, archiving, destroying or disposing of personal information.
9. TECHLINEHUB will only collect and process your personal information for the reason you provided it to us, or to enable us to comply with the requirements of specific laws and/or regulations that we are governed by.
10. TECHLINEHUB may process your personal information to protect your or our legitimate interests. TECHLINEHUB will not collect and process personal information about you that we do not need.
11. Furthermore, TECHLINEHUB will not process your special personal information unless:
i. You have consented to TECHLINEHUB processing it.
ii. It is necessary to exercise or defend a right or obligation in law.
iii. It is necessary to comply with a legal and/or regulatory obligation of public interest.
iv. It is for certain historical, research or statistical purposes that would not adversely affect your privacy.
v. Your information has been made public.
OUR SERVICES
12. By using our website or services, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this Policy, please do not access the Website or use our services. For TECHLINEHUB to provide you with any services as a user, there are some personal information fields that you have to fill if you agree to register as a user. If you are already a user and TECHLINEHUB asks you for this information and you do not provide it, TECHLINEHUB will have to suspend the provision of the services for a period of time, or as the case may be, even terminate the service for you.
INFORMATION SHARING
13. For the purposes outlined in paragraph 11 (above), TECHLINEHUB will, in most instances, collect and process your personal information internally. However, there are times when TECHLINEHUB needs to outsource these functions to third parties, either within TECHLINEHUB or external to TECHLINEHUB. Where your personal information is shared internally within TECHLINEHUB, such sharing will be carried out only for the purposes outlined in paragraph 11 (above).
14. TECHLINEHUB may also need to share your personal information with external organizations or other regulatory or industry bodies, so that we can meet our due diligence or regulatory requirements. TECHLINEHUB will not share your personal information with third parties who do not need your personal information, or where TECHLINEHUB is not legally permitted to do so. When TECHLINEHUB decides to transfer your personal information to third parties, we will only provide it to organizations that are subject to Laws relating to the processing of personal information.
YOUR RIGHTS AS A USER
15. To the extent that local legislation permits, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:
i. The right to access your personal information that we have on record.
ii. The right to ask TECHLINEHUB to correct any of your personal information that is incorrect.
iii. You can ask TECHLINEHUB to delete or destroy your personal information.
USER COMPLAINTS
16. If you have a complaint relating to the protection of your personal information, including the way in which it has been collected or processed by TECHLINEHUB, please contact us using our contact details as listed below.
TECHLINEHUB RIGHTS
17. TECHLINEHUB reserves the right to change this statement at any time. All changes to this statement will be posted on our website. The current version shall supersede and replace all previous versions of policy unless stated otherwise.
THIRD PARTIES
18. This privacy statement does not apply to third-parties websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to using the websites.
COOKIES
19. Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. You can modify your browser settings to control the use of cookies.
CHILDREN'S INFORMATION
20. Techlinehub is commited to protection of children information while using the internet. We encourage parents and/or guardians to observe and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
COMMUNICATION
21. As a user, if you have not opted in to receiving electronic marketing communications (on electronic media such as SMS, email or other media channels), TECHLINEHUB will not market to you using electronic media. If you have opted in to receiving marketing via electronic media, you have the right to opt out at any time by following the instructions on the marketing material received.
22. As a non-user, if you would like to receive marketing information from TECHLINEHUB through electronic media, please submit your details to TECHLINEHUB in writing.
23. We may contact you in person, by telephone, by email or using your address.
24. You agree to inform us of any changes or additions to these details. You can contact us using our email address as shown on our website contact page or as shown below.
TECHLINEHUB TECHNOLOGIES
P. O BOX 42455 - 00100 Nairobi,
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