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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 24, 2025

1. Who We Are
Griots and Bards is a modern reimagining of the African village square, where
culture, art and knowledge converge to inspire and drive socio-conscious
dialogues. We are committed to protecting your privacy as a user of this
website as well as when you use any related GAB portals, view our blogs,
participate in our events and when you make use of any of our online services
(“Website”). This Privacy Policy has been written in order to allow you to
understand our policy regarding your privacy, as well as how your personal
information will be handled when you use the Website.

2. Data Protection Principles
We will comply with data protection law and principles, which means that your
data will be:

  • Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way;
  • Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in anyway that is incompatible with those purposes;
  • Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes;
  • Accurate and kept up to date;
  • Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about;
  • Kept securely.

    • 3. How We Collect Information and What Information We Collect
    In general, we may collect information and data that you provide to us over the Website. We may also gather information and data on you through the Website when you make use of our services, when you send us e-mails, when you register for or attend any events which we host/promote, or when you interact with any of our representatives online.
    We may collect and process the following personal data:

  • Name, email address, phone number
  • Organisation or affiliation
  • Event attendance or registration details
  • Photographs or video recordings taken during events
  • Feedback or survey responses

    • 4. How We Use Your Information
    We use your information to:

  • Register you for events
  • Communicate event updates and opportunities
  • Maintain attendance records
  • Document and promote our events (via recordings or photos)
  • Evaluate and improve our services

    • We will not sell your personal data or use it for automated profiling.

    5. Legal Basis for Processing
    We process your data based on:

  • Consent (e.g., for mailing lists or media usage)
  • Legitimate interest (e.g., for managing events)
  • Legal obligation (e.g., safeguarding, safety and statutory requirements)

    • 6. Data Sharing
    We only share data with trusted service providers (e.g., event platforms or
    email tools) under data protection agreements. We do not share data internationally without adequate protection.

    7. Data Retention
    We retain your personal data only for no longer than necessary, for the purpose
    we collect it:

  • Event registration info: up to 2 years
  • Mailing list data: until you opt out
  • Recordings/photos: up to 5 years (for documentation and promotion)

    • 8. Your Rights
    Please be aware that you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to be informed about the personal data that GAB processes
    on you;
  • The right to access the personal data that GAB processes on you;
  • The right to rectification of your personal data;
  • The right of erasure of your personal data;
  • The right to restrict processing of your personal data;
  • The right to object to processing of your personal data;
  • The right not to be subjected to automated decision making and
    profiling;
  • The right to withdraw consent anytime.