Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. This may include email address, first name and last name, and phone number.
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Last updated: February 04, 2022
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service, and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
Interpretation and Definitions
Words with an initial capital letter have meanings defined under the following conditions. The definitions have the same meaning whether they appear in singular or plural.
- Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
- Company, referred to as either the Company, We, Us or Our in this Agreement, refers to Uganda Christian University, Plot 67-173, Mukono Hill, Bishop Tucker Road, P.O. Box 4, Mukono, Uganda.
- Cookies are small files placed on Your computer, mobile device or other device by a website, containing details of Your browsing history on that website among their many uses.
- Country refers to Uganda.
- Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, cellphone or digital tablet.
- Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service refers to the Website.
- Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company.
- Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.
- Website refers to Uganda Christian University, accessible from https://ucu.ac.ug/.
- You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. It may include Your Device's Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser version, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. When You access the Service through a mobile device, We may also collect information such as mobile device type, unique mobile device ID, mobile IP address, mobile operating system, mobile browser type, and diagnostic data.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on Our Service and store certain information. Technologies may include browser cookies, flash cookies, web beacons, tags and scripts used to collect and track information and to improve and analyse Our Service.
Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies. Administered by: Us.
These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.
Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by: Us.
These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering login details or language preferences, so You do not have to re-enter preferences every time You use the Website.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by: Us.
These Cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
Use of Your Personal Data
- To provide and maintain Our Service, including monitoring usage of Our Service.
- To manage Your Account and registration as a user of the Service.
- For the performance of a contract for products, items or services You have purchased or any other contract with Us through the Service.
- To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, push notifications or other equivalent forms of electronic communication about updates, information, products, contracted services, or security updates.
- To provide news, special offers and general information about goods, services and events similar to those You have purchased or enquired about, unless You have opted not to receive such information.
- To manage Your requests to Us.
- For business transfers, including evaluating or conducting a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganisation, dissolution, sale or transfer of assets.
- For other purposes such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, measuring promotional campaigns, and improving Our Service, products, services, marketing and Your experience.
Sharing Personal Information
- With Service Providers to monitor and analyse use of Our Service or to contact You.
- For business transfers, including negotiations related to a merger, sale of assets, financing or acquisition.
- With affiliates, who will be required to honour this Privacy Policy.
- With business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
- With other users when You share personal information or interact in public areas.
- With Your consent for any other purpose.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data as needed to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce legal agreements and policies. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period except where needed to strengthen security, improve functionality, or meet legal obligations.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be processed at the Company's operating offices and in other places where parties involved in processing are located. This means information may be transferred to computers located outside Your jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by submission of information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities, such as a court or government agency.
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. If You are a parent or guardian and become aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We collected Personal Data from anyone under 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove it from Our servers.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for third-party content, privacy policies or practices.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We may also let You know by email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service before the change becomes effective and update the Last updated date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
Other Legal Requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation.
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company.
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
- Protect against legal liability.
Contact Us
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact Us through the channels below.
[email protected]+256 312 350 800P.O. Box 4, Mukono, Uganda