Privacy Policy

About this notice

This notice explains how the Fintech Association of Kenya (FINTAK, we, us) handles personal data when you use Precursor (precursor.africa).

FINTAK is registered with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) and handles personal data in line with Kenya's Data Protection Act, 2019.

What we collect

Account data: your name and email address when you register for an account.

Payment data: when you buy a subscription or a report, our payment partner, Paystack, processes the payment. We receive a record of the purchase but do not collect or store your full card or mobile-money details.

Usage data: the pages you read, your saved reading and similar activity while you are signed in.

Technical data: your IP address, device and browser information, and cookie identifiers, collected automatically.

Anything you send us, such as emails and correction requests.

How we use your data

We use your data to create and run your account; to give you the content and reports you ask for and to process payments; to remember your saved reading and preferences; to keep the site secure and prevent abuse; to understand and improve how Precursor is read; to contact you about your account and purchases and, where you have agreed, about our journalism; and to meet our legal obligations.

Our legal basis

Depending on the purpose, we rely on: performance of a contract, to run your account and give you what you have paid for; your consent, for optional messages and non-essential cookies; our legitimate interests, in securing and improving the site, weighed against your rights; and compliance with our legal obligations.

Where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the site to work, for example to keep you signed in, and, with your agreement, to measure how the site is used. You can control non-essential cookies through your browser or any cookie controls we provide.

Who we share it with

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with the service providers who help us run Precursor, under contract and only as far as needed: our payment partner, Paystack, to process payments; the cloud hosting and storage providers that run the site and hold its files; and analytics and email providers.

We also disclose data where the law requires it, for example to regulators, courts or law-enforcement.

Transfers outside Kenya

Some of these providers process data outside Kenya. Where they do, we take the steps the Data Protection Act requires to keep your data protected.

How long we keep it

We keep account and purchase records for as long as you have an account, and for as long afterwards as the law requires, for example for tax and accounting. We keep technical and analytics data for a limited period. When data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymise it.

Your rights

Under the Data Protection Act you have the right to be told how your data is used, and to access it, correct it, delete it, or restrict how it is used, to object to certain uses, and to receive a copy of the data you gave us.

To exercise any of these, email pr@fintechassociation.africa. You also have the right to complain to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC).

Keeping your data safe

We use technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to keep your data safe and to act quickly if something goes wrong.

Children

Precursor is meant for adults and is not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes to this notice

We may update this notice. The current version and its date are always on this page, and material changes take effect when we post them.