PRIVACY POLICY
WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING PRIVACY OF THE INFORMATION POSTED ON THIS APPLICATION!
This privacy policy governs your use of the software application A4T App for mobile devices. By using the A4T App, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
The A4T App offers users a platform to monitor utilization of public resources at public primary schools and health centres in targeted places in Kenya. The Application also provides users with a platform for ANONYMOUSLY reporting corruption and misuse of public resources. Users are however encouraged not to post anything that will be against this cause including: any information which may effectively expose their identities when wishing to stay anonymous, anything obscene, defamatory, illegal, inciting, profane or abusive. Users will be responsible for the legality of what they post on the Application. Users may post reports, perform searches and queries, share and transmit information and use the interactive features of the mobile Application.
Personal Data
We do not collect and/or store any personal data without prior consent of the user.
Reporting functionality
The only instance where a user will be required to share personal information is when making reports through the Application. The information required when making reports through the Application includes: the user’s age group, gender and constituency. This information will only be used internally for generating general reports on the category of users making use of the A4T app and informing decisions for improved user experience.
The reporting functionality is set to allow a user to anonymously make a report through the A4T App.
All information submitted by a user in the description section of making a report is at the user’s discretion and implies express consent to share the information for use by the Action for Transparency team. It is advised that users should therefore refrain from writing any information that would expose their identity on any of the descriptive sections when making a report.
The A4T App has a security feature for anonymously giving feedback to users on reports made using the Tracking Code issued after successfully submitting a report. The Tracking Code is unique to every mobile app and therefore does not expose any information relating to the user’s identity.
All care has been taken to secure this information for retention only on the user’s phone and the Action for Transparency team.
User location
The A4T App does not collect precise information about the location of your mobile device.
User location is an optional requirement feature for one to enjoy the full functionality of the A4T App using the map view of institutions closest to where you are. It is not mandatory for users to share their location and this is entirely voluntary.
Push notifications
Push notifications sent to your phone through the A4T App use automatically generated device IDs for each device upon downloading the Application.
We may use the automatically generated device IDs to contact you with notifications and other information that is specific to your device use of the A4T App.
Data Retention Policy
We will retain reports made by users for as long as you use the A4T App and for a reasonable time thereafter. If you would like us to delete reports that you have provided via the A4T App, please contact us at app@actionfortransparency.com and we will act on your request within a reasonable time.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of April 1, 2020, and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will send notifications via the A4T mobile Application installed on your device. In case you have a query on this privacy policy, you can contact Action for Transparency team through app@actionfortransparency.com or info@actionfortransparency.com