Last updated: June 30, 2026
Suns Initiative for Human Capacity Development (“Suns Initiative”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information when you visit our website, contact us, volunteer, or make a donation to support our programmes in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria and surrounding communities.
1. Who We Are
Suns Initiative is a non-profit organisation focused on human capacity development through sports. We use sport as a tool for transformation, education, mobilisation, sensitisation, and unity — reaching youth, athletes, and communities across Nigeria.
Contact: Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria · info@sunsinitiative.org · +234 803 000 0000
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Contact form: name, email address, optional phone number, subject, and message content.
- Volunteer applications: name, email address, phone number, skills or areas of interest, and your motivation for volunteering.
- Donations: name, email address, donation amount, payment reference, and the project or programme you chose to support. Payment card details are processed directly by Paystack and are not stored on our servers.
- Website usage: basic technical data such as browser type, device information, and pages visited, which may be collected automatically through standard web server logs or analytics tools.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information to:
- Respond to enquiries, partnership requests, and general messages.
- Review and manage volunteer applications.
- Process and acknowledge donations, and maintain donation records.
- Communicate about our programmes, events, and impact (where you have provided contact details).
- Improve our website, services, and community programmes.
- Protect our website and forms from spam, abuse, and automated submissions.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal information based on your consent when you submit a form, your legitimate interest in receiving a response, and our legitimate interest in operating and securing our organisation's activities. Where applicable, we also comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) and other relevant Nigerian data protection requirements.
5. How We Store and Share Information
Form submissions and organisational records are stored securely using Google Firebase (Firestore) and related cloud infrastructure. Donation payments are processed by Paystack, which operates under its own privacy policy.
We do not sell your personal information. We may share data only:
- With service providers who help us operate our website and programmes (e.g. hosting, payment processing).
- When required by law, regulation, or a valid legal request.
- To protect the rights, safety, and integrity of Suns Initiative, our beneficiaries, and the public.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy — including responding to enquiries, managing volunteer relationships, maintaining donation records, and meeting legal or accounting obligations. When information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to delete or anonymise it.
7. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information, including secure form submission through our server API, access controls for administrative systems, and bot-prevention checks on public forms. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Your Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of your information, subject to legal retention requirements.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority.
To exercise these rights, contact us at info@sunsinitiative.org.
9. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use essential cookies required for basic functionality, such as maintaining session state for authenticated admin users. We may also use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
10. Children and Youth Programmes
Our programmes serve youth aged 12–25 and other community members. This website is intended for general audiences, and forms on this site should be completed by adults or with appropriate parental or guardian consent. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website without verified consent.
11. Third-Party Links
Our website may link to third-party sites, including social media platforms and payment providers. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any revisions. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at info@sunsinitiative.org or write to us at Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.