Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Safety Nigeria is a free, non-commercial emergency coordination platform operated as a community charity project, accessible at safetynigeria.com. We are not a registered data processor for profit. This policy explains how we handle your personal data in compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA 2023).

2. Data we collect

• Account data — your name, email address, and profile picture, provided by Google when you sign in. We do not store your Google password.
• Phone number — a Nigerian mobile number you voluntarily register. Stored only with your explicit consent.
• Location data — Home, Work, and Shop addresses you choose to save. Address text is encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM. GPS coordinates are stored separately to power emergency search. Each location is opt-in and independently consent-gated.
• Emergency reports — incident type, description, coordinates, and optional vehicle or suspect details you submit via the Report screen.
• Coordination audit logs — when a verified coordinator searches your area during an active incident, the search and any phone-number reveal are logged to a tamper-evident audit trail. You can request a copy.

3. Why we collect it

The sole purpose of this platform is emergency coordination: enabling community members and verified coordinators to mobilise help quickly when a kidnapping, crime, or disaster occurs nearby. We do not sell data, show advertisements, or share data with third parties except where required by Nigerian law.

4. Legal basis

We process your data on the basis of your freely given, specific, and informed consent (NDPA 2023, s. 25). For each category of sensitive data — phone number, location discoverability — we obtain a separate consent with an explicit purpose statement. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting your account.

5. How long we keep it

Your data is retained for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, all personal data is permanently deleted including your phone number, location records, emergency reports, and account information. Audit log entries that reference you are anonymised (your ID is replaced with a tombstone marker) rather than deleted, so coordination accountability records remain intact.

6. Your rights under NDPA 2023

• Right to access the personal data we hold about you
• Right to correct inaccurate data
• Right to withdraw consent for location discoverability at any time
• Right to delete your account and all associated data
• Right to object to processing
• Right to lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (ndpc.gov.ng)

To exercise any of these rights, delete your account from the Profile screen or contact us at the address below.

7. Security

Location address fields are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before being stored in the database. The encryption key is never stored alongside the data. All connections use TLS in transit. Access to the coordinator search feature requires a verified Coordinator role assigned by a platform administrator, and every search is logged.

8. Contact

For privacy enquiries, data access requests, or complaints, contact us at privacy@safetynigeria.com.